Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant in Palmerston North Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Samosa (lamb, chicken or vegetarian) $8.90
    • delicious pastry filled with potato, peas & seasoned with succulent spices, served with salad
  • Falafel $8.90
    • fried chick pea balls, seasoned & served with lebanese bread, pickles & tahini sauce
  • Grilled cheese $8.90
    • grilled halloumi cheese served with lebanese bread
  • Fattoush $8.90
    • a mix of stir fried lebanese bread with tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber & olive oil
  • Stuffed leaves - grape or cabbage $8.90
    • hand rolled vine leaves stuffed with steamed rice & spices, seasoned with garlic, onion & a hint of lemon
  • Taboulleh salad $9.90
    • a finely balanced salad consisting of a mix of coriander, cucumber, tomatoes, olive oil & a hint of lemon
  • Hummus $8.90
    • a well balanced delicious house speciality hummus served with olive oil & grilled lebanese bread
  • Baba ganoush $8.90
    • roasted eggplant dip with olive oil, various seasonings & served with grilled lebanese bread
  • Little monster (for kids) $9.90
    • delicious deep fried chicken nuggets served with potatoe wedges & dipping sauce
MAINS MAINS
  • 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
  • Chicken biryani $14.90
    • a traditional rice dish delicacy, flavoured with subtle hints of spices. served with homemade sauces & salad
  • 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
  • Musahab $14.90
    • boneless stone grilled chickeen served with specialty rice, homemade sauce & salad
  • 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
  • Mosgah $14.90
    • seasoned eggplant with baked lamb mince & served with specialty rice, salad & lebanese bread
  • Molokhya $14.90
    • a traditional north african cuisine consisting of a broth made from specialty leaves & served with lamb on our specialty house rice & salad
  • Vegetable safary $15.90
    • a mix of stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbage leaves, vegetable samosa, falafel, babaganoush, hummus & taboulleh salad
  • Desert safary $22.90
    • a delicious mixed platter of lamb, beef, chicken served with specialty rice & homemade sauces & pickles
LIGHT MEALS & SIDES LIGHT MEALS & SIDES
  • Meaty bread $9.90
    • seasoned lamb mince with tahini sauce on a lebanese bread, grill sealed
  • 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
  • Also available in prawn or mixed +$2.00
  • Up size to XL +$4.00
  • Arabian kebab $14.90
    • your choice of beef, chicken, lamb, falafel, cooked on a stone top & served with our specialty house rice & salad. with your choice of sauce
  • Lebanese bread $2.00
  • Specialty mandi rice $3.50
  • Fries or wedges $4.50
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Baklava $6.90
    • a rich sweet pastry filled with chopped nuts & sweetened with syrup
  • Basbousa $6.90
    • a sweet semolina cake soaked in a simple syrup with a touch of rose water
  • Konafa $6.90
    • a cheese pastry soaked in a sweet sugar based syrup & garnished with pistachio
  • Desert dessert $6.90
    • a light creamy caramel mousse, topped with a dusting of fine milk chocolate
  • Dessert safary $14.90
    • a delicious selection of baklava, basbousa & konafa, decadence on a plate
PIZZA PIZZA
  • Tandoori chicken $13.90
    • marinated chicken in tandoori sauce, cheese, capsicum, olives, tomato sauce & capers
  • Mediterranean $13.90
    • anchovies, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives, capsicum & capers
  • Vegetarian $13.90
    • cheese, capsicum, onion, tomatoes, tomato sauce & olives

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  • Wedges $9.50 to share $18.50
  • Cream Burlee $9.50
  • Rib Eye $24.50
  • Special Platter $16.50 large $21.50
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $8.50
  • Cheesecake $9.50
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $9.95
  • Pork Belly $22.50
Yeda (sample menu)
  • 120 Yeda Fried Rice(V)
    • Hong Kong
  • 2 Prawn Shu Mai $5.7
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  • 123 Egg Fried Rice (V) $13.5
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  • 106 Peanut Satay Noodle(V)
    • Malaysia
  • 301 Garlic & Pepper Pork $18.5
    • Thailand
  • 204 Sizzling Black Pepper Chicken(V) $18.5
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  • 29 Beef BBQ $6.9
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  • 121 Curry Nasi Goreng(V)
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Speight's Ale House (sample menu)
  • Bluff Chowder $14.80
    • A local favourite. Seafood bound in a beautiful creamy fish stock, delicately flavoured with fresh herbs, served with Ale House toast.Enjoy this hearty chowder with a Speight's Summit. Beer Match: Enjoy this hearty chowder with a Speight's Summit
  • Warm Moroccan Chicken Salad $23.80
    • Moroccan style chicken on a bed of tabbouleh salad greens, avocado, grapes and cumin yoghurt dressing.
  • 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.
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $13.00
    • Rich, moist chocolate cake served hot with a decadent chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream and cream.
  • Mushroom Sauce $2.50
  • Onions $3.50
  • Gourmet Ice Cream $13.00
    • Dunedin's own speciality, gourmet ice cream – Speight's Old Dark, topped with caramel and coffee sauce.
  • Fries $4.00
Mr Seafood (sample menu)
  • Seafood Basket $10.00
    • 2 Mussels, 2 Scallops, 2 Oysters, 2 Paua Nuggets
  • ½ Scoop Chips $1.70 / $1.70
    • Home Made / Straight Cut
  • Meat Patties $3.00
  • Sausages $3.00
  • Chicken Nuggets $0.80
  • Salmon $35.90 / kg
  • Potato Fritters $1.00
  • Snapper $39.90 / kg
Pita Pit - Terrace End (sample menu)
  • Bacon & Eggs
  • The Classic
    • Cabanossi Sausage, Bacon and Eggs
  • Reg $10.90
  • Reg $11.90
  • Petita $8.90
  • Reg $10.90
  • 2 for $5.00
  • Free Range Chicken Breast
Pita Pit (sample menu)
  • The Protein Pack $15.00
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
  • Chick n Fala Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Very Vegemite $4.00
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
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  • Tikka Masala Prawn / Fish / Scallop $13.99/$14.49
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    • Boneless meat marinated in herbs and spices cooked in tandoori oven finished with creamy tomato gravy
  • Veg Jal-Frezi $11.99
    • Seasonal vegetables with capsicum and onion, finished with sweet and sour sauce
  • Pickle $1.50
  • House Special $5.00
    • Naan stuffed with cheese, capsicum, onion, tomato & garlic
  • Jal-Frezi Chicken / Lamb / Beef see above
    • Boneless meat tossed with onion tomato capsicum in a delicious sweet and sour sauce
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Mirrchess Indian Cuisine (sample menu)
  • Cheese Naan $4.00
  • Parantha $3.00
  • Goan Fish Curry - Full $15.00
  • Beef Kadahi - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Papadam - 4 pieces $2.00
  • Raita $2.00
  • Shahi Paneer - Half/Full $8.50/$12.50
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Indian Love Story (sample menu)
  • Malabari Fish Curry $19
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  • Lamb Pagla Bhuna $19.50
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  • Palak Paneer $16
    • Cottage cheese tempered with cumin seed and cooked in tomato and spinach based gravy.
  • Hyderabadi Chicken Tikka Masala $20.99
    • Tandoor cooked boneless chicken sauted in capsicum, onion, cauliflower, spinach and simmered in tomato based gravy.
  • Butter Chicken $16.99
    • Chunks of tandoori prepared boneless chicken softly simmered in fresh tomato based gravy.
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    • Lamb cubes cooked with onion, tomato, capsicum and lemon juice.
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    • Specially marinated lamb chops cooked in tandoor oven and simmered in onion and tomato based gravy.
Takaro Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Sweet Corn Fritter $3.00
  • Fish $5.50
  • Churry Chips $5.00
    • Cheese & Curry Sauce
  • 3 Nuggets & Chips $4.00
  • Tomato Sauce $1.00
  • Ham, Cheese, Tomato $4.00
  • Chicken Fillet $3.80
  • Cheese Weezy $2.00
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Peacock Indian Takeaway (sample menu)
  • Roti $ 2.50
    • bread with wholemeal flour
  • Lamb Kadai $14.50
    • diced lamb cooked in special spices and herbs with tomato,green peppers onion and coriander
  • Beef Saagwala $14.50
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  • Combo 1 $17.00
    • 1X full curry, 1X plain naan, 1X plain rice, 1 soft drink
  • Chicken Vindaloo $14.00
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  • Prawn Vindaloo $15.00
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Good Morning Vietnam Restaurant & Cafe (sample menu)
  • 12. Grilled Pork Skewers with Steamed Rice (Com Thit Xien Nuong) $16.00
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  • 4. Fresh Spring Rolls (2/4 pcs) (Vegetarian Available) (Goi cuon tom, thit) $6.00/$10.00
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    • Boneless Chicken Pieces Cooked In A Delicately Mildly Creamy Mango Sauce
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    • Basmati Rice Cooked With Seasonal Vegetable
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    • Tender Lamb Pieces Cooked With Capsicum , Onion, Fresh Tomato And Special Sauce
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    • Fresh Mixed Vegetables Cooked In Rich Creamy Cashew Nut Gravy
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Bellas Cafe (sample menu)
  • Confit Salmon and Pickled Kim Chi Vegetables Thru Salad Greens $28.50
    • With Coriander Mayonnaise and Citrus Crumb
  • Confit Salmon and Pickled Kim Chi Vegetables Thru Salad Greens $28.50
  • Toasted Rewana / English Muffins / Whole Grain / Egg any Style / Leg Ham $4.00 per Selection
  • Peppered Beef and Black Pear $28.50
    • With Blue Cheese and Red Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw, Cucumber and Salad Onion Salsa Salad Greens
  • Three Soft White Rolls $6.50
    • Oven Baked in Herb or Garlic Butter
  • Spaghetti Marinara $25.00
    • Tomato and Mushroom Cabernet Sauce Served Through Spaghetti Noodles with Herb Greens and Shaved Parmesan
  • Char Grilled Chicken Salad $28.00
    • Char Grilled Breast of Chicken and Bella's Balsamic, Sweet Chilli Egg Mayonnaise, Leaf Salad and Tomato and Carrot Julienne, Topped with Parmesan Crouton Crumb
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The Gallery Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Lamb Cutlets $39
    • Pan fried parmesan crusted lamb cutlets served with a wild mushroom lamb shank pie, glazed baby carrots and jus
  • Gallery Platter for two $35 for four $45
    • An antipasto selection to share
  • Deconstructed Affogato N/A
    • A shot of espresso, a shot of baileys and a scoop of vanilla ice cream served individually for enjoying each item how you like
  • Supreme of Chicken $38
    • Oven roasted chicken wrapped in bacon, served with polenta crusted sweet breads, baby winter vegetables, potato gnocchi and drizzled with basil pesto
  • Scallops Sml $19 Lrg $38
    • Six scallops coated in breadcrumbs, parmesan and coconut, served with micro greens and hollandaise sauce
  • Rissotto $23
    • Roasted pumkin, feta and pine nut risotto, served with tempura chicken tenderloins and tomoto confit
  • Eye Beef Fillet $41
    • Eye Beef Fillet cooked to your liking, wrapped in parma ham, served with potato, pumpkin, carrot pave with oven roasted vine tomato, onion rings topped with béarnaise sauce and jus
  • Sides $6.50
    • Garlic mushrooms, Green Salad, Fries with or without aioli, Potato gratin, green beans with almond butter
Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

location

Address

Rangitikei Street and Cuba Street, Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand

phone

Phone

063544654

clock

Opened hours

price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Halal , Mediterranean , Middle Eastern , Turkish , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Vegan Options ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Serves Halal ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
Rangitikei Street and Cuba Street, Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand
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