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

  • Lamb Shish Meals $17.90
    • Skewered grilled tender lamb cubes
  • Large $15.90
  • Small $13.90
  • Large $10.90
  • Chocolate Cake $5.00
  • Grilled Chicken $17.90
    • Chicken breast marinated with middle eastern spices, served with rice and salad
  • Chicken Yavo $17.90
    • Served with creamy mushroom sauce and parmesan cheese
  • Small $9.90
  • 121 Curry Nasi Goreng(V)
    • Indonesia
  • 201 Chicken Cashew Nut (V) $19.9
    • Thailand
  • 1 Prawn Har Gau $5.7
    • Hong Kong
  • 120 Yeda Fried Rice(V)
    • Hong Kong
  • S6 Chicken Volcano(V) $16.5
  • 103 Pad Thai(V)
    • Thailand
  • Prawn $17.9
  • 306 Spicy Korean Pork (V) $18.5
    • Korea
  • Blue Cod $55.90 / kg
  • Battered Mussels $1.40 / $7.00 / $14.00
    • Each / ½ Dozen / Dozen
  • Fish $3.00
  • Cheese $6.50
  • Paua Nuggets $1.50 / $8.00 / $16.00
    • Each / ½ Dozen / Dozen
  • Chicken Nuggets $0.80
  • Hoki $18.90 / kg
  • Egg $6.50
  • V-DUB VEGE $10.90
    • Crumbed Pumpkin, Carrot, Chickpea and Ginger Bites, Melted Cheddar, Raw Grated Beetroot W/Chia Seeds, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli Remove Aioli and Melted Cheddar To Make It Vegan
  • WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY ICE CREAM $3.90
    • European white chocolate with a raspberry sauce
  • BACON BACKFIRE $12.90
    • Free Range Grilled Chicken Breast, Tasty Bacon, Melted Brie, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
  • C N CHEESE MKII $12.50
    • 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Melted Cheddar, Creamy Mascarpone, Grated Parmesan, Salad, Relish and Free Range Truffle Aioli
  • BURNOUT $13.90
    • Free Range Grilled Chicken Breast, Tasty Bacon, Smashed Avocado, Stilton Cheese Sauce, Mustard Aioli, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
  • AMERICAN MUSCLE DOUBLE $14.90
    • Double 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Double Melted Cheddar, Sliced Sandwich Pickles, Free Range Mustard Aioli and Relish
  • CHICKEN FENDERS $7.90
    • Free Range Grilled Chicken Seasoned With Sea Salt, Garlic and Rosemary With Free Range Lemon Aioli Or Chipotle Aioli Dip
  • HOKEY POKEY ICE CREAM $3.90
    • Sweet chunks of toffee floating in a dreamy cloud of delicious ice cream
  • Roast Lamb Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • - 8 Pack $7.90
  • Pita Chips and Dip $3.90
  • Chicken Breast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Garden Pita $8.5 Reg / $7.5 Petita
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
  • B.L.T Sandwich $12.00
  • Rump Steak $25.00
    • Garlic, pepper or mushroom sauce $2.60 Extra
  • Chicken Parmigiana $23.50
    • Served with stuffed potato or chips
  • Thai Beef On Rice $18.20
  • Fish & Chips With Salad $21.40
  • Nachos $12.00
    • With beans
  • Sausage Chunks & Chips SM $8.70 LG $13.40
  • Squid Rings Salad & Chips $18.40
  • Love Story Butter Chicken $18.50
    • Chunks of tandoori prepared boneless chicken simmered in Chef’s specially prepared rich yellow gravy.
  • Love Story Dessert $9
    • Gajar Ka Halwa and Gulab Jamun served with Vanilla Ice Cream.
  • Prawn Jalfrezi $19
    • Prawns cooked with onion, tomato, capsicum and lemon juice.
  • Chicken Naan $6
    • Soft unleavened bread stuffed with minced chicken and flavourful spices.
  • Jungle Rogan Josh $20.99
    • Lamb is cooked with the aroma of spices simmered in mint leaves and green chilly based special gravy is indeed a celebration for hunters.
  • Masala Dosa $10.50
    • Dosa served with filling of cooked potato onions and spices.
  • Beef Jalfrezi $18
    • Beef cubes cooked with onion, tomato, capsicum and lemon juice.
  • South Indian Lamb $18
    • Cubes of lamb cooked with coconut cream based gravy tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Thai Style Vegetarian Fried Rice N/A
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $15.00
  • Egg $2.00
  • Steak Sandwich on Toasted Gluten Free Bread N/A
  • Chicken Teriyaki Burger $14.00
  • Linguini Phad Thai N/A
  • Streaky Bacon $2.50
  • Kransky sausage $2.50
  • Saag Aloo $10.00
    • Potatoes cooked in creamy spinach gravy
  • Vegetarian Platter for Two $14.50
    • Samosa, onion bhaji, pakora and spring rolls perfect for sharing
  • LUNCH Combo $12.50/Takeaway$12.50
    • includes any curry from this lunch menu, rice, plain naan and your choice of Coke, Fanta or Sprite
  • Onion Bhaji $5.00
    • Julienne cut onion dipped in spiced chickpea batter and deep fried.
  • Daal Makhani $10.00
    • Black lentil and red kidney beans slow cooked in a creamy onion butter sauce.
  • Chicken Malai Kebab $8.00
    • Tender chicken pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, cheese and cream sauce then cooked in our tandoor
  • Vegetable Samosa $5.50
    • Crispy deep-fried pastry triangles stuffed with potato and peas
  • MAIN combo $13.50/$13.50
    • Includes ‘Full Menu’ curry (excl. seafood), rice, plain naan and your choice of Coke, Fanta or Sprite
  • Green Curry Fried Rice (Gluten Free) $18.00
    • Tender slices of chicken, beef or vegetable (vegetarian) cooked in a curry paste with coconut milk and served with bamboo shoots, green beans and coriander leaves
  • Avocado Smash $15.00
    • An all time favourite of avocado and feta cheese served on top of toasted Vienna bread topped with a poached egg
  • Angus Pure Scotch Fillet Steak (Gluten Free) $18.00
    • Pan seared steak accompanied with a mixed salad, fried egg, fries and béarnaise sauce
  • Affogato (Gluten Free) $15.00
    • Double shot of espresso, vanilla ice cream and liqueur of your choice
  • Thai-Style Salmon Salad (Gluten Free) $18.00
    • Smoked salmon with a vegetable salad, basil, coriander and mint chilli sauce and sweet chilli lime dressing
  • Soup of the Day $11.50
    • Ask for today’s soup, served with toasted focaccia bread
  • Zucchini & Sweet Corn Fritters (Gluten Free) (Vegetarian) $17.00
    • Served with baby spinach, pickled onion and feta
  • Soup of the Day $11.50
    • Ask for today’s soup, served with toasted focaccia bread
  • Tuna Sushi with miso soup $17.00
    • Maki sushi filled with tuna and avocado (10 pieces)
  • Seafood Tempura $17.50
    • Crispy prawn, salmon and fish deep fried with Japanese batter (2 of each), come with dipping and creamy sauce
  • Pork Katsu
    • Deep fried crumbed pork with our own sauce
  • Vegetarian Sushi $16.00
  • Ice-Cream with Plum Wine $11.00
    • for 18 years old and over
  • Kitsune Udon $15.00
    • Japanese noodle soup with Inari (tofu skin) and vegetables
  • Salmon Avocado Sushi with miso soup $16.00
    • Maki sushi filled with the freshest NZ king salmon and avocado (10 pieces)
  • Pocket Salad $13.50
    • Mixed seasonal salad with our special house made dressing and sweet chilli sauce wrapped in rice paper
  • Seasoned Wedges with Tomato Sauce $5
  • Market Fresh Fish of the Day $39
    • Chef’s Daily Creation
  • Chunky Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $5
  • Marama Camembert, Blue Rhapsody, Coppermine Washed Rind, Brined Feta see below
  • Red Wine Braised Manawatu Farmed Lamb Shank $39
    • Pumpkin Puree, Buttered Spinach, Bitter Blackberry, Trio of Beetroot, Confit Garlic
  • Blood Orange Parfait $16
    • Chocolate Sphere, Hot Caramel Sauce, Popping Candy
  • Homemade Loaf of the Day $11
    • Butter, Balsamic, Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Dukkha
  • Chocolate Liqueur Truffle $4.9
  • CURRIED SAUSAGES $17.00
    • Prime beef sausages finished in a mild aromatic coconut curry, served with basmati rice and poppadums
  • CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST $15.50
    • Toasted muesli with tropical fruits and natural minted yogurt, served with buttered wholegrain toast and homemade conserve
  • THE CONSERVATIONIST $29.50
    • Oven roasted carrot, kumara and pumpkin sauteed with roasted garlic, a spinach medley, nuts, raisins and feta, finished with a fresh herb yogurt dressing
  • MASAI MARA $35.00
    • Prime beef sirloin grilled to your liking, served on a bed of roasted rosemary and minted potatoes, topped with a Wild mushroom and seeded mustard cream sauce, dressed with a tossed green salad
  • PRAWN COCKTAIL $20.00
    • Succulent prawns served on a chiffonade of lettuce, topped with a spicy ivory sauce, accompanied with a wedge of lemon and tomato
  • PAVLOVA $12.50
    • Homemade pavlova served with tropical fruits, whipped cream and topped with passion fruit sauce
  • BOBBIE'S BREAD PLATTER $17.50
    • Mixed platter of breads served with a selection of homemade peste's, accompanied with rosemary marmalade
  • TROPICAL CHEESECAKE $14.50
    • Fresh homemade fruit cheesecake served with ice-cream and double cream
  • Char Grilled Chicken Salad $28.00
    • Char Grilled Breast of Chicken and Bella's Balsamic, Sweet Chilli Egg Mayonnaise, Leaf Salad and Tomato and Carrot Julienne, Topped with Parmesan Crouton Crumb
  • Confit Salmon and Pickled Kim Chi Vegetables Thru Salad Greens $28.50
    • With Coriander Mayonnaise and Citrus Crumb
  • Add Some Sides $5.00
    • Shoestring Fries & Garlic Aioli, Mixed Leaf Salad, Vegetables of the Season, Potato of the Day
  • Confit Salmon and Pickled Kim Chi Vegetables Thru Salad Greens $28.50
  • Chicken Roulade $37.00
    • Porty Apricot, Cream Cheese and Prociutto on Roasted Swede Puree and Chargrilled Broccoli
  • Pomegranate Roasted Root Vegetable Gnocchi $27.50
    • With a Smoked Onion Cream, Salad Herbs and Walnut Butter Fried Halloumi
  • Poached Eggs, Roasted Tomato, Toasted English Muffin and Hollandaise $16.50
    • In The Style of: Benedict-Leg Ham / Florentine - Spinach / Vancouver - Salmon
  • Bella's Kitchen Breads $13.00
    • With Butter, Balsamic Oil and Spread
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $14.90
    • W/ Chicken, Bacon, Cos Lettuce, Parmesan & topped with a poached egg, dressing & croutons
  • Sides $4.00
    • Bacon, Tomato, Chorizo, Agria Hash, Mushrooms
  • Beef Sliders x 2 $9.90
    • Fragrant Meat Pattie topped with melted Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion, Rocket & Vegetable Relish
  • Omelette $14.90
    • W/ Feta, Mushroom, Tomato, Spinach & Toast
  • Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • Eggs any style on Five-Grain Toast
  • Corn Fritters $4.00
    • Add Bacon
  • Hot Cakes $4.00
    • Add Bacon
  • Breadworks Bagel $8.90
    • Cream Cheese and Preserves
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