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

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Pizza Hut (sample menu)
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • Meat lovers $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
  • Seafood deluxe $11.50
    • A delicious combination of shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, surimi with melting mozzarella & lemon pepper sprinkle
  • Large fries $3.50
  • BBQ Hawaiian $8.50
    • Tasty ham, bacon, pineapple, onion & mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
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  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
Arranged Marriage (sample menu)
  • Pickle $2.50
  • Beef Varutheraccha Kari $16.50
    • Beef tossed with ginger, garlic, onion and tomato with a sprinkle of spices. The flavours of the Roasted & ground spices is the secret to this South Indian delicacy
  • Chicken $16.50
  • Lamb Mappas $17.00
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  • Chicken Chettinad $16.50
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  • Nazrani Pork Masala $19.00
    • Pork marinated overnight, slow pot roasted, then tossed with ground fried onions and kerala herbs
  • Chicken Dosa $14.50
    • A dosa with a traditional chicken and potato filling
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The Coffee Club on the Square (sample menu)
  • Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Capers $17.90
  • Chicken Parmigiana $21.50
    • Crispy chicken schnitzel topped with bacon, napolitana sauce, melted cheese & served with honey mayo slaw & seasoned chips.
  • Avocado $3.20
  • Field Mushroom, Blue Cheese, Walnuts, Caramelised Onion (V) $17.50
  • Chipolata Sausages $4.30
  • Eggs Benedict with Mushrooms & Spinach (V) $17
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Wendy's (sample menu)
  • Cheeseburger $3.10
    • Made with fresh 100% quality mark beef, topped with natural NZ cheese, red onion, pickles, mustard and ketchup on a plain bun.
  • Kids Meal Hamburger $5.90
    • Made with fresh 100% Quality Mark beef, topped with ketchup on a plain warm bun. Add your choice of fries or mandarin pieces and a range of drinks (soft drinks, Keri Kids Blackcurrant, CalciYum in three flavours or Pump 400ml), plus the kids toy.
  • Big Bacon Classic $9.20
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  • Chili Guacamole Fries $6.10
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  • Chickenator $12.90
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Indian Indulgence (sample menu)
  • Paneer Naan $5.50
    • Naan bread stuffed with homemade cottage cheese
  • -Beef Balti Garlic $14.99
    • Tender beef pieces cooked with garlic, herbs, spices and diced tomato
  • Jeera Rice $3.50
  • Tandoori Chicken F $20 / H $11
    • Whole chicken marinated in yoghurt spices and roasted in clay oven
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    • Fresh fish marinated in yoghurt, spices and caraway seeds cooked in charcoal oven
  • F=Full / H=Half
  • ●Beef Dishes
  • -Apricot Chicken $15.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked in apricot sauce and spices
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  • ·Kadhai Paneer (GF)
    • Cottage cheese tossed with onion, capsicum & coriander seeds, finished with special kadhai gravy
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  • Prawn Pakora (GF) (DF) $9.00
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    • Naan stuffed with potato, green peas, onion and spices
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  • -Full $13.50
  • Korma Prawn/ Scallop (GF) $14.50
    • Prawn/ scallops roasted in oven finished with cashew nut & almond sauce lightly spiced
Cafe Royale (sample menu)
  • Kumara fries $9.50
    • served with house aioli
  • Cafe Royale toast $7.50
    • with jam and homemade peanut butter
  • Risotto of the day $19.50
    • arborio rice slow cooked with butter, white wine and stock. Today’s flavor is on the blackboard
  • Bruschetta $16.50
    • grilled sourdough, fresh tomato, red onion and basil leaves dressed in balsamic and olive oil, topped with feta
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    • potatoes, mushroom, garlic, and spinach, topped with a poached egg
  • GF toast with $11.00
    • tomato, olive oil and balsamic
  • BLT $9.50
    • free range bacon, lettuce & tomato
  • Kumara fries $12.90
    • loaded with salsa
Dejeuner Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Smoked salmon, avocado, tomato and tartare sauce
  • Grilled chicken burger $16.50
    • Grilled chicken with tasty cheese, chutney, avocado and tomato. Comes with beer battered chips and a green salad.
  • Curry of the day $15.50
    • Changes daily please ask staff (GF, DF)
  • Mini maple and walnut cake with vanilla ice cream $8.00
  • Caramel slice $6.50
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $15.50
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  • Crumbed fish $15.50
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Flavour Bistro (sample menu)
  • Smoked Chicken $14.00/$23.00
    • Mushroom Risotto
  • Teriyaki Chicken Salad N/A
  • Vegetarian French Toast $15.00
    • caramelised onions, tomato & mushroom
  • Steamed Fragrant $4.00
    • Thai Jasmine Rice
  • Chicken Mushroom Crepe $14.00/$23.00
  • French Toast $12.00
    • with cream cheese and lemon curd (add grilled bananas $3.00)
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Indian 2nite Bistro & Tandoor (sample menu)
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  • -Full $18.00
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  • Lamb tikka masala $16.90
    • Tender lamb pieces cooked with capsicum, onion, fresh tomato and special sauce
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  • Spring Roll $2.50
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  • Sticky Date Pudding $10.00
    • With hokey pokey ice cream, butterscotch sauce and whipped cream.
  • Aioli $2.60
  • Kahuna Burger $14.50
    • Chicken tenders coated in our special spice, pineapple, bacon, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo
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  • Side of chips $4.00
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Cauliflower (sample menu)
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    • Refined Flour Bread With Butter
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    • Fresh Mixed Vegetables Cooked In Rich Creamy Cashew Nut Gravy
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  • Lemon & Lavender Chicken $14
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    • beef meatballs, jalapeño peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes & olives
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  • Summer Pudding $14
    • pudding with mixed berries in a white chocolate syrup served with vanilla & rosewater cream
  • Chick Flicks
    • grilled chicken, diced bacon, port soaked cranberries, red onion & camembert cheese
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  • Confit Duck $32
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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
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