Zanellis Italian Restaurant in Rotorua Menu

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Minestra del giorno $10.20
- soup of the day.
Brushetta gamberoni con salsa di pomodoro $19.40
- prawns/grilled ciabatta/ wilted spinach/ basil aioli.
Carpaccio $17.30
- Thinly sliced Eye Fillet/ Capers/ Parmesan Shavings/ lemon juice and Olive Oil dressing.
Cozze al Forno $16.30
- Fresh new Zealand Green Lip mussels/ Spicy crumb gratin.
Salmone con Polenta $16.30
- Pan fried Calamari/ Green Salad/ Salsa Verde Sauce.
Pettinidi con bocconici e pomodoro $17.30
- Seared Scallops/ Lightly Roasted Tomato/ Bocconcini/ Fresh Basil/ Balsamic dressing.
Salmone affumicato $17.30
- Hot Smoked Salmon/ White bean & Parmesan Fritter/ Capsicum salad/ Sundried Tomato Pesto.
Insalata di frutta a guscio e formaggio blue $16.30
- Roasted Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pinenuts and Walnuts/ Mesculin Greens/ Blue Cheese Dressing.

Bistecca $35.30
- Grilled Eye Fillet/ Rosemary Potatoes/ Port Sauce.
Bovine filetto con Prosciutto e Masala $33.80
- Tender Veal Fillet/ Rosemary Potatoes/ Prosciutto & Masala Cream Sauce.
Pollo con Funghi e Spinaci i $32.30
- Grilled Chicken Breast/ Rosemary Potatoes/Mushroom, Spinach & Tomato Salsa.
Filetto di Agnello $35.30
- Grilled Lamb Fillet/ Rosemary Potatoes/ Vine Tomato/ Red wine & Mint Sauce.
Pesce del giorno $35.30
- Fresh seasonal Fish/ White Wine Risotto/ Lemon & Caper Vinaigrette.

Gelato $9.70
- Gelato - Zanellis own rich and creamy hand-made icecream, made on the premises, with an interesting twist to taste! Two scoops per serve - some flavours contain alcohol.*Flavours may change without notice, please ask your server. (Subject to availability).Hazelnut & Hazelnut & Almond*/Licorice/Hokey Pokey/Dark Chocolate/White Chocolate. >>
Tiramisu $12.80
- Our famous rich coffee and brandy flavoured Marscarpone Crème, layered with delicate Savoirdi fingers. (When available, alcohol content).
Torta di Cioccolato $12.80
- Moist, rich dark Chocolate Cake, drizzled with Chocolate Sauce, Whipped Cream and Fruit Garnish. (Warm dessert).
Panna Cotta $12.80
- Mascarpone and vanilla Panna Cotta served with Fresh fruit and a Blueberry compote.
Affogatto al Café $12.80
- Single espresso coffee with a nip of Kahlua liqueur poured over Cappuccino Gelato, garnished with Savoirdi Fingers and selection of fresh fruit. (Cold dessert, alcohol content).

Spaghetti con Ragu alla Bolognese $22.50
- Spaghetti/ Pork, Beef & Tomato Ragu.
Spaghetti alla Marinara $25.50
- Spaghetti/ Selection of fresh seafood/ lightly spiced Tomato sauce.
Spaghetti Pomodoro $21.50
- Spaghetti/ Classic Zanelli's Tomato sauce.
Lasagne al Forno $23.50
- Baked/ Egg Pasta Layers/ Classic Zanelli's Meat Sauce/ Mozzarella & Cottage Cheese.
Fettuccine alla Gorgonzola e Capperi ante $24.50
- Egg Fettuccine/ diced Scallops/ Sundried Tomatoes/Broccoli florets/ Capers/ Creamy Blue cheese sauce.
Fettucine con Gamberi e Pollo $24.50
- Egg Fettuccine/ Chicken/ Bacon/ Shrimp/ Creamy Tomato sauce.
Linguine Mare Monti $24.50
- Pan-seared Prawns/ Mushrooms/ Onion, garlic & Chilli/ Olive Oil drizzle.
Penne alla Salmone $23.50
- Smoked Salmon/ Capers/ Spinach & garlic Cream Sauce.
Rissotto $25.50
- Wine Risotto/ Mushroom/ Chorizo Sausage .
Cannelloni $23.50
- Chicken liver pate filling/ Ground salami/ Spinach/ Cottage cheese Pomodoro, Parmesan gratin.

Garlic and Parsley $6.10
Sundried Tomato & Almond Pesto $6.10
Chili and Tomato with Garlic $6.10
Black Olive Paste $6.10
Basil Pesto $6.10
- (Multiple selection available).

Rosemary Potatoes $6.10
Vegetables of the Day $6.10
Marinated Olives $6.10
Garden Salads (2 sizes) $11.20 or $6.10

Nearby Sample Menus

Caesar Salad $18.70
- Cos lettuce, bacon, hard boiled egg, parmesan, croutons & caesar dressing. Add anchovies - no extra charge. Add Chicken or Prawns $4.70
Large $21.70
Small $11.70
Sauces
Seared Venison Steak $33.70
- Venison medallions served with summer greens, polenta chips, infused red cabbage & cranberry & port jus.
Crumbed Chicken Tenders $13.70
- With Pigtail fries OR Mash & seasonal vegetables. Accompanied with gravy.
Sweet Chilli $1.70
Satay $1.70

French Toast $17.50
- chunky toast / banana / bacon / blueberries / maple syrup
Garlic Baguette $4.90
- garlic, herb and parmesan butter
Mud Cake $14,90
- warm / basil sorbet / berry compote / whipped cream
Pasta Add $4.90
- marinated prawns
Peach and Strawberry Crumble $15,90
- balsamic ice cream / whipped cream / molasses powder / black pearls
Urbano Big Boy $21.90
- bacon / pork and fennel chipolata / black pudding / free range eggs any style / crunchy potato cake / smoked tomato / portobello mushrooms / hollandaise / chunky toast
Pasta $17,90
- linguini / creamy tomato sauce / baby spinach / parmesan shavings / truffle oil / pea feathers
Caesar Salad Add $4.90
- marinated prawns

Cerdo Verde $24.50
- slow roasted pork, tomatillo salsa verde, black beans, rice, salad
Pollo y Chorizo $19.50
- marinated chicken, chorizo, tortilla strips, leaf lettuce, black olives, red onion, roasted corn, lime garlic vinaigrette, special sauce
Add chili garlic prawns $6.00
Helado Sabroso $9.50
- vanilla bean ice cream topped w/ Latin caramel or chocolate & whipped cream - 1/2 size $5.50
Chicken or Prawns $19.50
Quinoa $17.50
- quinoa, black beans, roasted corn, rum infused pineapple, roasted red peppers, leaf lettuce, lime garlic vinaigrette - w/ grilled chicken $23.50 / w/ chilled grilled prawns $23.50
Moqueca de Camaroes $24.50
- spicy prawn stew, coconut milk, tomatoes, onions, capsicums, coriander, rice, flour tortilla
Tapas y Mas $26.50
- your selection of one seafood and one non seafood tapa from the tapas menu, chimichurri potatoes

Ala-Tunisia $16.00
- A mouth watering mixture of bearnaise pesto blended with homemade spices and your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel. Served with fresh salad.
Tunisian $16.00
- Flavoursome cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic, feta cheese, with your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel cooked risotto style and served with a fresh side salad.
Sahara $18.00
- Spinach, Sun-dried tomatoes, Jalapeños, cream cheese, prawns, olives, topped with sweet chilli.
Chicken $10.00
Shiek $18.00
- Spinach, Tuna, chilli pickle, cream cheese, topped with sweet chilli.
Mixed $ 10.50
All Kebabs served with lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, tabouli, red cabbage, onions, jalapeños, and 3 sauces of your choice. Cheese is $1.50 extra
Najem $18.00
- Garlic chilli pickle, mushrooms, onions, marinated capsicum, capers, olives, cream cheese, chicken, topped with sweet chilli.

Garlic Breads $8.00
- Aorangi Peak original garlic breads
Cheeseboard Selection $17.00
- A selection of New Zealand cheeses, crackers, nuts and dry fruits
Smoked Salmon Salad $18.00
- New Zealand smoked salmon and seasonal green salad served with French Vinagrette
Fish Fillet of the Day $22.00
- Pan fried fillet fish Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris sauce
Recommendation Rack of Lamb $28.00
- Served with Gourmet potatoes and seasonal salad
Seafood Chowder $15.00
- Delicately combined seafood chunks in a creamy sauce, served with bread
Aorangi Peak Scotch Fillet Steak $22.00
- Served with Gourmet potatoes and seasonal salad
Muffin or Scone $5.00
- Served with jam, cream, and butter

Beef Burger $19.90
- 200g Hennessy’s home made beef patties with cheese, bacon, mayonnaise, salad & sweet chilli sauce. Served with fries.
Shrimp Salad $20.90
- Shrimps & fresh garden salad with thousand island dressing.
Open Grilled Chicken Sandwich $22.90
- Tender Chicken breast on toasted Focaccia bread with cranberry & aioli sauce, salad, creamy brie cheese & avocado. Served with fries.
Ulster Fry Up $19.90
- Smoked crispy bacon, fried eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, sausages, hash browns & toast.
Open Steak Sandwich $21.90
- BBQ grilled Sirloin Steak on toasted Focaccia bread with onion jam & salad greens dressed with aioli & BBQ sauce. Served with fries.
Battered Fish $25.90
- Fresh NZ John Dory, tempura battered. Served with fries, garden salad, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.
BLAT $19.90
- Smoked crispy bacon, fresh lettuce, avocado, mayonnaise & tomato on toasted white bread served with fries.
Loaded Wedges (Large) $18.90
- Seasoned wedges with crispy smoked bacon, melted cheese & sour cream.

Cajun Chicken medium $30 / classic $35
- Chicken breast dusted in our secret mix of Cajun spices. Pan-seared and finished in the oven. Topped with a spicy BBQ sauce, sour cream and jalapeños. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
Straight-Cut Chips $5.00
John Deer $36.00
- Medallions of venison Denver leg, served with a herbed potato bake, pea puree, sauteed spinach, house plum chutney and a red wine jus.
Midnight Nachos $19.00
- Corn chips topped with our famous spicy bean mix, with your choice of chicken, beef or both. Topped with grilled cheese and finished with salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
The Milky Bar Pud $12.00
- White chocolate and buttermilk pudding. Served hot with butterscotch sauce, white chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream.
Lassoo of Hog $38.00
- 450grams of rolled pork loin with a prune, carrot and seeded mustard stuffing. Oven-roasted with crackling and finished with a fresh apple and ginger sauce. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw...a fair dinkum Lone Star legend!
Huckleberry Hound Dawg $11.00
- Frankie frankfurter in a bun with cheese.
Buenos Nachos $19.00
- Roasted seasonal vegetables with spicy bean mix on crispy corn chips with grilled cheese. Topped with salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.

Avocado Toasties N/A
Hot Chilli N/A
Italian B.M.T N/A
Veggie Delite N/A
Tuna N/A
Oat & Raisin N/A
Thousand Island N/A
Turkey N/A

BLT Sandwich $ 13.00
- Bacon, LetiJ.ice and tomato on toasted focaccia bread
Fisherman’s Catch $ 25.00
- Battered, Scallops, calamari rings, battered mussels, fish bites and crab sticks served with fries & tartare sauce
Dickies Pie $ 20.00
- Tender Eleef chunks cooked in dark ale gravy topped with puff pastry served with mash potato, peas 8. baby carrots
Hawaiian Burger $ 16.00
- Home made Beef Patiie with Bacon, Pineapple, Lettuce, Beetroot, Cucumber 8. Cheddar
Chicken Tenders $ 10.00
- Served with a choice of Sweet Thai Chili or BBQ sauce.
Apricot Crumbed Chicken $ 25.00
- Crumbed chicken breast with apricot sauce served with salad and fries
Antipasto Platter $ 30.00
- Olives, Sundried tomatoes, Stuffed Vine leaves, Pickled Onions, Brie Cheese, Gouda Cheese, Eggplant Chutney, Crackers and Salami
Calamari Chips $ 12.00
- Served with Tartare or Sweet Thai Chili

Baked new york cheesecake $11.9
- the real thing, served w/ a berry compote
Fettuccine salmone rossellini $21.9
- smoked salmone, capers in a garlic cream sauce
Zuppa di pesce “seafood broth” $16.9
- fish, prawns, calamari, scallops, mussels, octopus, tomato, vegetables and saffron served with crispy bread
Spaghetti marco polo $18.5
- bacon onion in a garlic cream sauce
Garlic and rock salt Italiano bread $4.9
Add $4.5
- pan seared tender eye fillet
Arancini $16.9
- crispy risotto balls filled with mozzarella, cashews, pumpkin & chilli, with a capsicum apricot chutney
Fettuccine farina $21.9
- tomatoes, eggplant, anchovies, capers, olives and chilli

Hot Dogs $2.00
2 Fish, 2 sausages, 2 crabsticks & Chips $10.00
Extra $1.00
- cheese, bacon, egg,
Fish Bites $0.80
Hawaiian Burger $6.00
4 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 sausages, 2 pot fritters & Chips $20.00
Crumbed Fish $1.00
4 Fish, 2 crabsticks, 2 hot dogs, 6 Nuggets & Chips $20.00

Salmon Benedict $13.80
- French toast, salmon, egg & maple syrup
Bacon Benedict $13.50
- French toast, bacon, egg & maple syrup
Big Breakfast $11.50
- Bacon, egg, sausage, hashbrown, tomato & toast
Basic Breakfast $9.50
- your choice of bacon or sausage, egg, tomato & toast
Caramelised Banana Pancake $13.50
- Pancake with bacon & caramelised banana

Tunisian $16.00
- Flavoursome cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic, feta cheese, with your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel cooked risotto style and served with a fresh side salad
Ala-Tunisia $16.00
- A mouth-watering mixture of bearnaise pesto blended with homemade spices and your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel. Served with fresh salad
Ali Baba $16.00
- A delicious combination of coconut cream, harissa, cream cheese, mushrooms, onions, spinach, garlic chili pickle, and your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel. Served with fresh salad
Berber $16.00
- Your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel cooked with spinach, mushrooms, and onions in a tomato cream sauce flavored with a delicious blend of Berber spices served with rice, accompanied by a fresh side salad
Sahara $18.00
- Spinach, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Jalapeños, cream cheese, prawns, olives, topped with sweet chili
Traditional $16.00
- Spicy cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic and your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel. Served with fresh salad
Kashrut $16.00
- Your choice of lamb, chicken, or Falafel cooked with tomatoes, herbs, spinach, mushrooms, onions, Berber spices, wrapped in the thin Kebab bread with olives, mozzarella, and cream cheeses and baked in Ali Baba’s oven. Topped with garlic mayonnaise and sweet chili sauces and served with a fresh side salad
Lamb $ 9.50

Veg manchurian $9.50
Laccha parantha $3.50
Masala dosa $11.50
Chilli paneer $10.50
Rajma chawal $9.99
Tandoori salad $9.90
- Paneer, capsicum, onion cabbage, tomato
Mutter mushroom $14.50
Paneer special samosa $2.30

Lamb Seekh Kebab (6 pcs) $10.50
- Lamb mince lightly spiced and rolled on skewers and roasted in tandoor
Vegetable Spring Rolls (8pcs) $5.50
- Spring rolls filled with vegetables and herbs rolled in a crispy wonton style pastry
Lamb Rogan Josh $16.50
- Tender lamb cooked in rich traditional Kashmiri style gravy
Lamb/Beef Madras $16.50
- Diced meat cooked in coconut gravy and tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves
Cheese & Garlic Naan $5.00
- Naan stuffed with mild cheese and garnished with garlic and butter
Prawn Biryani $17.50
- Rice cooked with prawns and served with raita and papadums
Butter Chicken $15.50
- A world famous delicacy, Boneless tandoori chicken pieces cooked in rich creamy tomato sauce
Prawn Malabari $18.50
- prawn cooked in delicious coconut cream in South Indian style