Cafe escargot/ Dine with a difference
Menu revamped and larger.
for bookings call us on 0428883334
Menu
Escargot Dishes (Snail dishes) starters
Six escargot in each dish, except for the Grande, which has thirty for escargot lovers.
*Escargot garlic - escargot in garlic butter – 15.00 GF
*French garlic butter escargot - in shells -20.00 GF
*Crispy salt and pepper escargot - with aioli for dipping - 15.00 GF
*Australian bush herbs escargot - crispy seasoned with lemon myrtle and mountain pepper leaf, with chutney for dipping - 15.00 GF
*Hot chilli escargot - let us know how you like it, mild or hot - 15.00 GF
*Escargot a la crème - creamy fresh herb sauce served on ricotta gnocchi - 20.00
*Escargot Mediterranean - oven roasted tomatoes and capsicum served on ricotta gnocchi - 20.00
*Uno grande piatto di escargot - (A large plate of escargot) - thirty escargot in Mediterranean
sauce served with crusty bread, can be made with hot chilli -40..00 GF
Entrée lunch or small meals
*Antipasto -Italian sliced meats, local cheeses, olives, quince paste and other preserves - 22.00 GF ask for GF bread
*Calamatta olives grown locally and preserved by Vincenza.
Served with: olive oil, garlic, chilli (chilli optional) and bread. These are delicious. - 15.00 GF
*Seafood dishes
*Salt and pepper calamari rings - with aioli – with a small salad 18.00
*Flat head tails - lightly beer battered with aioli – with a small salad 18.00
*Mini seafood basket- one of each prawn, flat head tail and calamari rings with a small salad 18.00
Meat dishes
*Spanish meatballs – ten lamb and beef meatballs cooked a tasty Italian sauce and a small salad 18.00
*Slow cooked French beef pie - with chutney and a small salad -18.00
*Beef Rague slow cooked - entrée size with house made gnocchi, pillows of loveliness made with ricotta cheese 25.00
*Duck rague entrée- slow cooked duck drum stick with house made gnocchi, pillows of loveliness made with ricotta cheese 25.00
Chorizo dishes
*Chorizo- tossed in tomato salad 18.00 GF
*Chorizo -topped on patatas bravas 18.00
*Salad and Vegetable Dishes
*Garden salad – 15.00 (gluten free and vegetarian)
*Seasonal or garden vegetables - bowl 15.00 (gluten free and vegetarian)
*Patatas bravas - cubed rosemary sprinkled Mirboo North potatoes, topped with a rich Mediterranean tomato sauce- 15.00 (gluten free and vegetarian
*Arancini – three arancini with a tasty cheese filling and topped with a Mediterranean sauce – with a small salad 20.00 (gluten free and vegetarian)
*Croquettes- x 3 chicken and veggies in a mornay cheese sauce, topped with slow cooked Italian tomato sauce Mediterranean sauce and a small salad 20.00
*Lasagne- fresh in house made pasta sheets. Salad on the side 20.00
Meals for one- Lunch or Dinner
Seafood dishes
*Calamari and chips meal - this dish comes with side salad - 25.00
*Flat head tails and chips - served with a side salad served with Aioli - 25.00
*Large seafood basket - two flat head, two lightly battered prawns, calamari, chips and salad- 30.00
Poultry dishes
*Chicken Crepes – in a cheese mornay sauce. Choice of cubed rosemary Mirboo (Gluten free)
North potatoes, garden or seasonal vegetables or salad and chip - 28.00
*Duck Rague – pulled, slow cooked duck in Italian tomato sauce served on house made ricotta gnocchi - 35.00
Beef , Lamb and Pork dishes
*Scotch fillet steak - choice of whiskey sauce, mushroom sauce, pepper sauce or garlic butter garden choice of garden or seasonal vegetables or salad and chips 40.00
*Sticky pork ribs -slow cooked with choice of seasonal vegetables or salad and chips 35.00
*Slow cooked beef rague- Served with in house made gnocchi - pillows of loveliness made with ricotta cheese 35.00
*Spanish meat balls - topped with a rich and tasty tomato sauce, choice seasonal vegetables or salad and chips - 28.00
*Home-made French beef pie - lots of delicious flavours accompanied by tomato chutney , choice of seasonal vegetables or salad and chips - 28.00
*Lamb shank- slow cooked in wine and rosemary served on a bed of mash potato, seasonal vegetables or salad - 28.00
*Paella for 2 (allow 1 hour for this dish)
*Chicken and chorizo (mild) (gluten free) 60.00
*Seafood with lots of yummy seafood (gluten free) 80..00
Rice and Pasta gnocchi dishes
*Arancini (Rice balls) - three arancini with tasty cheese centre topped mediterranean sauce, choice seasonal vegetables or salad and chip - 28.00 (GF &Veg)
*Lasagne- fresh homemade pasta layered with pasta meat sauce and béchamel . Salad chips or veggies and on the side 28.00
*Croquettes- three per serve- chicken and veggie in a cheese mornay sauce - topped with a Mediterranean sauce and choice Salad chips or veggies and on the side 28.00 (GF)
*Gnocchi - burnt butter sage - In house made - pillows of loveliness made with ricotta cheese 30.00 (veg)
*Quinoa ,Black bean and veggie medley spiced with cumin (vegan) 30.00
Sweets and Cakes all made by Vincenza
All sweets served with scoop of home- made ice-cream.- 15 per serve
*Baked ricotta cheese cake - (Vincenza’s signature dessert) with ricotta cheese, almonds and dark chocolate.
*Hot chocolate pudding - oozing with dark decadent chocolate.
*Cannol- filled with half lemon and half chocolate crème patissiere.
*Sticky date pudding
*Churros – Spanish donuts with chocolate dipping sauce
*Mini pavolava - with banana and passion fruit or seasonal berries (G.F)
*Home-made ice-cream - three scoops of ice-cream (gluten free)
*Chocolate chestnut fudge cake (our chestnuts) (gluten free) 15.00
HIGH TEA
Booking in advance is required for high tea - minimum 2 people - 50.00 pp
Hot savoury selection- Selection of four gourmet sandwiches - Variety of six mini home-made cakes and sweets
- bottomless Tea - Glass of bubbly
Hot Drinks
Cappuccino – 4.50, Latte- 4.50,Mugacino – 5.00, Short black – 4.00,Soy cappuccino – 5.00
Hazelnut hot chocolate - 5.50, Iced coffee - 5.50, Chai Latte - 5.50
Pot of tea – 4.00, Herbal tea - 4.00 ,- Roosibos , Fruit Summer Berries, delicious blend of summer berries, summer -Peppermint- ask staff for more flavours as we have a vast variety
Alcoholic Coffees
1. Short black or long Black with a shot of brandy or Sambuca on the side – 10,00
2. Irish Coffee with Irish whiskey and Cream – 15.00
4. Café Escargot Mud with jack Daniels, Amaretto and cream – 15.00
Soft drinks
Coke, Lemonade, Sunkist, Lift - 3.50
Lemon Lime and Bitters, Soda water, Tonic water - 4.50 , Juices -Apple juice, Orange juice - 4.00
Milks
Chocolate, Strawberry, Caramel, Blue Heaven - 5.50, Iced Coffee and Iced Chocolate - 5.50
Drink Menu
We source our wines from Victorian Wineries.
Vino di gippslandda is our label
White wine by the bottle
Chardonnay $35
Semillon sauvignon blanc $35
Pinot grigio $35
Brut $40.00
Prosecco fruity not sweet $40.
Izzy spritzer mini $12
Moscato mini $12
Apple cider $12
House white $8.00 per glass
Red wines
Marzzemino full body Italian wine $35
PinoNoir $35
Shiraz $35
House red wine $8.00 per glass
Beer 8.00 stubby
Pure blond, great northern, carlten draught, corona, crown, peroni, 1664, Bira moretti
Mixed drinks available $10 per shot
Coffee $.50 and pot of tea 4.50
Herbals $5.00
Soy or almond mild 5.50 coffees
Soft drinks
Lemon lime bitters 5.50
Soda water 5.50
Water 4.00 bottle
Coke, lemonade Fanta, solo, juice orange, apple $4.
Breakfast
Breakfast stack - two poached eggs with hollandaise spinach and bacon on Italian herbed toast – 18.00
Big breakfast- Chorizo, two fried eggs, bacon, spinach, mushrooms, fried tomatoes with two slices of toast on the side – 23.00
Scrambled eggs- x 2 with toast – 10.00
Scrambled eggs x 3 with chorizo on toast – 16.00
Potato and Chorizo omelette x 2 eggs – 18.00
Porridge- with dry fruit nuts, chia seeds and blue berries – 18.00
Vegetarian Breakfast- 2 fried eggs, spinach, mushrooms, fried tomatoes with two slices of toast on the side – 18.00
Pancake stack - with seasonal fruit ice-cream and cream or just with maple syrup – 18.00
If staying with us in our accommodation please place your breakfast order in the night before. Kitchen open at 8.00am for breakfast.
Christmas Menu
Christmas lunch menu
Its a banquet of 6 courses
Book now for Christmas day
also open for Christmas functions and work breakup.
call us on 56681589
Menu
Starters
Local cheeses and our olives, our dried tomatoes, Italian home made meats, plus more. and fresh bread (gluten free option available)
Entree
Seafood or a non seafood dish to be announced (gluten free option available)
Mains
Turkey, ham, pork, stuffing lots of roasted veggies with all the trimmings
Sweets
Plum pudding and custard,
or
Pavlova with Berries
With Coffee or tea
selection of Cakes.
To Finish you right off
Cherries and other fruit
Hammocks available to lay around in. all this for $100 per person
Bookings essential 03 56681589
will cater for gluten free ,vegetarians and vegans
book now for your xmas party