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

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Quattro stagioni - 4 seasons pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • 4 ingredients of your choice with oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Margherita Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, basil pesto, parmesan cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Calzone venesia 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • pizza filled with tomato, ham, mushrooms, ricotta, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Lasagne alla mario $15.00
    • layered sheets with ground beef, spices, bechamel sauce, topped with tomato & cheese
  • Penne alla Romana $15.00
    • tube pasta with tuna, tomatoes, olives, garlic, capsicum, parmesan cheese
  • Boscaiola Pizza - bushman 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, bacon, egg, mushrooms, onions, sliced potatoes, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Spaghetti alla Bolognese $15.00
    • traditional meat sauce, parmesan cheese
  • Vegetariana Classico Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, mushrooms, capsicum, zucchini, avocado, artichokes, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Lamb Salad $19.50
    • Lamb strips served on a bed of Rocket, Cherry Tomatoes, Beetroot and Fennel Honey Roasted Pumpkin
  • Prawn Linguine $19.50
    • Tailess prawns panfried in a Sweet Chilli, Lemon Zest and Garlic Sauce with Red Onion, Cherry Tomatoes, Baby Spinach and Linguine Pasta
  • Thai Beef Salad $19.50
    • Thai marinated sirloin strips served on Salad Greens with Cheery Tomatoes, Feta Cheese and a Balsamic Honey Vinegarette topped with Crispy Noodles
  • Pork Salad $19.50
    • Marinated Pork strips served on Baby Spinach, Fresh Garden Vegetables and Mung Beans with a Sweet Five Spice Dressing
  • French Toast $12.50/ $16.50
    • French toast with bacon & banana topped with maple syrup Half serve / Full serve
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Spicy Cajun Chicken strips on Green Salad, Mangoes, Crispy Noodles & Aioli
  • Salmon Fillet $19.50
    • Baked Salmon Fillet served on Rice with Panfried Bok Choy topped with a Sweet Chilli, Lemon Zest and Garlic Sauce
  • Lamb Salad $19.50
    • Lamb strips served on a bed of Rocket, Cherry Tomatoes, Beetroot and Fennel Honey Roasted Pumpkin
  • 2 for $5.00
  • Chicken Breast
  • Chick'n Fala
    • With Falafel
  • Reg $10.90
  • Petita $8.90
  • Free Farmed Ham
  • Reg $10.90
  • Reg $11.90
  • Bacon Cheeseburger $4.20
    • 100% fresh NZ beef topped with natural cheese, manuka smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo on a plain bun.
  • 3 pcs $5.90
  • 1/4 LB Single $6.90
    • Our delicious, 100% fresh NZ beef patty topped with all the essentials: tomato, lettuce, pickles, mayo and ketchup.
  • V $3.10
  • Cheeseburger $3.10
    • Made with fresh 100% quality mark beef, topped with natural NZ cheese, red onion, pickles, mustard and ketchup on a plain bun.
  • Hamburger $2.90
    • Made with fresh 100% Quality Mark beef, topped with red onion, pickles, mustard and ketchup on a plain bun.
  • L $4.80
  • Chickenator $12.90
    • The Chickenator is layered with two premium whole chicken fillets, manuka smoked bacon and natural cheese, topped with creamy mayo and tangy BBQ sauce, all on a freshly toasted Kaiser bun.
  • Caramel Sundae N/A
    • It's a delicious delight. Soft, creamy waves of soft serve made with fresh milk, doused in a sticky, sweet warm caramel sauce.
  • $25 Classics ShareBox® $25
    • Included in the Classics ShareBox®: 1 x Big Mac®, 1 x Cheeseburger, 1 x Quarter Pounder®, 1 x McChicken®, 2 x Small Fries, 2 x Medium Fries, 2 x Small Soft Drinks, 2 x Med Soft Drinks
  • Mega Waffle Cone N/A
    • Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
  • Plain Sundae N/A
    • Who needs topping when you've got a whole cup of our fluffy soft serve, made with fresh milk?
  • Strawberry Jam N/A
    • Your toasted bagel has never tasted this good. Slather on some of Craig's® sweet Strawberry Jam, made with real strawberries.
  • Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Grilled N/A
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with grilled 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • Chick’n McCheese® Combo N/A
    • With a crispy Chick’n McCheese, a chilled medium soft drink, and a medium fries, it’s a chicken lover’s dream. Just like that time you turned up to school, wearing your pyjamas. But luckily you woke up and realised it was all a dream.
  • McChicken® N/A
    • Made with New Zealand chicken breast sourced from Ingham®, in a seasoned tempura coating. Topped with locally grown crunchy iceberg lettuce and our exceptional McChicken® sauce, between a sesame seed bun. It's difficult to beat a classic.
  • Rump Steak $25.00
    • Garlic, pepper or mushroom sauce $2.60 Extra
  • Nachos $12.00
    • With beans
  • Chunkies SM $6.70 LG $13.70
  • Thai Beef On Rice $18.20
  • Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $14.00
  • Rosie’s Seafood Basket $20.90
  • All $9.50
  • Spicy Salads $18.40
    • Cajun Chicken or Asian Beef
  • NZ salmon fillet $29.00
    • grilled salmon on pan fried potatoes cherry tomatoes and green olives topped with a herb sauce and served with grilled vegetables
  • Freedom farm $9.50
    • ham, mustard, mayo & salad
  • BLT $9.50
    • free range bacon, lettuce & tomato
  • Cafe Royale toast $8.50
    • with Urban Hippie Nelson miso paste with tahini
  • Kumara fries $12.90
    • loaded with salsa
  • Risotto of the day $19.50
    • arborio rice slow cooked with butter, white wine and stock. Today’s flavor is on the blackboard
  • Pizza Verde with Kikorangi blue cheese $19.50
  • French toast $18.50
    • with bacon, banana, cherry compote and apple syrup
  • Lamb Kalya $18.50
    • Cubes of lamb cooked with lentils and okhra in tomato and onion based gravy.
  • Malabari Fish Curry $19
    • Fish fillet infused in curry leaves, coconut milk, mustard seeds, tamarind and spices
  • Vegetarian $70
    • 1 appetizer (Vegetarian platter – Vegetable bhaji, Samosa, Spring roll, Vegetable pakora), any 4 Veg Curry, Rice, Garlic Naan, Pappadom, Dessert
  • Love Story Special Biryani $21.99
    • Mixed seafood biryani with cashew nut and raisins.
  • Paneer Tikka Masala $16
    • Chefs specially prepared and marinated cottage cheese cooked in tandoor and tossed with flavourful spices and herbs.
  • Lamb Pagla Bhuna $19.50
    • Cubes of lamb cooked in tandoor simmered in thick onion and tomato based gravy tempered with curry leaves, ginger juliennes and chopped garlic.
  • Beef South Indian $17.50
    • Cubes of beef cooked in coconut cream based gravy tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves
  • Palak Gosh $18
    • Cubes of Lamb cooked in spinach based gravy with onions, tomato and spices.
  • NACHOS $14.50
    • with mince
  • SPICY SALADS CAJUN CHICKEN OR ASIAN BEEF $18.40
  • CHICKEN SATAY BURGER & CHIPS $17.60
  • THAI BEEF ON RICE $18.20
  • CHICKEN & BACON SANDWICH $14.00
  • RUMP STEAK $25.00
    • GARLIC , PEPPER OR MUSHROOM SAUCE $2.60 EXTRA
  • HAM STEAK SALAD & CHIPS $17.20
  • CREAMY FETTUCINE $18.90
    • CHICKEN, BACON & MUSHROOM
  • Moroccan Chicken Wrap $14.00
  • BLAT N/A
    • Streaky bacon, avocado, lettuce & tomato on gluten free bread
  • Smoked Salmon on Rye Toast $12.00
    • with cream cheese (add poached eggs $4.00)
  • Thai Green Curry Linguini N/A
  • Linguini Phad Thai - shrimp $16.00/$25.00
  • Macaroni Cheese with bacon bits $12.00/$20.00
  • Scotch Fillet $32.00
    • with Lemon Pasta and Caper Butter
  • Smoked Chicken Mushroom Risotto N/A
  • 6 Donuts $8.00
  • 1 Scoop Chips $2.80
  • Bacon & Egg $6.80
  • Mussel $1.30
  • Hawaiian Deluxe $8.30
  • Special Sweet Sour S $ 7.00 / L $ 12.00
    • Wonton & Pork
  • Steak or Bacon $6.30
  • Coleslaw $3.00
  • Sirloin Steak $19
    • 300gms of prime steak choice of mushroom, pepper or garlic. Sauce, side of toss and salad. Extras optional $1 each.
  • 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.
  • Deluxe Seafood Platter $20
    • Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad
  • Antonios Chicken Caesar $18
    • Traditional with Romanian lettuce, crisp bacon, poached egg, smoked chicken, croutons & our own signature dressing.
  • BLT $9
    • Chefs special bacon, Lettuce, tomato & cloverlea chutney drizzled Aioli sauce served with fries
  • 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.
  • Pork Belly Ribs $25
    • Meaty, sweet sticky hickory smoked ribs with salad they come with sweet potatoes & loads of napkins.
  • Vegetarian ramen $13.90
  • -Squid / prawn $17.90
  • -Squid / prawn/ combo $17.80
  • ●Thai green curry with rice
  • -Strawberry banana toast / Strawberry sundae toast $8.90
  • -Squid / prawn/ combo $17.80
  • Pho (Vietnamese beef noodles) $13.90
  • Hot pot combination set $19.50
    • Pork sliced/ chicken / beef sliced / prawn / squid / mussels / fish ball / egg / vegetable / glass noodle
  • Lamb Vindaloo $14.50
    • diced lamb cooked in onion tomato gravy with vindaloo sauce
  • Chicken Sagwala $14.00
    • boneless chicken cooked in spinach spice and herbs
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
    • naan bread made with garlic & butter
  • Combo 1 $17.00
    • 1X full curry, 1X plain naan, 1X plain rice, 1 soft drink
  • Palak Paneer $11.90
    • cottage cheese cooked with spinach and spices>>
  • Prawn Marwari $15.00
    • prawns cooked in coconut onion tomato gravy, tempered with curry leaves and mustard seeds
  • Paneer Pakora $8.00
    • pieces of cottage cheese coated in chicken flour and deep fried
  • Goat Bhona $14.49
  • Zucchini, Sundried Tomato & Spinach Roulade $17/$36
    • Quinoa & Coriander Salad, Lemon Zest Mascarpone, Dried Olive Dust
  • Market Fresh Garden Salad $5
  • 3 Cheese $27
  • Red Wine Braised Manawatu Farmed Lamb Shank $39
    • Pumpkin Puree, Buttered Spinach, Bitter Blackberry, Trio of Beetroot, Confit Garlic
  • 4 Cheese $35
  • Grilled Fish of the Day $34
    • Fresh NZ fish accompanied with lemon
  • Blood Orange Parfait $16
    • Chocolate Sphere, Hot Caramel Sauce, Popping Candy
  • Beef Duo $42
    • Manawatu Angus Pure Eye Fillet & Smoked Short Rib Parsnip Puree, Creamed Parsley, Caramelised Black Garlic, Porcini Wafer, Horseradish Espuma & Ruahine Boysenberry Port Jus
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