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

  • Butter/Garlic Butter $2.00
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $9.95
    • Delicious chocolate mud cake coated in ganache, served warm with ice cream and whipped cream
  • Sticky Date Cake $9.95
    • Topped with a butterscotch sauce, served warm with whipped cream & ice cream
  • Bowl of fries $6.90
  • Steamed Blue Cod $20.95
    • Served with roast potatoes, finished with a tomato Napoli with your choice of salad or vegetables
  • Bowl steamed vegetables $5.90
  • Mixed Berry Parfait $9.95
    • Served with vanilla ice cream, marshmallows & whipped cream
  • Big Breakfast $16.95
    • Streaky bacon, sausages, grilled tomato, & fried eggs, with your choice of fries, hash browns or toasted brown bread
  • Confit of duck leg, salted & slow cooked, braised fennel, apple, walnuts, skordalia $35.00
  • Fennel-Cabbage Slaw $9.00
  • Pork rillettes, chicken liver parfait, madeira jelly, cherry relish, toast $19.00
  • - Add free range streaky bacon + $7.00
  • Caprese salad, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil $18.00
  • - Add house cured salmon + $7.00
  • Warm woodgrilled asparagus, balmac garden leaves, sunflower seed alliade, citronette dressing, shaved parmesan - Add woodgrilled chicken + $6.00 $18.00
  • Housemade wheat grain toast & jam $9.00
  • Braised eggplant, tofu, mushrooms, garlic, chives + shallots $21.50
  • Steamed rice $5.50
  • Pork cheek croquette $16.00
    • wth smoked chili BBQ sauce served with a pickled cucumber, coriander and shallot salad (3)
  • 12 hour braised beef brisket $34.00
    • w- duck-fat roasted jersey bennes, caramelised shallots, soy-ginger glaze + coriander chimichurri
  • Korean fried chicken $15.00
    • w- gochuchang chili dipping sauce
  • Bang bang chicken bowl $25.00
    • Korean fried chicken, broccoli, green beans, lettuce, sesame + peanut dressing, chili jam on steamed rice
  • Pan seared Oraking salmon $31.50
    • congee, prawns, pickled shiitake, edamame beans, nori butter, miso caramel
  • Fries w- spicy salt + chili mayo $8.50
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • your choice of streaky bacon or smoked salmon on ciabatta with poached free-range eggs & hollandaise
  • Mini hot dogs & chips $7.00
  • Warmed raspberry & dark chocolate brownie $12.00
    • with a reduced berry coulis & vanilla ice cream
  • Up of the day $10.50
    • with lightly toasted ciabatta
  • Toast or Croissant & Jam $6.50
  • Crumble of the day $10.00
  • Burger & fries $18.00
    • Fresh battered fish, chicken or beef pattie
  • Muesli $8.50
    • with natural yoghurt and honey
  • Pickle (Hot & Sour) $4.00
  • Mix Platter (serves 2) $20.00
    • Two pieces of vegetable samosa, onion bhajee, vegetable pakora, chicken tikka and burah kebab. Served with mint and tamarind sauce.
  • Mint Chutney $4.00
    • Yoghurt mixed with mint and spices
  • Jalfrezi Chicken or Lamb $18.00
    • Chicken or lamb cooked in a sour tomato gravy with onion and capsicum.
  • Chicken Tikka (5pcs) $15.00
    • Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor.
  • Kadai Paneer $16.50
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked with crushed tomatoes, capsicum, and onion in thick masala gravy.
  • Burah Kebab (5 lamb pcs) $15.00
    • Very tender lamb chunks marinated overnight in special tandoori spices and roasted to perfection.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $18.00
    • Spiced lamb curry prepared with yoghurt, tomatoes and spices. Best enjoyed with garlic naan.
  • -L $9.00
  • -L $ 10.00
  • Stir- Fried Diced Fillet Of Beef $14.00
  • -Topped W/ Beef Combo (Rare. Cooked & Bella)
  • Steamed Rice Paper Rolls with Prawn $ 8.00
  • Spicy Beef Salad $8.00
  • -L $9.00
  • -M $8.00
  • Mango Chutney $3.00
  • Kashmiri Pulao $8.00
    • basmati rice cooked with almonds, sultanas, cashew nuts and flavoured with saffron
  • Tandoori Sampler Platter $18.00
    • our assortment of four non-vegetarian delicacies, two pieces each of barra kebab, lamb seekh kebab, tandoori murgh and tandoor prawns
  • Chicken Tikka (5 Pcs) $10.00
    • chicken fillets marinated in tandoori spices and baked to perfection in a charcoal fired clay oven
  • Daal Maharani $12.00
    • black lentils and kidney beans stewed overnight with clarified butter and spices
  • Vegetable Samosa (2 Pcs) $6.00
    • flaky pastry, filled with diced potatoes, peas and cumin seed, then fried golden brown
  • Malabari Prawns $18.00
    • shelled prawn cutlets sauteed with onions, capsicum, coriander and fresh coconut cream
  • Aloo Paratha $4.00
    • unleavened wholemeal flour bread stuffed with spiced potatoes, baked in tandoor
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Hawaiian $5.00
    • Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Tropical veg $5.00
    • Capsicum, onion, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Large fries $3.50
  • Onion rings $3.50
  • SZECHUAN Peppercorn Colon $18.00
  • Lamb Brisket with Tofu Skin $19.00
  • Satay Chicken $16.00
  • Sunday or coffee
  • WONGGOK Chicken and Egg Soup $4.00/$10.00/$15.00
  • Crispy Skin Chicken
  • Pork with Mushrooms $16.00
  • Hakka Stew Tofu $17.00
  • - Mixed berry compote
  • Caramelised Banana & Bacon Waffle $16.00
    • Belgian waffle (or toasted ciabatta) crispy bacon & caramelised banana serve with maple syrup
  • Beef Rendang with Nasi Lemak (GF) $18.00
  • Kiwi Berry $14.00
    • Belgian waffle, kiwi fruit, mixed berry compote, blueberry drizzle with ice cream or yogurt
  • Spicy Chicken Bites $9.00
  • Bananas & Almonds $14.00
    • Belgian waffle, bananas, almonds & caramel drizzle with ice cream or yogurt
  • Thai Fish Cakes (5pcs) $9.00
  • Thai Beef Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Ribeye steak slices with fresh thai salad mild, in-house thai nam jim sauce serve with a small side of fries
  • 4 Rojak Mamak $10
    • Combination of fried tofu, potato, vegetable, fritters, fish balls, spring rolls, boiled egg, cucumber, bean sprout and peanut sauce
  • 18 Lamb Curry $14.90
    • Boneless pieces of lamb and potato cooked in traditional Malaysian style curry
  • 23 Lamb Biryani $14.90
    • Basmati rice cooked with lamb infused fresh spices, cashew nuts and fresh coriander served with acar rampal and papadoms
  • 57 Banana Split $6
    • Split banana with vanilla ice-cream, wafer and topped with strawberry chocolate sauce
  • 62 Papadom (5 pieces) $2.50
  • Dishes served with rice
  • 49 Nasi Lemak $14.90
    • Choice of beef or chicken rendang, served with boiled eggs, peanut and condiments
  • 33 Stir-fried Garlic Prawn $19.90
    • Prawn cooked with vegetable in a garlic oyster sauce
  • Toasted sandwiches $4.10
    • Each fillin $0.9
  • Means on menu board
  • Hot savoury food
    • In pie warmer as displayed
  • Breakfast $10.50
    • Bacon, eggs, tomato and toast
  • Cheese cakes $5.80
  • Focaccia bread $1.50
  • Hot fish sandwich $8.00
  • Specialty breads $4.6-$6.5
  • Flamed Homemade Beef Burger 180g $15.50
    • Char-grilled, flamed beef burger with tomato, lettuce, pickles, cheese and Aioli sauce in a sesame bun.
  • Chicken Nuggets
    • Golden fried chicken nuggets with chips and sweet chilli
  • Mix Platter $14.50
    • Golden fried mix of 2/nuggets, 2/fish bite, 2/ spring rolls, 2/ samouses and sweet chilli
  • Bag of Potato Chips $4.90
  • 1 Doz: $13.90
  • 1/2: $19.50
  • Vegetable Samouses
    • Golden fried vegetable samouses with chips and sweet chilli
  • 1/2 Doz: $7.50
  • Spiced Braised Beef $18
    • With Tomato, Capsicum, Red Onion, Preserved Lemon Zest & Spicy Aioli On Toasted Ciabatta with Side Salad & French Fries
  • Cheesecake du Jour $13
    • Manhattan Baked In House, Served With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
  • Chocolat Pot De Creme $13
    • One Heck of a Deep, Dark, Sinfully Decadent Baked Chocolate Custard
  • Big Brunch $22
    • Free Range Poached Eggs, With Havoc Bacon, Grilled Portobello Mushrooms & Spinach On Ciabatta,
  • Rouge $18
    • Roasted Beets, Marinated Feta With Pear Slivers & Honey Roasted Walnuts Served On Green Garden Leaves with Balsamic Vinaigrette. Add chicken $22
  • Liqueurs $13
    • Cointreau, Kahlua, Baileys, Amaretto, Frangelico, Jamesons or Drambuie
  • Antipasto Platter $22
    • A Selection Of Salami, Chorizo, Marinated Feta, Brie & Blue Cheese, House Pickled Vegetables, Sundried Tomatoes, Capers, Artichoke Hearts, Olives. Served with Crostini, Chutney & Dips. Additional $12 Per Person
  • Marinated Mix $9
    • Green & Kalamata Olives, Sundried Tomato, Capers & Marinated Feta
  • E14 Sharing Plate $25.00
    • combination sharing entrée including fresh roll. Money bags, dumplings and crunchy pork belly
  • Roti $5.00
  • CHINA CLASSIC (Per Person) $40
  • E12 Salmon Tartare (GF) $17.50
    • fresh salmon mixed with lime juice, coriander, mint and kaffir lime
  • E7 Northern Thai Style Chicken Cake (GF) $12.00
    • with kaffir lime leaves, coriander and chilli
  • N2 Egg Noodles With Pork And Xo Sauce $22.50
    • egg noodles stir fry with pork In Buddha’s spicy xo sauce
  • Crispy Pork Belly Salad
  • Add Minced Pork $4.00
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