The Tasting Room in Wellington Menu

BOWLS BOWLS
  • Weekend Brunch Menu from 10am - 3pm
  • Breads with whipped sherry butter $8.00
  • Fennel roasted Sicilian olives $8.00
  • The Tasting Room spicy cheese fondue with grilled toast $15.00
  • Poutine beef fat fries with gravy & cheddar $10.00
  • Baby back pork ribs with smoky bulldog sauce $17.00
  • Crispy polenta chips with honey mayo $12.00
  • Buttermilk fried chicken pieces with chipotle mayo $15.00
  • Beer battered fish fingers with tartare and lemon $14.00
  • Chicken liver pate with home made loaf & chutney $14.00
BURGERS BURGERS
  • All of our burgers are served on a house made bun. Add shoestring fries $4.00
  • Angus beef burger with emmental bacon jam - served pink- $16.00
  • Falafel burger with pickled beetroot, feta & mushroom ketchup $14.00
  • Buttermilk fried chicken with chipotle slaw & cheddar $15.00
BOARDS BOARDS
  • The Tasting Room Mezze $20.00
    • House Made Loaf, Romesco, Baba Ghanoush, Hummus, Pickles & Olives
  • Fried Platter $40.00
    • Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Baby Back Ribs, Cheese Fondue, Polenta Chips, Fish Fingers, Olives & Pate
BRUNCH BRUNCH
  • Eggs your way with streaky bacon & hollandaise sauce $12.00
  • Portobello mushrooms on toast, feta pressed yoghurt & fresh herbs $16.00
  • Big brekkie with eggs, streaky bacon, cheese kransky, hashbrown & mushroom $19.00
  • Big veggie with eggs, polenta chips, mushroom, hashbrown, kale & spinach $18.00
  • Loaded bacon buttie with streaky bacon, fried egg, house ketchup & aioli $15.00
  • Fish n’ Chips $22.00
    • - Panko Crumbed Market Fish With Slaw, Fries & Tartare
  • Fresh Bongusto linguine with chilli, broccoli, courgette, pickled red onion, cherry tomatoes and sage butter $22.00
  • Beef Wellington with lyonnaise potatoes, parma ham, broccoli puree & red wine jus $36.00
  • Served medium rare, please allow 25 minutes
MAINS MAINS
  • Fish n’ Chips $22.00
    • Panko Crumbed Market Fish With Slaw, Fries & Tartare
  • Grilled sirloin steak with green beans, confit mushrooms & bearnaise $32.00
  • Roasted lamb rack with eggplant puree, sprouts & walnuts $30.00
  • Fresh Bongusto linguine with chilli, broccoli, courgette, pickled red onion, cherry tomatoes and sage butter $22.00
  • Pork belly with kumara puree, baby carrots, grilled peaches & jus $26.00
  • Sugar cured duck breast salad with pickled beetroot, nectarine & feta $27.00
  • Beef Wellington with lyonnaise potatoes, parma ham, brocoli puree & red wine jus $36.00
  • Served medium rare, please allow 25 minutes
SIDES SIDES
  • Tasting Room hand cut fries with aioli $8.00
  • Shoestring fries with parmesan, truffle oil & aioli $8.00
  • Green beans with bearnaise $8.00
  • Rocket & pickled fennel with parmesan, pine nuts & pear $9.00
  • Roast brussel sprouts & walnuts $7.00
SWEETS SWEETS
  • Creme brulee with pistachio biscotti & pressed rhubarb $10.00
  • Lavendar Eton mess with fresh berries & whipped cream $10.00
  • Chocolate torte with cherry sorbet & coconut $12.00
  • All of our eggs, chicken and pork are free range

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Ravioli of market fish $22
    • brown butter, lemon, shaved fennel, summer herbs
  • Grass-fed beef burger $22
    • provolone cheese, gentleman’s relish, sesame seed bun
  • Pork belly tostada $18
    • Chinese cabbage, toasted peanuts, crispy flour tortilla, nam jim dressing
  • Chipotle fried chicken $28
    • mashed potatoes, purple cabbage slaw, chicken gravy
  • Farmer’s market beets $19
    • aged balsamic, local goats feta, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts*
  • add scallops $34
  • Wakanui scotch fillet 300g $48
    • mushroom duxelle, crispy onion rings, chimichurri
  • Yellowfin tuna $22
    • Caesar salad, slow egg, Parmesan, croutons, classic dressing
  • Orange almond cake $6.00
  • Served on oven baked turkish bread with grilled tomato, grilled halloumi cheese, salads, garlic mayo and tomato sauce and side of fries
  • Baklava $6.00
  • Served on a freshly made tomato base
  • Pizza hawaii $14.50
    • Fresh pineapple, diced chicken & mozzarella cheese
  • Spicy walnut dip $6.00
    • Roasted capsicum, walnut, sundried tomato, garlic, spices & olive oil served with warm Turkish bread
  • Mushroom $1.00
  • Tiramisu $7.00
  • Swiss cheese $2.00
  • Karaage chicken (ponzu & japanese mayo) $12.00
  • Vege $10.00
    • Kumara, pumpkin fc cashew pattie, balsamic, swiss & pesto
  • Steak $10.00
    • Smoky mayo, crispy onions
  • Margherita
    • Mozzarella & chilli flakes
  • Pulled pork $10.00
    • Homemade coleslaw, sweet & smoky mayo
  • Potato popcorn (chilli aioli) $4.00
  • Baby burgers $11.00
    • (sliders x 3) angus beef market fish karaage chicken
  • 105 Pickle Vegetable & Duck Meat Rice Vermicelli $11.00
  • Large $13.50
  • 4 Soy Sauce Chicken Leg $7.50
  • 9 Pig Ears $7.50
  • 99 Hai Nan Chicken on Rice $11.00
  • (Egg noodle or rice noodle or young chun noodle or rice vermicelli)
  • 95 Seasonal Vegetable Pork on Rice $10.50
  • 85 Brisket on Rice $10.50
  • Pork belly $12.00
    • charcoal grilled sliced pork belly served along with vietnamese pickles
  • Roll your own (vietnamese grileld pork mince-nem nuong) $15.00
    • served w/ lettuce, mints, vermicelli & pickle
  • Grilled sesame ginger rice paper $3.00
  • Marinated salmon $18.00
    • charcoal grilled salmon marinated with lemongrass salt
  • Deep-fried tofu w/ house tomato relish $14.00
  • Grilled pork salad $11.00
    • charcoal grilled pork belly salad topped with peanut, shallot & vietnamese dressing
  • Grilled marinated salmon $18.00
    • served w/ side salad & steam jasmine rice
  • Mustard cabbage pickle $2.50
  • 4pm - 4Am
  • Olive Bread $8.00
    • With Kalamata Olives. Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
  • Garlic Bread $8.00
  • Corn Chips $7.00
    • With Salsa and Sour Cream
  • Antipasto Platter $28.00
    • A selection of Italian delicacies including Proscuitto, Salami. Manuka Smoked Ham, Pepperoni. Cheeses. Marinated Vegetables. Olives. Anchovies. Prawns, and Bread
  • Small $2.80
  • Quattro Formaggi Pizza $23.50
    • White Base. Mozzarella. Provolone. Pecorino. Gorgonzola, Cherry Tomatoes, and Fresh Basil
  • Bruschetta $9.50
    • Fresh Tomatoes. Basil. Garlic, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
  • TOASTED CROISSANT $5.50
    • with jam and butter
  • FRUIT SALAD $6.50
    • Seasonal fruit with greek yoghurt
  • HOUSE-MADE MUESLI $8.00
    • with seasonal fruit compote & greek yoghurts
  • BREAKFAST PIE $7.50
    • Bacon, egg & veg served with tomato chutney
  • BREAKFAST PIE $11.50
    • Bacon, egg & veg served with tomato chutney with toast
  • VEGE FRITTATA $10.50
    • veg & egg served with tomato chutney with toast
  • VEGE FRITTATA $6.50
    • veg & egg served with tomato chutney (GF)
  • SPANAKOPITA $8.50
    • Feta & spinach wrapped in filo
  • Extras $4.00
    • Bacon, black beans, kransky sausages, roasted tomatoes, creamy mushrooms, hash browns, spinach, black pudding.
  • Big Boy $22.00
    • A colossal version of the 'wee man’.
  • Available from 7:30am to 2:00pm
  • Toasted Muesli $11.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and greek yoghurt.
  • Nachos $17.00
    • Chicken and black beans on nacho chips, served with cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Veggie Brekkie $17.50
    • Eggs any style, black beans, roast tomato, hash brown, creamy mushrooms, grilled halloumi, served with toast and tomato relish.
  • Wee Man $17.50
    • Streaky bacon, kransky sausages, creamy mushrooms, hash brown, roast tomato OR black pudding and eggs any style, served with toast and rocket fuel.
  • Steak Sandwich $17.00
    • Marinated steak, caramelised onion, mesclun lettuce, brie cheese, with aioli and hollandaise sauce on a grilled pandoro bap, accompanied by shoestring fries and tomato relish.
  • -Mains Chicken and Cashew nuts, Seafood and Seasonal Vegetables, Sweet and Sour and Young Chow Fried Rice
  • Imperial Chicken (pre order required) W $48
  • -Combination, Shrimp or Yeung Chow $19.00
  • -Fish or Squid $23.00
  • -Vegetables / Fried Noodles with Soy Sauce $15.00
  • Lamb Chops in Pepper Sauce on a Hot Plate $33.00
  • Steamed Pork Belly with Taro / Steamed Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables $25.00
  • -Fish or Squid $26.00
  • EGGS BENEDICT $12.00
    • poached eggs with ham on toasted muffin topped with hollandaise sauce
  • STEAK & MUSHROOM $3.60
  • BACON EGGS ON TOAST $9.00
    • 2 eggs & 2 bacon
  • SAUSAGE $2.00
  • CHICKEN $3.80
  • SCAMMON $10.00
    • scrambled eggs with salmon
  • BAKED BEANS $2.50
  • SAVOURIES $1.60
  • Coming soon vietnamese crepes $10.00
  • Vege stir fried rice noodles $15.00
  • Stirred fry noodles with beef $15.00
  • Vietnamese chicken curry on rice with naan+beef, vege stable $12.00
  • Chicken vietnamese sandwich $10.00
  • Vege noodle rolls $7.00
  • Pork and pineapple summer rolls $7.00
  • Beef vietnamese sandwich $10.00
  • Extra Filling $1.00
    • Ham, Egg, Cheese, Onion, Tomato, Pineapple, Mushroom
  • Bacon & Egg $4.50
  • Fish Cake(Homemade) $2.50
  • Lasagne Squares $2.60
  • Chips $2.50
  • Crumbed Fish $3.00
  • Tarakihi Fillet $7.50
  • Steak Burger $5.00
  • Lampreis (df gf*) S$15 V$12
    • A banana leaf parcel with rice, eggplant pahi, pea reduction, boiled egg, green chutney, malu cutlet and a curry.
  • Parippu vade (df gf v) $4(3 pak)
    • Deep fried savoury biscuits made of split peas, onions & spices.
  • Idli (df gf*) S$10 V$8 L+$2
    • Steamed rice and lentil cakes served with a green coconut chutney and a curry.
  • DF= dairy free, GF*= gluten free (options)
  • Elawalu patty (df gf v) $3
    • A delectable snack made from vegetables, chickpeas & spices; battered, crumbed and deep fried.
  • String hoppers (df gf*) S$10 V$8 L+$2
    • Steamed rice flour strings served with a spicy fresh coconut sambol, kirihodhi (coconut milk soup) and a curry.
  • Pan rolls (df) $3
    • Beef mince, potatoes and spices wrapped in a pancake, battered, crumbed and deep fried.
  • Falooda (gf) $5
    • A refreshing rose flavoured drink served with ice cream and jelly
  • Chocolate brownie $8.00
    • with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Kransky and chips $9.80
    • kransky sausages with chips and tomato sauce
  • Kransky $3.50
  • Stan the wallet $26.80
    • 220g sirloin, caramelised onions, joe’s green salad and garlic butter with chips
  • Gorgeous george $15.80
    • joe’s hash topped with streaky bacon, two grilled free range eggs and hollandaise
  • Joker $14.80
    • spicy bratwurst sausage, streaky bacon and a free range egg in a warmed joe’s roll
  • Oriental joe $21.80
    • tender slices of beef fillet marinated in soy, chilli and garlic with salad greens, fresh herbs, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes and a sweet chilli, lime and ginger dressing topped with crispy noodles
  • Fruit crumble $10.80
    • warm rhubarb, apple, plum, crispy oats and coconut with natural yoghurt or cream
  • Eggplant parmigiana $27.50
    • Classic italian eggplant, parmesan tomato mozzarella bake
  • Panzanella $17.50
  • Chicken liver pate $17.50
    • With tangelo jelly, pickles, bread, smoked chutney
  • Affogato lucano $12.50
    • Espresso, vanilla gelato, amaro lucano
  • Crispy duck fat potatoes $8
  • Olives $11
    • Marinated mediterranean olives, citrus, garden herbs, smoked olive oil
  • Kingsmeade sunset blue
    • Creamy cow's milk blue cheese
  • Tagliata di manzo $33.50
    • Pan-roasted and sliced local red devon sirloin, rocket, parmesan, smoked olive oil and lemon salad ​
The Tasting Room

The Tasting Room

location

Address

2 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043841159

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , European , Finger Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Craft Beer ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Nightlife ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Brunch ,  Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Live Sports Screening ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
2 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand