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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  • Mixed Dipped Plate $11.00
    • Combination of three dips
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Carl's Jr. (sample menu)
  • BACON, EGG & CHEESE TOASTED SANDWICH $4.90
    • A folded egg, slices of crispy bacon and cheese between two slices of toasted sourdough. Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwich option also available.
  • WESTERN BACON THICKBURGER $10.90/$12.90
    • Chargrilled 100% Angus beef patty, bacon, two slices of cheddar cheese, crispy onion rings and tangy BBQ sauce on a seeded bun.
  • BIG CHEESEBURGER $5.50
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  • JIM BEAM BOURBON BURGER $12.50/$14.50
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Saigon Corner (sample menu)
  • Cool noodle salad with lettuce, cucumber, pickled carrot, spring onion oil, herbs, peanut served with Vietnamese fish sauce:
  • Grilled Pork $11.50
  • Bánh Mi + 440ml Coca-Cola drink $10.50
  • Lemongrass Tofu $10.50
  • Grilled Beef Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with Vietnamese mint and hoisin sauce
  • Roast Pork Belly Bánh Mi $8.00
    • Served with spring onion oil and Vietnamese fish sauce
  • Char Siu Pork on Sticky Rice $9.50
  • Grilled Chicken $11.50
Arranged Marriage (sample menu)
  • Thin crispy savoury pancake made with a batter of ground rice and lentils and fermented overnight. Served with coconut chutney and Sambar (lentil soup).
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  • Kallappam (2) $4.50
  • Lamb Mappas $17.00
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    • Boneless marinated chicken pieces deep fried then sautéed with chef’s speciality tomato based sauce
  • Chicken Chettinad $16.50
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Mcdonalds Family Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Chicken 'n' Mayo N/A
    • Enjoy mouth watering crispy-coated chicken with crunchy, fresh iceberg lettuce and cool delicious mayo, all within a tasty bun.
  • Chicken McNuggets® N/A
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Rose And Crown Olde English Pub (sample menu)
  • Butter Chicken Wrap With Salad $18.20
  • Chips SM $4.20 LG $8.40
  • Sausage Chunks & Chips SM $8.70 LG $13.40
  • Garlic Bread $4.40
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
  • Squid Rings $6.20
  • Omelette With Salad $15.80
  • Battered Mussels $6.20
Wabi Sabi (sample menu)
  • Egg Nigiri / 2pcs $4.80
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Indian Love Story (sample menu)
  • Prawn Jalfrezi $19
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  • Paneer Tikka Masala $16
    • Chefs specially prepared and marinated cottage cheese cooked in tandoor and tossed with flavourful spices and herbs.
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    • Cubes of lamb cooked in cashew based gravy garnished with almond.
  • Cheese Naan $5
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    • Cubes of lamb, onion and tomatoes cooked together with freshly grounded spices in rich brown gravy.
Takaro Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Tomato Sauce $1.00
  • 1/2 Scoop Chips $1.60
  • 1 HotDog, 1 Sausage & Chips $5.50
  • All Sauce $2.00
    • Toma & Tar & Garlic
  • Seafood Deluxe $8.00
  • Garlic Butter $1.00
  • Wontons S $ 6.00 / L $ 10.00
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Crave Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Breads & Spreads f/2$10 f/4 $16
    • House made spreads and fresh, locally baked bread
  • -NZ Wallaby Burger $32
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Cloverlea Tavern (sample menu)
  • Pork Belly Ribs $25
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  • 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.
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • Curley French Fries $7
    • Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
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    • Chefs special bacon, Lettuce, tomato & cloverlea chutney drizzled Aioli sauce served with fries
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
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    • Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad
  • 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
O'Briens Sandwich Cafe (sample menu)
  • Cheese & Tomato Toastie N/A
  • Country Salad N/A
    • Ham, egg, pine nuts, red onion, mixed leaves & ranch dressing
  • Bacon & Egg Turkish Bun N/A
    • With bacon, egg & BBQ sauce
  • Bacon & Brie Melt Toastie N/A
    • Toasted with foccacia Shambo with cranberry, tomato & mixed leaves
  • Big Eat Shambo N/A
    • Foccacia Shambo with chicken, bacon, cheddar, coleslaw, red onion & mixed leaves
  • Smoked Salmon Hot Wrappo N/A
    • With cream cheese, tomato, red onion & mixed leaves
  • 2 Slices of Thick Raisin Toast N/A
  • Chicken Ciabatta N/A
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The Portal (sample menu)
  • Zucchini and Cheese Fritters $6.50
  • Apricot Pie with Ice Cream $6.50
  • Pork Schnitzel $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Salad
  • Feta Fish and Chips $30.00
  • Lamb Shanks $33.50
    • with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
  • Double Chips with Melted Cheese $10.00
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Bellas Cafe (sample menu)
  • Bacon / Sausage / Confit Salmon / Steak / Tomato / Mushroom $4.00 per Selection
  • Cheese Plate $16.00
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    • With Blue Cheese and Red Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw, Cucumber and Salad Onion Salsa Salad Greens
  • Served with your choice of complimentary side
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The Gallery Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Vegetarian Main $27
    • A vegetarian tasting plate, gallery staff will inform you of todays special
  • Carbonara $23
    • Linguini, smoked chicken, bacon, mushrooms, and roquette, bound in a creamy white wine sauce topped with Parmigoano Reggiano
  • Roasted Pork Belly $15.50
    • Served on parsnip cream, crisps and apple sauce
  • Sides $6.50
    • Garlic mushrooms, Green Salad, Fries with or without aioli, Potato gratin, green beans with almond butter
  • Belgium Chocolate Mousse $15.50
    • Served with poached tamarillo and white chocolate and raspberry ice cream
  • Deconstructed Affogato N/A
    • A shot of espresso, a shot of baileys and a scoop of vanilla ice cream served individually for enjoying each item how you like
  • Lamb Cutlets $39
    • Pan fried parmesan crusted lamb cutlets served with a wild mushroom lamb shank pie, glazed baby carrots and jus
  • Croissant Bread and Butter Pudding $15.50
    • Candied fruit and croissant baked in custard served with whipped cream, apricot glaze and black doris plum ice cream
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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