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)
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • Pepperoni lovers $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, pepperoni & pepperoni topped with melting mozzarella
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
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  • BBQ Pork on Rice $11.90
  • Vegetarian Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Chinese Pickie Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
  • Pork and Seafood Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
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  • Shredded Pork $11.90
    • With Sweet and Sour Sauce on Rice (Spicy)
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Golden Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Pack $28
    • 7 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 1 Spring Roll, 1 Curry Roll, 3 Potato Fritters, 3 Chips
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  • Pack $15
    • 3 Fish, 1 Hot Dogs, 1 Crab Stick, 2 Donuts, 2 Chips
  • Pack No. 1
    • 1 Fish,1 Sausage,1 Crab Stick, ½ Chips
  • Pack No 8
    • 2 Fish Burgers, 1 Cheese Burgers, 1 Chips
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    • With extra meat pattie
  • Steak
Aqaba (sample menu)
  • Kumara chips $9.50
  • Roast Honey Pumpkin and Beetroot Salad $17.50
    • Roasted sweet pumpkin chunks and beetroot cubes tossed through spinach, basil pesto, feta  and walnuts with a balsamic dressing and crispy beetroot noodles. Add bacon $3.00
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    • 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
  • Soups $12.00
    • Soup of the Day (see specials board) served with toasted bread.
  • Pasta of the Day $22.00
    • Please refer to our specials board (changes daily).
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  • Scallop and Bacon Salad $26.00
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  • Sweetcorn
    • with Coriander and Chilli
  • Petita $8.90
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  • 4 for $4.90
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  • Bacon + $1.00
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  • Big Breakfast $19.50
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  • Toasted Breads $6.50
    • grain bread, sourdough or toast
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    • with bacon banana and berry
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    • served on toast
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  • Crisp corn chips $17.50
    • served with guacamole and fresh herbs or slow cooked spiced beans
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Black Pearl Cafe (sample menu)
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  • ●Rada Nah
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  • -Squid / prawn/ combo $17.80
  • Bi bim bap $15.50
  • Basic platter $16.90
    • French fries / prawn wonton 5 pcs/ chicken karaage 6 pcs
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  • King of the sea platter $25.90
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    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - "Cook Up" (below) - Tea or Coffee
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    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - Tea or Coffee
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  • SAVANNAH FRUIT & CHEESE PLATTER $21.50
    • Selection of crackers, dips, cheeses, nuts and fresh fruit
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  • Salmon salad $8.00
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Marbecks Cafe at The Plaza (sample menu)
  • French Toast $14.90
    • W/ Crispy Bacon, Grilled Banana & Maple Syrup
  • Chicken Burger $9.90
    • Honey Sesame Chicken, Rocket, Tomato, Red Onion & Aioli
  • Wedges $13.90
    • Bacon & Cheese
  • Breadworks Bagel $8.90
    • Cream Cheese and Preserves
  • Wedges $8.90
    • Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
  • Beef Burger $8.90
    • House made Meat Pattie with Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
  • Hot Cakes $10.00
    • W/ Banana & Maple Syrup
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The Grand Beer & Wine Cafe (sample menu)
  • Pepper Sauce $3.00
  • From the Fryers $28.00
    • Selection of fish bites, pork wontons, chicken nibbles, spring rolls, samosa’s with fries and wedges and dipping sauces
  • Bearnaise Sauce $3.00
  • From the Fryers $35.00
    • Selection of Fish Bites, Pork Wontons, Chicken Nibbles, Spring Rolls, Samosa’s with Fries, Wedges and Dipping sauces.
  • Grilled Tomatoes $3.00
  • Bangers and Mash $22.00
    • House made gourmet beef sausages on creamy mash, bacon and onion jus, garlic bread
  • Tandoori Chicken Salad $12.00
    • Marinated fillets, bacon, crispy noodles, salad mix & chilli peanut glaze
  • Chicken Salad $22.00
    • Tandoori with bacon, crispy noodles, greens & Chili peanut dressing
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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