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

  • Mozambique Prawns Entree $18
    • Tiger prawns sauteed in a Rattlesnake sauce (creamy peri-peri reduction). Served in the pan with rice Pilaf to mop up the sauce.
  • Tiger Prawns $38
    • Shelled Giant tiger prawns lightly grilled in a thermidore sauce. Served with peri-peri sauce, garlic butter and rice Pilaf
  • Veggie Burger $16
  • Full Rack $36.5
    • The ultimate Flame experience! Our huge rack of pork ribs are our signature dish with the WOW factor
  • Seafood chowder $17
  • Calamari Entree $14.5
    • Tender scoured calamari served with peri-naise
  • Rib & Steak Combo $47
    • Pork ribs with a tasty sirloin steak
  • Cheesy Garlic Loaf $11
  • Stir fried beef with bbq sauce $20
  • Black pepper tofu with pork/vegetables on rice M $12 L $14
  • Crispy skin chicken $Half $14 Whole $25
  • Stir fried Ho Fan with vegies/chicken/beef M $12 L $14
  • Chinese vegetables with oyster sauce $14
  • Mixed vegetables with mushroom, beancurd and lotus root $16
  • Sour and spicy soup with pork and cabbage dumplings M $12 L $14
  • Sauteed shredded beef stir fried with hot sauce $20
  • Nachos $15.00
    • Your choice of beef or vegetarian nachos, with crisp corn chips, grilled cheese, fresh salsa, and sour cream
  • Tui Beef Hot Pot $12.00
    • Rich winter style pot casserole with tender beef braised in Tui Dark and fresh herbs, topped with a crisp pastry lid & toasted ciabatta
  • Kensi Burgers $16.50
    • Your choice of 180g beef patty OR cajun chicken breast with tomato, lettuce, cheese, homemade onion rings, and bacon - with chunky steak fries & aioli
  • Seafood Chowder $12.00
    • Thick, chunky, and creamy chowder served with toasted ciabatta & butter
  • Soup of the Day $8.00
    • Today's flavours served with ciabatta & butter
  • Corn Fritters $18.00
    • Stacked with streaky bacon and tomato relish, served with a fresh salad
  • Open Sandwiches $18.00
    • Your choice of either Char-grilled Sirloin Steak, Cajun Chicken breast, or BLT. All served on toasted focaccia with lettuce, tomato, beer battered onion rings, BBQ sauce, aioli, and a side of chunky steak fries.
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
    • Fresh baked Tui loaf with garlic butter
  • Mixed Marinated Olives $9.00
  • Braised Venison Croquettes $14.00
    • sauce verde & spiced plum sauce.
  • Authentic Butter Chicken $24.00
    • Tandoori oven cooked butter chicken with homemade naan, fragrant basmati rice & riata.
  • Prawn & Vegetable Tempura $13.00
    • with Ten tsuyu dipping sauce.
  • Soup of the Moment $12.00
    • with toasted bread & herbed butter.
  • Molten Chocolate Fondant $14.00
    • with vanillla bean ice-cream & berry coulis.
  • BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIB $32.00
    • Braised for hours so it falls off the bone.
  • WHOLE SOUTHLAND LAMB RACK $46.00
    • The prime cut of lamb from Southland.
  • Beef Curry Vegetable $9.50
  • (Any fried rice with gravy) $0.60
  • Pork Satay Vegetable $9.50
  • Satay Lamb $9.50
  • Beef Satay Vegetable $9.50
  • Garlic Butter from $0.60
  • Doz $8.00
  • Sweet + Sour Pork $9.50
  • Fries, Onion Rings, Eggs, Green Salad, Rice $5.00
  • Chilli Prawns $12.00
    • Prawn cutlets sautéed in a chilli coconut sauce served with a petit salad and lemon wedge
  • Hokkien Noodles $18.00
    • Fried egg noodles tossed in a light sesame and chilli sauce with a selection of stir-fried vegetables *Add Shrimp or Grilled Chicken for $5.00*
  • Beer Battered Orange Roughy $25.00
    • Speight’s beer battered orange roughy served with a green salad, fries and tartare sauce
  • Karaage Chicken $12.50
    • Crispy chicken served with a petit salad and sweet chilli aioli
  • Pasta (V) $21.00
    • Angel hair pasta served with a creamy basil pesto sauce, sundried tomatoes, capers, spinach, roasted peppers and topped with parmesan *Add Grilled Chicken for $5.00*
  • Eggs Benedict Stack $17.50
    • Bacon, hash browns, spinach, served with poached eggs topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Greek Salad (V) (GF) $16.00
    • Feta, olives, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion and masculine drizzled lightly with a balsamic reduction *Add Calamari for $5.00*
  • BBQ glazed beef cheek burger $19.95
    • Emmental cheese, onion rings, roquette, garlic aioli, soft bap
  • Mixed greeen leaf salad, chardonnay dressing $9.95 / $16.95
    • small / large
  • Seasonal oyster MP
    • Natural or buttermilk battered, sherry shallot dressing, lemon & balsamic vinegar, chilli jam, fresh lime, crispy shallots
  • 500gm Ribeye on the bone $49.95
    • Hawke's bay angus grass fed
  • 180gm Steak diane $26.95
    • Charred angus porterhouse, crispy fried potatoes, onion rings, mushroom cognac cream sauce
  • Botswana horseradish cream $2.95
  • Affogato $12.95
    • Vanilla bean ice cream, espresso coffee, chocolate & cranberry biscotti
  • Pepper squid salad $19.95
    • Chilli jam, tatsoi, mint, coriander, cashew, lychee, lime dressing
  • Sweet onion & parmesan pizza bread $12.00
  • STICKY ORANGE SEMOLINA CAKE $18.00
    • hot orange syrup, chocolate orange ice cream
  • CREME BRULÉE $18.00
    • 42 below, vanilla liqueur, butterscotch schnapps, egg white, sugar
  • DUO OF CENTRAL OTAGO LAMB $39.00
    • grilled lamb cutlets & loin, lemon, mint & goji berry cous cous, gibbston spring vegetables, fresh tomato sauce, rosemary jus
  • CHEESE SELECTION $32.00
    • your choice of three from the above. served with wasser crackers, walnut bread, honeycomb & home-made accompaniments
  • AFTER DINNER MINT $18.00
    • baileys, crème de cacao, crème de menthe, cream
  • CLASSIC CRÉME BRÛLÉE $17.00
    • home-made lavender shortbread
  • Slow cooked beetroot w/ walnuts $16.00
  • Potato gnocchi, stir fried broccolini $23.50
    • with salsa rocket cream sauce, roast pumpkin, ratatouille relish, shaved parmesan
  • Minestrone of clams, prawns & white fish $18.50
    • smoked salmon, chorizo, fennel seed aioli, grilled petite baguette
  • Chef's soup chosen for the day, grilled ciabatta $14.50
  • Sirloin steak, nori & sesame butter $26.50
    • miso & mustard jus, dauphinoise potatoes, tempura prawn & red cabbage slaw
  • Roasted confit corn fed chicken thigh $25.00
    • carnaroli risotto, rocket, roasted mushrooms, parmesan
  • Hummus, olives, feta, balsamic picked onions $14.50
    • sundried tomato pesto, warm pita bread
  • Duck liver pate, crostini, fig & balsamic relish $12.20
  • Tiramisu, raspberry tea poached pear raspberry dust $15.50
  • BBQ Pork Ribs $20
    • Tender slow cooked ribs coated in a sticky Bourbon BBQ sauce, served with pub slaw & potato wedges
  • Vegetarian Frittata $18.00
    • Roast capsicum, courgette & goats cheese frittata, served with pub & potato wedges
  • Please either order as a table & pay at the bar or set up credit card tab for your convenience.
  • Mediterranean Pasta $14
    • Pappardelle pasta tossed with sundried tomato, mushrooms, spinach, pumpkin seeds & ciabatta croutons
  • BBQ Pork Ribs $20.00
    • Tender slow cooked ribs coated in a sticky Bourbon BBQ sauce, served with Pub slow & potato wedges
  • Chicken Parmigiana $20.00
    • Breadcrumbed chicken breast topped with ham, cheese & Napoli sauce. Served with Pum slow & potato wedges
  • Mac ‘n’ Cheese Croquettes $10
    • Served with Harissa sauce
  • Fush & Chups $12
    • Lunch sized portion of tempura battered fish served with a pub tartare sauce & a handful of fries
  • Ranch N/A
  • Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Italian Dressing N/A
  • Onion N/A
  • Western Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Flatbread N/A
  • White Chip Macadamia N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Greek style calamari dipped in a feta egg batter $13,5
    • with lemon pepper mayo
  • Vietnamese prawn spring roll shallow fried in peanut oil served $13,5
    • with a sweet ‘n sour mirin sauce
  • Chargrilled chicken breast salad $17,5
    • with Sage derby, semi dried tomato & pancetta on grilled ciabatta with rocket leaves & caper butter sauce
  • Assorted rue baked $8,5
    • Breads, Tapenades & Pesto’s
  • Balinese coconut butterfly prawns on a satay dressed crispy noodle salad $16,5
    • with mango & sweet chilli mayo dipping sauce
  • French styled crusted lamb rump $30
    • on a soft mash potato, with a bacon, tomato, pearl onion red wine demi
  • Seared prime beef fillet open steak sandwich on roasted focaccia $17,5
    • with gumbo sauce, spring salad and beer battered kumara ribbons
  • Portobello mushrooms $15,9
    • mulled in curded cream, spinach and tomato sauce served on toasted rye with hummus curly shoots and red beet leaves with walnut dressing
  • Green salad $7
  • High country lamb broth - lamb popcorn - green herb aioli $18.5
  • Beef fillet - polenta - smoked aubergine - marinate d capsicum - artichokes $27.5
  • Homemade bread - Bannockburn olive oil - balsamic r eduction $9.5
  • Paprika toasted nuts - olives $9.5
  • Cairnmuir platter for 2 - Cheeses - smoked salmon - terrine - marinated olives - mussels - chorizo - smoked paprika mushrooms - salami - pepperdews - fruit - spreads - antipasto goodies - baked breads $48
  • Potato gnocchi - roast beetroot - walnut - shallot - vineyard herbs - goats cheese $25.5
  • Roast potatoes - rosemary $7
  • The Kitchen Omelette $16.50
    • Smoked Gouda Cheese & Ham Omelette
  • Chicken Roti $15.50
    • Crispy Cashew Chicken Roti with Slaw & Cucumber Salsa
  • Bacon Butties $12.50
    • Streaky Bacon on Ciabatta Buns with Mayo & Tomato Sauce
  • Grilled Chicken Sandwich $18.50
    • Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Smoked Gouda, Avocado Cream, Lettuce, Tomato, Gherkin & Red Pickled Onion Served on Ciabatta Bread with a Side of Hand-Cut Chips *Vegetarian option available
  • Eggs on Toast $12.50
    • Eggs Prepared Your Way on Multigrain Fitness Toast *Add Streaky Bacon or Sausages for $15.50.
  • Steamed Mussels $19.50
    • Steamed Mussels in a Delicious Arrabbiata Sauce Served with Crusty Bread
  • Baked Beans on Toast $15.50
    • The Kitchen Homemade Baked Beans with Streaky Bacon on Multigrain Fitness Toast
  • Quinoa Prawn Stack (GF) $19.50
    • Quinoa Stack with Grilled Chilli & Garlic Prawns, Avocado & Roasted Corn *Vegetarian option available
  • Market Fish Curry/ Assam Pedas M/P
    • Tamarind, lemongrass & Chilli
  • Woo Roti Doughnut $12
    • gingernut ice cream, pandan
  • Woo Chilli Sauce $3
  • Percik Chicken $14
    • toasted coconut
  • Wok Fired Asian Vegetables $12
    • braised peanuts
  • Kum Heong Style Soft Shell Crab $26
    • crispy curry leaves, dried shrimp, ginger & onion
  • Hainanese Chicken and Rice $26
  • Pork Wonton and Egg Noodle Soup $18
    • Asian greens, bean sprouts, shallot oil, coriander
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