Address
93 Ardmore Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand
Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Otago Menu
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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- 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- 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- Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette $8.70
- Blue cheese, pear and walnut salad $10.00
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-
Margherita $20.00
- Mozzarella, tomato base, fresh basil
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Napoletana $20.00
- Tomato, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozzarella
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Tartufo $23.00
- Mushrooms, mozzarella, black truffle oil, parmesan
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Quattro Formagi $24.00
- Goats cheese, pecorino, taleggio, gorgonzola, fresh thyme
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Pepperoni $25.00
- Venison pepperoni, red onion, chilli oil, mozzarella, tomato, rocket
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Parma $24.00
- Parma ham, mozzarella, tomato, grilled peppers, vincotto
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Salsiccia $24.00
- Pork sausage, tomato, roasted onion, ricotta, rocket, mozzarella
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Salami $24.00
- Sopressa salami, tomato, potato, mozzarella, rosemary, truffle oil
DOLCI-
Tiramisu $14.00
- with house made mascarpone
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Chocolate mousse cake $16.00
- with creme fraiche, praline
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Set lemon cream $15.00
- with rhubarb, prosecco jelly, rhubarb crumble
- Cannoli with custard $5.00
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Affogato $10.00
- Allpress espresso over vanilla ice cream With a shot of Frangelico $16
Nearby Sample Menus
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Antipasto $25.00
- cured meat, cheese, olives, bread
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Antipasto $25.00
- fried seafood, braised shellfish, baccala mantecato, olives, bread
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Popeye $23.00
- spinach, mozzarella, parmigiano
- Tartufo, vanilla & chocolate ice - cream, shot of espresso $11.00
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Napoletana $23.00
- tomato, mozzarella, anchovy, caper
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Bruschetta $9.00
- baccala mantecato, whipped salt cod
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Pappardelle $26.00
- braised lamb shoulder, mushroom
- Pizza, garlic, rosemary $12.00
- Seafood with tofu $20
- Sauteed potato, capsicum and eggplant $16
- Fried noodle/ Noodle soup $4
- Taiwanese pork sausages (garlic/spicy/combination) $8
- Noodle soup with marinated egg, pork mince and bbq pork M $12 L $14
- Sizzling beef and tofu with black pepper sauce $20
- Stir fried noodles with shredded pork and dried mushroom M $12 L $14
- Cashew/Tofu/Seafood/Meat slices/Fish/Vegetable $3
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Muska Boregi $12.00
- Filo pastry pies filled with feta cheese, parsley & spices, served with a salad garnish 3 pieces:
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Combination Shish Large$19.00
- A combination of two shish, selected from lamb, chicken or kofta, plated & served with pita bread, sauce & salad.
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Baklava $8.00
- Filo pastry layered with walnuts smothered in a sugar & lemon syrup served with fresh fruit & whipped cream.
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Pilic Kebab Small$16.00/Large$20.00
- Cubes of marinated chicken with onions & bell peppers chargrilled, plated & served with pita bread, sauce & salad.
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Chicken Shish Small $13.00/Large$19.00
- Cubes of marinated chicken chargrilled, plated & served with pita bread, sauce & salad.
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Garlic Sauce
- Unsweetened yoghurt infused with dried mint & garlic.
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Hummus 1–2 P$12.00/2–4P$17.00
- Chickpea & tahini paste, infused with lemon juice, garlic & oil, served with pita bread.
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Pasha's Special Sauce
- Our own twist on Thousand Island dressing, made from a mayonnaise base, infused with Turkish spices & lemon juice.
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BAKED PARMESAN BLUE COD $28.00
- This is a twist on one of Mike’s mother’s recipes: Blue cod fillets smothered in a creamy parmesan and spring onion spread, baked until bubbly and golden, served with roasted garlic herb potatoes, pan fried market vegetables, and finished with slivers of red pepper
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CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
- The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
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CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
- This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney
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BIG F.A.T. BELLY $27.00
- marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach chutney,
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PASTA O’ THE DAY $19.00
- Nothing silences the stomach grumbles like a bowl of pasta. Ask the staff what Mental Mike came up with for today’s pasta. Whatever it is, I’ll be hot, scrummy, and it’ll come with garlic toasted ciabatta bread >>
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CHICKEN WRAP $18.50
- Our wraps are legend here at the FAT, and with good reason, lettuce and salad goodies, avocado salsa, house-cured BBQ pickles, aioli and sweet chilli, wrapped up in a crisp, cheesytortilla with crisp crumbled strips of chicken, And because we love you, we’ll add fries, Tommy, and sour cream on the side >>
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BEEF BURGER $19.00
- This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
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HAM & MUSHROOM CHICKEN SNITZEL $23.00
- Herb crusted breast of chicken, smothered in a ham, mushroom, and basil pesto infused cream cheese, topped with mozzarella & baked until bubbly. Served over chunky garlic herb potato, sautéed broccoli, and whatever else we pulled out of Jeff’s garden this morning
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Chipotle chicken $12.00
- with black bean and corn salsa
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Patatas de maiz $8.00
- with burnt onion cream
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Chorizo chilli buns $12.00
- with smokey onions & chipotle mayo
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Grilled corn cobs(GF,V) $8.00
- with butter lime
- Chicken chipotle $14.00
- Chipotle chicken $19.00
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Mexican curly fries(GF,V) $9.00
- with cream salsa
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Mexican curry fries $5.00
- with cream
- Satay Chicken Burger + Chips Combo $7.00
- 26. Ma Bo Tofu (Chilli with Pork and Dry Mushroom) $14.00
- 47. Chicken, Beef, or Pork Egg Foo Young $12.00
- 50. Combination Egg Foo Young $13.00
- Deep Fried Spring Rolls 6/12pc $6.00/$12.00
- Deep Fried Wontons 6/12pc $6.00/$12.00
- 32. Chicken with Cashew Nuts $18.00
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4. Vegetable Satay $9.00
- Grilled mixed vegetable stir fry topped with homemade peanut sauce and a side of rice or noodles
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BACON CHEESE BURGER $14.50
- chunky beef patty, bacon, cheese, mayo, lettuce, ketchup+ dill pickle
- Toast/ hashbrowns/tomato/mushrooms $2.50
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THAI CHICKEN SALAD $16.50
- coconut poached chicken, cashews mango, crispy shallots + greens
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CHUNKY FRIES $4.50/$7.50
- served with aioli+ ketchup(small/large)
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PAVA PATTIES
- served with chilli yoghurt
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BLUESKIN ANTIPASTO PLATTER $18.00/$27.00
- a selection of dips, meats, Evansdale cheeses + bread(for 1/for 2)
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SMOKED MUSHROOMS ON TOAST $14.50
- house smoked mushrooms rocket walnuts, Evansdale blue cheese
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PRAWNS + CHORIZO $17.50
- baked in a clay pot with garlic + chilli served with bread + preserved lemon aioli
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Toast and Jam 9.5
- Toasted homemade ciabatta bread with homemade preserve V
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Creamy Risotto 22
- with zucchini, prawns, chorizo & sundried tomato
- Spinach 4.5
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Potato Gnocchi 21
- in a creamy chicken sauce with selection of country mushroom, cured honey bacon & baby spinach
- Mushroom 4.5
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Crispy Battered Blue Cod 23.5
- on Italian flat bread, mix salad, salsa cruda, homemade pesto & aioli.
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Special Pizza 25
- Please ask our waiter
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Margherita 22
- HOmemade Napoletana sauce, mozzarella cheese and drizzled with pesto
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Veggie Pita $10.90
- Veggie patty in a warm pita with iceberg, tomato, cucumber & our light mayo
- Swiss Cheese $1.50
- - Large $6.50
- - Regular $4.50
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3 BBQ Thigh Fillets $11.90
- 3 BBQ Chook thigh fillets, kids juice & corn or chips
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Supremo Veggie Burger $12.90
- Veggie patty, mixed lettuce, tomato, light mayo & Peri-Peri chutney on a Portuguese roll
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Family Feast $44.90
- Share a whole flame-grilled Peri-Peri Chicken, 2 large sides & 8 BBQ Ribs
- - Regular $4.50
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South Island Lamb Rump $20.00
- Served with rosemary potatoes, green beans & Harissa sauce
- Kids Strawberry & Choco Ice Cream Sundae
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Cheese Board $14.00
- A selection of cheese served with crackers a pumpkin chutney
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Mediterranean Pasta $14
- Pappardelle pasta tossed with sundried tomato, mushrooms, spinach, pumpkin seeds & ciabatta croutons
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Lasagne $18.00
- Layered beef, tomato bolognaise, topped with parmesan cheese, served with pub slaw & potato wedges
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Sides $6.00
- Rosemary Potatoes/ Pub Slow/ Pub fries/ Potato Wedges/ Roasted Vegetables
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Jerk Chicken $18.00
- Hot Jamaican jerk spiced chicken on a chilled almond noodle mix dressed with coriander & sesame oil
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Pork Belly $20.00
- Stuffed with apricot sage, onion & slow roasted. Served on potato mash & roasted vegetables with a warm apple sauce
- phone orders welcome for pickup 51 centennial ave, alexandra
- ●Falafel
- Chicken $16.50
- Chicken & lamb
- Lamb $13.50
- Lamb $14.50
- Lamb
- Mix $12.50
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Roast of the day
- Ask our Baaa staff for today's selection served with seasonal and roasted vegetables.
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Cicken and bacon salad
- Grilled chicken tossed with bacon, croutons, salad and honey mustard dressing.
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Open chicken sandwich
- G rilled chicken breast on ciabatta bread, topped with lettuce, tomato, avocado and brie cheese served w ith fries.
- Onion rings (4) $3.00
- Mushrooms $3.00
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Fish and chips
- Beer battered blue cod served with salad and fries.
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Open steak sandwich
- 150gm rum p on ciabatta bread, topped w ith lettuce, tomato, aioli and onion rings served w ith fries.
- Eggs (2) $3.00
- House-made fresh fettuccini pasta, roasted pumpkin, pecorino, pine nuts, chilli and garlic V 28
- Free range chicken supreme, herb mash, red wine braised onions and mushrooms, pancetta GF 33
- Sorbet and ice cream trio, lavender snow, passionfruit coulis, herbs GF 15
- Market Fish or Stewart Island Salmon, sauce puttanesca, parmesan gnocchi, crispy capers 38
- Parsley and parmesan crusted Lamb Rump, root vegetable, herb potato mash, basil, pesto & red wine jus 39
- Citrus tart, textures of coconut, short bread, cumin whipped cream, puffed rice, micro coriander 16
- 5 spice cheesecake, pumpkin puree, honey milk gel, pumpkin ice cream, hazelnut praline 17
- Whole lamb rack, caramelised onion and bacon potato gratin, buttered kale, port jus GF 47
- Omelette [ cheese or mushrom ] $18.00
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Full Cooked Breakfast $25.00
- Bacon, Eggs, Tomato, Hashbrown, Sausage & Baked Beans.
- Toast & Spreads $7.00
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Devils on Horseback $13.50
- Prunes wrapped in bacon served on riceserved on a bed of rice
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Pear Poached in Redwine $10.00
- served with ice cream & cream
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Bacon & Eggs $15.50
- cooked how you like them. Fried, Poached or Fried
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Ice cream Sundae $5.00
- Caramel, Chocolate or Strawberry Topping
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Garlic Prawns $16.00
- served on a bed of rice
- Extra Bread $3
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1876 Big Breakfast (GF) $16.50
- Bacon, zamora sausage & black pulong, hash brown, eggs any way, toasted italian loaf & baked beans
- -Add A House Beer, House Wine, Tea, Coffe Or Juice For $3.50
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House Olives (GF) (V) $12
- Mixed olives with feta marinated in lemon and rosemary
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CBLT (GF) $16.50
- Chargrilled chicken and bacon on baked turkish gap with crisp lettuce and tomato, served with fries or soup
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Falafel(V) $12
- Falafel with tabouleh salad
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Calamari $12
- Calamari rines in a lemon pepper crust with a tomato, chilli and coriander dip.
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Arancini (V) (GF) $13
- Crispy rice balls stuffed with either pulled pork & apple, prawn with lemon & oil or mushroom & parmesan
Francesca's Italian Kitchen
Phone
034435599
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
$10 - $20
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
European , Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian
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