Venosa in Auckland Menu

Ask about the daily specials
Green salad with vinaigrette $6.50
Insalata mista $9.00
- Mixed salad of roast vegetables
Fresh cockles in a tomato and salami sugo with bread $13.00
Arancini $13.00
- Cheese filled and crumbed balls of risotto
Piatto misto $19.00
- Mixed platter of assorted italian antipasti
Antipasto of the day
- Always changing, always good
-side bread $3.00
Pasta é fagioli $16.00
- Delicious and hearty slow cooked three bean and pork bone stew with orechiette, parmigiano
Orecchiette di venosa $19.00
- Little "ears" of pasta with winter vegetables, extra virgin olive oil and chili
Carbonara $21.00
- Simple and delicious with garlic pancetta, parmigiano and free range egg yolk
Rigatoni $22.00
- Pasta served with our signature southern italian slow cooked pork ragu
Spaghetti vongole $25.00
- Fresh cockles in the shell with garlic, chili and extra virgin olive oil
Gnocchi $25.00
- Homemade potato gnocchi with field mushroom, cream and truffle
Ossobucco $27.00
- Veal on the bone with vegetable and stock broth served on a potato mash
Panna cotta with winter berry compote and sablé $12.00
Tiramisu $12.00
- Italy's favorite dessert

Nearby Sample Menus

Mussel & Pastrami Chowder $14 / $24
- New England' style w/ kumara & toasted bun
Griddle Cakes $18
- blueberry buttermilk pancakes w/ cinnamon butter & strudel nut crunch
Milk-Fed Veal Schnitzel $16 / $26
- w/ sage & lemon
House Pastrami $19 / $25
- smoked brisket w/ pickles & mustard
Smoked Kahawai Cakes $15
- w/ sour pickle & egg mayo
Turkey Meatloaf $14 / $24
- w/ pecans, celery heart, granny smith, cranberry & mustard
Toasted Muesli $12
- w/ stewed fruit & yoghurt
Pickled pork $9.5

Bourbon Beef Cheeks $25.00
- with kaffir lime, red onion, tomato, baby carrot & jasmine rice
Bang Bang Prawns - Tom Chien Corn(said "dom-cheen-gom) $13.00
- Juicy school prawns coated in young green rice, served with a coconut lemongrass dressing
Fresh Rice Paper Rolls - Goi Cuon(said "gai koon") $8.00
- Traditional prawns & braised pork, Smoked salmon & dill, Omelette & balsamic caramelised onion served with peanut dipping sauce, GF: served with nuoc mam sauce - two per serve
District 5 Pork Short Ribs -Sunon Nunong(said "soon-noon") $15.00
- Spice rubbed, lemongrass, sesame crisp & house chilli jam
Soft Shell Crab Salad -Goi Cua (mild/medium/spicy) $24.00
- Lightly battered soft shell crab in sweet & tangy tamarind sauce with toasted coconut
Tamarind King Prawns - Tom Sot Me $25.00
- King prawns cooked in our sweet tangy tamarind sauce, skewed grilled prawn cutlets, salad of the day with crushed peanuts & steamed rice
Galangal Fish - Bun Cha ca $28.00
- Wok fried Tarakihi fillet with galangal, turmeric, chilli, dill, spring onion, rice noodle salad with crushed peanuts, crisp shallots & nuoc mam
Caramelised Pork Hotpot - Thijt Kho Hot Ga $24.00
- Slow cooked pork belly in young coconut water, hardboiled free range egg, crunchy sprout salad & steamed rice

Eggs any style on sourdough, add bacon $8.00/$12.00
Omelette $19.50
- w/ jamon iberico, goats feta, confit mushrooms & cebolla
Lemon syrup loaf $7.00
- classic butter cake soaked in lemon syrup
Eggs any style on toasted sourdough, add bacon $11.00/$17.00
Poached eggs w dukkah $22.00
- smoked eggplant, mustard, herbs preserved lemon and baba ganosh
Rhubarb tart $9.00
- poached rhubarb, almond frangipane, orange curd, homemade custard encased in rosebank's homemade flaky pastry, topped w/ freeze dried raspberries
Slab of bacon $6.50
Beetroots $19.50
- w/ cashew & hazelnut cream, garden greens and aged balsamic

Rice topped with vege & meat served in hot stone pot $15.00
Cheese Buldak $40.00
- Hot chicken wing with cheese & rice ball w/ seaweed
Bibimbap $14.00
- Rice and assorted vegetables, beef,egg & chili paste in a bowl
Naengmyeon $13.00
- Cold buckwheat noodles with vegetables
Spicy stir-fried pork & rice $14.00
Scorched rice soup w/ seafood $25.00
Steamed octopus & vegetable $45.00
Chicken gizzard w/ vegetable $30.00

-hot house smoked salmon $22.00
Homemade potato and baby spinach gnocchi with wine barrel smoked mushroom, hazelnut & rocket pesto, shaved pecorino (gf & v) $25.00
Smashed avocado (gf available) $18.00
- Served with sautéed smokey mushrooms on garlic grilled sourdough, kale crisps and black bean vinaigrette
-westmere english style black pudding $8.00
R&c's banana and coconut bread toasted and served with homemade almond butter (gf/ df/ sf) $12.00
(GF)= gluten free
Salmon fish cakes served with wilted spinach , asparagus and creamy lemon butter sauce (gf available) $24.00
-add bacon extra $4.00

Rewa dairy (cheese pizza) $10.00
- Cheese, mozzarella
Rokete (hot & spicy pizza) $10.00
- Cheese, jalapenos, capsicum, chillies, onions, lamb or chicken- pineapple optional
Fish curry $12.00
- Served with ricem or roti
Stir fry (chicken, prawn) $12.00
- Served with rice
Vegetable chopsuey $8.00
Egg fried rice $10.00
- Egg or veg
Goat curry $10.00
- Served with ricem or roti
Chicken Curry $10.00
- Served with ricem or roti

Garlic Pizza Bread S $8.50 / L $12.5
Fettuccini Di Pollo E spinach $24.50
- Fresh chicken fillet with spinach, spring onion, white wine garlic creamy sauce.
Smoked salmon salad $23.00
- Smoked salmon served on a bed of fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, capers.
Dips $14.00
- Selection of Italian breads with fresh homemade dips.
Side Salad $7.00
Pepperoni R $14.50 / L $25.00
- Salami, Onion & capsicum
Calamari Salad $24.95
- Grilled marinated calamari served on a green salad.
Cannelloni E $14.50 / M $20.50
- Pasta tubes filed with spinach, pumpkin, creamy cheese and pine nuts.

Eggy benny (GF) $15.50
- on herbs potato hash, eggs, bacon or salmon, spinach with rosemary hollandaise
Smoked salmon $4.50
Toastie toastie
- Chicken, bacon, ham, mushroom, cheese, avocado, pineapple
Super breaky $20.00
- Free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, bacon sausage, mushrooms, paprika, potatoes, roast tomatoes, on 5 grain
-Add bacon $4.00
Smashy avocado $14.00
- With tomatoes, feta, herbs, lemon juice with mixed salad on organic sourdough
Bacon / Mushroom $4.00
-Steak $18.00

BBQ Duck Tacos $17.50
- Shredded Duck, Hoisin Sauce, Cucumber & Spring Onion
Lamb Rack $34.50
- Grilled lamb rack served with warm potato & pea salad & salsa verde
House Marinated Olives $7.50
BBQ Ribs Bite $16.00
- Bite sized portion of our succulent confit pork ribs served with Coast Slaw & Pickles
Quinoa Salad $20.00
- Quinoa salad with roasted pumpkin, roasted kumara, wild rocket, cherry tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, feta and tahini mayo. Add protein for $5.50
Thai Beef Salad $25.00
- Tender marinated beef strips, Asian slaw, fresh chilli, mung beans, chilli lime mayo, crushed peanuts, crispy shallots & coriander
Sticky Toffee Pudding $10.50
- Served with ginger creme anglaise
Winnie's Wings $15.00
- Honey Soy marinated, slow braised, crumbed & deep fried chicken wings served with carrot stick, pickles & coriander yoghurt