Welcome to Café Escargot

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

Crispy salt and pepper escargot - with aioli for dipping - 15.00 GF

Australian bush herbs escargot - crispy escargot 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 - 38.00 GF

Entrée lunch or small meals

Antipasto

Italian sliced meats, local cheeses, olives, quince paste and other preserves - 30.00 GF ask for GF bread

Calamatta olives are grown locally and preserved by Vincenza.

Served with: olive oil, garlic, chilli (chilli optional) and bread. These are delicious. - 20.00 GF

Seafood dishes

Salt and pepper calamari rings - with aioli – with a small salad 25.00

Flat head tails - lightly beer battered with aioli – with a small salad 25.00

Mini seafood basket- one of each prawn, flat head tail and calamari rings with a small salad 25..00

Meat dishes

Spanish meatballs – ten lamb and beef meatballs cooked in a rich tasty Italian tomato sauce and a small salad 25.00

Slow-cooked French beef pie - with chutney and a small salad -30.00

Beef Ragu 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 in- house-made gnocchi, pillows of loveliness made with ricotta cheese 25.00

Chorizo dishes

Chorizo- tossed in tomato salad 25.00 GF

Chorizo -topped on patatas bravas 25.00

Salad and Vegetable Dishes

Garden salad – 18.00 (gluten-free and vegetarian)

Seasonal or garden vegetables - bowl 18.00 (gluten-free and vegetarian)

Patatas bravas - cubed rosemary sprinkled Mirboo North potatoes, topped with a rich Mediterranean tomato sauce- 18.00 (gluten free and vegetarian)

Bruschetta- tomato 18.00 

Arancini – three arancini with a tasty cheese filling and topped with a Mediterranean sauce – with a small salad 25.00 (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 25.00

Meals for one- Lunch or Dinner

Seafood dishes

Calamari and chips meal - this dish comes with side salad - 35.00

Flat head tails and chips - served with a side salad served with Aioli - 35.00

Large seafood basket - two flat head, two lightly battered prawns, calamari, chips and salad- 35.00

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 - 35.00

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 47.00

Sticky beef 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 - 35.00

Home-made French beef pie - lots of delicious flavours accompanied by tomato chutney , choice of seasonal vegetables or salad and chips – 35.00

Lamb shank- slow cooked in wine and rosemary served on a bed of mash potato, seasonal vegetables or salad - 35.00

Rice and Pasta dishes

Arancini (Rice balls) - three arancini with tasty cheese centre topped mediterranean sauce, choice seasonal vegetables or salad and chip - 35.00 (GF &Veg)

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 35.00 (GF)

Paella for 2 (allow 1 hour for this dish)

Chicken and chorizo or seafood (mild) (gluten free) 50.00

Seafood with lots of yummy seafood (gluten free) 60.00

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Sweets and Cakes all made by Vincenza

All sweets served with scoop of home- made ice-cream.- 18.00 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 - 60.00 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 – 6.00, Latte- 6.00, Mugacino –8.00 , Short black – 6.00, Soy cappuccino – 8.00

Hazelnut hot chocolate – 8.00, Iced coffee – 8.00, Chai Latte – 8.00

Pot of tea – 6.00, Herbal tea - 7.00 ,- Roosibos , Peppermint, green tea ,camoile..... ask staff for more flavours as we have a vast variety

Soft drinks

Coke, Lemonade, Sunkist, Lift – 4.00

Lemon Lime and Bitters, Soda water, Tonic water – 5.00 , Juices -Apple juice, Orange juice - 4.00

Milkshakes

Chocolate, Strawberry, Caramel, Blue Heaven – 8.00, Iced Coffee and Iced Chocolate – 8.00

Alcoholic Coffees

1. Short black or long Black with a shot of brandy or Sambuca on the side – 18.00

2. Irish Coffee with Irish whiskey and Cream – 18.00

4. Café Escargot Mud with jack Daniels, Amaretto and cream – 18.00

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Alcohol Menu (full Licence)

We source our wines from Victorian Wineries.

Vino di gippslandda is our label

White wine by the bottle

Chardonnay $35

Pinot grigio $35

Brut $40.00

Prosecco fruity not sweet $40.

Moscato mini $15

Cider $15

House white $8.00 per glass

Red wines

Pinot Noir $35

Cab Sav $35

Shiraz $35

House red wine $8.00 per glass

Beer 8.00 stubby

Great northern, Carlton draught, Corona, crown, peroni, Birra moretti

Mixed drinks available $12 per shot

Hot Drinks

Cappuccino – 6.00, Latte- 6.00, Mugacino –8.00 , Short black – 6.00, Soy cappuccino – 8.00

Hazelnut hot chocolate – 8.00, Iced coffee – 8.00, Chai Latte – 8.00

Pot of tea – 6.00, Herbal tea - 6.00 ,- Roosibos , Peppermint- ask staff for more flavours as we have a vast variety

Soft drinks

Coke, Lemonade, Sunkist, Lift – 4.00

Lemon Lime and Bitters, Soda water, Tonic water – 5.00 , Juices -Apple juice, Orange juice - 4.00

Milkshakes

Chocolate, Strawberry, Caramel, Blue Heaven – 8.00, Iced Coffee and Iced Chocolate – 8.00

Alcoholic Coffees

1. Short black or long Black with a shot of brandy or Sambuca on the side – 15,00

2. Irish Coffee with Irish whiskey and Cream – 18.00

4. Café Escargot Mud with jack Daniels, Amaretto and cream – 18.00

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Breakfast

Breakfast stack - two poached eggs with hollandaise spinach and bacon on Italian herbed toast – 22.00

Big breakfast- Chorizo, two fried eggs, bacon, spinach, mushrooms, fried tomatoes with two slices of toast on the side – 25.00

Scrambled eggs- x 2 with toast – 15.00

Scrambled eggs x 3 with chorizo on toast – 18.00

Porridge- with dry fruit nuts, chia seeds and blue berries – 20.00

Vegetarian Breakfast- 2 fried eggs, spinach, mushrooms, fried tomatoes with two slices of toast on the side – 20.00

Pancake stack - with seasonal fruit ice-cream and cream or just with maple syrup – 20.00

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Vegetarian and Vegan and Gluten Free Dishes

Arancini (Rice balls) - three arancini with tasty cheese centre topped mediterranean sauce, choice seasonal vegetables or salad and chip - 35.00 (GF &Veg)

Gnocchi - burnt butter sage - In house made - pillows of loveliness made with ricotta cheese 35.00 (veg)

Quinoa ,Black bean and veggie medley spiced with cumin (vegan) 35.00

Salads or veggie bowl - $18.00

Paella - Vegan - for two people. $50.00 allow one hour.

Lentil soup – vegan - 20.00

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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