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Sweet Mother's Kitchen 5 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Sweet Mother's Kitchen

2152 Reviews
$$
5 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments
  • Credit cards
  • Delivery
  • No-contact delivery
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet
  • Toilets
  • Good for kids
  • Family friendly
  • Takeaway
  • Dine-in
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Coffee
  • Kids' menu
  • Small plates
  • Wine
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating
  • Bar on site
  • Casual
  • Cosy
  • Groups
  • Accepts reservations
  • Outdoor seating
  • Great cocktails
  • Cocktails
  • Late-night food
  • Spirits
  • Vegetarian options
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Happy-hour food
  • Happy-hour drinks
  • Identifies as women-owned
  • Fast service
  • Quick bite
  • Healthy options

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Stacey Wang
06.10.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
Went there for there for breakfast and dinner. For breakfast had the eggs bomba, breakfast burrito with SMK spicy sausage and a side of hash. It was delicious and would definitely order the dishes again. For dinner had the jambalaya, jerk chicken, fish tacos and pork belly tacos and curly fries. The jambalaya was delicious however would prefer dark chicken meat over chicken breast. The tacos were also good - crackling on the pork belly wasn't as crunchy as I like it but I am very picky when it comes to crackling. The jerk chicken was disappointing and would not order again - chicken breast was dry (again prefer dark meat) and the beans were basically tasteless. The dessert of banoffee pie and key lime pie was also quite good. Personally, I'm not a fan of banana flavoured caramel in the banoffee pie but overall it was still good.
Age SaYy
26.09.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
I wanted to love this place but unfortunately it got 3 stars and I am being generous. The main reason I came here was for the beignets and all I got were undercooked donuts that had been heavily rolled around in icing sugar. I have had beignets from Cafe du Monde so i had good comparison. I had the BJ breakfast and it was mediocre.No eftpos. Can't sit in big seats if less than 4 people, we were there at 9am.I did feel sorry for the guy working FOH alone. He deserves gratitude.
Jay Berriman
15.09.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
I really cant think of a worst lunch I've had in quite a while, invited by friends to this place and they were so embarrassed. Unsure what has happened but the quality has really dropped. Some positive things like the salsa and the coffee i guess, good luck with sorting out your establishment.
Murphy & Murphy
14.09.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
Took the family here for Dinner. The service and atmosphere were good and we enjoyed our meals for the most part. The coleslaw that came with our chicken meals was an extremely small portion looked old and dry and was barely dressed. A bit disappointing for the price charged.
Jonathan Luo
14.09.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
Had the Chicken in a basket and Gumbo for brunch.Food was tasty and the service was friendly and good.Will definitely come back again.
Dhananjay Kumar
31.08.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
Went for a family meal, which turned sour very early in the evening.The glass I was given for my beer had a food stain on it!We had ordered Steak, Chowder and a Po’Boy along with a side order of chips.Well the steak was bloody when we had ordered Medium!The Chowder was a very small portion and the bread wasn’t toasted properlyThe Po’Boy! Ooh that way just a ’Poor Boy’. Hardly any salad, the pulled pork was more like mushy pork. It seemed like the sandwich wasn’t made, just thrown together in a hurry, I had to open it and reassemble it. The only saving grace was the bread was gud.The fries never came! And when I told them at the counter the server who incidentally hd taken our order and served us seemed surprised!The Manager did take off a couple of drinks off our bill but you know what, Managers and operators need to realise it’s not about money, it’s about ruining a family’s evening.By the way, I had to go elsewhere and fill my stomach.
Krishin Stephen Pillay
18.08.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
My wife and stopped by here for some lunch.Had an amazing lunch here.The service was great! Comfortable seating and eating area. I would have wished for a side plate on the table, would have been easier to share food with my wife.The fried chicken I had was crispy and yet not greasy. Same for the fries.I would definitely go back here to try more items of the menu.
Caitlin H
25.07.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
Can see how it would have been good in it's day, but for breakfast it was definitely disappointing. We ordered the flossy's favourite, unfortunately the eggs and bread were the only good part. The potato hash was flavourless, beans were clearly just dumped out of a can and cold, and the mushrooms had an odd watery consistency. Maybe we just got a bad morning but wouldn't be giving it another try
Alistair Reed
23.07.2023
Sweet Mother's Kitchen
Burrito with spicy homemade sausage average and turned out to be burrito with boiled sausage with spicy sauce, but then the staff couldn’t even remember if that went on. My advice is that if you’re going to charge extra for a meal then give people what they pay for or at least pay the courtesy of acknowledging a problem. A shrug and apparent ‘who cares, we’ve got your money’ attitude is appalling.