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

  • Tarakihi Fish Cake $10.5
    • Served with fresh salad
  • Chicken and Prawn Lotus Salad $18.5
    • Chicken, king prawns, lotus root, daikon, capsicum, carrot and herbs
  • Matcha Green Tea Waffle with Ice Cream $8
  • "Xa Xiu" BBQ Pork on Crispy Noodles $18.5
    • Shiitake mushroom and market seasonal vegetables stir-fried with BBQ Pork in Rock Yard special sauce
  • Espresso BBQ Pork Ribs $23.5
    • Served with fresh apple and mushroom salad
  • Fresh Rice Paper Rolls $11.5
    • Steamed rice vermicelli, herbs and prawns wrapped in rice paper roll. Served with peanut sauce
  • Tofu Lotus Root Salad $10.5
    • Lotus Salad with fried tofu in a soy vinaigrette dressing, sprinkled with crushed peanuts and fried shallots
  • Vietnamese Creme Caramel Flan $6
  • Grilled corn, paprika butter, lberico cheese $8
  • Crema catalana $10
    • baked custard - lemon, orange, cinnamon & a hint of fennel seed
  • Croqueta $4.5 each
    • sticky pork with mojo verde
  • Tortilla $9
    • Spanish omelette - free range egg, potato & caramelized onion
  • Patatas bravas $7
    • agria potatoes, spicy tomato sauce & aioli
  • Pork skin crackling & red pepper romesco $7
  • Alitas de pollo $14 / eight
    • chicken wings from the Josper with ajo blanco, mint & grapes
  • Almonds & La chianti paprika $6.5
  • Matt $10.00
    • Marinated Tofu, Mushroom, Egg, Jalapeño Salsa
  • Guacamole, Hash Brown, Refried Beans $2.00
  • John $13.00
    • Bacon Beetroot Relish
  • Kapene $15.00
    • Corn Fritter, Sour Cream, Jalapeño Salsa
  • Big Dave $14.00
    • Bacon, Beef, Black Pudding, Egg, Cheese, Ekim Sauce
  • Bacon Butty $5.00
    • White Roll, Butter, Bacon
  • Courtney $6.00
    • Marinated Tofu, Beetroot relish
  • Trevor $12.00
    • Egg, Mushrooms, Beetroot relish
  • Succulent Lamb Rump $22.00
    • Served on sauteed baby potatoes, summer beans & jus
  • Crispy onion rings $4.50
  • Grilled Halloumi Salad $17.00
    • Grilled organic Zany Zeus Halloumi salad with cherry tomatoes, croutons, roasted capsicum & walnuts in a lemon olive oil dressing
  • Steamed vegetables $4.50
  • New Orleans Best Jambalaya $20.00
    • Hot Rice dish loaded with scrumptious chicken & prawns, vegetables & fresh herbs
  • Side orders:
  • - Reggae Jerk Chicken Burger $14.00
    • Chicken breast marinated in jerk spices then grilled. Served on a milk bun with apple slaw, mango & pineapple salsa & chilli lime mayo
  • Garlic Bread $9.50
    • Freshly baked sourdough cob loaf with lashings of garlic butter
  • Bean Curd Hot & Sour Soup with Shredded Pork S $5 / L $9.50
  • Spicy / Shredded Pig Ear $10.00
  • Combination Seafood S $6 / L $11.50
  • Fu-Jian Fried Rice (pork,shrimp, & vegetable in oyster sauce) / Curry Coconut Cream Beef or Chicken on Steamed Rice $13.90
  • Tong Choy / Mixed Vegetables $15.00
  • Marinated Minced Pork Noodle Soup / Marinated Minced Pork Dried Noodle $10.50
  • Bean Curd with Mixed Seasonal Vegetables $14.00
  • Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup S $5 / L $9.50
  • Vegetarian $14.00
  • Supreme R $12 L $14
  • Hawaiian $19.00
  • Pastas $10.00
  • Mixed Vegetarian R $7.50 L $9.50
  • Chicken $14.00
  • Hawaiian $14.00
  • Turkish Bread $3.00
  • Curry Puff $6.50
    • 4 pcs of deep fried Malaysian style curry vegetarian samosa.
  • Terengganu Honey Chicken $13.00
    • Honey 6 spices marinated chicken fillets grilled to perfection & served with spicy chilli sauce.
  • Chicken Sambal $13.00
    • Chicken fillets cooked with onions in our n chilli samb& paste.
  • Green Curry Beef $13.00
    • Beef filets, potatoes. bamboo shoots & green peas cooked in coconut cream & Thai-styled green curry paste.
  • Satay - beef, chicken or mixed $6.50
    • Four skewers of meat, marinated in spices & herbs, roasted over open fire, served with slices of fresh cucumber, onion, and our peanut sauce.
  • 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
  • Steam Rice $2.00
  • Dry Lamb Curry $13.50
    • Diced lamb stir fried with curry paste, onion & potato chunks.
  • Pork and Chive Dumplings $16
    • w ginger infused rice vinegar and soy sauce
  • Steamed Pork Baos $18
    • Twice cooked roast pork, fresh coriander, pickled zucchini, oyster sauce
  • Steamed Prawn Shumai $17
    • w water chestnuts, garlic, chives, green pepper, wild Thai ginger, chilli and soy
  • Plum Sago Pudding $16
    • Coconut milk and sago pearls w– plum anise sorbet, coconut praline and young coconut
  • Spicy Three Cheese Parcels $17
    • w basil, smoked chilli, peanut and plum sauce
  • Asian Ceviche $16
    • w lime leaf, cherry tomato, Vietnamese mint, shallots
  • Star Anise Panna Cotta $16
    • w coconut cream, coconut butterscotch, sesame seed and roast pineapple
  • Chicken and Coriander Dumplings $16
    • w fresh ginger, crushed chilli and spring onion
  • Chicken sandwich $16
    • Cajun chicken breast, lettuces, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, served with French fries
  • Fish and chips $14
    • panko crumbed fish with French fries, garden salad and tartare sauce.
  • Fettuccine $15
    • cooked with mushroom and bacon, in a cream reduction sauce, serve with parmesan cheese and fresh herbs.
  • Beef burger $14
    • lettuces, sliced onion and tomatoes, beetroot, cheese, BBQ sauce, aioli, served with sesame buns and French fries. Add fried eggs $2. Add bacon $3
  • Lemon chicken $10
    • sticky lemon sauce, toasted sesame seeds, served with steamed rice.
  • Sweet sour chicken $10
    • pineapples, toasted sesame seeds, served with steamed rice.
  • Caesar salad $17
    • cos lettuces, bacon, anchovy, croutons, parmesan, boiled egg and roasted chicken
  • Curry chicken $10
    • Japanese mind curry, potatoes and carrots, served with steamed rice.
  • Bacon and Avocado Salad $14.50
    • Mesclun lettuce dressed in mvc vinaigrette with bacon, avocado, feta and tomato served with pandora sourdough bread.
  • Salmon Scramble $15.50
    • Scrambled eggs and salmon served with toast.
  • Extras $4.00
    • Bacon, black beans, kransky sausages, roasted tomatoes, creamy mushrooms, hash browns, spinach, black pudding.
  • Veggie Brekkie $17.50
    • Eggs any style, black beans, roast tomato, hash brown, creamy mushrooms, grilled halloumi, served with toast and tomato relish.
  • Toasted Muesli $11.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and greek yoghurt.
  • Curly Fries $8.00
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Waffles $15.00
    • Available saturday and sunday. Served with bacon and banana gr fruit. Accompanied with maple syrup and yoghurt.
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Grilled pandoro english muffin, wilted spinach, grilled ham, two poached eggs, and covered in hollandaise sauce.
  • BBQ prawn on rice with sauces
  • Each $1.20
  • Seaweed Salad
  • Seaweed Salad
  • Crispy prawn
  • Kampyo Japanese pickled Marrow
  • Eel
  • Prawn vegetable pancake on a stick
  • French Toast with Maple Syrup & Banana $9.00
  • Spicy Chicken Sandwich $12.50
    • Open Sandwich with 100gr Cajun Chicken on homemade Sourdough
  • B.L.T $10.50
    • Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato with Garlic Mayonaise on homemade Foccacia
  • Savoury Mince $10.00
    • on hot Buttered Toast with Poached Egg & hollandaise
  • Bangers and Mash $15.00
    • Gourmet Sausages on Potato Mash w Onion Gravy
  • Open Steak Sandwich $13.00
    • 100gr Sirloin on homemade Sourdough
  • Steak $18.00
    • Sirloin Steak cooked to your liking with Salad and Fries 200gr
  • Steak $23.00
    • Sirloin Steak cooked to your liking with Salad and Fries 300gr
  • Trio $18
    • Fresh Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Blue Cheese, Parmesan
  • Powder Keg Chicken Burger $19
    • Spicy “Powder Keg” panko peanut crumbed chicken breast, bacon, aioli coleslaw, tomato, onion, lettuce. Served with fries
  • Grilled Halloumi Salad $18
    • Grilled halloumi and roasted winter veg on fancy garden leaves
  • Beef Short Rib $25
    • Succulent slow roasted short rib with rustic mashed potato, winter veg + jus
  • Warm Olives $6
  • Zorba Pizza $20
    • Fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella , sundried tomato, olives, feta cheese
  • Soup of the Day $12
  • Steak Frites $26
    • Craft Beer marinated Porterhouse beef steak topped with garlic butter. Served with fries + salad
  • - Wairapa Jack Cheddar $15.00
  • One80 Coleslaw Salad $9.00
  • Selection of Award Winning Local Cheeses
    • Served with crackers
  • Indian Garlic Ciabatta $12.00
  • - Kapiti Kikorangi Blue $15.00
  • Kiwi Fresh Fush & Chups $33.50
  • Louisiana Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken $12.00
  • Free Range Chicken Achari Masala Curry $34.00
  • CANNELLONI $22.90
    • stuffed with porcini and flat mushrooms and parmesan, spinach,s erved with spinach, honey and balsamic pumpkin salad and red pepper basil sauce.
  • GNOCCHI AND HALOUMI PLATTER 13.00
    • platter of baked pumpkin gnocchi with cream of tomato and basil sauce, port, crumbed halloumi cheese and bruschetta bread.
  • MESCLUN SALAD WITH MANDARIN AND GHERKINS $5.50
  • BOWL OF WARM VEGETABLES $5.50
  • PAN FRIED MUSHROOMS WITH GARLIC $7.50
  • SCALLOPS $12.90
    • pan seared and served with scallops, chorizo sausage, Nam scallop noodles name jing dressing.
  • STIR FRIED BOK CHOY $6.00
  • LAMB FRYS $12.00
    • pan fried and served with greens, pancetta, blackcurrant sauce.
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