Menu The Essence

à la carte

Breakfast

Eggs Benedict

$20

two poached eggs, double smoked ham, English muffin, hollandaise sauce

Greater Melbourne

$22

two eggs cooked your way, bacon, hash browns, sausages, mushrooms, sauteed spinach & grilled bread

3 Egg Chorizo Omelette

$18

Smashed Avocado on Toast

$18

Sourdough, watercress & fetta

Bircher Muesli

$12

home made, with fresh berries & crushed walnuts

Low Fat Porridge

$16

with soft brown sugar or honey

Poached Eggs

$18

with grilled tomatoes & baby spinach

Low Cholesterol Omelette

$18

egg whites with tomato, baby spinach & mushrooms

Buttermilk Pancakes

$19

berry compote, vanilla ice cream, honeycomb, maple syrup & icing sugar

Lunch - SALADS

Grilled Chicken

$18

baby cos, bacon, cherry tomato, roasted walnut, avocado & honey mustard dressing

Smoked Salmon

$18

rocket, fetta, caper, onion & balsamic dressing

Classic Ceaser Salad

$20

Arugula Salad

$18

fresh strawberries, parmesan, toasted walnuts & balsamic glaze

Lunch - SANDWICHES & BURGERS

BLT

$32

Black forest smokehouse bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli, relish & cheddar cheese sandwich with beer battered chips

Southern Ranges VIC Grass-fed Steak Sandwich

$34

caramelized onion, relish, cheddar cheese & beer battered chips

Beef Burger

$34

milk bun, Angel Bay beef pattie, fried egg, bacon, cheddar, relish, lettuce, tomato aioli & beer battered chips

Chicken Burger

milk bun, grilled chicken tenders, fried egg, bacon, cheddar, relish, lettuce, tomato, aioli & beer battered chips

The Vegan Sandwich

roasted eggplant, capsicum, chilli jam & vegan aioli sandwich with beer battered chips

Lunch - MAINS

Penne with Ratatouille Vegetables

$18

tomato & shaved parmesan

Penne Carbonara

$18

mushroom, bacon, parmesan, cream & egg yolk

Red Wine & Dark Chocolate Braised Beef Cheek

$38

Sebago potato mash, charred brocollini & sweet potato crisp

Fish & chips

$18

battered flathead fillets, crispy chips, tartare & lemon wedge

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

$34

parsnip puree, macadamia, Warringal green pesto, fried saltbush

Chicken Curry

$20

saffron rice, poppadum, grilled bread

Lunch - DESSERTS

Housemade Tiramisu

$18

with coffee soaked savouridi biscuit & mascarpone zabaglione

Dark Chocolate & Honeycomb

$18

locally made passionfruit gelato, natural yoghurt & passionfruit sauce

Cinnamon Sugar Granny Smith Apple Fritters

$18

berry compote, vanilla ice-cream & toasted walnuts

Dinner - ENTRÉES

Grilled Turkish Bread with trio of dips

$12

Roasted Tomato Soup

$19

with crisp ciabatta, sour cream & balsamic glaze

Scallop Ceviche

$22

with avocado puree, balsamic pearls and fried fried prawn

Grilled eggplant, enoki, seaweed, and papaya salad

$18

with herbs, sweet potato crisp and miso dressing

‘18 hour’ High Country Pork Belly

$20

with fennel braised in butter and milk, green apple and baby radish remoulade cider jus

Lemon Pepper Calamari

$20

sriacha aioli, pickled daikon, carrot & baby lovage salad

Dinner - MAINS

Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks

$34

parsnip puree, macadamia & Warringal green pesto, fried saltbush leaves

Handmade Potato Gnocchi

$32

wild mushroom ragout, toasted walnuts, shaved parmesan

Chef ’s Favourite Crispy Duck

$34

watermelon, mint, coriander and fetta salad with roasted chilli dressing

Heathcote Shiraz & Dark Chocolate Braised Beef Cheek

$38

Sebago potato puree, charred brocollini & sweet potato crisp

Brined & Roasted Roasted Chicken Breast

$32

miso glazed charred eggplant, red pepper sauce, shredded wombok, seaweed & green papaya salad, peanut praline

Pan-seared Barramundi from Humpty Doo, NT

$36

with bokchoy, thai red curry sauce and sweet potato crisp

Dinner - THE GRILL

200 gm Grass Fed Eye Fillet

$45

400 gm Grass Fed Rib Eye on the Bone

$49

300 gm Grass Fed Porterhouse

$40

DINNER - SIDES

Beer battered fries & lemon aioli

$9

Chargrilled brocollini with roasted sesame dressing

$12

Seasoned wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli

$12

Creamy sebago potato mash

$10

Arugula salad, fresh strawberries, parmesan, toasted walnuts & balsamic glaze

$12

Dinner - DESSERTS

Cinnamon Sugar Granny Smith Apple Fritters

$18

berry compote, vanilla ice cream and toasted walnuts

Soft Centred Chocolate Pudding

$18

with fresh pudding and housemade passionfruit ice cream

Housemade Tiramisu

$18

with coffee soaked savouridi biscuit & mascrapone zabaglione

Dark Chocolate & Honeycomb

$18

locally made passion fruit ice cream, natural yoghurt and passion fruit sauce

Trio of Ice Cream

$15

vanilla, passion fruit & chocolate ice cream, chocolate wafer and passion fruit sauce