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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    • tomatoes, bacon, egg, mushrooms, onions, sliced potatoes, oregano, mozzarella cheese
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    • ribboned pasta with sundried tomatoes, basil pesto, garlic, pinenuts, parmesan cheese
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Yeda (sample menu)
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  • 8 Pork & chive Dumpling $5.4
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  • 607 Satay Sauce $1
  • 90 Avocado Salad (V) $8.9
    • with Soy and Sesame Dressing (Japan)
  • 106 Peanut Satay Noodle(V)
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  • 19 Fish Bites $6.5
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  • Chicken or Vegetables $15.9
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The Fat Farmer (sample menu)
  • Pan roasted parmesan gnocchi $16.00
    • w broccolini, fennel, kale, salsa verde dressing
  • Vine tomato bruschetta $12.00
    • w/ feta, basil, balsamic reduction, olive oil
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    • w chilli garlic salsa
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    • w/ olive oil, toasted bread
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    • w honey, thyme, hazelnuts, pita crisps
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    • w carrot, radish, pickled red onion, sherry vinaigrette
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    • w herbs, glass onion, cucumber, cashew nuts, chilli dressing, honey soy aioli
Golden Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Egg Fu Young
  • Corn $2
  • Vegetable
  • Or Honey Chicken $5.5
  • Chow Mein(Noodles)
  • Corn Fritter $3
  • Chips $2.70
  • Pack No 6
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  • Smoked Portobello mushroom $19.00
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  • Red chicken curry $22.00
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  • House fries $8.50
  • Broccoli & mozzarella bon bons - each $3.00
  • Duck and French brandy pate $18.00
    • Toasted ciabatta, Brown onion jam
Arranged Marriage (sample menu)
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  • Club Nachos (V) (LG) $16.90
    • Crunchy corn chips, melted cheese, house-made salsa, sour cream, avocado.
  • Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Capers $17.90
  • Grilled Pesto Bruschetta (V) $13
    • Toasted sourdough, basil & pine nut pesto, tomato, red onion, balsamic glaze.
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  • Strawberries (seasonal) $3.90
  • Avocado $3.20
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    • Small 6pcs  / Large 12 pcs
  • Grilled Eel / 2pcs $5
    • grilled eel sushi topped with house made teriyaki sauce
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Rose and Crown (sample menu)
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    • small/large
  • NACHOS $14.50
    • with mince
  • RUMP STEAK $25.00
    • GARLIC , PEPPER OR MUSHROOM SAUCE $2.60 EXTRA
  • SCOTCH FILLET $27.00
    • SERVED WITH STUFFED POTATO OR CHIPS
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    • small/large
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  • Chicken S $6.50 / L $ 11.50
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    • Your choice of beef, bean or a combination of both
  • Death by Chocolate $11.50
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Cauliflower (sample menu)
  • Lamb / Beef Rogan Josh $16.00
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    • Fresh Vegetable, Cottage Cheese Potato And Nuts Ball Cooked In Creamy Cashew Nut Gravy
  • Cauliflower Chicken(House Special) $15.00
    • Boneless Roasted Chicken Cooked With Cauliflower , Red Onion, Red Capsicum, Spring Onion And Chef'S Special Sauce
  • Prawn Biriyani $17.50
    • Spiced Basmati Rice Cooked With Marinated Prawns & Spices
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    • Chicken Pieces Simmered In Coconut Milk, Spices Then Tempered With Fresh Curry Leaves And Mustard Seeds
  • Butter Chicken $15.00
    • Very Popular All Times, Boneless Chicken Pieces Marinated Overnight Cooked In Tandoori Oven And Smothered In Fragrant Spices With Tomato Gravy
  • Mango Chicken $15.00
    • Boneless Chicken Pieces Cooked In A Delicately Mildly Creamy Mango Sauce
  • Allo Gobi $12.90
    • Potato Cooked With Cauliflower And Spices
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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