Pasta Merchant The in Launceston Menu

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Delicious range of fresh pasta and sauces made in store daily, cakes and slices and our own range of gelato. All available to eat in or take away.

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Bangers and Mash - Thick house made pork sausage served on a mountain of creamy mashed potato and vegetables topped with rich onion gravy $18.90
Irish Stew - Braised Lam shanks in a rich broth of vegetables and herbs, served in a cob loaf with creamy mash (Gluten free option served with mash only) $23.90
Mini Burger and Mash with Gravy $12.90
250g Porterhouse - All Our Steaks are from Tasmanian grass fed beef, char grilled to your liking and served with a choice of chips and salad or vegetables $24.90
Salt and Chili Squid - Tender squid with salt and chilli seasoning on a mesclum, cherry tomato and red onion salad, drizzled with lemon aioli $16.90
Green Salad - Small / Large $3.00 / $5.00
300g Scotch Fillet - All Our Steaks are from Tasmanian grass fed beef, char grilled to your liking and served with a choice of chips and salad or vegetables $30.90
Dijon, seeded mustard, hot english mustard, garlic butter $1.00

Be sure to check our dessert board in our restaurant for today's selection. N/A
Catch of the Day - Check blackboard for the catch of the day POA
Bangers & Mash - Locally made gourmet sausages served on col cannon w onion gravy $19.00
Chicken Schnitzel - Crumbed chicken breast fillet, fried golden & served with chips & salad or vegetables, with your choice of sauce $19.00
Caesar Salad - Traditional caesar salad served w crispy cos lettuce, bacon croutons, parmesan cheese, egg & anchovies w caesar salad dressing $15.00 / $22.00 (main)
Garlic pizza bread - Garlic butter & mozzarella $11.00
Paddy’s Pizza Bread - Wood fired pizza bread w tomato napoli sauce smothered w cheese $11.50
Risotto of the Day - Check blackboard for the risotto of the day POA

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
Inferno Range Chimichanga Chorizo & Prawn - Spicy chorizo slices &prawns over hot salsa & smokey black bean chipotle, topped w/Spanish onion,roasted red peppers, corn &mozzarella, signature chipotle m Small: $18.95, Large: $21.95, Gluten Free: $20.95
Add Chicken $3.00
Margherita - Fresh basil, roasted Roma tomatoes, herbs, pizza sauce, mozzarella, garlic, Parmesan and bocconcini. Small: $9.95, Large: $12.95, Gluten Free: $11.95
New Orleans - Cajun spiced chicken, fresh mushrooms, shallots, potatoes, mozzarella, pizza sauce, topped with sweet chilli, sour cream and chives. Small: $16.95, Large: $19.95, Gluten Free: $18.95
The Flavour So Crazy It Doesn’t Even Have a Name - Vanilla ice cream w/candy coated chocolate beans, swirls of chocolate sauce, sourcandy surprises, marshmallows,choc butterscotch balls. 520mL : $9.95
Add Prawns $4.00
Hawaiian - Leg ham, juicy pineapple, pizza sauce and mozzarella. Small: $9.95, Large: $12.95, Gluten Free: $11.95

Spicy Red Curry - Thai red curry of marinated tender eye fillet Beef or Chicken with Asian greens & steamed jasmine rice $24.50
Levee Vegie Burger - Aromatic chickpea & lentil burger w tomato, lettuce, gruyere cheese with garlic yoghurt sauce & chips $20.50
Aioli $2.00
Affogato $9.60
Coconut Chicken Salad - Slow poached chicken breast, cucumber & coriander salad & sweet chilli dressing $20.70
Garlic Pizza – Garlic béchamel sauce & mozzarella cheese $8.90 / $7.00
Risotto – with chicken, mushrooms, bacon & spinach with shaved parmesan $25.00
Pesto Pizza Deluxe - Layered with pesto & topped with mozzarella, parmesan and gruyere cheeses $11.00 / $8.80

Crispy twice cooked potatoes, garlic, and rosemary. $8.5
Warm bok choy, pear and fennel salad, green tea noodles, mirin and wakame. $8.5
Oysters - Mixed dozen oyster plate. Dozen $39
Side Mudbar chips, aioli. $8.5
Soy-roasted duck salad - with Vietnamese mint and watermelon, peanuts, sticky palm sugar dressing. $27.5
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)
Mud Bar spiced lamb koftas - with yoghurt and mint, dressed greens. $19.5
Mudbar yellowfin tuna sashimi - w hairy melon noodles, green kaffir lime nahm jim and sticky chillie. $24

Grilled Beef Soft Rice Paper Rolls (2 pieces) - Lettuce, cucumber, mint and vermicelli with classic dipping sauce $8.00
Pork and Prawn Soft Rice Paper Rolls (2 pieces) - Lettuce, cucumber, mint and vermicelli with classic dipping sauce $9.00
Seafood Combination - stir fried with mixed vegetables in spring onion and ginger sauce $26.00
Sliced Beef - stir fried with mixed vegetables and ginger in light soy sauce $18.00
Chicken Curry - Free range diced chicken breast with sweet potato, onion in mild curry $20.00
Salt and Pepper Pork Fillets - Lightly battered pork tossed with garlic, fried shallot, spring onion, salt and cracked pepper on cabbage salad $20.00
Cubed Eye Fillet Beef - Caramelised with onions, garlic, cracked black pepper and soy sauce, pickles and baby spinach $24.00
Special Fried Rice - Chinese sausage, chicken, shrimps, snow peas, bean sprouts and eggs $15.00

Garlic Prawns (Entree/Main) - tiger prawns cooked in Franco's light creamy garlic sauce $17.50/$28.00
Fettucine Amalfitane (Entree/Main) - fresh tomato sauce with prawns, capsicum, mushrooms & tomato $15.00/$20.00
Herb Bread $4.50
Rigatoni Alla Paverotti (Entree/Main) - with semi-dried tomato, artichokes, onions & cream sauce $15.00/$19.00
Chicken Ai Funghi (cooked in brandy with mushroom & cream sauce) $26.00
Chicken Cacciatore (chicken breast fillet marinated in wine with mushrooms, olives and Franco's tomato sauce) $26.00
Calamari Affogati (Entree/Main) - calamari rings marinated in wine & cooked with cream, garlic & chilli $16.00/$27.00
Lasagne (Entree/Main) - home made Italian lasagne $15.00/$19.00

5. Tom Kha Goong $10.90
- Creamy milk soup with prawns, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves topped with spring onion and lemon juice.
7. Pick Khing
- Stir-Fried homemade chilli paste with green beans and carrot topped with kaffir lime.
2. Tom Yum Gai $9.90
- Hot and spicy soup with chicken, mushroom, kaffir lime leaves topped with spring onion and lemon juice.
3. Ginger
- Stir-Fried fresh ginger with black fungus, onion, capsicum and shallot.
6. Yellow Curry (Chicken only) $19.90
- Thai's style curry cooked in yellow curry paste and coconut milk with potato and carrot topped with capsicum.
4. Basil
- Stir-Fried fresh basil leaves with fresh chilli, mild chilli jam, bamboo shoot, carrot, onion, green bean and capsicum.
1. Siam Fried Rice $17.90
- Thai's style fried rice with egg, prawn, chicken, corn and carrot.
Prawn or Squid $22.90

THE CLUB’ SANDWICH $10.00/$14.00
- chicken, lettuce, tomato, mayo, egg, cheese, ham & chips
Vegetables $3.00
Seafood Basket $7.50/$10.00
- FIsh cocktails, calamari, seafood bites and prawn cutlet
Chips with gravy $4.50/$5.50
Soup of the Day $6.50/$8.50
- with a bread roll
WEDGES $7.00/$8.00
- and sour cream
200gm Porterhouse $17.50/$20.00
- and your choice of sauce
Fish of the day $7.50/$10.00

Glacé ginger semifreddo, green tea poached pear and ginger nut crumbs $17
Nicoise salad with hot smoked Huon ocean trout, mixed leaves, olives, white anchovy, green beans and soft boiled egg $19
Warm salad of Stanley steamed octopus, fine egg noodles, wakame, micro herbs, lime soy sauce dressing, green onion oil $21
Porterhouse ‘New York Cut’, Cape Grim Beef (Smithton, NW Tas) aged 35 days, 450g $46
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) - Kilpatrick with dry cured pancetta and Lean-To Kitchen worcestershire six: $24, twleve: $44
King Island Discovery Ash Blue (Tas), unique ash coating provides, smokey overtones, mossy veins add texture and subtle saltiness One:$12, Two:$22, Three:$30, Four:$36, Five:$42
King Island Stormy washed rind (Tas) a traditional washed rind cheese with a wild aroma and a surprisingly soft and mild interior One:$12, Two:$22, Three:$30, Four:$36, Five:$42

Lychees with an Ice Cream $3.50
Satay Combination $14.90
Cappuccino $3.80
Chilli Squid $14.90
Lemon King Prawns (in Batter) $15.90
Boags Premium $7.00
Beef & Chilli Plum Sauce $13.90
Squid with Vegetables $15.90

-Sourdough Rye Vienna
- With a distinctive flavour Banjo’s Sourdough Rye Vienna loaf is renowned for its digestive health benefits and keeps you satisfied longer.
-Party Pie
- The perfect small savoury treat! Our tempting Party Pies are great when catering for a crowd, afternoon tea or simply treating yourself. Delicious meat in gravy and our perfect flaky pastry – a truly mouth watering combination.
-Peppermint Slice
- Banjo’s Peppermint Slice is the perfect balance between layers of chocolate, peppermint filling and a golden biscuit base
-Wholemeal Sandwich Loaf
- Banjo’s Wholemeal Sandwich loaf is made from stone-ground wholemeal flour and has a lovely soft centre. Baked fresh every day, this classic brown beauty has plenty of goodness and flavour.
-Ancient Grain Vienna
- Loaded with 12 types of wholesome grains, seeds and beans (soy), our Premium Ancient Grain Loaves are bursting with essential nutrients required to fuel your body and maintain health and wellbeing.
Cakes & Slices
-Salami Cheese Turkish Pita
- Our handmade Turkish pitas have an authentic texture and flavour. Now available with savoury toppings – try delicious Salami Cheese 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.
-Date Scone
- Banjo’s Date Scone is light and tasty – jam packed with dates and delicious warmed with a touch of butter!

Pea and mint soup with hot smoked ocean trout tartine $16.00
Tea Room scones with thickened cream and preserve - Includes a glass of sparkling and tea or coffee -
Chicken and grilled chorizo club sandwich with avocado and tarragon $20.00
Prawn linguini with chili, herb, garlic, heirloom tomatoes and macadamia pesto $23.00
Hot salt brisket sandwich with mustard on rye with dill pickled cucumber $22.00
- Smoked salmon and dill $15.00
- Choose from a delectable array of our handmade cakes and pastries $3.50 - $10.00
Tale of two cities high tea - Selection of seasonal pastries and savouries, inspired by the AndyWarhol/Ai Weiwei exhibition $57.00

HAWAIIAN - Smoked leg ham, pineapple & mozzarella n/a
SUPREME - Pepperoni, rasher bacon, capsicum, ground beef, Italian sausage, mushroom, pineapple, mozzarella & oregano n/a
SPICY PRAWN - Prawns, fresh tomato, red onion, capsicum, topped with spicy harissa sauce & chilli flakes n/a
LOADED MEATLOVERS - Pulled beef, pepperoni, smoked leg ham, ground beef, rasher bacon, red onion, topped with a Hickory BBQ sauce swirl n/a
AMERICANO - Pepperoni, mushrooms & mozzarella n/a
CHEESY GARLIC PIZZA - Mozzarella, & garlic sauce on a crème fraiche base, topped with oregano n/a
CHICKEN & FETA - Seasoned chicken, baby spinach, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, olives & oregano with garlic sauce n/a
MOO COW - PULLED BEEF & FETA - Pulled Beef, feta, cherry tomatoes, red onion and capsicum, topped with tomato capsicum sauce & oregano n/a