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

  • Deluxe Cheeseburger $3.70
    • Fantastic value, featuring a top line up of 100% fresh NZ beef, natural cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo on a plain toasted bun
  • Baconator Mushroom Melt $10.70
    • The much loved Baconator Mushroom Melt is chock full of oozy, cheesy mushroom sauce, sandwiched between half a pound of juicy, Quality Mark sourced fresh beef, and NZ bacon.
  • Taco Salad $9.20
    • Crispy hand cut lettuce, topped with Wendy’s slow cooked chili, partnered with corn chips and sour cream makes for a hearty filling salad.
  • Chili $S $3.80 / L $5.70
    • Try our signature rich and meaty Chili that's low in fat and high in fibre. Great taste and great value.
  • V $3.10
  • Chickenator $12.90
    • The Chickenator is layered with two premium whole chicken fillets, manuka smoked bacon and natural cheese, topped with creamy mayo and tangy BBQ sauce, all on a freshly toasted Kaiser bun.
  • 3 pcs $5.90
  • Bacon Chicken Chompa $6.30
    • A crispy all meat chicken patty partnered with bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce and mayo, delivered on a plain bun.
  • Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls (3) $7.50
    • Freshly made rice paper rolls, stuffed full of minced pork, blanched bean sprouts, fresh mint and udon-style noodles.
  • Green Curry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • The finest green curry paste, slow cooked with coconut cream, spices, an array of selected fresh vegetables, and fresh basil herb. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Sweet and Sour $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • A real tasty special sweet and sour sauce cooked with vegetables and pineapple. Pork, Battered Chicken or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn or Battered Fish
  • Lamb Shanks in Massaman Curry $15.00 / $22.00
    • Quality lamb shanks slow cooked in a Massaman curry paste and coconut cream, with chunky potatoes, pickled onion and peanuts. One shank / Two shanks
  • Vietnamese Fried Fish Steak $22.00
    • Fish fillets dipped in tempura batter and deep fried, with stir fried tomatoes, red onion, mushrooms and covered in a mild garlic, chilli and black pepper sauce.
  • Roti $3.50
  • Pad Thai $17.50 / $18.00 / $19.00
    • White rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts, spring onion and crushed peanuts in our special pad thai sauce, served with fresh lemon and sprouts. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Ginger Stir Fry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • Fresh ginger root fried in the wok with fresh vegetables and mushrooms. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Chinese sausage stir fried with green beans $20
  • Crispy chicken nuggets $8
  • Szuchuan spicy double cooked pork belly $19
  • Seafood stir fried with vegetables on rice M $12 L $14
  • Sour and spicy red yam noodle soup with pork mince M $12 L $14
  • Deep fried hot and spicy chicken on rice M $12 L $14
  • Fish fillet and tofu on rice $12
  • Egg Foo Young with prawn/bbq pork/beef/chicken/vegies $18
  • Garlic Naan - Leavened bread sprinkled with crushed garlic, baked in the tandoor. $3.50
  • Tandoori Roti - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread baked in the tandoor. $3.00
  • Onion Kulcha - Naan with a stuffing of onions and spices. $4.00
  • Paneer Kulcha - Naan stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $4.50
  • Paneer & Garlic Kulcha - Naan sprinkled with crushed garlic, stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $5.00
  • Kashmiri Naan - Naan topped with nuts and sultanas. $4.50
  • Bhuna Chicken - Boneless spring chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, capsicum, onions and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Kashmiri Pulao - Basmati rice mixed with cashews, almonds, sultanas and desiccated coconut. $6.50
  • Onions/hash brown/bread roll/egg $1.00
  • Works burger $16.00
    • Choose either beef or chicken-comes with lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese, egg & fries
  • Loaded wedges $13.00
    • With bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Steak $29.00
    • 250grm ribeye with fries and garden salad and your choice of pepper or mushroom sauce of garlic butter
  • Fries $4.00
    • Small
  • Sauces: tomato, tartare, sweet, chilli, aioli, plum, gravy $0.50
  • Roast $14.00
    • Roast of the day with seasonal roast and steamed vegetables
  • -whole $8.00
  • Peshawari Naan $5.00
    • naan bread with generous stuffing of almonds, sultanas, and desiccated coconut
  • Aloo Paratha $4.00
    • unleavened wholemeal flour bread stuffed with spiced potatoes, baked in tandoor
  • Keema Naan $5.00
    • naan bread with a stuffing of lightly spiced lamb mince
  • Chocolate Naan $4.00
    • house specialty, naan bread sprinkled with dark chocolate
  • Butter Chicken $14.00
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked in butter, coriander, tomato and ginger to produce the most popular dish served from the kitchen
  • Palak Paneer $13.00
    • fresh Indian cottage cheese cooked in an aromatic spinach sauce
  • Taste of Tandoor Vegetarian Platter $17.00
    • consists of vegetable samosa, aloo pakoras, onion bhaji, paneer tikka and tandoori mushroom, a must for all vegetarians
  • Seasonal Sauteed Vegetables (No Rice) $10.00
    • fresh seasonal vegetables stir fried in butter
  • Chicken Curry (Small/Large) $ 9.80/$ 13.80
  • Chunky Beef Delight $ 13.80
  • Special Dish of the Week (GF) $ 15.80
  • Spicy Mapo Tofu (Medium/Large) $ 9.80/$ 13.80
  • Noodle Soup
  • Beef/Pork Mince (Small/Large) $ 7.80/ $ 11.80
  • A bowl of organic five grain rice $ 4.00
  • Organic Salad $ 14.80
    • with garlic chive pockets or kale pockets
  • Bacon and egg breakfast $15.00
    • Free range havoc bacon, free range eggs (poached, scrambled or fried) and toasted Vogel's
  • Plaza big breakfast $18.50
    • Free range havoc bacon. havoc sausage, free range eggs (poached, scrambled or fried), homemade hash brown, grilled tomato, roasted field mushrooms and toasted Vogel's
  • Pancake breakfast $5.00
    • Pancake and Maple Syrup
  • Tomato, avocado and Vogel's brealfast $12.50
    • Tomato, avocado, rocket, lemon and extra virgin olive oil served with Vogel's toast
  • Bagel Breakfast served with either fruit jam and cream cheese, or cold smoked salmon and cream cheese
    • warmed baqe
  • Eggs Benedict $13.50
    • Free range poached eggs. English muffin, hot smoked salmon or havoc double smoked ham with hollandaise sauce
  • Muesli and yogurt $7.50
    • Toasted muesli, natural yogurt, and fruit compote Fruit compote options:. boysenberry, blackberry and apple/peach, mango and passion fruit rhubarb and red berry
  • Egg breakfast $5.00
    • Poached egg on toast
  • Velvet Burger $10.90
    • It has Venison, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, with Chilli Mayonnaise and Velvet Relish. You definitely want to try this one with a bit of extra bacon.
  • Mini Animal Rights $9.90
    • 1/2 size Kumara & Coriander Pattie, Salad, Yoghurt Sauce, Aioli & Velvet Relish.
  • Bacon $2.5
  • Mini Velvet Burger $7.90
    • 1/2 size Venison Pattie, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, Chilli Mayonnaise & Velvet Relish.
  • Soft Drinks $4.5
  • Homegrown $10.90
    • All that is good about this country can be found in the Homegrown. Lamb, Salad, a choice of Beetroot & Horopito Chutney or a Minty Yoghurt Sauce, Aioli & Velvet Relish.
  • Big Bird $14.90
    • This one used to be made from Moa which was a big bird, but we ran out of them a few years back, so its been replaced with good Grilled Chicken Breast, Salad, Bacon, Brie Cheese with Aioli and your choice of Apricot or Cranberry sauce.
  • Gluten Free Bun $2.5
  • Barbeque Pork Noodle Soup $9 Med / $25 Large
  • Crispy Skin Chicken $13 Large / $11 Small
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $15 Large / $11 Small
  • Vegetable and Cashew Nuts Chow Mein $13 Medium / $9 Small
  • Sweet and Sour Pork on Rice $13 Large / $11 Small
  • Spicy Prawns on Rice $15 Large / $11 Small
  • Deep Fried Lychees and Ice Cream $4.50
  • Lamb Cutlets in Cracked Pepper Sauce on Hot Plate $18 Large / $15 Small
  • Chicken breast saltimbocca filled $30
    • with sage derby cheese & tomato oven baked and duchess potato with a caper berry, Charon butter sauce
  • Tender pork fillet pan seared $17,9
    • with a green peppercorn, mushroom & bacon cream sauce on Lyonnaise potato and salad greens
  • Bagel of the moment homemade $7,5
    • with cream cheese and jam
  • pide $6
    • with a garlic cheese butter
  • Chicken liver brandy $12
    • in-house pate with german toasted rye bread
  • Seed crusted Portobello mushrooms on $16
    • spring salad greens, nam jim dressing & stuffed olive tartare
  • Portobello mushrooms $15,9
    • mulled in curded cream, spinach and tomato sauce served on toasted rye with hummus curly shoots and red beet leaves with walnut dressing
  • Greek style calamari dipped in a feta egg batter $13,5
    • with lemon pepper mayo
  • Ham $3
  • Tomoto $3
  • Hashbrown $3
  • Eggs (2) $3
  • Pancakes $16.50
    • bacon, banana, maple syrup, cream
  • Spinach $3
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Two eggs any style with crispy bacon, tomato, mushrooms, hash browns, sausages
  • Hollandaise $3
  • served till 5pm
  • Chefs Special Casserole $16.00
    • Served with warm Focaccia bread. Ask for todays flavour
  • Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $17.50
    • Grilled chicken, bacon and brie served on rye toast with salad greens, tomato, smoked paprika aioli and cranberry jelly with fries (gluten free option available)
  • served from 5pm
  • -3 meats $26.00
  • served all day
  • Add Surf and Turf to any Stone for $7.50
  • Garlic Bread
  • ‘Speight's' Beer Battered Blue Cod $27.00
    • Served with home cut chips, fresh salad & zesty tartar sauce
  • Mature Cheddar, Onion marmalade & crostini
  • Honey Glazed Pork Tenderloin G $28.00
    • served with lyonnaise potatoes, parsley & cider sauce and apple & fennel salad
  • BoNed Eggs and ‘soldiers’ $12.50
    • Eggs boiled to your liking served with buttered toast
  • Bacon and Eggs $15.00
    • Eggs cooked to your liking, served with crispy bacon on toast
  • Prime Sirloin Steak G $28.50
    • Cooked to your liking, with home cut chips, house salad & either garlic butter or peppercorn sauce
  • Green Lipped New Zealand Mussels reg$13.00/larg$20.00
    • with pancetta, garlic & white wine served with lemon and chunky bread & butter
  • Side of Seasonal vegetables, sage roasted potatoes or house salad $6.00
  • Chicken Liver and Brandy Pate $12.50
    • Sliced Pate served with toasted Ciabatta bread and crackers
  • Chicken Satay $13.50
    • Sauteed Chicken Tenderloin, bound in a coconut flavoured Satay sauce, served with Basmati rice
  • Prawn Cutlet Mignon $18.50
    • Prawns wrapped in Streaky Bacon, baked and topped with a cucumber noodle salad and lightly dressed with Garlic Aioli
  • Seafood Chowder $15.50
    • Served with toasted Ciabatta Bread
  • Ravioli $12.50
    • Pumpkin and Feta Ravioli with seasonal vegetables and a garlic tomato sauce. Topped with shaved Parmesan and Basil Pesto
  • Steamed or Roast Veg $5.00
  • Steamed Rice $5.00
  • $21.00 (Main)
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