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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  • Ale House Loaf $6.90/ $11.90
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  • Gourmet Ice Cream $13.00
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  • Caesar Salad $19.80
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  • Pasta of the Day $24.90
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The Fat Farmer (sample menu)
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    • w celeriac puree, pickled red onion salad
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    • w hoisin, cucumber, pancakes x 6
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    • w chilli garlic salsa
  • Warm puy lentil salad $14.00
    • w carrot, radish, pickled red onion, sherry vinaigrette
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    • w harissa yoghurt, chimmi churi sauce
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    • w lemon sour sauce, cucumber cabbage slaw, sesame aioli
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Golden Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Crumbed Fish $3.50
  • Cheese
  • Corn $2
  • Fish Fillet $2.70
  • Or Super Fish Burger (5 Fishes)
  • Pack $28
    • 7 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 1 Spring Roll, 1 Curry Roll, 3 Potato Fritters, 3 Chips
  • Egg
  • Garlic Chips $5
Aqaba (sample menu)
  • Aqaba Benedict $17.50
    • Poached eggs served on focaccia, drizzled with hollandaise and served with bacon.
  • Kumara chips $9.50
  • Burger of the Day $20.00
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  • Mediterranean Calamari Salad $19.50
    • Salt and pepper fried calamari, salad greens, olives, sundried tomatoes, red onion and feta with a sweet chilli and lime sauce.
  • Fries and aioli $7.50
  • Eggs on Toast $12.50
    • Two eggs on ciabatta or vogel’s with your choice of – poached, scrambled or fried. Add bacon $3.00
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  • Soups $12.00
    • Soup of the Day (see specials board) served with toasted bread.
Pita Pit - Terrace End (sample menu)
  • Roast Beef
  • Grilled Steak
  • Reg $10.90
  • Reg $11.90
  • Reg $10.90
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  • Petita $8.90
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  • Beef ‘N’ Guinness Stew $18.60
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    • Served with stuffed potato or chips
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  • Creamy Fettucine $18.90
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Indian Summer Restaurant (sample menu)
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Spice Kitchen (sample menu)
  • Paneer & Egg Roll (Kebab) $11.00
  • Chicken / Lamb / Beef $9.00 / $13.50
    • Half / Full
  • Tomato / Beetroot / Relish $3.00
  • Gluten Free Bread (Roti) $4.00
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Black Pearl Cafe (sample menu)
  • Pork gyoza (6/12 pcs) $6.90 / $10.90
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O'Briens Sandwich Cafe (sample menu)
  • Celtic N/A
    • Cheddar, avocado, sundried tomatos, red onion & mix leaves
  • Cheddar & Salad Wrappo N/A
    • With tomato, carrot, mixed leaves & honey mustard
  • Toasted Turkish Bun with choice of spread N/A
  • Irish Breakfast Toastie N/A
    • With bacon, cheese, tomato & tomato relish
  • House Toassed Salad N/A
    • Parmesan, sundried tomatos, peppers, red onion, sweetcorn, mixed leaves & balsamic dressing
  • Cheese & Tomato Toastie N/A
  • 2 Slices of Thick Toast with choice of spread N/A
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    • with tomato, carrot, corn, cucumber, mixed leaves & ranch dressing
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  • Spinach / Potato Hash $4.00 per Selection
  • Spaghetti Fungi $25.00
    • Tomato and Mushroom Cabernet Sauce Served Though Spaghetti Noodles with Herb Greens and Shaved Parmesan
  • Condiments No Charge
    • Hollandaise, Bella's Apple & Onion Marmalade, Tomato Sauce
  • Visual Menu of Bella's House Made Cakes and Tarts. Please let us Describe the Selection Displayed in the Cabinet
  • Black and White Sesame Calamari $25.00
    • with Oriental Salad, Chilli Ginger and Honey Soy Dip
  • Sliders, Slaw and Sauce with Fries $25.00
    • Choice of 3: Confit Salmon / Caper Egg Mayo / Pulled Sticky Pork / Bourbon & Beer Glaze / Char Grilled Beef / Bella's Apple Onion-mm-lade / Chicken / Bacon / Chilli Balsamic Mayo
  • Pomegranate Roasted Root Vegetable Gnocchi $27.50
    • With a Smoked Onion Cream, Salad Herbs and Walnut Butter Fried Halloumi
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    • Tomato and Mushroom Cabernet Sauce Served Through Spaghetti Noodles with Herb Greens and Shaved Parmesan
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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