Cafe Lua in Carlton Menu

Small breakfast Small breakfast
  • Banana bread served with passion-­fruit & lemon-­curd butter $6
  • Coconut tapioca pearls with fresh mango and citrus-­cinnamon sorbet $7
  • Puffed quinoa muesli, rose yoghurt & pistachios t/with watermelon jelly & fresh berries $9
  • Smashed avocado on sourdough topped with cherry tomatoes, crumbled feta and basil $13, add crispy bacon: $4, a poached egg: $3.5
  • Eggs on sourdough toast (poached, scrambled or fried) $10
  • Sides - Hollandaise, chipotle sauce $2
  • Sides - Avocado, hash-­-browns, roast tomato, roasted field mushrooms, extra egg $3.5
  • Sides - Bacon, salmon, ham, feta, halloumi, chorizo $4
  • Croissant with ham, cheese & tomato with mustard mayo $9, with butter & jam: $6.5
  • Toast with choice of jam, marmalade, vegemite, and peanut butter. $7
  • Fruit toast, sourdough, multigrain, gluten free (add 2) or corn $7
Big breakfast Big breakfast
  • Canadian French Toast with pure Canadian maple syrup and a choice of bacon or poached peaches, pistachio & mascarpone $15.5
  • Lua Benedict: poached eggs on corn toast with hollandaise and sautéed spinach, and a choice of smoked salmon, gypsy ham or zata’ar mushroom $17.5
  • Corn stack: corn fritter with avocado, bacon, roast tomato, coriander pesto & a poached egg $16.5
  • Huevos Rancheros: chipotle & feta scrambled eggs, tomato & coriander salsa, rocket and chorizo on home-­-made tortilla $17.5, add avocado: $3.5
  • Grilled Halloumi on sourdough w cashew-­-pesto, field mushroom & romesco sauce $15, add bacon: $4
Kids Kids
  • Fresh tomato on bread $5
  • Plain croissant w butter & Jam $6.5
  • Muffin of the day $5
  • Babycino $1.2
Lunch all day Lunch all day
  • Lunch Rolls - Ham, brie, rocket; BRAT Bacon, rocket, avocado & tomato; Eggplant, mozzarella tomato & balsamic mayo $10
  • Warm vegetable salad of roasted baby parsnips, carrots, & pumpkin w lentils, barley, rocket & crumbled feta $15.5
  • Steak Sandwich – Tasmanian sirloin w onion marmalade, tangy cheddar, rocket & tomato relish on multigrain $18
  • Vietnamese porkbelly sandwich – twice cooked crispy porkbelly & Vietnamese coleslaw encased by toasted corn bread $16, add hash browns: $3.5
  • Vegie Burger: pumpkin & chickpea pattie with grilled halloumi, tomato, spinach, tahini & herbed hand-cut chips $17
  • Garlic-­chili chicken burger with corn relish, rocket, spicy aioli and herbed hand-­cut chips $21
Coffee Coffee
  • Coffee custom-­made as you like it $3.8 / $4.4
  • Bonsoy -­ Soymilk w your coffee $4.3 / $4.9
  • Chai latte by Calma Sutra $4.2 / $4.7, add bon soy: $0.5, almond milk: $0.7
  • Mocha $4 / $4.5
  • Hot Chocolate by Fraus $4.2 / $4.7
  • Tea in a pot by Tea Drop - English Breakfast, Early Grey, Honeydew Green, Peppermint, Chamomile, Lemongrass & Ginger $4.2
  • Chai in a Pot – milk on side $4.5
Cold Coffee Cold Coffee
  • Iced Latte $4 / $4.5
  • Iced Coffee w ice-­cream $5.5
Cold Drinks Cold Drinks
  • Italian red orange juice $4.2
  • Sparkling water $4
  • Lua House smoothie – mango, strawberry, almond milk & basil $7
  • Fresh watermelon & strawberry juice $6
  • Biodynamic sparkling apple $4.2
  • House-­pressed orange juice $5
  • Milk-­shakes - Espresso, Vanilla, Strawberry, Banana, Chocolate $7.5
  • Iced chocolate w ice-­cream $5.5
  • Fizzy Organic cola, lemonade $4
Sweet Gluten Free Snacks Sweet Gluten Free Snacks
  • GF Cake – see daily specials $7
  • GF Macaroons by Josephine: raspberry & chocolate, salted butter caramel, black sesame $2.5
  • Muffin GF Fresh Daily $5
  • Brownie $5, add ice-cream: $1

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Mr John 16.00/22.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, pesto, salami (hot)
  • - Butternut pumpkin, sace 22.00
  • Potato 16.00/22.00
    • mozzarella, potato, caramelised onion, rosemary
  • Salmone 16.00/22.00
    • tomato, mascarpone, red onion, salmon, fish roe
  • Caprese, buffalo, mozzarella, basil, tomato 16.00
  • Wagyu, bresaola, rocket, parmesan 18.00
  • Puttanesca 16.00/22.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, olives, anchovy, chilli, capers, cheesy tomato
  • Affogato 8.00
  • Handmade biscotti $9.90
    • Polenta, almond & pistachio
  • Culatello di zibello (Emilia - romagna )
    • Made from the heart of the haunch of the pig, very tender, exclusive and expensive cured meat, a pleasant mild taste and a ideal starter, it represents the quintessence of parma ham
  • Salame
    • A long life sausage and meat from the best lean pork and spicy mixture also of diced bacon, salt, peppercorn and red wine, cured between 3 and 6 months is natural pigs gut
  • Pizza Capricciosa Nuova $21.90
    • San Marzano tomato, mozzarella, leg ham, mushroom, artichoke & olive
  • Full D.O.P Buffalo Mozzarella $16.00
    • Campania, Italy 125 grams
  • Caprese $16.00
    • Heirloom tomatoes, hand torn D.O.P buffalo mozzarella, black sea salt, pesto & balsamic glaze
  • - Scamorza (smoked Mozzarella) $25.90
  • Cotechino (Emilia Romagna)
    • Consists of pork rind, lean pork, other parts of the pig, fat and seasonings during cooking the pork rind turns gelatinous giving it an incomparable taste, often served with lentils
  • Main 28.20
  • S 12.30
  • 28. Melanzane
    • Sauce, mozzarella cheese, eggplant, parmesan, olives, basil
  • Marinara
    • Selection of seafood, garlic, parsley, cream sauce
  • Cozze
    • Extra virgin olive oil, garlic, parmesan cheese, basil, Napoli sauce, mussels
  • Entree 15.40
  • B4. Siciliana 6.00
    • Garlic Bread, mozzarella & parmesan cheeses, Napoli sauce & basil
  • F 29.30
  • Fried Calamari Tender breadcrumbed calamari rings lightly cooked until golden $21.10
  • Soft Drink 1.25 lt $4.50
  • Chocolate Mousse A temptingly rich, whipped chocolate delight for chocolate lovers of all ages $6.40
  • Capricciosa Tomato base, mozzarella, ham, mushrooms, anchovies & olives $10.40 / $12.80 / $16.00
  • Salt and Pepper Squid Tender salt and pepper squid served with rocket leaves with a zesty lemon dressing $13.90
  • Garlic Prawns Prawns in a delicious garlic, white wine, parsley & cream sauce served on a bed of rice $26.80
  • Macchiato $3.70
  • Caffé Latte $3.70
  • Divici Prosecco (Glass/Bottle) $5.50/$27.00
  • Oysters Kilpatrick (Entree/Main) $14.00/$25.00
  • Coopers Pale Ale $5.90
  • Pollo e Spinaci (Main/Entree) – chicken & spinach in tomato & cream sauce (Gnocchi/Penne/Fettucine/Tortellini/Ravioli/Riso/Spaghetti) $13.90/$16.90
  • Chicken – strips of grilled chicken served with a combination of salads $17.90
  • Donelli Lambrusco (Glass / ½L / Bottle) $4.50/$12.50/$18.50
  • Porterhouse Steak $25.00
  • Vinoque Heathcote Shiraz VIC (Glass / Bottle) $5.50/$26.00
  • JAMES BOAG’S PREMIUM $7.00
  • OSSOBUCO DI VITELLO - Slow cooked veal ossobuco on soft polenta $34.00
  • COSTOLETTE DI MAIALE IMPANATE - Cutlets of crumbed pork with salad of cabbage and pickled onion $34.00
  • MARTINI $14.00
  • RISOTTO RADICCHIO E TALEGGIO - RISOTTO RADICCHIO E TALEGGIO Risotto with red wine, radicchio and taleggio cheese $19.00/$24.00
  • 2010 Bull Run SHIRAZ $12.00
  • BISTECCA ALLA BRACE - Locally sourced grass fed beef chargrilled over mallee root with our thick cut chips MP
  • Averna or Montenegro or Cynar or Fernet Branca $8.00
  • So Salad $4.95
  • Zinger Burger Combo Large - 1 x Zinger Fillet Burger 1 x Seasoned Chips - Large, 600ml drink $9.95
  • Original Recipe Burger Combo Large - 1 x Original Fillet Burger 1 x Seasoned Chips - Large, 600ml drink $9.95
  • Giant Feast - 1 x Original Recipe Chicken - 15 pieces 3 x Kentucky Nuggets - 6 pieces (inc. 1 sweet chilli sauce) 3 x Seasoned Chips - Large 1 x Potato & Gravy - Large 1 x Coleslaw - Large, 1.25lt dri $41.95
  • Hot & Spicy Chicken 1 Piece N/A
  • Twister Box - 1 x Regular Twister 1 x Wicked Wings - 3 pieces 1 x Seasoned Chips - Regular 1 x Potato & Gravy - Regular, 375ml drink $11.25
  • Chicken Salad Twister - $6.95
  • Sauce - Tomato N/A
  • Focaccia (1 metre/50 cm/20 cm) $20.00/$10.00/$6.00
  • Chicken Pizza (1 metre/50 cm/20 cm) $44.00/$22.00/$12.00
  • Scalloppine Al Funghi - thinly sliced veal in white wine & mushroom sauce $30.00
  • Pasta Mista - an assortment of three types of pasta $22.00
  • Vermicelli Vongole Veraci - spaghetti cooked with tomato, garlic & fresh cockles in the shell $22.00
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $15.00
  • Pizza Smoked Salmono (1 metre/50 cm/20 cm) $66.00/$33.00/$18.00
  • Pizza Alla Rucheta (1 metre/50 cm/20 cm) $46.00/$23.00/$13.00
Cafe Lua

Cafe Lua

location

Address

169 Elgin St, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia

phone

Phone

0393481118

clock

Opened hours

None
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

Cafe

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafes

features

Features

Dine in ,  Takeaway ,  Cash ,  EFTPOS ,  Visa ,  Mastercard ,  Bankcard

Location
169 Elgin St, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia
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