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

Fresh Fish Bites $13.70
- With Pigtail fries
1/2 Size $20.70
Scotch Fillet Steak $33.70
- Prime New Zealand 290g scotch fillet cooked to your liking. Served with potato & kumara mash & seasonal vegetables OR steak cut fries & salad. Accompanied with mushroom & bacon sauce, garlic sauce OR pepper sauce.
Apple Hot Cakes $13.70
- Hot cakes served with stewed apple, custard & cream
1/2 Size $20.70
Large $16.70
Mayonnaise $1.70
Beetroot Relish $1.70

Grilled Fish Burger $12.00
- grilled dory fillet, lettuce, tomato, onion, garlic mayo & tartare, with free range egg
Cheese $1.00
Hash Brown $1.50
Battered Fish Burger $10.00
- battered fish, tomato, onion, garlic mayo & tartare
Token Vege Burger $12.00
- salad, hash mushroom and avocado smash
Get Smoked For 4 $45.00
- 1X ¼ rack pork ribs with maple bourbon bbq sauce or bacon gravy. 1X medium pulled pork with Carolina bbq sauce, 2 X portion of wings with Memphis bbq & orange pop glaze, 1X two tone factory slaw, 2X serves of chips and 2X corn
Gluten Free Bun Available $2.00
Pulled Pork

Spicy Prawns $11.00
- Pan-seared garlic & chilli infused prawns.
Huevos Rancheros $16.00
- Two corn tortillas covered in mexican black beans, melted cheese, two free range fried eggs topped with fresh guacamole & rattlesnake salsa.
Fried Calamari $8.00
- Calamari strips tossed in a chermoula seasoning & served with garlic aioli
French Toast Kebabs $11.00
- With seasonal fresh fruit.
Chickpea Falafels $8.00
- Garlic, cumin & coriander chickpea falafels served with refreshing cucumber yoghurt
Chef's Salad $16.00
- Baby spinach, fresh mesclun, candied walnuts, blue cheese crumbles & dried cranberries served with balsamic vinaigrette. - Add free range chicken breast or spicy prawns $5.00
Guacamole $2.00
Chermoula Calamari Salad $21.00
- Moroccan spiced calamari strips, spicy prawns, Bees Knees streaky bacon served on a fresh garden salad tossed with homemade vinaigrette. Served with toasted pita & chermoula dressing.

Spring Rolls $7.50
- Thai style spring rolls filled with mixed vegetables and vermicelli served with sweet chilli sauce.
Wontons $7.50
- Deep fried wontons with minced pork and thai herbs, served with sweet chilli sauce
Pad Prik Prow $14.50
- Sweet chilli paste and vegetables
Kae Pad Prik Keang $15.50
- Stir fried lamb and curry paste served with vegetables
Pad Priew Wan $14.50
- Sweet and sour vegetables
Mixed Entree $7.50
- One piece of spring roll, curry puff, wontons, thai fish cake and pork on toast, served with sweet chilli sauce.
Kae Pad Prik Kra Praow $15.50
- Stir fried lamb, chilli and sweet basil served with vegetables.
Pad Khing $18.50
- Stir fried vegetables, garlic and ginger

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.
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.
Sultan $18.00
- Onions, mushrooms, cream cheese, apricots, chicken, topped with sweet chilli.
Sauces
- Mayonnaise, Spicy Lemon, Garlic Yogurt, Tomato Relish, Hot Chilli, Mint, BBQ Sauce, Hummus, Sweet Chilli, Tahini, Garlic Mayo, Apricot, Satay, Plum
Chicken $10.00
Medina $18.00
- Capsicum, cheese, mushrooms, onions, cream cheese, capers, olives, chicken, topped with sweet chilli.
Salad $16.00
- Enjoy fresh salad vegetables served with your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel and any 3 sauces. As well as Ali Baba’s warm garlic and olive oil dressing. You can also choose to have olives, capers, Jalapeños, and capsicum on top of your salad.

BLT $17.00
- Toasted ciabatta with bacon, cos lettuce, tomato, caesar mayo, tomato chilli jam.
Battered Fish $11.00
- with chips or salad
Chicken, Bacon & Chipotle Pizza $17.90
- Crispy tortilla base with napolitana sauce, cheese, roasted red capsicum & rocket.
French Toast with Caramelised Banana $15.00
- With candied walnuts, lemon cream cheese, maple syrup
Tempura Fish $17.50
- Tempura fish fillets, cos lettuce, red onion, tartare sauce.
Light Start Breakfast $17.90
- With candied walnuts, lemon cream cheese, maple syrup. Toasted ciabatta, avocado, ham, poached cage-free eggs, cheese, grilled tomato
Wholemeal Toast $4.50
Mixed Berry Compote $4.50

Battered Fish $25.90
- Fresh NZ John Dory, tempura battered. Served with fries, garden salad, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.
Fresh NZ Green Lipped Mussels $19.90
- Steamed in white wine & garlic. Served with toasted bread. Depends on availability.
2 Eggs or Gravy $4.00
Bailey’s Cheesecake $9.90
- Bailey’s Irish Cream Liquor cheesecake made from our own famous recipe. Served with whipped cream.
Murphy’s Chicken $19.90
- Freshly baked pita bread with hummus topped with salad greens, grilled chicken breast & Hennessy’s own Mediterranean salsa.
Lambs Fry $19.90
- Sauteed lambs liver with bacon, onions, garlic & mushrooms in a red wine gravy served with creamy mash, fried tomato & toasted white bread.
Ice-cream Sundae $8.90
- Vanilla bean Ice-cream with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel topping. Served with whipped cream.
Mini Beef Burger $9.90
- With golden fries, melted cheese & ketchup.

Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
Chicken Teriyaki N/A
Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
Lettuce N/A
Choc Chip N/A
Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
Subway Melt N/A
Yoghurt N/A

Plain Naan Or Butter Naan $2.00
- Plain flour bread baked in tandoor
Chicken Biryani $13.50
- Cooked with rice, tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, aromatic spices and finish fresh green coriander
Chicken Saag $13.50
- Cooked with spinach, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and freshly ground spices
Beef Korma $13.99
- Cooked with cashew paste, creamy sauce and spices
Chicken Kadai $13.50
- Cooked in tomato, onions, capsicum, ginger, garlic and spices finished with fresh coriander
Lamb Biryani $13.99
- Cooked with rice, tomato, onion, ginger, garlic, aromatic spices and finish fresh green coriander
Tandoori Chicken (Half) $9.99
- Whole chicken marinated in yoghurt, spices, ginger garlic paste, cooked in tandoor
Palak Paneer $12.50
- Homemade cottage cheese cooked with spinach, onion, tomato and spices

WHOLE DOZEN $17.00
STEAK OR ANGUS PATTIE + EGG $12.00
WAHA-NUI $16.00
- steak, Large Angus pattie + bacon+egg
REWENA FILLED ROLLS
LAMB $12.00
- pumpkin, kumara, potato, cabbage, mixed veg with rewena stuffing.
BOIL - UP $12.00
- pork, kumara, potato, watercress
KID'S BURGER(steak or small Angus pattie or bacon) $6.00
HOT CHIPS $3.00

Kuai tiew pud $15.00
- Fried noodles, egg and vegetables with your choice of chicken pork or beef.
Tom kar gai-chicken & coconut milk soup E $9.50 / M $17.00
- Lightly spiced chicken soup with coconut cream and Thai herbs.
Vegetable curry $16.50
- Green or red curry cooked in coconut milk with seasonal vegetables.
Karee puff-curry puff $7.50
- Chicken, potatoes and onions in pastry.
Pad thai - thai fried noodles $15.00
Tom jued woon sen- vermicelli soup E $9.50 / M $17.00
- Clear vermicelli soup with minced pork balls and tofu.
Pud puk ruamet $16.00
- Stir fried seasonal vegetables with oyster sauce.
Satay nua gai- beef or chicken satays $8.50
- Thin slices of beef or chicken, marinated in curry powder and coconut cream, served with spicy peanut sauce.

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

Selection of olives, breads and lentil dip $13.00
Salad $5.00
- tomato, lettuce, olives, cucumber, dressing
Short Ribs $29.00
- Beef ribs cooked to perfection by our Latino chefs. Served with mesclun salad, provenzala sauce and Chilean bread.
Parrillada $36.00
- Our signature dish. A wonderful platter of different meats barbecued the real Argentinian way, slow cooked in Manuka embers, Beef steak, Chicken thigh, Chorizo, Pork ribs, Lamb. Served with our chimichurri sauce, mesclun salad and Chilean bread. (approx 600 grams)
Spanish Churros $10.00
- Deep fried Spanish / South American dessert. Served with chocolate and caramel sauce, sprinkled with icing and cinnamon sugar. Fresh cream on the side.
Garbanzo Beans $13.00
- Slow cooked chick peas with Spanish chorizo, paprika, garlic, onion and basil. Served with Che's spicy sauce and Chilean bread.
BBQ Chicken Thighs $26.00
- Two large pieces of delicious, Manuka wood fired and smokey flavoured chicken thighs. Served with mesclun salad, Pebre sauce and Chilean bread.
Biscocho (Sponge Cake) $10.00
- Filled with custard and caramel, soaked in three different types of milk and covered in toasted meringue.

Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
- Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
Angus Beef Burger $15.50
- Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
- Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
- Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
French Toast $15.50
- Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
- Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
-With Salmon $17.50

Basmati Rice - Premium Indian rice $2.50
Chicken Tikka Masala - Marinated pieces of chargrilled chicken breast with garlic, ginger and aromatic spices – ever popular $15.90
Chicken Jalfrezi - Sweet & Sour chicken curry with seasonal vegetables $15.50
Aloo Gobi - Wok steamed cauliflower and potato tempered with cumin seeds in a masala sauce $13.50
Chutney and Pickles - Mango Chutney and Pickle (Price is per item) $2.50
Reshmi Kebab - Succulent chicken pieces – a milder version of chicken tikka (5 pieces) $12.50
Chicken or Lamb Palak - Creamy spinach cooked with tomato, whole and ground spices, and a hint of garlic $15.50
Onion Bhajees - Light crispy fritters served with tamarind chutney (6 bhajees) $6.50