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

  • Cheese and antipasto platter 2-4 people $30.00
    • Whitestone Windsor blue, Curio bay sheep’s milk pecorino, KaikouraLabneh. Zamora havoc Salami, Pastrami &Coppa.Aoraki cold smoked salmon & capers. Marinated olives, sundried tomatoes &peppadew. Relishes, fruits, crackers & breads
  • Cured pastrami, grilled mozzarella& aioli
  • Chicken quesadilla w/ melted cheddar red onion and guacamole
  • Slow-roasted Zamora pulled pork w/ slaw and spicy Jamaican jerk sauce
  • Garlic bread & dips $6.00
  • Bowl of fries $6.00
  • Cold smoked Aoraki salmon, capers & cream cheese
  • all toasted sandwiches served with chips and aioli
  • Vegetarian or chicken filo parcel $23.00
    • Fresh vegetables blended with cream cheese & pesto- then wrapped in light filo pastry & baked till golden served on top of our seasonal vegetables & cheese sauce finished with hollandaise & mild sweet chilli sauce
  • Fresh southern blue cod $20.00
    • Blue cod cooked to perfection in our special beer batter or lightly pan-fried served with salad & fries or roast potatoes & vegetables with our gluten free cheese sauce
  • Creamy chicken enchilada $24.00
    • Tender sautéed chicken breast, mushrooms bound in a creamy sauce with a hint or garlic whapped in flat bread then topped with our tomato salsa & grilled with cheese. Served with a crispy salad
  • -extras of eggs, mushrooms or tomatoes $4.00
  • Star toasted sandwich or plain cheese rolls $13.00
    • Toasted sandwiches comes with your choice of 3 fillings: cheese, tomato, ham, pineapple, onion & your choice of hot fries or cake
  • Garters soup $10.00
    • Scrumptious hot soup served with garter crispy garlic bread the choice for today will be advised by your waitress
  • Lamb shank supreme $23.00
    • Tender braiser juicy lamb shank served on our fluffy mashed potato with steamed vegetables finished with flavoursome jue & mint sauce
  • -or bacon, eggs & garluc toast $14.00
  • Salmon & Prawn $28.00
    • with tomato, spring onion & finished with capers.
  • Vanilla crème brulee $14.00
    • with almond biscotti, mango & mint compote.
  • AKAROA SEA-RUN SALMON $34.00
    • The best Salmon in NZ.
  • Homemade Mint Gnocchi $7.00
  • Kumara & Potato Gratin $7.00
  • Fries $7.00
    • with aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Selection of three cheeses $23.00
  • HALF GRILLED CHICKEN $32.00
    • Succulent half chicken grilled to perfection.
  • Boney Roasted Chicken (Small/Large) $ 10.80/ $ 14.80
  • Noodle Soup
  • Prawn Noodle Soup $ 15.80
  • Organic Salad $ 14.80
    • with six dumplings
  • Add $ 3.00
    • for chicken or pork
  • Chicken Curry Delight $ 13.80
  • A bowl of organic salad(Small/Large) $ 5.80/$ 8.80
  • Beef/Chicken/Pork Roll $ 11.80
  • Spicy Chicken Wings $14.00
    • Served with blue cheese sauce.
  • Mixed Platter to Share $35.00
    • Salt and pepper calamari, crumbed camembert cheese, spicy chicken wings, wedges and sour cream with grilled homemade bread.
  • Garlic Prawns
    • Pan fried tiger prawns lightly coated with garlic and chilli served with green salad and flat bread.
  • Beef & Guinness Hot Pot
    • Hearty beef stew with creamy garlic mash, peas, and carrots served with puff pastry
  • Fish & Chips
    • Beer battered fish served with chunky fries, coleslaw, tartare sauce and a lemon wedge
  • Onion Rings
  • Char Grilled Angus Rump
    • 250 grammes cut and cooked to your preference served with coleslaw, steak fries, fried egg and rosemary gravy.(Add Onion rings for $6.00)
  • Thai Beef Salad
    • Wok tossed beef strips served with crunchy lettuce, red onions, roasted cashews, coriander, mint, mung bean sprouts and finished with a delicious Thai dressing and with crispy noodles
  • Hara Bhara Kebab (6 pieces) $9.90
    • Spinach, Potatoes, Peas & Cheese Patties, Spiced with aromatic herbs & spices & deep fried. A vegetarian's delight.
  • Raita $3.50
    • Classic cooler with cucumber, carrot and yoghurt
  • Baby Corn Palak $19.90
    • Baby corn and spinach prepared with garlic and to
  • Chicken Tikka (5 Pieces) $11.90
    • Boneless cubes of chicken marinated in yoghurt and freshly ground spices finished in clay oven
  • Dessert Naan $6.50
    • Naan filled with chocolate.
  • Paneer Butter Masala $16.90
    • Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in a spiced tomato, cashew and cream based sauce
  • Cheese and Garlic Naan $5.00
    • Stuffed and freshly grated cheese and topped with garlic and butter
  • Hot Mixed Pickle Mango Chutney $3.50
  • Huevos rancheros $18.00
    • Served w tortillas(can be df/gf)
  • -mushrooms, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served with texas toast $18.50
  • -bacon, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served texas toast $20.50
  • for your little big mouth
  • Toast or bagel $6.00
    • W american cream cheese, peanut butter, jam or nutella
  • Skillet breakfasts
    • Choose one
  • Buttermilk fried chicken $16.00
    • On waffles covered in syrup
  • Hand cut chunky fries 7.0
    • with our own signature seasoning and Aioli Vegetarian
  • Classic Eggs Benedict 18.0
    • with your choice of either bacon or spinach, on our own house made English muffins Vegetarian
  • Bearnaise 1.0
  • Akaroa Smoked Salmon 5.0
  • Herbed Rosti 4.0
  • Soup + Toast 12.0
    • with housemade stock, check our blackboard for the days offering
  • Poached or scrambled eggs 12.0
    • on toasted sourdough
  • Shakshuka 16.0
    • Oven baked eggs, spiced tomato sauce, feta, coriander, toasted sourdough Vegetarian
  • Toasted Bagel
    • Served with
  • -Vegetarian (Mushrooms, Tomato And Spinach) $14.50
  • -Bacon $15.50
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Poached free range eggs served on toasted homemade bread with hollandaise sauce. Gluten free bread available
  • -Salmon $16.50
  • -Add Bacon $4.00
  • -Additional Toppings each $10.00
  • Pancakes $14.00
    • Plain, served with your choice of up to 3 of the following: bacon; grilled or fresh banana, berries; tee-cream; cream; yoghurt, maple syrup; chocolate sauce
  • Edamame $5.00
    • green soy beans
  • Hotate Bata-Yaki $14.00
    • grilled scallops with wasabi mayo
  • Atsuge-Tofu $12.00
    • ginger soy crispy tofu
  • Pirikara Kyu-Ri $6.00
    • chilli cucumber salad
  • Tebasaki $14.00
    • spicy fried chicken wings with sweet sauce
  • Tori Ten $15.00
    • garlic soy marinated chicken tempura
  • Okonomiyaki $12.00
    • japanese pancake - add egg / prawns / cheese $3
  • Katsudon $13.00
    • pork cutlet and egg cooked in a sweet and savoury sauce
  • Savoury Basket $14.00
    • with spring rolls, samosas, corn bites, mini hotdogs, fries and sweet chilli sauce
  • Chicken $20.00
    • Cranberry / Apricot
  • Meatlovers $20.00
  • Beef Schnitzel $20.00
    • served with salad and fries
  • Bowl of Fries $5.00
    • with tomato sauce
  • Bowl of Wedges $9.00
    • with bacon, melted cheese and sour cream
  • Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • served with fries
  • Vegetarian $20.00
  • - 1 Shank $24.00
  • Vegetable & Pea Risotto (V) $22.50
    • Grilled seasonal vegetables served atop a bed of pea risotto, drizzled with a balsamic reduction and topped with shaved fresh parmesan
  • - 2 Shanks $31.00
  • Ice-cream Sundae $7.50
    • Vanilla ice-cream with your choice of sauce: French chocolate, caramel, strawberry or Passionfruit. Topped with whipped cream and wafers
  • Vegetarian Stone $25.00
    • Marinated field mushroom, aubergine, red onion, capsicum and baby carrots with flavours brought to life by the stone
  • Tiramisu $10.00
    • Classic Italian dessert with coffee soaked sponge, creamy Marsala filling and dusted with ground chocolate
  • Banoffee Pie $10.00
    • Gooey caramel in a vanilla biscuit crust, topped with fresh bananas and cream. Served with double chocolate gourmet ice-cream
  • Pear, Walnut & Blue Cheese Salad (V) (GF) S $12.00 / L $17.50
    • Slices of fresh pear, roasted walnut and blue cheese tossed through crisp salad greens, dressed with a lemon & mustard vinaigrette
  • Chicken Breast Pita R $10.90 / P $8.90
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • The Protein Pack $15.00
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Chicken Caesar Salad R $12.50 / P $10.50
  • Cheeky Chicken / Happy Ham / Brave Beef $5.00
  • Falafel (V) Salad R $11.90 / P $9.90
  • Platter (10) $49.90
  • Pork & chive dumplings $8.00
    • With dipping sauces
  • Local fish
    • Crumbed with greens,tomato,tartare
  • Shoestring fries $8.00
    • With garlic aioli
  • Chicken (for 3) $14.90
    • Panko crumbed with slaw, cheddar, smoked paprika aioli
  • -add extra slider $5.50
  • Breads & dip $10.00
    • Artisan breads w pesto & balsamic olive oil
  • The dilusso platter $49.90
    • Salt & pepper squid, chicken yakitori, beef skewers, sticky bbq chicken shanks, smoked fish cakes, kransky, hoprocker battered fish bites, onion rings, green lipped mussels, char sui pork belly, devils on horseback, artisan breads,local cheeses.
  • Carnivore’s Dream $25.00
    • Chorizo, bacon, ham off the bone & caramelised onion with Fork and Tap BBQ sauce
  • Add bacon or Wanaka free-range egg extra $2.00
  • Tap Burger $19.00
    • House made prime beef, smoked cheese, red onion, tomato, Fork and Tap BBQ sauce, aioli and shoestring fries
  • Shoestring Fries $8.00/ $4.50
    • Tossed in lemon pepper and served with aioli and tomato sauce (V)(GF*) Bowl / Half Portion
  • Autumn Harvest $25.00
    • Roast pumpkin, walnuts, blue cheese, caramelised onion and sage (V)
  • Soup n/a
    • Please see our blackboard
  • Half ‘n’ Half combos, extra $2.00
  • Add bacon or Wanaka free-range egg extra $2.00
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