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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    • A classic Turkish sweet with walnuts and honey
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Pizza Hut (sample menu)
  • Tropical veg $5.00
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  • Fettuccine alla Vegetariana $15.00
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Portofino (sample menu)
  • Capesante Inferno
    • gently pan fried scallops in olive oil, flamed w. napoleon brandy, bacon, tomato salsa, chilli, garlic, parsley & served w. arborio rice & rocket
  • pesto pizza pane $8.90
  • e. $23.90
  • Prosciutto E Bufala $26.90
    • buffalo mozzarella w parma ham, sundried tomato, fresh basil & marinated olives (as available)
  • - roasted capsicum, garlic, e.v.o.o, feta, parsley & rocket $9.90 each
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Indian Indulgence (sample menu)
  • Vegetable Samosa $6.00
    • Crispy deep fried triangular pastry stuffed with potato, peas and nuts
  • Poppadom (four pieces) / Mango Pickle / Raita (grated cucumber and green herbs in yoghurt) $2.50
  • Chicken Naan $5.99
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  • -Subz Bahar $12.90
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    • Prawns cooked in a rich tomato and butter gravy
  • ●Vegetable Dishes
  • -Lamb Rogan Josh $15.00
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Mcdonalds Family Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Big Mac® N/A
    • Take two 100% beef patties sourced from farmers in regions such as the King Country and Canterbury. Add the delicious combination of crisp iceberg lettuce, melting cheese, onions, and tasty pickles, all framed between a toasted sesame seed bun. And for the grand finale a generous helping of our famous McDonald's special sauce!
  • Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap® N/A
    • Introducing the new Real Choices delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with 100% NZ crispy chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp cos and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • 3pk Chicken McNuggets® & Small Fries Snack Deal N/A
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  • Hotcake Syrup N/A
    • Some like it sweet. Especially with our deliciously gooey maple flavoured Hotcake syrup. Pour on as much as you like.
  • Choc Top Cone N/A
    • The Choc Top Cone features Macca’s classic soft serve dipped in a chocolate coating, served inside a crunchy waffle cone.
  • Strawberry Jam N/A
    • Your toasted bagel has never tasted this good. Slather on some of Craig's® sweet Strawberry Jam, made with real strawberries.
  • Plain Sundae N/A
    • Who needs topping when you've got a whole cup of our fluffy soft serve, made with fresh milk?
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  • Family Combo Deal - 1 $20.00
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  • Bento Set A $18.50
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Dejeuner Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Smoked salmon, potato and rocket salad $16.00
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    • Crumbed fish fillet with kaffir lime mayo, green salad, beer battered fries and sweet pepper chutney (DF)
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    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)with bacon
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    • Chicken, cranberry, lettuce and brie
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    • *Changes daily please ask staff
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Golden Time Restaurant (sample menu)
  • ●Main
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  • ●Main
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Breakers Cafe & Bar (sample menu)
  • Chicken Tenders $14.50
    • Chicken tenders coated in our special spice with sweet chilli dipping sauce.
  • Thai Beef $20.50
    • Grilled beef strips, salad, crispy noodles and Thai style
  • Pizza Bread $8.50
    • Garlic bread with tomato relish, diced tomato, onion and grilled cheese.
  • Tempura Onion Rings $6.00
    • With aioli dipping sauce.
  • Creamy mushroom $4.60
  • Homemade Apple Pie $11.00
    • Deep dish apple pie with cinnamon & sultanas served with vanilla ice cream & whipped cream.
  • Banana Fritter $8.00
    • Whole banana in a crispy batter rolled in cinnamon sugar, with whipped cream, butterscotch sauce & vanilla ice cream.
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Jimmy Cook's at The Copthorne Hotel (sample menu)
  • Chunky Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $5
  • Zucchini, Sundried Tomato & Spinach Roulade $17/$36
    • Quinoa & Coriander Salad, Lemon Zest Mascarpone, Dried Olive Dust
  • 4 Cheese $35
  • 300gm Rump $35
    • Prime NZ beef rump. 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
  • Confit Duck Leg $22/$43
    • Blood Orange Fluid Gel, Beetroot Pickle, Lime Pearls, Dried Olive Dust
  • Macaroon $3
  • Sauces (Choose one) N/A
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Marbecks Cafe at The Plaza (sample menu)
  • Wedges $13.90
    • Bacon & Cheese
  • Fries $3.90/$7.50
    • W/ Aioli and Tomato Sauce - Regular/Large
  • Soup of the Day $9.90
    • Choice of Five Grain or White Toast
  • Marbecks Grill $19.90
    • Two Eggs, Chorizo, Bacon, Mushroom, Agria Hash, Tomato & Toast
  • Cheese Burger $9.90
    • House made Meat Pattie topped with Melted Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
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    • House Smoked Salmon, Rocket, Tomato, Salsa and Lemon
  • Chicken Burger $9.90
    • Honey Sesame Chicken, Rocket, Tomato, Red Onion & Aioli
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  • Chicken Burger $12.00
    • Seared Moroccan breast, melted cheese, apricot sauce, salad mix & fries
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  • Fish Burger $17.00
    • Stella battered fresh catch, greens, fries & Chefs Tartare w/ capers
  • Meat Lovers Burger $20.00
    • Marinated beef, Pork, Lamb, Bacon, cheese, sweet chili sauce, salad greens & crunchy fries
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    • Tempura battered fresh catch on Grand fries w/ salad greens & loads of the chefs Tartare
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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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