Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant in Palmerston North Menu

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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

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

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

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

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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Vege Falafel Meal (Large size only)
- Falafel with tabouleh, eggplant, hummus and jack dip served on salad
Chicken or Beef & Lamb Burger $6.00
Chocolate Cake $5.00
Large $10.90
Mixed Kebab
Falafel
Baklava $4.00
- A classic Turkish sweet with walnuts and honey
Small $13.90

Hotdog Chunks $0.80
Chicken Fillet $6.50
Sausage Chunks $0.80
Salmon $35.90 / kg
Gurnard $29.90 / kg
Hamburger $5.50
Hotdogs $2.50
Squid Rings $0.80

Raita $3.00
Kadala Masala $14.00
- Tender Chickpeas cooked with coconut, herbs and spices from south India
Chicken $16.50
South Indian Veg Korma $15.00
- A vegetarian speciality from the Malabar coast. Cauliflower, broccoli, peas and carrots cooked in a light creamy cashew and coconut base
Aleppey Fish/Prawn Curry $18.00
- Aleppey, the Venice of the East, is well known for its seafood culinary arts. A thrilling prawn dish cooked in a thick mix of coconut, tomato, fresh ginger and “Malabar Tamarind”
Masala Dosa $12.00
- Filled with potatoes, onion and peas and flavoured with a dash of ghee
Nazrani Pork Masala $19.00
- Pork marinated overnight, slow pot roasted, then tossed with ground fried onions and kerala herbs
Fish $18.50

Salmon & Avocado Stack $18.50
- Toasted ciabatta with dill & cottage cheese spread, spinach, poached cage-free egg.
Side of Chips $3.70
Avocado $3.20
Wholemeal Toast $4.50
Chicken Parmigiana $21.50
- Crispy chicken schnitzel topped with bacon, napolitana sauce, melted cheese & served with honey mayo slaw & seasoned chips.
Breakfast Bruschetta $17.50
- Toasted sourdough, grilled bacon, poached cage-free egg, bruschetta mix, avocado, creamy holla ndaise sauce.
May also be made on low gluten bread (gluten free recipe) for an additional 1.00
Chilli Beef Nachos $20.90
- House-made chilli beef, crunchy corn chips, melted cheese, sour cream, avocado.

3pk Chicken McNuggets® & Small Fries Snack Deal N/A
- Get more bang for your buck with this awesome snack bundle! Just $3 will get you 3 chicken McNugets, dipping sauce and small fries! Snack-time - sorted!
Chick'n McCheese N/A
- A delicious combination of crispy coated chicken, lettuce, cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise.
Chicken 'n' Mayo N/A
- Enjoy mouth watering crispy-coated chicken with crunchy, fresh iceberg lettuce and cool delicious mayo, all within a tasty bun.
Hash Brown N/A
- Get 'em hot. A crunchy, golden brown crust steaming with fluffy potato inside.
Soft Serve Cone with Cadbury Flake® N/A
- Get your hands on our famous soft serve topped with a mouth-watering chocolate Cadbury Flake®.
Double Cheeseburger N/A
- Bite into a double helping of your favourite burger. Two 100% beef patties topped with mouth-watering melted cheese, pickles, a tangy mustard and sweet tomato ketchup makes this burger irresistible.
Chick’n McCheese® Combo N/A
- With a crispy Chick’n McCheese, a chilled medium soft drink, and a medium fries, it’s a chicken lover’s dream. Just like that time you turned up to school, wearing your pyjamas. But luckily you woke up and realised it was all a dream.
Warm Chicken Salad: Grilled or Crispy N/A
- The new Warm Chicken Salad. With ingredients like crispy or grilled 100% NZ chicken, red cabbage & plump sliced tomatoes, it’s surprisingly delicious.

Rump Steak $25.00
- Garlic, pepper or mushroom sauce $2.60 Extra
Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $14.00
All Day Breakfast $16.00
Chicken Satay Burger & Chips $17.60
Ham Steak Salad & Chips $17.20
Lamb Burger & Chips $14.00
Chips SM $4.20 LG $8.40
Rosie’s Seafood Basket $20.90

Wedges $9.00/$14.00
- with bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli
Pan Fried Fish $23.00
Smoked Salmon $5.00
Mini Pizza $12.00
- Ham, cheese & pineapple pizza on a pita base served with fries
Beer Battered Fish Burger $14.00
Mushroom Risotto N/A
Marinated Deep Fried Chicken Wings $12.00
Teriyaki Chicken Salad $14.00/$23.00

Murgh Malai Kalimirch $8.50
Chikken Tikka $8.50
Chicken Pakora $8.00
Keema Naan $4.00
Mixed Platter $15.00
Vegetable Samosa $5.00
Chicken Jhalfrezi $13.50
Ostrich Do Pyaza $25.00

(GF = Gluten Free)
Apple & Plum Crumble $14
- Served with French vanilla ice cream
Crave Sundae $10
- Made with French vanilla ice cream topped with your choice of topping then covered w whipped cream and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts
Vegetable stack (vegetarian) $26
- fritters packed full of seasonal vegetables & corn then lightly seasoned to enhance all those fresh flavours topped with grilled veges & spinach then drizzled with hollandaise to finish
Breads & Spreads f/2$10 f/4 $16
- House made spreads and fresh, locally baked bread
Beef & Reef (GF) $38
- 200gm of Premium New Zealand Angus eye fillet, seared prawns & scallops infused w garlic butter accompanied by button mushrooms, cherry tomatos & green beans
Chocolate Brownie $14
- Warmed, drizzled with choc sauce & served with French vanilla ice cream and whipped cream
Onion & garlic stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon(GF) $32
- drizzled w spiced plum & served on a swede & parsnip mash accompanied by steamed vegetables

Thai-Style Salmon Salad (Gluten Free) $18.00
- Smoked salmon with a vegetable salad, basil, coriander and mint chilli sauce and sweet chilli lime dressing
Lamb Rack with a Harissa & Herb Crust (Gluten Free) $35.00
- Served with minted pea puree, baby carrots, baby beets, turnips and a horseradish cream
Coachman Combo $49.00
- Entrée and Main
Green Curry Fried Rice (Gluten Free) $18.00
- Tender slices of chicken, beef or vegetable (vegetarian) cooked in a curry paste with coconut milk and served with bamboo shoots, green beans and coriander leaves
Crispy Chicken Stacked Burger $18.00
- Crumbed chicken breast topped with melted cheese, lettuce, capsicum and apricot chutney, served with wedges and tomato relish
Eggs Benedict $15.00
- Classic eggs Benedict served on a toasted English muffin served with Bacon and wilted spinach two poached eggs and topped with a rich hollandaise sauce
Garlic Mushrooms $6.00
Trio of Kapiti Ice Cream $15.00
- Served in a brandy snap basket (Gluten Free without basket)

-Whipped cream / Oreo $1.00
●Extras
Takoyaki (5/8pcs) $6.90 / $9.90
Deep fried squid tentacles $6.90
-Chicken / beef / pork $15.50
Japanese curry deep fried chicken on rice / Japanese curry deep fried pork on rice $15.90
French fries (M/L) $4.90 / $5.90
●Rada Nah
- Stir fried rice noodles in thick sauce

Mix Platter 14.90
- Consists of two pieces of each of the following Onion bhajee, samosa and chicken tikka vegetable
Mango Chicken 14.90
- Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a creamy mango sauce flavoured with green cardamon
Aloo Gobi 13.90
- Fresh garden cauliflower and potatoes cooked to taste with a mild hind of exotic Indian spices
Roti 3.00
- Traditional wholemeal unleavened bread
Pickles 3.50
Malai Kofta 14.90
- Homemade Indian cottage cheese, crushed cashew nuts, potatoes and spices mixed together and finished with rice creamy sauce
Butter Naan 3.50
- Leavened flour bread with butter
Prawn Jalfrezi 16.90
- Jalfrezi was one of the supreme dishes created during the days of the Raj "Thaj" is hot and "freeze" is stir fried cooked with red capsicum, tomatoes, spring onions and spices

Paneer Kulcha $4.00
- naan bread stuffed with homemade cottage cheese
Prawn Marwari $15.00
- prawns cooked in coconut onion tomato gravy, tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds
Lamb Vindaloo $14.50
- diced lamb cooked in onion tomato gravy with vindaloo sauce
Beef Korma $14.50
- diced beef cooked in rich creamy cashew nut gravy with mildly aromatic spices
Chicken Biryani $14.00
- basmati rice cooked with chicken special spices and herbs garnished with dry nuts & fruits
Beef Curry $14.50
- diced beef cooked in a fine onion tomato gravy with spices and herbs
Fish Masala $15.00
- pieces of fish cooked in fine onion tomato gravy with capsicum & spices
Dal Tadka $ 11.90
- yellow lentils cooked with garlic, onion, tomato and spices finished with fresh herbs

4. Fresh Spring Rolls (2/4 pcs) (Vegetarian Available) (Goi cuon tom, thit) $6.00/$10.00
- Pork, prawn, lettuce, noodles, coriander wrapped in rice paper, served with sweet and sour sauce
6. OBAMA Combo $20.00
- Grilled Pork, Fried Spring Rolls served with Fresh Noodle, Fish Sauce, and a HANOI BEER
5. Hanoi Fried Spring Rolls (3 pcs) (Nem ran Ha Noi) $9.00
- Pork mince, prawn, mushroom, vermicelli, carrot, onion, bean sprouts, egg wrapped in rice paper, served with fish sauce
30. Ice Cream (Vanilla or Chocolate) $7.00
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
9. Stir-Fried Beef or Chicken with Rice Noodles (Pho Bo/Ga ap chao) $16.00
- Beef or chicken stir-fried with rice noodles and seasonal vegetables
15. Vietnamese Vegetarian Curry (Ca Ri Chay) $13.00
- Tofu, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrot, Potato, Bean, Chili, Coconut milk, served with steamed rice
14. Sauteed Chicken with Vegetables and Mushrooms (Ca Lan Xao Ga Nam) $16.00
- Chicken, mushrooms and seasonal vegetables sauteed with garlic and oyster sauce, served with steamed rice

Snacks Garlic Bread $9.00
- Garlic herb & mozzarella bread
Chicken Salad $22.00
- Tandoori with bacon, crispy noodles, greens & Chili peanut dressing
Grilled Mushrooms $3.00
Meat Lovers Burger $20.00
- Marinated beef, Pork, Lamb, Bacon, cheese, sweet chili sauce, salad greens & crunchy fries
Mushroom Sauce $3.00
Grilled Tomatoes $3.00
Wedges $14.00
- Seasoned wedges served with Sweet chili and sour cream
Pepper Sauce $3.00

Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Manawatu-Wanganui > Palmerston North > Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Address

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

Phone

063544654

Opened hours

Price

$20 - $30

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Halal , Mediterranean , Middle Eastern , Turkish , Vegetarian

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

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Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Manawatu-Wanganui > Palmerston North > Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

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

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