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

  • TWICE COOKED BEEF SHORT RIB SHAVED COCONUT SALAD & PRIK NAHM PLA 29.50
  • MIANG OF SCALLOPS 16.50
    • CURRIED CAULIFLOWER, GINGER, PEANUTS, POMELO & BETEL LEAF (2PCS)
  • PINEAPPLE & EGG FRIED RICE SPICED SHREDDED CHICKEN, CASHEW, MINT & CHILLI 20.50
  • RED CURRY OF BRAISED DUCK THAI BASIL, SON IN LAW EGG & COCONUT RICE 33.50
  • SON IN LAW EGGS, ASPARAGUS, HERB SALAD & CHILLI JAM 19.50
  • ISAAN STYLE SPICY HOT BBQ CHICKEN CHILLI & SHALLOT NAHM PRIK 26.50
  • CRISPY BARRAMUNDI & GREEN APPLE SALAD CARAMELISED PORK, PEANUTS CHILLI & LEMONGRASS 29.50
  • CRAB & PORK CAKES SALTED DUCK EGG & TAMARIND NAHM PRIK 16.50
  • SEARED YELLOWFIN TUNA W/ A WALDORF STYLE SALAD $36.00
  • VINTAGE ENGLISH CHEDDAR, MILANO GORGONZOLA & FRENCH DAFFINOIS FLOURLESS, CHOCOLATE CAKE, LEMON TART & PASSION FRUIT TART $9.00
  • BRUSCHETTA OF VINE RIPENED TOMATOES, BOCCONCINI & BASIL $14.00
  • GRILLED MORTON BAY BUGS WITH YARRA VALLEY CAVIAR & TRUFFLE ESSENCE $25.00
  • SMOKED RAINBOW TROUT, QUINOA, AVOCADO, RADISH SALAD W/ A SHERRY VINAIGRETTE $25.00
  • POTATO GNOCCHI W/ NUT BROWN BUTTER, CRISPY SAGE LEAVES & ROASTED PINENUTS $26.50
  • WILD ROCKET, SHAVED PARMESAN SALAD $9.00
  • PAN FRIED VEAL CONED W/ LEMON ZEST, PARMESAN & PARSLEY BREAD CRUMBS W/ A SIDE OF ITALIAN COLESLAW $36.00
  • Reuben $14.00
    • Thick cut, smoked pastrami with swiss cheese, sauerkraut & thousand island dressing
  • -Peanut butter
  • (V) vegetarian (VE) VEGAN
  • Smoked salmon $5.00
  • Fresh avocado $4.50
  • Blueberry & lemon cheesecake (V)
    • A toasted blueberry or rainbow bagel filled with a fresh blueberry & lemon cream cheese rolled in a biscuit crumble
  • -Cream cheese
  • Braised brisket $16.00
    • Braised beef brisket with jalapeno cream cheese and tangy pickle relish
  • Semi - dried tomato $0.80
  • Olives $0.70
  • Beef & cheese $4.80
  • Chicken breast $7.30
  • Plain salad $5.90
  • Yankee $4.50
    • Frankfurter with tomato sauce
  • Pork meat ball $7.00
  • Traditional vietnamese dressing salad - comes with homemade butter, páte, carrot, cucumber, onion, coriander and sauce
  • Tandoori plain roti (no butter) $3.00
  • Onion salad $4.00
  • Murg makhan masala $16.90
    • Boneless chicken marinated and roasted in tandoor, combined with a spicy gravy of creamed fresh tomatoes and cashews
  • -Small $3.00
  • Goa green chicken $16.90
    • Boneless chicken cooked with srping onions, coriander, spinach and green chilies
  • Tandoori butter naan / butter roti $3.00
  • Punjabi kadhi $14.90
    • Chickpea flour dumpling in a yoghurt gravy
  • Mixed pickle $3.00
  • Lamb bao
    • Lamb, onion & coriander bun
  • Please note that all dishes may contain traces of nuts, eggs, dairy & crustacean, refer to our friendly staff for dietary requirements, menu subject to change without notice
  • Vegetable bao (V)
    • Mushroom, choy sum, & black fungus bun
  • Buddha's basket (V) $27.00
    • Vegetable xiao long bao x4, vegan shui jiao x4, vegetable bao x3
  • -3x Beef shui jiao
    • Beef, onion & coriander dumplings
  • -Egg custard bao
    • Sweet egg custard bun
  • Crispy pork crackling
    • Crispy, rich, delicious & addictive
  • Bowl
  • Eggs Royal $17.00
    • Toasted English Muffins topped with smoked salmon and a creamy Hollandaise sauce
  • Penne Calabrese $17.50
    • Hot Salami, Olives, Sundried Tomato, Napoli Sauce, Garlic, Chilli
  • Add Yoghurt & Muesli $10.50
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Two Soups daily. Vegetarian option available
  • Penne Bolognese $17.50
    • Ground Beef in a rich tomato sauce
  • Smashed Avocado Bruschetta $14.00
    • Smashed Avocado, Crumbled Feta, Cherry Tomato, Sesame Seeds
  • Pumpkin Eggs $16.50
    • Roast Pumpkin, Sauteed Baby Spinach, Crumbled Feta topped with Poached Eggs and a Balsamic Glaze
  • Grilled Fish Burger $19.90
    • Fish of the Day served on a toasted Turkish Roll with housemade Tartar and Coleslaw
  • Open Breaky Wrap $ 14
    • Scrambled Eggs, Bacon And Hashbrowns Served On An Open Tortilla Wrap
  • Meatballs And Tomatoes (GF*) $ 15
    • Lamb And Fetta, In A Tomato And Basil Sauce With Baked Ricotta And A Side Of Toasted Turkish Bread
  • Sticky Date Pudding $ 13
    • Butterscotch Sauce And Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Please Note That There Is A $ 2 Surcharge On Gluten Free Bread
  • Salt And Pepper Calamari (DF, GF*) $ 23
    • Salt And Pepper Calamari Served With A Vietnamese Fresh Mint Salad And A Spicy Pineapple Vinaigrette Dipping Sauce
  • Yenda Pale Ale, Schooner $ 8.40
  • Apricot/Banana Bread $ 8
  • Scotch Fillet (GF*) $ 36
    • 300Gram Grass Fed Yearling Steak Cooked To Your Liking Served With Your Choice Of Mushroom, Peppercorn Or Red Wine Jus, Bad Boy Chips And Salad
  • Butter poached black marron, foie gras parfait, madeira jelly, chocolate crumbs, orange textures $34
  • Chinese style duck breast, massaman curry, coconut rice, melon, asian herb salad $52
  • Potato gnocchi, manchego cheese, dried black olive, cauliflower, raisins and toasted brioche crumble $27
  • Red roasted baby chicken, kimchi, nashi pear, fennel, chilli cashews, korean bulgogi sauce $49
  • Caramelised apple and tonka bean mousse, pressed apples, yuzu, spiced streusel and dulce ice cream $22
  • Cheese selection served with moscatels, fruit loaf and lavoche $28
  • Honeycrunch ice cream, toasted gingerbread, cinnamon oil and sugar swirl $21
  • Wok seared asian greens, baby corn and chilli, fragrant oil $11
  • Cottage pie $24.00
    • Beef cottage pie topped with mashed potatoes & mozzarella cheese served with seasonal vegetables
  • Chocolate lava cake $12.00
    • Delicious homemade chocolate cake served with vanila ice cream
  • Sherlock pork ribs $35.00
    • Slowly cooked pork ribs in sherlock's secret sauce until fall off the bone tender. served with chips & side salad
  • Large bowl of wedges $11.00
    • Served with sour cream & sweet chilli
  • The baker street road $20.00
    • Roast of the day served with golden chats & seasonal vegetables
  • Salt & pepper squid $23.00
    • Served with a side salad, chips, lemon wedge & homemade tartare sauce
  • Mycroft's parmigiana $25.00
    • Mushy peas, golden roast potato, bacon, mozzarella cheese, caramelised onions and napoli sauce
  • Garlic & herb bread $3.50
  • 148. Squid Ink Spaghetti with/ Garlic Cream Sauce Seafood $14.90
  • 179. Spicy Cashew Crunch Vegetable Stir Fry Rice $12.90
  • Honey Pepper Seafood $14.90
  • FLOUNDER & RICE
  • 127. Crispy-Skinned Chicken Egg Noodle Soup $12.50
  • 88. Pineapple Sweet & Sour
  • - Vegie $7.50
  • 106. Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
  • Smoked salmon $4.00
  • Apple, cinnamon & raisin & double cream
  • Field mushroom, taleggio cheese & spinach $9.00
  • Chocolate, hazelnut & double cream
  • Grilled vegetables, ricotta & spinach $9.00
  • Toast w/ Vegemite/Jam hot drink OR juice* $7.00
  • Mixed berries rosewater yogurt
  • Mushrooms $2.00
  • Cake $42.00
  • - upgrade a sandwich, wings or ribs to a combo including:
  • Upgrade to Jumbo sized side add $3.00
  • - on a sesame seed bun
  • Slice $6.50
  • Chilli (con carne) with brisket burnt ends and beans
  • Jumbo (6) $15.00
  • Jumbo $8.95
  • Sake sashimi (9, 15 pcs)
    • Sliced raw salmon
  • Akagai $5.40
    • Japanese clams
  • Unagi Kabayaki $18.50
    • Japanese style grilled smoked Eel served with salad
  • Cha Shu ramen $13.50
    • Sliced pork and vegetables ramen in soy soup
  • Dragon sushi $11.50
    • Lightly fried tempura prawn with vinegar rice on seaweed roll
  • Temp don $12.80
    • Tempura combination on rice with special sauce
  • Salmon butter yaki $16.50
    • Grilled salmon with garlic butter sauce & served with salad
  • Unadon $16.50
    • Grilled Eel on rice with special sauce
  • Cobb salad $12.00
    • Bacon, croutons, iceberg, blue cheese, ranch dressing & pickled egg
  • -150g clams $12.00
  • Crispy fried school prawns, coriander, smoked paprika $12.00
  • Sides - Don'T Be Shellfish, Share Some Around...
  • Prawn cocktail roll, iceberg lettuce, marie rose $16.00
  • -150g mussels $12.00
  • -300 - 400g crab $18.00
  • House baked cornbread $3.00
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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