The Prickly Cactus in Launceston Menu

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Seafood Basket - King Prawn skewer, beer battered fish, salted squid,smoked salmon and chilli crumbled scallops served with chips and salad $29.90
Fish and Chips - Fresh Fish of the day in a light beer batter, served with lemon and tartare , chips and salad $17.90
Vegetables $7.00
Mini Burger and Mash with Gravy $12.90
Dijon, seeded mustard, hot english mustard, garlic butter $1.00
Dark Chocolate and Macadamia Brownie - Served with raspberry ripple ice cream $10.90
Petuna ocean Trout Fillet - With a pistachio dukkah crust, served on pilaf rice with salad and lemon yoghurt $24.90
250g Porterhouse - All Our Steaks are from Tasmanian grass fed beef, char grilled to your liking and served with a choice of chips and salad or vegetables $24.90

12 Hour Smoked Beef Brisket (Gf) $26
- roast potatoes, pumpkin, carrots with smokey red wine gravy
Lemon Meringue Pie $10
- white chocolate, pistachio and cream
Fish N Chips $27
- battered or crumbed tartar, lemon, garden salad
Chicken Parmigiana $22
- crumbed chicken breast, Napoli, ham, melted cheese, garden salad, chips with gravy.
Crumbed Tasmanian Scallops $22
- cucumber, cherry tomatoes, garden salad, lime aioli
Pumpkin And Persian Feta Salad (Gf) (V) $16
- quinoa, cucumber, herbs, leaves , vinegar oil
Garden Salad (Gf) (V) $6
Add more and go big $29

Smoked BBQ Beef Wrap Smoked BBQ Beef Wrap Tender strips of beef, grilled onions, hickory smoked BBQ sauce, cheese, lettuce and ranch dressing wrapped in a flour tortilla and served with Hog Ta $9.90
NEW Barra & Prawns NEW Barra & Prawns Pan-fried barramundi fillet topped with 3 prawns and a creamy garlic sauce. Garnished with chives and a fresh lemon wedge. Accompanied by a generous serv $26.95
Hoggies Loaded Potato Skins The Sicilian Marinated tomato & basil salsa topped with cheddar cheese and grilled to golden brown. Served with spicy salsa to turn up the heat. $10.95
Pineapple Ring (LG) $0.95
Hickory Smoked Prime Rib – A real Tex-Mex flavour. Seared and topped with a hickory smoked BBQ sauce on the char grill. Traditional Cut $31.95 / Lite Cut $24.95
Hoggies Fish & Chips Hoggies Fish & Chips A classic dish served up Hoggies style! Premium barramundi fillet in a crispy batter combined with our famous Hog Tail Fries, a helping of fresh sala $24.50
Bruschetta Brushetta topped with diced tomatoes, red onions, balsamic vinegar and fresh basil. $7.95
Chicken Dijonnaise - Marinated chicken breast char-grilled to perfection, topped with avocado and smothered with tangy Dijonnaise sauce. $24.95/ Lite Serve $20.95

Be sure to check our dessert board in our restaurant for today's selection. N/A
BBQ Chicken - chicken, swiss brown mushrooms, spanish onion, bacon, smokey BBQ sauce & mozzarella cheese $18.00
Chicken Parmigiana - Crumbed chicken breast fillet fried & topped w house made napoli sauce, ham & cheese then grilled to perfection, served w chips & salad or vegetables $20.00
Chicken Schnitzel - Crumbed chicken breast fillet, fried golden & served with chips & salad or vegetables, with your choice of sauce $19.00
Seafood Platter - A platter of prawns, chilli salt & pepper squid, crumbed scallops, battered local fish & marinated baby octopus w aioli & lemon, served w salad & chips $26.00 / $48.00 (to share)
Garlic pizza bread - Garlic butter & mozzarella $11.00
Irish Stew - Tender Tasmanian lamb slow cooked the traditional Irish way w potatoes, onion & herbs, served w irish soda bread $20.00
Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad - Roasted seasonal vegetables & marinated labne cheese tossed through fresh rocket finished w a balsamic mayonnaise $22.00

Tempura Market Fish - chips + green salad $29
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Cucumber + Shallot Dressing - $22 / $39
Natuarl Cold Seafood Selection $49
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Charred Red Pepper + Lemon Sorbet - $22 / $39
Pear + Prosciutto Salad - goats curd, hazelnuts + balsamic $24
Tasmanian Spring Bay Blue Mussels - steamed open in saffron broth $29
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Natural - $19 / $34
Waterfront Tasting Plate - $32

Crispy Pizza Bread - Your choice of fresh garlic or tomato with mozzarella $9.50
Chargrilled Haloumi Salad - with pumpkin & walnut 1 $12.50
Calamari Salad - Thai inspired marinated in ginger, soy, garlic and chilli $13.50
Pizza Selection - Marinara – prawns, scallops, calamari and smoked salmon $22.00
Roasted Lamb Rump - On a minted pea puree with rosemary jus $32.00
Chicken Parmigiana - Our famous crumbed butterfly chicken breast topped with ham, our own relish and lashings of mozzarella cheese $27.00
Fettucine - Chicken, pine nuts & pesto $22.00
Fettucine - Marinara $22.00

Spaghetti Puttanesca (Entree/Main) - with olives, fresh tomato, anchovies, garlic and chilli $15.00/$19.00
Ravioli Bolognaise (Entree/Main) - meat filled pasta topped with Franco's bolognese sauce $15.00/$19.00
Calamari Affogati (Entree/Main) - calamari rings marinated in wine & cooked with cream, garlic & chilli $16.00/$27.00
Tortellini $7.00
Veal Marinara (cooked in wine with fresh tomato & garlic & topped with tiger prawns) $28.00
Spaghetti Pescatora (Entree/Main) - spaghetti tossed with shrimp, mushrooms, calamari, garlic & cream $16.00/$21.00
Lasagne (Entree/Main) - home made Italian lasagne $15.00/$19.00
Rigatoni Alla Franco's (Entree/Main) - home made tube pasta with prawns in a special light garlic & cream sauce $16.00/$21.00

Chicken and Cashews $18.00
Char Shew and Seasonal Vegetables $18.00
King Prawn in Satay Sauce $23.00
King Prawn Chow Min - CRISPY NOODLES / EGG NOODLES $23.00 / $24.00
Fried Rice $7.00
*Vegetarian Fried Rice $8.50
Chicken and Seasonal Vegetables $18.00
Flounder with Chinese Sauce $23.00

Sweet Mung Bean Paste with an Ice Cream $4.90
Mixed Vegetables $10.90
Satay Squid $14.90
Spring Water $2.90
Prawn Fried Rice (Small/Medium/Large) $9.00/$10.90/$12.90
Super Triple Sundae with Ice Cream & Cream $3.90
Scallop Chow Mein $15.90
King Prawn Chow Mein $15.90

Classic pizzas -
Tomato bruschetta fresh tomato, spanish onion, fetta and basil pesto $15.0
Chicken breast medallions slices of tender chicken breast on potato gnocchi in a creamy sundried tomato, spinach and white wine sauce, topped with asparagus wrapped in prosciutto abel’s tempest sauvi $32.5
Metz olive pizza bread olive tapenade, caramalised onion and parmesan (g) $15.0
- pepperoni - american classic tomato napoli, pepperoni and cheese $20.0
Caesar salad cos lettuce, bacon, croutons, parmesan and a poached egg with traditional creamy anchovy dressing or creamy lime aioli -
Risotto (available w. chicken) mushroom, beetroot, red capsicum, green beans, spinach and parmesan cheese (g) $22.5
- w. roast chicken $20.5

Finger Sandwiches - Coronation chicken / Smoked salmon and dill / Vintage cheddar and tomato / Cucumber, mint and cream cheese / Egg and cress -
Tale of two cities high tea with Andy Warhol/Ai Weiwei exhibition ticket $83.00
Hot salt brisket sandwich with mustard on rye with dill pickled cucumber $22.00
Pea and mint soup with hot smoked ocean trout tartine $16.00
Selection of classic tea room finger sandwiches -
- Egg and cress $15.00
Chicken and grilled chorizo club sandwich with avocado and tarragon $20.00
Tea Room scones with thickened cream and preserve - Includes a glass of sparkling and tea or coffee -

Lucky For Some - roasted peppers, cucumber, red onion, tomato, rocket, tomato pesto, house relish, herb mayo $11.90
Chicken Caesar Salad - with dressing, bacon, shaved parmesan, anchovy and croutons $12.90
Dirty Rotten Hippy - swiss brown mushroom, tomato, cheese, rocket, house bbq sauce, seeded mustard mayo $11.90
Oi Oi Oi - bacon, free range egg, beetroot, fried onion, tomato, lettuce, house relish, herb mayo $12.50
Chicken Nuggets - house made using chicken breast... 6 per serve $6.00
Eden - battered fish fillet with tomato, red onion, cucumber, lettuce and tartare sauce $13.90
Fish & Chips - freshly beer battered fish & chips with tartare sauce & lemon wedge $13.90
Hey Big Spender - porterhouse steak, bacon, fried onion, mushroom, rocket, house relish, secret mayo $17.90

Salt & Pepper Calamari & chips N/A
Venezuelan - Black Roast Beef, Fetta cheese, capsicum & lettuce N/A
Wraps/rolls /sandwiches & Turkish bread, cakes /slices, brownies & desserts N/A
Chicken Tacos - Set of two corn shell tacos, filled with Mexican chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese & salsa $10.00
Venezuelan handmade corn pasties $4 each
Spinach & Ricotta / shredded beef N/A
Chili con carne N/A
Acapulco - Re-fried beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato & hot salsa N/A

HAWAIIAN - Smoked leg ham, pineapple & mozzarella n/a
DESIGNA - Up to 4 toppings included. Additional toppings attract a surcharge n/a
MARGHERITA - Cherry tomatoes, fresh tomato, basil & mozzarella n/a
CHICKEN & FETA - Seasoned chicken, baby spinach, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, olives & oregano with garlic sauce n/a
CHEESY GARLIC PIZZA - Mozzarella, & garlic sauce on a crème fraiche base, topped with oregano n/a
GRAND SUPREME - Ground beef, rasher bacon, pepperoni, capsicum, red onion, baby spinach, smoked leg ham, olives, mozzarella, oregano topped with tomato capsicum sauce n/a
DOUBLE BACON CHEESEBURGER - Ground beef, rasher bacon, & mozzarella on a BBQ base, topped with mayonnaise n/a
HAM, CHEESE & TOMATO - Smoked leg ham, fresh tomato & mozzarella topped with oregano n/a