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

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Served with rice, salad, carrot, hummus and jack dip
  • Tomato
  • Large $15.90
  • Chicken or Beef & Lamb & Chips $8.00
  • Mixed Dipped Plate $11.00
    • Combination of three dips
  • Beef / Lamb Kebab
  • Chicken Iskender
  • BBQ
  • Pizza bread 9" $7.00/12" $14.00
    • brushed with olive oil, garlic, oregano
  • Pesto alla Genovese Pasta $15.00
    • ribboned pasta with sundried tomatoes, basil pesto, garlic, pinenuts, parmesan cheese
  • Hawaiian Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • ham, pineapple, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Desserts $8.00 - $10.50
    • Tiramisu bread & Butter Pudding, Choc Mud Cake, Cheesecake, Ice-cream sundaes
  • Lasagne alla mario $15.00
    • layered sheets with ground beef, spices, bechamel sauce, topped with tomato & cheese
  • Napoletana Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, anchovies, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Pollo Rucola Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • chicken breast, spinach, feta cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Boscaiola Pizza - bushman 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, bacon, egg, mushrooms, onions, sliced potatoes, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Salad bowl $6.50
  • Aqaba Nachos $17.00
    • Spicy beef mince with chilli beans and crispy corn chips. Topped with mozzarella, salsa and sour cream.
  • Eggs on Toast $12.50
    • Two eggs on ciabatta or vogel’s with your choice of – poached, scrambled or fried. Add bacon $3.00
  • Fries and aioli $7.50
  • Pulled Pork Stack $17.50
    • Slow cooked glazed pulled pork belly stacked on potato and sage rosti’s, spinach and poached egg. Drizzled with hollandaise and balsamic reduction.
  • Seasonal vegetables $6.50
  • Lamb Shoulder $37.00
    • Slow‐roasted lamb shoulder, creamy potato mash, green beans and honeyed baby carrots.  Served with a béarnaise sauce.
  • Aqaba Benedict $17.50
    • Poached eggs served on focaccia, drizzled with hollandaise and served with bacon.
  • Market vegetables $7.90
  • Prawns $18.00
    • NYC pepper, Maldon sea salt, Honey, Sesame and ginger dipping sauce - Aioli
  • Chargrilled chicken salad $20.00
    • Leafy greens, Mango & chilli salsa, Brie, Crispy noodles, Pesto mayo
  • House fries $8.50
  • Southern style onion rings with smokey BBQ sauce $9.00
  • Oysters $4.00
    • Your choice of natural, citrus beer batter or Kilpatrick - each
  • Crab, mussel & cumin fritters $18.00
    • Coriander infused sour cream, Apple slaw
  • Red chicken curry $22.00
    • Coconut Rice, Poppadom
  • Thattudosa $5.50
  • Chicken and Spinach $16.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked in fresh spinach, sauteed with roasted garam masala and turmeric
  • Cheera Parippu Curry $14.00
    • Fresh spinach and toor dahl (lentils) cooked in a thick sauce of garlic, tomatoes and green peppers, flavoured with curry leaves
  • Garlic Paratha $3.50
  • Kuttanadan Duck Masala $20.00
    • Pot roasted duck, marinated for eight hours and then cooked on a low flame with ground Kerala spices
  • Koonu Curry $15.00
    • Mushrooms cooked with green peas, coriander, coconut and Kerala spices
  • Cauliflower Manchurian $15.00
    • Cauliflower Manchurian is an adaptation of Chinese cooking and seasoning techniques to suit Indian tastes. Batter fried florets are then cooked with a chef’s special sauce of herbs and spices
  • Chutneys $3.00
  • Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • with prime cut beef, onion rings, rocket, beetroot, horseradish sauce and fries
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.00
    • served in onion sauce on toast
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • with fresh local fish, served with salad and fries
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with sausage, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, bacon and a hashbrown
  • Eggs any style $9.00
    • served on toast
  • Hot Cakes $14.50
    • with bacon banana and berry
  • Fries $6.00
    • with aioli $7.00
  • Toasted Breads $6.50
    • grain bread, sourdough or toast
  • GF = Gluten Free, DF = Dairy Free All Mains Served with Basmati Rice
  • Malabari Prawn/ scallop (GF) (DF) $14.50
    • Tiger prawns/ scallops cooked in ginger, garlic and tomato, finished with delicious coconut gravy
  • Gulab Jamun (3 Pieces) $2.99
  • Prawn Kadhai (GF) (DF) $14.50
    • Prawn tossed with onion, capsicum and coriander seeds, finished with thick onion gravy
  • Bread Basket $10.50
    • Plain naan, roti, keema naan, stuffed kulcha
  • Cheese & Garlic Stuffed Chicken Tikka Wrap $9.99
  • ·Tikka Masala Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF)
    • Clay oven cooked boneless meat tossed with onion tomato capsicum in a tikka masala sauce
  • -Full $12.50
  • Vegetarian Benny (GF V) $15.00
    • Hash browns (topped with) spinach, avocado and oven roasted tomato (topped with) soft poached eggs, hollandaise and rocket
  • Beef Burger $18.50
    • Prime beef pattie, fried egg, cheddar cheese, tomato, caramelised onions, beetroot, gherkin, BBQ sauce and mayo, served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Served on English muffin with free range soft poached eggs,house made hollandaise and rocket *Salmon *Bacon
  • Potato and Chorizo (GF) $17.50
    • Pan-fried seasoned potato with bacon, chorizo, wilted spinach,caramelised onions and cherry tomatoes, served with a free-range poached egg, house made hollandaise and basil pesto
  • Side of gluten free bread $4.00
  • Green salad $5.50
  • Open Steak Sandwich $19.50
    • Prime scotch fillet minute steak with fresh salad greens, caramelised onions, oven roasted tomato, portabella mushroom, swiss cheese, house made bernaise sauce and green tomato relish on toasted sour dough Served with a side of fries >>
  • 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
  • ●Seafood
  • Minced roasted duck $7.00
  • -Tom Kha Chicken Soup $18.00
    • Creamy Thai chicken soup flavoured with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leave and mushroom
  • -Wok Fried Veg with Oyster Sauce (G) $16.00
    • Thai style stir fried vegetables with oyster sauce
  • ●Steak
  • -Steamed Snapper in Soya Sauce (G) $25.00
    • Thai style steamed snapper fillet in light soya sauce
  • -Grilled Salmon with Butter Sauce $23.00
    • Grilled salmon fillet with spinach, mushroom, mash topped with butter sauce
  • -Yellow Curry Fish (G) $22.00
    • Tarakihi fish topped with mild yellow curry served on seasonal vegetables
  • Tonkatsu with rice $15.50
    • Breaded pork cutlets on rice
  • ●Extras
  • Bigg boss platter $21.90
    • Pork gyoza 6 pcs/ prawn wonton 5 pcs / takoyaki 4 pcs / chicken karaage 6 pcs
  • Extra rice / noodles : $3.00 / Extra meats: $5.00
  • -Squid / prawn/ combo $17.80
  • -Ice cream $1.50
  • -Chicken / beef / pork $15.50
  • Hot & spicy korean chicken with rice $16.50
  • Butter Vegetable $11.90
    • mixed vegetables cooked in rich creamy tomato gravy
  • Chicken Tikka(6 Pieces) $8.50
    • boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt and spice roasted in the tandoor oven >>
  • Chicken Naan $4.50
    • naan bread stuffed with chopped chicken and light spices
  • Paneer Kulcha $4.00
    • naan bread stuffed with homemade cottage cheese
  • Prawn Masala $15.00
    • prawns cooked in onion tomato gravy tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
    • naan bread made with garlic & butter
  • Goat Korma $14.49
  • Vegetable Biryani $12.90
    • basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables special spices and herbs
  • Kumara Patch Pie $16.00
    • Roast pumpkin, kumara, spinach, cottage cheese & Cheddar pie with salad and tangy tomato relish.
  • Chicken Schnitzel $17.50
    • Lightly crumbed chicken schnitzel with salad, chips and plum sauce
  • Nachos $15.00
    • Your choice of beef, bean or a combination of both
  • Vege Burger $11.00
    • Grilled vege pattie, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, pesto mayo and tomato relish
  • Double BBC Burger $12.50
    • Double beef pattie double bacon, double cheese, with smokey BBQ sauce and mayo.
  • B.L.T. Sandwich $11.50
    • Our legendary B.L.T. filled with grilled bacon, lettuce, tomato, relish and mayo, with chips.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon $21.00
    • Grilled chicken strips, salad, crispy bacon with a honey
  • House Loaf & Dips $11.50
    • Cobb loaf with the dips of the day.
  • 220gm Rib Eye (Scotch Fillet) $36
    • Premium grade beef. Fresh from the kitchen. Accompanied with your choice of: Chunky Fries, Buttery Potato Mash or Seasoned Wedges & Fresh Garden Salad, House Coleslaw or Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
  • Chunky Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $5
  • Beef Duo $42
    • Manawatu Angus Pure Eye Fillet & Smoked Short Rib Parsnip Puree, Creamed Parsley, Caramelised Black Garlic, Porcini Wafer, Horseradish Espuma & Ruahine Boysenberry Port Jus
  • Zucchini, Sundried Tomato & Spinach Roulade $17/$36
    • Quinoa & Coriander Salad, Lemon Zest Mascarpone, Dried Olive Dust
  • Fresh Steamed Market Vegetables $5
  • The Monster $49
    • 900gm prime Beef Rump. Fresh from the kitchen. Accompanied with your choice of: Chunky Fries, Buttery Potato Mash or Seasoned Wedges & Fresh Garden Salad, House Coleslaw or Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
  • 4 Cheese $35
  • Macaroon $3
  • Mafai Kofta $13.90
    • Fresh Vegetable, Cottage Cheese Potato And Nuts Ball Cooked In Creamy Cashew Nut Gravy
  • Raita Big $5.00 / Small 2.50
  • Prawn Biriyani $17.50
    • Spiced Basmati Rice Cooked With Marinated Prawns & Spices
  • Tandoori Mix Platter $16.50
    • Combination Of Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Tikka, Seek Kabab
  • All Biriyani Served With Raita And Papadam. N/A
  • Paneer Methi Malai $13.90
    • Homemade Cottage Cheese Cooked With Fenugreek Cashew Nut , Ground Spices And Cream
  • Lamb / Beef Korma $16.00
    • Tender Boneless Lamb/ Beef Pieces Cooked In A Rich Cashew Nut Gravy. A Subtle Fragrant Dish
  • Palak Paneer $13.90
    • Fresh Made Cottage Cheese Cooked In Creamy Spinach
  • C J Pask Gimblett Road Merlot, Hawkes Bay 9.00 / 40.00
  • Freshly toasted Demi Baguette Spreads and dips $9
  • Grilled Sirloin Steak (GF) Cooked to your liking and served with sautéed button mushrooms, grilled tomato, crispy fries, garden salad and hollandaise sauce. $25
  • Sparkling Grape Juice white or red 750 ml $11
  • Lindauer 200ml 10.00
  • Chicken Breast Stuffed with camembert cheese, wrapped in bacon and served on butter mash, green beans and silver beet, finished with a hollandaise sauce and apple syrup. $32
  • Omelette of the Day A 3 egg omelette filled with the Chefs special fillings for the day. Served with baby leaf salad with a honey and mustard dressing. Your waiter will let you know today's special. $12
  • Sanctuary Riesling, Marlborough 8.00 / 35.00
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