Self Preservation in Melbourne Menu

ALL MORNING ALL MORNING
  • Sourdough toast with your choice of spread house made raspberry jam, vegemite or honey $8.50
  • -Gluten free bread available add $1.00
  • Fruit toast with citrus mascarpone $9.50
  • Vanilla bean and star anise infused mixed grain porridge served with yoghurt, toasted coconut, poached pear & baked rhubarb $12.00
  • Red quinoa, chia and almond milk bircher muesli with yoghurt, fresh apple, crushed pistachio $12.00
  • Fruit of the day $9.00
    • Citrus mascarpone, baked rhubarb, crushed hazelnut
  • Avocado with goats cheese, broad beans, tahini roasted nuts on sourdough with a poached egg $18.00
  • Cauliflower and green pea fritters, house cured beetroot salmon minted yoghurt $18.00
  • Peperonata & feta omelette on sourdough $16.00
  • -Add chorizo $4.00
  • Winter baked beans, spicy tomato sauce on sourdough $16.00
  • -Add chorizo $4.00
  • -Add poached egg $3.00
  • Caramelized banana on belgian waffle, walnut and citrus mascarpone $14.50
  • Free range eggs on sourdough toast $9.50
SIDES SIDES
  • Roasted tomatoes $5.00
  • Roasted mushrooms $5.00
  • Kaiserfleisch $6.50
  • House cured beetroot salmon $7.50
  • Sauteed chard and kale $4.00
  • Avocado $5.00
ADDITIONAL SPREADS ADDITIONAL SPREADS
  • House made raspberry jam $2.00
  • Vegemite $1.00
  • Honey $1.00
  • Homemade chilli jam $2.00
SWEET SWEET
  • Scones with jam and cream $5.50
  • Pastries $4.5/$7.5
ALL DAY ALL DAY
  • Mount zero marinated olives $6.50
  • Smoked almonds $6.50
  • Local and imported cheese served with fruit bread and quince paste $12/$23/$33
    • Please ask staff for details
  • Grilled baby eggplant, garlic & chilli roasted tomatoes, tzatziki & pinenuts $15.00
  • Bruschetta with roasted pumpkin, feta cheese, pine nuts & pomegranate molasses $14.00
  • Smoked trout rillette with radish salad $20.00
  • Baked camembert, garlic and rosemary, garden salad $18.00
  • Beef and lamb meatballs and broadbeans $17.00
  • Hummus, spiced lamb, sumac pickled onion, parsley & pita bread $18.00
  • Soup of the day $14.00
  • Pasta of the day $22.00
  • Roasted corn and fine herbs risotto with crispy prosciutto $25.00
  • Pan fried fish of the day, coconut oil roasted sweet potato, coriander & chilli salsa $28.50
  • Crispy pork belly, minted pea puree, apple & fennel salad $27.00
  • Northern indian beef curry with basmati rice $24.00
  • Free range chicken cotoletta, colcannon & watercress $26.00
  • Brussels sprouts, tahini & garlic breadcrumbs $11.00
  • Greens, chilli, lime and ginger $8.00
  • Chat potatoes, spicy tomato sauce, jalapeno & parmesan $9.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • MASSAMAN CURRY OF COCONUT BRAISED BEEF KIPFLER POTATOES, NUTS, FRIED SHALLOTS 28.50
  • (S) 15.50
  • BBQ OCEAN TROUT SALAD CUCUMBER, SHALLOT, CHERRY TOMATO DILL & SESAME LIME DRESSING 25.50
  • ONE SIDE SEARED YELLOW FIN TUNA CHILLI JAM & PINK GRAPEFRUIT SALAD 29.50
  • STIR FRY OF GAI LAAN CRISPY PORK BELLY, OYSTER SAUCE 20.50
  • DIY VEGETABLE SPRING ROLLS TOFU, RAW & COOKED VEGETABLES PUMPKIN NAHM PRIK 23.50
  • CRISPY SKINNED DUCK BOK CHOY, LUP CHEONG SHIITAKE STIR FRY & GINGER SOY 37.50
  • RENDANG CURRY OF WAGYU BEEF CUMIN, CORIANDER & TOASTED COCONUT 25.50
  • Bolivian Green - Green tea - gentle & airy N/A
  • Herbed Poached Chicken Salad with roast beetroot, red capsicum, goat’s cheese mousse, blood oranges & pangritata $21.00
  • Dahl House - Black tea with ginger & peach N/A
  • Soup of the Day $14.00
  • Twice Baked Spinach, Gruyère, Parmesan & Feta Soufflé (V) served with a salad of frisée, sweet potato, red witlof, apple & roasted walnuts on honey infused pomegranate molasses $20.00
  • Mineral - Sparkling Water, Blood Orange Lemon-Lime Bitters N/A
  • Cauliflower, Sweet Pea & Cumin Fritters (V) with pepperonata & salsa verde $19.00
  • Poached Chicken Sandwich with avocado, tomato, chives, mustard, mayonnaise & toasted walnuts $13.00
  • Fried tofu $8.50
    • Deep fried tofu in sauce
  • Spicy chicken BBQ
  • Prawn tempura $12.00
  • Soybean pot with tofu $14.00
  • Stir fried spicy squid $14.00
  • Spring roll
  • -Extra rice $2.00
  • Mixes vegetable congee $10.00
  • A10 Spice Marinated Beef Shank $9.80
  • H17 Steamed Rice (per bowl) $2.00
  • Stir Fried Chinese Bokchoi $11.80
  • Stir Fried Sliced Ox Tongue with Chinese Wine $22.80
  • B7 Steamed Pork, Wombok & Chive Dumplings - 15pcs $10.80
  • B8 Steamed Chicken & Prawn Dumplings - 10pcs $10.80
  • Stir Fried Chinese Broccoli $11.80
  • A11 Homemade Chinese Wine Marinated Chicken $13.80
  • Wild mushroom risotto $18.90
    • Wild mushroom risotto with porcini mushrooms, baby spinach drizzled with truffle oil
  • -Stuffed olives
  • -Buffalo mozzarella
  • Middle eastern eggs $17.90
    • Hand rolled meatballs cooked in a mildly spiced sauce, served with baked eggs and crusty bread
  • Eggs benedict $14.90
    • Poached eggs, premium ham on toasted english muffin coated with traditional hollandaise
  • -Spicy moroccan chicken
  • Chicken avocado salad $18.90
    • Chicken tenderloins with bacon and pinenuts in a balsamic and marsala dressing served on a roquette and tomato salad
  • -Avocado, roasted tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms, hollandaise sauce, housemade rosti $3.50
  • -12pcs $12.95
  • -12pcs $10.95
  • -Original $38.95
  • -Regular (4pcs) $10.95
  • All time favourite!
  • -Regular $4.95
  • Complimentary
    • All korean fried chicken with colesaw chicken and radish
  • -Flavoured $46.95
  • Quaglie nella Padella 19.00
    • Quail marinated in ver jus, honey and thyme served with lentils, cottechino, quince and olives.
  • Insalata di Pollo 19.00
    • Poached chicken, rocket, shaved fennel, almonds, avocado, ricotta salati and honey thyme dressing
  • Cozze in Padella 19.00
    • Local mussels, fresh tomato, white wine, chilli, garlic and basil with grilled sourdough.
  • 24.00 small
  • Contorno
  • Involtini di Pollo 38.00
    • Free range chicken involtini with a taleggio, pistachio and sour dough farce with glazed shallots, roasted grapes and jus.
  • Wild rocket, grana, pear and balsamic vinaigrette 8.00
  • Barbabietola Carpaccio 20.00
    • Beetroot, cofit pear, goats curd, caramelised hazelnuts with truffle and honey dressing
  • House made wagyu beef burger, bacon, cheese, tomato, sliced onion and pickle, served with chips (NF / V) $22.00
  • Risotto of wild mushrooms, taleggio and freshly shaved tasmanian black truffles (GF / NF / VEGAN / DF) $29.00
  • Seared king ora salmon fillet with rainbow chard and pickled fennel and onion, and sweet potato puree and charred herb ash (GF / DF / NF) $29.50
  • Organic acai bowl with seasonal fruit, homemade granola, chia seeds and toasted nuts $14.00
  • Green salad with red wine vinaigrette (GF / VEGAN) $8.00
  • A selection of croissants, fresh cakes and danishes / Please see the sweets cabinet $4.50 / $5.00
  • Za'atar spiced lamb rump with grilled asparagus, chickpea and roasted garlic puree and black olive caramel (NF / GF) $31.50
  • Milk chocolate mousse, pistachio crème patissiere with feuilletine and strawberries $12.50
  • Lupin III $18.00
    • Hennessy VS. Chambord, Tuaca, Amaretto, Cranberry Juice, Lemon Juice, Pepper & Fig Jam
  • Requiem for a Dream $18.00
    • Agwa, Massenez Creme de Citron Vert et Gingembra, Frangelico, Apple Juice, Lime Juice, Pepper & Sugar
  • Chicken-Nanban $15.00
    • Kyushuu syle deep fried chicken thigh, dippd in sweet & sour sauce served with Japanese Tartare sauce and mixed leave salad
  • Ebi-Mayo $15.00
    • Deep fried golden prawn cutlets in light batter with market fresh asparagus, mixed with with Mugen's special Mayonnaise sauce, served with prawn crackers
  • Tebasaki
    • Japanese Deep Fried Chicken wings
  • Chips $6.00
    • With Green Laver and Salt
  • $10.00 (5 pcs)
  • Fairy Tail $18.00
    • Soho, Absinth, Green Chartreuse, Apple Juice, Lime Juice & Mint
  • Big breakfast $21.00
    • Choose your eggs, pork and fennel sausage, bacon, herb roasted mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, served with toasted bread (GF) on request
  • Steak eggs $21.00
    • Two poached eggs, 100g steak, hollandaise sauce
  • Spanish omelette $18.90
    • Two poached eggs, roasted tomatoes, spinach, herb roasted mushrooms, avocado smash, served with toasted bread
  • Add your own sides ea. $4
    • Bacon, Roasted Mushroom, Roasted Tomatoes, Extra Egg, Hollandaise, Avocado Mash, Spinach, Smoked Salmon, Sausage
  • Pesto egg $13.00
    • Scrambled egg, bacon, touch of pesto
  • Eggs atlantic $17.00
    • Served with smoked salmon, poached eggs hollandaise (GF) on request
  • Veggie breakfast $18.00
    • Two poached eggs, roasted tomatoes, spinach, herb roasted mushrooms, avocado smash, served with toasted bread
  • Muesli $13.00
    • Served with yoghurt and fresh strawberries with choice of milk (GF)
  • Mushroom, tomato, spinach, bacon, hashbrown sausage $3.00
  • Vegetarian $10.50
    • Poached eggs with tomato, balsamic rocket on sourdough
  • Blat $8.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato & avocado
  • Urban breakfast burger $8.50
    • Fried egg with bacon, hash tasty cheese & BBQ sauce
  • Salmon, avocado $3.50
  • Eggs atlantic (salmon) $13.50
  • Eggs benedict (ham) $11.50
  • Brioche served with mascarpone strawberries walnuts & maple syrup $15.50
  • CHICKEN, SEAFOOD, FISH, SQUID, BEEF, TOFU(VEGETARIAN) with
  • Stir Fried Noodle $11.00
    • (Chicken, Beef, Seafood)
  • Eel Rice & Salad $12.50
  • Turn Rice & Salad $10.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken Soba $10.00
  • Prawn Soba $10.00
  • Prawn Udon $10.00
  • Eel Soba $12.50
  • -Red wine gray
  • Crunchy chicken salad $23.00
    • Sliced marinated chicken breast mixed with salad leaves, crispy lettuce, sprouts, sliced carrot, cucumber, cashews and tossed with coriander & mint leaves, finished with sweet & sour lime dressing
  • -Mushroom sauce
  • Veal schnitzel $23.00
    • Veal schnitzel served with coleslaw, chips & plain gravy
  • Salt & pepper squid $23.00
    • Served with a side salad, chips, lemon wedge & homemade tartare sauce
  • Chocolate lava cake $12.00
    • Delicious homemade chocolate cake served with vanila ice cream
  • Beer battered fish & chips $22.50
    • Battered whiting fillets served with side salad, chips, homemade tartare sauce & lemon wedge
  • Garlic herb & cheese bread $7.50
  • Chicken-Avocado Sandwich $6.00
  • Vegetarian Sandwich (Unseeded / Seeded) $4.00 / $5.00
  • Spinach Cheese $4.00
  • Tuna Sandwich $5.00
  • Salted Pretzel $3.50
  • Poppyseed Pocket $4.00
  • Coffe (Regular / large) $3.00 / $3.50
  • Brie Cheese Sandwich $6.00
  • 82. Special Broken Rice (Vietnam Noodle House) $13.50
    • Com tam dac biet 5 mau
  • 14. Hue Traditional Vietnamese Style Spicy Noodle Soup (Beef, Pork Loaf, Lemon Grass & Chilli) $12.00
    • Bun bo Hue
  • 61. Vegetables rice noodle soup $11.00
    • Pho rau cai
  • 2. Special Beef & Chicken
    • Pho bo ga dac
  • 55. Chicken curry or Beef curry with rice $11.50
    • Com ca ri ga/ca ri bo
  • 27. Stir Fried Beef with Rice Vermicelli and Salad Topped Crushed Peanut and Fish Sauce $11.50
    • Bun bo xao
  • 70. Fresh rice paper roll with Prawn, Chicken/ Vegetables $8.50
    • Goi cuon ( tom / ga / chay)
  • 29. Grilled Prawn & Pork Belly with Vermicelli or Rice $13.00
    • Com/ Bun tom thit nuong
Self Preservation

Self Preservation

location

Address

70 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia

phone

Phone

0396500523

clock

Opened hours

Mon 7:30 AM to 10 PM Tue 7:30 AM to 10 PM Wed 7:30 AM to 10 PM Thu 7:30 AM to 10 PM Fri 7:30 AM to 11 PM Sat 8 AM to 10 PM Sun 8 AM to 10 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

Cafe

service level

Service

Counter Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafes , Pub Food

features

Features

Dine in ,  Takeaway ,  Cash

Location
70 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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