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

  • Chicken Parcels $18.00
    • Diced chicken breast, bacon, peach and soft cheese, wrapped in golden filo pastry, topped with almonds and aioli with salad greens and served with crispy potatoes
  • "The Holmdale" Salmon $21.50
    • NZ King salmon fillet oven-baked, served with lemon aioli and a fresh garden salad and with crispy potatoes
  • Beef, Bacon, Beetroot $17.00
    • 200g double stack beef patty, served with bacon, beetroot, tomato, caramelised onions and topped with our own rib sauce
  • Drunken Rump Steak $20.00
    • Prime Otago rump steak, cooked to your liking, served with fresh garden salad and golden fries. Accompanied by your choice of topping: Creamy mushroom sauce, fresh green peppercorn sauce, Ale House gravy or garlic butter and roast garlic
  • Wedges served with sour cream $1.00
    • Plus extra sour cream
  • Highland Lamb $19.50
    • Tender marinated Otago lamb, grilled medium rare, served with fresh garden salad, topped with a caribbean citrus marmalade, and kumara shavings, served with crispy potatoes
  • Barnyard Omelette $15.50
    • A traditional three-egg omelette, served with fresh garden salad and crispy potatoes. Your choice of three toppings: bacon, field mushrooms, tomato, cheese, fresh herbs, bell peppers, onion
  • Fish of the Day $18.00
    • Locally caught fish of the day - served with fresh garden salad and crispy potatoes. Topped with chef's daily topping
  • Extras
  • Antipasto platter for two $25.00
  • French fries with garlic aioli $8.00
  • Starfish Stack (Dunedin famous) $15.50
    • grilled ciabatta, hash browns, streaky bacon, tomatoes, free-range poached egg and hollandaise
  • - Toast $2.00
  • Meat lovers $18.50
    • salami, ham, bacon, bbq sauce
  • Gourmet Pizzas $19.50
    • Smoked salmon, chicken cranberry and brie BBQ meat lovers
  • Fresh fish and chips done in an Emersons beer batter $20.00
    • served with fresh fries salad and homemade tartare sauce
  • -20" $45.00
  • The robert muldoon
    • Tomato base, cheese, mushroom, capsicum, bacon, pepperoni, italian sausage and prime steak and BBQ sauce.
  • -Gluten free $23.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • Cholula hot sauce $2.50
  • -20" $35.00
  • -Gluten free $23.00
  • -Gluten free $23.00
  • Pumpkin salad** $15.50
    • W spinach, cashew nuts & goats cheese
  • Bacon Buttie** $16.5
    • fresh baps, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli & tomato sauce
  • * Gluten Free ** Can be made Gluten Free. Add $1 for Gluten Free Bread
  • Caesar salad** $19
    • w chicken, bacon, cos lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese & poached egg
  • Bacon & eggs** $14
    • 2 free range eggs (any style), streaky bacon & ciabatta bread
  • Filo parcel** $18
    • Chicken, pesto, spinach & pine nut filling w fresh salad
  • Seafood chowder $18
    • W toasted ciabatta bread
  • Eggs benedict** $17.5 / $18.5
    • 2 free range poached eggs w spinach, english muffin & hollandise sauce w bacon / salmon
  • Seafood Nasi Goreng $13.50
    • Malaysian style fried rice tossed with prawns, salad mix, fish ball and fresh vegetables
  • Sweet and Sour Pork Noodles $10.50
    • Succulent crispy pork cubes tossed in our sweet and sour sauce on noodles tossed with vegetables
  • Thai Sweet Chilli Beef $11.50
    • Thin egg noodles with beef and fresh vegetables in a Thai sweet chili sauce
  • Honey King Prawn Noodle $14.90
    • Battered king prawn cutlets tossed in honey sauce on wok tossed thin egg noodles and fresh vegetables
  • Combination Soup $12.90
    • Thin egg noodles with prawns, chicken, BBQ, pork, beef, served with fresh vegetables in a soup
  • Honey King Prawn Fried Rice $14.90
    • Battered king prawn cutlets tossed in a honey sauce on wok tossed fried rice and fresh vegetables
  • Deep Fried King Prawn (each) $1.50
  • Vegetarian Soy Noodle $9.90
    • Thin egg noodles with fresh vegetables in dark soy sauce
  • Ton(pork) katsu $12.00
  • Spicy squid $15.00
  • Kimchi Fried Rice $13.00
    • (pork or vege)
  • Chicken katsu $12.00
  • Chicken Curry $12.50
  • Spicy seafood $15.00
  • Teriyaki Beef $13.50
    • w/curry
  • Kimchi Don $13.00
  • 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.
  • Bangers n’ Mash $17.00
    • New Zealand pork sausages with potato mash and rosemary & apple gravy
  • FRIES + TOMATO SAUCE + AIOLI $5.00
  • RiSOTTO $25.00
    • Creamy pea and bacon risotto with lashings of parmesan cheese and rocket leaves.
  • GARLIC BREAD $5.00
  • PASTA $24.99
    • Chef's choice of fresh ingredients.
  • FISH N’ ChIPS $29.99
    • Your choice of either beer battered or pan-fried New Zealand Blue Cod, with crispy hot fries and fresh salad.
  • French Toast $15.00
    • Fresh hot French toast topped with your traditional bacon and banana.
  • Shoestring Fries $6.50
  • side of Fries $3.00
  • Choose your Salt:
    • Sea Salt, Five Spice Chicken, Cajun, Smoked Chilli
  • San Pedro Breakfast Stack $18.50
    • Free Range Poached Eggs on a Grilled Bagel, stacked with Tomatoes, Hash Browns, Streaky Bacon, topped with Hollandaise, Smoked Chipotle Chilli, and Coriander
  • The French Kiss $10.00
    • Ham & Swiss Baguette with a Coffee
  • Chicken Slaw $14.50
    • Vietnamese Slaw topped with Fried Chicken, Coriander, pickled Ginger, Roast peanuts, and Japanese Mayo
  • Bikini Buster $13.50
    • Bacon Buttie & Milkshake
  • Can't Beet a Root $12.50
    • Vege Bagel with a choice of Homemade Lemonade or Mimmeola Soda
  • Soup $ 11.80
    • with garlic bread or gluten free bread
  • Yummy Pocket $ 7.80
  • Jumbo Dumplings(Medium/Large) $ 9.80/$ 13.80
    • vegan/kale/beef/chicken
  • Eden Curry Delight $ 15.80
  • Chunky Beef Delight $ 13.80
  • RICE OR NOODLE DISHES
  • Stewed Pork Belly(Small/Medium) $ 13.80/ $ 17.80
  • Chive Crepe $ 6.80
  • Chicken /Beef /Pork /Squid $22.00
  • Skewed Pork Belly & Preserved Veg $24.00
  • Beans with Chinese Sausage $22.00
  • Deep Fried Squid with Szechuan Pepper & Salt $24.00
  • Gong Bo Prawns $30.00
    • On Sweet Buns with Peanuts
  • Stir Fried Venison served with Crispy Crackers $26.00
  • Chinese / Assorted Veg in Season $16.00
  • BBQ Pork $12.00
  • Open Chicken $17.00
    • Grilled chicken thigh, camembert, lettuce and chilli lime jam layered on toasted focaccia drizzled with cranberry sauce and served with fries and aioli
  • BLT $16.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo and BBQ sauce served on focaccia bread with fries and aioli
  • Beer Battered Orange Roughy $25.00
    • Speight’s beer battered orange roughy served with a green salad, fries and tartare sauce
  • Hokkien Noodles $18.00
    • Fried egg noodles tossed in a light sesame and chilli sauce with a selection of stir-fried vegetables *Add Shrimp or Grilled Chicken for $5.00*
  • Open Steak $21.00
    • 150g Rib Eye, beer battered onion rings, roasted pepper, lettuce, chilli lime jam and parmesan cheese served on focaccia with fries and aioli
  • DC Burger $22.00
    • Your choice of an Angus beef patty or crumbed chicken breast served with bacon, tomato, cheese, lettuce and house made chilli lime jam and beer battered onion rings on a toasted bun, served with fries and aioli
  • Beer Battered Blue Cod $32.00
    • Speight’s beer-battered blue cod served with a green salad, fries and tartare sauce
  • Garlic Bread (V) $10.00
    • Freshly baked loaf for two with whipped garlic herb butter
  • - 4 pcs $4.50
  • 33. Tuna sashimi
  • - 8 pcs $7.50
  • 8. Takoyaki $6.00
    • octopus ball - 4 pcs
  • - 12 pcs $15.50
  • 32. Salmon nigiri
  • 5. Agedashi tofu $5.00
    • deep fried tofu -4 pcs
  • - add tofu $13.00
  • Risotto of the day $17.90
    • finished w shaved parmesan
  • Risotto of the day $22.90
    • finished w meat
  • Dukkah crusted poached eggs $16.50
    • w olives, feta, roast tomatoes, hummus & pita
  • Chicken satay tenderloins $22.50
    • finished w coconut cream on nutty brown rice w bok choy, bean sprouts & bamboo shoots
  • Asian style prawn & spring onion frittata $22.50
    • w miso dressed crispy noodle salad
  • Fish of the day POA
  • Venison & oat burger $18.90
    • w bacon, swiss cheese & beetroot relish served w crinkle cut fries
  • Crinkle cut fries $7.90
    • w tomato sauce & aioli
  • Cheese, Corn & Capsicum $10.50 per doz
  • Mince $1.85
  • Potato Top Cottage Pie $1.95
  • Mince $7.50 per doz
  • Cornish Pasties $1.95
  • Steak & Cheese $1.95
  • Mince & Cheese $1.85
  • Steak & Pea $1.95
  • Budae pot stew $15.00
    • stew with ham. Sausage. Bacon. Kimchi. Tofu & noodle
  • Pan fried dumpling $7.00
  • Chicken curry fried rice $10.00
  • -noodles $14.00
  • Shrimp fried rice $10.00
  • Beef dolsot $16.00
    • one of korea's most famous dish with rice. Marinated beef in sesame oil. Soy sauce. Onion & carrot
  • -medium $11.00
  • Cold bibim noodle $10.00
    • cold noodle topped with a salad. Cucumbers. Radish. Beef. Egg & chilli paste sauce
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