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

  • Gorgonzola dolce & crackers $17
  • Eggs poached or scrambled on toast with crispy bacon $16.5
  • ‘Cloudy Bay’ clam linguine, white wine & flat leaf parsley $24.5
  • Courgette flowers stuffed with ricotta, parmesan & French tarragon $19.5
  • 5 Grain toast $12
    • sliced banana, peanut cashew & almond butter
  • Organic mixed leaf salad $8
  • Toasted Panettone, vanilla mascapone & passionfruit syrup $14
  • Ham off the bone, poached eggs on toast with hollandaise $19
  • BBQ Blue $17.00
    • NZ beef, bacon, blue cheese and BBQ sauce
  • Fish Cakes $12.00
    • with mustard mayo and Salad
  • B 'n' E $10.00
    • (Bacon and Eggs) on toast
  • Moo -vcado $16.50
    • NZ beef, avocado and bacon
  • Roti bread $9.80
    • with peanut sauce
  • Smoked mussel fritters $16.50
    • and chili mayo
  • Tacos $16.50
    • Grilled beef
  • Home Cut Fries $8.00
    • and garlic mayo
  • Salad $ 9
    • avocado / cherry tomato / lemon dressing
  • Aged beef slider $ 15
    • cheddar / bbq
  • Green beans $ 9
    • 63 egg / brown butter
  • Blueberries $ 13
    • citrus curd / white chocolate gelato / elderflower
  • Smoked salmon rillettes $ 16
    • grilled sourdough / house pickles
  • Passionfruit tart $ 13
    • confit ginger / coconut sorbet / banana brulée
  • Soup of the day & sourdough $ 14
  • Baby potatoes $ 9
    • sour cream / bacon
  • Thit Kho – Claypot Caramel Pork With Charr Grilled Prawns & Quail Eggs
    • Comfort food from home. Slow cooked spare ribs in our special in-house caramel sauce reduction topped with grilled juicy prawns & boiled quail eggs. Served with a simple steamed rice & green papaya salad.
  • Ga Con Chien Drunken Salt & Pepper Baby Chicken $29.5
    • Traditional herbal wine poached baby chicken then fried until crispy. Served with Vietnamese style pot rice with pork sausages, dried shrimps and pork floss. Served with XO sauce Bok Choy. Best eaten with your hands.
  • Thit Bo Luc Lac Vietnamese Wok Tossed “Shaking Beef"
    • Delicious sirloin beef two ways. Our special wok-tossed “shaking beef” with our in-house special marinate. Accompanied by a refreshing Vietnamese style grilled beef & papaya salad. Served with steamed rice.
  • Ga Xa Saigon Lemongrass Chicken With Coconut Noodles, Corn Spring Rolls $29.5
    • Delicious flame grilled marinated chicken with lemongrass, shallots, chillies & spices. Served with coconut rice vermicelli noodles, corn spring rolls, peanuts, crispy shallots, pickled carrot, lettuces & fresh herbs.
  • Vit Cuon – Aromatic Roast Duck Wraps With Plum Sauce $15.5
    • Vietnamese “five-spice” roast duck wrapped with cucumber, coriander, pickled vegetables, sesame seeds, spring onion, Hoisin bean & chilli sauce. Served with plum dipping sauce.
  • Banh Bao – Steamed Pork Bun Sliders $15.5
    • Slow braised belly of pork in our master stock. Sandwiched between fluffy white steamed buns. Served with Hoisin, chilli sauce, pickled vegetables & coriander. Best eaten like a burger.
  • Fish And Chips $12
  • Tom Nuong – Charrgrilled Slipper Lobsters With Green Papaya Salad $16
    • Charred grilled wild caught slipper lobsters served with a refreshing Vietnamese style green Papaya salad. Topped with fresh Asian herbs, roasted peanuts & Vietnamese tamarind dressing.
  • Chicken Avocado & Bacon Burger $10.90/$15.40
  • Chicken $12.50
  • Mini Pack $11.50
    • 1 Fish, 4 Chicken Nuggets, 1 Hot dog, 2 Potato fritter, Small Chips tomato or tartare sauce
  • Mixed Pack $24.00
    • 2 fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 sausages, 2 Chips, Tomato or tartare sauce
  • Plain Roti bread Each $3.20
  • Chicken Breast Fillet $4.50
  • Steak onion roll $2.80
  • Apple Turnover $2.50
  • Cheeseburger
    • beef pattie, lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chips
  • Sausage $2.00
  • Sausage Classic
    • three sausages served with twoeggs, coleslaw and chips
  • All $10
  • Tomato, Bacon, Side of Salad or Vegetables $3.00
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • BLT & Chips
    • bacon, lettuce, tomato & garlic aioli on an open sandwich
  • Egg, Onions $1.50
  • Sojourn Salad Bowl (VGF) $15
    • Baby spinach, roasted kumara, quinoa, carrot, goat feta, roasted beetroot, olives with green herb dressing
  • Salmon $25
    • Aoraki pan seared salmon fillet, onion & spinach salad, warm potato, white wine cream sauce
  • Curry of the Day (GF) $15
    • (Please ask for today’s special) Served with steamed rice, raita & papadum
  • Bread & Dips (V) $10
    • German rye, ciabatta & focaccia chargrilled with today’s selection of dips
  • Zelati Gelato $8
    • Choice of two scoops of gelato (vanilla, chocolate or berry) in a brandy basket
  • Caesar Salad $15
    • Romaine lettuce, free range poached egg, anchovies, streaky bacon, croutons, shaved parmesan & creamy garlic dressing
  • Tiramisu $8
    • Classic Italian dessert, dusted with rich cocoa powder
  • Apple Crumble $8
    • Granny Smith cinnamon apple crumbs with vanilla gelato
  • Sliced Tomato with Olive Oil & Rock Salt $4.20
  • White or 5 Grain $4.50
  • Avocado / Bacon / Breakfast Sausages $4.50
  • Porridge with Fruit Compote $12.00
  • Toasted Croissant with Tomato & Cheese $7.00
  • Eggs $12.00
    • scrambled on toast
  • Smoked Salmon $4.50
  • Rasp Jam / Marmalade / Vegemite / Honey $2.00
  • Muhalleh $7.00
    • Apricot mousse topped with whipped cream and pistachio nuts.
  • Calamari $8.50
    • Calamari rings served on a bed of lettuce and garnished with mayonnaise and lemon.
  • Choice of two $10.00
    • Your choice of a combination of any of the above desserts.
  • mixed $14.00
  • Lavash bread $2.50
  • Mixed $5.00
  • Potato sigara boorek $8.50
    • Parcel of filo pastry stuffed with potato, feta cheese, parsley and middle eastern herbs served with sauce
  • Fruit Salad $7.00
    • Chilled fruit salad topped with whipped cream
  • Brooklyn Burner 29.00/17.00
    • Pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, olives, chilli flakes and pizza sauce
  • Tomato, ham & hummus 4.30
  • Gluten free roll (extra) 1.30
  • Ham& cheese 4.30
  • Guacamole 5.40
  • Everything
  • Bacon 7.20
  • Mini bagel 1.40
  • Won Ton Noodle Soup $11.00
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $12.00
  • Roast Duck & Roast Pork on Rice $13.00
  • Vegetarian Fried Rice $10.50
  • Roast Pork on Rice $12.00
  • Orange Beef on Rice $13.00
  • Double Cooked Pork on Rice $11.00
  • Soya Sauce Chicken Leg on Rice $11.00
  • Veg Dhal Curry $15.90
  • Small Chips $1.50
  • Soto Ayam $7.00
    • traditional Malaysian chicken soup with tender chicken pieces, lemon grass, beansprouts, coriander spring onion & fried shallots
  • 4x Chicken satay with peanut Sauce $4.00
  • Papa's Gulai Corner $18.90
    • Chef's own blend of curry paste using whole spices such as fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, fresh curry leaves, tamarind juice and coconut cream in preparing this traditional gulai all Gulai served with basmati rice/fish and okra
  • Beef stir-fry with seasonal veg's $15.90
  • Curry Puff 2 per serving $3.00
    • braised onions and diced sweet potatoes blended with our mix of curry spices, wrapped in puff pastry
  • Prawn noodle soup $16.90
  • Burrito regular $10.00
    • flour tortilla rolled into a pocket and stuffed with Mexican rice, beans, cheese, chipotle salsa, salad on side and avocado dressing
  • Quesadilla grande $10.00
    • flour tortilla folded over cheese with capsicum, onion, mushroom, salad, chipotle salsa and avocado dressing
  • Tacos two $10.00/ three $15.00
    • to gluten-free soft corn tortillas folded and filled with cheese, capsicum, onion, mushroom, salad, chipotle salsa and avocado dressing
  • Shoestring Fries $3.50
    • With tomato relish and aioli
  • Cheddar + 2 Fillings $6.50
  • Cheddar + 3 Fillings $7.50
  • Hollandaise
  • Sauces $1.00
  • Toasties $7.50
  • Ham
  • Chicken
  • Assortment of Bread & Dips $20
    • Lemon & Fennel Olive Oil, Fig Balsamic, Smoked Paprika & Preserved Lemon Hummus, Fragrant Baked Olives, & a Selection of Baked Focaccia & Pizza Breads(V, GF on request)
  • Sauces:
    • Café De Paris Butter / Caramelised Onion / Preserved Lemon Aioli
  • Grilled Lamb, Honey & Balsamic Roasted Beetroot Salad $25
    • with Baby Greens, Feta, Toasted Walnuts & Sumac-Yoghurt Dressing( GF, DF on request)
  • Greek Salad $6.50
    • V, GF
  • Ginger & Soy Lamb Skewers $14
    • Honey Gingered Yoghurt
  • Rustic Fries $5.50 Small $8 Large
    • with Preserved Lemon Aioli(V, GF, DF)
  • Grilled Venison, Cumberland Sauce $32
    • Served with Salsa Verde Roasted New Potatoes & a Salad of Baby Greens, Goats Cheese Chèvre, Crispy Bacon, Dried Strawberries & Sunflower Seeds. Drizzled with Balsamic Crema(GF, DF on request. Subject to Availability)
  • Tararua
    • Olive Oil, Garlic, Oregano, Mozzarella, Halloumi, Shavings of Parmesan, Cherry Tomatoes & Truffle Oil
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