The Esplanade Restaurant in Dunedin Menu

BREAKFAST MENU BREAKFAST MENU
  • Toasted ciabatta, jam $7.50
  • Granola, seasonal fruit, yoghurt $12.00
  • Bruschetta $9.00
    • mixed mushroom
  • Crisp fried calzone, ham, mozzarella $12.00
  • Toasted sweet fruit panetone, seasonal fruit, mascarpone $16.90
  • Uova al forno, skillet baked eggs with spinach, smoked scamorza cheese, tomato $18.50
  • Uova al forno, skillet baked eggs with chorizo, potato, mushroom, tomato $18.50
  • Esplanade Breakfast $19.00
    • sage-fried eggs, prosciutto cotto, roast tomato, havoc pork & fennel sausage
  • Scrambled free range eggs, havoc pork & fennel sausages, basil oil, toasted ciabatta $17.00
  • Pizza Atomica $22.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, red onion, cracked egg, speck
  • Panino Toastie $12.00
    • prosciutto cotto, piccanti, pesto, mozzarella
  • Panino Toastie $12.00
    • aubergine, provolone, pesto
  • Panino Toastie $12.00
    • mushroom, provolone, truffle oil
ANTIPASTI ANTIPASTI
  • Calamari Fritti $16.00
    • fried calamari, gremolata
  • Pork and porcini meatballs, chickpea cream $12.00
  • Antipasto $25.00
    • cured meat, cheese, olives, bread
  • Antipasto $25.00
    • fried seafood, braised shellfish, baccala mantecato, olives, bread
  • Olives, grissini $8.00
  • Fried sardines, onion pickle, pinenuts $12.00
  • Arancini $10.00
    • pea, saffron, mozzarella
  • Crocchette $11.00
    • potato, salami, mozzarella
  • Zuppa Di Pesce Del Pescatore $15.00
    • fishermans soup
  • Pepata Di Cozze $14.00
    • mussels, clams, white wine, peppercorn, lemon
  • Bruschetta $9.00
    • proscuitto cotto, ham, mozzarella
  • Bruschetta $9.00
    • baccala mantecato, whipped salt cod
  • Crisp calzone, aubergine, mozzarella, tomato sauce $13.00
  • Pork and beef meatballs, tomato sauce $12.00
BREAD BREAD
  • Bread Basket $9.00
  • Pizza, garlic, rosemary $12.00
  • Pizza, tomato, oregano, garlic $15.00
PASTA PASTA
  • Pappardelle $26.00
    • braised lamb shoulder, mushroom
  • Scialiatelli $25.00
    • paolo's recipe havoc pork sausage ragu, tomato, ricotta
  • Tagliolini Zafferano $24.00
    • mussels, clams, white wine, garlic, parsley
  • Lasagne $24.00
    • beef ragu
  • Gnocchi $23.00
    • rocket, tomato, parmigiano
  • Ravioli $23.00
    • spinach, ricotta, sage butter
  • Risotto $24.00
    • cherry tomato, zucchini, aubergine
  • Cannelloni $23.00
    • pumpkin, mushroom, bechamel sauce
PIZZA / RED PIZZA / RED
  • Napoletana $23.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, anchovy, caper
  • Capricciosa $24.00
    • mozzarella, mushroom, artichoke, ham, olive
  • Margherita $21.00
    • mozzarella, tomato, basil oil
  • Quattro Stagioni $24.00
    • ham, artichoke, mushroom, anchovy, olive
  • Piccanti $23.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, spicy salami
  • Frutti Di Mare $23.00
    • calamari, mussel, octopus, clam
  • Prosciutto $24.00
    • crudo di parma, rocket, mozzarella
PIZZA / WHITE PIZZA / WHITE
  • - Add parmigiana reggiano $3.00
  • - Add mozzarella di bufala $5.00
  • - Add venison salami available $3.50
  • Quattro Formaggi $25.00
    • gorgonzola, mozzarella, emmental, edammer
  • Ortolana $24.00
    • aubergine, capsicum, mozzarella, ricotta
  • Calabrese $24.00
    • spicy 'nduja piccanti, capsicum, mozzarella
  • Popeye $23.00
    • spinach, mozzarella, parmigiano
  • Salsiccia $24.00
    • havoc pork and fennel sausage, mushroom, truffle oil, mozzarella
  • Salmone $24.00
    • cured salmon, mozzarella di buffala, rucala, balsamico
SIDES SIDES
  • French fries, garlic, parsley $8.00
  • Green leaves $7.00
  • Patata Al Forno $9.00
    • roast potato, garlic, evo
  • Wood-roast beetroot, mozzarella, lardons, balsamic $11.00
  • Caprese $15.00
    • bufala di mozzarella, tomato, basil
  • Insalata Rucala $12.00
    • rocket, pear, pecorino, walnut
  • Ciabatta $3.00
FORMAGGI FORMAGGI
  • Pecorino, honey $14.00
  • Gorganzola, pear $14.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Cannoli, ice-cream $8.00
  • Butterscotch creme pot $8.00
  • Baked lemon cheese slice, thyme roasted grapes $8.00
  • Dark chocolate torta, mascarpone, cherries $8.00
  • Tiramisu $8.00
  • Knickerbooker glory $13.00
  • Tartufo, vanilla & chocolate ice - cream, shot of espresso $11.00
  • Caffe corretto, espresso-grappa $10.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Ika Squid $15.50
  • Tempura Nabe Udon $12.50
    • prawn & vegetable tempura with tofu & egg in a hot pot
  • Oyakadon $11.00
    • chicken eggs and onion
  • Beef Tataki salad $10.00
  • Spicy Sashimi Salad $12.00
  • Sirloin Steak $15.50
  • Spicy Sashimi Salad $10.00
  • Fish Teriyaki white fish fillets $15.90
  • Madras Chicken or Lamb $18.00
    • Chicken or Lamb cooked with ginger and South Indian masala.
  • Rice $4.50
    • Plain white rice.
  • Vegetable Samosa (2pcs) $7.00
    • Mashed potatoes, green peas and spices filled into a pyramid shape dough, crisp fried and served with homemade tamarind sauce.
  • Prawn Saag $19.00
    • Prawns cooked in spinach with spices.
  • Kashmiri Naan $6.00
    • Leavened bread stuffed with coconut, cashew and sultanas.
  • Chicken Afghani $18.00
    • Chicken cooked in cashew sauce with cream.
  • Pulaoo Chicken, lamb or vegetables $16.50
    • Rice cooked with chicken, lamb, or vegetables and spices.
  • Vegetable Jaipuri $16.50
    • Mixed vegetable cooked in thick cashew gravy and garnished with popadoms.
  • Dessert pizza of the day $19.00
    • Please ask our staff for today's flavor.
  • -12" $19.00
  • Cookie pizza $19.00
    • Please ask our staff for today's flavor.
  • -20" $35.00
  • -Gluten free $28.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -12" $19.00
  • Caesar salad** $19
    • w chicken, bacon, cos lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese & poached egg
  • Pumpkin salad** $15.50
    • W spinach, cashew nuts & goats cheese
  • Salt & pepper squid $15.50
    • W fresh salad & chilli mayo
  • Pancakes $16.5
    • berry compote & natural Greek yoghurt
  • * Gluten Free ** Can be made Gluten Free. Add $1 for Gluten Free Bread
  • Bacon & eggs** $14
    • 2 free range eggs (any style), streaky bacon & ciabatta bread
  • Bacon Buttie** $16.5
    • fresh baps, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli & tomato sauce
  • Beer battered blue cod $24
    • W hand cut chips, fresh salad & tatare sauce
  • Combination Fried Rice $12.90
    • Fresh vegetables with pork, beef, chicken and prawns tossed in fried rice
  • Seafood Combination Noodles $13.50
    • Thin egg noodles with prawns, fish ball, salad mix and fresh vegetables in oyster sauce
  • Mongolian Beef $11.50
    • Thin rice noodles with beef and fresh vegetables in a Mongolian sauce
  • Black Bean Beef $11.70
    • Thick egg noodles tossed with beef and fresh vegetables in black bean sauce
  • Honey Box $11.90
    • Thin egg noodles cooked with beef, chicken, BBQ, pork and fresh vegetables tossed with our special Honey Box sauce
  • BBQ Pork $11.50
    • Thin egg noodles with BBQ pork and fresh vegetables in a BBQ flavored sauce
  • Chicken Chow Mee $11.50
    • Thin egg noodles with chicken and fresh vegetables in a sizzling hot oyster sauce and seasoning
  • King Prawn Fried Rice $14.90
    • Delicious king prawn and shrimp fried rice tossed together with fresh vegetables and fried rice
  • Ton katsu (pork) don $13.00
  • Teriyaki chicken $12.00
  • Seafood Yoki Udon $12.00
  • Beef Fried Rice $12.50
  • Teriyaki vege $11.00
  • Chicken katsu $12.00
  • Teriyaki beef $12.00
  • Koroage $13.50
    • w/curry
  • Omelette $15.00
    • Spinach, mushroom, tomato and cheese or Bacon, onion, tomato and cheese.
  • Cheese Cake $10.00
    • Please ask our staff for the chef’s choice of cheesecake for the day.
  • French Toast $15.00
    • Fresh hot French toast topped with your traditional bacon and banana.
  • GARDEN TOSSED SALAD $5.00
  • MUSHROOM STACK $17.00
    • Crispy potato rosti topped with a stack of Portobello mushrooms stuffed with a rosemary, toasted pine nuts and basil pesto stuffing and topped with slow roasted vine tomatoes.
  • Plates $10.00
    • Arancini Balls, Chicken Wings, Fresh Fish Bites, Baby Got Back Ribs, Mini Chicken Kebabs, Salt & Pepper Squid, Sliders.
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
    • Lightly toasted Ciabatta bread, stacked with perfectly poached fresh eggs, with creamy hollandaise sauce and your choice of Spinach and Smoked Salmon or Steaky Bacon.
  • LAMB SHANKS $25.00
    • Slow cooked New Zealand lamb shanks on a bed of creamy kumara mash, and a lashing of gravy.
  • 43. Prawn with Cashew Nuts $15.00
  • 10. Chicken, Pork, or Beef Fried Rice $10.00
  • 39. Honey BBQ Pork on Rice $12.00
  • Meat/Seafood/Cashew Nuts $3.50
  • 45. Squid with Black Bean Sauce $18.00
  • Satay Burger (Chicken/Beef) $4.00
  • 15. Chinese Sausage Fried Rice $13.00
  • Extras: Rice/Noodles/Vegetables $2.50
  • -mushrooms, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served with texas toast $18.50
  • Buttermilk fried chicken $16.00
    • On waffles covered in syrup
  • Skillet breakfasts
    • Choose one
  • for your little big mouth
  • Toast or bagel $6.00
    • W american cream cheese, peanut butter, jam or nutella
  • -bacon, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served texas toast $20.50
  • Huevos rancheros $18.00
    • Served w tortillas(can be df/gf)
  • 31. Salmon sashimi
  • 18. Chicken katsu Curry $16.00
  • - 8 pcs $8.00
  • 20. Yasai itame — teriyaki vege on rice $12.00
  • 1. Miso soup $2.50
  • 7. Prawn tempura -3 pcs $6.00
  • - add tofu $13.00
  • - From 2 pcs $4.00
  • 22 Roti Canai $9
    • 2 pieces of freshly made Malaysian flaky roti served with chaat, curry gravy and sambal sauce
  • 39 Chicken Dosai $13.90
    • Giant Asian crepe made out of rice flour served with chaat, coconut chutney and tomato chutney
  • 7 Chicken Sambal $14.90
    • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in thick gravy with chili paste, pandan leaf, exotic spices
  • 48 Curry Laksa $14
    • A hawkers egg noodle soup prepared in rich coconut curry gravy, garnished with fish balls, tofu, chicken pieces, bean sprout and boiled egg
  • 9 Butter Chicken $14.90
    • Chicken pieces marinated overnight, grilled and cooked with rich butter sauce
  • 21 Chicken Dosai $13.90
    • Giant Asian crepe made out of rice flour served with chaat, coconut chutney and tomato chutney
  • 1 Cheese Rolls $3.40
    • The world's best cheese rolls
  • 46 Char Kuey Teow $14
    • Thick flat rice noodles fried with chicken, shrimps, fish cakes and eggs
  • Wontons (3 pieces) $9.00
    • Lamb and leek crispy wontons, served with a mint sauce
  • Vegeballen (4 pieces) $9.50
    • A vegetarian version of our popular bitterballen, made with seasonal vegetables
  • Seared Beef Salad $19.00
    • Seared beef strips with tomato and a balsamic dressing
  • Gravad Lax $14.50
    • Cured salmon served with creme fraiche with whole grain mustard and grilled ciabatta
  • Fish and Chips $25.00
    • Crumbed fish of the day served with salad, hand cut chips and tartare sauce
  • Homemade Beef Burger $19.00
    • Beef patty cooked medium rare served with salad, hand cut chips and onion jam
  • Bitterballen (4 pieces) $9.50
    • A Traditional Dutch bar snack - A ragout of slow cooked beef shoulder coated in bread crumbs and deep fried
  • Vegetable Risotto $19.50
    • Risotto with asparagus and shaved parmesan cheese
  • Chefs Special Cheesecake $10.00
    • Served with whipped cream or natural yoghurt, ask for today's flavour
  • Classic B.L.T $12.50
    • Rashers of streaky bacon, salad greens and slices of vine tomato served in toasted ciabatta with aioli. served with fries (GF option available)
  • Pancake Stack $12.50
    • Light fluffy pancakes covered in maple syrup and your choice of mixed berry compote and natural yoghurt, or, streaky bacon & caramelised banana
  • served till 5pm
  • Rosemary Scented Salmon $30.00
    • Cooked medium and served on a pea & chorizo risotto with baby carrots and a creamy dill and mustard dressing
  • Premium Porterhouse $22.00
    • A lean, juicy 200gm porterhouse steak with flavours enhanced by the stone
  • -1 loaf $7.00
  • Terrace Burger $18.00
    • 180gm prime beef pattie served with lettuce, tomato, bacon and cheese topped with onion confit and aioli in a Focaccia style bun with fries
  • Chicken with cashew nuts $16
  • Griddle Cooked spicy prawns $25
  • Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup
  • Combination Chow Mein
  • Deep fried whole fish with thick soy sauce $24
  • Barbeque pork chow mein (Large)
  • Chicken and Corn Soup (Large)
  • Spare Ribs with garlic $20
  • Lamb nawabi $6.00
    • Lamb sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cooked in cream & garnished with coconut powder.
  • all curries are served with rice.
  • Chicken tikka masala $6.00
    • Succulent tandoori chicken morsels cooked in spicy gravy with green peppers.
  • Cheese naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with cheese & coriander.
  • Choosa tikka $12.00
    • Fillets of chicken, marinated in yoghurt spices overnight, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor.
  • Chicken/lamb korma $6.00
    • Chicken/lamb pieces cooked with cashew nut exotic gravy.
  • Cheese and garlic naan $4.50
    • Plain flour naan stuffed with cheese, garlic and coriander.
  • Saag paneer (palak paneer) $6.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a fine mild puree of spinach & light spices.
The Esplanade Restaurant

The Esplanade Restaurant

location

Address

250 Forbury Road, Saint Clair, Dunedin, Otago, 9012, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034562544

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Drinks ,  Brunch ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Cash only

Location
250 Forbury Road, Saint Clair, Dunedin, Otago, 9012, New Zealand