The Original Cafe in South Melbourne Menu

BREAKFAST MENU BREAKFAST MENU
  • Egg poached, scrambled, or fried on toast $7.50
  • Poached eggs on toast with grilled ham, cheese & tomato $9.00
  • Poached eggs on toast with sauteed spinach, grilled cheese & tomato $9.50
  • Two poached eggs on multigrain toast with avocado mash & smoked salmon $9.50
  • Poached eggs with crumbled feta, mushrooms & spinach $9.50
  • French toast with marscapone cheese & berry vanilla compote $9.50
  • Two eggs $7.50
    • Fried, poached or scrambled
  • Eggs benedict $9.50
    • Two poached eggs with ham & hollandaise sauce
  • Eggs florentine $9.50
    • Two poached eggs with spinach & hollandaise sauce
  • Veggie breakfast $14.50
    • Two poached eggs with spinach , tomato, mushroom & avocado
  • Big breakfast $14.50
    • Two eggs with bacon, sausage, tomato & hash brown
  • Extras each item $2.50
    • bacon sausage, hash brown, tomato, mushroom, spinach, avocado
  • Egg & bacon
  • -Muffin $3.50
  • -Sandwich $4.50
  • -Sourdough $5.50
  • -Roll $5.50
SANDWICH & SALADS SANDWICH & SALADS
  • Sandwich
  • -Cheese $4.50
    • Two slices
  • -Salad $5.00
  • -Egg $5.00
  • -Tuna $5.50
  • -Ham $5.50
  • -Salami $5.50
  • -Turkey $6.00
  • -Fresh chicken $6.00
  • -Tandoori chicken $6.00
  • -Chicken schnitzel $7.00
  • -Smoked salmon $7.00
  • Focaccias and wraps $9.50
  • Salads
  • -Small $6.50
  • -Large $7.50
  • Extras
  • -Carrot $0.50
  • -Cucumber $0.50
  • -Lettuce $0.50
  • -Tomato $0.50
  • -onion $0.50
  • -Avocado $1.00
  • -Cheese $1.00
  • -Coleslaw $1.00
  • -Egg $1.00
  • -Eggplant $1.00
  • -Pineapple $1.00
  • -Roasted capsicum $1.00
  • -Roasted zucchini $1.00
  • -Roasted pumpkin $1.00
  • -Sundried tomato $1.00
  • -Condiments $0.50
SNACKS SNACKS
  • Sourdough toast $3.50
    • Two slices, with your choice spread
  • Raisin toast $3.50
    • Two slices
  • Banana bread $3.00
    • One slice
  • Toasted sandwich
  • -Ham & cheese $6.50
  • -Ham, cheese & tomato $7.00
  • Croissant
  • -With your choice of spread $3.00
  • -Ham & cheese $5.00
  • Bagel $3.50
    • With your choice of spread
  • Fruit salad
  • -Small $5.50
  • -Large $5.60

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Quiche du jour $10.50
    • Quince of the day served with green salad
  • Grand petit dejeuner $22.50
    • Smoked bacon, toulouse sausage, avocado, roasted mushrooms, provencal tomato, poached eggs, toasted sourdough
  • -With croissant $12.50
  • Trio of salads $15.50
    • Trio of seasonal salads with fresh sourdough
  • Wagyu beef burger $19.50
    • Wagyu beef patty, smoked cheddar, swiss cheese, lettuce, royale sauce, chez dre buttermilk bun, sweet potato crisps & pickles
  • Denotes vegetarian, gluten friendly option available $1.00
  • Eggs your way $11.50
    • Soft boiled, poached, scrambled or fried
  • Toulouse sausage, istra chorizo, smoked salmon, felices bacon $5.00
  • SMALL $10.00
  • SMALL $9.00
  • Nutella Pizza $16.50
    • Served with strawberries, banana & ice cream
  • SMALL $9.00
  • FAMILY $20.00
  • Greek Salad $10.00
  • LARGE $16.50
  • Choice of Pasta: Spaghetti, Fettuccini, Tortellini, Ravioli, Gnocchi & Penne (one size) $13.00
  • House Spring Roll $8.50
    • Chilli vinegar sauce, cabbage shred
  • Singapore Noodle $12.50
    • wok-tossed vermicelli, chicken mixed veggie, fiery curry sauce, lemon
  • Soft Shell Crab Seafood Brown Fried Rice $22.00
  • Beef About $12.50
    • tenderly stewed beef slices, traditional stock, broad flat noodle
  • Stir Fry Seasonal Veggie $15.00
    • mix veggies, stir fry tofu, aromatic sauce
  • Chocolate Brownie $9.50
    • w vanilla ice cream & Oreo soil
  • Salt n Chilli Calamari $9.50
    • lightly battered calamari, salt & chilli
  • Citrus Black bean Fish $15.00
    • crispy fish fillet, wok tossed citrus black bean sauce
  • Corned beef and cheddar w/pickled cabbage & mustard $ 10.50
  • Muesli - w/fresh or poached fruit $ 8.50
  • Spinach, pinenut & egg filo pie w/pomegranate molasses $ 14.00
  • House baked beans $ 9.50
  • Spaghetti aglio e olio w/grilled eggplant & zucchini $ 17.50
  • Cured salmon, avocado, sour cream & spinach $ 10.50
  • Crispy calamari & chorizo w/hot tabouleh, lemon & olive oil $ 17.00
  • w/pork belly & salsa verde $ 13.50
  • Grilled Chicken Breast Marinated in herbs on a bed of sautéed spinach served with seasonal vegetables and a rich reduction N/A
  • Hummus dip A smooth blend of chickpea and tahini with a hint of mint, served with crisp lavosh N/A
  • Chef’s Selection of Local Cheese Matched with a quince paste, golden crisp water crackers, and a spiced fruit loaf N/A
  • Smoked Salmon & Avocado Smoked Tasmanian salmon and avocado mousse, dressed with baby capers, red onion and tomato salsa N/A
  • Smoked Salmon & Avocado Smoked Tasmanian salmon and avocado mousse, dressed with baby capers, red onion and tomato salsa N/A
  • Du Puy Lentil and Vegetable Ragout Served with roast pumpkin, grilled asparagus and topped with persian fetta N/A
  • Duck Terrine Tender confit duck terrine wrapped in prosciutto, accompanied by a wild berry relish and cornichons N/A
  • Roasted Red Capsicum Dip Fresh roasted capsicum blended with Australian cream cheese and tapenade, served with a warm gluten free roll N/A
  • Eggs Florentine $15.50
    • Poached Eggs on toasted English Muffin with sauteed spinach and hollandise sauce
  • Signature Breakfast $16.90
    • Poached eggs on traditional brushetta, with ricetta drizzled homemade pesto and a side of rocket
  • Eggs On Toast $8.90
    • poached,fried or Scrambled
  • Labna Breakfast $13.50
  • Sandwich $7.50
  • with Banana $12.50
  • Eggs Atlantic $18.90
    • Poached Eggs on toast with smoked salmon, sauteed spinach and hollandise sauce
  • With Poached Eggs $17.50
  • House-made Porridge w/ poached fruit, honey & cinnamon $11
  • Fragrant Curry of the Day w/ jasmine rice $17
  • Moroccan Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel w/ coleslaw & lemon $17
  • House-made Banana Bread w/ spiced ricotta cheese $6
  • Sweet Corn Fritters, avocado salsa & homemade chili jam. Poached Egg +$3 / House Cured Salmon +$4.5 $15
  • Crispy Bacon & Soft Egg roll w/ beetroot relish & rocket $10
  • Smashed Avocado & feta on rye w/ lemon & honey balsamic $15
  • Baked 'Shakshuka' Eggs w/ spiced tomato & pepper sauce & fetta - served with toast $16.5
  • The Lot & Pineapple $8.90
    • (Lettuce and tomato sauce is standard, other sauce available: BBQ, mayonnaise, herb mayo & chilli)
  • Banana Fritter $2.50
    • (Fritters are served with cinnamon)
  • Cheese & Tomato $4.00
  • Flathead $5.90
  • Hamburger in Batter $3.00
  • Steak Plain Porterhouse Steak $6.50
  • Chicken Nugget $0.80
  • Barramundi $5.70
  • pork Veal & Lamb Ragout $28.00
    • rigatoni pasta tomato & red wine sauce fifnished with fresh oregano parmesan & truffle oil
  • RIBS $35.00
    • Korean style sesame Beef short Ribs
  • Spiced Tomato relish and parmesan
  • Schiacciata
  • Southern Fried Chicken $16.00
    • drumettes with sriracha hot sauce & kewpie mayo
  • RIBS $35.00
    • char grilled Kansas City BBQ pork ribs
  • Spice roasted pumpkin baby spinach leaves red onion baked feta & pine nuts $20.00
  • Aubergine chips with sweet Thai chili & sour cream
  • w/ Seafood (prawns, squid, crab meat & fish cakes) $12.00
  • 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.
  • 4 Bun tom xao xa ot $12.00
    • Rice vermicelli noodles stir fried with prawns, lemon grass, chilli, carrots, onions, capsicum, bean shoots, mixed Asian mint and crushed peanuts, in oyster and fish sauce.
  • 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.
  • 8 Flaming beef sate egg noodles $11.00
    • Thin egg noodles wok tossed with beef, capsicum, onions, broccoli, bean shoots in a mild sate sauce.
  • 23 Seafood nasi goreng $11.00
    • Malay style fried rice with prawns, shrimps, squid, carrots, snow peas, spring onions and bean shoots in a mild Malay curry.
  • 1 Mi do bien soup $12.00
    • Egg noodle soup with prawns, seafood chunks, fish cakes and squid: garnished with mushrooms, celery, Asian chives, bean shoots, broccoli, coriander and brown onions.
  • 6 Wok tossed Viet kuai teow $11.00
    • Rice noodle stick wok tossed with shrimp, BBQ pork, egg, carrots, onions, celery, Asian chives, bean shoots, spring onions and crushed peanuts.
  • SPICED GRANOLA, TEXTURES OF PUMPKIN, ALMOND & PUMPKIN LASSI $15.00
  • MEREDITH GOATS FETA $4.50
  • FRESH SNAPPER IN A BRIOCHE ROLL WITH GREEN PAPAYA SALAD, CITRUS MAYONNAISE, CHILLI JAM & LIME $23.00
  • ADD FETA $4.50
  • BACON / CHORIZO / AVOCADO / MUSHROOMS $5.00
  • WILD RICE CRUMBED BARRAMUNDI WITH CASHEW TOMATO PESTO & RAW BROCCOLI RABE SALAD $25.00
  • TOAST WITH HOUSE-CHURNED BUTTER & SEASONAL PRESERVES $7.50
  • TATAKI OCEAN TROUT WITH A RAW KALE & PICKLED VEGETABLE SALAD, SEAWEED, ALMONDS & POACHED EGGS $22.00
  • Bacon, Avocado & Cheese $7.30
  • Broadway $5.80
    • Frankfurt, cheese, mustard tomato sauce, fried onion
  • Cole Slaw $0.80
  • Super Vegetables $8.90
    • Mushroom, tasty cheese, spinach, eggplant, carrot, semi-dried tomato, capsicum
  • Chicken Breast $7.50
  • Chicken & Avocado $7.00
  • Chicken Kebab Salad $7.90
  • Ham $7.70
    • Virginia ham, lettuce, cheese, olives
  • Avocado Market
  • Big chips $7.00
    • With a lime mayonnaise
  • Sorry no variations
  • Bircher muesli $8.50
    • With grated apple, yoghurt, honey
  • Chicken & zucchini croquettes $19.90
    • Crumbed and fried chicken & zucchini croquettes, cumin, spring onion, green salad, sumac dipping sauce
  • -Crumpets $6.00
  • Smoked salmon $5.50
  • Scrambled eggs on daylesford sourdough $11.90
  • Insalata Di Torino - tuna, green beans, potato, egg, olives, tomatoes, seasonal lettuce & seeded mustard dressing $18.50
  • Toasted Panini - Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato & House-made Mayo $10.50
  • Patatine (Chips) $6.50
  • Spaghettini Aglio Olio e Pepperoncino - chilli, garlic, extra virgin olive oil $18.50
  • Italian Lettuce Salad $7.50
  • Chrissie'd Brekky (GF) - polents with roasted tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, baked until golden & bubbly $14.50
  • Bruschetta Del Giorno - grilled ciabatta toast with seasonal toppings $8.50
  • Fruit Toast - all served with an assortment of italian jams $5.50
  • Stingray pintxo $10.00
  • Bread & fish $10.00
    • Lettuce, parsley, sumac onions a trevally fillet in a turkish bread rolls
  • Lobster tail $50.00
  • Octopus pintxo $12.00
  • Flounder $20.00
  • Snaper with putianesca $20 / $30
  • Shellfish stir fry with prawns, crabs, mussels $85.00
  • Grilled king prawn with coriander sambal
    • Refer to blackboard for price
The Original Cafe

The Original Cafe

location

Address

23 Dorcas St, South Melbourne VIC 3205

phone

Phone

0396902441

clock

Opened hours

Mon 5:30 AM to 4:30 PM Tue 5:30 AM to 4:30 PM Wed 5:30 AM to 4:30 PM Thu 5:30 AM to 4:30 PM Fri 5:30 AM to 4:30 PM Sat Closed Sun Closed
price range

Price

$0 - $10

type

Type

Cafe

service level

Service

Counter Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafes

features

Features

Dine in ,  Takeaway ,  Cash

Location
23 Dorcas St, South Melbourne VIC 3205
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