The Kettle Black in South Melbourne Menu

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TOAST WITH HOUSE-CHURNED BUTTER & SEASONAL PRESERVES $7.50
SPICED GRANOLA, TEXTURES OF PUMPKIN, ALMOND & PUMPKIN LASSI $15.00
COCONUT SET CHIA WITH WINTER CITRUS, MANDARIN SORBET, TOASTED COCONUT $18.00
HOTCAKE WITH RICOTTA, BLUEBERRIES, MAPLE, DOUBLE CREAM, SEEDS & NUTS $21.00
POLENTA PORRIDGE WITH BURNT MAPLE, TEXTURES OF STRAWBERRY & BASIL $16.50
SEASONAL AVOCADO WITH CITRUS, TOAST & LOCAL KELP SALT $13.50
ADD FETA $4.50
EGGS YOUR WAY ON TOAST $11.00
TATAKI OCEAN TROUT WITH A RAW KALE & PICKLED VEGETABLE SALAD, SEAWEED, ALMONDS & POACHED EGGS $22.00
CHILLI SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH MOOLOOLABA CRAB, CRAYFISH OIL & SAMPHIRE $20.00
PASTRAMI WITH A POTATO ROSTI, POACHED EGGS & WASABI EMULSION $21.00
WILD PINE MUSHROOMS, SMOKED KOMBU DASHI CURD, HAZELNUT CRUMB & SAGE $19.50
ADD SPANISH JAMON $5.50
KALE, CAULIFLOWER & SEASONAL GREENS SALAD, MISO, ALMOND HUMMUS, AVOCADO, POACHED EGG, SALTED SEEDS $19.50
BEANS WITH BASIL PESTO, RED PEPPERS HOUSE-MADE TOMATO SAUCE & TOAST $16.50
ADD CHORIZO $5.00
FRESH SNAPPER IN A BRIOCHE ROLL WITH GREEN PAPAYA SALAD, CITRUS MAYONNAISE, CHILLI JAM & LIME $23.00
CAPE GRIM BEEF WITH HOUSE-MADE MUSTARD, SEASONAL FRUIT RELISH & LEAVES ON THE KETTLE BLACK BUN $23.00
WILD RICE CRUMBED BARRAMUNDI WITH CASHEW TOMATO PESTO & RAW BROCCOLI RABE SALAD $25.00

EGG / TOAST $3.00
WASABI EMULSION / MAPLE DOUBLE CREAM $3.00
MEREDITH GOATS FETA $4.50
HOUSE CURED KANGAROO $6.00
BACON / CHORIZO / AVOCADO / MUSHROOMS $5.00
SPANISH JAMON $5.50
RAW KALE SALAD $7.00
TATAKI OCEAN TROUT $8.00
GLUTEN FREE BREAD / FRUIT TOAST / CHILLI SAUCE / FRESH CHILLI ADD $1.50

Nearby Sample Menus

-With croissant $12.50
Pastrami bun $11.50
- Pastrami, pickled cabbage, swiss cheese, gherkins & ranch dressing
Avocado, baked mushrooms, double smoked ham, provencal tomato, meredith goats cheese, green salad, eggplant & chickpea ragu $4.00
Salmon & squid ink baguette $11.50
- Smoked salmon, goats curd, pickled beets, cucumber & alfalfa sprouts
Grain salad $17.50
- Ancient grains, pickled cabbage, charred corn, hazelnut dukkah, labneh & pomegranate dressing
Trio of salads $15.50
- Trio of seasonal salads with fresh sourdough
-With toasted sourdough $11.50
Croque madame $15.50
- Add a fried egg

10 Sashi don 9.80
- raw salmon/ocean trout slices on rice
6 Chicken curry don 7.70
- Japanese curry with teriyaki chicken on rice
9 Niku soba 8.30
- beef with thin buckwheat noodle soup
5 Beef curry don 7.70
- Japanese curry with sukiyaki beef on rice
8 Niku udon 8.30
- beef with thick noodle soup
2 Buta teriyaki don 7.40
- slow cooked pork on rice
1 Sukiyaki don 6.90
- thinly sliced beef on rice
Japanese tea 1.20

1. PATONY SPECIAL
- Tomato, cheese, ham, onion, mushrooms, capsicum, olives, anchovies, oregano
CANNELLONI $14.00
- Spinach & Ricotta
SMALL $10.00
SMALL $10.00
NACHOS $10.00
- With melted cheese & salsa & side of guacamole & salsa
Grilled Chicken Breast $19.50
- Lemon & herbs or mushroom, sundried tomatoes & cashews
SMALL $9.50
MEDIUM $13.00

Crispy Honey Beef $15.00
- crispy beef strip, wok tossed, onion, capsicum, zesty honey sauce
Pork Chop Addiction $15.00
- traditional recipe, taiwanese crumbed pork cutlet, pickles, dark vinegar
Cotton Sponge Cheesecake $9.50
- w Green Tea Ice cream
Pop Chicken $15.00
- authentic flavour, taiwanese crispy chicken cubes, salt & pepper seasoning
Taiwan Sausage Fried Rice $15.00
Roasted Rice Tea Affogato $10.00
- Vanilla Ice Cream, Honey, Matcha, Brown Rice & Brown Sugar drowned in roasted rice tea
Spinach Beef Dumpling $12.00
- w seared scallop, chilli oil
Clear Soup $3.50

Agro dolce red anchovies, baguette toast $15.00
Kugelhopf cake & Chantilly cream $14.00
Supplied by harper & blohm, essendon, victoria
Csabai Salami $12.00
- Paprika, garlic, spicy
Inferno Salami $12.00
- Packed with chilli, spicy
Spring Bay mussels, sherry, fennel, tomato sugo, pangrattato $23.00 / $33.00
‘Ascolana’ fried stuffed green olives $14.00
Gabriel Coulet - Roquefort $15.00
- Blue - ewe’s milk - Soulzon, France

Roasted Red Capsicum Dip Fresh roasted capsicum blended with Australian cream cheese and tapenade, served with golden baked water crackers N/A
Duck Terrine Tender confit duck terrine wrapped in prosciutto, accompanied by a wild berry relish and cornichons N/A
Chef’s Selection of Local Cheese Matched with a quince paste, golden crisp water crackers, and a spiced fruit loaf N/A
Duck Terrine Tender confit duck terrine wrapped in prosciutto, accompanied by a wild berry relish and cornichons N/A
Victorian Farmed Eye Fillet of Beef Paired with a rosemary and thyme scallop potato, fresh seasonal vegetables, onion marmalade and red wine jus N/A
Chef’s Selection of Local Cheese Matched with a quince paste, golden crisp water crackers, and a spiced fruit loaf N/A
Hummus dip A smooth blend of chickpea and tahini with a hint of mint, served with crisp lavosh N/A
Grilled Chicken Breast Marinated in herbs on a bed of sautéed spinach served with seasonal vegetables and a rich reduction N/A

with Banana $12.50
spanish Open Omelette $19.50
- With chorizo sausage, olives, capsicum, spanish onion, tomato, and potato served in its own frying pan with a side of toast
with stewed rhubarb and honey $10.50
Green Eggs and Ham $15.50
- Toast with roquette, scrambled eggs with pesto and grilled ham
Soaked Oats , freshly grated apple mixed with yoghurt, drizzles with honey, strawberries and prunes topped with fresh hazelnuts . $12.00
Omelette with 2 fillings $14.50
- Choice of ham, cheese, bacon, tomato, chives, mushrooms and sauteed spinach
Signature Breakfast $16.90
- Poached eggs on traditional brushetta, with ricetta drizzled homemade pesto and a side of rocket
Strawberries $15.50

Eggs florentine $9.50
- Two poached eggs with spinach & hollandaise sauce
Focaccias and wraps $9.50
Croissant
-Large $7.50
-Small $5.50
French toast with marscapone cheese & berry vanilla compote $9.50
Poached eggs with crumbled feta, mushrooms & spinach $9.50
-Ham & cheese $5.00

House-made Banana Bread w/ spiced ricotta cheese $6
Pea & Broadbean Bruschetta w/ fetta & radish, chilli & lemon on rye $16
Fragrant Curry of the Day w/ jasmine rice $17
Squashed Tomatoes on toast w/ chillies, basil & poached egg $16.5
Chicken, Tuna or Ham* w/ rocket, tomato & house-made relish $9
Montague Park Hamburger on a brioche roll w/ swiss cheese, caramelized onion, rocket & beetroot relish $15
Free Range Eggs on toast (Fried, Scrambled or Poached) w/ relish $10
Big Boys Breaky w/ eggs, chorizo, roasted Spanish tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon & hash brown served w/ toast & house-made relish $19

Duck Caesar salad $15.00
Swordfish ceviche, nashi pears, black rice cracker $17.00
Fish of the day MP
Lamaro's tasting plate $38.00
Laughing Jack 'Lily's cane cut' semillon $13.00
Nori crumbed oyster plate, strawberry gazpacho, PX pearls $17.00
Dry aged lamb rack, Moroccan spiced vegetables, couscous $37.00
Natural oyster w/ lemon MP

Olive tapenade and fresh thyme
Seafood Platter $85.00
- selection of hot & cold seafood to share with dipping sauces chips & salad oysters natural king prawns house hot smoked salmon salt & pepper calamari battered barramundi fillets tempura prawns & crab cakes
Spice roasted pumpkin baby spinach leaves red onion baked feta & pine nuts $20.00
Asian Beef & Soba Noodle $23.00
- Cucumber ribbons fresh chili red onion toasted peanuts kimchi sesame seeds & sweet soy dressing
300gm Kilcoy Porterhouse $32.00
Honey Leg ham chorizo artichokes mushrooms olives & chili $20.00
RIBS $35.00
- Korean style sesame Beef short Ribs
Salt & Pepper Calamari $17.00
- spring onion basil red onion harissa chutney shredded lettuce & cumin yogurt

Mongolian Noodles $11.00
- Stir fried thick egg noodles with beef or chicken, bokchoi, carrots, capsicum and onions in a Mongolian soya bean sauce.
2 Mi tom thit soup $11.00
- Egg noodle soup with prawns and pork: garnished with broccoli, celery, Asian chives, bean shoots, coriander and brown onions.
14 Singapore sambal egg noodles $11.00
- Thin egg noodles stir fried in a sweet sambal chilli sauce with prawns, BBQ pork, carrot, capsicum, snow peas, bean shoots, spring onions and onions.
27 Vegetarian sate noodles $10.00
- Thin egg noodles stir fried with broccoli, bokchoi, snow peas, capsicum, spring onions, carrots and onions in a sate sauce.
30 Vegetarian Thai Noodles (Pad Thai) $10.00
- Thai rice noodle stick stir fried with tofu, broccoli, snow peas, carrots, bokchoi, onions, crushed peanuts, bean shoots and chilli in oyster sauce.
28 Vegetarian mee goreng $10.00
- Thick egg noodles wok tossed with tofu, chilli and selected vegetables in a mild, medium or hot Malay curry sauce.
w/ Seafood (prawns, squid, crab meat & fish cakes) $12.00
26 Vietnamese ginger soy noodles $10.00
- Thin egg noodles stir fried with tofu, onions, mushrooms, carrots, bokchoi, broccoli, snow peas and bean shoots in a fine chef-made ginger sauce.

Eggplant $0.80
Ham $7.70
- Virginia ham, lettuce, cheese, olives
Egg (Free Range) Salad $6.50
Avocado $1.00
N.Lee Special $6.90
- Frankfurt, cheese, lettuce, fried onion, mushroom, tomato sauce
Chicken Breast Salad $7.50
Pate $0.50
Cowboy $4.70
- Frankfurt, chili sauce & tomato sauce

Marinated fetta $3.50
Cacciucco $21.90
- Pan fried mussels, vongole, prawn tails and a fish fillet, served with a seafood bisque, char grilled bruschetta
Muesli $9.50
- With fresh fruits (either yoghurt or milk)
Roesti (swiss-style hash brown) $3.50
-Hot mixed berries/caramelised banana (with double cream) or ice cream $15.90
Mushroom bruschetta $15.90
- Chargrilled sourdough, pan fried seasonal mushrooms, rosemary, lemon and crumbled goats cheese
Pancakes
with a traditional wood fired base

Patatine (Chips) $6.50
Insalata Di Torino - tuna, green beans, potato, egg, olives, tomatoes, seasonal lettuce & seeded mustard dressing $18.50
Bruschetta Aglio - grilled ciabatta toast with garlic & herbs $5.00
Toasted Panini - Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato & House-made Mayo $10.50
Italian Anchovies - with rocket & grilled ciabatta $16.50
Toasted Panini - Free Range Ham & Bacon $9.50
Olive Ascolana - crumbed green olives filled with chicken, veal & parmesan $8.50
Tre Occhi - 3 fried free range eggs with roasted roma tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil served on ciabatta toast $15.50