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

  • Fettuccine alla Pollo $15.00
    • chicken & mushrooms in a creamy sauce, parmesan cheese
  • Napoletana Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, anchovies, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Fettuccine alla Vegetariana $15.00
    • tomatoes, capsicum, mushrooms, cauliflower, broccoli, basil pesto, zucchini, parmesan cheese
  • Tagliatelle alla Ricotta $15.00
    • ribboned pasta with tomato, spinach, ricotta cheese, mushrooms, parmesan cheese
  • IL Capo (the boss) Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • ham, mushrooms, salami, capsicum, cabbanosy, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Pesto alla Genovese Pasta $15.00
    • ribboned pasta with sundried tomatoes, basil pesto, garlic, pinenuts, parmesan cheese
  • Quattro stagioni - 4 seasons pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • 4 ingredients of your choice with oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Spaghetti alla Marinara $15.00
    • combination seafood, tomatoes, anchovies, capers, parmesan cheese
  • Veg Fritter $2.50
  • Zucchini $8.50 / $9.90
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Beef $11.90 / $14.90
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Zucchini $7.00 / $8.90
    • Mini / Large
  • Falafel $2.00
  • Vegetarian $10.00 / $12.00
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Beef $6.90
    • Mediterranean Style
  • Mixed $7.50 / $9.90
    • Mini / Large
  • 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 )
  • Roasted Moroccan Chicken $31.00
    • Marinated and roasted chicken breast, filled with Mediterranean vegetables, stacked on honeyed pumpkin roasties and lightly dressed rocket.
  • Eggs on Toast $12.50
    • Two eggs on ciabatta or vogel’s with your choice of – poached, scrambled or fried. Add bacon $3.00
  • Fish of The Day $33.00
    • Please refer to specials board (changes daily).
  • Scotch Fillet $36.00
    • With: Fries and salad. or Crispy potato roasties, spinach, green beans and beer battered and fried red onion rings. And your choice of: Garlic butter / Béarnaise sauce / Mushroom sauce
  • Pasta of the Day $22.00
    • Please refer to our specials board (changes daily).
  • Aqaba Nachos $17.00
    • Spicy beef mince with chilli beans and crispy corn chips. Topped with mozzarella, salsa and sour cream.
  • Pulled Pork Stack $17.50
    • Slow cooked glazed pulled pork belly stacked on potato and sage rosti’s, spinach and poached egg. Drizzled with hollandaise and balsamic reduction.
  • Potato Fritters $1.00
  • Selection from Cabinet $6.00
  • Blue Cod $55.90 / kg
  • Salmon $35.90 / kg
  • Cheese $6.50
  • Egg $6.50
  • Pineapple Fritters $1.50
  • Snapper $39.90 / kg
  • Salmon Fillet $19.50
    • Baked Salmon Fillet served on Rice with Panfried Bok Choy topped with a Lemon Dill Butter
  • "The Elvis" - King of Open Sandwiches $17.50
    • Toasted foccacia stacked with Hash Browns, Bacon & Fried eggs, drizzled with Hollandaise & Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Thai Beef Salad $19.50
    • Thai marinated sirloin strips served on salad greens with Cherry Tomatoes, Feta Cheese and a Balsamic Honey Vinegarette topped with crispy noodles
  • Eggs Benedict N/A
    • Poached eggs, toasted muffin, baby spinach, hollandaise & your choice of:
  • Moxie Omelette $12.50/ $16.50
    • Baked with Bacon, Red Onion, Mushroom, Tomato & Cheese Half serve / Full serve
  • Toasted Bagel $9.50
    • Avocado, Tomato & Bacon
  • Toast & Preserves $6.50
  • Chips or Wedges $7.50
    • Golden Fries or seasoned wedges served with Aioli & Tomato Sauce
  • Signature Mix $10.00 per head
  • Chicken Crave Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Roast Beef Salad $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Roast Lamb Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Marmite Mania $4.00
  • Ediballs $3 or $5 for two packs
  • Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Steak Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Scotch Fillet $27.00
    • Served with stuffed potato or chips
  • Bangers & Mash $18.20
  • Chips SM $4.20 LG $8.40
  • Ham Steak Salad & Chips $17.20
  • Omelette With Salad $15.80
  • Lamb Shanks $21.30 / $28.00
    • Single or double served on a Kumera Mash with a mint gravy
  • Beef ‘N’ Guinness Stew $18.60
  • Creamy Fettucine $18.90
    • Chicken, Bacon & Mushroom
  • Nawabi Chicken / Lamb / Beef see above
    • Royal cuts of meat mixed in cashew nut, almond, coconut cream sauce and lightly spiced
  • Special Bombay Kebab (Chef Special) $8.99
    • Boneless chicken marinated overnight in exotic Bombay spices, home made yogurt then cooked in charcoal oven, served with salad
  • Mango Kulfi $2.50
  • Mixed Platter for Two (Veg & Non Veg) $12.99
    • Combination of Samosa, Onion Bhajia, Sheek Kebab, Chicken Tikka served with salad
  • Stuffed Kulcha $3.00
    • Naan stuffed with potato, green peas, onion and spices
  • Chicken Pakora $7.99
    • Supreme cuts of chicken marinated in spices dipped in chick-pea flour then deep fried
  • Butter Vegetables $11.99
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked with rich creamy potato sauce
  • Papadum (4 pieces) $1.50
  • Chicken Karaage Curry $16.50
    • deep fried marinated chicken thigh pieces (boneless), mild japanese curry - contains beef  /
  • Bento Set D $21.50
    • pork cutlet, chicken teriyaki, gyoza, takoyaki, salmon sashimi, fresh green salad  /
  • Yakiudon $15.50
    • stir fry udon noodles w/ chicken, beef or pork + seasonal veg  /
  • Chicken Teriyaki Ramen $15.50
    • dry ramen noodles ,teriyaki chicken, vegetables, teriyaki sauce  /
  • Katsu Curry Rice $16.50
    • pork or chicken cutlet, mild japanese curry - contains beef  /
  • Bento Set C $21.50
    • pork cutlet, grilled eel, fresh green salad, salmon sushi, gyoza, takoyaki  /
  • Avocado Roll / 6pcs $12
    • teriyaki chicken, avocado slices, teriyaki sauce
  • Salmon Avocado Maki $10.50 / $12.50
    • 6 pcs  / 8 pcs
  • Willy $3.50
  • Wonton $0.80
  • Farmhouse $8.50
  • Seasoning Wedges $4.80
  • 3 Fish Bites & Chips $4.00
  • Mussel $1.30
  • Chicken & Sweet Chilli $7.80
  • Vinegar Salt Free N/A
  • Lamb & Egg Roll (Kebab) $11.00
  • Plain Rice $3.00
  • Aloo Gobhi $8.00 / $11.50
    • Half / Full
  • Chocolate Naan $4.00
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
  • Chicken Kulcha $4.00
  • Egg Roll (Kebab) $10.00
  • Butter Prawn $11.00 / $17.00
    • Half / Full
  • -The Lab Vegetarian Pad Thai $18.00
    • Stir fried rice noodle in tamarind sauce with vegetables and tofu served in egg net
  • -Wok Fried Chicken Cashew Nuts $19.00
    • Stir fried chicken with cashew nuts and seasonal vegetable
  • -Spicy Mayo Salmon Fillet $23.00
    • Grilled salmon fillet in homemade wasabi mayo sauce served with seasonal salad
  • -Small fries / Potato mash / Kumara mash / Green salad / Steamed veggies $5.00
  • -Rice $3.00
  • -Sweet Basil Steak $22.00
    • Chargrilled scotch fillet topped with Thai sweet basil sauce served on seasonal vegetables
  • ●Chicken
  • -Chicken Pesto Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, onion and mushroom pasta with creamy basil sauce topped with streaky bacon
  • Garlic Bread $6
    • Sliced baguette smothred in Garlic Butter & melted cheesy cheese
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • Buffalo Chicken Wings $55
    • Fresh chicken wings glazed in our hot chilli sauce or try them galzed with honey and soy 5 Wings $8 / 10 Wings $10 / 12 Wings $15 / 21 Wings $26 / 50 Wings
  • Curley French Fries $7
    • Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
  • Vegas Chicken $20
    • Tender thigh meat with grilled mushrooms, cripsy bacon and cheddar cheese all covered in honey mustard sauce served with baby carrots, green beans & German fried potatoes
  • Cripsy Onion Rings $9
    • Share a platter of cloves on our butter milk battered Onion rings with horseradish sauce just don’t go proposing with them.
  • Deluxe Seafood Platter $20
    • Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad
  • Chicken Ciabatta N/A
    • Chicken, tomato, peppers, red onion, mixed leaves & mayo
  • Chicken & Avocado N/A
    • with tomato, carrot, corn, cucumber, mixed leaves & ranch dressing
  • Bacon & Egg Turkish Bun N/A
    • With bacon, egg & BBQ sauce
  • Dubliner N/A
    • Leg ham, cheddar, tomato & ballymaloe relish
  • Ham & Cheese Toastie N/A
    • Toasted with red onion & tomato
  • House Toassed Salad N/A
    • Parmesan, sundried tomatos, peppers, red onion, sweetcorn, mixed leaves & balsamic dressing
  • 2 Slices of Thick Toast with choice of spread N/A
  • Irish Breakfast Toastie N/A
    • With bacon, cheese, tomato & tomato relish
  • Tofu soup $13.50
    • You can choose vege/seafood/tuna/chicken
  • Udon Tempura $11.50
  • Fried dumpling 5p $5.00
  • Spicy pork $13.50
  • Salmon salad $8.00
  • Cheese & salmon roll 5p $6.50
    • Cream cheese / Avocado / salmon
  • Chicken teriyaki $13.50
  • Bulgogi hot pot $13.50
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