Pravda Café & Grill changes personality with the hour while keeping the same grand Customhouse Quay setting. Daylight fills a heritage room of vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, marble and dark timber, making morning coffee and business lunch feel a little more polished. By evening the kitchen and dining room shift toward a grill and steakhouse rhythm, so the venue can carry a guest from an early scone to a full dinner without seeming caught between concepts.
Breakfast pairs cafe familiarity with precise details. Fruit scones and the richly cheesy house version sit alongside granola, banana pancakes with pecan butter and straightforward eggs on toast. Smashed avocado brings basil, feta, pistachio and sundried tomato, while cured salmon appears in a bagel and as an option for Benedict. A crisp potato hash cake with mushrooms and mustard-seed hollandaise and the full breakfast serve diners after a more substantial start.
Lunch turns toward contemporary bistro cooking. Fresh and tempura oysters open the meal, followed by persimmon bruschetta, fish kokoda, satay chicken, salt-and-pepper squid and seafood chowder. Roast beetroot salad and tomato risotto provide vegetable-led mains, while market fish, buttermilk and chipotle fried chicken, a double smash cheeseburger and grass-fed sirloin cover increasingly hearty choices. The breadth lets a quick midday plate and a formal client lunch share the same room comfortably.
Dinner gives the grill its clearest focus through New Zealand grass-fed and wagyu cuts, including sirloin, eye fillet, scotch, rib eye and rump cap. Each steak can be finished with a classic béarnaise, green peppercorn sauce or a more distinctive butter flavoured with truffle, smoked garlic, red wine or goat's cheese. Crisp potatoes, truffle fries, brown-butter mash and market greens complete the plate, while the deep wine list reinforces Pravda's more leisurely evening identity.
Address: 107 Customhouse Quay, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
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Pravda Menu
Breakfast
Served 7:30AM – 11AM. A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Pravda fruit scone
jam & butter
Granola
Raglan coconut yoghurt, seasonal fruit, chia seeds, honey
Porridge
dulce de leche, pecan butter, ricotta, maple syrup
Eggs on toast
relish | Poached | Scrambled | Fried
Smashed avocado toast
lemon, basil, sundried tomatoes, feta, pistachio
Cured salmon bagel
cream cheese, dill
Potato hash cake
mushrooms, poached eggs, mustard seed, hollandaise
Eggs benedict
Turkish bread | Smoked salmon | Halloumi | Bacon
Pravda big breakfast
Harrington’s pork sausages, streaky bacon, relish; two poached eggs, potato hash, roast tomatoes, baked beans, toast
Breakfast Sides
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Toast | Egg | Bacon | Black pudding
Potato hash | Mushrooms | Roast tomatoes
Pork sausage | Smoked salmon | Halloumi
Lunch Snacks
Served 11:30AM – 3PM. A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Pravda focaccia
butter, Lot 8 olive oil
Marinated olives
chilli, lemon, bay leaves
Freshly shucked oysters
shallot vinegar, lemon Price: POA
Tempura oysters
sriracha mayo Price: POA
Lunch Entrées
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Brown pear bruschetta
whipped ricotta, hot honey
Market fish Kokoda
chilli, lime, coconut
Satay chicken skewers
peanuts, lime (2)
Salt & pepper squid
almond skordalia, chilli oil
Seafood chowder
market fish, mussels, prawns, lemon crème fraîche, toast
Caesar salad
cos, anchovy, pancetta, parmesan, croutons, poached egg; + Chicken | Smoked salmon | Halloumi
Lunch Mains
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Salt-baked beetroot salad
rocket, feta, baby beets, candied walnuts
Roasted pumpkin risotto
burrata, pumpkin seeds, sage, parmesan
Market fish
cauliflower purée, charred broccolini, caper & lemon beurre blanc
Fried buttermilk & chipotle chicken
brown butter mash, purple slaw
Double smash cheeseburger
pickles, smoked cheese, bacon jam, ranch, fries
Grass-fed sirloin
green peppercorn sauce, green garlic butter, fries
Lunch Sides
$12 EA. A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Steak fries
Crispy potatoes
lemon, parsley, aioli
Truffle fries
parmesan
Brown butter mash
truffle jus
Market greens
garlic, chilli
Wild rocket
pear, walnuts, balsamic
Dinner Snacks
Served 5PM – LATE. A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Pravda focaccia
butter, Lot 8 olive oil
Marinated olives
chilli, lemon, bay leaves
Freshly shucked oysters
shallot vinegar, lemon Price: POA
Tempura oysters
sriracha mayo Price: POA
Dinner Entrées
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Brown pear bruschetta
whipped ricotta, hot honey
Market fish Kokoda
chilli, lime, coconut
Satay chicken skewers
peanuts, lime (2)
Salt & pepper squid
almond skordalia, chilli oil
Seafood chowder
market fish, mussels, prawns, lemon crème fraiche, toast
Caesar salad
cos, anchovy, pancetta, parmesan, croutons, poached egg; + Chicken | Smoked salmon | Halloumi
Dinner Mains
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Salt-baked beetroot salad
rocket, feta, baby beets, candied walnuts
Roasted pumpkin risotto
burrata, pumpkin seeds, sage, parmesan
Market fish
cauliflower purée, charred broccolini, caper & lemon beurre blanc
Fried buttermilk & chipotle chicken
brown butter mash, purple slaw
Braised beef short ribs
truffle polenta, pumpkin, red wine jus
Hawke’s Bay lamb backstrap
orzo tabbouleh, baba ghanoush, buffalo curd, dukkah
Grass Fed Cuts
All cuts come with beef jus, watercress purée and one sauce of your choice from below. A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Speckle Park Sirloin
300g, NZ
Speckle Park Eye fillet
200g, NZ
Speckle Park Scotch
300g, NZ
Canterbury Rib eye on the bone
NZ
Wagyu Cuts
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Lake Ohau Scotch
300g, NZ
Southern Station Rump Cap
250g, NZ
Dinner Sides
$12 EA. A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Crispy potatoes
lemon, parsley, aioli
Truffle fries
parmesan, mascarpone
Brown butter mash
truffle jus
Wild rocket
pear, walnuts, balsamic
Market greens
garlic, chilli
Steak fries
Dessert
Served 5PM – LATE. A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Tiramisu
Immigrant’s Son espresso, Marsala wine, Amaretti biscuit
Lemon meringue tart
rhubarb compote
Rhubarb & apple crumble
vanilla ice cream, almond tuile, custard
Raspberry posset
yuzu sorbet, oat crunch
Pistachio profiteroles
cherry mascarpone, chocolate fudge sauce
Ice cream & sorbet selection
Affogato
Immigrant’s Son espresso, vanilla ice cream, choice of liqueur
Affogato non-alcoholic
Local & imported cheese
quince, crackers, grapes
Breakfast Juices
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Homegrown orange juice
Homegrown apple juice
Breakfast Cocktails
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Mimosa
sparkling wine, orange juice
Bloody Mary
vodka, tomato, lemon, Worcestershire, Kataia Fire
Pravda Rosebud
vanilla vodka, passionfruit, cranberry, pineapple, rosewater, citrus
Aperol Spritz
Aperol, sparkling wine, soda
Margarita
tequila, lime, dry curaçao, agave
Liqueurs
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
Limoncello
lemon
Kahlúa
coffee | Frangelico | hazelnut
Baileys
Irish cream | Galliano | vanilla
Cointreau | Disaronno Amaretto | Grand Marnier
Drambuie
whisky liqueur
Dessert Wines
A 1.7% surcharge applies to all credit card and contactless payments.
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Against typical prices in Wellington
- Eggs benedict Typical in Wellington: $24.75 $25.00
- Caesar salad Typical in Wellington: $24.00 $25.00
- Tiramisu Typical in Wellington: $16.90 $19.00
- Seafood chowder Typical in Wellington: $27.00 $28.00
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