Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant in Palmerston North Menu -

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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

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

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

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

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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Spaghetti alla Bolognese $15.00
- traditional meat sauce, parmesan cheese
Penne alla Romana $15.00
- tube pasta with tuna, tomatoes, olives, garlic, capsicum, parmesan cheese
IL Capo (the boss) Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- ham, mushrooms, salami, capsicum, cabbanosy, olives, oregano, mozzarella cheese
Calzone venesia 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- pizza filled with tomato, ham, mushrooms, ricotta, oregano, mozzarella cheese
Calzone Napoletana 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- pizza filled with ham, spinach, mushrooms, oregano, mozarella cheese
Margherita Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- tomatoes, basil pesto, parmesan cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
Boscaiola Pizza - bushman 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- tomatoes, bacon, egg, mushrooms, onions, sliced potatoes, oregano, mozzarella cheese
Siciliana Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers, oregano, mozzarella cheese

Tempura Fish $17.50
- Tempura fish fillets, cos lettuce, red onion, tartare sauce.
Grilled Haloumi Salad (V) $17.50
- Mixed lettuce, peas, mint, red onion, croutons, lemon & pesto yoghurt dressing. Low Gluten option available.
All kids’ meals are served with a Keri Kids juice & colouring-in sheet. Our flu􀄴es are free!
Ice Cream (1 scoop) $1.60
Egg on Toast (V) $11
Battered Fish with chips or salad $11
Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Omelette (LG) $19.50
- Made with zucchini, peas & dill. Served with smoked salmon & spinach.
May also be made on low gluten bread (gluten free recipe) for an additional 1.00

Bruschetta Alla Pizzaiola
- diced fresh tomato, basil, e.v.o.o, parsley, garlic, parmigiano & rocket $ 9.90 each
pesto pizza pane $8.90
garlic pizza pane $ 6.90
Calamari Alla Griglia
- grilled squid rings tossed in garlic, olive oil, parsley, lemon juice & rocket
m. $28.90
Cocktail Di Gamberetti $16.90
- the classic shrimp cocktail
Caprese $17.90
- fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & cracked pepper

Bacon and eggs $14.50
- served on toast
Toasted Museli $9.00
- with fresh fruit, milk, yoghurt and honey
Fries $6.00
- with aioli $7.00
Garlic Bread $6.00
Pasta $16.00
- linguini pasta, grilled chicken breast, served in a spinach, mushroom and cream sauce
Eggs Benedict $18.00
- with salmon
Mushrooms $15.00
- in cream and parsley sauce on toast
Big Breakfast $19.50
- with sausage, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, bacon and a hashbrown

House Special $5.00
- Naan stuffed with cheese, capsicum, onion, tomato & garlic
Tandoori Drumsticks & Salad (4 pieces) $6.49
- Chicken marinated with special ground spices and roasted in tandoori oven, served with salad
Biryani Chicken/Lamb/Beef/Prawn/Veg $11.99/$12.49/$12.49/$10.49
- Rice flavoured with whole spices, rose water and meat cooked with onion tomato sauce garnished with nuts, cilantro and brown onion
Fish Tikka (8 - 10 pieces) $12.99
- Fish fillets marinated in a special blend of spices with a touch of fresh lemon juice then cooked in tandoori oven, served with salad
Fried Fish Koliwada with Chips (4 pieces) $6.99
Potato Wedges $3.00
Rogan Josh Lamb / Beef / Chicken see above
- Chunks of meat cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, garnished with cilantro
Plain Rice $2.00

Cafe Royale toast $8.50
- with Urban Hippie Nelson miso paste with tahini
HLT $9.50
- halloumi, lettuce, tomato & mayo
Risotto of the day $19.50
- arborio rice slow cooked with butter, white wine and stock. Today’s flavor is on the blackboard
Tomato & Herb - tomato sauce, diced fresh tomato, basil leaves & olive oil $16.50
Big vegan breakfast $20.50
- Royale toast, mushroom, tomato, spinach, vege sausage & potatoes
Grilled vege – pesto topped with garlicky grilled vegetables and mozzarella or pinenuts $17.50
Eggs on sourdough toast $10.50
- free range eggs poached, scrambled or fried
Vege breakfast $21.00
- of eggs, mushroom, tomato and vege sausage & potatoes with GF toast

Pepper Salt Squid/Deep Fried Spring Roll/Crumbed Fish
Chicken Sweet Corn Soup/Lemon Fish Combination Fried Rice/Noodle
●Appetizers
●Soup
●Soup
Sweet Sour Pork/Honey Chicken Combination Fried Rice/Noodle
Deep Fried Wonton
Stir- Fried Chicken With Cashew Nuts/ Stir- Fried Pork In Peking Bean Sauce With Pancakes Sweet & Sour Pork Combination Fried Rice/Noodle

Chicken $5.30
Vinegar Salt Free N/A
Steak, Egg, Onion $5.50
2 Fish & Chips $7.50
Palmy Pounder $20.00
Chicken Cordon Blu $4.00
Fish $5.50
Potato Fritter $1.00

(GF = Gluten Free)
Seafood Platter $18.5
- Pan fried in garlic butter green lipped mussels in half shell, scallops, prawns w tails & deep fried prawn twisters, served with tartare sauce
Vegetable stack (vegetarian) $26
- fritters packed full of seasonal vegetables & corn then lightly seasoned to enhance all those fresh flavours topped with grilled veges & spinach then drizzled with hollandaise to finish
New Zealand Diamond-Shell clams & Nz green lipped mussels (GF w/o the ciabatta) $29
- This dish is one to get your mouth watering! Fresh clams & mussels steamed together in tomato, chilli & mint - served with toasted ciabatta
-NZ Wallaby Burger $32
- House-made patty served on toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato & drizzled with spiced plum sauce - served with rustic thick cut fries
(GF = Gluten Free)
-Ostrich Burger $32
- House-made patty served on toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato & drizzled with béarnaise sauce - served with rustic thick-cut fries
Pan-fried crispy-skin NZ Snapper $26
- Fresh New Zealand caught snapper, lightly seasoned, pan-fried to achieve a delicious crispy-skin - served alongside fresh salad with rustic thick-cut chips & tartare sauce

Palak Paneer $11.90
- cottage cheese cooked with spinach and spices>>
Cheese Naan $4.00
- naan bread stuffed with cheese and baked in the tandoor oven
Lamb Korma $14.50
- diced lamb cooked in rich,creamy cashew nut gravy with mildly aromatic spices
Keema Naan $4.50
- naan bread stuffed with lamb mince
Paratha $3.00
- layered bread made with wholemeal flour
Prawn Masala $15.00
- prawns cooked in onion tomato gravy tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds
Goat Roach Josh $14.49
Vegetable Biryani $12.90
- basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables special spices and herbs

Sukiyaki $28.00
- Japanese simmering hot pot with delicately sliced beef accompanied with miso, vegetables and come with rice
Original Salad $13.50
Pocket Salad $13.00
Curry Karaage or Curry Katsu
Tuna Sushi with miso soup $17.00
- Maki sushi filled with tuna and avocado (10 pieces)
Today’s freshest selected fish coated with Japanese crumb and cooked in olive oil, served with our own sauce
$38.00 per person
- (minimum 4 people)
Teriyaki Chicken $28.00

Pork Spare Ribs $36
- Tender ‘fall off the bone’ pork ribs. Coated in our special BBQ style Rib sauce. Fresh from the kitchen. Accompanied with your choice of: Chunky Fries, Buttery Potato Mash or Seasoned Wedges & Fresh Garden Salad, House Coleslaw or Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
Tahitian Vanilla Scented Atlantic Sea Scallops $21/$39
- Five Vegetable Puree, Edible Sand, Beetroot Foam, Olive Dust, Candied Parma Ham, Capsicum Powder
Red Wine Braised Manawatu Farmed Lamb Shank $39
- Pumpkin Puree, Buttered Spinach, Bitter Blackberry, Trio of Beetroot, Confit Garlic
Chunky Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $5
Zucchini, Sundried Tomato & Spinach Roulade $17/$36
- Quinoa & Coriander Salad, Lemon Zest Mascarpone, Dried Olive Dust
300gm Rump $35
- Prime NZ beef rump. Fresh from the kitchen. Accompanied with your choice of: Chunky Fries, Buttery Potato Mash or Seasoned Wedges & Fresh Garden Salad, House Coleslaw or Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
Seasoned Wedges with Tomato Sauce $5
Marama Camembert, Blue Rhapsody, Coppermine Washed Rind, Brined Feta see below

Feta Fish and Chips $30.00
Feta Fish and Chips $20.00
Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
Double Chips with Melted Cheese $10.00
Hot Plate $32.00
- Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
Cheesecake $7.00
Russian Dumplings $12.00
Soup of the Day $9.50

Lemon & Lavender Chicken $14
- grilled chicken tenderloins infused with lemon & lavender & served on shaved fennel, orange segments & red onion salad
Rich Dark Chocolate Silk Tart served with champagne soaked strawberries, french vanilla ice-cream & nut praline $15
Chick Flicks
- grilled chicken, diced bacon, port soaked cranberries, red onion & camembert cheese
Scotch Fillet Steak $30
- 300g Angus steak cooked to your liking with choice of sauce béarnaise ~ garlic ~ blue cheese ~ peppercorn ~ mushroom served with oven roasted sweet potato wedges & summer crunch slaw with toasted seeds & nuts
Meatfest
- chorizo sausage, salami, diced ham, red onions & pineapple
Fresh Bread Baked To Order (Each) $10
- garlic butter, grated cheddar, toasted garlic & aioli dip olive & caper tapenade with cherry tomatoes dukka spices with smoked chilli oil, olive oil & balsamic dip basil pesto with parmesan cheese & toasted pinenuts pear & blue cheese with walnuts & rocket >>
Pink Lamb Rump $16
- rosemary & garlic marinated lamb rump served on puy lentil & feta salad with yoghurt & cucumber dressing
Bowl of Fries with Tomato Sauce & Garlic Aioli $7

Beef Burger $8.90
- House made Meat Pattie with Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
Oats / Porridge $10.00
- W/ Mixed Berries, Milk & Brown Sugar
Toasted Granola $10.00
- W/ Yoghurt, Milk & Seasonal Fruits
Omelette $14.90
- W/ Feta, Mushroom, Tomato, Spinach & Toast
Eggs on Toast $10.00
- Eggs any style on Five-Grain Toast
Eggs on Toast $4.00
- Add Bacon
Fries $3.90/$7.50
- W/ Aioli and Tomato Sauce - Regular/Large
Beef Sliders x 2 $9.90
- Fragrant Meat Pattie topped with melted Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish

Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Manawatu-Wanganui > Palmerston North > Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Address

Rangitikei Street and Cuba Street, Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand

Phone

063544654

Opened hours

Price

$20 - $30

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Halal , Mediterranean , Middle Eastern , Turkish , Vegetarian

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

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Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Manawatu-Wanganui > Palmerston North > Desert Rose Cafe & Restaurant

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Rangitikei Street and Cuba Street, Palmerston North, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand

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