Winner Winner Courtenay Place is the Wellington outpost of Winner Winner, a fried and fire-roasted chicken concept born and proudly raised in Hamilton East by a team of passionate foodies from the hospitality industry. Built to fill a gap for easy, healthy, fast and fresh dinners or lunches inclusive to all food preferences, Winner Winner has grown from its Hamilton East original into Wellington's Courtenay Place.
The menu centres on free-range, fire-roasted and fried chicken — the fire-roasted version brined and slow-roasted in-house and served with gravy, and the fried version buttermilk-coated and served with ranch and Winner Winner pickles. Beyond chicken, the eclectic, comfort-food-filled menu covers burgers and rolls (including the fire-roasted chicken gravy roll and a Hereford cheeseburger), hearty sides, loaded fries, seasonal cabinet salads and sweet pies served by the slice.
Despite being a chicken shop, Winner Winner is proudly vegetarian and vegan friendly, offering options like a vegan chicken sandwich and vegan pie slice, because sharing meal times with the people you love matters. The team does its best to accommodate dietary requirements — just ask staff — though allergens are present in the kitchen so cross-contamination can't be guaranteed. Catering is also available for events.
Winner Winner Courtenay Place brings a taste of Hamilton East to the heart of Wellington's Courtenay Place. The concept was born and proudly raised in Hamilton by a team of passionate foodies from the hospitality industry, built to fill a gap for an easy option for healthy, fast, fresh dinners or lunches that didn't scrimp on good vibes — and that were inclusive to all food preferences. Now, that same eclectic, comfort-food-filled menu has landed in Wellington.
At the heart of Winner Winner's menu is its chicken, served two ways. The fire-roasted chicken is brined and then slow-roasted in-house until it's cooked to perfection, served with gravy for that classic comfort-food finish. The fried chicken, meanwhile, is buttermilk coated and served with ranch and Winner Winner's own house pickles. Both come in quarter, half or whole portions, with "Feed Yourself," "Feed Two People" and "Feed Four People" combos pairing the chicken with sides or cabinet salads — handy options whether you're grabbing a solo dinner or feeding the whole table.
Beyond whole-bird chicken, Winner Winner serves a range of burgers and rolls that have become staples in their own right — from the fire-roasted chicken gravy roll (pulled chicken, gravy and slaw) to a Hereford cheeseburger built with local prime beef, pickles, cheese, onion, mustard, mayo and ketchup. A hot dipped chicken sandwich and its vegan counterpart round out the core lineup, and the kitchen also runs a rotating specials board that frequently brings a new sandwich or burger into the mix.
The sides menu is where Winner Winner shows its range: straight-cut fries and sweet potato fries sit alongside tater tots with Louisiana remoulade, mac'n'cheese topped with Twistie crumb, charred greens with garlic, chilli and almonds, cheesy garlic bread, and a house-made bone broth. For something more indulgent, the loaded fries come smothered in cheese and gravy, with options to add shredded chicken, vegan BBQ jackfruit, or streaky bacon. Daily cabinet salads offer a fresher option, made seasonally and always vegetarian.
Despite the name and the fire-roasted specialty, Winner Winner is proudly vegetarian and vegan friendly — the team acknowledges the irony of a chicken shop catering to plant-based diners, but sees it as important that everyone can share a meal together. The Vegan burger swaps in BBQ pulled jackfruit, tobacco onions, slaw and vegan mayo, while the vegan chicken sandwich uses soy buttermilk fried vegan chicken. Even dessert gets the treatment, with a vegan pie slice alongside the regular handmade sweet pies served by the slice, all day, every day.
No Winner Winner meal is complete without dessert — sweet pies made with quality ingredients are dished up by the slice throughout the day. Kids aren't forgotten either, with boneless buttermilk-fried chicken bites paired with fries or tater tots. Drinks-wise, there's a rundown of juices, sodas and kombucha to wash it all down.
Winner Winner Courtenay Place supports both online ordering and digital table ordering for a smoother dine-in or takeaway experience, and catering is available for anyone looking to bring the fire-roasted and fried chicken experience to their next event. It's first come, first served — no reservations — so drop by Courtenay Place and settle in for a hearty, all-day chicken shop experience that welcomes everyone to the table.