Zanelli's 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 bocconcini 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 gusto 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 $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 handmade ice cream, 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 Mascarpone Crème, layered with delicate Savoir 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
Affogato al Café $12.80
- Single espresso coffee with a nip of Kahlua liqueur poured over Cappuccino Gelato, garnished with Savoir 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 $22.50
- 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
- White 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 (Multiple selection available) $6.10
Rosemary Potatoes $6.10
Vegetables of the Day $6.10
Marinated Olives $6.10
Garden salads 2 size $11.20
Garden salad 1 size $6.10

Nearby Sample Menus

Apple Hot Cakes $13.70
- Hot cakes served with stewed apple, custard & cream
Medium $12.70
Jelly Tip Sundae $13.70
- Served with chocolate sauce & cream.
1/2 Size $20.70
Small $8.70
Cajun Spiced Chicken Linguine $25.70
- Chicken, mushrooms, capsicum, sun-dried tomato & linguine bound in cajun & parmesan cream sauce, topped with parmesan, parsley & cashew nuts.
Ham & Pineappple Pizza $13.70
- With Pigtail fries
Today's Soup $13.70
- With freshly baked bread & butter.

Couscous Salad $8.00
- Couscous, chickpeas, fresh herbs, spinach, tomato, feta & olive oil.
Cumin Spiced Chips $8.00
- Chunky cumin spiced hot potato chips served with Watties tomato sauce & your choice of garlic aioli or homemade tomato jam.
Cumin Spiced Chips $8.00
- Chunky cumin spiced hot potato chips served with Watties tomato sauce & your choice of garlic aioli or homemade tomato jam.
The Full Monty $22.00
- Bees Knees streaky bacon, marinated sirloin beef kebab, gourmet lamb sausage, char-grilled tomato, two hashbrowns & two free range eggs on toasted ciabatta served with homemade tomato jam.
Chickpea Falafels $10.00
- Garlic, cumin & coriander chickpea falafels served with refreshing cucumber yoghurt sauce.
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
Hunter's Gathering $36.00
- A platter consisting of New Zealand’s finest meats & cheeses served with toasted ciabatta, crispy garlic tortilla bread, olives & homemade apple, date & caramelized onion chutney.
Sautéed Baby Spinach $4.50

3 BBQ Thigh Fillets $11.90
- 3 BBQ Chook thigh fillets, kids juice & corn or chips
Whole Chicken
- To share, or not to share
- Regular $4.50
Grilled Livers $6.90
Fresh Garden Salad $8.90
- Mixed lettuce, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, carrot & cherry tomatoes
Classic Burger $9.90
- Chicken breast, iceberg, tomato & light mayo on a soft seeded bun
5 Churrasco BBQ Wings $11.90
- Comes with BBQ basting. Add some extra Peri-Peri basting of your choice if you wish!
- Large $6.50

Gelato Della Casa $9.50
- Three scoops of your choice of gelato
Fiorentina $17.50
- Coz lettuce, olives, pear, gorgonzola cheese, bell pepper, Tuscan salami, hazelnuts and homemade Italian dressing with splash of basil pesto
Molto Carne $19.50
- Italian chorizo, Tuscan salami, bacon, mozzarella, Napoli sauce
Additional toppings $2.00
- Red onion, spinach, basil, olives, capsicum, pineapple, capers, mushroom
Pollo Alla Parmigiana $29.50
- Crumbed chicken breast, wood fired oven roasted topped with Napoletana sauce and mozzarella served on bed wood fired oven roasted vegetables, polenta, porcini and basil pesto
L’Italia $15.50
- Coz lettuce, cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, buffalo mozzarella, focaccia croutons, drizzled with olive oil and seasonings. (v)
Bruschetta Sorrentino $13.50
- Oven toasted bread with salsa, capers, anchovies, and mozzarella
Bruschetta Italiana $10.50
- Oven toasted bread with tomato salsa drizzled with olive oil and basil pesto. (v)

Small Mixed Meat $9.50
Large Lamb $11.50
Small Falafel (Veg) $9.50
Lamb & Rice $7.00
Small Mixed Meat $9.50
Small Lamb $9.50
Chicken & Rice $7.00
Large Chicken $11.50

Garlic Prawns, Skewered Princess Prawns sautéed in garlic butter splashed with parsley & fine cracked pepper served with roasted garlic aioli $19.5/entree
Fries, served with Tomato sauce & our famous roast garlic aioli $8.50
Lemon Pepper Calamari, Fresh calamari in a light lemon pepper crumb served with our famous roast garlic aioli $29.50
Gamberetto, Garlic Prawns topping a Grilled Steak served with our famous roast garlic aioli; served with Caramelized Onion Potato Cake & Salad Greens $39
Spaghetti Napoletana - Spaghetti in a Tomato & fresh Basil Sauce (add meatball +$3.5) $11
Peppato, Grilled Steak lightly coated with cracked black pepper served with creamy roast garlic aioli; served with Caramelized Onion Potato Cake & Salad Greens $32.50
Garlic Prawns, Skewered Princess Prawns sautéed in garlic butter splashed with parsley & fine cracked pepper served with roasted garlic aioli $29.50
Spaghetti Ciccio, Spicy Chorizo sausage, Kalamatta olives & semi-dried tomatoes in a tomato, white wine & fresh basil sauce $25.90

All Pizzas served with tomato herbed sauce and cheese
Chicken $10.00
Kascrute $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 chilli sauces and served with a fresh side salad.
Sahara $18.00
- Spinach, Sun-dried tomatoes, Jalapeños, cream cheese, prawns, olives, topped with sweet chilli.
Garlic cheese bread $4.50 each
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.
Sauces
- Mayonnaise, Spicy Lemon, Garlic Yogurt, Tomato Relish, Hot Chilli, Mint, BBQ Sauce, Hummus, Sweet Chilli, Tahini, Garlic Mayo, Apricot, Satay, Plum
Falafel $ 9.00

Prawn on Toast $8.50
- Prawn meat and pork, with Thai herbs on toast.
Ped Ob Louw Dang $25.50
- Roasted duck breast on Bok choy with red wine sauce.
Red Curry $14.50
- Red curry paste cooked in coconut cream with a choice of beef, pork or chicken.
Hamok Talay $21.50
- Combination seafood, prawns, fish, scallops, squid and mussels cooked in coconut cream and curry paste.
Nua Yang Amazing $29.50
- Char grilled marinated tenderloin steak served to your liking with steamed vegetables served on a sizzling hot plate and flamed with brandy.
Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables $14.50
- Stir fried mixed vegetables in Soya Sauce
Kae Sam Rod $29.50
- Marinated char grilled lamb rack with garlic, chilli lemon grass and Basil served on a sizzling hot plate with vegetables and three flavoured sauce.
Tom Yum Gai $9.50
- Traditional hot and sour Chicken soup with mushrooms and lemon grass.

Aioli N/A
Three Pepper Chicken N/A
Cucumber N/A
Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
Steak and Cheese N/A
Thousand Island N/A
Pizza Sub with Cheese N/A
Veggie Delite N/A

Pla meuk gratee-am - garlic squid $19.00
- Stir fried squid with garlic and black pepper.
Yum pla muek - squid salad $18.00
- Squid salad with Thai herbs, mint, lemon and chilli.
Tom yum puk-vegetable soup E $9.50 / M $14.50
- Spicy vegetable soup with lemongrass and mushroom.
Keang masaman - masamam curry $17.00
- Masaman curry cooked in coconut milk, potatoes & peanuts with your choice of chicken, pork or beef. The mildest of all curries.
-with chilli and vegetables. $19.50
Karee puff-curry puff $7.50
- Chicken, potatoes and onions in pastry.
Tom kar gai-chicken & coconut milk soup E $9.50 / M $17.00
- Lightly spiced chicken soup with coconut cream and Thai herbs.
E = entree / M = main

Fettuccine nuvo $21.9
- prawn & chorizo w/ a pesto cream & toasted cashews
Caramel and banana pie $11.9
- unbelievable
Steaky bacon $2.9
Brilli-peri $19.9
- parma ham, gorgonzola, walnuts, sliced tomato and rocket
Lamb fricassee $23.9
- Braised lamb w/ leeks & green onions & served with roasted vegetables
Potato rosti with salmon $15.9
- w/ creme fraiche & dill
Panzerotti $21.9
- triangle shaped pasta parcels filled with mushroom, served with a blue cheese sauce and garnished with toasted walnuts and rocket
Pollo picatta $29.9
- roasted chicken breast served on frazzled vegetables w/ an olive & prune salsa

Wake up with a Chicken McMuffin n/a
- Take one delicious chicken patty made with NZ chicken breast sourced from Ingham®, in a seasoned tempura coating, then sandwich it with creamy mayo and cheese inside a warm, toasted English muffin
Whipped Butter n/a
- Our fluffy butter, in creamy, whipped peaks. It's like walking on air
Massive McMuffin® Hunger Buster n/a
- For a day full of massive missions, there’s no better start than a Massive McMuffin, a Bacon & Egg McMuffin®, a hash brown and a small hot chocolate
Chicken Bacon Deluxe n/a
- It’s deluxe, and it’s back. Crispy coated chicken dressed with rasher bacon, fresh tomato, cheese with a Swiss accent and topped off with creamy mayo
McChicken n/a
- Made with New Zealand chicken breast sourced from Ingham®, in a seasoned tempura coating. Topped with locally grown crunchy iceberg lettuce and our exceptional McChicken® sauce, between a sesame seed bun. It's difficult to beat a classic
BLT Bagel n/a
- Lightly toasted bagel with a rasher of bacon, crisp lettuce, a juicy slice of tomato and creamy mayonnaise
Warm Chicken Salad: Grilled or Crispy n/a
- The new Warm Chicken Salad. With ingredients like crispy or grilled 100% NZ chicken, red cabbage & plump sliced tomatoes, it’s surprisingly delicious
The Almighty Angus® 1/2lb n/a
- Crispy bacon, a 1/2 pound of juicy 100% NZ Angus beef, red onion, cheese, and a dash of tomato relish in our new chilli chive bun. If you’re serious about seriously good Angus, you'll want to make time for this burger

Nicoise Salad $15.00
- Tuna, Olives, Feta, Egg, Mesculin Leaves & Italian Dressing.
Garlic Pizza Bread S $6 / L$11
- Our Own Secret Dough Recipe, Brushed With Garlic And Olive Oil And Baked.
Smoked Salmon S $10 / L $19
- Smoked Salmon, Capers, Baby Spinach And Capsicum.
Eggs Benny With Bacon And Baby Spinach $16.00
- With Hollandaise, Bacon & Baby Spinach, Served On Toasted Ciabatta Bread.
Funghi S $9 / L $17
- Roasted Button Mushrooms, Feta And Herbs On A Napolese Base.
Shrimp & Smoked Salmon S $11 / L $21
- Shrimp, Smk Salmon, Bacon,Olives, Tomatoes, Capers And Pesto.
Trilogy Of Cheese S $8 / L $15
- Mozarella, Parmesan And Feta On A Tomato Sauce Base.
Pan Fried Fish Fillet $17.00
- With Potato Wedges, Side Salad, Aioli And Lemon.

Garlic cheese bread $4.50
(All Kebabs served with lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, tabouli, red cabbage, onions, jalapeños, and 3 sauces of your choice. Cheese is $1.50 extra)
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
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
Mixed $ 10.50
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
Traditional $16.00
- Spicy cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic and your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel. Served with fresh salad
Chicken $10.00

Vegetable Jaypuri - Crisp seasonal vegetables with aromatic spices – garnished with cashews and poppadom pieces $14.50
Kashmiri Naan - Stuffed sweet naan bread with coconut, almonds, cherries and raisins $6.00
Paneer Jalfrezi - Sweet and sour cottage cheese curry with chunky pieces of vegetables $14.90
Chicken Tikka - Lean chicken, marinated in spicy yoghurt, tender baked in the Tandoor (5 pieces) $12.50
Onion Bhajees - Light crispy fritters served with tamarind chutney (6 bhajees) $6.50
Chili Shrimp - A feisty seafood curry with green chilies – garnished with fresh coriander $15.50
Kheema Naan - Naan stuffed with mildly spiced minced lamb $6.00
Chicken Afghani - Mildly marinated, tandoor roasted, and simmered in a delicate sauce with crushed cashews $15.50