Rogue Cafe in Surry Hills Menu

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You can fine us on one of the most historic corner buildings in Surry Hills, the corner of Crown & Devonshire St. Essenza has been around for nearly 4 years run by Gareth & Nicole and a team that always does us proud, At Essenza we aim to give you a dining experience that you will remember, and long to come back for WARM, FRIENDLY & QUALITY Italian cuisine. So feel free to contact us and let us spoil you for whatever the occasion.

Nearby Sample Menus

Grilled chorizo, sherry, lemon $10
Classic caesar salad , with poached chicken $19.5 / $25.5
Orange blossom panna cotta, strawberries, pistachio crumble $12.50
D’arenberg, ‘the noble wrinkled’, riesling 2010, mclaren vale, sa $11.5 / $49
Sticky date pudding, caramel sauce, vanilla bean icecream $12.50
Smoked scamorza, sliced potato, rosemary, maple $21
The garden’s baked mac and cheese $9.50
Eye fillet beef steak, truffle mash, brussels sprouts, béarnaise sauce $40

Chips $6
250g Rump Steak - w/ chips, salad & your choice of sauce: Mushroom, Pepper, Dianne or Gravy $16
BLT Sandwich - w/ chips $11
Kilkenny Battered Fish and Chips - w/ dressed salad & homemade tartar sauce. $18
Chips - w/ cheese and garlic mayonnaise $8
Homemade Lasagne - Fresh homemade lasagne w/ beef & mozzarella cheese $16
Traditional Spaghetti Bolognaise - w/ parmesan cheese shavings $12
Wedges - w/ sour cream and sweet chilli sauce $8

New Yorker - Italian pepperoni & mozzarella cheese $15.00
Oven Baked Eggplant Parma - Sliced eggplant layered with Napoli sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan, served with garden salad $15.50
Garlic Bread - Garlic butter on toasted sourdough bread $4.50
Salt and Pepper Squid and Chips - Served with lemon aioli and garden salad $12.50
250g char-grilled Lamb Rump - With Swiss brown mushrooms, parsnip puree, potato wafers and red wine jus $20.00
Garden Salad $4.00
Grilled Haloumi Salad - Mixed leaf salad with garden peas, picked fresh mint, grapefruit segments tossed in a citrus dressing. Add $2 for grilled chicken $15.00
220g char-grilled Eye Fillet - With glazed baby beets, mashed potato quenelles and horseradish cream $20.00

Gorgonzola & Fennel Salad - shaved fennel w gorgonzola, Italian pork sausage served warm $17
Truffle Mash Potato $12
Torta Melizani - baked eggplant, tomato & buffalo mozzarella $16
Fillet Steak W Mushroom Hot Pot - fillet steak served w sautéed mushroom sauce $33
Spiced Chocolate Negroni - Sailor Jerry’s Spiced Rum, Antica Formula and Aperol, spiked with chocolate bitters $16
Sfingi - sugar dusted Italian donuts with nutella $12
Prosciutto Croquette - prosciutto fritters with aioli $14
Lamb Shoulder Roast - pot roast served with potato and baby carrots $29

Homemade fried pie Chef’s Choice $3.95
Alaskan Crab’s Claws steamed Served with lemon wedge & specially made tantalizing sauce. Seasonal market price
Country Style Steak A 400g tender rib beef fillet in bon, cooked to your taste. Served with stir-fried vegetables and chutney souse. (Allow 30min for preparation please). $32.95
Grilled Veal Tomato Salad Veal steak pieces, flame grilled, served warm on a bed of green salad with balsamic dressing. $14.95
Crepes Russian style Traditional Russian crepes made in house, served warm with RED CAVIAR and sour cream. $15.95
Cabbage Rolls Mince meat stuffed cabbage rolls, cooked in a rich tomatoes sauce served with a sour cream on site $18.95
Chicken 'Tabaka' Authentically marinated whole spring chicken, shallow fried to crispy skin Served with chat potatoes, fresh garden salad and tomato chutney. $27.95
Baltic herring fillet Served with marinated onions, chat potatoe and Spanish olives $10.95

Lamb kofta with house spices, tomato sauce and yoghurt N/A
Half chicken and chips $12.70
The Foodie – Waygu beef, caramelised onions, crispy prosciutto, gruyere, green apple and beetroot relish & aioli $14.50
Semolina, pistachio and coconut cake $5.00
Family $20.00
Portuguese Chicken Marinated for 24 hours in a delicious blend of lemon, herbs and spices. Portuguese are a gluten free option. Whole $17.20 / Half $9.70 / Quarter $6.00
Orange almond and cardamom cakes $5.00
Medium $11.50

Classic Vietnameses Pork, pate with pickled carrot and radish, cucumber, spring onion, coriander and soy dressing. (Chilli optional) N/A
Hanoi pho ga chicken noodle soup $11
Buffalo mozzarella with balsamic roasted tomatoes, basil and prosciutto baguette $7.5
Wok tossed pad thai or pad si iu noodles (fresh prawns) $16
Free range scrambled eggs with smoked petuna ocean trout, chives, crème fraiche and baguette $15
Selection of sourdough toasts from the taste bakery with butter, jam , honey or vegemite $5.5
Crispy Tofu Fried marinated tofu with crisp iceberg, pickled carrot and radish, spring onion, cucumber, coriander and soy dressing. N/A
Wok tossed pad thai or pad si iu noodles (chicken or beef) $12.5

CHAUCHAS EN TOMATE CON AJO Snake Beans in a Vine Ripened Tomato & Garlic Sauce with Fresh Herbs $16
POLLITO Free Range Baby Chicken Grilled Over Charcoal $30
CHORIZO PORTENO Housemade Pork Sausage $14
PAN DE CASA House Baked Bread with Olive Oil & Pork Pate $2 per person
VITELLO TONNATO Thinly Sliced Wagyu Girello, Vine Smoked Tuna Preserve, Anchovy Mayonnaise & Capers $30
ENTRAÑA Kobe Cuisine Wagyu Beef Outside Skirt Grilled Over Charcoal $42
YUCCA HUANCAINA CON HUEVO FRITO Cassava Chips with Huancaina Sauce & Fried Egg $16
EMPANADA DE CARNE Beef Empanadas $6.5

Smoked scamorza, sliced potato, rosemary, maple $21
Eye fillet beef steak, truffle mash, brussels sprouts, béarnaise sauce $40
Housemade gnocchi, roasted fieldmushrooms, asparagus, parmesan $22
Capsicum, fetta, herb arancini, tomato chutney $13
With lavosh, fruit compote, apple $14.50
Szechuan bang bangchicken, bean shoot, coriander $21.50
Grilled chorizo, sherry, lemon $10
Pumpkin, caramelised onion, Chorizo, tomato, fresh basil, parmesan $23

Garden Salad with Chicken Mixed lettuce, red capsicum, cucumber, onion, shredded carrot & cherry tomatoes. With grilled chicken breast. $12.40
Side Salad $3.95
Chips (Regular) $3.95
Grilled Tenderloins* $9.95
Herb & Garlic Chicken Meatballs $5.95
Spicy Rice (Regular) $3.95
Egg $1.50
Spicy Marinated Olives $3.95

Churros - Churros Served w Warm Chocolate Sauce and Salted Caramel Sauce (4) $15.00
Chorizo A La Parilla - Grilled Chorizo with Pedro Ximinez & Picon Sauce $14.50
Paella Del Mar - Authentic Paella with Calasparra Rice, Prawns, Scallops, Snapper Fillet, Mussels, Calamari, Clams and Chorizo $50 for 2; $75 for 4
Fiesta Menu3 - Marinated Manzanilla Olives w Lemon & Rosemary, Seared Scallops w Pea Purée and Capsicum & Tomato Salsa, Zucchini Flowers w Goats Cheese and Truffle Honey, Croquettes w Romesco Sauce $75pp
Prago De Pallila - Baby Snapper Fillet with Red Capsicum Jus, Giant Cous-Cous & Ratatouille $28.00
Ensalada De Garbanzos - Chickpea, Spinach and Cauliflower Salad with Garlic Chips $14.50
Croque Senor - Toasted Little Sandwiches of Jamon Serrano with Manchego Cheese and Onion Purée $10.00
Vientre De Cerdo - Slow Cooked Crispy Pork Belly with Sofrito and Potato Purée $32.00