Ambrosia Restaurant - 3 Course Dinner - Rotorua

Just a short stroll from Lake Rotorua lies Ambrosia - A fine dining restaurant serving up an exquisite contemporary global menu.

A superb venue with vibrant and traditional décor, Ambrosia offers customers the option to dine either indoors or outdoors.

Choose a 3 - course dinner from our delicious modern menu below:

Entrée: (choose one)

Grilled artisan bread - with macadamia nut dukkah and garlic olive oil or with grilled cheese.

Chef’s Soup of the Day - Soup served with a toasted roll and whipped butter.

Seared Scallop - Served in mushroom dash, tangy apple slaw with shiitake kombu.

Lamb Kofta - Mediterranean spiced lamb served with rocket, beetroot, tzatziki, red capsicum & salsa verde.

Duck Liver Paté - Duck liver pâté, red onion jam, prosciutto, garlic olive oil, crostini, pickled grape.

Steam Pot Mussels - Garlic and white wine, cream.

Arancini - Italian fried mushroom risotto balls with rocket & blue cheese sauce.

Spring Rolls - House made pork & cabbage rolls served with chilli jam & orange miso butter.

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Mains: (choose one)

Prawn and Calamari* - Whole king prawns, peppered calamari, dried mango, banana, coconut, Mint, coriander, roasted capsicum.

Caesar Salad - Cos lettuce, crisp bacon, garlic croutons, parmesan, poached egg, anchovies optional.

Mediterranean Salad - Falafel, olive, feta, dukkah, cherry tomato, cucumber, roquette, tzatziki Yoghurt, roasted red capsicum.

Smoked Lamb Salad - House smoked with beetroot, fresh pear, walnuts, rocket lettuce, blue cheese & balsamic glaze

Steak and Chips* - Prime aged rib eye cooked your way, fries, side salad, red wine jus.

Fish and Chips* - House made beer batter, today's fresh fish, fries, side salad.

Gourmet Beef Burger and Chips - 250 gram house made beef burger, bacon, fresh salad, onion jam, Brie, Smoky Bourbon sauce, aioli, fries.

Grilled Parmesan Gnocchi - Roman semolina style gnocchi made with parmesan, served with confit cherry tomato, zucchini, cashew & mushroom cream.

Vegan Burger - Panfried falafel patty with red onion, coleslaw, guacamole, beer batter potato & vegan aioli.

Chicken, Mushroom and Bacon Pappardelle - Pappardelle, chicken pieces, mushroom, bacon, velvet cream sauce.

Scotch Fillet - 250g prime scotch fillet, topped with mushroom sauce, served with coleslaw, kumara fries, guacamole & chimichurri.

Eye Fillet - Bacon wrapped tenderloin with roasted shallots, confit cherry tomato, cashew, dauphinoise, salsa verde & port wine jus.

T-Bone - 400g T-bone steak served with blue cheese potato, warm tomato & shallot, grilled zucchini, bacon, red wine jus & salsa verde - ($6 surcharge).

Rack of Lamb - Pistachio stuffed cap on rack, served with beetroot, edamame, lamb & bacon roulade, baby carrots & red wine jus.

Singapore Duck - Spiced duck breast served with crispy spring roll, ginger orange & miso butter, radish & apple salad, crispy noodles.

Harrissa Pork - Roasted pork belly spiced with harissa and peach, chicharron, bok hoy, prawn, apple slaw & pineapple salsa.

Ora King Salmon - Served with cumin carrot, beetroot, chickpea, spinach, watermelon & honey soy ginger glaze.

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Dessert: (choose one or select a dessert cocktail instead)

Crêpes - Warm crepes, white chocolate meringue, strawberry compote, vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate syrup.

Ambrosia* - Mini marshmallow, Greek yoghurt, vanilla infused cream, berry compote, woven sugar basket.

Poached Pear - red wine poached pear, ginger-nut ice cream, mascarpone, Coconut crumble, puff pastry crisp.

Pistachio & Orange Cheese Cake - Toasted pistachio, orange, mascarpone, praline, citrus puree, caramelized biscuit base.

Sticky Chocolate Pudding - Hot chocolate pudding, double chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate soil, Cremovo Marsala.

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Dessert Cocktails (can be selected instead of a dessert)

Scorched Almond - Delightfully decadent, chocolate liqueur, Amaretto, Kahlua, splashed with double cream.

Espresso Martini - When a British top model walked into a London bar in 1984 and asked for a Drink that could wake and "beeeep" her up (you know we would never swear), the famous Espresso Martini was born. Sophisticated, edgy and Unexpectedly Strong.

Jaffa - Classical combination of chocolate and orange, chocolate liqueur, Cointreau, Chocolate syrup, double cream.

Anzac Coconut Cookie - Our take on the classic, world famous in New Zealand biscuit, invented during WW1, that we have tweaked into a delicious cocktail. Malibu, golden syrup, Vanilla vodka, coconut cream, chocolate soil.

*gluten free.