The Portal in Palmerston North Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Garlic Bread $3.50
  • Zucchini and Cheese Fritters $6.50
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
  • Scallops, Rice Noodles and Vegetables $10.50
  • Smoked Salmon on Sliced Potatoes $10.50
  • Russian Dumplings $12.00
  • Double Chips with Melted Cheese $10.00
MAINS MAINS
  • Feta Fish and Chips $30.00
  • Roast Chicken $30.00
    • with Gravy, Chips and Salad
  • Pork Schnitzel $32.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Salad
  • Hot Plate $32.00
    • Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Lamb Shanks $33.50
    • with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
  • Apricot Pie with Ice Cream $6.50
  • Double Chocolate Mousse $7.00
  • Cheesecake $7.00
ALL MAIN MEALS ALL MAIN MEALS
  • Feta Fish and Chips $20.00
  • Roast Chicken $20.00
    • with Gravy, Chips and Salad
  • Pork Schnitzel $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Salad
  • Hot Plate $20.00
    • Scotch Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Lamb Shanks $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Vegetables

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Onion rings $3.50
  • Xtra Large $3.90
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • Ham and cheese $5.00
    • Ham topped with mozzarella
  • Pizza bread 9" $7.00/12" $14.00
    • brushed with olive oil, garlic, oregano
  • Penne alla Romana $15.00
    • tube pasta with tuna, tomatoes, olives, garlic, capsicum, parmesan cheese
  • Pollo Rucola Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • chicken breast, spinach, feta cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Calzone Napoletana 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • pizza filled with ham, spinach, mushrooms, oregano, mozarella cheese
  • Desserts $8.00 - $10.50
    • Tiramisu bread & Butter Pudding, Choc Mud Cake, Cheesecake, Ice-cream sundaes
  • Calzone venesia 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • pizza filled with tomato, ham, mushrooms, ricotta, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Boscaiola Pizza - bushman 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, bacon, egg, mushrooms, onions, sliced potatoes, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Tunno Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
    • tomatoes, tuna, onion, capsicum, oregano, mozzarella cheese
  • Beef $11.90 / $14.90
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Falafel $2.00
  • Beef $9.00 / $10.50
    • Wrapped in Pita Bread. Small / Large
  • Vegetarian $6.90
    • Mediterranean Style
  • Taboulli $1.00
  • Chicken $7.50 / $9.90
    • Mini / Large
  • Cheese $1.50
  • Mixed $12.90 / $15.90
    • Served with Rice. Small / Large
  • Or Honey Chicken $5.5
  • Onion $2
  • (Any 2 Burgers) $5
  • Large $8
  • Pack No 7
    • 3 Fish, 1 Potato Fritter, 1 Sausage, 1 Chip
  • Black Bean Sauce Dishes
  • Garlic Chips $5
  • Potato Wedges $4
  • Lemon Fish $25.90 / kg
  • Donuts $1.50
  • Blue Moki $22.90 / kg
  • Cheese $6.50
  • Fish $3.00
  • ½ Scoop Chips $1.70 / $1.70
    • Home Made / Straight Cut
  • Flounder $16.90 / kg
  • Meat Patties $3.00
  • e. $19.90
  • Ostriche Del Pacifico $3.20 each
    • fresh rock oysters served w. balsamic vinaigrette & lemon (as available)
  • Carpaccio Di Salmone Affumicato $19.90
    • thinly sliced salmon w. capers, pesto, parmigiano, e.v.o.o & rocket
  • Capesante Inferno
    • gently pan fried scallops in olive oil, flamed w. napoleon brandy, bacon, tomato salsa, chilli, garlic, parsley & served w. arborio rice & rocket
  • Gamberi Romani
    • prawn cutlets pan fried in olive oil & garlic, flamed w. brandy, parsley & crema sauce, arborio rice & rocket
  • Caprese $17.90
    • fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & cracked pepper
  • Bruschetta Alla Pizzaiola
  • Fegatini Al Marsala $19.90
    • chicken livers sautéed in olive oil w. garlic, mushroom, sundried tomato & onion in a marsala creme sauce, grilled italian loaf
  • Mushrooms $15.00
    • in cream and parsley sauce on toast
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with sausage, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, bacon and a hashbrown
  • Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • with prime cut beef, onion rings, rocket, beetroot, horseradish sauce and fries
  • Soup of the Day $9.00
    • ask staff
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.00
    • served in onion sauce on toast
  • Toasted Museli $9.00
    • with fresh fruit, milk, yoghurt and honey
  • Toasted Breads $6.50
    • grain bread, sourdough or toast
  • Fries $6.00
    • with aioli $7.00
  • -Vegetable Balti Garlic $13.99
    • Mixed vegetables cooked with garlic, herbs, spices and diced tomato
  • -Daal Tadka $12.90
    • Yellow lentil cooked in fresh garlic and cumin seeds
  • -Beef Balti Garlic $14.99
    • Tender beef pieces cooked with garlic, herbs, spices and diced tomato
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • Julienne cut onion in spicy chickpeas and then battered and deep fried
  • Fish Tikka $16.50
    • Tender pieces of fish marinated in spices and herbs then roasted in the charcoal oven
  • -Paneer Makhani $13.90
    • Fresh cottage cheese cooked in spices, creamy tomato and butter sauce
  • Chicken Tikka $8.50
    • Tender chicken pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, spices and cooked in charcoal oven
  • House Special $7.00
    • Naan stuffed with chopped olives, capsicum, cheese, onion, sundried tomatoes & garlic
  • Lamb Rack with a Harissa & Herb Crust (Gluten Free) $35.00
    • Served with minted pea puree, baby carrots, baby beets, turnips and a horseradish cream
  • Angus Pure Scotch Fillet Steak (Gluten Free) $18.00
    • Pan seared steak accompanied with a mixed salad, fried egg, fries and béarnaise sauce
  • 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
  • Fish & Chips $18.00
    • Succulent fresh fish of the day, either beer battered or pan fried accompanied with a mixed salad, fries and a homemade crème fraiche tartare sauce
  • smoked BBQ sauce. Served with hand cut chips and jalapeno aioli sauce $25.00
  • Trio of Kapiti Ice Cream $15.00
    • Served in a brandy snap basket (Gluten Free without basket)
  • Sticky Date Crème Brulee $15.00
    • Served with homemade butter shortbread
  • Pan Seared Scallops (Gluten Free) $35.00 / $17.00
    • Served with Paris mash potato, pea puree and crispy capers (Main / Regular)
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • Garlic Bread $6
    • Sliced baguette smothred in Garlic Butter & melted cheesy cheese
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
  • Sirloin Steak $19
    • 300gms of prime steak choice of mushroom, pepper or garlic. Sauce, side of toss and salad. Extras optional $1 each.
  • Spicy Beef Machos $13
    • Yummy beef mince, salsa, molten cheese, jalapenos on fiery tortilla chips (veg option available)
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Chicken & Avocado N/A
    • with tomato, carrot, corn, cucumber, mixed leaves & ranch dressing
  • Big Eat Shambo N/A
    • Foccacia Shambo with chicken, bacon, cheddar, coleslaw, red onion & mixed leaves
  • Breakfast Wrappo N/A
    • With bacon, egg, tomato & BBQ sauce
  • BLT N/A
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato & egg mayo
  • Ham & Cheese Toastie N/A
    • Toasted with red onion & tomato
  • BLT Toastie with Egg Mayo N/A
  • Irish Breakfast Toastie N/A
    • With bacon, cheese, tomato & tomato relish
  • Celtic N/A
    • Cheddar, avocado, sundried tomatos, red onion & mix leaves
  • Chocolate Liqueur Truffle $4.9
  • 4 Cheese $35
  • Market Fresh Garden Salad $5
  • Twice Cooked Braised Pork Belly $42
    • Smoked Cauliflower Puree, Zucchini Roulade, Cherry Tomato Fluid Gel, Crispy Skin Tahitian Vanilla Scented Scallop, Calvados Glaze
  • Seasoned Wedges with Tomato Sauce $5
  • Fresh Steamed Market Vegetables $5
  • Chunky Fries with Aioli & Tomato Sauce $5
  • 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
  • Chicken Bhuna $15.00
    • Boneless Chicken Pieces Spiced And Cooked With Aromatic Combination Of Ginger , Garlic , Capsicum, , Coriander And Spices
  • Paneer Naan $4.00
    • Marinated Sauteed With Homemade Cottage Cheese
  • Roti $2.50
  • Chips $4.50
  • Sweet Or Salted Lassi $4.00
  • Chicken Korma $15.00
    • Tender Boneless Chicken Pieces Cooked In Rich Cashew Nut Gravy
  • Mix Veg Pokara $5.00
    • Fresh Vegetables Dipped In Spiced Chickpeas Then Battered And Deep- Fried
  • Butter Cauliflower $13.90
    • Fresh Cauliflower Cooked In Rich Creamy Tomato Gravy
  • • Poached Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Sausages & Eggs two sausages - hash brown – two fried eggs - tomato –spaghetti
  • • Mixed Grill one sausage – one rasher bacon - two fried eggs - hash brown - tomato - spaghetti
  • Kiwi Breakfast
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - "Cook Up" (below) - Tea or Coffee
  • Continental
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - Tea or Coffee
  • • Scrambled Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Bacon & Eggs two fried eggs – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • Bulgogi hot pot $13.50
  • Seafood stir-fry noodle $12.50
  • Avocado roll 5p $6.50
  • Ramen $10.00
    • You can choose vege/seafood/chicken
  • Salad roll 5p $6.50
  • Edamame $5.00
  • Chicken cutlet $13.50
  • Tofu soup $13.50
    • You can choose vege/seafood/tuna/chicken
The Portal

The Portal

location

Address

600 Pioneer Highway, Highbury, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4412, New Zealand

phone

Phone

63588589

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 12:00-14:00, Wednesday: 12:00-14:00, Thursday: 12:00-14:00, Friday: 12:00-14:00, Saturday: 17:00-23:30, Sunday: 17:00-23:30
price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Breakfast

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Breakfast ,  Cash

Location
600 Pioneer Highway, Highbury, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4412, New Zealand
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