Ambeli Restaurant – Fine Mediterranean dining in Wellington

Sherry Braised Free-Range Pork Belly with Roasted Pear & Fennel Salad & Lavender Honey One of the stars of the menu, this dish takes an unusual twist on the traditional ‘pork and apple’ combination. Our pork is from Harmony Farms in Paeroa, it’s full of flavour and melts in your mouth! The salty belly contrasts [...]

Slow cooked till it falls off the bone, with Button Onion Tarte Tatin, Braised Red Cabbage & Jus. Each duck leg is cured for two days before being slowly cooked for 3 hours in the confit style, native to Southwestern France. It is accompanied by another French favourite, Tarte Tartin, traditionally cooked upside down to [...]

Heirloom Tomato Panzanella, Buffalo Mozzarella & Ortiz Anchovy Dressing Heirloom tomatoes, if you’re not familiar with them, are an open-pollinated, non-hybrid variety that come in multiple colours and shapes. These delicious little fruit are combined with cucumber, tomatoes and bread that is soaked in olive oil to form the traditional Italian salad, Panzanella. As Shae [...]

Line caught snapper with Fennel & Tomato Confit & Salsa Verde and Pincho de Patatas Wrapped in Pancetta. We use fresh, sustainable fish from Wellington’s Yellow Brick Road and combine it with Pincho de Patatas, which translates from Spanish as “finger of potatoes” – a Spanish Tortilla wrapped in pancetta – it’s so delicious we [...]

Stuffed with Chorizo with Red Pepper & Paprika Roasted Cauliflower Salad & Romesco. Delicious chicken from Kipdale Farms in Papakura is combined with sweet, roasted pepper, smokey paprika-flavoured cauliflower and Spanish Romesco, a thick sauce made of nuts, tomatoes and roasted pepper. With beautiful colours and exciting flavours this meal is a delight to the [...]

Pan-Roasted ‘Leeland’ Southland Lamb Rump with Butter Bean Puree, Pancetta & Feta Arancini, Preserved Lemon & Caper Dressing. At Josh’s recommendation it is cooked medium rare and paired with Italian arancini, balls of rice, pancetta and feta, coated in breadcrumbs and lightly fried.