Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Otago Menu

PASTA & MAINS PASTA & MAINS
  • House made potato gnocci, Braised beef cheeks, gremolata, pecorino $28.00
  • Merino lamb shoulder Ragu, pappardelle, green olives, chilli, lemon, baby spinach $28.00
  • Prawn linguine, rocket, sundried tomato, lemon $26.00
  • Jerusalem artichoke risotto, salted ricotta, artichoke crisps $26.00
  • Baked mushroom and ricotta stuffed pasta shells, tallegio, tomato sugo $28.00
CONTORNI CONTORNI
  • Marinated olives $10.00
  • Potato skins with truffle oil, porcini salt, pecorino $9.00
  • Garlic flat bread $8.00
  • Polenta fries with truffle aioli $9.00
  • Porchetta slider, fennel slaw $8.00
ANTIPASTI ANTIPASTI
  • Salumi plate, pickles, mustard fruits $16.00
  • Francesca’s Antipasti Board cured meats and Italian cheeses with sour dough $25.00
  • San Daniele prosciutto, buffalo mozzarella, basil and sourdough $18.00
INSALATA INSALATA
  • Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette $8.70
  • Blue cheese, pear and walnut salad $10.00
PRIMI PRIMI
  • Cloudy Bay clams, chilli, garlic, prosecco, black garlic butter sourdough $16.00
  • Kale salad, Apple, sultanas, walnuts, Parmesan and pangrattato $12.00
  • Ribbolita, cavolo Nero, grilled sourdough $12.00
  • Meatballs with tomato, chilli and Parmesan $14.00
  • House smoked salmon, fennel and orange salad, salsa verde $16.00
  • Wood roasted vegetables, buffalo yoghurt, spiced grains, white balsamic $14.00
  • Handmade Beetroot agnolotti with nut brown butter, poppy seeds and sage $18.00
  • Beef carpaccio, Parmesan, lemon aioli, capers, white anchovies $16.00
PIZZA PIZZA
  • Margherita $20.00
    • Mozzarella, tomato base, fresh basil
  • Napoletana $20.00
    • Tomato, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozzarella
  • Tartufo $23.00
    • Mushrooms, mozzarella, black truffle oil, parmesan
  • Quattro Formagi $24.00
    • Goats cheese, pecorino, taleggio, gorgonzola, fresh thyme
  • Pepperoni $25.00
    • Venison pepperoni, red onion, chilli oil, mozzarella, tomato, rocket
  • Parma $24.00
    • Parma ham, mozzarella, tomato, grilled peppers, vincotto
  • Salsiccia $24.00
    • Pork sausage, tomato, roasted onion, ricotta, rocket, mozzarella
  • Salami $24.00
    • Sopressa salami, tomato, potato, mozzarella, rosemary, truffle oil
DOLCI DOLCI
  • Tiramisu $14.00
    • with house made mascarpone
  • Chocolate mousse cake $16.00
    • with creme fraiche, praline
  • Set lemon cream $15.00
    • with rhubarb, prosecco jelly, rhubarb crumble
  • Cannoli with custard $5.00
  • Affogato $10.00
    • Allpress espresso over vanilla ice cream With a shot of Frangelico $16

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Salt and Pepper Wild Caught Paua Salad, Cucumber Nam jim $22.00
  • Volcano Kona Crusted Beef Cheek, Hot Sour Salad, Beef Phŏ $34.00
  • Kanu Made Kim Chi $11.00
  • Burmese Shan Tofu: Kanu made yellow split pea tofu with Miso sauce $14.00
  • Island Coleslaw $11.00
  • Red Curry of Lamb Shoulder with Water Chestnuts $33.00
  • Wild Fiorland Venison with Kanu XO Sauce, Chinese Sausage and Horipito $35.00
  • Roasted Duck with Cherry Hoisin, Green Onion Pancakes, Pickled Cucumber $36.00
  • Garlic butter $4.50
    • Garlic Butter, drizzled with Sweet Chilli Sauce and grilled with Cheese $6.00
  • - vegetarian
  • Chicken chippies $7.50
    • Served with plum sauce
  • Omelette (GF)(V) $10.00
    • Tasty, fluffy omelette with your choice of two fillings. Served with salad
  • Ham steak (GF) $16.00
    • Juicy ham steak topped with grilled pineapple. Served with chips & salad
  • Steam pudding $7.50
    • Please see the blackboard for today's flavour
  • Creme brulee $7.50
    • Served with cream & ice cream
  • Sour cream $6.00
  • Deep fried pork fillets with sugar and vinegar sauce $19
  • Cashew/Tofu/Seafood/Meat slices/Fish/Vegetable $3
  • Hot and spicy shin beef platter $24
  • Tom Yum noodle soup with chicken/beef/seafood M $12 L $14
  • Black pepper tofu with pork/vegetables on rice M $12 L $14
  • Vegetarian hot pot $16
  • 101 spicy grilled whole blue cod $30
  • Beef bones with radish hot pot $16
  • Medium $30.50
  • Peking Pizza
    • Aromatic plum sauce base, confit Chinese chicken thighs, crispy shallots, spring onions, topped with shaved cucumber & hoisin sauce
  • Large $34.50
  • Large $34.50
  • Banger and Mash or Fries $13.00
    • Yummy Sausages served on a bed of creamy mash potato or w fries
  • Medium $30.50
  • Spaghetti Carbonara $25.50
    • Traditional creamy bacon carbonara sauce, topped with a parmesan crisp
  • Large $38.50
  • Curry Laksa $11.90
    • Fresh thick egg noodles with prawns, chicken, salad mix and fresh vegetables in a Malaysian-style coconut curry soup
  • Mongolian Beef $11.50
    • Thin rice noodles with beef and fresh vegetables in a Mongolian sauce
  • Tom Yum (Thai Hot and Sour) $10.50
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken and fresh vegetables in the soup
  • Garlic Prawns $15.10
    • Fresh thick egg noodles with prawns, shrimps and fresh vegetables simmered in our Noodle Hut favorite garlic sauce
  • Sambal Fried Rice $11.50
    • Malaysian style fried rice with chicken, bean sprouts, onion, carrots, and peas in sambal sauce
  • Vegetarian Soy Noodle $9.90
    • Thin egg noodles with fresh vegetables in dark soy sauce
  • Teriyaki $11.70
    • Udon noodles with chicken, onion, bean sprouts, carrots and bok choy in Japanese teriyaki sauce
  • Sambal Chicken $11.50
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken and fresh vegetables in a Malaysian seafood sambal sauce
  • Warm Chicken Taco Salad $18.00
    • Powder keg chicken, nacho chips, mesclun, tomato, onion, corn salsa and sour cream
  • Garden Salad $5 Sml / $9 Lrg
  • Cajun Hand Cut Fries with Garlic Aioli $9.00
  • Mountain Hot Wings $18.00
    • 1 KG of hot wings served with home made ranch dip
  • Roast Veggies $5 Sml / $9 Lrg
  • Veggie $20.00
    • Fresh tomato, onion, capsicum, mushrooms, olives and jalapeños
  • ''Pull Apart'' Bruschetta $12.00
    • Tomato, Basil Pesto and Mozzarella bruschetta on rustic french baguette
  • Short Rib Po'Boy $15.00
    • Short rib, sautéed onions, killer pickles, chipotle aioli
  • Vegetable Kulcha - Naan stuffed with fresh seasoned vegetables and spices. $4.00
  • Kechumber - Diced onions, tomatoes, cucumber, coriander with a touch of lemon juice and spices. $3.50
  • Papadom $1.00
  • Butter Chicken - World famous, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Lacha Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread layered with lashings of ghee. Baked in the tandoor. $4.00
  • Lamb Rogan Josh - Lean lamb cooked with roasted and crushed spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Paneer Kulcha - Naan stuffed with home made Indian cottage cheese and spices. $4.50
  • Ganga Jamuna Sabzi - Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Chicken wrap $14.00
    • Strips of tender chicken thigh and bacon rolled up in a soft tortilla wrap with lettuce, avocado, tomato, onions and aioli with a side of fries
  • Chicken Burger $14.50
    • Breaded chicken breast on a toasted bun with aioli, BBQ sauce, red onions, tomato and lettuce
  • Bacon Buttie $10.00
    • Heaps of bacon stuffed in a Turkish roll with a choice of tea, coffee or juice. Available for takeaway
  • chicken Parmigiana $20.00
    • Crumbled chicken breast grilled wth slow cooked tomato sauce, bacon and cheese served with fries
  • Cheese Burger $14.50
    • Classic grilled beet pattie with melted cheese, tomato relish. aioli, lettuce, onions, tomato and gherkins
  • Rump Steak $20.00
    • 300g of rump steak on either fries and salad or mashed potato and peas with your choice of sauce; mushroom, gravy or garlic butter
  • Loaded Wedges $10.00
    • loaded with bacon melted cheese sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Porridge $8.50
    • Creamy porridge cats with your choice of 2 toppings chocolate banana cinnamon or brown sugar
  • Battered Blue Cod $20.00
  • -regular $14.00
  • Classic Lemon Pepper Chicken & Falafel
  • Cableways Meatball Salsa Meltdown $14.00
    • Grilled meatball and tasty cheese sandwich topped with our own special crunchy salsa
  • Pastrami Beef & Caramelised Onion
  • Served with side salad. Add fries or wedges for just $3.00
  • Deli Style Wraps $14.00 each
    • Served with side salad.
  • -Add garlic bread $3.00
  • Chervil Mash potatoes $8.50
  • Hash browns, grilled tomatoes, bacon, mushrooms, sausages or baked beans
  • Asparagus ice cream $16.50
    • Homemade asparagus ice cream in a filo basket with rocket, sauteed market mushrooms and jamon serrano crisp
  • Vegetables of the day $8.50
  • Savannah beef fillet $38.00
    • Served with buttered poached fondant potatoes, edamame bean puree and roasted baby vegetables
  • Lamb tataki $18.50
    • Seared Southland lamb served medium rare, brushed with sesame soy marinade on a bed of spring leaves served with roasted macadamia nuts, mango julien and Otago honey white balsamic dressing
  • French Toast $12.50
    • Served with your choice of banana, bacon, berry compóte and maple syrup
  • Cooked breakfast $19.00
    • TWO eggs any style (poached fried or scrambled) served with bacon, mushrooms, sausages, baked beans & hash browns
  • Peking Duck (3 courses) $50.00
  • Vegetarian Spicy Bean Curd Chow Mein $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • Prawn and Cashew Nuts $19 Large / $12 Small
  • Lettuce In Oyster Sauce $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • Roast Chicken and Vegetables $14 Large / $10 Small
  • Chicken with Snow Peas $15 Large / $11 Small
  • Beef Belly Hokkied Noodle (Udon) Soup $8 Med / $20 Large
  • Fried Tofu with Mushroom Chow Mein $13 Large / $9 Small
  • French toast $18.00
    • Traditional French toast made with our own bread, poached pears, lemon mascarpone, cinnamon brown sugar
  • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup $16.00
    • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup, smoked cheese and garlic shoots
  • Mushroom bruschetta $19.00
    • Roast Portabello mushrooms in cream, garlic & mustard on toasted sourdough, with pine nuts & local rocket
  • Apple pancakes $18.00
    • Buttermilk pancakes, caramelized apple puree, maple syrup, cinnamon mascarpone
  • Chorizo $22.00
    • Smoked homemade chorizo, roast peppers, Gibbston Valley mozzarella
  • No5 Big Breakfast $24.00
    • No5 bacon, poached free-range eggs, sourdough, roast mushrooms, tomato
  • No5 Pastrami Sandwich $17.00
    • Our own pastrami: Angus brisket dry-cured, spice-rubbed and slowly hot- smoked; served on our hot freshly-baked bread with mustard, pickles & tomato
  • Lamb (Turkish pide style) $22.00
    • Pulled Cardrona lamb, olives, cumin yoghurt, feta
  • 50 Prawn Curry Laksa $19.90
    • A hawkers egg noodle soup prepared in rich coconut curry gravy, garnished with fish balls tofu, prawns, bean sprout and boiled egg
  • Dishes served with rice
  • 10 Lamb Curry $10.90
    • Boneless pieces of lamb and potato cooked in traditional Malaysian style curry
  • 32 Udang Sambal $19.90
    • Prawn cooked in a thick sambal sauce onion, chili and tomato
  • 61 Coconut Rice $2.50
  • 13 Chicken Dalcha $14.90
    • Boneless chicken pieces and mixed vegetables cooked in thick chat curry
  • 4 Prawn Twisters $7
    • 4 pieces of peeled prawns with fresh herbs in a crispy pastry served with aioli sauce
  • 62 Papadom (5 pieces) $2.50
  • Chicken parmigiana burger $19
    • Served with fries, crumbed chicken, napolitano sauce, melted mozzarella& salad served in a toasted focaccia bun
  • Whitestone cheese board $19
    • Lindis pass brie, totara tasty cheddar, windsor blue, quince paste & crackers
  • Gourmet ice cream parfait $13
    • Served with fruit coulis & toasted coconut
  • Toasted pumpkin batard bread(V) $14
  • Sticky date pudding $13
    • Hokey pokey ice cream & caramel sauce
  • Caesar salad $18
    • Cos lettuce, shaved parmesan, crispy prosciutto, croutons & anchovies dressing
  • Angus sirloin / Café de Paris butter (GF) $30
    • Served with your choice of either , thick cut chips or kumara mash, steamed greens or side salad
  • Chocolate mousse mud cake $13
    • Raspberry coulis & vanilla anglaise
  • shrimp cocktail $10.00
  • with bacon & cheese $11.50
  • All burgers served with chips and sauce
  • with chilli & cheese $9.50
  • pasta of the day $18.00
  • vegetarian pizza $25.00
    • basil, roast pumpkin, mushroom sauce, tomato, red onion
  • All burgers come with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and red onion. Chicken burgers also have mayonnaise. Fish burger have a tartar sauce beef and steak burgers have chef's tomato sauce
  • soup of the day $18.00
Francesca's Italian Kitchen

Francesca's Italian Kitchen

location

Address

93 Ardmore Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435599

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 12:00 – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
93 Ardmore Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand