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

  • Grated Cheese $2.00
  • Cheese Cake Of The Day (check specials board) $9.95
    • Served with vanilla ice cream & whipped cream
  • Butter/Garlic Butter $2.00
  • Chicken Wrap $19.95
    • Seasoned crumbed chicken bites, wrapped in a flour tortilla with fresh salad, cheese, tomato and your choice of sauces, aioli, sweet thai chilli, plum, BBQ, mayo, satay or sour cream, served with fries
  • Big Breakfast $16.95
    • Streaky bacon, sausages, grilled tomato, & fried eggs, with your choice of fries, hash browns or toasted brown bread
  • Onions $3.00
  • Ribeye Steak (~200g) 20.95
    • Cooked to your liking, topped with either garlic butter, plain, garlic or mushroom gravy, served with fries & your choice of salad or vegetables $
  • Egg $2.00 each
  • Szechwan beef
  • Chow mein
  • Chicken fried rice
  • Bacon & egg burger
  • -Medium
  • Sweet sour fish
  • Scallops/Mussel
  • Fruit salad ice-cream
  • Roast chicken with rocket & lemon herb mayo $13.90
  • Two Eggs Any style - with salsa Verde & ciabatta toast $13.90
  • Soup of the Day $12.90
    • served with ciabatta toast
  • Cast iron omelette $23.50
    • potato, herbs, mozzarella & seasonal house relish with mushrooms or house smoked salmon & cream cheese
  • Trotters Gorge $23.90
    • Bacon, slow roast tomato, basiL & mozzarella on a tomato base
  • Walnut & date sourdough toast $17.90
    • with vanilla poached seasonal fruit, citrus, ricotta & honey
  • Breakfast Stack $20.90
    • choice of bacon or saLmon or mushrooms on hash browns, with spinach, salsa Verde & poached eggs
  • Polenta Fries $9.50
  • Plain Donut $1.50
  • Mushroom $3.80
  • Shrimp Fired Noodles $9.00
  • Curry Chicken $10.00
  • 2 Hot Dogs
  • 3 Plain Sausages
  • $3.00 Chips
  • Battered Sausage $2.00
  • Vege Meze $21.00
    • mixed dip, dolma, falafel, sigara borek (filo pastry with feta), olives, tabouleh, grilled halloumi cheese and Turkish bread
  • Falafels on Greek Salad $17.50
    • freshly cooked chickpea patties on mesculin with feta, olives, tomatoes, dollop of hummus, vinaigrette dressing and sweet chilli sauce
  • Rice Milk Pudding $8.00
    • white delicious Turkish pudding end darkly glazed on top as it baked in the oven served cold with scoop of ice cream
  • Chicken Pita $13.50
    • Inside pita pocket with tabouleh, mixed salad and choice of sauces
  • Halloumi Mediterranean Salad $18.50
    • with mixed Mediterranean salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, corn, roasted red peppers and sesame seed topped, grilled halloumi cheese and diced sour pomegranate sauce
  • Vegetable Wrap $12.00
    • zucchini and carrot fritters - wrapped in flat bread with tabouleh, mixed salad and choice of sauces
  • Lamb Meze $25.00
  • Babaganush $9.00
    • charred eggplant,herbs and tahini dip with Turkish bread
  • -Gang Pa Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $17.50 / $19.50
    • Spicy curry paste with sweet basil paste and vegetables
  • Tom Yum Mushroom with Vegetables $17.50
    • Spicy and sour soup with mushrooms, lemon grass and coriander
  • -PlaSaam Rod (Fish of the day) $19.50
    • Fillets of fish deep fried and tossed in three flavors sauce, and fried chilly
  • Red Curry with Pineapple $17.50
    • Pineapple in coconut cream with red curry paste
  • ●Thai Curries
  • ●Tom-Yum
  • 4 x Purry Puffs / 5 x Fried Chicken Wings $7.00
  • Tofu Sweet and Sour $17.50
    • Stir-fried tofu with vegetables and sweet and sour sauce
  • Large $16.50
  • Add Fries $6.00
  • W/ bacon $10.50
  • SRI LANKAN CURRY $24.00
    • Your choice of chicken, lamb or vegetarian served in a coconut and turmeric curry with rice, flat bread, and a duo of coriander and lime relish and yoghurt
  • LASAGNE $20.00
    • Spinach and ricotta lasagne served on tomato passata, grilled with parmesan, garnished with salad greens curried nuts and garlic Focaccia slices
  • Large $12.00
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $11.50
    • Last Post’s own creamy seafood chowder served with toasted focaccia. Small
  • CHILLI CHICKEN STACK $24.50
    • Tender strips of chicken fried with bacon and toasted cashew in a honey chilli sauce served on salad greens with chilli mayo
  • Seasonal Sauteed Vegetables (No Rice) $10.00
    • fresh seasonal vegetables stir fried in butter
  • Butter Chicken $14.00
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked in butter, coriander, tomato and ginger to produce the most popular dish served from the kitchen
  • Aloo Pakoda (6 Pcs) $6.00
    • bite size pieces of potatoes crisp fried in a light chickpea batter
  • Barra Kebab (5 Pcs) $14.00
    • tender lamb tenderloin pieces marinated in spices and cooked to perfection in tandoor
  • Madras $14.00
    • a traditional south Indian dish flavoured with coconut cream and roasted whole mustard seeds
  • Chicken Tikka (5 Pcs) $10.00
    • chicken fillets marinated in tandoori spices and baked to perfection in a charcoal fired clay oven
  • Chilli Prawns $18.00
    • for the fire breathers, prawns stir fried with abundance of chilli flakes and garlic
  • Lamb $14.00
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $18.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Straight cut chips $7
    • Served with Garlic Aioli
  • Hot Smoke Salmon $18.5
    • With Zucchini & Capsicum Fritters, Salad and hollandaise
  • BLT $16.5
    • With Straight cut chips and aioli
  • Moroccan Lamb Wrap $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Capers Seasonal Soup $9.5
    • Served with Toasted Ciabatta
  • Pan fried Mushrooms $16.5
    • On Ciabatta and salad
  • Chicken Burrito $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • New *Cranberry chicken* Reg $14.9 Large $21.9
    • cranberry Sauce,brie cheese, chicken, onions, sage,rosemary,capsicum, tomatoes
  • Lazarus Reg $14.9 Large $21.9
    • Chicken,Mushroom,Olives,Tomato,Garlic,Olive Oil,Sage
  • Funghi Reg $13.9 Large $21
    • Mushrooms, Tomato, Cheese, Garlic.
  • Dipollo Reg $14.9 Large $21.9
    • Chicken, Sage, Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Cheese
  • Hawaiian Reg $13.9 Large $21
    • Ham, Pineapple, Tomato, Cheese
  • Markollo Reg $14.9 Large $21.9
    • Seasoned Chicken, Onion, Capsicum, Garlic, Sweet Thai Chilli sauce, Tomato, Cheese
  • Poppa's special Reg $14.9 Large $21.9
    • Ham, Salami, Pepperoni, Onion, Mushroom, Corn, Pineapple, Capsicum, Olive, Cheese
  • Pizza Bread $7.5
    • regular Pizza Base, garlic, olive oil, parsley. grated parmesan cheese.
  • Pugsley stack $15.00
    • with grilled banana and bacon, drizzled with maple syrup
  • Gourmet Ham Salad Sandwich $7.50
    • lettuce, salad mix, and aioli on focaccia bread
  • Roast of the Day small$14/large$20
    • with a variety of roasted and steamed vegetables. jus and cheese sauce GF
  • Beineke Beef, Bacon & Cheddar Burger $18.00
    • with lettuce, tomato & capsicum chutney served with steak fries
  • Foster Benedict $17.00
    • poached eggs and baby spinach on an English split muffin, with hollandaise sauce bacon ( hot smoked salmon 18.50)G.F option available
  • Morticia Mushroom and Haloumi stack $17.00
    • with curried nuts and salad greens GF
  • Smoked Salmon and Herb Fil Tart $20.00
    • served with garden salad
  • Addams Goreng, Indonesian style fried rice $17.00
    • with fried egg, chicken satay, and peanut sauce
  • Mushroom & Truffle Oil Risotto $15
  • Apple & Blackberry Crumble with Vanilla Bean IceCream $12
  • VKNOW’s Tomato Bruschetta & Basil Jus $12
  • Housemade Gnocchi with Tomato,Chilli ,Basil,Olive & Caper Sauce with Ricotta and Parmesan Cheese $26
  • Smoked salmon, cream cheese, courgette, capers, with lemon aioli $19 / $27 / $27
    • Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
  • Mediterranean, tomato, feta, basil, kalamata olives with sundried tomato pesto $19 / $27 / $27
    • Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
  • Roasted Lamb Shank(s) with Roasted Vege, Garlic Mash and Gravy (1) $27 (2) $32
  • Tandori chicken, red onion, coriander & greek yoghurt $19 / $27 / $27
    • Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
  • Buckwheat Pancakes 16.5
    • Check with the wait staff or the blackboard for todays toppings Vegetarian
  • Big Breakfast 23.0
    • herbed rosti, mushrooms, house baked beans, streaky bacon and breakfast sausage on sourdough
  • Hand cut chunky fries 7.0
    • with our own signature seasoning and Aioli Vegetarian
  • Bearnaise 1.0
  • House made multigrain toast 8.0
    • with seasonal preserves
  • Classic Eggs Benedict 18.0
    • with your choice of either bacon or spinach, on our own house made English muffins Vegetarian
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon and potato Latke 18.0
    • herby sour cream, lemon and a rocket salad Gluten Free
  • Coconut sugar toasted muesli 11.5
    • made with Quinoa, sesame, oats, coconut, walnuts, yoghurt and seasonal fruit Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free
  • Sour cabbage & pork on rice $8.50
  • Avocado Sushi Roll $3.50 / $6.50
    • avodado lover's roll
  • Teriyaki Vegetables with rice $8.00
  • Sweet sour pork $9.50
    • with rice
  • Crispy Chicken, Avo, Mayo Sushi $3.50 / $6.50
  • Half Roll $3.20
    • teriyaki chicken, salmon,prawn, Crispy chicken
  • Satay Chicken with rice $8.50
    • creamy peanut sauce
  • Pork fried noodles $9.00
  • Steamed Vegetables $6.90
  • Garlic Ale House Loaf (V) $9.50
    • A multi-grain fresh oven warmed pull-a-part loaf filled with lashings of garlic butter
  • Blue Cod Burger $22.90
    • Crispy Speight’s beer-battered blue cod served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, red onion and house made tartare sauce.
  • Mashed Potatoes $4.90
  • Chicken Hawk Nuggets $12.50
    • Six chicken nuggets served with fries and a small salad.
  • Seafood Chowder $14.90
    • Thick and creamy loaded with mussels, shrimps, calamari and smoked fish. Served with toasted ciabatta.
  • Gluten Free Ice Cream Sundae $9.90
    • Wanaka’s PURE New Zealand Vanilla ice cream served with homemade chocolate fudge sauce and sprinkles
  • Paddock Bay Chicken Parcels $22.90
    • Succulent chicken pieces, bound with caramelised onions, bacon and cream cheese encased in crispy filo pastry. Served with fresh garden salad and fries.
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