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

  • Kung Pao Cauliflower [GF] $8.00
    • Fried cauliflower, Kung Pao sauce, peanut salt
  • Soft serve – but not as you know it
  • Vietnamese Chicken Salad [GF] $14.00
    • Lemongrass chicken, slaw, herbs, mung bean, chilli
  • Kimchi Loaded Shoestring Fried [GF] $12.00
    • Bacon mayo, kimchi, spring onion
  • Shoestring Fries [V,GF] $8.00
    • Sambal oelek mayo
  • Chinese Spring Onion Flaky Pancake [VE] $3.00
  • Korean Bibimbap [V,GF] $13.00
    • Mixed pickle, rice, sprouts, seaweed, mushroom, egg, tofu
  • Eggplant [VE, GF] $6.00
    • Oven roasted, miso glaze, sesame seeds
  • BACON AND EGG BURGER $4.20
  • SHRIMP MEE GORENG $12.00
  • CHICKEN ME GORENG $9.50
  • CHICKEN $9.50
  • VEGETABLE $8.00
  • BBQ PORK $9.80
  • SEASONAL WEDGES $4.30
  • SAUSAGE $2.00
  • Souvlaki Lamb $10.00
    • Grilled lamb pieces with tomato, red onion, chips and tzatziki sauce wrapped in toasted pita bread.
  • Halloumi Burger $10.00
    • Grilled slices of Halloumi cheese served with beetroot relish, tomato, red onion & aioli inside a toasted bun.
  • Fries/Fries with Parmesan $6.00
    • Thickly cut fries on their own or with grated parmesan cheese.
  • Parmesan Fries $6.00
  • Souvlaki Chicken $10.00
    • Grilled chicken pieces with tomato, red onion, chips and tzatziki sauce wrapped in toasted pita bread.
  • Souvlaki Mititei $10.00
    • Grilled Mititei with tomato, red onion, chips and tzatziki sauce wrapped in toasted pita bread.
  • Fries $5.00
  • Tiropita $5.00
    • (Cheese Pie)
  • Prawn Makhani $13.00
    • Prawns cooked in creamy tomato gravy.
  • Paneer Makhani $10.90
    • Fresh cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato gravy.
  • Punjabi Lamb/Chicken (Rogan Josh) $10.90
    • Lamb pieces in a rich golden gravy cooked in traditional Punjabi style.
  • Tandoori Platter (min. 2 people) $12.00/person
    • Consists of chicken tikka, seekh kebab, lamb chops, chicken wings and served on a sizzling platter with mint sauce.
  • Extra Flavoured Naan $3.00
    • Naan stuffed with cheese or garlic & baked in the tandoor.
  • Chicken Tinakori $11.90
    • Chicken cooked in creamy apricot sauce flavoured with nutmeg.
  • Fish Makhani $12.50
    • Boneless fish cooked in creamy tomato gravy.
  • Malai Kofta $10.90
    • Cottage cheese and potato dumplings served in a creamy sauce.
  • Four Seasons $28.00
    • Mushrooms, ham, spicy Italian sausage sundried tomatoes & bacon (plus $2.00)
  • Bruschetta $10.00
    • Fresh tomato, red onion and basil topped with parmesan and rocket
  • Anti Pasto Platter $38.00
    • Wellington's famous antipasto platter consisting of a selection of cheese, meats and dips, served with pizza bread
  • Crisps $6.00
    • Sea salt, salt & vinegar, BBQ
  • Peperoni $28.00
    • Spicy Italian sausage with garlic, chilli & capsicum.
  • Little Treats $4.00
    • Roasted Peanuts, Lollies
  • Cheese $12.00
    • Choose between Whitestone Brie, Danish Blue or Port Salut. Served with crakers & quince paste.
  • Margherita $28.00
    • Classic Italian with mozzarella, bacconcini & fresh basil
  • Snack Platter for Two $23.00
    • Peri peri chicken tenders, beef skewers, broccoli & cheese bites, crumbed prawns, salad and rustic fries
  • Ice Cream Trio $10.50
    • W/ mixed berry compote or chocolate sauce
  • Vivant Beef Burger $22.00
    • Homemade beef patty in a ciabatta bun with streaky bacon, cos lettuce, caramelised onion, cheddar cheese & rustic fries
  • Pan-Fried Fish $12.00
    • W/ fries, garden salad & tartare sauce
  • Crumbed Fish & Chips $17.00
    • With balsamic vinaigrette, mixed lettuce & tartare sauce
  • Chicken Tenders $12.00
    • W/ mash, garden salad & tomato sauce
  • Assorted NZ Cheese Platter $18.00
    • W/ fruit chutney, dried fruit & crackers
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $8.00
    • Ciabatta bread w/ herb & cheese, garlic butter
  • Orange Steak $13.00
  • Fish & Chicken $6.00
  • Hot Dog $2.30
  • Chefs Chicken $12.50
  • Vegetable Egg Foo Yong $10.00
  • Steak Fried Rice $11.00
  • Donut $1.50
  • Vegetable Chow Mein $9.00
  • Sin Zhou (Fried Rice Vermicelli) $15.00
    • BBQ Pork or shrimp
  • -Sweet & Sour Pork / Mapo Tofu / Orange Pork / Fried Bean with Pork Mince $16.00
  • Cantonese Style Beef Brisket Soup $13.00
    • Stewed beef brisket
  • -Combination meat or seafood $17.00
  • -Cured Meat and Chinese Sausage $15.00
    • Cured pork, duck with chinese sausages
  • -Beef or Chicken $13.00
  • Mantou (V) (2) $5.00
    • Deep fried or steamed mantou buns with condensed milk
  • Turnip and Beef Brisket $16.00
  • Seared scallops with cauliflower puree & apple rocket salad $19.00
  • Lamb rump w pearl barley, kale & salsa verde $34.00
  • Earl Grey creme brulee $15.00
  • brunch / lunch saturday 10am-2pm
  • FRIES W TRADE AIOLI $9.00
  • Fries with aioli $9.00
  • lunch mon - sat from 11.45am. Please see pdf for latest updates
  • dinner mon - sat from 5pm
  • Chicken Schnitzel $21.00
    • lightly crumbed chicken schnitzel with salad, chips and plum sauce.
  • Buttered Potato Mash $4.00
  • Breakers burger $20.00
    • grilled beef pattie, bacon, fried egg, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese and golden battered onion rings with garlic aioli and tomato relish
  • Banana Fritter $10.00
    • whole banana in a crispy batter rolled in cinnamon sugar, with whipped cream, butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream.
  • Pepper $4.00
  • Fish Pie $18.50
    • Poached smoked hoki, salmon & dry in a parsley cream sauce topped with potato and cheddar gratin, served with salad.
  • Bacon & mushroom $6.00
  • Grilled Garlic Bread (v) $6.50
  • Avocado $6.00
    • w/ lemon & balsamic
  • Crumpets $16.00
    • w/ ham and smoked cheddar or mushroom stalk pate & gruyere
  • Sauteed Greens $5.50
    • w/ almonds
  • Fresh Seasonal Salad $21.00
    • w/ spring vegetables, puy lentils, grains, seeds & almonds - add ham pickled kiwifruit & ricotta $25.00
  • Toast & Cultured Butter $8.00
    • w/ Ti Kouka Jams or Fix & Fogg peanut butter or Tutaki honeys
  • Toast & Cultured Butter $8.00
    • w/ Ti Kouka jams, Fix & Fogg peanut butter or Tutaki honey. Choose from: White, wholemeal, wholegrain, rye, polenta and rosemary, grainy GF or white GF
  • - 1 egg $8.00
  • Haloumi Burger $18.50
    • w/ mushroom stalk pate, pickled beetroot, radish, fennel & lettuce, milk bun
  • Eggs on Toast $8.90
    • Poached or scrambled, served with two slices of white or grain toast.
  • Bacon and Eggs $12.60
    • Bacon and eggs (poached or scrambled) served with two slices of grain or white toast.
  • Ham Baguette $6.80
  • Bacon Pinwheel $6.90
  • Chicken Sandwich $5.50
  • French toast $9.80
    • Served with fruit and whipped cream.
  • Spinach & Egg Sandwich $4.50
  • Chicken Baguette $6.80
  • AVOCADO MASHED WITH FETA, LEMON JUICE AND MINT SERVED ON CIABATTA $15.00
  • SUMMER SKEWERS, OLIVES, FETA, SPICY SALAMI AND STUFFED BABY PEPPERS 3 PER SERVING $10.00
  • HALOUMI WITH CIABATTA ROASTED TOMATOES AND DRIZZLED WITH GREENWOOD OIL $12.00
  • TOASTED SANDWICH - CHOOSE 3 FILLINGS: $11.00
    • HAM, CHORIZO, TOMATO, RED ONION, RED PEPPER, SWISS CHEESE
  • TOASTED SOURDOUGH WITH CONDIMENTS $6.50
  • TOASTED PITA BREADS WITH TRIO OF FRESHLY MADE DIPS $12.00
  • CREAMY PORRIDGE & COMPOTE $11.00
  • AVOCADO MASHED WITH FETA, LEMON JUICE AND MINT SERVED ON CIABATTA $15.00
  • Veggie Works $18.50
    • Corn fritter, has brown, grilled tomato, mushrooms and egg
  • Chilli chocolate and raspberry mousse with cinnamon churros $16.50
  • Pan Seared scallops with peperonata and concass of tomato $18.50
    • South island scallops, pepperonata, tomato, garlic, aioli mezuna
  • 3 courses $55.00 Pp
  • Eggs on Toast $11.00
    • Scrambled poached or fried egg on sourdough
  • Prosciutto wrapped chicken with mustard and mozzarella, cauliflower puree $27.00
    • Chicken breast wrapped in bacon, mozzarella, cauliflower pure and green beans
  • Pork Sausage /Bacon $4.00
  • Childrens portions available $7.50
  • CRISPY POTATO
    • Potato in a crispy tortilla, Jalapeno ricotta, ‘slaw, Salsa verde, pepitas
  • PULLED PORK
    • 12hr slow cooked free range pork, apple & fennel ‘slaw, chipotle mayo, Pepitas.
  • FISH
    • Freshly battered fish, ‘slaw, lime & black pepper mayo, capers.
  • CHICKEN
    • Marinated free-range chicken, baby spinach leaves, corn salsa, chipotle mayo
  • BACON or ​CORIANDER ​stuffed Jalapeno with 2 kinds of cheese, dipping sauce - Chipotle mayo or lime & black pepper mayo
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