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

  • Fresh Fish $15.95 Light / $23 Main
    • Choose from pan fried, crumbed and deep fried or mornay. Please check the specials board for today's fish.
  • Crumbed Mushrooms $15.95
    • Filled with beef, ginger and spices, served on rice with sweet and sour sauce
  • Squid Rings $8.80
    • Crumbed and deep fried with tartare sauce
  • T-Bone Steak N/A Light / $28 Main
  • Caramel Fudge Sundae $8.20
    • Vanilla ice cream, our homemade caramel sauce and freshly whipped cream.
  • Hot Bread Loaf (serves 2) $4.80
  • Hot Dutch Apple Crumble $8.20
    • Our customers favourite dessert, served with rhubarb sauce, vanilla ice cream, and whipped cream
  • Hot Beef and Avocado Salad $15.95
    • With crispy noodles and salad greens
  • Pravda’s forever evolving soup inspired by the market and garden $15
  • Ravioli of market fish $22
    • brown butter, lemon, shaved fennel, summer herbs
  • Sweet corn fritters $17
    • cultured cream, avocado, smoky pancetta, jalapenos
  • Yellowfin tuna $22
    • Caesar salad, slow egg, Parmesan, croutons, classic dressing
  • Steak n eggs $29
    • flat iron bavette steak, coddled egg, crispy potatoes*
  • Crispy squid $17
    • salt + pepper spice, cucumber yoghurt, coriander, green chilli
  • Lightly smoked citrus cured salmon $22
    • summer beets, little gem, buttermilk curd, dill*
  • Truffle fries $10
  • Grilled Livers $6.90
  • Side Salad $4.50
  • - Large $6.50
  • Chicken Paella $13.90
    • Grilled Chicken breast with a combination of grilled veggies tossed over our spicy rice
  • Chips
  • 5 Grilled Tenderloins $11.90
    • Choose your basting
  • Fresh Garden Salad $8.90
    • Mixed lettuce, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, carrot & cherry tomatoes
  • - Large $6.50
  • Pasta & broccoli (con acciughe e pecorino) $19.00
  • Verdure: vegies
  • Piccoli fritti Romani $15.00
  • Polletto: chicken
  • Crostini di pate' Toscani $12.00
  • Dolci: sweets
  • Verdure al cartoccio $9.00
  • "Bistecca alla Fiorentina" (800-900 gr)(Served rare, 30 min. waiting) $60.00
  • Broad bean fritters $ 18
    • aubergine / yoghurt dressing / salad leaves
  • 45 day dry aged sirloin $ 35
    • roasted potatoes / swiss browns / wilted greens
  • Braised chicken leg coq au vin $ 23
    • mash potato / shallots
  • Skinny fries $ 9
    • halloumi / gravy
  • Smoked salmon $ 19
    • frisée salad / soft egg /potato crouton / cucumber
  • Baby romaine caesar $ 17
    • white anchovy / bacon / parmesan / soft egg
  • Seafood chowder $ 18
    • grilled sourdough
  • Soup of the day & sourdough $ 14
  • Add bacon, chorizo, homefries and/or guacamole $2.50/each
  • Buttermilk pancake stack $14.00
    • yoghurt & banana
  • Hodaddies $14.50
    • coconut, coriander & green onion battered fish bites w remoulade
  • Quesadilla $12.50
    • grilled flour tortilla w herbed field mushrooms
  • Guacamole $3.00
  • Grilled or fresh tomato or grilled spinach or avocado $4.50
  • The big brains breakfast $18.50
    • thunderbeans, sausage, bacon, homefries & hollandaise topped eggs your way on toast
  • Curly fries $7.50
    • w chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pie of the week $5.10
  • Vegetable Pie $4.90
  • Thai Chicken Pie $5.10
  • Steak & Kidney Pie $5.10
  • Mince Pie $4.70
  • Chicken, Bacon & mushroom savoury $2.90
  • Steak & Vegetable Pie $5.10
  • Potato Top Pie $4.90
  • Chinese style Sweet & Sour Ribs $14.00
  • Beef & Chinese Vermicelli Casserole $16.00
  • Pork with Spicy Salt $14.00
  • Sichuan Mixed Vegetable (Spicy) $11.00
  • Orange Beef $12.50
  • Steamed Pork Dumpling $6.00
  • Vegetable Fried Rice or Fried Noodle $10.00
  • Pan Fried Pork Bun $4.00
  • -aioli $1
  • The Smokey $13
    • Ground Chuck Steak, free-range streaky bacon, buttermilk onion strings, smokey bbq sauce, cheddar and mayo
  • Crinkle Cuts(V) $5
    • Malt vinegar mayo (vg-gf-df)
  • -With Chicken(V)(GF) $17
  • -pulled pork $4
  • Not Kale (V)
    • short-cut risoni, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, feta, grapes, salsa verde
  • -buttermilk onion strings $2
  • -Mine (VG)(DF) $13
  • Stir Fried Singaporean Mee Hoon
  • Singaporean Hokie Noodle $12.00
  • Sliced Beef in Singapore Chilli sauce with rice
  • Chinese Tea
  • Chicken Mee Goreng
  • Beef Kway Teow
  • Combinational Noodle Laksa
  • Hot & Spice Fish Fillet $14.50
  • Toasted Sandwiches $5
    • your choice of filling
  • Omelete & Salad $15
    • Your choice of filling
  • Lamb's fry & Bacon $15
    • on toasted Ciabatta with a mushroom & onion gravy
  • Spicy Wedges $6.50
    • with sour cream & Thai chilli sauce
  • Hot Chips $5.50
  • Golfers Grill $18
    • bacon& eggs, sausage, hash brown, grilled tomato & mushrooms
  • BBQ Beef & Bacon Burger $17
    • scrumptious beef pattie with salad & fries
  • On Toasts $10
    • Bacon & Egg. Bacon & Avocado, creamy mushroom
  • Selection of Gluten Free Pies $6.50
  • Gusto's Home-Baked Lasagne $5.50
  • Beer-Battered Snapper and Chips $12.50 S / $17.50 L
    • With market-fresh salad
  • Eggs Your Way and Crispy Bacon $10.50
    • On wholemeal toast
  • 'Works' Burger $8.50
    • Sour cream, crispy bacon, cheddar
  • Chicken Tenders and Chips $10.00
  • Regular Fries $6.50
    • Your choice of aioli or tomato sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • Your choice of ham or salmon, hash brown, and tomato
  • Bacon spicy beef $4.80
  • Steak roll
  • Ham & cheese croissant $3.70
  • Egg $3.60
  • Chicken salad croissant $5.20
  • Bacon spicy beef croissant $5.20
  • Chicken avocado $4.60
  • Bacon & egg $4.10
  • Daal Makhni
    • Mixed lentil cooked in tomato paste, spices and finished with cream and butter
  • Vegetable Hariyali
    • Vegetables cooked in tomato, onion, spinach and gravy finished with mild spice & mint.
  • Chicken Sabzi Wala
    • Tender chicken pieces tossed with assorted vegetables herb and spices with thick medium hot sauce
  • Vegetarian Biryani
    • A combination of fresh vegetables cooked with basmati rice, herbs and spices
  • Pudina Naan $3.50
    • Mint flavoured naan with the touch of butter
  • Peshwari Naan $4.00
    • Naan Stuffed with cashew nuts, almonds, raisins, cherries
  • Chicken Thal Freji
    • Juliennes of chicken and vegetables cooked in medium hot spices and vinegar.
  • Chicken Makai Mushroom
    • Combination of chicken corn kernels and mushroom mixed with spices and aromatics herbs in dry sauce.
  • Kiwi Oysters Natural or Tempura (3) $12.50
  • - Kapiti Aorangi Brie $15.00
  • Toasted with Shoe String Fries (Ham/Chicken/Pineapple/Cheese/Tomato/Onion) $21.50
  • Louisiana Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken $12.00
  • Chefs Soup of the Day $15.00
  • Tandoori Chicken Pizza $24.50
  • Selection of Award Winning Local Cheeses
    • Served with crackers
  • - Kapiti Kikorangi Blue $15.00
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