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

  • Peanut putter pie $8.50
    • A chocolate cookie crust with a chilled, whipped peanut butter filling
  • Mad dog ribs $16.50
    • Tender slow cooked beef short ribs with bourbon mash + salad greens
  • Macaroon & chocolate mousse $8.50
    • Coconut shell with luscious chocolate filling
  • Curly Fries / Mesclun salad greens / Hush puppies / Bourbon mash $5
  • Rice and black beans (vegetarian) /Mesclun salad greens/ Coleslaw $5
  • Corn Chips $8.50
    • With salsa and guacamole
  • Enchiladas $17.50
    • Two corn tortillas filled with creamy mushroom, roast pumpkin & green chilli. Smothered in tomato sauce & grilled with cheese. Served with Mexican brown rice and salad greens
  • Homemade Pies N/A
    • Check with wait staff on availability. Served with cream or yogurt.  Ice cream $2 extra
  • Charcuterie, pickles, cheese, bread, nuts $28.00
  • Bacon $6.00
  • Pork Belly, cos, radish, nuoc cham, peanuts $40.00
  • Bitter leaf salad $8.00
  • 400g Wakanui sirloin, smoked onion puree, greens, marmite butter $40.00
  • Pork & Potato croquette, feijoa hot sauce $4.00
  • Egg & toast $10.00
    • Scrambled, slow, fried
  • Mixed Grain Salad $10.00
  • Garlic Pizza Bread $8
    • topped with parmesan and herbs
  • Quinoa & Goats Cheese Salad $18
    • Roasted beetroot and carrots with quinoa, baby spinach and goats cheese. Served with chilli toasted walnuts and a honey dressing
  • Fried Chicken $10
    • w/ ranch dipping sauce
  • Beer Battered Fish Tacos $13
    • Creole spiced battered fish, served on two corn tacos with avocado, iceberg lettuce, chilli sauce and pickle mayo
  • Haloumi and Chicken Salad $20
    • Pan fried haloumi and free-range chicken with mesclun, avocado, tomato and red onion. Served with a lemon thyme dressing and garlic bread
  • Bowl of fries and an asahi $12
  • Mozzarella Stuffed Jalapeños $10
    • w/ ranch dipping sauce
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $9
    • w/ lemon & aioli
  • Lemon Fish $8.50
    • Soft texture and meaty flavour. Excellent beer battered.
  • Butterfish $10.90
    • This beautiful looking fish has a high iodine content due to it's vegetarian diet - has a good flavour and small soft flake
  • Baked Mussels $6.00
    • With parsley and herb crust
  • Green Salad $6.00
    • Simple mesclun salad in our house dressing
  • Bluff Oysters $4.90
    • Seasonal delicacy, available beer battered, tempura battered or in our gluten free batter. These oysters are priced individually.
  • Weekday Express Lunch $12.00
    • Crumbed market fish w/ crinkle cut chips, slaw and aioli
  • Hoki $6.10
    • Flakey white fillets, medium oil content
  • Homemade Aioli $2.00
  • Albondigas $12.00
    • pork & beef meatballs in rich tomato sauce, feta cheese
  • -add fries $5.00
  • -Housemade latin slaw (v, g/f) $5.00
  • Black beans (v, g/f) $5.00
  • ●Churros $8.00
    • South American doughnuts (3) dusted with cinnamon & brown sugar, w/ chocolate sauce
  • -Toasted ciabatta (v) $4.00
  • -add fries $5.00
  • -Halloumi, brussels sprouts & maple roasted kumara (v, v*, g/f)
  • Fresh Fish Of The Day* 2Piece $24.90 1Piece $17.90
    • Battered, Crumbed Or Pan-Fried - Hand Cut Chips Lemon Oil Dressing Salad
  • *Steak Sandwich
    • With Onion Jam And Garlic Butter (Gf) Or Brearnise
  • Smoked salmon* $14.90
    • with horseradish cream capers and toasted bread
  • Big bird $24.90
    • cajuan chicken, beef pattie, bacom, cheese, topped with aioli
  • *GF option available / **GF excluding BBQ sauce
  • available Monday to Friday 11:30pm - 2:30pm
  • 300Gr Scotch Prime Quality Waikanae Butchers Steak 30.90
    • Severd With:
  • Kids Pizza Favourites*
    • Served With Sheostring Fries
  • DAMNED
    • CAMEMBERT, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, AVOCADO, CASHEW NUTS, FRESH SPINACH, MUSHROOMS & ONIONS. OPTIONAL: PINEAPPLE OR JALAPENO
  • RING OF FIRE
    • FRESH CHILLI
  • DOUBLE: $16.00
  • TUNA $6.00
    • TUNA, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES & SUNFLOWER SEEDS
  • GARLIC BREAD $4.00-$5.00
    • CRISPY CIABATTA WITH GARLIC BUTTER
  • DOUBLE - ADD $3 PER PIZZA
  • QUORN TENDERS $8.00
    • 8 OVEN BAKED TENDERS & DIP
  • CRUMBED CAMEMBERT $9.00
    • 1/2 DOZ WEDGES & DIP
  • Pulled Pork $20.90
    • Shredded pork shoulder, slaw, apple & cucumber salsa
  • Veggie Delight $19.90
    • Roasted courgette, capsicum, feta, fresh basil & mozzarella
  • Cajun Chicken Wrap $18.90
    • Lettuce, sour cream and salsa
  • BBQ Pork $21.90
    • Pulled pork, bacon, red onion, BBQ sauce, fresh oregano & mozzarella
  • Salmon Fish Cakes $14.90
    • Side salad & lemon hollandaise
  • Crumbed Salmon $20.90
    • Crumbed salmon cake, cos lettuce, tomato & lemon hollandaise
  • Fish & Chips $18.90
    • Fresh fish lovingly coated in beer batter, homemade tartare, chips & side salad
  • Classic Margherita $18.90
    • Tomato, fresh basil, cracked pepper, extra virgin olive oil & mozzarella
  • Fresh Mussels $13.9
    • White wine, garlic and fresh parsley
  • Profiteroles $12.90
    • A cream puff pastry, filled with our special crema pasticiera and smothered with genache
  • Risotto Funghi $23.9
    • Mushrooms, spring onion, fresh parsley and white wine (v)
  • Antipasto $18.9
    • For Two (An Italian classic!) + 7.5 dollars per add person
  • Large Salad $14.50
  • Seasonal Vegetables $4.50/$7.90
    • Oven baked in small or large sizes
  • Plain Focaccia $2.00
  • Daily Special $12.90
    • Please ask your server what our Chef has created today!
  • Wedges $3.50
  • Thigh $3.60
  • Mix & Match $6.80
    • 3 Drums or Wings with Med Chips
  • Drum $2.50
  • Wingman $3.00
    • 1 Wing 'n' Small Chips
  • Wing $2.00
  • Lunchbox $8.50
    • 2 Thighs and Chips
  • Snack Box $5.50
    • 1 Thigh and Large Chips
  • Gusto Big Brekky $16.00
    • Eggs your way, crispy bacon, tomato, mushrooms, sausage, hash brown
  • Mini Hot Dogs and Chips $8.00
  • Warm Chicken Salad $16.00
    • Pan-fried on salad greens, tomato, capsicum, red onion, cucumber
  • Crumbed Hoki Bites and Chips $9.00
  • Gusto's Home-Baked Lasagne $5.50
  • Gourmet Vegetarian Burger $12.75
    • Veggie patty, lettuce, tomato, mango relish, wedges
  • Selection of Gluten Free Pies $6.50
  • Market-Fresh Salad $6.00
    • Todays freshest greens, accompaniments, tossed in our own gusto dressing, superb with all main choices
  • - Slow cooked, tender free range lamb topped with mint tzatziki
  • - Free range bbq pulled pork served with caramelized onion & apple relish
  • - Vege bowl loaded with zucchini mushrooms, onion, carrots, chickpeas & lentils
  • A box meal layered with brown rice, quinoa, lettuce, hummus & a choice of either:
  • - Free range chicken, slow cooked in herbs, served with guacamole & homemade salsa
  • REMPAH COMBO $14.00
    • Choice of one medium main dish of Chicken, Lamb or Beef. Served with rice, a garlic roti and a soft drink (choice of either Coke or Sprite)
  • CHICKEN SAMBAL $10.00/$13.50
    • tender pieces of chicken marinated and grilled then cooked in a Malaysian tomato tangy sambal sauce, served with steamed rice/medium/large
  • Steamed vegetables $5.00
  • VEGETABLE KURMA $11.00
    • vegetables cooked in mild spices with tomatoes, cashews, potatoes, coconut and finished with lime juice. Topped with caramelized shallots. Served with steamed rice
  • ROTI CHANAl $2.50
    • Malaysian non-yeast bread with a fluffy texture that is moist and crispy
  • NASI LEMAK $13.50
    • Steamed coconut rice served with sliced cucumbers, fried egg with beef rendang topped with peanuts & sambal sauce
  • AVAM MASAK LEMAK $10.00/$13.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces poached in coconut cream, oriental spices, fresh lemon grass, and garlic. Served with steamed rice.Medium/large
  • ROTI SNACK WITH PEANUT SAUCE $6.50
    • 2 Rotis served with our famous crunchy peanut sauce.
  • Sausage and mash(GF) $16
    • seved with homemade onion gravy
  • Vanilla creme brulee(GF) $10
    • with pistachio biscotti
  • Sausage rolls $10
    • with tomato ketchup
  • Duck liver paté(GF) $12
    • served with house relish & toasted bread
  • Cheeseboard(GF) $22
    • three cheeses from ontrays petone
  • Warm mixed olives(V) (GF) (DF) $8
  • Chocolate delice $12
    • with coffe ice cream & caramel sauce
  • Pasta verde(V)(DF) $22
    • linguine, green beans, garden peas, baby spinach, vine tomatoes, Add chicken for $4
  • Hot home made soup of the day $8.50
    • made with seasonal fresh natural ingredients
  • Mince & cheese $3.70
  • Chicken schnitzel and bacon burger with wedges $13.50
  • Quiche $3.70
  • Wedges $6.50
  • Bacon & egg
  • Mince curry $3.70
  • Potato top pie
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