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

  • Pain Perdu (French Toast) $18
    • Cinnamon Brioche, with bacon, banana, maple syrup
  • Chia and Coconut Pot $14
    • Served with mango and ginger compote and biscotti
  • Galette de Pomme de Terre, Brocoli et Chorizo $20
    • Broccoli, chorizo potato stack with crispy bacon, spinach and a herb hollandaise
  • Cordon Bleu $22
    • Chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese served on mash and finished with red wine jus
  • Oeufs Brouilles (Savoury Scrambled Eggs) $18 without bacon $15
    • With spinach, bacon, homemade tomato and onion relish and drizzled with truffle oil
  • Pasta of the Day $18
    • See the staff for today's flavour
  • Beef Salad $20
    • With roasted red pepper, whipped feta, crispy noodles finished with Thai lime dressing
  • Oeufs Benedicte (Eggs Benedict) $18
    • Served on English muffins with baby spinach and hollandaise. Mushroom
  • KIDS NATURAL NUGGETS MEAL $8.20
    • Natural Nuggets, Spud Fries With Fresh Natural Free Range Bf Aioli Or Tomato Sauce And A Small Charlies Juice Drink (50% Juice, 50% Water)
  • CHICKEN FENDERS $7.90
    • Free Range Grilled Chicken Seasoned With Sea Salt, Garlic and Rosemary With Free Range Lemon Aioli Or Chipotle Aioli Dip
  • WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY ICE CREAM $3.90
    • European white chocolate with a raspberry sauce
  • BURNOUT $13.90
    • Free Range Grilled Chicken Breast, Tasty Bacon, Smashed Avocado, Stilton Cheese Sauce, Mustard Aioli, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
  • BIO FUEL $11.50
    • 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Free Range Egg, Raw Grated Beetroot W/Chia Seeds, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
  • KIDS CHEESEBURGER MEAL $8.20
    • Cheeseburger, Spud Fries With Fresh Natural Free Range Bf Aioli Or Tomato Sauce And A Small Charlies Juice Drink (50% Juice, 50% Water)
  • FORD FREAKOUT $12.70
    • 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Tasty Bacon, Smashed Avocado, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
  • SPUD FRIES WITH AIOLI $4.90
    • Thick Cut Potato With Fresh Natural Free Range Bf Aioli
  • Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • with prime cut beef, onion rings, rocket, beetroot, horseradish sauce and fries
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Pasta $16.00
    • linguini pasta, grilled chicken breast, served in a spinach, mushroom and cream sauce
  • Soup of the Day $9.00
    • ask staff
  • Fries $6.00
    • with aioli $7.00
  • Mushrooms $15.00
    • in cream and parsley sauce on toast
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • with fresh local fish, served with salad and fries
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with sausage, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, bacon and a hashbrown
  • Chicken Parmigiana $23.50
    • Served with stuffed potato or chips
  • Rump Steak $25.00
    • Garlic, pepper or mushroom sauce $2.60 Extra
  • Toasted Sandwiches From $4.20
    • Ham, Egg, Cheese, Tomato, Onion, Pineapple
  • Battered Mussels $6.20
  • Olde Fashion Shrimp Cocktail $9.40
  • Thai Beef On Rice $18.20
  • Butter Chicken Wrap With Salad $18.20
  • Scotch Fillet $27.00
    • Served with stuffed potato or chips
  • Mango Chutney $2.00
  • Tamarind Chutney $2.00
  • Lamb Vindaloo - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Fish Malabari - Full $15.00
  • Chicken Tikka - Full $9.00
  • Lamb Rara - Half/Full $9.00/$14.00
  • Lunch Special $10.00
    • Half size curry, small rice, plain naan & 355ml drink
  • Navratan Korma - Half/Full $8.00/$12.00
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $17.50
    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)with bacon
  • Caramel slice $6.50
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Smoked beef, caramelised onion, tomato, lettuce and cheese
  • Lamb’s fry, bacon and creamy mushroom $16.50
    • Hearty and rich. Serves with bread to mop up the jus.
  • Pumpkin and spinach gnocchi $16.00
    • Homemade pumpkin and spinach gnocchi in white wine sauce with rocket pesto and grated Parmesan cheese
  • Pasta of the day $15.50
    • *Changes daily please ask staff
  • Ice cream trio $9.00
  • The braised lamb shoulder rack $17.00
    • New cut of lamb. Braised slowly in jus and served with herbed polenta fingers, eggplant relish and minted yoghurt. (NF & GF)
  • Thai Beef Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Prime beef slices marinated in Thai satay flavours served on mesclun salad with mangos, radish, tomato, cucumber and black sesame seeds. Topped with crispy kumara chards and nam jam dressing
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Served with focaccia
  • Open Steak Sandwich $19.50
    • Prime scotch fillet minute steak with fresh salad greens, caramelised onions, oven roasted tomato, portabella mushroom, swiss cheese, house made bernaise sauce and green tomato relish on toasted sour dough Served with a side of fries >>
  • Kumara Fries $9.00
    • Served with sour cream or aioli
  • Kids Lunch Pack $10.00
    • Ham or Marmite sandwich Rice crackers, raisins and banana
  • Green salad $5.50
  • Beef Burger $18.50
    • Prime beef pattie, fried egg, cheddar cheese, tomato, caramelised onions, beetroot, gherkin, BBQ sauce and mayo, served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Beer Battered Fish and Chips $18.50
    • Fresh fish in a crispy beer batter served with a fresh garden salad, fries, lemon wedge and house made tartare >>
  • -Full $15.99
  • Mixed platter for two $16.00
    • A selection of various entrees for two (samosa, pakora, chicken tikka and seekh kabab)
  • Keema naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with spiced lamb mince mixture
  • Lamb saagwala $16.90
    • A royle choice meat dish cooked in spices laced spinach sauce
  • Mixed pickles & tamarind sauce $2.50
  • -Full $15.99
  • Vegetable platter for two $15.99
    • Vegetable samosa, onion bhaji, vegetable pakora and springs rolls
  • Beef jalfrezi $16.90
    • Boneless meat cooked with juliennes of onion, tomato and capsicum with vegetables, tempered with coriander
  • Garlic Bread $6
    • Sliced baguette smothred in Garlic Butter & melted cheesy cheese
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
  • Pork Belly Ribs $25
    • Meaty, sweet sticky hickory smoked ribs with salad they come with sweet potatoes & loads of napkins.
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • Saag Allo $12.90
    • Potato Cooked In Creamy Spinach Gravy
  • Prawn Malbari $17.00
    • King Prawns Cooked On A Rich Coconut, Onion Gravy With Fresh Curry Leaves And Mustard Seeds
  • Cauliflower Paratha $4.00
    • Wholemeal Flour Bread Stuffed With Cauliflower And Spices
  • Chicken Biriyani $15.90
    • Spiced Biriyani Rice Cooked With Marinated Chicken Pieces & Spices
  • Vegetable Pulao $5.00
  • Mafai Kofta $13.90
    • Fresh Vegetable, Cottage Cheese Potato And Nuts Ball Cooked In Creamy Cashew Nut Gravy
  • Paneer Methi Malai $13.90
    • Homemade Cottage Cheese Cooked With Fenugreek Cashew Nut , Ground Spices And Cream
  • Chicken Madras $15.00
    • Chicken Pieces Simmered In Coconut Milk, Spices Then Tempered With Fresh Curry Leaves And Mustard Seeds
  • CAPE STYLE FISH CAKES $18.50
    • Homemade fish cakes garnished with a tropical salad, accompanied with a baguette
  • TRIPLE EGG OMELETTE $17.50
    • Filled with ham, tomato, mushroom and cheese, served With buttered wholegrain toast and finished with a tossed green salad
  • 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
  • THE AFRICAN BIG BREAKY $21.00
    • A hearty breakfast of honey cured bacon, beef sausages, roasted field mushroom, grilled tomato, poached eggs and sweet potato cake, served with buttered wholegrain toast
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $16.50
    • Homemade traditional seafood chowder served with crusty bread
  • MOROCCAN LAMB $29.50
    • Tender lamb slow cooked with aromatic spices, lentils and chickpeas served with cous cous, spicy capsicum tomato relish and a light green salad
  • SERENGETI STROGONOFF $30.00
    • Tender marinated beef and venison slow cooked with red wine, aromatic herbs and Portobello mushrooms finished with reduced cream, served on a bed of noodles, accompanied with a light green salad
  • NGORONGORO STEAK $36.00
    • Prime scotch fillet carpet bag steak stuffed with oysters and feta, served on a bed of roasted potatoes and field mushrooms drizzled with a rich red wine jus, accompanied with a light green salad
  • Peppered Beef and Black Pear $28.50
    • With Blue Cheese and Red Cabbage and Carrot Coleslaw, Cucumber and Salad Onion Salsa Salad Greens
  • Mixed Leaf Salad / Fries and Sauce $5.00
  • Three Soft White Rolls $6.50
    • Oven Baked in Herb or Garlic Butter
  • Chicken Roulade $37.00
    • Porty Apricot, Cream Cheese and Prociutto on Roasted Swede Puree and Chargrilled Broccoli
  • Cheese Plate $16.00
    • With Sticky Fruit, Bella's Apple Onion-mm-lade and Oatmeal Cookies
  • Visual Menu of Bella's House Made Cakes and Tarts. Please let us Describe the Selection Displayed in the Cabinet
  • Bella's Kitchen Breads $13.00
    • With Butter, Balsamic Oil and Spread
  • Toasted Rewana $9.50
    • With Seasonal Spreads
  • New Zealand Salmon $30
    • grilled salmon fillet served with salsa verde gourmet potatoes streaky bacon wrapped asparagus & caper dressing (GF)
  • Beet Salad $13
    • roasted beetroot, pecan nuts & goats cheese salad with lemon dressing
  • Gourmet Pizzas…Loaded with Toppings(Each) $15
    • pizzas are 9" made to order using fresh dough, own recipe tomato sauce with grated cheddar cheese
  • Lemon & Lavender Chicken $14
    • grilled chicken tenderloins infused with lemon & lavender & served on shaved fennel, orange segments & red onion salad
  • Earl Grey Crème Brulee $12
    • with the subtle flavour of bergamot and citrus served with walnut biscotti
  • Lemon & Coconut Syrup Cake (GF) $14
    • served with french vanilla ice-cream & passionfruit sauce
  • extra-large $24
  • Bowl of Fries with Tomato Sauce & Garlic Aioli $7
  • Mediterranean $13.90
    • anchovies, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives, capsicum & capers
  • 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
  • Samosa (lamb, chicken or vegetarian) $8.90
    • delicious pastry filled with potato, peas & seasoned with succulent spices, served with 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
  • 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
  • Also available in prawn or mixed +$2.00
  • Vegetable safary $15.90
    • a mix of stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbage leaves, vegetable samosa, falafel, babaganoush, hummus & taboulleh salad
  • Specialty mandi rice $3.50
  • Cured Meat Platter $28.00
    • House smoked venison back strap, prosciutto, parma ham, chorizo sausage, olives, caper berries, pepper jam, brie. Blue cheese and crackers
  • Pork Spare Ribs $23.00
    • Mountain of rib served with fries and a garden salad
  • Tandoori Chicken Salad $12.00
    • Marinated fillets, bacon, crispy noodles, salad mix & chilli peanut glaze
  • Steak Eggs & Chips $28.00
    • Scotch, fried eggs, crispy fries w/ jus & garlic butter “Every blokes fantasy right here!!!”
  • Mussel Platter $39.00
    • A selection of garlic and white wine and thyme mussels, coconut cream and chilli mussels, Dijon mustard and blue cheese mussels, served with a selection of dipping bread and fries
  • Carbonara $20.00
    • Bacon, mushroom, garlic, onion in wine & cream reduction
  • Grilled Mushrooms $3.00
  • Onion Bhaji $3.00
The Portal

The Portal

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

63588589

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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
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cuisine

Cuisine

Breakfast

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Breakfast ,  Cash

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