Franco's Italian Restaurant in Launceston Menu

Lasagne (Entree/Main) - home made Italian lasagne $15.00/$19.00
Ravioli Bolognaise (Entree/Main) - meat filled pasta topped with Franco's bolognese sauce $15.00/$19.00
Ravioli Alla Panna (Entree/Main) - home made ravioli with mushrooms, cream, mozarella & parmesan cheese $15.00/$19.00
Spaghetti Pescatora (Entree/Main) - spaghetti tossed with shrimp, mushrooms, calamari, garlic & cream $16.00/$21.00
Spaghetti Puttanesca (Entree/Main) - with olives, fresh tomato, anchovies, garlic and chilli $15.00/$19.00
Spaghetti Napoletana (Entree/Main) - fresh tomato sauce with basil, parsley and a touch of garlic $14.00/$18.00
Spaghetti Marinara (Entree/Main) - a mixture of seafood in a fresh tomato sauce with herbs and garlic $16.00/$21.00
Fettucine Alfredo (Entree/Main) - fettucine pasta in a light creamy sauce with ham and mushrooms $15.00/$19.00
Fettucine Matrigiana (Entree/Main) - with bacon, onions, fresh tomato, a touch of garlic & a sprinkle of chilli $15.00/$19.00
Fettucine Abruzzesi (Entree/Main) - a creamy mozzarella & prawn sauce with onions, bacon, basil, black pepper & parsley $15.00/$19.00
Fettucine Amalfitane (Entree/Main) - fresh tomato sauce with prawns, capsicum, mushrooms & tomato $15.00/$20.00
Rigatoni Alla Franco's (Entree/Main) - home made tube pasta with prawns in a special light garlic & cream sauce $16.00/$21.00
Rigatoni Alla Vodka (Entree/Main) - with bacon, onions, parsley, cream, tomato & vodka $15.00/$19.00
Rigatoni Alla Paverotti (Entree/Main) - with semi-dried tomato, artichokes, onions & cream sauce $15.00/$19.00

Nearby Sample Menus

Siscillian - Salami, sundried tomato, olives, onion & bacon, in a napoletana sauce $15.00
Chicken caesar - Cheese, chicken, mushroom, onion & bacon with BBQ & caesar Small $14.00/ Large $19.00/ Jumbo $25.00
Greek salad Small $6.00/ Large $8.00
Chicken canelloni - filled with creamy chicken & mushroom in napoletana sauce $15.00
Tropical - Cheese, ham & pineapple Small $13.00/ Large $18.00/ Jumbo $24.00
House special - Cheese, ham, mushrooms, capsicum & anchovies Small $13.00/ Large $18.00/ Jumbo $24.00
Garlic - Garlic & cheese (no extra topping) Small $10.00/ Large $14.00/ Jumbo $20.00
Margherita - Cheese & oregano( no extra toppings) Small $10.00/ Large $14.00/ Jumbo $20.00

Apple Crumble Sundae 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream, stewed apples, caramel sauce, vanilla custard, whipped cream and butternut crumble. $8.95
Smoked BBQ Ribs - An old favourite. A rack of fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs, basted in our hickory smoked BBQ sauce and served on a bed of Cajun rice with Hog Tail Fries and house salad. $34.95
Dianne Sauce (LG) $1.95
Byron Bay Chilli Sauce (LG) $1.95
Baked Potato & Sour Cream (LG) $3.95
Barra Burger Premium Barramundi fillet in a crispy batter with fresh lettuce, cheese, beetroot, tomato and red onion rings completed with a traditional tartare sauce. $13.95
Kid's Battered Fish Battered fish fillet with tomato sauce, kid's salad or Curly Fries. $9.95
NEW Chunky Beef & Vegetable Soup A big bowl of beef, vegetable, tomatoes and macaroni, with garlic bread. This soup is Low Gluten without the garlic bread. $9.95

Cookies & Cream - Creamy vanilla ice cream with a silky chocolate ribbon, loads of chocolate cookie chunks and cookie dough pieces. 520mL : $9.95
Pavlova Passionfruit Crunch - A scrumptious pavlova ice cream with ripples of passionfruit, and meringue bites. 520mL : $9.95
Chicken & Cheese - Pizza sauce with chicken breast and mozzarella. Small: $6.95, Gluten Free: $8.95
Supremo - Premium leg ham, smoke cured pepperoni, oven roasted capsicum, onions, mushrooms, Kalamata olives, pizza sauce, mozzarella, garlic, herbs and Parmesan. Small: $14.95, Large: $17.95, Gluten Free: $16.95
Bourbon Chicken & Bacon - Grilled chicken breast, Bourbon BBQ sauce from Byron Bay Chilli Co., sizzling bacon, sliced mushrooms, Spanish onions, garlic, mozzarella &two Bourbon BBQ Chicken Wings. Small: $18.95, Large: $22.95, Gluten Free: $21.95
Breads - Rustic Ciabatta - with garlic & herb butter - Extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar only - $1.00 Calzone: $5.95,FlatBread: $6.95,GlutenFree: $7.50
The Caprese - Brushed w/ pesto, our own roasted Roma tomatoes, mozzarella, topped w/fresh rocket and torn bocconcini salad drizzled w/extra virgin olive oil. Garnished w/feta & Parmesan. One size only : $9.95
Mango Gelato (Dairy Free) - Fresh mangoes given the traditional Italian treatment, blended into a smooth and refreshing mango gelato. 520mL : $9.95

Spiced Roasted Aubergine- wholemeal flatbread, tahini yoghurt, coriander, mint, pomegranate + cucumber salad $25
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Cucumber + Shallot Dressing - $22 / $39
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Ponzu + Pickled Ginger - $22 / $39
Rocket Salad - grape, walnut, boccocini + verjuice dressing $8.50
Twice Cooked Pork Belly - szechuan and honey glaze, celeriac puree, asian salad $34.50
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Kilpatrick - $22 / $39
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Natural - $19 / $34
Beetroot Salad - hazelnut emulsion, persian feta, beetroot jelly $9

This month our special cheeses at Mudbar are 45 day washed rind semi hard Fowlers, Bay of fires (Tas) -King Island Dairy Seal Bay Triple Cream (Tas) -St Agur Blue (Fr) $20 (2pc) / $24 (3pc)
Fresh local flathead & scallops - with butter roasted lettuce and watercress sauce, pine nuts, peas, sage and new potatoes. $38
Butter-roasted honey brown mushrooms, and shallots. $8.5
Oysters - Nahmjim Vinaigrette. (½ dozen) $21 - (dozen) $35
Side Mixed leaf salad, Italian dressing. $8.5
Miso/beer glazed lamb ribs, pickled Vietnamese slaw, wasabi aioli. $14.5
Soy-roasted duck salad - with Vietnamese mint and watermelon, peanuts, sticky palm sugar dressing. $27.5
Cape Grim rib eye, on the bone (500g+) $48

Ling Fillets - stir fried with snow peas in spring onion and ginger sauce $22.00
Mixed Entree - Chicken skewer, pork spring roll, grilled beef soft rice paper roll $9.00
Chicken Fillets - stir fried with lemongrass chilli vegetables $19.00
Turmeric Chicken Skewers (2 pieces) - Grilled marinated free range chicken tenderloins with peanut sate sauce $7.00
Fresh Egg Noodle - with combination of prawns, squid, chicken, beef and seasonal vegetables $20.00
Add fresh egg noodles to any dish $3.00
Vegetarian Spring Rolls (3 pieces) - Diced vegetables and glass noodles in crispy roll with sweet chilli dipping sauce $8.00
Seafood Combination - stir fried with mixed vegetables in spring onion and ginger sauce $26.00

Café de Paris butter $3.5
Scotch Fillet, Cape Grim Beef (Smithton, NW Tas) aged 30 days, 330 g $41
Crispy skin pork belly, braised long red chilli, cucumber noodles, crispy shallots, palm sugar caramel $21
Bruny Island Cheese Saint (Tas) a cow’s milk, soft white mould cheese, complex flavour that develops as it ages One:$12, Two:$22, Three:$30, Four:$36, Five:$42
Freshly shucked Pacific oysters, Moulting Bay (St Helens, East Coast, TAS) - Natural with lemon cheeks six: $18, twelve: $33
Mixed peppercorn demi-glaze $4
Yorktown Organics mixed leaves, flaked almonds and elderflower vinaigrette $6.5
Truffled béarnaise sauce $4

Curried Shrimps & Vegetables $14.90
Banana Fritter with an Ice Cream $3.90
Steamed Rice (Small/Medium/Large) $3.00/$4.90/$6.90
Mixed Vegetables with Cashew nuts or Almonds $12.90
Dim Sims (steamed [$1 extra for Fried] 3 per serve) $3.90
Mixed Vegetables & Chinese Mushroom Rice Noodle Soup $12.90
King Prawns & Chinese Mushrooms $15.90
Tsing Tao (Chinese) $7.00

Combo Box $9.20
- Maki Roll: seaweed salad, avocado, prawn+avocado, tuna salad, teriyaki chicken, and satay chicken *Contains egg & nuts
Miso Chicken Ricepaper Roll $4.40
- Katsu chicken with miso sauce, spinach, carrot, cucumber & vermicelli noodle
Prawn Avocado Maki Roll $4.50
- Cooked prawn, avocado, and mayonnaise *Contains egg
Takoyaki $5.50
- Crunchy deep fried octopus balls topped with bonito flakes, nori, mayo & okonomiyaki sauce
Maki Roll Large Platter (84 pcs, caters for 5-6 pp) $59.50
- A selection of our most popular sushi rolls cut into bite sized slices
Satay Chicken Maki Roll $3.90
- Satay chicken with cucumber *Contains Nuts
Fresh Salmon Maki Roll $4.50
- Fresh salmon fillet & avocado
Sashimi (Raw Salmon) $30
- Thinly sliced premium grade salmon fillet shaped into a flower

-Mini Ham Quiche
- A delicious light savoury snack – great for entertaining, for kids parties and also great for school lunch boxes. Banjo’s Mini Ham Quiche is a real taste tempter and a firm family favourite.
Pizza & Quiche
-Spinach, Capsicum & Ricotta Turkish Pita
- Our handmade Turkish pitas have an authentic texture and flavour. Now available with savoury toppings – try delicious Capsicum Spinach Turkish Pita, baked to perfection with a little extra. Eat on their own or fill with your favourite salad ingredients. Available individually or as a 4 pack.
-Snickers Slice
- A peanut and caramel filling sandwiched between a chocolate biscuit base and milky chocolate topping
-Wholemeal Long Rolls
- Banjo’s Wholemeal Long Roll is handmade from stone-ground wholemeal flour and is baked traditionally to give it its unique crust. Fill with your favourite salad ingredients to create a healthy lunch
Pitas
-Raspberry Shortcake
- A shortcake base spread with a layer of sweet jam and topped with a fluffy coconut mix
-Cinnamon Fruit & Nut Toast
- 2 delicious slices of Banjo’s Fruit & Nut Loaf – toasted, buttered and lavishly topped with cinnamon sugar

Served topped with shaved parmesan -
Chicken breast medallions slices of tender chicken breast on potato gnocchi in a creamy sundried tomato, spinach and white wine sauce, topped with asparagus wrapped in prosciutto abel’s tempest sauvi $32.5
- pepperoni - american classic tomato napoli, pepperoni and cheese $20.0
Calamari salad flash fried thai style calamari on a salad of mesclun, cherry tomato, onion and fetta with a creamy aioli dressing $23.5
Atlantic salmon fresh tasmanian salmon served on a butternut and leek risotto with a lemon butter sauce topped with asparagus and avocado salsa (g) pirie south pinot gris (tas) $34.5
- w. chicken tenderloins $24.5
Beetroot and haloumi salad (available w. chicken) baby beets, flash fried haloumi, avocado, cherry tomato, spanish onion, hazelnuts with a red wine vinaigrette (g) $19.5
- prawn and chorizo lemon peppered prawns, chorizo, mushroom, snow peas, cherry tomatoes and lime aioli $25.5

- Smoked salmon and dill $15.00
- Cucumber, mint and cream cheese $15.00
Selection of classic tea room finger sandwiches -
- Freshly baked scones with clotted cream and preserve $12.00
Smoked salmon, pea, asparagus and dill quiche with pea tendril and heirloom beet salad $21.00
Chicken and grilled chorizo club sandwich with avocado and tarragon $20.00
Tea Room scones with thickened cream and preserve - Includes a glass of sparkling and tea or coffee -
Hot salt brisket sandwich with mustard on rye with dill pickled cucumber $22.00

Chicken with Curry Sauce $16.00
Scallops with Spicy Salt $22.50
King Prawns with Cashew Nuts $22.50
Tofu with Vegetables $15.00
Squid Spicy Salt $11.50
Tofu with Spicy Salt $15.00
Steamed Duck with Dry Mushroom $26.50
Sweet & Sour Pork (Stir-fry or Deep Fried) $16.00

Oi Oi Oi - bacon, free range egg, beetroot, fried onion, tomato, lettuce, house relish, herb mayo $12.50
Who Needs Ritalin? - four shots of espresso, two shots of chocolate, double ice-cream and milk $9.50
Hot Fudge Banana Split - banana, vanilla ice cream, hot chocolate fudge sauce, whipped cream, crushed nuts, wafers $9.00
Old Skool - porterhouse steak, bacon, cheese, fried onion, egg, tomato, lettuce, bbq sauce, herb mayo $17.90
Hot Fudge Sundae - double scoop of vanilla ice cream, hot chocolate fudge sauce, crushed nuts, wafers $7.50
Been There Done That - turkey, tassie brie cheese, cranberries, rocket, herb mayo $8.90
Malibu Stacey - bacon, pineapple, cheese, tomato, red onion, lettuce, house relish, hot chili mayo $13.50
Chicken Caesar Salad - with dressing, bacon, shaved parmesan, anchovy and croutons $12.90

Beef Burrito served toasted - Mexican minced beef, re-fried beans, cheddar heese, lettuce, tomato & salsa N/A
Vegetarian Burrito served toasted - Re-fried beans, cheddar cheese, lettuce,Capsicum, Spanish onion, tomato & salsa N/A
Guacamole $2.00
Churros N/A
Salt & Pepper Calamari & chips N/A
Nachos con Carne - Our great nachos plus Mexican minced beef $10.00
Calamari Crumbed squid rings & chips N/A
Venezuelan handmade corn pasties $4 each

Franco's Italian Restaurant