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

  • BIG AL $ 17.50
    • Al delivers a double serving of prime New Zealand beef (1/2 lb), lashings of bacon, a whole lotta cheese, 2 eggs, beetroot, lettuce, tomato, red onion, relish & a big wad of aioli.
  • Chief Wiggum $ 14.50
    • Slow roasted New Zealand pork belly, lettuce, tomato, red onion, hash brown, with aioli and delicious apricot seeded mustard.
  • Cock Cajun $ 12.90
    • Grilled chicken tenderloins rubbed with cajun spices, cooled with a lemon yoghurt, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Crumbed Calamari with Ferg's wasabi mayonnaise $ 5.00
    • 1/2 dozen
  • Extra sauce $ .50
  • Homemade onion rings with aioli sauce $5.50
  • Large aioli $ 2.00
  • The Bulls Eye $ 18.50
    • Prime New Zealand Ribeye steak (200g). Grilled medium, topped with rings of white onion, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Sweet Bambi $12.50
    • Wild Fiordland Deer with a Thai plum chutney, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Double Ferg w/cheese $15.50
    • Blue, Swiss, Brie
  • Holier than Thou $11.50
    • Tempured tofu with a spicy satay, coconut and coriander sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, snowpea shoots & aioli.
  • Extra sauces $0.50
  • Crumbed Calamari with Ferg's wasabi mayonnaise (½ dozen / dozen) $5.00 / $9.00
  • Homemade onion rings with aioli sauce $5.50
  • Fries with your choice of sauce: $4.50
    • Sauces: aioli, wasabi mayonnaise, tomato, barbeque or sweet chilli
  • The Bulls Eye $18.50
    • Primo New Zealand Ribeye steak (200g). Grilled medium, topped with rings of white onion, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli & tomato relish.
  • 200 g. FILLET $35.50
  • GARLIC BREAD $10.00
  • SCALLOPS $18.50
    • pan seared - white wine pernod cream sauce w shallots & bacon. >>
  • CARBONARA $15.00
    • smoked chicken, bacon, mushrooms & onions sautéed in a white wine cream saucew fettuccine pasta finished w parmesan. >>
  • CAESAR $16.50
    • cos lettuce, bacon, croutons, creamy caesar dressing, poached egg, shaved parmesan.
  • CAJUN CHICKEN BLT $15.00
    • bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli in a toasted tuscan bun served w fries
  • SICILIAN $28.50
    • chorizo, salami, pepperoni, bacon, ham, bbq sauce.
  • FULL ENGLISH $17.50
    • streaky bacon rashers, pork & sage breakfast sausage, eggs on thick cut toast,sautéed mushrooms, baked beans, hash browns. >>
  • COMBINATION FRIED RICE $12.00
  • SPAM FRIED RICE $10.00
  • Steamed Rice $9.00
  • LARGE $14.00
  • SEAFOOD POT STEW $17.00
    • STEW WITH SEASONED VEGES, RED COD, SQUID, PRAWN, MUSSEL, MIXED MARINARA & TOFU
  • STEAMED DUMPLING $7.00
  • BARBECUED CHICKEN $15.00
  • KIMCHI SOUP $4.00
  • Wedges $8.00
    • served with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Steak Eggs & Chips $27.50
    • grammes of aged Angus sirloin steak, fries, two eggs and the side salad
  • Side Salad $6.50
  • Stags head burger $18.50
    • Homemade beef patty on a toasted bun with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, chipotle aioli, served with fries.
  • Hungryman’s basket Small $18.50Large $24.50
    • Fish bites, chicken nuggets, prawn twisters, wontons, mini spring rolls, onion rings and fries served with tartar & lemon.
  • Hawea chicken burger $18.50
    • Grilled chicken breast on a toasted bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli, served with fries.
  • BBQ Pork Ribs $19.50
    • served with wedges, corn salsa and sour cream
  • Green Lip Mussels, Dozen of Green Lip Mussels $19.50
    • in a creamy, garlic, onion, parsley, sauvignon blanc sauce served with bread
  • Moroccan Lamb Wrap $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Hot Smoke Salmon $18.5
    • With Zucchini & Capsicum Fritters, Salad and hollandaise
  • Sweet Corn Feta and Sundried Tomato Fritters $17
    • With salad
  • Pan fried Mushrooms $16.5
    • On Ciabatta and salad
  • Chef's Special N/A
    • Check menu board or ask our staff
  • Chicken Burrito $17.5
    • With Straight cut chips & aioli
  • Straight cut chips $7
    • Served with Garlic Aioli
  • Capers Seasonal Soup $9.5
    • Served with Toasted Ciabatta
  • Cake of the Day available for addition $2 see above
  • Wedges $9
    • Sour cream, sweet chilli
  • Spaghetti Bolognaise $9
  • Garlic Prawns $25
    • Tiger prawns, spring onions, garlic, cream white wine sauce, basmati rice, garden salad
  • Pork Belly $3.5
    • Vietnamese slaw, aioli
  • Porterhouse 280g $34.9
    • Grass fed Striploin, your choice of sauce, chips, garden salad
  • Seasonal Vegetables $8
  • Fish and Chips $9
  • Beer battered blue cod with fat chips and salad $25.00
  • Kate’s ballroom light lunch plate Salmon and cucumber club finger sandwich Caramelized onion and brie tart Asparagus roll Mini scone with jam and cream $12.50
  • Toasted baguette with chicken, roasted capsicum, rosemary cream cheese, smoked brie and spiced apricot sauce $8.00
  • Crispy chicken pieces with fat chips and tomato sauce $10.50
  • Additional scone trap $1.00
  • Larnach Castle pie of the day served with fat chips and salad $16.00
  • Castle made soup of the day served with a scone trap $11.00
  • Cajun chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato and aioli toasted sandwich stack $19.50
  • BEEF & BACON BURGER $10.90
    • Premium housemade beef pattie with crispy bacon served on a lightly toasted bun with salad greens, grilled cheese, tomato & sweet fruit chutney
  • BATTERED MUSSEL $0.80
  • KUMARA CHIPS Scoop $6.00
  • RIBEYE & EGG $10.90
    • Strips of our best rib eye steak with a free range egg, salad greens, tomato, cheese & BBQ sauce
  • FISHMONGERS MIXED CATCH $17.00
    • A selection of battered mussels, prawn cutlets, fish & calamari with chips, tartare & salad
  • MUSSEL FRITTER $4.00
  • SEAFOOD STICK $2.50
  • GURNARD FILLET $6.50
  • Classic Veggie Burger $9.90
    • Veggie patty with iceberg lettuce, tomato & our light mayo in a soft seeded bun
  • Chicken Mediterranean Salad $15.50
    • Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken breast strips, feta, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, carrot & mixed lettuce
  • Double Breast Burger $15.90
    • With two Peri-Peri chicken breast fillets it's a definite two-hander!
  • 1/4 Chicken $8.90
    • Small fraction, big reaction
  • Veggie Wrap $9.90
    • Veggie patty with iceberg lettuce, tomato & our light mayo wrapped up in a warm tortilla
  • - Large $6.50
  • Swiss Cheese $1.50
  • Classic Wrap $9.90
    • Chicken tenderloin, iceberg, tomato & light mayo wrapped up in a warm tortilla
  • No5 cheese & pickle sandwich $17.00
    • Gibbston Valley Glenroy Cheddar, homemade pickles, hummus, tomato and marinated courgette on our freshly-baked sourdough
  • Roast wild thyme mushrooms; Grilled tomatoes; Potato & parsnip rosti $5.00
  • French toast $18.00
    • Traditional French toast made with our own bread, poached pears, lemon mascarpone, cinnamon brown sugar
  • Bacon & eggs $18.00
    • Our own house-cured bacon, toasted Spire sourdough, poached free-range eggs, homemade tomato relish
  • Homemade granola $15.00
    • The Spire homemade granola, either; Natural with milk and poached local berries OR Bircher style; soaked overnight in apple juice, with yoghurt & blackberry coulis
  • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup $16.00
    • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup, smoked cheese and garlic shoots
  • Crudites & dips $14.00
    • Crispy fresh vegetables with a selection of our homemade Mediterranean dips; babaganoush (eggplant), hummus (chickpea), dukkah (nut) & romesco (capsicum)
  • No5 Big Breakfast $24.00
    • No5 bacon, poached free-range eggs, sourdough, roast mushrooms, tomato
  • -Fish Bites and Chips
    • Free Drink and Free Sundae!!
  • Salad Bowl $5.20
  • Garlic Bread $6.50
    • A beautiful Loaf that serves two people
  • Fish Burger and Fries $12.50
    • A delicious Hoki Fish burger with lettuce, tomato and tartar,aioli and onion sauce.
  • Gravy/Sauces $1.00
  • Bowl if Fries $5.00
  • Onions $2.00
  • Chicken Schnitzel Burger $13.50
    • A Chicken Schnitzel with cheese, lettuce, tomato and aioli sauce and apricot relish.
  • Kebab On Rice
    • Spit roasted lamb or/and chicken on rice with your choice of sauces
  • Adana $4.90
  • Mix $14.50
  • Chicken $13.50
  • Mix $10.90
  • Chilly Lamb $13.50
  • Shish Kebabs on Stick $4.90
  • Lamb/Chilly Lamb $10.90
  • Real Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
  • Gibbston Brie & Kikorangi Blue Cheese with Oatcakes & Fruit Pastes $20.00
  • Small $22.00
  • Strawberry & Raspberry Sorbet with Meringues $10.00
  • Pepperoni, mushroom, tomato, feta, kalamata olives & basil
  • Platter of Smoked Meats Pestos Olives & Breads $24.00
  • Smoked salmon, cream cheese, courgette, capers, with lemon aioli
  • Chilli prawn & blue cod with lemon
  • 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.
  • Smoked Salmon $15.00
    • Smoked Salmon
  • -Bacon and Eggs
    • Served on home-made foccacia
  • Royale Fry Up $18.50
    • Eggs, bacon, grilled tomatoes, potatoes and mushrooms served on home- made foccacia bread
  • -Bagel w Cream Cheese and Jam
    • Great for the kids, or a light breakfast
  • Lamb Salad $18.00
    • Marinated Lamb served on big bed of fresh Green Salad, served with honey roasted nuts and basil mayo
  • Smoked Chicken and Brie
    • Smoked Chicken w melted Brie
  • -French Toast w Bacon Banana and Maple Syrup
    • A winner with the locals
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