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

  • -Small moriawase (5 pcs) $13.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken Roll
    • Teriyaki chicken, avocado, coleslaw, japanese mayo, teriyaki sauce
  • Sashimi Salad (GF) $14.00
    • Today's fresh salami with garden salad & shredded cabbage, japanese sweet soy dressing
  • Chicken Miso Katsu $21.00
    • Panko crumbed crispy roll chicken with bacon, pineapple, cheese, shredded cabbage salad, misodare sauce, rice, miso soup
  • Crispy EBI Mayo $16.00
    • Tempura battered king prawn, with yum yum sauce, spring onion, tobiko, seaweed powder
  • Hokkaido Scallop $18.00
    • Pan grilled hokkaido scallop & prawn with yuzu butter sauce, green pea puree, teriyaki glazed, spring onion, tobiko, white truffle oil
  • Haru Dinner Set (V) $28.00
    • Choose one main: Teriyaki chicken / teriyaki salmon / teriyaki beef / teriyaki tofu (V) / spicy pork. Comes with mixed tempura, sushi & sashimi, karaage chicken, agedashi tofu, salad, rice, miso soup
  • Premium Rice $3.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae $9.50
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $8.00
  • Fish & Chips $14.50
    • Come’s with Fizzy or Juice and Ice Cream Sundae
  • Ham & Cheese $12.00
  • Lambs Fry & Bacon $15.00
  • Cream Burlee $9.50
  • Crispy Chicken &  Chips $14.50
    • Come’s with Fizzy or Juice and Ice Cream Sundae
  • Fish & Chips $18.80
  • Pasta of the Day $24.90
    • Our friendly staff will let you know the pasta of the day special. Beer Match: Your waiter can suggest a suitable beer to have with today's pasta dish.
  • Ale House Gravy $2.50
  • 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
  • Frank Oliver's Spare Ribs $25.00/ $33.90
    • Slow roasted Pork Spare Ribs with lashings of Speight's Old Dark and chilli inspired BBQ sauce, served with buffalo chips topped with bacon, cheese, onion and chargrilled corn on the cob. Prepare to get messy with this one. Small or large available.
  • Malthouse Platter $32.00/ $47.00
    • Something to share, a selection of homemade paté, bread, soft cheese, relishes, pickles, dips, vegetable sticks, salami, champagne ham and seasoned chicken. Half or whole platters available.
  • Black Cherry Chicken $30.80
    • Pan roasted chicken supreme, stuffed with herbs, cashew nuts, soft cheese and bacon. Laid on kumara mash with a black cherry sauce and garden salad. Beer Match: Speight's Porter has the complex flavours to enhance this dish.
  • James Speight's Porter Sausage & Mash $23.50
    • Porter sausage on potato mash and topped with caramelised onion and gravy. Served with toasted Ale House bread.
  • Thai Beef Salad $23.80
    • Marinated beef in authentic thai ingredients with salad greens, roasted cashews, crispy noodles and a refreshing homemade dressing.
  • Any Extra Sauce 50c
  • Fallafel $7.00 / $8.90
    • Mini / Large
  • Mixed $9.50 / $11.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Beef $11.90 / $14.90
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Chicken $12.90 / $15.90
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Chicken $9.50 / $11.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Zucchini $7.00 / $8.90
    • Mini / Large
  • Falafal $8.50 / $9.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Braised Tofu on Rice $11.90
  • Pork and Leak Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Stir Fried Tofu on Rice (Spicy) $11.90
  • Egg Fried Rice $11.90
  • Steamed Pork on Rice $11.90
  • Braised Eggplant and Potato on Rice $11.90
  • Shanghai Pork Buns $10.00
  • Chicken Fried Rice $11.90
  • Golden Crispy Fish Spring Rolls (2 pieces) $7.50
  • Grilled Beef Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with Vietnamese mint and hoisin sauce
  • Grilled Chicken Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with house-made paté and mayonnaise
  • Grilled Pork $11.50
  • Crispy Pork Spring Rolls (3 pieces) $7.50
  • Roast Pork Belly Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with spring onion oil and Vietnamese fish sauce
  • Grilled Chicken $11.50
  • Five Spice Chicken on Sticky Rice $9.50
  • Saffron tagliatelle $20.00
    • Spanish chorizo, Chicken, Smoked bacon, slow roasted button mushrooms, Panna cream sauce, Parmesan & Paprika crumb
  • House fries $8.50
  • Crab, mussel & cumin fritters $18.00
    • Coriander infused sour cream, Apple slaw
  • Market vegetables $7.90
  • Smoked garlic mash $8.90
  • Oysters $4.00
    • Your choice of natural, citrus beer batter or Kilpatrick - each
  • Big Breakfast $20.00
    • Grilled tomato, Kransky, Bacon, Eggs x 2, Ciabatta, Potato gratin
  • Sesame & polenta crusted calamari $19.00
    • Melon, Lime aioli, Balsamic rougette
  • - diced fresh tomato, basil, e.v.o.o, parsley, garlic, parmigiano & rocket $ 9.90 each
  • Caprese $17.90
    • fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & cracked pepper
  • m. $38.90
  • Cozze Alla Genovese $18.90
    • steamed mussels, frascati wine, garlic, chilli, onion, rosmarino & tomato crema
  • Calamari In Crema
    • pan fried squid rings w. capers, lemon, garlic, olive oil & crema sauce, arborio rice & rocket
  • - roasted capsicum, garlic, e.v.o.o, feta, parsley & rocket $9.90 each
  • Minestrone $14.90
    • a roman style vegetable soup w. pastina, parmigiano & pizza pane
  • Bruschetta Alla Pizzaiola
  • Pork Salad $19.50
    • Marinated Pork strips served on Baby Spinach, Fresh Garden Vegetables and Mung Beans with a Sweet Five Spice Dressing
  • Pita & Spreads $10.00
    • Your choice of Pita bread
  • Steak Sandwich $19.50
    • Sirloin Steak, served with Caramelised Onions, Tomato Slices, Mesculin on a toasted Gluten Free Bread with a side of Fries and your choice of a Smokey BBQ Sauce or Garlic Chilli Mayo
  • Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $12.50
    • Creamy Garlic and Herb Mushrooms served on thick white Toast
  • Prawn Linguine $19.50
    • Tailess prawns panfried in a Sweet Chilli, Lemon Zest and Garlic Sauce with Red Onion, Cherry Tomatoes, Baby Spinach and Linguine Pasta
  • Salmon Fillet $19.50
    • Baked Salmon Fillet served on Rice with Panfried Bok Choy topped with a Lemon Dill Butter
  • Fresh Muesli $9.50
    • Served with honey yoghurt & milk
  • Lamb Salad $19.50
    • Lamb strips served on a bed of Rocket, Cherry Tomatoes, Beetroot and Fennel Honey Roasted Pumpkin
  • Brave Beef $5.00
  • Very Vegemite $4.00
  • Roast Beef Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Marmite Mania $4.00
  • Ediballs $3 or $5 for two packs
  • - 4 Pack $4.90
  • Tikka Masala Prawn / Fish / Scallop $13.99/$14.49
    • Prawn/Fish fillets/Scallop sauteed with onion and capsicum finished with tikka masala sauce
  • Fried Rice with Chicken/Vege - Chick/Veg $8.99/$7.99
  • Butter Chicken Wrap $8.99
  • Paneer Pakora $4.99
    • Cottage cheese coated with spiced gram flour batter and deep fried
  • Mains N/A
    • All mains served with Basmati rice
  • Kadhai Paneer $11.99
    • Cottage cheese tossed with onion, capsicum & coriander seeds, finished with special kadhai gravy
  • Hariyali Chicken (8 - 10 pieces) $9.49
    • Boneless chicken meat is rubbed with an intoxicating paste made with cilantro, mint, spinach and other distinctive flavors then roasted in the tandoori clay oven, served with salad
  • Butter Prawn / Scallop $13.99/$14.49
    • Prawn / Scallop cooked in tandoor finished with creamy tomato sauce
  • Seekh Kabab - Full $12.00
  • Pakora - Full $5.50
  • Goan Fish Curry - Full $15.00
  • Fried Chicken Wings - Full $5.00
  • Paneer Pakora - Full $7.00
  • 2x half size curry, 2 x small rice, 2 x plain naan, 1.5L drink $24.00
  • Basil Naan $3.50
  • Vegetable Pulav $10.00
  • Grilled Garlic Bread $5.00
  • Shrimp Cocktail $9.00
    • With thousand island seafood sauce.
  • Scallops $24.50
    • Scallops in a light tempura batter with chips, salad and tartare sauce.
  • Fried eggs (2) $3.00
  • Death by Chocolate $11.50
    • Chocolate mud cake covered in a Hershey's chocolate sauce with cookies & cream ice cream & whipped cream.
  • Fish Pie $15.00
    • Poached smoked hoki, salmon & dory in a parsley
  • Pepper $3.00
  • Pizza Bread $8.50
    • Garlic bread with tomato relish, diced tomato, onion and grilled cheese.
  • 17. Stir-Fried Vegetables (Rau cu xao) $12.00
    • Broccoli, cauliflower and carrots stir-fried with onions and chili, served with steamed rice
  • 23. Salmon Cooked with Orange (Ca Hoi Sot Cam) $25.00
    • Fresh salmon marinated with orange juice, cooked with seasonal fruit, served with steamed rice
  • 20. Spicy Seafood Stir-Fried with Basil (Hai San Xao La Hung Cay) $18.00
    • Prawns, squid, and mussels stir-fried with garlic, chili and basil served with steamed rice
  • 24. Deep Fried Battered Prawn/Fish (6 Pieces) $10.00
  • 16. Vietnamese Curry (Chicken or Duck) (Ca Ri Ga hoac vic) $16/$25
    • Chicken thighs or duck, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, chili, coconut milk, served with steamed rice
  • 1. Spicy Seafood Salad with Vermicelli (Goi mien hai san cay) $10.00
    • Prawn, squid, mussel with celery, lemongrass, chili, red onion and spicy sauce
  • 29. Mousse (Chocolate or Passionfruit) $7.00
  • 27. Rice $3.00
  • Sautéed Button Mushrooms $8
  • Fresh Garden Salad Dressed with honey, dill and mustard dressing $5
  • Vegetable Tarte Tatin Gourmet potatoes, olives, cherry tomatoes, button mushrooms, artichokes, Mediterranean vegetables, baked with puff pastry topped with baby leaf salad, chilli lime dukkah & apple $20
  • Anytime Bagel Smothered with cream cheese and then layered with smoked salmon or bacon. Then finished with creamy scrambled eggs. $12
  • Grilled Sirloin Steak (GF) Cooked to your liking and served with butter mash, sautéed button mushrooms, red onions, green beans and silver beet, hollandaise sauce, balsamic reduction and kumara chips. $29
  • Pork Belly (GF) Cooked in a master stock until succulent and tender, served with cauliflower puree, baby carrots and leeks, bok choy, edamame bean and tomato salsa, glazed with master stock and soy to $27
  • 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
  • Seared Scallops (GF) With a tomato coulis, roast artichokes, edamame bean and tomato salsa and a pine nut and kalamata olive crumb. $15
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