The Arborist in Wellington Menu

DAY & NIGHT MENU DAY & NIGHT MENU
  • Market fish POA
  • Ceviche $13
    • lime, coconut, coriander, house made focaccia
  • Seared beef $14
    • rosemary, pine needle ash, candied beetroot, handpicked nasturtium
  • Lamb neck $14
    • moroccan spices, tzatziki, jus, wood sorrel flower
  • Wild venison backstrap $17
    • garlic, thyme, spiced kumara foam, kumara crisps
  • Crispy pork belly $15
    • celeriac purée, japanese honey suckle
  • Crispy tofu $10
    • sticky ginger soy glaze
  • Jerk chicken $13
    • jamaican marinated boneless thigh
  • Salt & pepper squid $12
    • wasabi kewpie & coconut
GREENS GREENS
  • New Season Asparagus POA
  • Superslaw $8
    • kale, carrot, red onion, corn, nuts, cabbage, fix n fog peanut butter, nuts, seeds.
  • Roasted root vege $8
    • love honey, thyme, dandelion leaves
  • Ancient grain salad $9
    • quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, pomegranate, nuts, mint
  • Grilled broccolini $8
    • toasted almonds, wild turnip, lemon, basil
  • Watermelon $9
    • feta, strawberry, mint, onion, nuts, seeds
  • Stuffed mushrooms $11
    • confit portabella, chickpea, broccoli, zucchini, parmesan
  • all salads can be made vegan N/A
TUMMY FILLERS TUMMY FILLERS
  • Grilled flat bread $7
    • poppy seed, bull kelp & kawakawa powder, hummus
  • Foraged gnocchi- $9
    • potato, onion weed, lemon wood, sundried tomato
  • Polenta chips $9
    • rosemary, thyme, garlic, shallots, tomato relish
  • Bone marrow $8
    • pomegranate, parsley, onion salad, focaccia
  • Parmesan frieskewpie mayo $8
  • Fried potato & gravy $7
BURGERS BURGERS
  • Lumberjack burger $14
    • Double beef, cheese, house pickles, special sauce
  • Hot bird burger $14
    • Fried chicken, jalapenos, cheese, hot sauce, milk bun
  • Tree lover $14
    • chickpea, broccoli, zucchini patty, relish, aioli, milk bun
  • Chefs burger POA
    • changes weekly
  • Side of parmesan fries small $4
  • All burgers can be served on lettuce bun N/A
BAR BITES BAR BITES
  • Parmesan fries $8
    • with kewpie mayo
  • Crispy chilli chicken $7
    • steamed bun with pickled veges
  • Southern fried chicken (or Korean chicken) with hot sauce and blue cheese dip or Smokey maple $15
  • Tamari and sweet chilli Nuts and seeds $6
  • Salt and pepper squid $ $12
    • wasabi kewpie & coconut
  • Southern fried halloumi chips $11
  • Popcorn cauliflower $8
    • with garlic yoghurt
  • Crispy Tofu $10
    • sticky ginger soy glaze
  • House made onion rings $7.5
  • Flat bread $7
    • with garlic herb butter
  • Bone Marrow $12
  • Polenta chips $9
  • Vege burger balls $10
  • Prawns $15
    • cream, garlic, coriander, chilli served with grilled sourdough
BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Fully Loaded BLOODY MARY $20
    • With Streaky bacon, slider, cheese, fried gherkin
  • Toast & Spreads $7
    • grainy or sourdough with your choice spreads, fix & fogg peanut butter or house preserves
  • Turkish Eggs $14
    • soft poached, savoury Greek yoghurt, chilli nut butter, toasted coriander seeds and grainy toast
  • Scrambled Eggs 2.0 $12
    • wood sorrel, chives, basil oil, grainy toast
  • Poached Eggs $10
    • served on foccacia
  • Add new season asparagus and hollandaise $5
  • Fruit Salad $10
    • honey, yoghurt, freeze dried berries, nuts & seeds
  • Muesli Bowl $12
    • toasted muesli, honey, yoghurt, berry compote, freeze dried berries, nuts, seeds
  • House Made Crumpets $16
    • lemon curd, strawberries, mascarpone, freeze dried berries
  • Lumberjack Breakfast $22
    • eggs, bacon, chorizo, beans, slow roasted tomato, kumara hash, sourdough
  • Vege Lover $22
    • eggs, stuffed mushroom, halloumi, beans, slow roasted tomato, kumara hash, avocado, grainy bread
  • Lamb & Kumara Hash $18
    • fried egg, edamame beans, spinach, jus
  • Mushroom Ragout $18
    • exotic wild mushrooms, panko crumbed poached egg, chives, grainy bread
  • Smashed Avo $15
    • avocado, spring onion, coriander, blistered cherry tomatoes, goats feta, grainy bread
  • Scrambled Tofu $14
    • orange, sesame, wilted nasturtium leaf, coriander, avocado grainy bread
ADD ON ADD ON
  • Slow roasted tomato $4
  • Guacamole $4
  • Chorizo $4
  • Mushroom Ragout $5
  • Garden salad $4
  • Bacon $5
  • Hash brown $4
  • Prosciutto $4
  • Burger + Parmesan fries +Monteiths pale ale $25
BURGERS BURGERS
  • Lumberjack burger $14
    • Double beef, cheese, house pickles, special sauce
  • Hot bird burger $14
    • Fried chicken, jalapenos, cheese, hot sauce, milk bun
  • Tree lover $14
    • chickpea, broccoli, zucchini patty, relish, aioli, milk bun
  • Chefs burger POA
    • changes weekly
  • Side of parmesan fries $4
  • All burgers can be served on lettuce bun N/A

Nearby Sample Menus

  • With café, light and main meals you can eat as much as you like from the salad boat. N/A
  • Scallops $13.00
    • Your choice of either deep fried or mornay
  • Crumbed Mushrooms $8.80
    • Filled with beef, ginger and spices, served on rice with sweet and sour sauce.
  • Seafood Chowder $8.2 Reg / $11.4 Lge
  • Caramel Fudge Sundae $8.20
    • Vanilla ice cream, our homemade caramel sauce and freshly whipped cream.
  • Chocolate Scallop Shell $8.20
    • Back by popular demand! Served with vanilla and chocolate ice cream and boysenberry sauce.
  • Chocolate Nut Sundae $8.20
    • Vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and nuts, topped with cream and wafers
  • Deep Fried Chicken Tenderloins $15.95 Light / $21 Main
    • Served on crispy noodles with sweet and sour sauce
  • Seafood noodle soup $14.50
  • Deep fried chicken with ginger rice $13.50
  • Beef oyster sauce $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Garlic & pepper pork $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Roti with satay sauce $5.50
  • Phad thai noodle $13.50
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Fried rice $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Crispy or BBq pork on rice $14.50
  • Espresso BBQ Pork Ribs $23.5
    • Served with fresh apple and mushroom salad
  • Hue Spicy Beef Noodle Soup $17.5
    • Slice beef sirloin and pork mince on thick rice noodle, predominantly flavor of lemongrass
  • Grilled Tamarind Chicken $18.5
    • Grilled marinated chicken thigh on stir-fried rice noodle on eggs, bean sprout and spring onion, sprinkle with crushed peanut
  • Sticky Golden Chicken Wings $10.5
    • Wok-tossed chicken wings in caramel fish sauce
  • Vietnamese Chicken Curry $17.5
    • Chicken curry stew with kumara, potato, carrot, onion and capsicum
  • Tamarind Tofu Noodle $17.5
    • Wok tossed rice noodles and eggs bound in a rich tamarind sauce with tofu
  • Steamed Rice Noodle $2
  • Tofu Lotus Root Salad $10.5
    • Lotus Salad with fried tofu in a soy vinaigrette dressing, sprinkled with crushed peanuts and fried shallots
  • Pizza Margherita $8.00
    • tomato base & mozzarella cheese
  • GARLIC BREAD $10.00
    • Pizza Bread, Garlic infused olive oil, oregano, touch of sea salt – baked in wood fired oven
  • Caprese $22.00
    • Napoletana sauce, mozzarella, ham pepperoni and salami
  • RISOTTO SEAFOOD $28.50
    • Risotto cooked with Marlborough mussels, clams, king prawn, calamari and squid ink, garnished with salmon caviar
  • Chocolate Mousse $9.00
    • Dark chocolate mousse served with Raspberry coulis and pistachio (GF, Vegan)
  • Ham Pizza $10.00
  • CONCHIGLIONI PORK AND FENNEL $26.50
    • Pasta shells filled with free range pork, fragrant fresh fennel and mozzarella cooked in chef’s special Neapolitan sauce
  • Pizza Add-ons $ 4.00
    • Ham, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Zucchini, Eggplant, Capsicum, Artichoke, Rocket, Mozzarella, Feta, Anchovies, Salami
  • Amalfi $20.50
    • napolitana sauce, mozzarella, Portobello mushroom, aubergine and olives
  • Ham Pizza $10.00
  • Caprese $22.00
    • napolitana sauce, mozzarella, ham pepperoni and salami
  • Funghi $21.00
    • Napolitana sauce, Portobello mushroom, mozzarella and basil
  • Pizza Margherita $8.00
    • tomato base & mozzarella cheese
  • Spaghetti with napolitan sauce $10.00
  • Siciliana $24.50
    • Napolitana sauce, mozzarella, anchovies, olives and basil
  • Torta Caprese $9.00/$12.50
    • homemade rich chocolate and almond torte/cake with mascarpone an option of vanilla gelato (GF)
  • Orange beef $12.90
  • Oysters (dozen)
    • (Subject to Seasonal Price)
  • Fish fillet crumbed $8.80
  • Fish. Eggs. Chips, salad $12.70
  • Deep fried snickers bar $2.80
  • Ham $1.00
  • Shrimp $12.50
  • Ham $11.90
  • Crumbed fish $4.40
  • Bluff oyster 1/2 doz n/a
  • Squid ring $0.90
  • Blue cod $14.90
  • Orange roughy $10.50
  • 6 fish, 2 1/2 scoops of chips (serves 2-3 people) $26.00
  • Warehou n/a
  • Chicken nugget $0.90
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $16.90
    • with fresh rocket & lemon aioli
  • Classic Eggs Benny $14.90
    • poached eggs atop toasted bap with hollandaise & bacon, smoked salmon, ham or spinach
  • Strada Caesar Salad $16.90
    • with bacon
  • 'The Worx' Fries $10.50
    • with grilled cheese, bacon, t sauce & aioli
  • House Specialty Chatham Island Blue Cod $25.00
    • Chef's choice, please ask your waiter for the day's special
  • Vege Nachos $14.50
    • with vegetables, beans, grilled cheese & sour cream
  • Housemade Granola $9.50
    • served with yogurt & stewed apple
  • Chicken Nuggets $8.50
    • with fries & salad
  • Pork Wonton Soup $21.00
    • Rice Vermicelli Noodles, Cabbage, Bean Sprouts, Spring Onions And Seasonal Vegetables Served With Sourdough Bread
  • Steamed Chicken Wontons $14.00
    • In A Tangy Plum Sauce
  • Nasi Goreng $25.00
    • Indonesia'S Calssic Fried Rice Served With Chicken Satay And Prawn Crackers Add $1.00 For A Fried Egg On Top.
  • Chocolate Mousse $14.00
    • With Orange And Raspberry Coulis And Homemade Short Bread
  • Steamy Fish $29.00
    • Freshly Steamed White Fish Fillets Dressed With A Tomato, Cucumber, Avocado, Olive Caper And Fresh, Mint Salsa, Served On A Bed Of Steamed Spinach With Baked Sweet Potato Wedges.
  • Ice Cream Trio $11.00
    • Selection Of Kapiti Ice Creams Drizzled With A Caramel Sauce And Coconut Shards
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Steamed New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels $14.00
    • Steamed In Broth, Onion, Garlic, Fresh Coriander, Finished With Tomato Sambal
  • Crème Brûlée $13.00
    • Midori flavoured crème brûlée served w anglaise sauce, berries & French vanilla ice cream
  • Confit Duck $28.50
    • Duck leg cooked in confit style w thyme & juniper berries, homemade gnocchi w hoisin sauce, carrot puree & kumara shavings (GF)
  • Eton Mess $12.00
    • Crumbled meringue w fresh berries, vanilla cream, berry coulis & caramel sauce (GF) (DF option available)
  • Vodka Cured Salmon $16.00
    • Aoraki King Salmon cured w vodka, orange juice & fennel served w crème fraîche, bread croutons & garden mix lettuce & olive oil (GF option available)
  • Artisan Bread Board $7.50
    • Sliced sourdough & German rye bread w pesto dipping sauce, hummus w olive oil & balsamic reduction (GF option available)
  • Side Dishes $6.00/ $6.00/ $6.00/ $6.00
    • Hand cut fries w aioli sauce/ Seasonal steamed vegetables/ Bistro 169 green salad w vinaigrette dressing/ Crumbed onion rings
  • Panna Cotta $13.00
    • Orange panna cotta served w berry coulis & plum ice cream
  • Vegetarian Gnocchi $21.50
    • Homemade gnocchi cooked in a four cheese sauce w broccoli & hazelnut (V)
  • Sultana & Bran $3.20
  • Mini Carrot Cakes $3.60
  • Chocolate Cup Cakes $3.60
  • Banana & Bran $3.20
  • Mince With Potato Top $2.90
  • Chocolate Brownie $3.20
  • Blue Cheese Puffs Vegetarian $2.70
  • Mini Lemon Cakes $3.50
  • Beetroot $15
    • Whipped Goat Crème , Fraiche , Roasted Walnuts Mushroom Crumble
  • Market Fish $31.5
    • Fennel Brown Butter White Bean Puree , Clam Veloure , Sprout Leaves , Rhubarb
  • Prawn $18
    • Roast Capsicum , Tomato , Chopped Herbs &
  • Spice Chicken $18
    • 3 Cheese , Zucchin & Mice
  • Mustard Gnocchi $27
    • Sauteed Mushrooms , Cos Lettuce , Pinenut Parmesan Crumble
  • Free Range Chicken Breast $32
    • Crushed Swede , Carrot Cerelac , Crispy Proscuitro , Herbs
  • Oysters N/A
    • Freshly Shuckled Cucumber, Chie Migning & Lemon
  • Spice Chicken $18
    • 3 Cheese , Zucchini & Mint
  • Bowl of fruit & yoghurt $9.00
    • a selection of fresh & poached season of feuit w greek yoghurt
  • Free range eggs $9.00
    • screambled or pached choice of sour dough or five grain, toast of option
  • Oat & walnut pancakes $13.00
    • servedw fresh banana, boysenberry sauce, maple syrup, taasted almond & greek yoghurt
  • of bread $50 extra persuce
  • Maple & nut toasted muesli $10.00
    • servedw milk, greek yoghurt & a selection of seanson al fruit
  • Suishin(mellowness) $19.00
    • yakitori chicken, chicken dumplings
  • SET J $27.00
    • crumbed pork, fried chicken, sushi, prawn dumplings and rice, miso
  • Tempure $15.00
    • seafood Tempura
  • Ebi Furai $10.00
    • 4 pcs crumbed deep fried prawn with tonkatsu mayo sauce
  • Tuna Roll $3.50
  • Ebi Don $17.50
    • Deep-fried prawn with egg and onion
  • Tempura Seafood Roll 8 pcs $16.50
  • Medium $30.00
  • Date Scone $3.00
  • Caramel Slice $3.50
  • Fruit Cake $3.50
  • x1 - $3.50
  • Kranskey Savoury Roll $3.80
  • Bacon n Egg Slab $5.00
  • Mini Quiche $4.00
  • Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Swirls $3.50
The Arborist

The Arborist

location

Address

166 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

049316161

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 AM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Breakfast , Diner , European , Gluten Free , Kiwi , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bar ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
166 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand