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

  • BBQ Beef & Bacon
    • Angus beef w/ free farmed bacon, onion rings, melted cheddar, Wisconsin BBQ sauce, salad, mayo and relish
  • grand $13.90
  • Vege Deluxe
    • Toasted falafel w/ spicy satay, camembert, garlic mayo, salad and relish
  • Onion Rings $5.90
    • Choose your dip
  • Beef & Blue Cheese
    • Angus beef w/ blue cheese mayo, caramelised onions, salad and relish
  • Junior Chick Burger $8.40
    • Chicken w/ tomato ketchup and mayo
  • petite $9.90
  • petite $12.50
  • Vege Samosa $3.20
  • Roast pork $11.50/$10.50
  • Prawn $14.50/$13.50
  • Waffle Dog (with sauce) $2.50
  • Prawn $14.50/$13.50
  • Hamburger $4.00
  • Classic Chicken Burger $5.50
  • Vegetable $10.00/$9.30
  • - Reggae Jerk Chicken Burger $14.00
    • Chicken breast marinated in jerk spices then grilled. Served on a milk bun with apple slaw, mango & pineapple salsa & chilli lime mayo
  • New Orleans Best Jambalaya $20.00
    • Hot Rice dish loaded with scrumptious chicken & prawns, vegetables & fresh herbs
  • House salad $5.50
  • Caribbean Chicken Skewers $14.00
    • Tender chicken thigh marinated in fresh herbs & spices then roasted served with coconut rice & a mango pineapple salsa. All drizzled in piri piri sauce
  • Nicoise Smoked Salmon Salad $17.50
    • Gourmet potatoes, cherry tomatoes, tender green beans, kalamata olives, soft boiled egg & baby lettuce drizzled with lemon verjuice dressing
  • Steamed vegetables $4.50
  • Side orders:
  • Beer battered fries $8.00
  • Lamb Cutlet, Herb Butter & Green Beans
  • Brettl` Jause $22.50
    • Typical Austrian Speck & Dip platter
  • Viennese Breakfast $18.50
    • Soft boiled Egg, Ham, Emmental Cheese, a variation of Dips, Butter, Apricot Jam & House Bread
  • Granola $10.50
    • Yoghurt & Fruit Compote
  • Choose your own selection of charcuterie, cheese & antipasti from the deli cabinet priced accordingly.
  • Saltimbocca Meatballs , Celeriac Puree
  • Anatoki Salmon Tartar & Honey Mustard
  • Kasnock´N $18.50
    • Mac & Cheese, Austrian style, green salad
  • Mixed vegetable $14.00
  • Mixed vegetable $10.00
  • Chicken $11.00
  • Chicken $14.00
  • Lamb $10.00
  • Falafel $10.00
  • Vegetable combo $15.00
    • With fries and can of drink
  • Mixed meat $15.00
  • Beef burger $14
    • lettuces, sliced onion and tomatoes, beetroot, cheese, BBQ sauce, aioli, served with sesame buns and French fries. Add fried eggs $2. Add bacon $3
  • Lemon chicken $10
    • sticky lemon sauce, toasted sesame seeds, served with steamed rice.
  • Sweet sour chicken $10
    • pineapples, toasted sesame seeds, served with steamed rice.
  • Open steak sandwich $20
    • scotch fillet, tomato relish, caramelised onions, served with warm bun and French fries
  • Curry chicken $10
    • Japanese mind curry, potatoes and carrots, served with steamed rice.
  • Fish and chips $14
    • panko crumbed fish with French fries, garden salad and tartare sauce.
  • Caesar salad $17
    • cos lettuces, bacon, anchovy, croutons, parmesan, boiled egg and roasted chicken
  • Fettuccine $15
    • cooked with mushroom and bacon, in a cream reduction sauce, serve with parmesan cheese and fresh herbs.
  • Golden Onion Rings $7.00
    • House-made. Served with BBQ sauce
  • Roast Tomato$3.00
  • Asian Platter $15.00
    • Samosas, Spring Rolls, Wontons, Salt & Pepper Fish and dipping sauces
  • Breakfast Sausages $4.00
  • Chorizo Sausage $4.00
  • Extra Eggs $2.00
  • Crunchy Fries $7.00
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Baked Beans $3.00
  • Combo platter $47.00
    • (Served for 3 to 5 people to share)
  • Nhorm Grilled Salad $23.00
    • Your choice of meat mixed with fresh salad and shredded vegetables, peanuts, mint, chopped lemongrass, coriander and toasted rice smothered with sweet & sour lemon garlic fish sauce. Meat: Chicken, Beef $23, Duck $30
  • Flame Grilled Duck $30.00
    • Juicy duck breasts marinated using our homemade recipe, topped with stir-fried vegetables served on a hot plate.
  • Satay Stick Chicken or Beef $10.00
    • Skewed satay chicken or beef, served with peanut sauce.
  • Scallops $14.00
    • Grilled scallops on pastry cups served with seaweed, topped with chopped coriander, red capsicums, fresh lemongrass.
  • Grilled Squid $10.00
    • Flame grilled squids, served with lemon garlic sauce.
  • Siem Reap Spicy $23.00
    • Your choice of meat prepared in our spicy curry paste sautéed in seasonal vegetables and crushed peanuts. Meat: Chicken, Beef $23, Seafood $27
  • Sweet and Sour Pork or Chicken $23.50
    • Battered tender pork or chicken simmered in seasonal vegetables, pineapples and onions. Meat: Chicken or Pork
  • All burgers served with fries tomato sauce & aioli.
  • Spring Rolls, Samosas & Chips $9.00
    • Served with sweet chilli and aioli
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • Two poached eggs on English muffins, smoked salmon, hollandaise and a mixed green salad
  • Caesar Salad $15.00
    • Chicken and or Bacon, Cos lettuce, anchovies, poached egg, capers, croutons and parmesan cheese, tossed in a homemade aioli.
  • Fish & Chips (Wed, Thurs & Fri only) $13.00
    • Beer battered fish fillet with Tartare and tomato sauce served with lemon, fries and a salad.
  • Beef Burger $14.00
    • 120g Gourmet Beef Patty topped with cheese, caramelized onions, BBQ sauce, salad and fries.
  • Wedge Works $9.00
    • With bacon, cheese, sour cream & salsa
  • Toasted Muesli $10.00
    • Mues1i served with fresh fruit, yogurt and milk.
  • Tortellini Ham $20.5
    • Homemade pasta with shoulder ham, cream and mushroom sauce
  • Spaghetti Al Ragu Bolognese $19.5
  • Ravioli $20.5
    • Homemade pasta with ricotta, pesto, blue cheese, cream and walnut sauce (v)
  • Spaghetti Mussels $20.9
    • Spicy white wine and tomato sauce
  • Lasagna al ragu Bolognese $19.7
    • Made in a traditional Napolitan style
  • Olive Focaccia $7.9
    • Homebaked focaccia, kalamata olives, balsamic vinegar & extra virgin olive oil (v)
  • Warmed Olives $7.90
  • Risotto Funghi $23.9
    • Mushrooms, spring onion, fresh parsley and white wine (v)
  • Traditional French Farmhouse Cassoulet, Smokey Pork, Duck, Chorizo, Southland Lamb, Haricot Beans and Herb Crust $32
  • Vietnamese Fish Cakes with Fresh Salad & Lime Mayo $21
  • Citrus Curds, Chilli & Ginger Jus, Torched Sesame Meringue, Cashew Dacqouise, Dulce de Leche $15
  • Valrhona Chocolate Soufflé Cake, Blackberry Jus, Espresso crémeux, Mascarpone $16
  • Roast Cashew, Cauliflower & Ginger Dumplings in Wakame, Spring Onion and White and White Soy Broth $21
  • French Country Terrine of Rabbit, Pork and Duck with Pistachios, Chutney and Crostini $19
  • Manuka Honey Cheesecake with Caramelised Figs, Biscotti base & Tropical gel $15
  • Brulée of the day, Vanilla Ice Cream & Biscotti $15
  • Breakfast #1 n/a
    • French Toast
  • Breakfast #4 n/a
    • Egg Omelette
  • Breakfast #3 n/a
    • Egg Benedict
  • Breakfast #5 n/a
    • Toasted Bagel
  • Breakfast #2 n/a
    • Big Breakfast
  • Pork and seafood noodle soup $12.50
  • Lamb noodle soup $12.50
  • Mushroom and beansprouts $12.90
  • Steamed rice $3.00
  • Rice paper roll $8.00
    • Choice of prawn, chicken, or salmon
  • Grilled chicken salad $12.90
  • Lamb salad $15.90
  • Beed noodle soup $12.50
    • Choice of rare beef, rare and cooked beef, rare and beef balls, rare and tripe
  • Mediterranean marinated olives, preserved lime ​ $9
  • One variety $14.50
  • Rocket, pear and parmesan salad $8
  • Chef’s selection cured meats platter $29
    • A selection of three of our prodigal daughter house cured meats, pickles, bread
  • Sicilian squid tentacles, garlic aioli ​​salt ‘n pepper squid $16
  • Eggplant parmigiana $27.50
    • Classic italian eggplant, parmesan tomato mozzarella bake
  • Chicken liver pate $17.50
    • With tangelo jelly, pickles, bread, smoked chutney
  • Pasta puttanesca $23.50
    • Italian tomato sauce, anchovies, olives, capers
  • Pluto $8.50
    • Ham, cheese and pineapple
  • -Lg $27.00
  • -Lg $27.00
  • Chefs special pork spare ribs $22.00
    • With chunky handcut fries
  • -Lg $29.00
  • -Add chicken $4.00
  • Creme brulee (please refer to waitstaff for today's flavour) $12.00
    • Served with yoghurt & biscotti
  • -Lg $27.00
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