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

  • Mixed Kebab
  • Mixed Iskender
  • Falafel
  • Halloumi Salad Large size only
  • Small $13.90
  • Mixed Dipped Plate $11.00
    • Combination of three dips
  • Tomato
  • Satay
  • Cromwell Crumble $13.00
    • A bounty of delicious fruit topped with a crispy golden crumble, anglaise and ice cream.
  • Musterer's Roast Lamb Cutlets $00.00
    • Thyme infused lamb cutlets accompanied with kumara, parsnip and ginger hash, roasted vine ripened tomatoes, green beans then drizzled with our chefs special onion sauce and a rich jus. Beer Match: A pint of Speight's Distinction Ale will go great with this.
  • Streaky Bacon $6.00
  • Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
    • Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
  • Egg $2.50
  • Drunken Steak $29.90
    • 250g of prime rump steak, cooked to your liking topped with your choice of either creamy mushroom sauce, roasted garlic sauce or green peppercorn sauce. Served with golden fries and fresh salad. Beer Match: Speight's Old Dark of course.
  • Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • Locally baked foccaccia bread topped with rib-eye steak, homemade caramelised onions, mushrooms, egg and pesto mayo with your choice of english mustard or horseradish sauce.
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Chef's choice of fresh homemade soup served with Speight’s Ale House bread.
  • Crispy Pork Spring Rolls (3 pieces) $7.50
  • Cool noodle salad with lettuce, cucumber, pickled carrot, spring onion oil, herbs, peanut served with Vietnamese fish sauce:
  • Lemongrass Tofu $10.50
  • Pho Bo $12.00
    • Vietnamese beef broth laddled over rice noodle and rare beef slices served with beans sprouts, fresh herbs and condiments of taste
  • Golden Crispy Fish Spring Rolls (2 pieces) $7.50
  • Stir-Fried Beef $11.50
  • Grilled Chicken $11.50
  • Five Spice Chicken on Sticky Rice $9.50
  • Masala Dosa $12.00
    • Filled with potatoes, onion and peas and flavoured with a dash of ghee
  • Chicken $16.50
  • Thattudosa $5.50
  • Koonu Curry $15.00
    • Mushrooms cooked with green peas, coriander, coconut and Kerala spices
  • Plain Rice $3.00
  • Coconut Rice $5.50
  • Thin crispy savoury pancake made with a batter of ground rice and lentils and fermented overnight. Served with coconut chutney and Sambar (lentil soup).
  • Chutneys $3.00
  • pesto pizza pane $8.90
  • Prosciutto E Melone $18.90
    • parma ham, fresh melon & cracked pepper
  • m. $28.90
  • Caprese $17.90
    • fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & cracked pepper
  • Minestrone $14.90
    • a roman style vegetable soup w. pastina, parmigiano & pizza pane
  • - roasted capsicum, garlic, e.v.o.o, feta, parsley & rocket $9.90 each
  • e. $19.90
  • e. $23.90
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Spicy Cajun Chicken strips on Green Salad, Mangoes, Crispy Noodles & Aioli
  • Thai Beef Salad $19.50
    • Thai marinated sirloin strips served on Salad Greens with Cheery Tomatoes, Feta Cheese and a Balsamic Honey Vinegarette topped with Crispy Noodles
  • Lamb Salad $19.50
    • Lamb strips served on a bed of Rocket, Cherry Tomatoes, Beetroot and Fennel Honey Roasted Pumpkin
  • Fresh Fruit Salad $10.80
    • Served with Caramelised Nuts and Yoghurt
  • Moxie Fry (Small Breakfast) $16.50
    • Toasted sourdough, Hash Brown, Bacon, Sausage, Tomato & Mushrooms with either poached, scrambled or fried eggs
  • Buttermilk Pancakes N/A
    • Light fluffy pan cakes layered with your choice of:
  • Moxie Omelette $12.50/ $16.50
    • Baked with Bacon, Red Onion, Mushroom, Tomato & Cheese Half serve / Full serve
  • Lamb Salad $19.50
    • Lamb strips served on a bed of Rocket, Cherry Tomatoes, Beetroot and Fennel Honey Roasted Pumpkin
  • Guacamole Crunch Bowl $6.10
    • This tasty snack starts with a bed of crunchy corn chips, and then we spoon on a generous amount of meaty chili, and top with tangy guacamole and smooth sour cream, for a Mexican themed treat.
  • Homestyle Chicken Fillet $8.10
    • Juicy succulent whole chicken breast, lovingly coated in a lightly seasoned crispy coating, paired with tomato, lettuce and creamy mayo in a premium toasted bun.
  • Sour Cream & Chives Potato $3.60
    • Slow-baked in an oven, not zapped in a microwave. Need we say more? Our Sour Cream and Chives Baked Potato is perfect by itself or paired with a burger. Great taste. Great value.
  • Hoki Fish $6.00
    • Ocean caught Hoki wrapped in a crunchy coating, then topped with natural cheese, freshly prepared lettuce and tangy tartare sauce.
  • Bacon Cheeseburger $4.20
    • 100% fresh NZ beef topped with natural cheese, manuka smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo on a plain bun.
  • Taco Salad $9.20
    • Crispy hand cut lettuce, topped with Wendy’s slow cooked chili, partnered with corn chips and sour cream makes for a hearty filling salad.
  • Kids Meal Cheeseburger $5.90
    • Made with fresh 100% Quality Mark beef, topped with NZ natural cheese and ketchup, on a plain warm bun. Add your choice of fries or mandarin pieces and a range of drinks (soft drinks, Keri Kids blackcurrant juice, Calciyum in three flavours, or Pump water 400ml), plus the kids toy.
  • 1/4 LB Single $6.90
    • Our delicious, 100% fresh NZ beef patty topped with all the essentials: tomato, lettuce, pickles, mayo and ketchup.
  • -Paneer Tikka Masala $13.90
    • Fresh cottage cheese cooked with onion, capsicum and tomato sauce
  • -Daal Tadka $12.90
    • Yellow lentil cooked in fresh garlic and cumin seeds
  • -Paneer Methi Malai $13.90
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked with fenugreek cashew nut, ground spices and cream
  • Entrée
    • Onion bhaji, spring rolls, chicken tikka and seekh kebab
  • -Lamb Vindaloo $15.00
    • Lamb cooked in specially blended spices and herbs
  • -Chicken Kadai $14.50
    • Tender chicken pieces cooked in kadai with capsicum and whole coriander seeds
  • Jeera Rice $3.50
  • -Chicken Madras $14.50
    • Chicken pieces simmered in coconut milk, spices then tempered with fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds
  • Veg Jal-Frezi $11.99
    • Seasonal vegetables with capsicum and onion, finished with sweet and sour sauce
  • Plain Rice $2.00
  • Vegetable Samosa $4.99
    • Deep fried conical pastries stuffed with spiced mashed potatoes and nuts
  • Kadhai Chicken / Lamb / Beef see above
    • Oven cooked meat tossed with onion, capsicum & coriander seeds, finished with special kadhai gravy
  • Cocktail Samosa (12 - 15 pieces) $3.99
  • Spring Rolls (12 pieces) $4.00
  • Deep Fried Chicken Drum Sticks & Chips (4 pieces) $6.99
  • Lamb Wrap $8.99
  • Oatmeal pancakes $15.50
    • with cherry compote, yoghurt and apple syrup
  • Fish tacos $18.50
    • fresh fish of the day, pan fried and piled into corn tortillas with finely sliced red onion, salad greens and a creamy dill dip
  • Portobello Royale $16.50
    • roast Portobello mushroom in a homemade burger bun with apple & onion relish and aioli
  • Eggs on GF toast $13.00
    • free range eggs poached, scrambled or fried
  • Nelson miso paste with tahini dressing $11.00
  • Chorizo hash $16.50
    • Woody’s Farm chorizo, potatoes and onion topped with a soft poached egg
  • Royale with cheese $18.50
    • a ground beef patty with relish, lettuce, tomato and organic cheddar in a homemade bun
  • Kumara fries $12.90
    • loaded with salsa
  • Subji Miloni - Half/Full $8.00/$12.00
  • Stuffed Spinach Chicken - Full $15.00
  • Apricot Chicken - Full $15.00
  • Lamb Korma - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Beef Kadahi - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Prawn Jalfrezi - Half/Full $10.00/$16.50
  • Cheese Naan $4.00
  • Hara Kabab - Full $6.00
  • FISH & CHIPS WITH SALAD $21.40
  • OMELETTE WITH SALAD $15.80
  • BEEF ‘N’ GUINNESS STEW $18.60
  • BUTTER CHICKEN WRAP WITH SALAD $18.20
  • STEAK SANDWICH & CHIPS $14.00
  • CREAMY FETTUCINE $18.90
    • CHICKEN, BACON & MUSHROOM
  • ROSIE’S SEAFOOD BASKET $20.90
  • NACHOS $12.00
    • with beans
  • Chicken Korma $10.00
    • Tender boneless chicken pieces cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy.
  • Vegetable Samosa $5.50
    • Crispy deep-fried pastry triangles stuffed with potato and peas
  • Sabzi Saag $10.00
    • Mixed seasonal vegetables cooked in a spinach and onion tomato gravy.
  • Mango Chicken $10.00
    • Tender boneless chicken pieces cooked in a delicately mild and creamy mango sauce.
  • Onion Bhaji $5.00
    • Julienne cut onion dipped in spiced chickpea batter and deep fried.
  • Chicken Wings $7.00
    • Chicken wings marinated in yoghurt and spices then cooked in our tandoor.
  • Vegetable Korma $10.00
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables cooked in a rich creamy cashew nut gravy.
  • Lamb Roganjosh $10.00
    • A deliciously spiced slow cooked lamb in a rich onion gravy with a special mix of spices giving this dish its brilliant colour.
  • Salad - extra $3.00
  • Club and Pinwheel $4.00
  • Pancakes with Berries $8.00
  • Big Breakfast $20.00
    • Kransky's bacon, eggs, tomato, avo & toast
  • Slices $3.00
  • Big Rolls $7.50
  • Sweet and Savoury $4.50
  • Toast & Jam - 2 slices $4.00
  • Warm Chocolate Tart Chocolate sauce, berry coulis, caramel, chocolate soil and vanilla bean ice cream $14
  • Sparkling Grape Juice white or red 750 ml $11
  • Moroccan Chicken Pasta Fresh chicken, button mushrooms, olives & Moroccan spice. Bound in cream & tomato. Topped with hummus parmesan and toasted ciabatta $20
  • Pork Belly (GF) Cooked in a master stock until succulent and tender, served with cauliflower puree, baby carrots and leeks, bok choy, edamame bean and tomato salsa, glazed with master stock and soy to $27
  • The Peoples, Shiraz, Austaralia 9.00 / 42.00
  • Seafood & Chorizo Pasta Steamed mussels, tarakihi, prawns, olives and chorizo. Bound in tomato & fresh herbs. Topped with parmesan and toasted ciabatta $22
  • Duo of Kapiti Ice Cream Four scoops, two flavours, cinnamon tuile. $14
  • Grilled Pork Cutlet 300gm pork cutlet, crispy fries, baby leaf salad, apple hollandaise sauce & crispy fried onion rings $23
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