Arborio Restaurant, Cafe & Terrace Bar

restaurant — Central · New Plymouth

About Arborio Restaurant, Cafe & Terrace Bar

Arborio Restaurant, Cafe & Terrace Bar is situated within the Puke Ariki museum on St Aubyn Street, New Plymouth, noted for its stunning architecture and outstanding sea views. Open seven days and seven nights for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner, Arborio offers warm and friendly service, welcoming tropical decor, and tasty, generous food, with guests treated as friends from the moment they arrive.

The menu is designed to showcase produce and flavours from local growers and suppliers, blending iconic dishes with new seasonal changes across an international cuisine, alongside stone oven pizzas, pastas and risottos. Vegetarian, keto friendly and gluten friendly dishes and options are available throughout, with many dishes adaptable on request.

Arborio hosts a bottomless brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 9am, and also caters for functions, weddings and events, with a Terrace Bar available as a party venue.

Arborio: New Plymouth Dining Inside the Puke Ariki Museum

Arborio Restaurant, Cafe & Terrace Bar sits inside the Puke Ariki museum on St Aubyn Street, a setting noted for its stunning architecture and outstanding sea views. Open seven days and seven nights across breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner, the restaurant has built a reputation for warm, friendly service, welcoming tropical decor, and generous, flavour-driven food.

From Morning to Night

Breakfast covers everything from French Toast with caramelised pineapple and banana to the hearty Arborio Breakfast, loaded with bacon, kranskys, homemade potato cakes and creamed mushrooms. On weekends, the bottomless brunch runs every Saturday and Sunday from 9am, a drawcard in its own right. Through the day, light bites like polenta chips and an Arborio Antipasto Platter give way to burgers between brioche buns, hearty lunch mains, and stone oven pizzas that stay on the menu right through to dinner.

An Italian-Leaning Menu With International Range

The Italian Quarter section anchors the menu with risottos and pastas - a Prawn, Pea & Chorizo Risotto, a Seafood Linguini loaded with fish, prawns, mussels and calamari, and a Chicken Fettuccine finished with a smoked scented cream sauce. At dinner, mains step up further with a Coconut Braised Pork Belly, a pan-seared Beef Eye Fillet on whipped cauliflower with truffle mac and cheese croquettes, and a slow cooked Lamb Shank with red wine gravy.

Stone Oven Pizzas

Arborio's pizza range spans the Romano, loaded with olives, capers and roast artichokes, a Spiced Moroccan Lamb pizza with cumin yoghurt and mint, and a Tandoori Chicken version finished with guacamole and sour cream - alongside more classic options like the Margherita and Gourmet Hawaiian.

Dietary Options and Dessert

The menu marks vegetarian, keto friendly and gluten friendly dishes throughout, with many able to be adapted on request. To finish, the Dessert Menu offers a Tiramisu with mocha gelato, a Vanilla Crème Brûlée with caramel gelato, and an Affogato with Amaretto liqueur and an espresso shot.

Beyond the Restaurant

Arborio also hosts functions, weddings and events, with the Terrace Bar available as a party venue for larger gatherings.

Visiting Arborio

Arborio is located within the Puke Ariki museum at 65 St Aubyn Street, New Plymouth, open Monday to Friday from 11am to 10pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 10pm. The snack menu runs daily from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.

Signature items

  • Arborio Breakfast
  • Bottomless Brunch
  • Beef Eye Fillet
  • Lamb Shank
  • Tandoori Chicken Pizza
  • Seafood Linguini

Menu

Sides

  • Polenta Chips — With garlic aioli
  • Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables — Toasted garlic, almonds, parsley and garlic butter
  • Straight Cut Fries — With ketchup and aioli

Kids Menu

  • Mini Hawaiian Pizza — Kids menu item
  • Broccoli Florets — Kids menu item
  • Buttermilk Pancakes — With maple syrup and vanilla ice cream (available until 2pm)
  • Carrot Sticks — With house-made hummus
  • Chicken Nuggets — Served with chips
  • Eggs Any Style — On toast
  • Fish & Chips — Kids menu item
  • Mac & Cheese — Kids menu item

Lunch Mains

  • Tempura Battered Fish & Chips — House made tartar sauce, lemon, and a petite fennel, shaved zucchini and mint salad
  • Vietnamese Poached Chicken Salad — Glass noodles, slaw, shredded chicken, coriander and mint
  • Arborio Caesar Salad — Cos lettuce, manuka smoked bacon, croutons, parmesan, anchovies and poached egg; add chicken or prawns
  • Rocket & Pear Salad — Rocket, toasted walnuts, pear and parmesan tossed with balsamic vinaigrette; add chicken or prawns

Dessert Menu

  • Tiramisu — With mocha gelato
  • Vanilla Crème Brûlée — With caramel gelato
  • Affogato — Vanilla bean gelato with Amaretto liqueur and an espresso shot
  • Passionfruit Cheesecake — With white chocolate gelato
  • House Made Mango Sorbet — Gluten free, vegetarian, dairy free

Dinner Mains

  • Coconut Braised Pork Belly — With black rice, bean soy, crispy shallots, spiced pork wontons and mung bean salad
  • Beef Eye Fillet — Pan seared on whipped cauliflower, truffle mac n cheese croquettes, manuka smoked aioli, truffle butter and port jus
  • Lamb Shank — Slow cooked with creamy potato mash, green peas, baby carrots and red wine gravy
  • Chicken Roulade — Stuffed chicken breast with mushrooms, baby spinach and parmesan, pan seared, served with buttery mash, sauteed broccoli, heirloom carrots and mushroom cream sauce

From The Sea

  • Tempura Battered Fish & Chips — House-made tartar sauce, lemon, and a petite fennel, shaved zucchini and mint salad
  • Fresh Market Fish — With spinach and manchego risotto, grilled broccoli, tempura mushroom, confit garlic, mango and caper salsa

Breakfast Sides

  • Potato Cakes — Breakfast side
  • Sautéed Mushroom — Breakfast side
  • Toasted Ciabatta — Breakfast side
  • Bacon — Breakfast side
  • Creamy Balsamic Mushrooms — Breakfast side
  • Eggs (2) — Breakfast side
  • Gluten Free Bread — Breakfast side
  • Grilled Tomato — Breakfast side
  • Kranskys — Breakfast side

Between The Buns

  • Beef Burger — Brioche bun, truffle bechamel, grilled tomato, cos and balsamic shallot marmalade, straight cut fries
  • Beef Burger in a Bowl — Truffle bechamel, grilled tomato, aioli, cos lettuce and balsamic shallot marmalade
  • Crispy Battered Chicken Breast Burger — Brioche bun, garlic aioli, kimchi, lettuce, sweet chilli sauce, straight cut fries
  • Crispy Battered Chicken Breast Burger in a Bowl — Toasted garlic aioli, kimchi, lettuce and sweet chilli sauce

Starters & Light Bites

  • Polenta Chips — With garlic aioli (gluten free, vegetarian)
  • Oriental Honey & Soy Chicken — Served with soy ginger sauce and salad mix
  • Arborio Antipasto Platter — Perfect for 2
  • Arborio Pizza Bread — Choice of housemade pesto and hummus; garlic, parsley and cheese; or garlic and parsley
  • Bruschetta — Tomato, red onion, feta and basil salsa with pesto
  • Fritti Calamari — With chipotle aioli, rocket and lemon (gluten free)
  • Home-made Dips — Served with house made breads (vegetarian)
  • NZ Green Lip Mussels — Steamed in white wine, garlic, capers, coriander and herb broth with garlic butter bruschetta
  • Straight Cut Fries — With ketchup and aioli (gluten free)

Breakfast (The Morning)

  • French Toast — Caramelised pineapple and banana, bacon, maple syrup and cream
  • Eggs Any Style — On toasted ciabatta (gluten friendly available)
  • Sautéed Mushrooms & Spinach Eggs Benedict — Topped with hollandaise on homemade potato cakes and toasted ciabatta
  • Bacon Eggs Benedict — Topped with hollandaise on homemade potato cakes and toasted ciabatta
  • Creamy Balsamic Mushrooms — On toasted ciabatta with feta and house made rocket pesto (vegetarian, keto friendly available); add bacon
  • Arborio Breakfast — Bacon, kranskys, homemade potato cakes, creamed mushrooms, grilled tomato, eggs any style and toasted ciabatta
  • Green Chilli Scramble — Baby spinach, chilli, feta, basil, parsley and quinoa with toasted ciabatta

Italian Quarter (Lunch)

  • Prawn, Pea & Chorizo Risotto — Fresh parsley, parmesan and tempura prawns
  • Beetroot Risotto — Hazelnut goat cheese, burnt orange dressing and chervil (gluten free, vegetarian)
  • Seafood Linguini — Fish, prawns, mussels and calamari tossed with chilli paste, garlic, cherry tomatoes and coriander
  • Chicken Fettuccine — Shredded chicken tossed in spinach, pine nuts, red onion and a smoked scented cream sauce with crispy shallots
  • Chicken, Bacon & Leek Risotto — Shredded chicken, fresh thyme, spinach and parmesan (gluten free)

Italian Quarter (Dinner)

  • Prawn, Pea & Chorizo Risotto — Fresh parsley, crispy shallots, parmesan and tempura prawns
  • Saffron Pumpkin, Sage & Slow Cooked Onion Risotto — With crumbed feta and toasted almonds (gluten free, vegetarian)
  • Seafood Linguini — Fish, prawns, mussels and calamari tossed with chilli paste, garlic, cherry tomatoes and coriander
  • Chicken Fettuccine — Shredded chicken tossed in spinach, pine nuts, caramelised red onion and a smoked scented cream sauce, parmesan and crispy shallots
  • Chicken, Bacon & Leek Risotto — Shredded chicken, fresh thyme, spinach, crispy shallots and parmesan (gluten free)

Arborio Pizza (Stone Oven)

  • Romano — Garlic, chilli, olives, capers, red onions, semi dried tomatoes, roast artichokes, feta, basil, Napoli sauce and mozzarella (vegetarian)
  • Spiced Moroccan Lamb — Minced lamb, garlic cumin yoghurt, mint, olive oil, cherry tomato, Napoli sauce and mozzarella
  • Tandoori Chicken — Caramelised red onion, guacamole, sour cream, coriander, Napoli sauce and mozzarella
  • Garlic Prawns & Chorizo — Fresh rocket, garlic aioli, coriander, parmesan, Napoli sauce and mozzarella
  • Gourmet Hawaiian — Smoked ham, pineapple, brie cheese, Napoli sauce and mozzarella
  • Italian & Pepperoni — Salami, ham, kalamata olives, roasted red capsicum, Napoli sauce and mozzarella
  • Margherita — Tomatoes, parmesan and basil, Napoli sauce and mozzarella (vegetarian)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Arborio located?
Within the Puke Ariki museum, 65 St Aubyn Street, New Plymouth.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Friday 11am-10pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-10pm.
Does Arborio do a bottomless brunch?
Yes, every Saturday and Sunday from 9am.
When is the snack menu available?
Every day from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.
Does Arborio cater for dietary requirements?
Yes, vegetarian, keto friendly and gluten friendly dishes and options are available, with many adaptable on request.
Can I book Arborio for a function or wedding?
Yes, functions, weddings and events are catered for, including use of the Terrace Bar as a party venue.
Is there a kids menu?
Yes, including mini Hawaiian pizza, chicken nuggets, mac and cheese and fish and chips.

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