Portofino in Palmerston North Menu

APPETIZERS & BREADS APPETIZERS & BREADS
  • garlic pizza pane $ 6.90
  • cheese pizza pane $ 7.90
  • chilli pizza pane $ 6.90
  • pesto pizza pane $8.90
  • marinated olives $ 8.90
  • marinated feta cheese $8.90
  • Bruschetta Alla Pizzaiola
  • - diced fresh tomato, basil, e.v.o.o, parsley, garlic, parmigiano & rocket $ 9.90 each
  • - roasted capsicum, garlic, e.v.o.o, feta, parsley & rocket $9.90 each
  • Prosciutto E Melone $18.90
    • parma ham, fresh melon & cracked pepper
  • Ostriche Del Pacifico $3.20 each
    • fresh rock oysters served w. balsamic vinaigrette & lemon (as available)
  • Carpaccio Di Salmone Affumicato $19.90
    • thinly sliced salmon w. capers, pesto, parmigiano, e.v.o.o & rocket
  • Antipasto Toscano $22.90
    • a fine assortment of italian & NZ delicacies
  • Cocktail Di Gamberetti $16.90
    • the classic shrimp cocktail
  • Insalata Con Feta $16.90
    • fresh tomato, olives, feta, onion, white cannellini beans & capsicum
  • Insalata Di Pollo $23.90
    • grilled chicken breast, mixed leaves, pineapple, capsicum, onion & toscana dressing
  • Caprese $17.90
    • fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & cracked pepper
  • Prosciutto E Bufala $26.90
    • buffalo mozzarella w parma ham, sundried tomato, fresh basil & marinated olives (as available)
HOT APPETIZER HOT APPETIZER
  • Minestrone $14.90
    • a roman style vegetable soup w. pastina, parmigiano & pizza pane
  • Fegatini Al Marsala $19.90
    • chicken livers sautéed in olive oil w. garlic, mushroom, sundried tomato & onion in a marsala creme sauce, grilled italian loaf
  • Cozze Alla Genovese $18.90
    • steamed mussels, frascati wine, garlic, chilli, onion, rosmarino & tomato crema
  • Calamari Alla Griglia
    • grilled squid rings tossed in garlic, olive oil, parsley, lemon juice & rocket
  • e.$19.90
  • m. $28.90
  • Calamari In Crema
    • pan fried squid rings w. capers, lemon, garlic, olive oil & crema sauce, arborio rice & rocket
  • e. $19.90
  • m. $29.90
  • Gamberi Romani
    • prawn cutlets pan fried in olive oil & garlic, flamed w. brandy, parsley & crema sauce, arborio rice & rocket
  • e. $23.90
  • m. $38.90
  • Capesante Inferno
    • gently pan fried scallops in olive oil, flamed w. napoleon brandy, bacon, tomato salsa, chilli, garlic, parsley & served w. arborio rice & rocket
  • e.$ 23.90
  • m. $38.90
  • Scampi Al Naturale $ 27.90
    • grilled scampi w. e.v.o.o, garlic, vino bianco, parsley & lemon

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • Meat lovers $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Hawaiian $5.00
    • Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Beef Schnitzel $20.00
    • Beef schnitzel lightly crumbed, served with either mushroom sauce or Ale House gravy, fries and salad greens.
  • Thai Beef Salad $23.80
    • Marinated beef in authentic thai ingredients with salad greens, roasted cashews, crispy noodles and a refreshing homemade dressing.
  • Blue 'n' Gold $25.80
    • Great Southland Blue Cod, lightly golden fried in Speight's beer batter served with fresh garden salad and fries.
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Chef's choice of fresh homemade soup served with Speight’s Ale House bread.
  • Drunken Steak $29.90
    • 250g of prime rump steak, cooked to your liking topped with your choice of either creamy mushroom sauce, roasted garlic sauce or green peppercorn sauce. Served with golden fries and fresh salad. Beer Match: Speight's Old Dark of course.
  • The Highlander $00.00
    • Hearty 250g prime rib-eye, served with potato gratin, buttered seasonal vegetables topped with a rich beef jus and beer battered onion rings.
  • Sticky Date and Ginger Steamed Pudding $13.00
    • Grandma's favourite recipe this one, topped with butterscotch sauce,ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Warm Moroccan Chicken Salad $23.80
    • Moroccan style chicken on a bed of tabbouleh salad greens, avocado, grapes and cumin yoghurt dressing.
  • Fried Won Tons $5.50
  • Pork Paste on Noodles (Warm) $9.90
  • Chicken Fried Rice $11.90
  • Stir Fried Tofu on Rice (Spicy) $11.90
  • Fried Prawns $5.50
  • Sweet and Sour Pork on Rice $11.90
  • Pork and Preserved Veges $9.90
  • Chicken Nuggets $5.50
  • Stuffed Squid $24
    • With a prawn, pea and squid ink Risotto served on a roquette garnish salad finished with a lemon and caper sauce
  • Oeufs Brouilles (Savoury Scrambled Eggs) $18 without bacon $15
    • With spinach, bacon, homemade tomato and onion relish and drizzled with truffle oil
  • Pain Perdu (French Toast) $18
    • Cinnamon Brioche, with bacon, banana, maple syrup
  • Oeufs Benedicte (Eggs Benedict) $18
    • Served on English muffins with baby spinach and hollandaise. Mushroom
  • Petit Dejeuner Vegetalien (Vegan Breakfast) $18
    • Sauteed potato chunks, tomato, mushroom, kale and herb salad, roasted chickpea served with wholegrain toast and tomato chilli jam
  • Classic Fish and Chips $20
    • Tempura battered or polenta crusted pan fried served with housemade tartare, salad and fries
  • Cordon Bleu $22
    • Chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese served on mash and finished with red wine jus
  • Pain Perdu (French Toast) $16
    • Berry Compote and cream or yoghurt
  • Happy Ham $5.00
  • Roast Beef Salad $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • Signature Mix $10.00 per head
  • The Family Feast $40.00
  • - 4 Pack $4.90
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Bacon and eggs $14.50
    • served on toast
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • with salmon
  • Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • with prime cut beef, onion rings, rocket, beetroot, horseradish sauce and fries
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • with fresh local fish, served with salad and fries
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Toasted Museli $9.00
    • with fresh fruit, milk, yoghurt and honey
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with sausage, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, bacon and a hashbrown
  • Hot Cakes $14.50
    • with bacon banana and berry
  • Bruschetta $16.50
    • grilled sourdough, fresh tomato, red onion and basil leaves dressed in balsamic and olive oil, topped with feta
  • add spinach, mushroom, tomato, olives, pine nuts, vegan sour cream $3.50
  • Free range chicken $9.50
    • with aioli & salad
  • Potato fries $7.50
    • served with house aioli
  • Nelson miso paste with tahini dressing $11.00
  • Avocado smash $16.50
    • avocado, spinach and feta on toast, topped with a poached egg
  • Add cheddar, halloumi, tempeh or feta $3.50
  • Portobello Royale $16.50
    • roast Portobello mushroom in a homemade burger bun with apple & onion relish and aioli
  • Vegetarian French Toast $15.00
    • caramelised onions, tomato & mushroom
  • Smoked Chicken Mushroom Risotto N/A
  • Seafood Basket for 2 $22.00
  • Hash Brown $2.00
  • Avocado Shrimp Salad with Shrimp Roe $27.00
  • White Chocolate Baileys Cheesecake $12.00
  • Chicken Teriyaki Burger $14.00
  • Sticky Rice and Mango $13.00
    • seasonal availability
  • Navratan korma $16.90
    • Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in creamy sauce
  • Karahi - fish or prawn $17.90
    • Deep fried boneless pieces of fish or prawns cooked in a spicy sauce with green peppers and sliced onion
  • Murg labador $16.90
    • Succulent capsicums and onions added to brown gravy and tender chicken pieces flavoured with herbs
  • -Half $10.00
  • Fish biryani $17.90
    • Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated fish and spices
  • Gobhi naan $4.00
    • Filled with cauliflower stuffed in
  • Chicken jal frazie $16.90
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked with juliennes of onion, tomato, capsicum, carrot and onion sauce
  • Bhuna chicken $16.90
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in thick onion, tomato, capsicum and cashew nut gravy
  • -Rosemary Lamb Cutlets $23.00
    • Served on kumara mash with stir fried capsicum, green beans, tomato and garlic rosemary sauce
  • -Tom Kha Duck Soup $21.00
    • Creamy thai roasted duck soup flavoured with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf and mushroom
  • -Sweet Basil Steak $22.00
    • Chargrilled scotch fillet topped with Thai sweet basil sauce served on seasonal vegetables
  • -The Lab Pork Belly (G) $22.00
    • Crispy pork belly served on cabbage flash and seasonal vegetables topped with gravy
  • ●Pork
  • -Large Fries $7.50
  • -Small fries / Potato mash / Kumara mash / Green salad / Steamed veggies $5.00
  • Crispy chicken wings 5 sauces $9.00
  • Garlic Bread f/2 $10 f/4 $16
  • Winter warmer! $28
    • Lamb meatballs in tomato, bacon and butter bean sauce
  • 300gm Scotch fillet steak (GF) $36
    • Premium New Zealand Angus scotch served on a swede & parsnip mash w garlic infused wilted spinach and topped with our house made beetroot salsa
  • Classic shrimp cocktail (GF) $15
    • w crisp lettuce, shrimp, fresh tomato & seafood dressing, the good old kiwi classic.
  • Onion & garlic stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon(GF) $32
    • drizzled w spiced plum & served on a swede & parsnip mash accompanied by steamed vegetables
  • Seafood Platter $18.5
    • Pan fried in garlic butter green lipped mussels in half shell, scallops, prawns w tails & deep fried prawn twisters, served with tartare sauce
  • (GF = Gluten Free)
  • Vegetable stack (vegetarian) $26
    • fritters packed full of seasonal vegetables & corn then lightly seasoned to enhance all those fresh flavours topped with grilled veges & spinach then drizzled with hollandaise to finish
  • Seared Scallops (GF) With a tomato coulis, roast artichokes, edamame bean and tomato salsa and a pine nut and kalamata olive crumb. $15
  • Station Road Pinot Gris 6.00 / 25.00
  • Veuve Cliquot 110.00
  • The Peoples, Shiraz, Austaralia 9.00 / 42.00
  • Pan Seared Ostrich Fillet (GF) Cooked rare, served on bokchoy, silver beet, roast swede, gourmet potatoes and beetroot, finished with aioli and raisin chutney. $34
  • Bethany's Hot Pot Bethany's chefs special hot pot of the day served with butter mash green beans and glazed carrots, your waiter will let you know what today’s special is. $22
  • Roast gourmet potatoes With bacon lardons. $8
  • Lindauer Brut Special Reserve cuvée 750ml 40.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
  • Russian Dumplings $12.00
  • Feta Fish and Chips $20.00
  • Roast Chicken $30.00
    • with Gravy, Chips and Salad
  • Cheesecake $7.00
  • Zucchini and Cheese Fritters $6.50
  • Lamb Shanks $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
  • Sesame Calamari $25.00
    • Bella's Sesame Calamari on Oriental Styled Salad Fruits. Lead Greens and Noodle Shards with Honey Soy Syrup and Chilli Ginger Glaze
  • Spaghetti Fungi $25.00
    • Tomato and Mushroom Cabernet Sauce Served Through Spaghetti Noodles with Herb Greens and Shaved Parmesan
  • Bella's Kitchen Breads $13.00
    • With Butter, Balsamic Oil and Spread
  • Fettuccine Pollo $25.00
    • Sweet Tomato Cream, Poached Chicken Breast with Fettuccine, Shaved Parmesan and Egg Yolk to Blend
  • Chicken Roulade $37.00
    • Porty Apricot, Cream Cheese and Prociutto on Roasted Swede Puree and Chargrilled Broccoli
  • Seafood Risotto $29.00
    • Seared Fish, Scallops, Calamari and Prawns in Lemon Arborio Rice, Finished with Butter, Herb Greens and Shaved Parmesan
  • Visual Menu of Bella's House Made Cakes and Tarts Please Let us Describe the Selection Displayed in the Cabinet
  • Toasted Rewana $9.50
    • With Seasonal Spreads
  • Falafel $8.90
    • fried chick pea balls, seasoned & served with lebanese bread, pickles & tahini sauce
  • Mediterranean $13.90
    • anchovies, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives, capsicum & capers
  • Hummus $8.90
    • a well balanced delicious house speciality hummus served with olive oil & grilled lebanese bread
  • Shiesh kebab - beef or chicken $14.90
    • marinated in our homemade sauce & cooked on a stone top, on a skewer with either a choice of beef or chicken & served with fried & salad
  • Bamya $14.90
    • okra stew with lamb in a homemade delicious tomato sauce served with our specialty house rice & salad
  • Baklava $6.90
    • a rich sweet pastry filled with chopped nuts & sweetened with syrup
  • Stuffed leaves - grape or cabbage $8.90
    • hand rolled vine leaves stuffed with steamed rice & spices, seasoned with garlic, onion & a hint of lemon
  • Little monster (for kids) $9.90
    • delicious deep fried chicken nuggets served with potatoe wedges & dipping sauce
Portofino

Portofino

location

Address

159 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand

phone

Phone

063555860

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$50+

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Italian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
159 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand