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

  • Turkish Delight $5.00
  • Satay
  • Chicken Chips Meal
  • Chicken or Beef & Lamb & Rice $7.00
  • Chicken Kebab Salad
    • Chicken doner served on fresh garden salad with hummus and jack dip
  • Mixed Grill $18.90
    • Combination of lamb shish, grilled chicken, chicken and lamb doner, served with rice and salad
  • Small $13.90
  • Beef & Lamb Kebab Salad
    • Beef & Lamb doner served on fresh garden salad with hummus and jack dip
  • 106 Peanut Satay Noodle(V)
    • Malaysia
  • 91 Chicken Salad (V) $10.5
    • with Mayonnaise and Sweet Chilli Sauce(Japan)
  • Chicken or Vegetables $15.9
  • Chicken or Vegetables $7.9
  • 28 Chicken Satay $6.9
    • Malaysia
  • 19 Fish Bites $6.5
    • Japan
  • 201 Chicken Cashew Nut (V) $19.9
    • Thailand
  • 301 Garlic & Pepper Pork $18.5
    • Thailand
  • Cold Noodle Soup $9.90
  • Pork and Leak Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Vegetarian Fried Rice $11.90
  • Pork and Seafood Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Shrimp Fried Noodles $11.90
  • Stir Fried Tofu on Rice (Spicy) $11.90
  • Sweet and Sour Pork on Rice $11.90
  • Pork Paste on Noodles (Warm) $9.90
  • Soups $16.00
    • Seafood Chowder, served with toasted garlic bread.
  • Aqaba Big Brekkie $20.00
    • Bacon, kransky sausages, chunky creamy mushroom sauce, hash browns, grilled tomato, fried eggs and toasted Vienna. Add black pudding $3.50
  • Antipasto Platter $38.00
    • Selection of toasted breads with bacon and mushroom pâté, sundried tomato dip, basil pesto and garlic butter. Sweet chilli meatballs, thai curry chicken nibbles, slow cooked silverside slices, roast vege chutney, feta, camembert, gherkins and sundried tomatoes. (Enough for 3‐6  people to share )
  • Side of fries $3.00
  • Dips And Spreads $13.50
    • Toasted and garlic buttered pita bread with sundried tomato dip and a bacon and mushroom   pâté.
  • Spiced Lamb Pita Pocket $19.50
    • Slow cooked Cajun spiced pulled lamb with lettuce, fresh tomato salsa and a mint yoghurt dressing.
  • Pork Belly $34.00
    • Slow cooked pork belly, creamy potato mash, caramelised red cabbage and green beans.  Served with a sweet apple cider jus and beetroot reduction.
  • Fries and aioli $7.50
  • Chicken, Cranberry, Brie $18.50
  • Lemon Pepper Calamari $6.40
  • BLT $17
    • Toasted ciabatta with bacon, cos lettuce, tomato, caesar mayo, tomato chilli jam.
  • Reid Mushrooms $4.50
  • Mixed Berry Compote $4.50
  • Ham, Cheese & Tomato Omelette $16.50
    • Made with cheese & served with grilled tomato & toasted ciabatta.
  • Wholemeal Toast $4.50
  • Breakfast Brioche Burger $15.50
    • Bacon, cage-free egg, cheese, hash brown, caramelised onion, BBQ sauce.
  • Bacon + $1.00
  • Reg $10.90
  • Gluten Free Bread + $1.50
  • Petita $8.90
  • Falafel
  • Reg $10.90
  • Roast Lamb
  • Petita $8.90
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Chick n Fala Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Custom Mix $10.00 per head
  • Signature Vegetarian $9.00 per head
  • The Protein Pack $15.00
  • Garden Salad $8.9 Reg / $7.9 Petita
  • Steak Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Chicken Breast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Toasted Breads $6.50
    • grain bread, sourdough or toast
  • All Day Omelette $14.50
    • ham and cheese or mushroom and spinach
  • Bacon and eggs $14.50
    • served on toast
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.00
    • served in onion sauce on toast
  • Soup of the Day $9.00
    • ask staff
  • Hot Cakes $14.50
    • with bacon banana and berry
  • Eggs Benedict $17.00
    • with bacon
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • with fresh local fish, served with salad and fries
  • -Lamb Bhuna $15.50
    • Lamb pieces spiced and cooked with aromatic combination of ginger, garlic, coriander and spices
  • -Palak Paneer $13.90
    • Fresh made cottage cheese cooked in creamy spinach
  • Half sizes $10
  • -Saag Aloo $12.90
    • Potato cooked in creamy spinach gravy
  • Jeera Rice $3.50
  • -Lamb Madras $15.00
    • Boneless lamb pieces cooked on an onion and coconut gravy
  • Plain Naan $3.00
    • Refine flour fermented and baked in charcoal oven
  • -Chicken Vindaloo $14.50
    • Cooked in specially blended spices and herbs
  • Avocado Roll / 6pcs $12
    • teriyaki chicken, avocado slices, teriyaki sauce
  • Katsu Curry Rice $16.50
    • pork or chicken cutlet, mild japanese curry - contains beef  /
  • Shrimp Nigiri / 2pcs $5
    • shrimp sushi
  • Chicken Cucumber Maki $9 / $11.50
    • 6 pcs  / 8 pcs
  • Chicken Teriyaki Salad $16
    • grilled boneless chicken thigh, teriyaki sauce, mayo, sesame dressing   /
  • Grilled Salmon Maki $10.50 / $12.50
    • 6 pcs  / 8 pcs
  • Yakisoba $15.50
    • stir fry yellow noodles w/ chicken, beef or pork + seasonal veg  /
  • Unagi Roll / 6pcs $14
    • crabmeat, cucumber, grilled eel, teriyaki sauce
  • ●Appetizers
  • Deep Fried Spring Roll /Crumbed Fish
  • ●Main
  • ●Soup
  • ●Main
  • Deep Fried Wonton
  • ●Main
  • ●Soup
  • Chicken / Lamb / Beef Korma $13.50
  • Chicken / Lamb / Beef $9.00 / $13.50
    • Half / Full
  • Lamb / Beef Vindaloo $13.50
  • Channa Masala $11.50
  • Raita $3.00
  • Keema Naan $4.00
  • Plain Naan $2.50
  • Butter Prawn $11.00 / $17.00
    • Half / Full
  • Seasoned Wedges (Serves Two) $15.00
    • Served with melted cheese, bacon, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Mixed Spice Pepper Squid (Gluten Free) $17.00
    • Served with a petite salad, chilli jam and jalapeno aioli
  • Sticky Date Crème Brulee $15.00
    • Served with homemade butter shortbread
  • Pizza Bread $10.00
    • With sundried tomato pesto sauce, parmesan cheese and drizzled with balsamic glaze
  • Pumpkin & Pea Risotto (Gluten Free) (Vegetarian) $25.00
    • Served with mascarpone, chilli jam, parmesan and lemon oil
  • mushrooms, market greens and a red wine and white peppercorn jus $35.00
  • coriander salsa with crispy salmon skin $35.00
  • Baked Baguette (Vegetarian) $8.00
    • With garlic butter and mixed herbs
  • Kahuna Burger $14.50
    • Chicken tenders coated in our special spice, pineapple, bacon, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo
  • NZ Lamb Shank $28.00
    • Braised lamb shank with a rosemary & mint gravy, buttered potato mash, steamed seasonal vegetables and cheese sauce
  • Side of salad $3.00
  • Shrimp Cocktail $9.00
    • With thousand island seafood sauce.
  • Pasta of the Day $16.00
    • See our specials board for more details
  • Pizza Bread $8.50
    • Garlic bread with tomato relish, diced tomato, onion and grilled cheese.
  • Thai Beef $20.50
    • Grilled beef strips, salad, crispy noodles and Thai style
  • 300g Scotch Fillet $29.00
  • • Bacon & Eggs two fried eggs – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Mixed Grill one sausage – one rasher bacon - two fried eggs - hash brown - tomato - spaghetti
  • Continental
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - Tea or Coffee
  • • Sausages & Eggs two sausages - hash brown – two fried eggs - tomato –spaghetti
  • Kiwi Breakfast
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - "Cook Up" (below) - Tea or Coffee
  • • Scrambled Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Poached Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
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