La Vita Buona in Melbourne Menu

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Marinated white anchovies, crostini $7.00
Mount Zero marinated mixed olives $8.00
Smoked almonds $6.00

House made hummus & crostini $8.00
House cured gravlax, celeriac remoulade $10.00
Bruschetta of hummus, zucchini, pea & parmesan $12.00
Salumi - selection of local & imported cured meats $10.00
Chicken liver paté, marinated fruits, crostini $12.00
Green salad, mustard dressing $8.00
French fries with aioli $8.00
200g Porterhouse with fries & herb butter $8.00
Linguine, Napoli sauce, veal & ricotta meatballs - with a glass of wine $20.00
Linguine, mixed mushrooms, sage, truffle cream - with a glass of wine $20.00

Lemon & vanilla panna cotta $10.00

1 piece - Local + imported cheeses, house condiments (50g) $12.00
2 pieces - Local + imported cheeses, house condiments (50g) $22.00
3 pieces - Local + imported cheeses, house condiments (50g) $30.00

House made hummus & crostini $8.00
House cured gravlax, celeriac remoulade $10.00
Beetroot carpaccio, goats cheese, frisée & lentil salad $10.00
Salumi - selection of local & imported cured meats $10.00
Chicken liver paté, marinated fruits, crostini $12.00
Green salad, mustard dressing $14.00
French fries with aioli $8.00
Veal & ricotta meatballs, Napoli sauce & linguine $22.00
Mixed mushrooms, sage & truffle cream & linguine $20.00
200g porterhouse, fries & herb butter $25.00
Ox cheeks braised in red wine with chickpeas $25.00
Market fish $25.00

Chocolate & coffee mousse, vanilla bean ice cream $10.00
Lemon & vailla panna cotta $10.00

1 piece - Local + imported cheeses, house condiments (50g) $12.00
2 pieces - Local + imported cheeses, house condiments (50g) $22.00
3 piecess - Local + imported cheeses, house condiments (50g) $30.00

Pilsner $7.00
Amber ale $7.00
Red ale $7.00
Black lager $7.00
Wheat beer $7.00
Pale ale $7.00
Smoked ale $7.00
'Shockwood' Vintage ale $15.00

Kelly Brothers (apple)—Yarra Valley, Vic 330ml $9.00
St Ronan's (apple)—Healesville, Vic 750ml $39.00
St Ronan's (pear)—Healesville, Vic 750ml $39.00

Maidenii Aperitif—Victoria, Australia $10.00
Lillet Blanc—Bordeaux, France $9.00
Noilly Prat—Languedoc, France $9.00
Antica Formula—Turin, Italy $10.00
Sacred Spiced Vermouth—London, UK $10.00
Campari—Piedmont, Italy $9.00
Aperol—Veneto, Italy $9.00

Sacred Gin—England n/a
Sacred Vodka—England n/a
Flor de Cana Silver Rum—Nicaragua n/a
Flor de Cana Gold Rum—Nicaragua n/a
Chivas Regal Scotch—Scotland n/a

Balbair, 1989—Highlands $18.00
Glendronach 15 year—Highlands $16.00
Aberlour ten year—Speyside $10.00
The Macallan 'Fine Oak' 18 year—Speyside $26.00
Kilchoman Spring, 2010—Islay $17.00
Ardberg ten year—Islay $14.00
Bunnahabhain 12 year—Islay $15.00
Lagavulin 16 year—Islay $18.00
Isle of Jura ten year—Isle of Jura $11.00
Highland Park, 18 year—Orkney Isles $25.00
Talisker 18 year—Isle of Skye $19.00

Greenore 'Small Batch' Single Grain—Co. Louth, Ireland $13.00
John Jameson 12 year—Cork, Ireland $10.00

Nonino Monovitigno Cru (Ribolla Gialla)—Friuli, Italy $23.00
Nonino 'Il Moscato' (Moscato)—Friuli, Italy $14.00
Questa e Vera 'Gialla' (Moscato)—Veneto, Italy $15.00
Questa e Vera 'Viola' (Cartizze)—Veneto, Italy $15.00
Questa e Vera 'Nera' (Blend)—Veneto, Italy $15.00

Paul Giraud, XO—Grande Champagne $15.00
Tesseron Lot No. 53 'Perfection'—Grande Champagne $44.00
J. Normandin-Mercier Fine, VSOP—Petite Champagne $18.00
Tesseron Lot No. 90 'Selection', XO—Multi Regional $16.00
Martell Medaillon Old Fine, VSOP—Multi Regional $16.00

Delord Recolte, 1985—Bas-Armagnac $22.00

Victor Gontier 'Ville Reserve', 1997—Domfrontais, Normandy $15.00
Le Pere Jules, 3 year—Pays d'Auge, Normandy $14.00

Nonino 'Gioiello' (Citrus Honey)—Friuli, Italy $18.00
Nonino 'Pirus'—Friuli, Italy $14.00

D. Zuleta 'La Goya' Manzanilla—Sanlucar de Barrimada, Spa. 375ml $28.00
Romate 'NPU' Amontillado—Jerez, Spain 60ml $11.00
Romate 'Don Jose' Oloroso—Jerez, Spain 60ml $12.00
Romate 'Cardenal Cisneros' PX—Jerez, Spain 60ml $11.00

Henriques & Henriques Sercial—Madeira, Portugal $12.00
Henriques & Henriques Verdelho—Madeira, Portugal $12.00
Henriques & Henriques Bual—Madeira, Portugal $12.00

Niepoort Ruby Port—Douro, Portugal $10.00
Grahams LBV, 2005—Douro, Portugal $10.00
All Saints Muscat—Rutherglen, Vic $8.00
Stanton & Killeen 'Classic Rutherglen'—Rutherglen, Vic $10.00

De Bortoli 'Black Noble', 10 year—Hunter Valley, NSW $11.00
Muster Rare Tawny, 1980—Barossa Valley, SA $20.00
Mas Amiel, 2007—Maury, France $15.00

Montenegro—Emilia-Romagna, Italy $10.00
Averna—Sicily, Italy $9.00
Nonino Quintessentia—Friuli, Italy $11.00

Nearby Sample Menus

Beef curry don $7.70
- Japanese curry with sukiyaki beef on rice
Niku udon $8.30
- Beef with thick noodle soup
-Miso soup $1.50
Niku soba $8.30
- Beef with thin buckwheat noodle soup
Sashi don $9.80
- Raw salmon / ocean trout slices on rice
Sukiyaki don $6.90
- Thinly sliced beef on rice
soba salad $8.30
- cold buckwheat noodles with salad
Dondon box $9.40
- Teriyaki chicken, sukiyaki beef, salad and rice

Earl Grey - Black tea & bergamot N/A
Pan-fried Scallops (G/F) with grilled asparagus & chipotle mayonnaise, accompanied with salad greens & crispy Jerusalem artichokes $21.00
Herbed Poached Chicken Salad with roast beetroot, red capsicum, goat’s cheese mousse, blood oranges & pangritata $21.00
Salmon Fish Cake - house-smoked salmon with soft poached eggs, horseradish infused hollandaise, spinach & crispy capers $20.00
Mineral - Sparkling Water, Blood Orange Lemon-Lime Bitters N/A
Congo Bongo - Coconut, mango & black tea N/A
Mince & Cheese on Toast - Rich house-made mince, aged Australian cheddar, poached eggs & baby cos lettuce $18.00
Water - Fiji - Still bottled N/A

Organic steamed vegetables $10.50
Pork belly parcels $14.00
Cypriot halloumi, fig & pickled walnuts $21.50
Chateaubriand: salt roasted for two, confit shallots, red wine sauce, sauteed mushrooms, garlic mash, rocket & pear salad $84.00
Tart of the day $8.50
European chef salad $12.00
Stuffed tomato, garlic $12.50
Pate de foie gras (25g): with brioche $26.00

Junior Chicken Caesar Salad - grilled chicken breast tossed through cos lettuce, bacon, egg and shaved parmesanwith a delicate Caesar - style sauce $9.90
Pan - fried Mushrooms - with toasted Turkish bread $9.00
Braised Lamb Farfalle - slow cooked shoulder of lamb in a red wine, tomato and thyme sauce with farfalle pastatopped with baby peas and cherry tomatoes $22.90
Thickshakes $6.40
Gourmet breads - served on toasted sourdough, Turkish bread or as a wrap add$1.90
Spaghetti Meatballs wagyu beef meatballs in a tomato sauce atop spaghetti pasta $9.90
Chicken Caesar - tender chicken breast, baby cos lettuce, egg, parmesan cheese, crispy bacon and adelicious Caesar dressing on your choice of bread $13.90
Wagyu Beef Burger - pickle on a brioche bun, served with beer - battered chipstender Wagyu beef patty with tomato relish, swiss cheese and dill $16.90

-with shaved ham/provolone/tomato $10.50
Straight cut fries $8.00
- With aioli
TAPAS-served from 12pm
Green eggs & ham $19.50
- Rocket pesto scrambled eggs/thick cut maple glazed bacon/potato & zucchini hashbrown/rhubarb, pear relish
SWEETS-please see our cake stand for selection of cakes
-with fresh tomato/buffalo mozzarella/basil/jamon $17.50
chorizo $5.00
Waffles ice cream/maple syrups $7.50

Original
- Double smoked leg ham, napoli & cheese
Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce & vanilla ice cream $14.50
Crumbed calamari rings dusted in lemon pepper with greek salad & basil mayonnaise $27.50
All params are topped with mozzarella & served with chips & salad
3 Cheese
- Topped with mozzarella, parmesan & blue cheese
Pepperoni
- Sliced pepperoni, green capsicum & chilli flakes
House made dips with toasted turkish bread $13.50
Mexican
- Tomato salsa, sour cream, guacamole and jalapenos

Char siu bao
- BBQ pork bun
●Steamed bao $12.00
- Any 3 for
-3x Beef shui jiao
- Beef, onion & coriander dumplings
-3x Chicken & prawn shui jiao
- Chicken, prawn, onion & carrot dumplings
Monkey nuts (V)
- Our favourite assortment of mixed salted nuts with banana chips
-3x Siu mai
- Pork, prawn & mushroom open dumplings
-3x Har gao
- Prawn & bamboo
Favourites basket $27.00
- Pork xiao long bao x3, vegan shui jiao x3, chicken & prawn shui jiao x3, pork & prawn siu mai x3

Steamed Chilli & Garlic Fish, in a Lotus Leaf $10.80
Soft Shell Crab Sliders With Siracha Sauce (2) $13.80
XO Scallop Dumplings (3) $11.80
House Made Fresh Bao’s (2) $5.50
Raindrop Cake With a Fresh Fruit Tea Syrup, Served With Roasted Soy Bean Powder $9.80
Pork Spring Rolls (3) $7.80
Chilli Wagyu Beef Dumplings Marinated In Kaffir Lime, Served With a Homemade Chilli Sauce (4) $9.80
Satay Peanut Chicken & Asian Herb Dumplings (5) $9.80

Sesame crusted ocean trout, soy noodles, yuzu, ginger, lardo, smoked bacon dashi broth $48
Spiced quail, wilted greens, beetroot, cocoa, crisp onion rings, smoked beetroot sauce $30
Warm orange bread and butter pudding, sesame and cashew crumb, brown butter ice cream $22
Potato gnocchi, manchego cheese, dried black olive, cauliflower, raisins and toasted brioche crumble $27
Gold band snapper, corn croquettes, garlic aioli, anchovies, chorizo, chermoula, parsley and lemon $51
Red roasted baby chicken, kimchi, nashi pear, fennel, chilli cashews, korean bulgogi sauce $49
Kingfish sashimi, wasabi, pickled cucumber, sticky soy, sesame and bonito mayonnaise, crisp rice noodles $30
Fromage frais cheesecake, kaffir lime jelly, toasted almond crumble, guava sorbet $22

-Non members $24.00
-Members $7.00
-Members $9.00
-Non members $5.00
-Members $13.30
Chicken burger, lettuce, cheese, mayo
-Members $9.00
Add chicken, beef brisket, pork belly

30. Rice with Chicken Braised in Lemon Grass & Chilli $11.50
- Com ga xao sa ot
64. Stir Fried Mix Vegetables $11.00
- Rau cai xao
39. Nasi Goreng Fried Rice $11.50
- Com Chien kieu Indo
52. Stir Fried stick pea with Minced Beef on Rice $12.00
- Com bo xao dau ve
13. Rice noodle & egg noodle with seafood in soup $12.50
- Hu tiu mi do bien (kho/muoc)
71. Satay Chicken or Squid Skewers $8.00
- Ga sa te xien/ Muc xien
84. A piece of Grill Chicken $8.00
68. Prawn Salad $9.50
- Goi tom

Baked Spaghetti with Bolognaise Meat Sauce and Tomato Puree $11.50
South China Beef Balls Rice Noodle Soup - Made with mince beef that has been finely pulverised and formed into a ball that’s packed with flavour served with noodle $9.90
Fried Chicken Chop Rice Set - Deep fried crumbed chicken chop marinated with a traditional recipe $10.50
Black Sesame Ice Cream $4.50
Pork Belly Rice Set - Slowly braised marinated pork belly in homemade soya sauce $10.50
Signature Durian Tofu Pudding $4.80
Green Tea Ice Cream $4.50
Grilled Sirloin Steak with Seasonal Vegetables (Served with Rice or Spaghetti Noodle or Chips) $13.90

San daniele prosciutto, san marzano tomato, mozzarella fior di buratta, fresh oregano $24.00
Grilled halloumi $5.00
Garden salad, house dressing (V, GF) $9.00
From the grill- all steaks served with sauteed kipfler potatoes & truffle dressed frisee / choice of sauces: wild mushroom, peppercorn, bearnaise (gf)
Toast, jams & preserves (V, GFO, VGO) $7.50
Butternut pumpkin risotto, toasted hazelnuts, meredith valley goat's curd espuma, fine herbs (V, GF) $22.00
-Add poached egg $2.00
Charcuterie for 2 lyonnaise sausage, country terrine, duck liver parfait, cornichons, charred bread (GFO) $28.00

California roll: large roll 8 pieces per serve - avocado, crab and Japanese mayonnaise $14.00
Tobiko - Flying fish roe $6.60
Coke $4.00
Sashimi salad - Cold vegetable with variety of fish slice $10.50
Avocado $5.50
Kimuchi - Chilli Chinese cabbage $5.50
Yasai salad - Combination green salad $6.80
Yakizakana Salmon (Sake) - Simple grilled fish $10.60