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

  • Island Coleslaw $11.00
  • Roasted Duck with Cherry Hoisin, Green Onion Pancakes, Pickled Cucumber $36.00
  • Wild Fiorland Venison with Kanu XO Sauce, Chinese Sausage and Horipito $35.00
  • Tahitian Vanilla and Lime Tart, Bruleed Palm Sugar $15.00
  • Half Dozen oysters with White Kimchi Jelly $26.00
  • Burmese Shan Tofu: Kanu made yellow split pea tofu with Miso sauce $14.00
  • Kokoda of Fresh Market Fish with Kanu Rice Crackers, Nam Jim Sorbet $13.00
  • Kanu Made Kim Chi $11.00
  • Combination foo young eggs
  • Szechuan scallops
  • Chow mein
  • Szechuan prawns
  • fried noodles
  • Combination
  • You can have
  • Fruit salad ice-cream
  • Pork mince with marinated egg on rice Small $7 Large $12
  • Chinese vegetables with garlic sauce $14
  • Crispy roasted pork belly platter $23
  • Black pepper tofu with pork/vegetables on rice M $12 L $14
  • Crispy skin chicken $Half $14 Whole $25
  • Fish fillet and sour pickles soup with rice M $12 L $14
  • Crispy chicken nuggets on rice $12
  • Shanghai cabbage with salted egg and mushroom in broth $16
  • Cob Loaf $9.50
    • A locally baked six piece loaf with herb or garlic butter
  • Sticky Chipotle Pork Ribs $24.50
    • Half a kilo of tender pork ribs basted in a sticky chipotle sauce, served with fries
  • 'Fareham' Fish n Chips $18.50
    • Fresh South Island fillets of Tarakihi in a crispy beer batter served with garden salad and chips with tartare sauce
  • Gourmet Lamb Shank Pie $21.00
    • Slow cooked lamb shank in a rich gravy encased in a buttery pastry, served with a herbed potato stack and roast vegetables, topped with a creamy mushroom sauce
  • Addition to Meals $5.00
    • Mushrooms, steak fries, seasonal veges, garden salad
  • Bangers 'N' Mash $9.50
  • Prime Ribeye $29.50
    • 250g prime New Zealand rib eye grilled to your liking, served with gourmet potatoes and a choice of seasonal vegetables or salad sauce choice: mushroom or peppercorn
  • Dessert $4.50
    • Ice cream & Chocolate Sauce - Yummy
  • Open Steak Sandwich $19.00
    • Medium rare sliced beef served on a ciabatta, with lettuce, tomato and brie. Topped with homemade caramelised onion and a side of steak fries
  • -Extra topping $1.00
  • -Mashes Potatoes / Basket of Steak Chips $5.00
  • -Sticky Date Pudding $12.50
    • Scrumptious sticky date pudding covered in butterscotch sauce & served with vanilla ice cream
  • Wedges with the Works / Beef Nachos $14.50
  • Chicken Filo $26.00
    • Filo pastry filled with smoked chicken. apricot, pine nuts & cream cheese. Served with your choice of roast vegetables & steamed seasonal vegetables with cheese sauce or a fresh green salad & steak fries
  • Pasta of the Day See Specials Board
    • Please ask our staff for today's vegetarian pasta option
  • -The Ultimate Chocolate Brownie $12.50
    • Covered in a chocolate ganache sauce with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
  • Pastrami Beef & Caramelised Onion
  • Grilled Pesto Chicken & Roasted Red Pepper Panini $14.00
    • With tasty cheese and caramelised onions
  • Cableways Beef & Onion Schnitzel
    • Our own home crumbed favourite with gravy or mushroom sauce.
  • -Add garlic bread $3.00
  • Peri Peri Chicken Salsa
  • Battered Blue Cod $20.00
  • Kiwi-style Lamb’s Fry & Bacon $14.00
    • With grilled tomato, fried onions, mash & gravy
  • -large $19.00
  • Chargrilled Angus ribeye (GF) $38.50
    • rubbed with truffle salt and served with Perla potatoes, roast capsicums, Pinot Noir sausage & a Manuka smoked wild mushroom butter
  • -Antipasti - marinated mixed olives, Italian semi-dried tomatoes and cornichons
  • Rustichella linguine $32.50
    • pasta with mixed heirloom tomatoes, courgettes, piquillo peppers, beetroot ricotta cheese and smoked paprika & chilli oil
  • -Spicy cucumber salad with coriander, chilli, smoked salmon & roasted peanuts
  • Breads and Spreads $20.00
    • Toasted artisan breads served with home-made hazelnut dukkah, zesty mint & lemon yoghurt dip and cumin and smoked paprika oil
  • Slow roasted duck (GF) $39.00
    • in Pinot Noir & spices, garnished with slender stem broccoli, Portobello mushrooms and raspberry & cassis sauce
  • Oven roasted pork belly $36.50
    • with gourmet potatoes, fennel, grilled pear & mango salsa
  • Warm chocolate brownie $17.50
    • served with Romanoff sauce and a freeze dried cherry & lemon crumble
  • Mixed Salad $5.00
  • Venison $35.50
    • 200gm Prime venison medallion with any sauce & your choice of any two sides
  • Steamed Vegetables $5.00
  • Prawns (4) $6.00
  • Homemade Chocolate Brownie $12.00
    • Decadent chocolate brownie served with ice cream
  • Surf & Turf $35.50
    • The ultimate surf & turf Stonegrill meal of 200gm prime angus beef rump with scallops & prawns. Choose any two side dishes & a sauce to accompany them with
  • Onion Rings $3.00
  • Grain Fed Beef Rump $34.50
    • A huge 400gm Angus rump served with any sauce & your choice of two sides
  • Beetroot N/A
  • Steak and Cheese N/A
  • Italian B.M.T N/A
  • Subway Club N/A
  • Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Oven Roasted Chicken N/A
  • Tuna N/A
  • Choc Chip N/A
  • Pork Spare Ribs $9.00
    • Marinated in a succulent mixture of spices & Sauces
  • Garlic Prik Thai on Hot Plate ( Chicken, Beef, Pork or vegetarian, Seafood or Tofu, Prawn $19.50/$21.00/$22.50
    • Fresh garlic strips fried in the work with a selection of
  • Vietnamese Laksa ( Chicken / Beef / Pork or Vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn $19.90/$21.90/$22.90
    • Fresh vegetables Cooked in Laksa Paste and coconut cream, served on a bed of vermicelli noodles and topped with thin rashers of omelette, fresh coriander and fried shallot
  • Clay Pot Rice (Chciken / Beef / Pork or vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn) $19.50/$21.00/$22.50
    • Mixed fried rice stir fried with ginger and fresh vegetables ,
  • Fried Pork Balls (9) $9.90
    • Secret spices and premium leak pork mince, rolled into meat balls, threaded onto a skewer and served with a chilli, garlic and coriander
  • Red Curry ( Chicken / Beef / Pork or vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn) $19.50/$21.00/$22.50
    • Succulent cuts of meat or seafood cooked in cocount
  • Spring Rolls with Pork $5.00
    • Tasty Sauteed vegetables mixed with vermicelli noodles, rolled in pastry then deep fried
  • Satay Chicken Sticks (4) $9.00
    • Dipped in Mixture of spices & covered with our own peanut topping served on a bed of steamed rice
  • FOD & CHIPS $10.00
  • BATTERED HOKI BURGER $13.00
    • 115g Battered hoki, tomato, iceberg lettuce, onion ring, tartare sauce & TCJ
  • ALL WRAPS SERVED ON AN 11" TORTILLA WITH AIOLI & TCJ
  • BOA WITH CHEESE $14.00
    • 180g Homemade prime beef pattie, tomato, iceberg lettuce, onion ring, melted cheese, aioli & TCJ
  • FOREQUARTER OF LAMB $17.00
    • Slow roasted forequarter of lamb, creamed spinach, roasted red pepper, kalamata tapenade, onion ring, aioli & TCJ
  • PORK BELLY & SOY SESAME EMULSION $17.00
    • Braised & roasted pork belly, coleslaw, onion ring, soy sesame emulsion
  • BLUE COD CRUMBED & CHIPS $12.00
  • BREAKFAST BURGER $12.00
    • 2 Glendhu Bay eggs, streaky bacon, tomato, iceberg lettuce, hash brown, onion ring, aioli & TCJ
  • Warm artisan breads $14.00
    • accompanied with homemade hummus, balsamic, olive oil, garlic butter
  • Veggie big breakfast $18.00
    • poached eggs, hash browns, portabello mushrooms, roasted tomato, house beans, sautéed spinach, buttered sourdough
  • Sautéed summer vegetables $8.00
  • OystersAsk your waiter for todays region Natural w lemon & shallot vinaigrette or Tempura with house aioli (For 6/ For 12) $28.00/ $52.00
  • Mushrooms $5.00
  • Trio of mushroom risotto w/ goats cheese $24.00
  • Soup of the day $14.00
    • with sourdough bread
  • Eton mess $15.00
    • crunchy vanilla meringue, raspberry granita, berry coulis
  • Eggs Benedict [Traditional] $18.00
  • Garlic or Herb Bread $6.00
  • Ice cream Sundae $5.00
    • Caramel, Chocolate or Strawberry Topping
  • Mini Hot Dogs & Chips & Sauce $8.00
  • Pear Poached in Redwine $10.00
    • served with ice cream & cream
  • French  Toast $17.00
  • Toast & Spreads $7.00
  • Pasta of the Day $19.50
    • Check out the Blackboard  Menu  in  Restaurant
  • Bacon and egg $4.00
  • Scrambled eggs $10.90
  • Steak and mushroom $3.30
  • Sausages and eggs $15.90
  • Filled rolls $5.00
  • Bacon and eggs $15.90
  • Savoury $1.50
  • Large club $5.00
  • Sirloin steak
    • With greens, onion rings,tomato, chimichurri.
  • Pork & chive dumplings $8.00
    • With dipping sauces
  • Breads & dip $10.00
    • Artisan breads w pesto & balsamic olive oil
  • Available All Day
  • Mini spring rolls $8.00
    • With sweet chilli sauce
  • Chicken (for 3) $14.90
    • Panko crumbed with slaw, cheddar, smoked paprika aioli
  • -add extra slider $5.50
  • Platter (10) $49.90
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