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Adriana's Caffe & Ristorante Italiano has occupied its Alma Street home since 1989, when Adriana brought her Roman background to a city then short on dedicated Italian dining. The restaurant still treats dinner as an occasion rather than a hurried transaction, combining reservations, licensed table service and a deliberately personal approach. Its cooking philosophy links fresh Waikato and New Zealand produce with imported Italian ingredients, a practical foundation for a menu that feels rooted in place without losing its Mediterranean character.

The opening courses move from simple Italian ideas to fuller plates. Garlic-rubbed artisan bread and tomato-and-basil bruschetta keep the focus on olive oil and fresh produce, while Mediterranean salad brings feta and olives into the mix. Pasta offers several distinct moods: seafood marinara folds prawns and green-lipped mussels through tomato and herbs, farfalle pairs smoked salmon with spinach and capers, and arrabbiata provides a meat-free chilli bite. Ricotta-and-spinach ravioli, lasagne and garlic-chilli spaghetti broaden the choice further.

Main courses draw on both the grill and slower cooking. Market fish can arrive with Italian tomatoes, garlic, black olives and a touch of Pinot Gris, or beneath a Parmesan, Chardonnay and lemon crust. Lamb shank is cooked with herbs in red-wine gravy, while pasture-fed Scotch fillet comes from the char-griller with a choice of mushroom, peppercorn, red-wine or Gorgonzola sauces. A whole rosemary-and-lemon chicken offers another substantial route, with roast potatoes and either salad or seasonal vegetables completing the main plates.

Dessert keeps the Italian thread visible through tiramisu, affogato and gelato, then adds an apple compote layered with raisins, pine nuts, Marsala cream, chocolate and cinnamon. The wine programme is designed to accompany that progression, drawing from Italy, New Zealand and other international regions rather than restricting the list to a single origin. Diners may also bring their own wine, while the fully licensed service covers those who would rather choose at the table. Together, these details make Adriana's particularly well suited to an unhurried dinner.

Address: 6 Alma Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand

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Adriana's Restaurant Menu

Option tags, such as Vegan Option (VGO), mean the dish can be made that way on request: ask for that version when you order.

ANTIPASTO (Appetisers)

For Gluten Free Fettunta and Bruschette – add $2.50

FETTUNTA

‘Garlic Bread’ – as its made in Italy – Artisan bread enlivened with fresh garlic and EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

Gluten Free Option
$9.50
BRUSCHETTA con PANCETTA e SPINACCI

Artisan bread, toasted and topped with garlic, fresh spinach, feta, crispy bacon and EVOO

Gluten Free Option
$13.50
BRUSCHETTA al POMODORO

Artisan bread, toasted and topped with garlic, fresh tomato, basil and EVOO

Gluten Free Option
$13.50
TOAST alla MARGHERITA

Artisan bread, toasted and topped with garlic, tomato sauce, fresh tomato, basil, parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese

$13.50
LA MINESTRA

Soup of the Day. Served with freshly baked bread

$15.50
INSALATA MEDITERRANEA FRESCA

A fresh Mediterranean salad of vine ripened tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, feta cheese & pitted olives drizzled with a light Italian Balsamic vinaigrette

$17.50
INSALATA con POLLO (o MANZO)

Chicken breast portions or Prime Beef pieces, sautéed with capsicum and garlic; served on fresh salad greens splashed with Chef’s vinaigrette

$23.50
INSALATA di SALMONE

Premium South Island, sliced Smoked Salmon, on fresh salad greens w capers and mild mustard vinaigrette

$25.50

SECONDO (Main Course)

All ‘SECONDO (MAINS)’ includes at no extra charge, PATATE ARROSTO (Roast Potatoes) and your choice of either: INSALATE MISTA (Fresh mixed garden salad) OR VERDURE di STAGIONE (Steamed seasonal veg). Portions of Roast Potatoes, Seasonal Veg, or a Fresh Salad bowl, can be ordered separately – 6.5 each

PESCE alla ITALIANO

Freshest available daily ‘market’ fish (usually Tarakihi fillets), pan-braised in a little EVOO, with onions, Italian tomatoes, crushed garlic, sliced black olives, finished with a teeny dash of Italian Pinot Gris

$38.50
PESCE alla PARMIGIANA

Freshest daily ‘market’ fish (usually Tarakihi fillets), pan-grilled with a knob of unsalted butter and finished with a melted Parmesan, Chardonnay, and lemon crust

$38.50
PETTO POLLO al POMODORO

Chicken breast fillets delicately sautéed in a splash of virgin olive oil; then finished in a creamy sun-dried tomato & wholegrain mustard sauce

$38.50
STINCO di AGNELLO BRASATO

Lamb Shank in Red Wine Sauce : Lamb Shank Slow cooked with herbs until meltingly tender in a rich, deeply flavoured red wine Gravy sauce.

$39.50
FILETTO alla ADRIANA

Prime NZ Pasture-fed Beef – Scotch Fillet Steaks (275g) seared on the char-griller, then oven finished to order and Served with your choice of Sauce – $4 each. Choose from: Funghi – Mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, and red wine sauce; Pepe Verde – Creamy Green Peppercorn sauce; JJ’s Gorgonzola – Cream, blue-vein cheese & mushrooms; Funghi Semplici – Simply Mushrooms – sliced fresh mushrooms, sautéed in EVOO with fresh garlic, enlivened with a teeny splash of Italian Pinot Gris

$43.50 Sauce each + $4
POLLETTO al ROSMARINO

Succulent whole chickens (approx 425g), chiller-marinated in garlic, fresh lemon juice, virgin olive oil and rosemary; then oven-grilled to perfection and served with its own ‘pan juice’ gravy. Note: Can be ordered with OR without CHILLI

$43.50

PASTA

Our Pasta dishes’ (excluding ‘Lasagne’) are available in Entrée Size – $25 each. Gluten Free Pasta options are available – add $3.50 each.

SPAGHETTI MARINARA con Gamberi e Cozze

Spaghetti in traditional Marinara sauce of Italian tomatoes & fresh herbs, tossed with whole shelled de-veined Prawns and NZ green-lipped Mussels

$31.50 Entrée Size $25
FARFALLE al SALMONE

Farfalle pasta tossed in cream sauce with NZ Smoked Salmon, capers & fresh spinach leaves

$29.50 Entrée Size $25
PENNE all’ ARRABBIATA

Penne cooked in a spicy Italian tomato sauce with garlic, onion, capsicum, chilli, and Italian herbs. Note: You may wish to include grilled Prime Beef Fillet pieces > or grilled Chicken Breast pieces – add $5.5. Vegetarian

Vegetarian
$28.50 Entrée Size $25 Grilled Prime Beef Fillet pieces or grilled Chicken Breast pieces + $5.50
FARFALLE con POLPETTE ALFREDO

Prime NZ Beef Meatballs, tossed in a creamy Alfredo sauce with Farfalle pasta. Note: You may wish to replace the Cream sauce with a traditional Italian Tomato Sauce – No extra charge

$29.50 Entrée Size $25
FETTUCCINE DELLA NONNA

Chicken breast portions, sautéed with onions, garlic and mushrooms in a lite cream sauce flavoured with sun-dried tomato; tossed with Fettuccine pasta

$31.50 Entrée Size $25
RAVIOLI al GORGONZOLA e NOCI

Ravioli parcels filled with ricotta cheese and spinach in a creamy blue-vein cheese and roasted walnut sauce

$31.50 Entrée Size $25
LASAGNE al RAGU

Pasta sheets layered with a classic Italian sauce of lean beef, tomatoes, spinach, onions, cheese, garlic & herbs; Oven baked and Served with a fresh salad bowl

$29.50
SPAGHETTI al PEPERONCINO con GAMBERI

Spaghetti Garlic Chilli with Prawns : Spaghetti pasta cooked with fresh garlic, dry chilli, basil and Prawns in Olive oil

$29.50 Entrée Size $25
SPAGHETTI alla CARBONARA

Spaghetti Carbonara with Bacon : Spaghetti pasta cooked with, egg yolk, bacon and parmesan cheese.

$29.50 Entrée Size $25
PENNE con POLLO al BURRO e AGLIO

Penne Garlic Butter with Chicken : Penne pasta in buttery cream sauce tossed with garlic, mushroom and Chicken breast portions

$29.50 Entrée Size $25

DOLCE (Dessert)

GELATO alla Adriana

Scoops of premium Italian Gelato (ask your wait-staff about today’s delicious flavours)

$17.50
ITALIAN APPLE COMPOTE

Layers of stewed NZ apples, seedless raisins plumped in citrus juice, roasted pine nuts and Marsala flavoured cream; topped with chocolate and a dusting of cinnamon

$17.50
AFFOGATO

A traditional Italian favourite of vanilla gelato, a shot of Amaretto Liqueur and an espresso coffee

$17.50
CLASSIC ‘vanilla bean’ CHEESECAKE

Creamy smooth cheesecake made from the finest quality Philadelphia cream cheese, real Vanilla beans and fresh NZ cream, garnished with berry coulis

$17.50
TIRAMISU

The most famous of Italian desserts – Savoiardi Ladyfinger biscuits, drizzled with freshly brewed espresso coffee and layered with mascarpone cheese & fresh cream, dusted with unsweetened Cacao chocolate powder

$17.50

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How prices compare

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  • Carbonara Typical in Hamilton: $29.00 $25.00
  • Tiramisu Typical in Hamilton: $15.00 $17.50

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