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

  • Mushroom Sauce $2.50
  • Caesar Salad $19.80
    • The Ale House's spin on the traditional classic that has almost ingrained itself as a key part of the Kiwi dining scene. Cos lettuce, croutons, bacon, parmesan, anchovies, poached egg and our own caesar dressing. Add chicken: $23.60 Beer Match: The full flavours of Speight's Distinction Ale goes perfectly here.
  • Shearer's Shanks $28.80/ $36.50
    • Tender and delicious lamb shanks, oven roasted with Central thyme and garlic, topped with Ale House gravy and a mint glaze. Served on potato mash with fresh vegetables. Beer Match: I must say this dish is perfect with Speight's Porter.
  • Sticky Date and Ginger Steamed Pudding $13.00
    • Grandma's favourite recipe this one, topped with butterscotch sauce,ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Southern Man's "All Day" Breakfast $22.80
    • A breakfast feast available all day. Fried eggs, corn fritter, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, grilled tomato and Speight's Ale House hash browns. Served with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: OK – if you have to have a beer with breakfast, it has to be Gold Medal Ale.
  • Banana Split $13.00
    • With all the bells and whistles!
  • Chicken Parcels $25.00/ $29.20
    • Chicken breast, bacon, Turkish apricots, cream cheese and smoked paprika wrapped in golden filo pastry, topped with plum sauce and toasted almond shavings. Served with green salad and crispy potatoes. Beer Match: Enjoy with a glass of distinctively hoppy Speight's Summit.
  • Speight's Gourmet Burgers $23.50
    • All burgers are constructed with a toasted monster bun, lettuce, tomato caramelised onion and served with golden fries. Choice of: Chicken-Chargrilled chicken breast, bacon, avocado and camembert with plum chutney./ Beef-Homemade beef pattie, bacon, egg, cheddar and beetroot relish with hickory smoked BBQ sauce./ Ostrich- 200g ostrich patty served with blue cheese, mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit chutney.
  • Hand-cut sumac seasoned fries $5.50
  • Slow cooked pork belly $18.00
    • w scallops, crisp sesame slaw, sticky jus
  • Harissa braised lamb $15.00
    • w Israeli couscous, feta, currants,almond, mint dressing
  • Pan roasted parmesan gnocchi $16.00
    • w broccolini, fennel, kale, salsa verde dressing
  • Buttermilk marinated baked cod $18.00
    • w whitebean puree, tomato dahl, baby spinach, lemon
  • Warm puy lentil salad $14.00
    • w carrot, radish, pickled red onion, sherry vinaigrette
  • “Roll your own” Soy braised duck $16.00
    • w hoisin, cucumber, pancakes x 6
  • Sticky bourbon pork ribs $12.00
    • w chilli garlic salsa
  • Pho Bo $12.00
    • Vietnamese beef broth laddled over rice noodle and rare beef slices served with beans sprouts, fresh herbs and condiments of taste
  • All of our Bánh Mi automatically contaisn high amount of vegetables in each: Pickle Carrot & Daikon, Cilantro, Cucumber, Spring Onion and Chilli. Please let us know if you don't want any of these goodies.
  • Stir-Fried Beef $11.50
  • Lemongrass Tofu $10.50
  • Vietnamese Pork Bun $4.50
  • Pork, Prawn and Garlic Chives, Mint $8.00
  • Roast Pork Belly Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with spring onion oil and Vietnamese fish sauce
  • Grilled Chicken $11.50
  • Battered Scallops $2.00 / $10.00 / $20.00
    • Each / ½ Dozen / Dozen
  • Scoop Chips $4.00 / $3.00 / $4.80
    • Home Made / Straight Cut / Kumara Chips
  • Blue Cod $55.90 / kg
  • Donuts $1.50
  • Spring Rolls $2.50
  • Battered Mussels $1.40 / $7.00 / $14.00
    • Each / ½ Dozen / Dozen
  • Selection from Cabinet $6.00
  • Fish Bites $0.80
  • Bacon (1 rasher) $2.50
  • Light Start Breakfast $17.90
    • Toasted ciabatta, avocado, ham, poached cage-free eggs, cheese, grilled tomato.
  • Open grilled toasted sandwiches on sourdough, served with a rocket garnish.
  • Mexican Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Grilled chicken breast tossed in mexican spice mix, cos lettuce, tomato, avocado, coriander, corn, cheese, crushed corn chips, creamy chipotle dressing.
  • Asian Calamari Salad $19
    • Panko crumbed lemon pepper calamari, coleslaw, roasted capsicum, cucumber, crispy shallots, thai basil dressing.
  • May also be made on low gluten bread (gluten free recipe) for an additional 1.00
  • Savoury Mince on Sourdough $16.50
    • With a poached cage-free egg, grilled tomato.
  • Crispy Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich $19
    • Toasted ciabatta with crispy chicken schnitzel, cos lettuce, tomato, sweet chilli, aioli.
  • Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $12.50
    • Creamy Garlic and Herb Mushrooms served on thick white Toast
  • Pita & Spreads $10.00
    • Your choice of Pita bread
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Gluten free toast, hash browns, bacon, sausage, tomatoes & mushrooms
  • Buttermilk Pancakes N/A
    • Light fluffy pan cakes layered with your choice of:
  • Fresh Fruit Salad $10.80
    • Served with Caramelised Nuts and Yoghurt
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Poached eggs, toasted gluten free pita, baby spinach, hollandaise & your choice of:
  • Vegetarian Fry $16.50
    • Toasted Sourdough, Tomato, Hash Browns, Mushrooms & Baby Spinach with either poached, scrambled or fried eggs
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Spicy Cajun Chicken strips on Green Salad, Mangoes, Crispy Noodles & Aioli
  • Butter Naan $3.00
  • ·Malai Kofta
    • Mashed potato, cottage cheese, cashew nut dumplings cooked with rich cashew nut gravy
  • ·Aloo Saag (GF)
    • Diced potato cooked with green herbs and spices, finished with fresh spinach and onion sauce
  • All Served with Chips
  • ·Balti Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF) (DF)
    • Chunks of meat cooked with freshly picked green peas finished with roasted garlic & onion sauce
  • Coco Rice (GF) $4.50
  • Fish & Chips Combo - 2 $14.00
    • 2 fish, 2 chicken drumsticks, 2 scoop chips, 2 chicken nuggets & 1.5Ltrs drink
  • Vegetable Manchurian $8.99
    • Vegetable dumplings tossed with seasonal chopped vegetables, ginger and garlic, garnished with fresh coriander
  • Add ham, bacon, chicken or salmon $4.50
  • Mehmet's pizza $17.50
    • ground spiced mushroom and walnut topped with red onion, fresh herbs and tahini sauce
  • Salty devil - tomato sauce, mozzarella, onion, capers and black olives $19.50
  • GF toast with $11.00
    • tomato, olive oil and balsamic
  • Add fries or a salad to anything $3.95
  • Royale breakfast of eggs $20.50
    • toast, mushroom, tomato, free range bacon & Woody’s Farm pork, apple & sage sausage
  • Soup with home-made bread. $13.50
    • Today's tasty flavours are on the blackboard
  • Avocado smash $16.50
    • avocado, spinach and feta on toast, topped with a poached egg
  • Prawn Mirrchess - Half/Full $10.00/$16.50
  • Mint Chutney $2.00
  • Prawn Jalfrezi - Half/Full $10.00/$16.50
  • Beef Madras - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Mango Chutney $2.00
  • Kasoori Kabab - Full $9.00
  • Apricot Chicken - Full $15.00
  • Naan $3.00
  • Garlic Bread (V) $8.00
    • On ciabatta served crisp and hot with balsamic glaze
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Served with focaccia
  • Toast and Spreads $6.00
    • 3 slices of grain / white bread or English muffin toasted and served with either rhubarb and red berry jam/marmite/honey/marmalade/peanut butter >>
  • Brioche French Toast (V) $16.50
    • Served with fresh caramelised pineapple, grilled banana, sprinkled with flaky toasted coconut, maple syrup and whipped cream
  • Hotcakes $10.00
    • With banana, maple syrup and cream
  • Potato Dippers $12.00
    • Served with sour cream and sweet chilli or aioli(Add cheese and bacon $2.00)
  • Thai Beef Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Prime beef slices marinated in Thai satay flavours served on mesclun salad with mangos, radish, tomato, cucumber and black sesame seeds. Topped with crispy kumara chards and nam jam dressing
  • Bacon / sausages / smoked salmon / 2 x organic eggs / 2 x slices of toast $5.00
  • Peshawari Naan 4.20
    • Leavened flour bread, stuffed with dried fruits and nuts
  • Cheese Naan 4.90
    • Large leavened. Stuffed with New Zealand Cheese
  • Beef Rocanjosh 14.90
    • Diced beef cooked in onion and tomato gravy chefs special sauce
  • Lamb Chennai 15.90
    • A South Indian dish with coconut cream, onions, tomatoes, ginger/garlic of spices. Lemon rice is a real compliments with this dish
  • Butter Prawns 16.90
    • King Prawns cooked in tomato gravy and butter finished with cream
  • Dal Makhni 13.90
    • Lentils and kidney beans cooked in caramelized onions and spices with creamy sauce
  • Mango Chicken 14.90
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a creamy mango sauce flavoured with green cardamon
  • Prawn Malabari 16.90
    • A Bombay specialty cooked with coconut cream, tomatoes and assortment of spices
  • Chicken Ciabatta N/A
    • Chicken, tomato, peppers, red onion, mixed leaves & mayo
  • Chicken Caesar N/A
    • With parmesan, bacon, egg, mixed leaves, crutons & caesar dressing
  • Tuna Mayo Wrappo N/A
    • With sweetcorn, cucumber & mixed leaves
  • Killarney N/A
    • Chicken, cheese & avocado
  • Nicoise N/A
    • Tuna, egg, olives, pine nuts, red onion, mixed leaves & balsamic dressing
  • House Toassed Salad N/A
    • Parmesan, sundried tomatos, peppers, red onion, sweetcorn, mixed leaves & balsamic dressing
  • Kerry N/A
    • Turkey, swiss, tomato, carrot, cucumber & honey mustard
  • Sweet Chilli Chicken Hot Wrappo N/A
    • With peppers, red onion & tomato
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $30
    • 300g Angus steak cooked to your liking with choice of sauce béarnaise ~ garlic ~ blue cheese ~ peppercorn ~ mushroom served with oven roasted sweet potato wedges & summer crunch slaw with toasted seeds & nuts
  • Cajun Chicken,
    • cajun rubbed grilled chicken, red capsicum, red onion, tomatoes & mushrooms
  • Rich Dark Chocolate Silk Tart served with champagne soaked strawberries, french vanilla ice-cream & nut praline $15
  • Gourmet Pizzas…Loaded with Toppings(Each) $15
    • pizzas are 9" made to order using fresh dough, own recipe tomato sauce with grated cheddar cheese
  • Tiger Tiger
    • Tiger prawns, basil pesto, fresh rocket, cherry tomatoes & caper berries
  • Mushrooms & Toast $14
    • porcini mushroom & port pâté with cheesy garlic mushrooms served with our own made bread sliced and toasted
  • Lemon & Coconut Syrup Cake (GF) $14
    • served with french vanilla ice-cream & passionfruit sauce
  • Bowl of Fries with Tomato Sauce & Garlic Aioli $7
  • Also available in prawn or mixed +$2.00
  • Lamb kabsa $14.90
    • served hot on a bed of red rice with a homemade tomato base, seasoned with delicious spices & served with homemade sauces & salad
  • Fattoush $8.90
    • a mix of stir fried lebanese bread with tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber & olive oil
  • Specialty mandi rice $3.50
  • Mandi - lamb or chicken $15.90
    • slowly cooked & then roasted, served with our specialty rice cooked in the stock of the meat. served with homemade sauces with a delicious seasonal salad
  • Taboulleh salad $9.90
    • a finely balanced salad consisting of a mix of coriander, cucumber, tomatoes, olive oil & a hint of lemon
  • Kebab $9.90
    • cooked on a stove top with either a choice of beef, chicken, lamb, falafel. served in a wrapped bread with your choice of salads & sauces
  • Mosgah $14.90
    • seasoned eggplant with baked lamb mince & served with specialty rice, salad & lebanese bread
  • Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • Eggs any style on Five-Grain Toast
  • Soup of the Day $9.90
    • Choice of Five Grain or White Toast
  • Oats / Porridge $10.00
    • W/ Mixed Berries, Milk & Brown Sugar
  • French Toast $14.90
    • W/ Crispy Bacon, Grilled Banana & Maple Syrup
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $14.90
    • W/ Chicken, Bacon, Cos Lettuce, Parmesan & topped with a poached egg, dressing & croutons
  • Wedges $8.90
    • Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
  • Cheese Burger $9.90
    • House made Meat Pattie topped with Melted Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
  • Breadworks Bagel $8.90
    • Cream Cheese and Preserves
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