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

Pulled Pork Burger $11.00
- with two tone slaw, crackling and your choice of bbq sauce
Punnets(Small/Large) $2.00/$4.00
Garlic Mayo
- family favorite
Smoked Mushroom $2.00
Chicken Tenders (for 3) $7.00
- southern fried buttermilk chicken tenders with factory dipping sauce
Pimped $6.00
- served with ice cream, and your choice of chocolate hazelnut or raspberry marshmallow sauce
50/50 Cheeseburger $12.00
- ground bacon & beef Pattie, cheddar cheese, bread & butter pickles garlic mayo served with Kansas & Carolina bbq sauce
Garlic Bread ½ Baguette $5.00

Grass fed eye fillet of beef, shitake puree, polenta broccoli, sesame soy $39.00
Prawn & pork dumplings, miso coleslaw, chilli oil, soya dip $14.00
Scallops, cauliflower puree, pear and sultana chutney $15.00
Pot de crème au chocolate, almond coco spoon $16.00
Seafood hot pot, asian fragrance, coconut rice and poppadoms $36.00
Steamed Seasonal Vegetables (ask your server) $7.00
Creamy brie, smoked cheddar, double cream blue with crostini, fig and almond cake, water crackers and muscatel cluster $26.00
Camembert wheel roasted with chardonnay, thyme and crostini $20.00

HAWAIIAN $12.00
- Pineapple, cheese, tomato sauce, onion, ham
Cajun Chicken Wing Dings served with peri peri hot sauce $6.00
THE LOCO KIWI
- Tequila marinated NZ Chicken, Tenderloins char grilled, onion relish, lettuce, tomato, red onion, jalapeno sauce topped with homemade sweet mayo in a brioche bun.
VEGETARIAN $13.00
- Char grilled capsicum, olives, onion, hummus, feta, baby spinach
CHUR BURGER
- Homemade NZ beef seasoned patty drizzled with grilled cheese, bacon, beer battered onion rings, caramelized onion, tomato, lettuce, gherkins & mustard mayo in a brioche bun.
SLICE OF HEAVEN
- Hand pulled seasoned roast NZ Pork, caramelized onion, sweet red slaw, carrot, homemade fennel mayo & drizzled in rich lava gravy sauce in a brioche bun.
MEATLOVERS $12.00
- Bacon, pepperoni, ham, more bacon, more pepperoni, more ham, topped with cheese & a BBQ swirl
BBQ PLUM CHICKEN $13.00
- Plum sauce, sliced chicken breast, onion, camembert cheese, capsicum, tomato

Tea or Filter Coffee $3.50
Scotch Filet with Chips & Salad $26.90
Lasagna $9.90
Savouries Crêpes - La Complete (Ham, Egg & Cheese) $9.90
Lemon Cake Gluten Free $4.00
Single Filling $4.00
Milkshake $5.00
Croque Monsieur (white sauce, ham, cheese) with Salad $11.90

Ali Baba $16.00
- A delicious combination of coconut cream, harissa, cream cheese, mushrooms, onions, spinach, garlic chilli pickle, and your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel. Served with fresh salad.
Garlic cheese bread $4.50 each
Berber $16.00
- Your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel cooked with spinach, mushrooms and onions in a tomato creamy sauce flavoured with a delicious blend of Berber spices served on rice, accompanied by a fresh side salad.
Amazigh $16.00
- Spicy cream sauce of coconut and tomato, spinach, mushrooms, onions, with Berber spices with your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel served on rice, accompanied with a fresh side salad.
Mixed $ 10.50
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.
Sauces
- Mayonnaise, Spicy Lemon, Garlic Yogurt, Tomato Relish, Hot Chilli, Mint, BBQ Sauce, Hummus, Sweet Chilli, Tahini, Garlic Mayo, Apricot, Satay, Plum
All Pizzas served with tomato herbed sauce and cheese

Chicken, Cranberry, Brie $18.50
Bowl of Seasoned Chips $8.50
- With tomato sauce & aioli.
Brie $3.90
Vegie $18.00
- Corn & zucchini fritter, basil & pine nut pesto, baby spinach, feta, roasted capsicum, aioli.
Savoury Mince on Sourdough $16.50
- Bacon, cage-free egg, cheese, hash brown, caramelised onion, BBQ sauce.
Beef & Caramelised Onion $18.00
- Lean beef pattie, caramelised onion, dill pickles, aioli, mixed lettuce, cheese.
BBQ Pulled Pork $18.50
- Pulled pork, smokey BBQ sauce, honey mayo slaw.
Field Mushrooms $4.50

Loaded Wedges (Large) $18.90
- Seasoned wedges with crispy smoked bacon, melted cheese & sour cream.
NZ Lamb Salad $23.90
- Warm slices of rosemary marinated lamb on a Greek salad with Tzatzaki sauce.
Seafood Chowder $17.90
- Hennessy’s homemade Chowder with NZ’s freshest seafood & vegetables. Served with toasted bread.
Ulster Fry Up $19.90
- Smoked crispy bacon, fried eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, sausages, hash browns & toast.
Bangers & Mash $19.90
- Traditional sausages served with creamy mashed potatoes, garden peas with homemade beef gravy.
Granny Malone’s Bread & butter Pudding $9.90
- Traditional Bread & Butter pudding layered with sultanas & Blueberries. Topped with whipped cream.
Garlic Bread $5.90
- French bread grilled with Garlic infused Butter.
BLAT $19.90
- Smoked crispy bacon, fresh lettuce, avocado, mayonnaise & tomato on toasted white bread served with fries.

-Large Kiwi $19.00
DRUMSTICKS (Southern Fried) $2.50 each
-Med Kiwi $15.00
-Large Kiwi $19.00
CHICKEN
-Small Kiwi $11.00
Peas & Gravy $2.50/$5.00
Golden potatoes $0.60

Hawke's Bay Lamb Rump $34.00
- slow roasted with a horopito rub (NZ native pepper), kawakawa jus (NZ native herb), kumera mash with seasonal vegetables (GF) (H)
Vanilla Creme Brulee
- served with fresh strawberries (GF) (V)
Duck Leg Confit $34.00
- served on braised puy lentils and bacon with a gastrique sauce, savoy cabbage and virgin olive oil glazed baby carrots
Please help yourself from a selection of Cereals, Juices, Fresh selection of fruits, breads, bakery items and cheese.
- add smoked salmon extra $5.50
- add lemon chicken extra $4.00
Hot Smoked Salmon and Brie $17.50
- With sour cream and fresh herbs (GF)
Crispy Pork Belly $33.00
- slow roasted with apple cider and served with creamy mashed potato, spiced apple sauce and seasonal vegetables (GF)

Porchetta simoncelli $29.9
- pork , served on braised Mediterranean vegetables
Pollo picatta $29.9
- roasted chicken breast served on frazzled vegetables w/ an olive & prune salsa
Baked new york cheesecake $11.9
- the real thing, served w/ a berry compote
Musso $19.9
- Italian cured meats
Chicken $2.9
Bistecca monza $29.9
- eye fillet steak wrapped in bacon served on kumara and potato mash, a field mushroom and topped with bernaise
Steamed mussels $16.9
- served in the shell, chopped italiano sausage and pernod sauce to add flavour
Grilled courgette $8.9
- w/aged goat’s cheese, crushed pinenuts & basil

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

Pies $4.00
24B Burger $16.00
Cheese Burger $7.00
Monday Seafood Chowder $7.00/$9.00
Add Scotch Steak $6.00
Friday Boil up $12.00
Add Egg, cheese or garlic butter $1.00
Sandwiches $4.00

Vegetable/Egg kothu $9.00
Chicken 65 - 6pcs $10.00
- deep fried specially marinated on the bone chicken pieces
Egg curry $13.50
- boiled egg cooked with chef special masala gravy and coconut milk
Fish and chips $8.00
Plain rice $2.00
Fish moilee (Kerala style fish stew) $17.50
- a coconut milk based special curry cooked with bit of spices
Chappathi $2.00
Uzhunnu vadai (lentil doughnuts) 3pcs $5.00
- special savory doughnuts made by undu dall and herbs served with samabar and coconut chutney

Laccha parantha $3.50
Chhole bhature $7.99
Veg chinese platter $17.50
Onion bhaji $5.00
Kachori / Pyaaz kachori $1.80
Kachori chaat $5.00
Samosa / Paneer cutlet $1.50
Onion parantha $4.00

Scotch 250g $30.00
Chocolate mousse
Side salad
Peri peri steak strips $12.00
- (tender strips of steak cooked in white wine & peri garlic & cream)
Chicken wings $8.00
- (grilled in our unique marinade)
Chicken & Calamari $32.00
Ribs
Black mushrooms $10.00
- (grilled, topped w cheese, spinach & feta)