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

  • Hot Smoked Salmon $6.00
  • George street $23.90
    • Mozzarella & basil on a tomato base
  • Roast chicken with rocket & lemon herb mayo $13.90
  • Pulled Beef Brisket $24.50
    • on house focaccia with beef reduction, ginger pickled onions, greens & hand cut area fries
  • Works $22.90
    • bacon, poached eggs, Cumberland black sausage, hash browns, tomato, mushroom & ciabatta toast with seasonal house relish
  • Bannockburn $23.90
    • Mushrooms, parmesan & rocket on a thyme, lemon. garlic & olive oil base
  • Trotters Gorge $23.90
    • Bacon, slow roast tomato, basiL & mozzarella on a tomato base
  • Falafel with beetroot hummus, rocket & aioli $13.90
  • Steamed Chinese vegetables with soy sauce $14
  • Crispy chicken nuggets noodle soup M $12 L $14
  • 101 spicy grilled whole blue cod $30
  • BBQ pork noodle soup M $12 L $14
  • Combination roasted pork belly and bbq pork noodle soup M $12 L $14
  • Takoyaki (Octopus dumplings) $8
  • Egg Foo Young with prawn/bbq pork/beef/chicken/vegies $18
  • Taiwanese pork sausages (garlic/spicy/combination) on rice $12
  • Khmer Style Curry $14.00
    • Choice of red, green or yellow curry with your favourite meat (beef, chicken or seafood) & vegetables served with rice
  • Hot & Spicy Bamboo $13.00
    • Hot and spicy beef with carrots, onion served on steamed rice
  • Chicken Noodle Soup $11.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and chicken pieces served in Khmer-style Kua Teaw soup
  • Hot & Spicy Noodle Soup (Tom Yum) $13.00
    • Choice of chicken or seafood cooked in tom yum paste, mushrooms, lime leaves & lemon juice
  • Fried Egg Noodle $13.00
    • Your choice of chicken, pork, beef or seafood with vegetables, onion, egg & bean sprouts
  • Vegetarian Chew Kua Teaw $13.00
    • Fresh vegetables stir fry with mushrooms on a bed of stir-fry rice noodles (best served with chilli sauce or lemon juice)
  • Beef with Pineapple $14.00
    • Beef with fresh vegetables, onions, pineapple served on rice
  • Hot & Spicy Fried Rice Noodle $13.00
    • Fried rice noodle with the choice of chicken, beef, pork or seafood with fresh vegetables & bean sprouts
  • For Two (½ crayfish / whole crayfish) $155 / $220
    • Oysters, scallops, mussels, clams, blue cod, smoked fish, octopus, locally baked bread & a green salad
  • Sole $38
    • distinct, mildly flavoured fillet with a firm yet tender texture - panroasted fillet with new potatoes, Moko smoked eel, broad beans, baked beetroot, spinach, roasted Blue Cod cream
  • Fishbone’s Chowder with fresh & smoked fish, fried potatoes & grilled bread $19.90
  • Gurnard $37
    • sweet, firm white fillets - pan- roasted with new season Perla potatoes, Nevis Garden’s asparagus & spring herb butter
  • Marinated Northland Hikuwai Sardine fillets with marjoram salsa verde, house-made yoghurt, grilled toasts $19
  • Fishbone’s Spring Salad $18
    • Crystal Garden salad leaves, Kaikora Valley goat’s cheese, Nevis Garden’s asparagus, blueberries & hazelnuts from Marlborough with Fishbone Farm’s honey & sherry vinaigrette
  • Blue Cod $33
    • crumbed with pickled onion mayonnaise
  • Southland Lamb $37.90
    • slow cooked shoulder with farro, asparagus & peas, green garlic & pumpkin seed pesto, crumbed lamb sweetbreads
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Seafood deluxe $11.50
    • A delicious combination of shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, surimi with melting mozzarella & lemon pepper sprinkle
  • BBQ Hawaiian $8.50
    • Tasty ham, bacon, pineapple, onion & mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Meat lovers $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
  • 5 Spicy chicken wings $6.00
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • BBQ Bacon & mushroom $8.00
    • Bacon, ushroom, onion & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Cheese Platter (GF) $15.00
    • Wedge of brie, crackers, quince paste.
  • Bread ‘N’ Dips $15.00
    • Fresh ciabatta with pesto, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic
  • Vegetarian Antipasto $25.00
  • Middle Eastern $20.00
    • Toasted flatbreads, hummus, kalamata olives, dukkah, extra virgin olive oil.
  • Antipasto Platter $30.00
    • Sundried tomatoes, kalamata olives, cornichous salami, pesto, chorizo, served with fresh ciabatta.
  • Ground Kettle Chicken $18.00
  • Seaweed & Chicken Egg Soup $4.00/$10.00/$15.00
  • Jing Du Pork $16.00
  • Lamb Brisket with Tofu Skin $19.00
  • SZECHWAN Chicken $16.00
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $14.00
  • Gong Bo chicken
  • Beef Tomato $15.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken Sushi with avocado $3.50 / $6.50
  • Pork & cashew nut $9.00
    • with rice
  • Vege Delight $6.50
    • 2 Inari, 5p vege sushi
  • Black bean noodles with chicken $8.00
  • Salted fish & chicken fried rice $8.50
  • Combination fried rice $8.50
  • Sweet sour pork $9.50
    • with rice
  • Teriyaki Chicken Sushi $3.50 / $6.50
    • with cucumber, pepper
  • GOURMET ICE-CREAM SUNDAE
    • with your choice of topping Chocolate/Caramel/Strawberry
  • 4 MINI HOTDOGS & CHIPS
  • CHICKEN WRAP $17
    • Chicken pieces and fresh green salads toasted in a tortilla wrap with hummus and garlic aïoli.
  • CHICKEN $13
  • SPEIGHT’S STEAK ALE PIE/VENISON PIE $23.5
    • Tasty Gourmet pie drizzled with gravy and served with roasted potatoes, peas & caramelised onions.
  • TASTY VEGETARIAN BAKE $20
    • Tasty vegetarian bake, drizzled with basil pesto and parmesan cheese with a side salad of fresh greens.
  • RIBEYE STEAK $31
    • A tender 350grm of export rib eye cooked to your liking with your choice of pepper, mushroom or garlic topping. Served with salad and fries.
  • BLUE COD & CHIPS
  • Roast Pumpkin, Chilli + Cumin Dip N/A
  • Smoked Akaroa Salmon Rillette w Capers + Fresh Horseradish N/A
  • Duck + Wild Mushroom Risotto w Spiring Onion + Parmesan N/A
  • Cress, Rocket + Blue Cheese w Pear Salad & Toasted Hazelnuts N/A
  • Petit Flues for 2 $8
  • Fresh Baked Ciabatta N/A
  • Pulled Moroccan Spiced Lamb w Teateiki N/A
  • Cheese Board $24
  • Chicken Satay $13.50
    • Sauteed Chicken Tenderloin, bound in a coconut flavoured Satay sauce, served with Basmati rice
  • Moroccan Lamb Shank
    • Braised, lightly spiced Lamb Shank bound together with Chickpeas and Vegetables and served with Mashed Potatoes
  • Gourmet Lamb or Chicken Burger $18.50
    • Your choice of either a Homemade Lamb and Mint Pattie or a Crispy Battered Chicken Pattie with Bacon, Tomato, Cheese, Salad Greens and Aioli. Served with Fries and Tomato Sauce
  • Scallops $16.50
    • Sauteed or Crumbed with you choice of Tartare Sauce, Lemon Butter or Garlic Aioli
  • $22.00 (1 Shank)
  • $26.5 (2 Shanks)
  • Venison Pie $19.50
    • Venison braised in Red Wine and covered in pastry. Served with salad and garlic mash
  • Vegetable Cannelloni $19.50
    • Filled with Spinach, Ricotta, Red Onion and Asparagus then topped with seasonal vegetables bound in a tomato and garlic concasse, topped with parmesan and served with a green salad
  • Tea N/A
  • Cheese rolls $2.40
  • Quiche and salad $9.50
  • Apple pie and ice cream $7.90
  • Coffee N/A
  • Salad selection $7.90
  • Chicken and avocado salad $11.50
  • Smoothies N/A
  • spinach $3
  • field mushrooms $4
  • Roasted field mushrooms, basil pesto and balsamic reduction on house seed toast (g.f.) $14
  • house seed toast (g.f.) (d.f.) (vegan) $3
  • house smoked salmon $6
  • Full breakfast w two free range eggs poached or scrambled on ciabatta w free range bacon, house baked beans, roasted field mushrooms and tomato $21
  • Grilled haloumi, spinach and free range poached eggs on ciabatta w house beetroot chutney $18
  • Local free range poached or scrambled eggs on ciabatta toast $10.5
  • Blue Cod $18.50
    • Battered with Rubys’ secret golden batter, served with fries, garden salad & homemade tartare sauce
  • - Grilled herbed chicken with roasted red pepper & cheese
  • -Served with Bacon, Cheese & Sour Cream $14.50
  • Gabriel's Breakfast $22.00
    • eggs, streaky Bacon, sausage, grilled field ushroom fresh tomato slices hash browns & toas.
  • -200g Sirloin of beef with caramelised onions & horseradish
  • Ruby’s Pork Ribs $18.00
    • 6 braised ribs with orange & hoisin Sauce
  • Soup of the day $10.50
    • sever with toast & butter
  • Special Coffees $9.50
    • Irish coffee, Jaffa hot chocolate or Baileys latte
  • Malaysian Dahl $8
    • tomato & sambal
  • Pork & Prawn Sui Mai (4 pieces) $10
  • Pork & Lup Cheong Wonton (4 pieces) $10
  • Stir Fried Pork Belly $19
    • Asian greens, oyster sauce, spiced crackling crumble
  • Pork Wonton and Egg Noodle Soup $18
    • Asian greens, bean sprouts, shallot oil, coriander
  • Char Kway Teow $29
    • Fried noodles with prawns & lup cheong
  • Kum Heong Style Soft Shell Crab $26
    • crispy curry leaves, dried shrimp, ginger & onion
  • Pulled Sticky Pork $14
    • pickled cucumber
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