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

  • Ca Banana Leaf Wrapped Baked Fish With Prawn And Papaya Salad $29.5
    • Beautiful fresh fish fillet cooked in a chef’s special marinate of turmeric, dill & galangal. Served with a Vietnamese style prawn salad of crispy greens, papaya, herbs, peanuts, shallots & steamed rice.
  • Canh Ga Chien – Stuffed Chicken Wings With Pork & Prawns $15.5
    • Delicious stuffed chicken wings with our special prok & prawn filling. Fried until crispy, served with a tangy chilli & lime dressing. Labour of love.
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $12
  • Salad $5.5
  • Banh Tam Mixed Grilled Of Pork, Crispy Spring Rolls & Lemongrass Beef $29.5
    • Delicious Vietnamese mixed grilled of pork, lemongrass beef and crispy spring rolls. Served with udon noodles, fresh herbs, cucumber, carrot, peanuts, fried shallots, fish sauce and top with coconut 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.
  • Goi Chien – Vietnamese Basket Of Crispy Dumplings & Spring Rolls $14.5
    • Delicious crispy pork & prawn dumplings made with our special in-house Vietnamese style sweet potato pastry. Accompanied with crispy pork & prawn crispy spring rolls & dipping sauce.
  • Junior
  • HOT DOG $2.50
  • B $9.50
    • 2 sausages or hot dogs and chips
  • BACON BURGER $5.50
  • FISH $3.80
  • SQUID RING (EACH) $1.00
  • D $8.50
    • 6 chicken nuggets and chips comes with kids juice
  • KUMARA CHIPS $5.50
  • HAMBURGER $4.50
  • Entree $4.00
    • Garlic Bread
  • Crumbed Beef Schnitzel $16.00
    • Cut from the whole loin, lightly crumbed and served with onion rings, gravy, salad and fries
  • Sirloin Steak $23.00
    • Cut to 250g and grilled to your liking. Served with 2 eggs, mushroom sauce, onion rings, salad and fries
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $23.00
  • Roast of the day $15.00
    • Please check the chalk board for today’s roasts. Served with roast and steamed veg
  • Pea Pie Pud $10.00
    • Your choice of pie (baked here daily) served with a steamed vegetable combo and mashed potato with gravy
  • Tarakihi $20.00
    • Crumbed Tarakihi fillet served with a fresh salad, fries, lemon & tartare sauce
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu $18.00
    • Crumbed boneless thigh, stuffed with bacon and mozzarella cheese. Served with salad & fries.
  • 3 Fish, 3 Hot Dogs, 3 Sausages, 2 ½ Chips $ 28.40
  • Fillet Crumbed/Battered $ 7.60
  • Chips $ 2.80
  • Chips Only $ 3.50
  • Spinach & Pumpkin $ 2.50
  • Donut $ 1.70
  • Lasagna $ 2.60
  • Fish Cake $ 2.30
  • Roast Pork Satay $14.90
  • OI Beef / Spicy Beef $14.90
  • Combination Seafood $24.50
  • Chicken $12.90
  • Chicken & Bean Sprouts in Oyster Sauce $14.90
  • Shrimp $15.50
  • King Prawn &Cashews $24.50
  • Chicken Wing $1.70
  • Pork Wonton Soup $9.30
  • Roti $3.00
  • Chips $3.00
  • Veggie Roll $2.50
  • MeiGoreng $12.50
  • Combination Fried Noodle $13.50
  • Real Paua Fritter $7.00
  • $10.00 Pack
    • Fish Chips Sausage Crab Stick Potato Fritter
  • Eggs on toast N/A
  • Corn Fritters with Bacon $15
    • Served with fruit relish and sour cream
  • KP Big Breakfast $19
    • Bacon, eggs of your choice, grilled tomato, hash brown, mushrooms, with ciabatta (Eggs of your choice fried, poached or scarmbled)
  • Bacon & Eggs on Toast N/A
  • Smoked Salmon & Eggs on Toast $14
  • Eggs Royale $16
    • Smoked salmon, poached eggs, spinach, grilled tomato served with ciabatta and hollandaise sauce
  • Eggs Benedict (Choice of bacon or ham) $15
    • Poached eggs, tomato served with ciabatta and hollandaise sauce
  • Creamy Mushroom on Toast with salad $13
  • Warm house-made roti w/ capsicum-hazelnut dip & baba ghanoush $6.00
  • Serrano ham, apricot, fresh goat cheese & mint (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
  • Whitestone "Monte Cristo" $25.00/ $32.00
    • Monte cristo sheeps milk cheese is pressed and matured for four months in wax. This method retains moisture, producing a subtile nutty flavour (60g/ 120g)
  • Spaghetti bolognaise $13.00
    • tasty spaghetti covered with a yummy tomato and meat sauce, Hey Presto!
  • 2 courses/ 3 courses/ 4 courses $50.00/ $70.00/ $80.00
  • Sour dough roll $4.00
  • Mustard green steak, green grape, hass avocado, radish, cucumber, apple $9.00
  • Waikanae crab w/ chilli, garlic, parsley, chives, angel hair pasta (All individual seasonal plates are portioned between starter and main sizes) $26.00
  • FILLED CROISSANT $8.50
    • with bacon, brie & tomatoes
  • FRESH SALAD $6.50/$9.50
    • three options daily, small/large
  • TOAST $6.50
    • Two slices of toast (wholemeal or GF) >> with choice of spread: peanut butter, jam or marmite
  • TRAMMEZINO $8.50
    • with smoked chicken, brie & tomato chutneys
  • VEGE FRITTATA $10.50
    • veg & egg served with tomato chutney with toast
  • BREAKFAST PIE $7.50
    • Bacon, egg & veg served with tomato chutney
  • HOUSE-MADE MUESLI $8.00
    • with seasonal fruit compote & greek yoghurts
  • TOASTED CROISSANT $5.50
    • with jam and butter
  • Rogue Revolutionary Cubano Brick $18
    • Roast Pork - Ham - Colby - Pickles - Dijon Mustard
  • Onion Rings $4
    • House Made beer battered Onion Rings X4w/BBQ Sauce
  • Rogue Traditional Cheeseburger $15
    • Mustard - Tomato Sauce - Pickles - Red Onion
  • Pork Po' Boy $16
    • Pulled Pork - Slaw - Mustard Mayo - Pickled Red Onions - Pickles
  • Paris Texas $22
    • Spinach - Bacon - Pineapple - Shredded Chicken - Aioli - Parmesan
  • GoodFellas $17
    • Roasted Garlic - Feta - Sun - dried Tomato - Fresh Basil
  • Gris Gris $22
    • Red Onion - Corn - Capsicum - Shredded Chicken - Coriander- Yoghurt
  • Birds of Fire $22
    • Chorizo - Red Onion - Jalapenos - Chipotle Grilled Chicken
  • Penne Pasta with basil pesto, honey manuka smoked bacon, marinated olives & parmesan cheese $18.00
  • NB: Please let our staff know when ordering if you are gluten or dairy free
  • Eggs Benedict w/ ham off the bone & hollandaise $20.00
  • Soup of the Day served with our local baker's bread $15.00
  • Spicy Lamb Salad - Roasted Lamb cooked in our special nut / spice mix served with a lemon and black pepper yogurt sauce $25.00 DF
  • Pancakes w/ bananas & maple syrup $18.00
  • Prawn Twisters & Spring Roll Platter w/ sweet Thai chilli sauce $14.50
  • Salmon Fillet served with fresh dill, salad & wedges $25.00
  • Mince Savouries
    • Quality beef mince with added vegetables
  • Family Pies $18.00
  • Small $4.20
  • Steak, Cheese & mushroom
    • Whole mushrooms and cheese on top prime beef steak
  • Potato top Savoury
    • Quality lean mince with added vegetables
  • Quiche
    • bacon Egg Cheese and vegetales
  • Curry Chicken
    • Tasty chicken fillet with a mild curry and vegetables
  • Steak & Mushroom
    • Whole mushrooms on top of prime Steak
  • Tempure $13.50
    • vegetable and seafood
  • Kiki age Don $15.00
    • Tempura vegetable with teriyaki sauce
  • Ebi(Prawn) $4.50
  • Tuna Roll $3.50
  • Agedashi $7.00
    • deep fried tofu in a ginger and broth with bonito flakes
  • Large 22 pieces $33.00
  • SET E $25.00
    • tempura teriyaki chicken, octopus balls and rice, miso, salad
  • SET K $27.00
    • crumbed chicken, soybeans, sashimi, crumbed fish and rice, miso
  • PRAWN MADRAS $18.00
    • Prawn cooked in south Indian style with cream, curry and coconut powder.
  • SAAG PANEER $15.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked with home ground spices and simmered in rich spinach gravy.
  • LAMB MADRAS $17.00
    • Boneless lamb cooked in coconut cream and grated coconut and tempered with fresh curry leaves, mustard seeds and whole chilli
  • PRAWN MASALA $18.00
    • Prawns marinated in spices, cooked in a delightful delicate capsicum, onion and tomato gravy.
  • CHICKEN MADRAS $16.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with coconut cream and grated coconut, tempered with fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds
  • VEG MAKHANI $14.00
    • Fresh vegetable cooked in butter sauce finished with cream and Indian herbs.
  • BEEF KORMA $17.00
    • Boneless beef cooked in cream and cashew nut gravy.
  • KADAI BABY CORN $14.00
    • Baby corn cooked with whole coriander, crushed tomatoes, onion, capsicum and ground spices.
  • Lamb shank off the bone $26.00
    • with pearl barley & potato gnocchi
  • Tomato pasta
  • Fettuccini $16.00
    • w smoked salmon & capers in a cream sauce
  • Udon Beer marinated beer $15.00
    • w veggies & udon noodles
  • Benedict $15.50
    • w bacon, ham or salmon on focaccia
  • Muesli homemade $10.00
    • w fruit & yoghurt
  • Nuggets & chips
  • Fish & chips
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