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

  • Red Curry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • Succulent cuts of meat or seafood cooked in coconut cream and fresh vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Squid, Mussel, Prawn, Fish, Organic Tofu, Cashew Nuts $4.00
  • 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
  • Chicken Wings (4) $6.00
    • Cured to perfection in our spicy marinade served with a sweet chilli sauce.
  • Gang Par $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • Red based curry cooked without coconut cream, with vegetables, lime leaves and fresh basil herb. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • 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
  • Larb Chicken Salad $18.00
    • Minced chicken mixed with special roasted rice powder, shallots, fresh spring onions, coriander, chilli and lime juice. Chicken
  • Honey Lemon Chicken $19.00
    • Battered chicken pieces stir fried with a tangy lemon sauce and sweet honey sauce. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara, fresh salad and steamed jasmine rice.
  • - Fettuccine
  • Fried Calamari $24.90
    • Tender breadcrumbed calamari cooked until golden
  • -S $14.90
  • - Penne
  • Lasagna E 14.50 / M 18.50
    • Fresh pasta sheets layered with traditional Bolognese sauce, mozzarella and parmesan
  • -M $17.20
  • Salmon *(GF) $29.90
    • Succulent pan fried salmon fillet, drizzled with a dash of basil pesto
  • 3. Dessert
  • Whole Mushrooms $4.90
  • Fish & Chips $17.50
    • A generous fillet of fish, lightly crumbed and cooked until golden. Served with tartare sauce, lemon, salad and thick cut fries. Add 2 fried eggs $2.50
  • Bacon and Eggs $15.90
    • Tasty bacon and your choice of eggs – scrambled, fried or poached, with toasted bread.
  • The Scotsman $32.90
    • Our own signature dish, with a 350gram ribeye steak topped with caramelized onions, served with potato wedges, salad and a whisky sauce. For the brave!
  • Roast of the Day $18.90
    • A Robbie’s favourite! The chef’s choice of prime oven roasted meat, served with roasted seasonal vegetables and gravy.
  • Bowl of Salad $4.50
  • Moroccan Chicken Wrap $18.90
    • A large tortilla wrap stuffed with salad, Moroccan seasoned chicken and Aioli, served with wedges and sour cream.
  • Please ask us about our Gluten Free and Vegetarian options or any other dietary requests
  • Open Sandwiches $18.00
    • Your choice of either Char-grilled Sirloin Steak, Cajun Chicken breast, or BLT. All served on toasted focaccia with lettuce, tomato, beer battered onion rings, BBQ sauce, aioli, and a side of chunky steak fries.
  • Chicken Salad $16.00
    • The Kensington's cajun chicken with croutons, bacon, and Caesar dressing over crisp seasonal salad
  • Chilli Garlic Prawns $16.00
    • Pan-fried in garlic butter & tasty chilli sauce (also available hot), served on a crisp salad
  • Tui Beef Hot Pot $12.00
    • Rich winter style pot casserole with tender beef braised in Tui Dark and fresh herbs, topped with a crisp pastry lid & toasted ciabatta
  • Soup of the Day $8.00
    • Today's flavours served with ciabatta & butter
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
    • Fresh baked Tui loaf with garlic butter
  • Shrimp Cocktail $14.00
    • Crisp lettuce and juicy shrimps lavished with seafood sauce
  • Cheesy Garlic Flatbread $10.00
    • Freshly baked flat bread with garlic & mozzarella
  • Creme brulee $14.00
    • with rhubarb compote & shortbread
  • Beef burger $24.00
    • grilled ground beef patty, HSG smoky BBQ sauce, battered onion rings, lettuce & triple cooked fries
  • Pizza / Pasta Banquet $35 per head
    • Pizza braeds - rock salt, rosemary & olive oil, cheesy / Selection of pizzas and pastas / Green salad / Dessert platters (add fried $3.00)
  • Spaghetti carbonara $27.00
    • bacon, egg & parmesan with a creamy sauce
  • 4 Stack of ribs $24.00
    • with triple cooked fries & crunchy slaw
  • Vegetarian burger $24.00
    • tempura battered seasonal vegetables, mushroom, aioli & triple cooked fries
  • Corn fritters $16.50
    • with bacon or grilled mushroom
  • Affogato $15.00
    • vanilla bean ice cream, double espresso with a shot of liqueur
  • Free range egg omelette filled with mushrooms, tomato, house smoked cheese and spinach served with green salad and fried potatoes. $22.50
  • All day English breakfast served traditional style with beef sausage, bacon, mushrooms, potatoes, two fried eggs, slow roast tomatoes and toasted ciabatta. $23.50
  • Green salad dressed with lemon honey vinaigrette $7.50
  • Trio of ices – ask your wait staff for tonight’s selection. $13.50
  • Raw vegetable salad dressed with kecap manis $7.50
  • Cold smoked sirloin, cooked to your liking, and served with fried eggs and hand-cut fries. $28.00
  • Sautéed peppered cabbage $7.50
  • Chocolate and raspberry brownie served with berry compote and vanilla ice cream. $14.50
  • Grilled Pork Vermicelli $10.00
  • Braised Chicken With Ginger $ 12.00
  • Spicy Beef Salad $8.00
  • Vietnamese Beef Noodles Soup
  • -L $9.00
  • Grilled Pork Chop, Shredded Pork & Steamed Pork Cake On Rice $12.00
  • -L $9.00
  • Crispy Prawn Rolls (5 Pcs) $ 6.00
  • Cream Cheese $2.00
  • Hangover Healer $13.00
    • Pint of Asahi or Somersby & Fries with your choice of Salt
  • Chicken Slaw $14.50
    • Vietnamese Slaw topped with Fried Chicken, Coriander, pickled Ginger, Roast peanuts, and Japanese Mayo
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Basil Pesto $2.00
  • 5 Spice Fried Chicken $7.50
  • Shoestring Fries $6.50
  • Vietnamese BBQ Pork Baguette $12.50
    • Char Siu BBQ Pork, Vietnamese Slaw, Sesame & Chilli Mayo, Pickled Ginger, topped with Coriander
  • Plain Rice $3.00
  • Lamb Masala $13.99
    • Thick spicy curry cooked in a blend of chopped capsicums, tomatoes and coriander
  • Vegetable Biryani $11.00
    • Rice cooked with fresh vegetables
  • Butter Prawn $14.99
    • Shelled prawn cooked in creamy tomatoes
  • Seekh Kebab $8.00
    • Mince lamb with mint and herbs stewed and cooked in tandoori oven
  • Lamb Nawabi $13.99
    • South Indian style curry garnished with almond and cashew nuts
  • Mango Kulfi $6.00
    • Indian mango flavoured ice cream
  • Cheese Naan $3.50
    • Stuffed with cottage cheese
  • PICANTE
    • Pepperoni, mushroom, olives and capers topped with marinated feta and Italian herbs
  • CARNOSA
    • Chorizo, pepperoni, ham, bacon, and red onion with mozzarella and BBQ sauce
  • CHUNKY SPUDS $11.50
    • Served with your choice of aioli, gravy or tomato dipping sauce
  • FISH & CHUNKY SPUDS
    • Succulent gurnard in a light batter served with our own chunky spuds, garden salad and homemade tartare
  • HALF METRE (2-3 people) $32.00
  • GRANDE (2 people) $20.00
  • CAESAR SALAD
    • Traditional salad of bacon, cos lettuce and parmesan, served with a caesar dressing, topped with a soft egg, (chicken optional extra)
  • PATATA DOLCE
    • Kumara, spinach, cream cheese and walnuts
  • Onion Bhaji (4 Pcs) $6.00
    • sliced onion dipped in a spiced chickpea batter and deep fried till crispy
  • Paneer Butter Masala $13.00
    • homemade cottage cheese cooked in a creamy rich and mild tomato based sauce
  • Cheese Naan $4.00
    • naan with a stuffing of subtly spiced fresh cottage cheese
  • Naan $2.50
    • leavened bread made of refined flour baked in the tandoor
  • Kadhai $14.00
    • traditional way of cooking meat in kadhai (wok) with crushed tomatoes, ginger and fresh coriander
  • Lamb Seekh Kebabs (5 Pcs) $14.00
    • fine lamb mince kebabs
  • Chicken $14.00
  • Seasonal Sauteed Vegetables (No Rice) $10.00
    • fresh seasonal vegetables stir fried in butter
  • Fried potatoes $3.00
  • Salad selection (small / large) $6.00 / $9.50
    • see the cabinet for fresh salads of the day
  • Spinach $4.00
  • Mexican chicken burger $17.80
    • with cos, tomato, red onion, avocado cream & chipotle aioli
  • Thai rare beef salad $19.80
    • marinated rebeye, crunchy cos and fresh herb salad, toasted peanuts and spicy chilli & lime dressing
  • Portobello mushroom $16.50
    • caramelised onion, cheddar, sundried tomato, spinach
  • Tomatoes $4.00
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • 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
  • Pancakes $12.50
    • Buttermilk pancake stack served with fruit compote, maple syrup, cream or yogurt Fruit compote Options: • boysenberry, blackberry, and apple • peach. mango and passion fruit • rhubarb and red berry
  • Tomato, avocado and Vogel's brealfast $12.50
    • Tomato, avocado, rocket, lemon and extra virgin olive oil served with Vogel's toast
  • 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
  • Bacon and egg breakfast $15.00
    • Free range havoc bacon, free range eggs (poached, scrambled or fried) and toasted Vogel's
  • Bagel Breakfast served with either fruit jam and cream cheese, or cold smoked salmon and cream cheese
    • warmed baqe
  • Pancake breakfast $5.00
    • Pancake and Maple Syrup
  • Green Piece $8.00
    • Spicey chickpea patty, avocado, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Onion Rings $4.00
    • with Aioli
  • Deer my Love $8.00
    • Delicious Venison burger with a Thai plum chutney, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Double Angus with Cheese $10.90
    • Two delicious New Zealand beef patties (340g), cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Spicy Hen $ 9.50
    • Grilled chicken tenderloins rubbed with cajun spices, a cucumber raita, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • The Angus Burger with Cheese $ 7.50
    • Prime NZ beef, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Angus Combo $10.50
    • Angusburger, 355m1 Pepsi range can of soft drink, one regular fries with a sauce of your choice.
  • Wedges $5.00
    • With sweet chilli sauce and sour cream.
  • Baguette $8.50
    • Ham & Gruyere / Prosciutto & Provolone
  • Toast - vogels or sourdough with ... $4.00
  • Cheese Roll $2.00
  • Cakes & Pastries $5.00
  • Schiacclata $10.50
    • Fennel sausage & cumin gouda salami, tomato & feta pumpkin, walnut & pecorino mortadella & artichoke
  • Prima Colazlone $8.00
    • Chorizo sausage, egg & rocket on vogels
  • Cantina Bun $8.50
    • Fried egg, prosciutto, cilantro & cumin gouda
  • - Prosciutto or Smoked Salmon $6.00
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