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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  • Yuzu Creme Brulee $14.00
    • Green tea ice cream & chocolate almond pocky, yuzu tuile
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  • Grilled Fish $24.00
    • Miso sake marinated white fish fillet with stir fried vegetables, misodare sauce, served on hot plate with multigrain rice, miso soup
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    • Steamed bowl of rice
  • Wafu Beef Steak $26.00
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  • Chocolate Ball $14.00
    • Ice cream, seasonal fruits, butter crumb, green tea chocolate, butter scotch sauce
Yeda (sample menu)
  • S2 Vegetables & Seaweed Maki(V) $10.5
  • 81 Thai Tom Yum Soup
    • Thailand
  • 16 Prawn Tempura $7.5
    • Japan
  • 205 Sizzling Satay Chicken(V) $18.5
    • Malaysia
  • 201 Chicken Cashew Nut (V) $19.9
    • Thailand
  • 24 Vegetable Money Bags (V) $6.5
    • Thailand
  • 121 Curry Nasi Goreng(V)
    • Indonesia
  • 207 Sizzling Spicy Basil Chicken (V) $18.5
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Speight's Ale House (sample menu)
  • Sticky Date and Ginger Steamed Pudding $13.00
    • Grandma's favourite recipe this one, topped with butterscotch sauce,ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Cromwell Crumble $13.00
    • A bounty of delicious fruit topped with a crispy golden crumble, anglaise and ice cream.
  • Malthouse Platter $32.00/ $47.00
    • Something to share, a selection of homemade paté, bread, soft cheese, relishes, pickles, dips, vegetable sticks, salami, champagne ham and seasoned chicken. Half or whole platters available.
  • Fries $4.00
  • Garlic Sauce $2.50
  • Speight's Gourmet Burgers $23.50
    • All burgers are constructed with a toasted monster bun, lettuce, tomato caramelised onion and served with golden fries. Choice of: Chicken-Chargrilled chicken breast, bacon, avocado and camembert with plum chutney./ Beef-Homemade beef pattie, bacon, egg, cheddar and beetroot relish with hickory smoked BBQ sauce./ Ostrich- 200g ostrich patty served with blue cheese, mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit chutney.
  • Drunken Steak $29.90
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Noodles & Dumplings (sample menu)
  • Braised Fried Port on Rice $11.90
  • Braised Pork with Pickled Mustard $11.90
  • Sichuan Noodle Soup (Spicy) $9.90
  • Pork and Leek Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Vegetarian Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Steamed Pork on Rice $11.90
  • Pork and Preserved Veges $9.90
  • Pork Paste on Noodles (Warm) $9.90
Cafe Brie (sample menu)
  • Cordon Bleu $22
    • Chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese served on mash and finished with red wine jus
  • Beef Salad $20
    • With roasted red pepper, whipped feta, crispy noodles finished with Thai lime dressing
  • Pasta of the Day $18
    • See the staff for today's flavour
  • Oeufs Benedicte (Eggs Benedict) $18
    • Served on English muffins with baby spinach and hollandaise. Mushroom
  • Pain Perdu (French Toast) $16
    • Berry Compote and cream or yoghurt
  • Toasted Banana and Almond Loaf $17
    • With crème fraiche, berry compote and drizzled with apple syrup
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    • Cinnamon Brioche, with bacon, banana, maple syrup
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Pita Pit - Terrace End (sample menu)
  • Petita $9.90
  • Free Farmed Ham
  • Petita $8.90
  • Petita $8.90
  • Reg $10.90
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  • Reg $11.90
Wabi Sabi (sample menu)
  • Chicken Karaage Curry $16.50
    • deep fried marinated chicken thigh pieces (boneless), mild japanese curry - contains beef  /
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    • chicken  / salmon
  • Potato Croquettes / 5pcs $9
    • crumbed potato, minced chicken, katsu sauce, mayo
  • Hiyashi Wakame $7
    • chilled japanese seaweed salad, shrimp roe
  • Tofu Steak Set $16.50
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    • battered prawns, tempura sauce
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Flavour Bistro (sample menu)
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  • Sweet French Toast $17.00
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    • chicken or vegetarian
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La Patio Cafe & Bar (sample menu)
  • Wild Mushroom & Feta Cheese Risotto Balls (Gluten Free) $17.00
    • Served with a garden salad, garlic aioli and balsamic glaze
  • Crispy Pulled Pork Spring Rolls (Gluten Free) $17.00
    • Served with an Asian slaw and dipping sauce
  • Salt & Pepper Squid (Gluten Free) $18.00
    • Served with coleslaw, chilli jam and jalapeno aioli
  • Crumbed Onion Rings $6.00
  • Pan Seared Scallops (Gluten Free) $35.00 / $17.00
    • Served with Paris mash potato, pea puree and crispy capers (Main / Regular)
  • Affogato (Gluten Free) $15.00
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  • Mango Chutney 3.50
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    • Shredded cucumber with yoghurt, great for cooling down hot curries
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    • Leavened flour bread
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Jimmy Cook's at The Copthorne Hotel (sample menu)
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    • 900gm prime 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
  • Garlic Pizza Bread $10.5
    • Toasted Pizza Bread, Garlic Oil, Black Garlic Mayonnaise
  • Macaroon $3
  • Twice Cooked Braised Pork Belly $42
    • Smoked Cauliflower Puree, Zucchini Roulade, Cherry Tomato Fluid Gel, Crispy Skin Tahitian Vanilla Scented Scallop, Calvados Glaze
  • Trio of Kapiti Ice Cream $16
    • Served with Petite Cone, Jaffa Pearls, Persion Fairy Floss, Berry Dust
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    • Market Fresh Fish, Tempura Batter, Chunky Fries, Salad, Homemade Tartare Tomato Sauce, Lemon Jelly
  • Homemade Citrus & Vodka Sorbet $4.9
Cauliflower (sample menu)
  • Garlic Naan $2.50
    • Refined Flour Bread With Garlic
  • Extra Rice $3.00
  • Mix Veg Pokara $5.00
    • Fresh Vegetables Dipped In Spiced Chickpeas Then Battered And Deep- Fried
  • Cheese Naan $4.00
    • Refined Flour Bread With Butter
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $6.50
  • Prawn Korma $17.00
    • Prawns Cooked In A Rich Cashew Nut Gravy. Subtle & Flavourful
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    • Stuffed With Nuts
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Masonic Hotel Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Kiwi Breakfast
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  • • Sausages & Eggs two sausages - hash brown – two fried eggs - tomato –spaghetti
  • • Scrambled Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Bacon & Eggs two fried eggs – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
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    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - Tea or Coffee
  • • Mixed Grill one sausage – one rasher bacon - two fried eggs - hash brown - tomato - spaghetti
  • • Poached Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
Marbecks Cafe at The Plaza (sample menu)
  • Fries $3.90/$7.50
    • W/ Aioli and Tomato Sauce - Regular/Large
  • Wedges $8.90
    • Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
  • Chicken Burger $9.90
    • Honey Sesame Chicken, Rocket, Tomato, Red Onion & Aioli
  • Toasted Granola $10.00
    • W/ Yoghurt, Milk & Seasonal Fruits
  • Omelette $14.90
    • W/ Feta, Mushroom, Tomato, Spinach & Toast
  • Beef Burger $8.90
    • House made Meat Pattie with Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
  • Corn Fritters $14.90
    • W/ Rocket, Tomato Salsa & Sour Cream
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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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