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

  • Hash Brown $2.00 each
  • Blue Cod fillet $8.00 each
  • Crumbed Beef Schnitzel (The crowds favourite) $19.95
    • Topped with either garlic butter, plain, garlic or mushroom gravy, served with fries & your choice of salad or vegetables
  • Sticky Date Cake $9.95
    • Topped with a butterscotch sauce, served warm with whipped cream & ice cream
  • Extras $4.00 each
    • Add chicken, bacon, falafel or garlic prawns
  • Grilled Chicken Sandwich $19.95
    • Grilled chicken breast, bacon, brie cheese, lettuce, plum sauce & mayo in toasted brown bread, served with fries
  • Scoop ice cream $3.00
  • Sausage $2.00 each
  • Catch of the Day $26.90
    • Succulent fillets of fish either in beer batter or pan fried, served to you with fresh lemon, tartare sauce, salad and fries. Add 2 fried eggs $2.50
  • Whole Mushrooms $4.90
  • Lamb Shank $21.90
    • A hearty meal of tender braised lamb shank, mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Extra shank $7
  • Fluffy Omelette $17.90
    • A generous folded omelette full of cheese and mushrooms, topped with spring onions and served with a fresh salad and fries.
  • Aoili $2.50
  • Onion Rings 200g $4.90
  • Cheesecake of the day $11.90
    • Please ask us or check our blackboard for details of the chef’s special.
  • Robbie’s Loaf $7.90
    • A crusted garlic loaf. A great warm up!
  • -Gluten free $28.00
  • The pavarotti
    • Tomato base, cheese, capsicum, bacon, pepperoni, red onion and mushroom.
  • -12" $24.00
  • -Gluten free $23.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -12" $19.00
  • -Gluten free $28.00
  • -Gluten free $23.00
  • -Large $20,00
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $25.00 per person
  • Plain Fried Rice $25.00 per person
  • -Large $20,00
  • Beef with Oyster Sauce
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $35.00 per person
  • Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup $25.00 per person
  • Chilli and Salt Pork Spare Ribs or Chilli and Salt Squid $35.00 per person
  • Deep Fried Spicy & Crispy Chicken Pieces $22.00
  • Beef with Ginger & Spring Onion $22.00
  • Veg Chow Mien $14.00
  • King Prawns (with shell) with Szechuan Pepper & Salt $30.00
  • Honey Chilli Chicken $22.00
    • Bones On-Chopped
  • Sizzling Squid in XO Sauce $24.00
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $22.00
    • Szechuan Style
  • Steamed Fish Slices in Soya Sauce $30.00
  • Capers Seasonal Soup $9.5
    • Served with Toasted Ciabatta
  • Sweet Corn Feta and Sundried Tomato Fritters $17
    • With salad
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $18.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Pan fried Mushrooms $16.5
    • On Ciabatta and salad
  • Chicken Burrito $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Moroccan Lamb Wrap $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • BLT $16.5
    • With Straight cut chips and aioli
  • Hot Smoke Salmon $18.5
    • With Zucchini & Capsicum Fritters, Salad and hollandaise
  • -bacon, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served texas toast $20.50
  • Buttermilk fried chicken $16.00
    • On waffles covered in syrup
  • Toast or bagel $6.00
    • W american cream cheese, peanut butter, jam or nutella
  • -mushrooms, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served with texas toast $18.50
  • Huevos rancheros $18.00
    • Served w tortillas(can be df/gf)
  • Skillet breakfasts
    • Choose one
  • for your little big mouth
  • Fillet of Fish, purple sprouting broccoli, citrus & chervil cracked wheat, ice plant, seaweed miso butter $120
  • Slow cooked egg, puy lentils, butternut squash, puffed grains, shaved parmesan $79
  • Slow cooked egg, puy lentils, butternut squash, puffed grains, shaved parmesan $120
  • Trio of Cheese, our chutney, apple, spent grain crackers $120
  • 55 Day Aged Beef Rump, char grilled parsnip and Puree, Oyster mushroom, green onion espuma $120
  • Slow cooked egg, puy lentils, butternut squash, puffed grains, shaved parmesan $99
  • Fillet of Fish, purple sprouting broccoli, citrus & chervil cracked wheat, ice plant, seaweed miso butter $79
  • Goats Cheese, roast carrot, quince, carrot& honey gel, Bee pollen, wild rocket $99
  • Manburger $22.90
    • Our biggest burger ever! Beef pattie, venison pattie, crumbed chicken breast, lamb pattie, streaky bacon, cheese, relish & aioli.
  • Blue/Brie Cheese $3
  • Pineapple, Mango or Beetroot $1
  • Mini Velvet Burger $7.90
    • 1/2 size Venison Pattie, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, Chilli Mayonnaise & Velvet Relish.
  • Cheese $2
  • Native Kumara Chips $7.5
  • Manburger $22.90
    • Our biggest burger ever! Beef pattie, venison pattie, crumbed chicken breast, lamb pattie, streaky bacon, cheese, relish & aioli.
  • Bacon $2.5
  • Eggs $2.00/$4.00
    • one/two
  • Mushrooms $5.00
  • FISH WITH VEGETABLES $10.90
  • HOT TOAST $5.00
    • Brown or white, with spreads of your choice
  • Chicken salad - strips of chicken breast with green salad, avocado, bacon, tomato & balsamic dressing $19.90
  • SOUP & TOAST $5.90
  • Toasted Garlic Ciabatta $6.90
  • Onions $4.00
  • Spicy Vegetable Chow Mein $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • - A - Seafood Curry Soup x 2 $29.00
  • Dried White Fungus Soup $4 Small / $8 Medium
  • - B - Chicken and Vegetable Soup x 2 $36.00
  • Lettuce In Oyster Sauce $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • Venison on Hot Plate $15 Large / $12 Small
  • Spicy Mushrooms and Bean Curd $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • Sweet and Sour Won Ton $12 Large / $9 Small
  • 11 Squid Curry $17.90
    • Squid and potato cooked in traditional Malaysian style curry
  • 6 Chicken Sambal $10
    • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in thick gravy with chili paste, pandan leaf, exotic spices
  • 52 Vegetable Tofu Curry $13.50
    • Seasonal vegetable cooked in milk spiced gravy and potato
  • 14 Chicken Murtabak $15.90
    • Flaky bread filled with chicken served with pickled onion and curry gravy
  • 24 Penang Fish Curry $16.90
    • Boneless fish with lady finger, eggplant set on a rich gravy
  • 39 Chicken Dosai $13.90
    • Giant Asian crepe made out of rice flour served with chaat, coconut chutney and tomato chutney
  • 47 Kong Foo Chow $15.90
    • Flat rice noodles, chicken, shrimps, fish cakes, vegetables and finished in delicious thick egg gravy
  • 16 Chinese Black Pepper Beef $15.90
    • Stir-fried sauce beef in black pepper and oyster sauce with onion and mixed vegetables
  • Chicken Ravioli $21
    • Chicken, roasted garlic and basil pesto ravioli served in a creamy pesto sauce.
  • Smoked Salmon Tag $21
    • Filleted and smoked salmon with diced tomatoes in a creamy pesto sauce.
  • Satay Chicken $12/$17.5/$29
    • (Small/Medium/Large)Shredded chicken breast served with onion and capsicum. Finished with satay sauce and parsley.
  • Vegetable Delights $7.5
    • Bite sized filo wraps filled with veges and a hint of peanut! Served with sweet thai chilli sauce. 12 filo wraps per serve.
  • Chicken and Bacon Carbonara $20.5
    • Bacon and chicken breast tossed in a mild garlic cream sauce.
  • Seafood(Small/Medium/Large) $11/$16.5/$28
    • Seafood marinara mix including mussels, shrimps, squid and clams. Topped off with seafood sauce.
  • Baby Spinach Salad $10.5
    • Baby spinach leaves, red onion and sliced tomato. Served with Balsamic vinegar.
  • Green Salad $7
    • Mixed lettuce leaves served with a dressing.
  • Banana Split $7.50
    • With vanilla ice cream, hokey pokey, chocolate and marshmallow
  • Beef or Pork Sliders $3.00 each
    • With tomato sauce and cheese
  • Flatbread $6.00
    • With herbs and garlic butter
  • Chocolate Wontons $8.50
    • With a cointreau chocolate sauce
  • Cheeseboard $16.50
    • 2 cheeses served with chutney and lavosh
  • 1/2 Chicken $27.00
    • Marinated in chilli, lime and ginger
  • Chicken & Vegetable Stir Fry $9.00
    • With rice
  • Rolled Skate Wings $9.00
    • Grilled, with a butter and herb sauce
  • Veg Tomato Stir Fry $18.50
    • Seasonal Vegetables Stir Fry bound in a tomato concasse topped with baked pumpkin, flat mushroom and asparagus
  • Ravioli $12.50
    • Pumpkin and Feta Ravioli with seasonal vegetables and a garlic tomato sauce. Topped with shaved Parmesan and Basil Pesto
  • $21.00 (Main)
  • Prawn Cutlet Mignon $18.50
    • Prawns wrapped in Streaky Bacon, baked and topped with a cucumber noodle salad and lightly dressed with Garlic Aioli
  • Breads and Dips $11.00
    • Selection of warmed American Rye, Herb and Garlic Loaf and Ciabatta Bread served with Chargrilled Vegetable Relish, Garlic Butter and Basil Pesto
  • Chicken Liver and Brandy Pate $12.50
    • Sliced Pate served with toasted Ciabatta bread and crackers
  • Sauteed Mushrooms $5.00
  • Moroccan Lamb Shank
    • Braised, lightly spiced Lamb Shank bound together with Chickpeas and Vegetables and served with Mashed Potatoes
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