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

  • Roast Beef Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Free Range Chicken Tenders
  • Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Steak Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Roast Lamb Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Falafel Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • The Family Feast $40.00
  • Happy Ham $5.00
  • Our delicious Soup of the day with fresh Bread. $18.50
  • Stir fry of winter greens, Prawns, Tofu, Cashew nuts and Oyster sauce. $28.50
  • Confit of Bendigo Rabbit $28.50
    • with Prunes, Agria Potato Gnocchi, toasted Pinenuts & sous vide Rhubarb.
  • Chargrilled “Wakanui” Beef eye fillet, grain fed from the Canterbury plains, with smoked Brisket, Parsnip puree Candied Onion & Cranberry Tart Tartin. $48.50
  • Salad of free range Canterbury Pork $24.50
    • marinated in Coconut & palm sugar, Asian greens, sticky Rice, Peanut Chili caramel dressing.
  • Stir fry Broccolini, Shitake Mushrooms, Ginger & Oyster sauce. $9.50
  • Spicy Lentil, Tomato & Coconut Soup $18.50
    • with chargrilled Flatbread & Yoghurt Riata.
  • “Bellota” Jamon Iberico $28.50
    • organically grown, free range from Spain, sliced to order, with Pickled veg, Machengo & Quince paste.
  • Shrimp Cocktail - $8.50
  • Sausages and Fries $10.00
  • Fresh Moeraki Blue Cod Wrapped in Streaky Bacon $38.00
    • Fresh Blue Cod Wrapped in Streaky Bacon cooked in a White Wine and Cream Sauce, served with Clams and Green Salad Gluten Free option available
  • Fries $3.00
  • Seafood Platter Can be shared $49.00
    • Blue Cod, Scallops, Crumbed Calamari, Crumbed Prawn Cutlets, Salmon, Garlic Prawn Twisters, Mussels, accompanied with Homemade Sauces served on Salad and Fries
  • Fresh Moeraki Blue Cod Fillet Meal Small$24.00/Large$33.00
    • Cooked in a light golden crispy batter or pan fried Served with Salad, Fries and our Homemade Sauces Gluten Free option available
  • Omelette with 2 fillings $14.00
    • Cheese, Ham, Tomato, Onion, Mushroom, Spinach, Salmon Add Toast - $17.50 Add extra fillings as required
  • Nuggets and Fries $8.50
  • JJ Bangers and Mash $23.00
    • Pork sausages served on a bed of mashed potato with peas, apple chutney and finished with a red wine onion jus, served with toasted sourdough bread.
  • Calamari Gluten Free $15.00
    • Calamari lightly crumbed with herb and lemon pepper, deep fried and served with a delicious garlic aioli.
  • Rib Eye Steak Gluten Free $32.00
    • Marinated in thyme and garlic char-grilled to your liking, served with either mushroom sauce, peppercorn sauce or garlic butter, served with salad and fries.
  • Lamb Shank Gluten Free Single$22/Double$29
    • Slow braised lamb shanks served on colcannon mash, pumpkin puree and a red onion jus.
  • Pot of Mussels $18.00
    • Steaming fresh Green Lip Mussels served in a white wine garlic sauce with a side of toasted bread.
  • Doorstop Melt $21.00
    • Succulent slices of crumbed chicken, bacon and mushroom on a thick slice of toast with melted brie, topped with apricot chutney and served with salad and fries.
  • Beef Schnitzel $20.00
    • Old school beef schnitzel with a crispy herb crust served with fries, salad and your choice of mushroom sauce or gravy.
  • Fish and Chips $25.50
    • Fresh fillets in Mac’s Gold batter, served with fries and salad.
  • Mushroom Matar Masala $16.50
    • Mushroom and green peas cooked in a tangy masala sauce
  • Palak Paneer $16.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a tomato and creamy spinach sauce with traditional spices
  • Gulab Jamun $6.50
    • Semolina dumpling smothered with golden syrup.
  • Tandoori Chicken (Half) $13.90
    • Chicken marinated in yoghurt and freshly ground spices, skewered, and char grilled to order
  • Butter Prawn $18.90
    • Boneless Tandoor grilled prawn, cooked with tomatoes, crushed cashews, cream and spices
  • Kadhai Chicken or Lamb $16.90
    • Strips of chicken or lamb cooked with onion, tomato and green pepper in a thick Masala sauce in an Indian wok
  • Paneer Butter Masala $16.90
    • Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in a spiced tomato, cashew and cream based sauce
  • Fresh Seasonal Vegetable $9.90
    • Crispy fresh vegetable tossed with garlic and butter
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $22.00
    • Szechuan Style
  • Sliced Beef with White Pepper $24.00
    • In Soup
  • Shredded Pork & Bamboo Shoot with Chilli Bean Sauce $22.00
  • Spicy Pork Belly Slices $22.00
  • Seafood & Tofu on Steamed Egg $30.00
  • Luo Han Zhai $18.00
  • Duck with Ginger & Spring Onion $26.00
  • Pork, Preserved Vege & Tofu Soup $6.00
  • Moroccan Lamb Wrap $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Sweet Corn Feta and Sundried Tomato Fritters $17
    • With salad
  • BLT $16.5
    • With Straight cut chips and aioli
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $18.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Straight cut chips $7
    • Served with Garlic Aioli
  • Chicken Burrito $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Pan fried Mushrooms $16.5
    • On Ciabatta and salad
  • Capers Seasonal Soup $9.5
    • Served with Toasted Ciabatta
  • Salmon and tuna tartare $18.50
    • Queenstown’s Zenkuro sake, cured salmon and tuna tartare served with cucumber, radish, wasabi infused goma wakame seaweed salad and seaweed crisp
  • Crumble $14.00
    • Peach and apricot crumble with pistachio crumb and Wanaka pure vanilla ice cream
  • Marinated olives $9.50
    • Black Kalamata and green Sicilian olives (pits in) marinated in lemon, fennel, pepper, rosemary and extra virgin olive oil
  • Tasting Dessert Platter Small $18 / Large $36
    • Blueberry cheese cake, profiteroles, Baci di dame, macaron, dark chocolate cupcake, creme brulee, Chantilly and berry sorbet
  • Steamed basmati rice $8.50
  • Vegetables of the day $8.50
  • Cheesecake $13.00
    • Homemade New York style baked lemon and blue-berry swirl cheese cake on malt crumb base served with a blueberry compote
  • Savannah beef fillet $38.00
    • Served with buttered poached fondant potatoes, edamame bean puree and roasted baby vegetables
  • Selected Whitestone cheese - 1 person $14.00
  • Selected Whitestone cheese - 3 person $25.00
  • Potato hash, sausage, bacon, creamed mushrooms, sauteed greens, two eggs any way on rye $23.00
  • Crayfish, manuka, pine oil $12.00
  • Add free range bacon $18.00
  • Kids sourdough and colby cheese toastie $8.00
  • Kids tomato and cheese fresh spaghetti $10.00
  • Chicken breast and thigh, cabbage, apricot $32.00
  • Bottled Water $4
  • The Stag $13.90
    • It definitely won’t make you more attractive but it’ll make you feel great. Venison, Salad, Portobello Mushroom, Blue Cheese, with Aioli and Plum Chutney.
  • Mini Velvet Burger $7.90
    • 1/2 size Venison Pattie, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, Chilli Mayonnaise & Velvet Relish.
  • Manburger $22.90
    • Our biggest burger ever! Beef pattie, venison pattie, crumbed chicken breast, lamb pattie, streaky bacon, cheese, relish & aioli.
  • Big Bro $14.90
    • I guess if we had a Kiwi Burger this would be it, Its good times. Beef Pattie, Salad, Bacon, Egg, Portobello Mushroom, Beetroot, Cheese with Aioli, and Velvet Relish.
  • Cheese $2
  • Energy Drinks $5
  • Soft Drinks $4.5
  • Homemade toasted muesli $12.00
    • Compote fruit, organic yoghurt and honey
  • Battered blue $17.00
    • Cod served with chips and tartare sauce
  • Full breaky $19.00
    • Sausage, bacon, eggs, homemade beans, fried potatoes, mushrooms spinach
  • Fries $7.50
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Salmon $19.00
    • With potato and fennel rosti and salad
  • Beanie bene $17.50
    • Bacon or salmon or mushroom and spinach with potato cake, poached eggs and lemon hollandaise
  • Extras: $4.00
    • Mushrooms, potatoes, hash browns, eggs, bacon, beans, spinach, toast, sausage, tomatoes
  • Eggs your style $10.50
    • (poached, scrambled, fried) with white, brown or gluten free bread
  • Sweet Mix Plates (serves 2) $15.00
    • A selection of imported & in house Turkish sweets, served with fresh seasonal fruits
  • -Small $13.00
  • -Pita bread $2.50
  • Lamb Doner Kebab
    • Spiced mince lamb cooked on the open spit
  • Baklava (serves 2) $7.00
    • Filo pastry rolled with walnuts baked and covered in a sugar and lemon syrup, served with fresh fruit and whipped cream
  • -Small $2.50
  • Falafel Kebab
    • Vegetarian chickpeas and lentil patties
  • Zucchini Kebab
    • Vegetarian zucchini, feta cheese and egg
  • Lamb Backstrap $22.00
    • Top quality South-Otago Lamb, juicy and always tender
  • Custom Grill
    • Your choice: beef, lamb, chicken or prawns in a Soy & Teriyaki marinade
  • Chefs Special Cheesecake $10.00
    • Served with whipped cream or natural yoghurt, ask for today's flavour
  • Terrace Porterhouse $32.00
    • A massive 300gm steak, cooked to your liking, served with roast garlic potatoes, grilled Portobello mushroom, garden salad and a fried egg, with your choice of red wine jus or compound butter
  • Pork Belly & Crackle $28.50
    • Braised in pear cider til tender and served on a bed of roast kumara cubes and bacon with sesame broccoli and a pear & apple sauce
  • -1 loaf $7.00
  • Big Terrace Rump Steak $30.00
    • 400gms of prime rump steak, not for the faint of heart!!!
  • -4 meats $31.00
  • Pork Bun
  • BBQ Pork Noodle Soup
  • Beef
  • BBQ Pork on Rice
  • Wonton Noodle Soup
  • Lamb
  • Sweet Corn Chicken Soup
  • Wonton Soup
  • Lemon Tart $12.00
    • with berry sorbet & whipped cream
  • Gabriel’s Burger $27.00
    • Gourmet burger with beef patty, sirloin steak, streaky bacon, onions, egg, served with salad & frie.
  • Nacho’s $14.00
    • corn chips topped with beef & bean mix topped with heese & sour cream
  • Blue Cod $18.50
    • Battered with Rubys’ secret golden batter, served with fries, garden salad & homemade tartare sauce
  • Mixed Gril $31.00
    • Grill 200g Sirloin of beef, streaky bacon, sausage, Two fried eggs & chunky fries
  • Garlic Loaf $9.00
    • server warm with garlic butter
  • Prawn Twisters $14.00
    • served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Chicken Breast $28.50
    • Wrapped in streaky bacon, oven baked served on ourmet potatoes topped with mushroom sauce &garden salad.
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