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

  • Sweet Chili
  • Calamari Salad $16.90
  • Chicken Kebab
  • Grilled Chicken $17.90
    • Chicken breast marinated with middle eastern spices, served with rice and salad
  • Mixed Grill $18.90
    • Combination of lamb shish, grilled chicken, chicken and lamb doner, served with rice and salad
  • Mixed Kebab
  • Beef / Lamb Kebab
  • Falafel
    • Chickpeas balls with spices and herbs
  • Salmon $35.90 / kg
  • Trevally $22.90 / kg
  • Blue Cod $55.90 / kg
  • Seafood Basket $10.00
    • 2 Mussels, 2 Scallops, 2 Oysters, 2 Paua Nuggets
  • Scoop Chips $4.00 / $3.00 / $4.80
    • Home Made / Straight Cut / Kumara Chips
  • Hamburger $5.50
  • Spring Rolls $2.50
  • Battered Mussels $1.40 / $7.00 / $14.00
    • Each / ½ Dozen / Dozen
  • Angus Pure steak Sammy $22.00
    • Grilled mushroom, Streaky bacon, Onion jam, Salad, Ciabatta, Beamaise
  • Seafood risotto $22.00
    • Calamari, Salmon, Prawns, Blue cod, Wild roquette, Grilled lemon
  • Red chicken curry $22.00
    • Coconut Rice, Poppadom
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • Ciabatta, Hollandaise - with Bacon
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • Ciabatta, Hollandaise - with Salmon
  • Seasonal salad $6.90
  • Chargrilled chicken salad $20.00
    • Leafy greens, Mango & chilli salsa, Brie, Crispy noodles, Pesto mayo
  • Duck and French brandy pate $18.00
    • Toasted ciabatta, Brown onion jam
  • Smoked Salmon $6.90
  • All served with seasoned chips & tomato sauce
  • Bacon, Eggs, Tomato & Toast $16.50
    • Bacon, cage-free eggs, grilled tomato, toasted ciabatta.
  • All made on a soft brioche bun & served with seasoned chips & tomato sauce.
  • Ciabatta Toast $5.50
  • Avocado $3.20
  • Ice Cream (1 scoop) $1.60
  • Ham, Cheese, Pineapple $14.50
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • - 4 Pack $4.90
  • Signature Mix $10.00 per head
  • Signature Vegetarian $9.00 per head
  • Free Range Chicken Tenders
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • ·Garlic Chicken Tikka (8 - 10 pcs) (GF)
    • Chicken marinated over-night in roasted garlic and spices then cooked in the tandoori oven, served with salad
  • Cheese & Garlic Stuffed Curry (Chicken/ Lamb) $9.99
  • Paneer Wrap $7.99
  • Lamb Wrap $8.99
  • All Served with Chips
  • ·Madras Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF)
    • Roasted meat cooked with coconut cream and nuts tempered with south indian flavour
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
  • Family Combo Deal - 3 $23.00
    • 1 x any curry, 1 x plain rice (gf), 2 x plain naan, 1 x chicken drum sticks & chips (2 pcs), 1 x soft drinks - cans
  • Avocado Nigiri / 2pcs $4.80
    • avocado sushi
  • Tuna Nigiri / 2pcs $5
    • raw tuna sushi
  • Sushi Set / 11 pcs $21.50
    • salmon, tuna, squid, octopus, shrimp, scallops, egg, avocado, shrimp roe, inari, seaweed
  • Yakiniku Set $16.50
    • pan fried chicken, beef or pork with stir fry seasonal vegetables  /
  • Rainbow Roll / 6pcs $14
    • crabmeat, cucumber, assorted sashimi on top
  • Vegetable Maki $7.50 / $9.50
    • 6 pcs  / 8 pcs
  • Salmon Maki $10.50 / $12.50
    • 6 pcs  / 8 pcs
  • Beef Steak Set $17
    • diced beef steak, garlic and soy based sauce, fresh green salad  /
  • Dark chocolate brownie $6.50
  • Grilled Angus sirloin $18.00
    • 250gm of Angus sirloin grilled to your liking serves with sautéed potato, béarnaise sauce and green beans. (GF)
  • Curry of the day $15.50
    • Changes daily please ask staff (GF, DF)
  • The braised lamb shoulder rack $17.00
    • New cut of lamb. Braised slowly in jus and served with herbed polenta fingers, eggplant relish and minted yoghurt. (NF & GF)
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Smoked salmon, avocado, tomato and tartare sauce
  • Smoked salmon, potato and rocket salad $16.00
    • Smoked salmon pieces, boiled gourmet potato and rocket salad with tangy sour cream dressing. (NF & GF)
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $17.50
    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)with bacon
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Smoked beef, caramelised onion, tomato, lettuce and cheese
  • CHIPS $4.20/$8.40
    • small/large
  • CHICKEN PARMIGIANA $23.50
    • SERVED WITH STUFFED POTATO OR CHIPS
  • RUMP STEAK $25.00
    • GARLIC , PEPPER OR MUSHROOM SAUCE $2.60 EXTRA
  • FISH & CHIPS WITH SALAD $21.40
  • TOASTED SANDWICHES from $4.20
    • HAM, EGG, CHEESE, TOMATO, ONION, PINEAPPLE
  • HAM STEAK SALAD & CHIPS $17.20
  • LAMB SHANKS $21.30 / $28.00
    • SINGLE OR DOUBLE SERVED ON A KUMARA MASH WITH A MINT GRAVY
  • STUFFED MUSHROOMS $8.20
  • ●Main
  • Pepper Salt Squid Tentacle
  • Sweet Sour Pork/Honey Chicken Sizzling Beef With Black Pepper Combination Fried Rice/Noodle
  • Peking Duck (Whole) Stir-Fried Chicken With Cashew Nuts/Sweet Sour Pork/Sizzling Beef With Black Pepper/Stir- Fried King Prawn With Fresh Assorted Vegetables Combination Fried Rice/Noodle/Stir- Fried Broccoli With Garlic Sauce/Fruit Platter
  • ●Main
  • Stir-Fried Chicken With Cashew Nuts/Sweet Sour Pork/Beef With Black Bean Sauce/Stir-Fried King Prawns & Fresh Assorted Vegetables Combination Fried Rice/Noodle/Sizzling Cumin Lamb/Fruit Platter
  • ●Main
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup
  • -Chocolate fantasy gold edition toast $15.90
  • Crispy pork $9.90
  • ●Fried rice
  • Teriyaki chicken on rice $15.50
  • Prawn tempura (5 pcs) $6.90
  • Vegetarian salad $11.90
  • -Squid / prawn $17.90
  • Takoyaki (5/8pcs) $6.90 / $9.90
  • Lamb Masala $14.50
    • diced lamb cooked in onion tomato gravy
  • Prawn Spinach $15.00
    • prawns cooked in spinach onion tomato gravy & spices
  • Butter Paneer $11.90
    • cubes of cottage cheese cooked in rich creamy tomato gravy
  • Paneer Mutter $11.90
    • cubes of cottage cheese and green peas cooked Kashmiri style
  • Paneer Kulcha $4.00
    • naan bread stuffed with homemade cottage cheese
  • Keema Naan $4.50
    • naan bread stuffed with lamb mince
  • Butter Naan $3.00
    • naan bread made with butter and white sesame seeds
  • Chicken Madras>boneless chicken cooked with coconut, onion tomato gravy tempered with curry leaves and mustard seed $14.00
  • Aioli $2.60
  • Today’s Cheesecake $10.50
    • See the specials board for details, served with sauce & whipped cream.
  • 300g Scotch Fillet $29.00
  • Grilled Chicken Burger $17.00
    • Chicken breast coated in a Mexican style seasoning with guacamole, tomato, crisp lettuce, cheese and mayo.
  • Thai Beef $20.50
    • Grilled beef strips, salad, crispy noodles and Thai style
  • Double BBC Burger $12.50
    • Double beef pattie double bacon, double cheese, with smokey BBQ sauce and mayo.
  • Chicken Cheeseburger $13.00
    • Chicken tenders coated in our special spice with cheese, lettuce tomato, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo
  • ∙Toppings
  • Marama Camembert, Blue Rhapsody, Coppermine Washed Rind, Brined Feta see below
  • Pork Spare Ribs $36
    • Tender ‘fall off the bone’ pork ribs. Coated in our special BBQ style Rib sauce. 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
  • Fish & Chips $35
    • Market Fresh Fish, Tempura Batter, Chunky Fries, Salad, Homemade Tartare Tomato Sauce, Lemon Jelly
  • 3 Cheese $27
  • Twice Cooked Braised Pork Belly $42
    • Smoked Cauliflower Puree, Zucchini Roulade, Cherry Tomato Fluid Gel, Crispy Skin Tahitian Vanilla Scented Scallop, Calvados Glaze
  • Tahitian Vanilla Scented Atlantic Sea Scallops $21/$39
    • Five Vegetable Puree, Edible Sand, Beetroot Foam, Olive Dust, Candied Parma Ham, Capsicum Powder
  • 2 Cheese $21
  • Chunky Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $5
  • Garlic Bread $3.50
  • Hot Plate $32.00
    • Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
  • Pork Schnitzel $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Salad
  • Double Chocolate Mousse $7.00
  • Roast Chicken $30.00
    • with Gravy, Chips and Salad
  • Russian Dumplings $12.00
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