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
- - Large $6.50
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Fresh Garden Salad $8.90
- Mixed lettuce, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, carrot & cherry tomatoes
- Side Salad $4.50
- - Regular $4.50
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Grilled Haloumi & Veggie Strips $14.90
- A mix of veggies and Haloumi grilled with your choice of Peri-Peri basting, and served with a regular side
- Potato Salad
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Chicken Paella $13.90
- Grilled Chicken breast with a combination of grilled veggies tossed over our spicy rice
- Seriously Large Chips $9.50
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Fruit & Nut Toast $8.50
- Housemade vanilla ricotta and fresh fruit
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Buttermilk & Buckwheat Pancakes $19.00
- Grilled banana, date caramel, lemon & raspberry mascarpone
- Spinach $4.00
- Halloumi $5.00
- Hot Smoked Salmon $7.50
- Hollandaise $2.50
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Toast $7.00
- Local preserves or queenstown honey wholemeal or sourdough
- Eggs Any Style $5.00
- Crispy Chicken - 5pcs/8pcs $4.50/$7.00
- Teriyaki Salmon - 6pcs/9pcs $7.00/$10.00
- Vegetarian Teriyaki $10.00
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Teriyaki Noodles $12.00
- Chicken or Beef
- Ton Katsu $12.00
- Hot & Spicy Ramen $10.00
- Nigiri Sushi Platter $14.00
- Veggie Tempura Udon $11.00
- Mushrooms $2.00
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SALMON EGGS BENEDICT (GF) $19.00
- Just like the last one, with cold-smoked salmon instead of bacon.
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NACHO WEDGES (V) $13.00
- An uncouth combination of potato wedges, tomato salsa, and melted cheese. Like nachos, only better.
- BERRY PANCAKES (V) $14.00
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VEGAN WRAP (V) (VE) $14.00
- Homemade vegan croquettes and roasted seasonal vegetables wrapped with hummus. Served with a side salad.
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CORN FRITTERS (V) $14.50
- ADD SALMON OR BACON FOR $3.00.Handmade vegetarian corn fritters served with sweet chilli sauce, tomato salsa, and sour cream.
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BREAKFAST BURRITO (V) $16.00
- Something different: scrambled eggs, cheese, capsicums, onions, black beans, and fried potatoes wrapped in a tortilla and lightly grilled. Served with handmade salsa and sour cream.
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BANANA SPLIT (V) $10.00
- A Governor’s tradition dating back decades; three scoops of ice cream, a banana, and other fattening things, all under your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry sauce.
- Seasonal vegetables $7.00
- Pork belly slow cooked in star anise, garlic and hoisin on sticky rice and bok choy, tart apple dressing $24.50
- Yellow fin tuna tartare, avocado, roast pepper, sesame soy (subject to availability) $21.50
- Flowerpot bread $6.00
- Fresh boneless chicken breast wrapped in bacon on spring vegetable couscous, sweet chilli and avocado dressing $24.50
- Vegetarian tart of eggplant, spinach, red capsicum and feta with a potato crust, salad greens and mayo $22.50
- Risotto of green peas, asparagus, spinach and mint topped with shredded parmesan and truffle oil $22.50
- Manuka house smoked salmon on salad greens and asparagus topped with a poached egg and hollandaise $26.50
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Pan seared scallops 29.00
- chili pineapple salsa, coconut dressing.
- Freshly shucked local oysters.
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Crayfish cocktail $42.00
- marinated tomato, seared avocado, kimchi aioli.
- Steak fries $8.00
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Beetroot risotto $34.00
- shaved & pickled summer beets, goats cheese bon bon.
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Roast pumpkin & kale $ 11/$19
- citrus coriander dressing.
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Wakanui
- Wakanui Blue cattle are grass fed initially then finished on grain for the last 70 to 90 days. Like the grass-fed equivalent Angus, it has characteristic fat marbling running through the muscle but due to being grain fed the marbling is much greater and more intense throughout.
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Selection of local and European cheese $28.00
- last years apricots, walnuts & biscuits.
- -Small $13,00
- Beef Curry
- Shrimp Foo Young Egg $35.00 per person
- Chicken Nuggets and Chips $13,00
- -Small $14,00
- Shark Fin Chicken Soup $7,00
- -Small $16,00
- Palace Crispy Skin Chicken $35.00 per person
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Tokyo Mixed Sushi Platter $10.00
- 3 big sushi, 6 small sushi, 2 nigiri, 1 inari
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Smoked Salmon Sushi $5.50/$7.00
- 6pcs/8pcs
- Grilled Hot Pork on Rice $8.00
- Ton Katsu with Curry on Rice $10.00
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Dumpling Soup $4.50
- with Egg, Veges
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Sukiyaki Udon Chicken $10.00
- fried noodle with chicken
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Vege Hot & Spicy Ramen $6.00
- with veges
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Vege Sushi Platter $8.50
- 3 big, 6 small, 1 inari, 1 Avo nigiri
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Soup of the day $9.90 / $12.90
- Using the best produce of the season, all our soups are made using gluten free stocks. Served with grilled ciabatta toast. Swap for gluten free toast $2
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Pork belly $30.00
- Crispy soy roasted pork belly, sliced and served with a rich jus. Parsnip and carrot mash, and citrus apple and fennel slaw. Match this with monteith's southern pale ale.
- Side salad $5.00
- Available 5pm - 9pm
- Creamy mushroom sauce $4.00
- toast(GF) $5.00
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Semifreddo tiramisu $11.00
- Chocolate liqueur and espresso soaked sponge fingers layered between semi soft vanilla galliano ice cream. Sprinkled with chocolate rocks.
- Roast vegetables $4.90
- 28. Shrimp sushi
- - 8 pcs $11.50
- - 8 pcs $8.00
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4. Karaage chicken $9.00
- crispy chicken -6 pcs
- 31. Salmon sashimi
- - add tofu $14.00
- - 12 pcs $15.50
- 32. Salmon nigiri
- 175 gm Pacific yellow fin tuna $37.95
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Pepper squid salad $19.95
- Chilli jam, tatsoi, mint, coriander, cashew, lychee, lime dressing
- Blue cheese butter $2.95
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Nelson scallops $29.95
- Butternut pumpkin puree, black pudding, pickled heritage cauliflower, pistachio vinaigrette
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Semolina gnocchi $35.95
- Smoked brie, caramelized cauliflower, baby spinach, butternut, tomato & basil ragout
- Lemon chive butter $2.95
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Texture of valhorna chocolate $16.95
- Jivara hot chocolate shot, manjari flexi ganache, caramelia aero, dehydrated mousse, dulcey ice cream
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BBQ glazed beef cheek burger $19.95
- Emmental cheese, onion rings, roquette, garlic aioli, soft bap
- Ice Cream Ball with Nuts $8.00
- Pork & Vegegtables M $18.00/L $30.00
- Spare Ribs Peking Style M $19.00/L $33.00
- Mongolian Beef M $18.00/L $32.00
- Deep Fried Scallops $8.50
- Beancurd & Mushroom M $18.00 /L $30.00
- Crayfish with Butter Sauce TBC
- Plain Egg Foo Young M $17.00/L $26.00
- Seafood noodle soup $8.50
- Vegetable noodle soup with vegetables $7.50
- Spicy Kimchi fried rice with pork $8.50
- Chicken fried noodles $9.00
- Salted fish & chicken fried rice $8.50
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Salmon Sushi Roll $3.50 / $6.50
- fresh salmon lover's roll
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Pork & cashew nut $9.00
- with rice
- Satay Beef with rice $8.50
- Reverse choc chip cookie, mellow, caramelised banana, smoked chocolate ice cream, orange dust 17
- Panko crumbed confit free range chicken, cranberry and pistachio, lettuce creamy egg yolk, aioli, parmesan, pancetta 21
- Venison Loin, smoked eggplant puree, mushrooms, beetroot, jus GF 43
- Pork belly, savoy cabbage, crushed swede, celeriac, roasted pear, crackling GF 35
- House smoked salmon rillettes, cured salmon, crostini, dill crème Fraiche, caviar 22
- Fennel infused crème bruleé, strawberry sorbet, rose dust, mint crumb 16
- Free range chicken supreme, herb mash, red wine braised onions and mushrooms, pancetta GF 33
- Pan - seared scallops, parsnip, sour apple, hazelnut, crispy prosciutto GF 26
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Filo Parcel w Chutney $15.00 / $8
- Spinach and Feta Filo Parcel served with or without Salad
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Bacon, Banana and Maple
- Crispy bacon and fried bananas drizzled with maple syrup and topped in icing sugar.
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B.L.E.T $15.00
- Bacon Lettuce Egg and Tomato
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Smoked Chicken and Brie
- Smoked Chicken w melted Brie
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Vegetarian/Vegan $15.00
- Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Red Onion, Capsicum, Brie Cheese, served on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, sundried tomato and basil mayo. Topped with our own honey roasted nuts.
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Bacon and Egg $11
- Bacon and Egg bagel with cream cheese, red onion, capsicum and basil mayo. A winner with regulars.
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-Bacon and Eggs
- Served on home-made foccacia
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Baked Potato
- One or two big potatoes served with a healthy helping of sour cream, sundried tomato, and cheese. With or without Salad.
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