The Front Room in Wellington Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Buttermilk & banana pancakes $14
    • smoked blueberry butter, maple syrup
  • Front Room granola $11
    • fresh berries, greek yoghurt , honey
  • Coconut chia seed parfait $13
    • watermelon, berries, passionfruit, nuts, local honey
  • Avocado $14
    • tomato, fried halloumi and lemon & oregano oil on grain toast
  • Cured Mt Cook salmon $14
    • horseradish creme fraiche & dill on  toasted brioche
  • Front Room works $19
    • 2 poached eggs, grilled bacon, sausages, bubble & squeak, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, tomato chilli jam & ciabatta
SIDES SIDES
  • Bacon, eggs, black pudding, sausages $5
  • Grilled flat mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, grilled ciabatta $4
  • Bubble & squeak $5
  • Maple syrup $1
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • Boiled eggs & soldiers/Sausage wrap $7
  • Kids pack $5
  • Milk & cookies $6
  • Fruit kebabs $5
LUNCH LUNCH
  • Bread & dukkuh w Kapiti Olive oil $7
  • Salt & Szechwan pepper squid $20
    • pickled watermelon, peanut & corriander salad, lime chilli dressing
  • Poached chicken salad $22
    • grilled corn, smashed avocado, maple lime dressing
  • Spanish tasting plate $22
    • croquettes,chorizo,marcona almonds,piquillo peppers,jamon,manchego cheese
  • Turkish eggs $16
    • tomato & red capsicum ragout, yoghurt, chilli, sumac, brown butter, grilled flat bread
  • Pan fried fish $24
    • saffron, lemon & confit tomato risotto
  • Pork sandwich $21
    • w melted sweberg cheese, beetroot chutney & hand cut chips
SIDES SIDES
  • Hand cut chips w aioli $6
  • Sauteed broccoli, garlic, chilli & ricotta salata $7
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Hot chocolate pudding $14
    • w almond heart & vanilla ice cream (allow 15 min)
  • Steamed ginger pudding $12
    • poached tamarillo & butterscotch cream
  • Affogato $13
    • served w fruit & nut biscotti & a single shot of amaretto
  • Spanish manchego cheese $19
    • fig & pistachio nut bread, Pedro Ximenez, falwasser wafers & quince paste

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lamb sausage $28
    • fresh tagliatelle, zucchini, basil, ricotta
  • Linguine $27
    • chilli shrimp, blistered tomatoes, basil, lemon
  • Grass-fed beef burger $22
    • provolone cheese, gentleman’s relish, sesame seed bun
  • Sauteed market greens, garlic, chilli $7
  • Hawkes Bay lamb rump $33
    • shaved courgette, mint, garden peas, gremolata*
  • add scallops $34
  • Sweet corn fritters $17
    • cultured cream, avocado, smoky pancetta, jalapenos
  • Lightly smoked citrus cured salmon $22
    • summer beets, little gem, buttermilk curd, dill*
  • Chicken Noodles $12.50
  • Chicken Fried Rice $12.50
  • Full Rack $24.00
  • 1/2 Rack & Chicken Schnitzel $20.00
  • Kothu Porotta $12.50
  • Mushroom $2.00
  • Paneer 65 $13
  • Burgers
    • Beef, Chicken Breast or Chicken Schnitzel
  • Le salsicce del giorno fatte da Emilio $19.00
  • Grigliata: grill meat platter
  • Olive oil or butter $2.00
  • Vongole: cockles
  • Extra Bread $3.00
  • Grigliata mista (for two) $46.00
  • Cannelloni di mamma Marcella $23.00
  • Bottarga: dried fish roe
  • Cobb $17.00
    • smoked chicken, bacon, cucumber, tomato, egg, cheese & croutons
  • Caesar $15.00
    • candied bacon, garlic croutons, parmesan, anchovies & a soft boiled egg
  • Zucchini & chickpea vege burger $19.50
    • grilled mushroom, lettuce, tomato & cucumber yoghurt
  • Tomato $4.00
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Veal lasagne $22.00
    • mozzarella & fresh basil napoli
  • Thai style chicken $16.00
    • soft herbs & nam jim dressing
  • Add chicken $4.00
  • Triple cooked hand cut fries, aioli 9
  • In-house hot manuka smoked salmon, pickled beets, walnuts, feta cream 19
  • Beef sliders, smoked cheddar, habanero mustard, iceberg, chive cream 18
  • Duck liver mousse, fig chutney, apple jelly, walnuts & rye 14
  • Warm cauliflower salad, capers, peppadews, Italian parsley, harissa mayo 13
  • Cider poached pear salad, blue cheese, pickled fennel, macadamia 13
  • Rocky road, raspberry jelly, cream, roasted pistachio 9
  • Black Doris plum, Kraken rum, lemon curd and dark ghana trifle 14
  • Toast $4.50
    • Your choice of spreads
  • Hummus and pita breads $9.00
    • Served with olives, carrots and celery sticks
  • Gangsta burger $13.00
    • Choice of smoked chicken, bacon or marinated tofu
  • Toasted sammy $7.50
    • Choice 3 $3.00 Fillings - extra $1.00 For $4.50 Side
  • eggs midnight $15.00
    • Black-bean mushroom olive patty with poached egg, hollandaise and tangy salsa. Made vegan- patty, spinach avocado and vegan mayo
  • Porridge $6.50
    • With cate paste
  • Nachos $9.50
    • Vegetarian - bean mix, may, avocado, salsa and hummus
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms $13.00
    • On toast - can be vegan
  • Seafood Wat Tan Hor $12.50
    • Wok fried broad rice noodles served with seafood, mixed veg and egg in Cantonese style thick gravy.
  • Sayur Campur $12.00
    • Stir fried seasonal mixed vegetables.
  • Hainanese Chicken Rice - roasted $13.00
    • Bon-in & skin-on chicken thigh. marinated & roasted to perfection, served with garlic & sesame flavoured rice, pounded chilli & garlic condiment & a bowl of chicken broth
  • Gongbao Squid $13.50
    • Squid cutlets sautéed with homemade Sze-Chuan sauce, dried chilli, seasonal veggie & topped with roasted cashew nuts.
  • Lamb Korma $13.50
    • Diced Lamb, onion & potato cubes cooked in karma paste.
  • Chicken Korma $13.00
    • Chicken fillets, onion & potato cubes cooked in korma paste.
  • Steam Vegetables $4.50
  • Black Pepper Udon $12.50
    • Poached thick wheat-flour noodles served in black pepper sauce with your choice of mixed veggie, beef, chicken or seafood >>
  • Duck Fried Rice $13.00
  • Beef in Black Bean Sauce $12.00
  • Orange Beef $13.00
  • Duck Noodle Soup $12.00
  • 6 Fish Pack $20.00
    • 6 Fish & 1 1/2 Chips
  • Pork with Cabbage - 12 / 6 $11.00/$6.00
  • Battered / Crumbed Mars Bar $30
  • Mixed Vegetables $11.00
  • Steamed Buns $8.00
    • Pork Belly with BBQ Spice / General Tso’s Tofu
  • Shoyu Shiitake $12.50
    • Vegetable Broth, Pickled Shiitake, Spring Onion, Sprouts, Fried Onion, Nori
  • Rice Bowl -Tofu, Mixed Mushroom & Eggplant $11.50
  • Chicken Karaage $4.50
  • Nori $2.00
  • Spicy Chicken $14.50
    • Chicken Broth, Spiced Chicken Mince, Spring Onion, Pickled and Toasted Chilli
  • Bean Sprouts $2.00
  • Spicy Tonkotsu $14.50
    • Pork Broth, Pork Belly, Spring Onion, Egg, Pickled and Toasted Chilli
  • All mains served in a traditional Moroccan Tagine
  • All side orders $6.00
    • Rice, couscous, mashed potatoes, salad, chips.
  • Lamb Tagine $22.90
    • Succulent slow-cooked lamb with fresh seasonal vegetables, served with rice.
  • Bastella
  • Harrira $11.90
    • Healthy vegetarian tomato-based soup, with chickpeas and lentils, served with fresh bread.
  • Homemade Mixed Dips $13.90
    • Zaalouk (eggplant), laadissa (lentils) and bessara (green peas), served with fresh bread.
  • Chickpea salad $13.90
    • Wholesome chickpeas, onion, cucumber, tomato and capsicum.
  • Pan Fried Fish $19.90
    • Sauteed in charmola sauce. Served with chips and salad. Garnished with lemon.
  • Chole Bature (V) $10.00
    • Popular Punjabi dish. This dish is a combination of chana masala (spicy chick peas) and fried bread called bhature.
  • Vegetable Uttapam (V) $10.00
    • Indian pizza. Pizza base is made from fermented rice and urad dal batter. It lends itself to several toppings of your choice.
  • Small Plate $10.50
    • Fill your plate from a selection of 2 curries, dhal soup, rice, puri. roast potatoes, halva. 2 salad choices, papadam and pickles.
  • Hakka Fried Noodle (V) $12.90
    • Stir-fried noodles in soya sauce with green leafy vegetables, bean sprouts, fresh tofu and soya pieces
  • Papadam $1.00
  • Vada (V) (G) $2.00
    • Spicy potato filling deep fried in a flour batter.
  • Medu Vada (V) $8.50
    • This crispy delicacy is made with spiced urad dal batter and fried in donut shape dumplings. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They are served with sambar and coconut chutney.
  • Papdi Chaat (V) on request $7.50
    • Papdi served with boiled potatoes, boiled chickpea, spiced water and tamarind chutney, topped with chaat masala, yoghurt and sev
  • Grilled free range chicken salad $20.00
    • with roasted cashews, red cabbage & coriander
  • Malaysian style prime angus beef satay $18.00
    • with cucumber sticks & spicy peanut sauce
  • Vietnamese rare beef pho $20.00
    • with lemon, rice noodles, spring onion, coriander & chili
  • Free range pork & shiitake mushroom dumplings $15.00
    • with red raspberry vinergar
  • Free range pork & prawn cakes $17.00
    • served with red curry dipping sauce
  • Edemame $9.00
    • with spicy sesame sea salt & sesame oil
  • Crispy fried chicken $15.00
    • with sweet chili sauce
  • Salmon parcels $17.00
    • with spinach & cashew pesto, pickled ginger & soy sauce
  • STEAM BEEF & MUSHROOM BUN $4.00
  • BBQ SQUID $10.00
    • with steam rice
  • STEAM RED BEAN PASTE BUN $2.50
  • STEAM PORK BUN $3.00
  • CLASSIC PORK BAO $6.50
    • braised pork belly, pickled mustard, coriander, crushed peanuts
  • BBQ SQUID $7.00
  • Coffee Walnut Muffin $2.50
  • Mince & Cheese Pie $3.80
  • Bran Muffin $2.50
  • Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin $2.50
  • Apple Slice $2.20
  • Steak, Bacon & Cheese Pie $4.20
  • Fried Chicken Wrap $3.50
  • Raspberry Lamington $2.40
  • French toast $9.80
    • Served with fruit and whipped cream.
  • Vegetarian Sandwich $4.50
  • Vegetarian Samosa $5.00
  • Ham & Egg Sandwich $5.50
  • Spinach & Egg Sandwich $4.50
  • Bacon Pinwheel $6.90
  • French toast $11.20
    • Served with sliced bananas and bacon. topped with maple syrup.
  • Avocado (seasonal) or Tomato $ 2.00
The Front Room

The Front Room

location

Address

42 Tutere Street, Waikanae Beach, Waikanae Beach, NZ, 5036, New Zealand

phone

Phone

049054142

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Central European , European , Gluten Free , Kiwi , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Free Wifi ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
42 Tutere Street, Waikanae Beach, Waikanae Beach, NZ, 5036, New Zealand