The Prickly Cactus in Launceston Menu

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Nearby Sample Menus

3 small pizzas $32.00
Lasagne - Layers of pasta with bolognaise sauce, egg, ham & cheese $13.00
Margherita - Cheese & oregano( no extra toppings) Small $10.00/ Large $14.00/ Jumbo $20.00
2 large pizzas & 1.25lt soft drink $31.00
Chicken canelloni - filled with creamy chicken & mushroom in napoletana sauce $15.00
3 small pizzas & 1.25lt soft drink $35.00
Dipping sauce - Swee chilli, sour cream with chives & tzatziki 3.00 each
Garden salad - With italian dressing Small $5.00/ Large $6.00

Grilled Garlic Mushrooms (LG) $3.95
Apple Crumble Sundae 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream, stewed apples, caramel sauce, vanilla custard, whipped cream and butternut crumble. $8.95
Grilled Chicken & Ranch Burger Char-grilled chicken breast, lettuce, beetroot, tomato, red onion and ranch dressing in a toasted bun, with Hog Tail Fries. $9.90
Tex-Mex Combo - Flame-grilled sirloin steak served with a chicken Chimichanga topped with cheese sauce and spicy Mexicana tomato salsa on Cajun rice. Grab an icy cold Corona and enjoy your fiesta! $27.95
Hog Tail Fries - Spectacular With honey sweet chilli and Hog’s Breath ranch dipping sauces. For kids we serve tomato and BBQ sauce. $6.50
Potato Gnocchi Potato Gnocchi Traditional little Italian potato dumplings, served in a rich Napoletana (tomato & basil) sauce, with shaved parmesan cheese. A bowl of fresh house salad is serv $19.95
Grilled Rib Fillet - Aged quality beef (approx 300g) seared to your taste. Add mushroom sauce for only $1.95 extra! $29.95
Monterey Cheese Sticks 6 small crumbed cheese sticks dusted in blackened seasoning with a chipotle & ranch dressing. $6.95

Chicken - BBQ sauce optional - Chicken, pineapple, mushroom, onion, cheese & tomato base (R/L/F) $13.00/$16.00/$22.00
BBQ - Beef, bacon, onion, cheese & BBQ sauce (R/L/F) $13.00/$16.00/$22.00
Garlic Bread $4.50
Sicilian - Tomato, olives, semi-dried tomatoes, hot salami, cream & parmesan (1/2/3/4 serve/s of pasta) $14.00/$22.00/$30.00/$38.00
Wallaby - Tasmanian Wallaby and bush pepper salami, cheese & tomato base (R/L/F) $13.00/$16.00/$22.00
Vitamina - Italian pizza sauce, carrot, eggplant, capsicum, pumpkin, Spanish onion, olives, fetta & basil (R/L/F) $15.00/$19.00/$24.00
Sweet Chilli Chicken - Chicken, capsicum, onion, olives, cheese & sweet chilli sauce (R/L/F) $13.00/$16.00/$22.00
Pepperoni - Mild salami, cheese & tomato base (R/L/F) $13.00/$16.00/$22.00

Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Natural - $19 / $34
House Made Bread Loaf - rosemary infused balsamic $6
Salmon Tartare - shallot, capers, parsley, dill, toasted sourdough $18
Roasted New Season Pink Eye Potatoes- herb butter $8
Spiced Roasted Aubergine- wholemeal flatbread, tahini yoghurt, coriander, mint, pomegranate + cucumber salad $25
Tasmanian Seafood Chowder - toasted bread $24
Green Salad- herb vinaigrette $7
Freshly Shucked Tasmanian Pacific Oysters - Kilpatrick - $22 / $39

Steak – tender steak served chips & tomato sauce $14.90
Bowl of Chips $6.70
Luv Me Tender - 120g of eye fillet with roasted mushrooms, onions, blue cheese & cracked pepper $21.00
Pizza – choice of either Far North, Marguerite or BBQ Chicken $10.90
Carnivora – Chicken, salami, chorizo sausage, steak & bacon $20.50
Garlic Pizza – Garlic béchamel sauce & mozzarella cheese $8.90 / $7.00
Moroccan Chicken – Tender Marinated then pan-fried breast pieces, on spiced chickpea patty & seasonal greens $27.00
Levee Beef Burger – House made using MSA Tasmanian grass fed beef with tomato, lettuce & gruyere cheese with chips and tasty BBQ mayo - yes, this is the one! $20.50

Mango & Pistachio Tart - For those without a sweet tooth, savour the freshness of this tart served with Meander Valley Double Cream $10.50
Pork Fillet - Pan fried and finished with honey and seeded mustard sauce $28.00
Traditional Greek salad $9.00
Hot off the Wok - Served with stir fry vegetables and Hokkein noodles Vegetarian: $16.00, Chicken: $18.00, Beef: $18.00
Soup of the day - Refer to our specials board, served with warm crusty bread $9.50
Fettucine - Marinara $22.00
Pizza Selection - Aussie – BBQ sauce, bacon, egg, onion and mozzarella cheese $18.00
Cheese Platter - Selection of three Tasmanian Cheeses served with crackers $14.00

Pierre’s steak tartare - Pipers brook pinot noir, pipers brook, tas $11.5
Freshly shucked tasmanian oysters - green apple foam $24 / $42
Eggs on toast - free range eggs cooked to your liking, toasted sourdough, butter $15
Hot cakes - fresh lemon wedges, sugar / maple syrup, vanilla bean ice cream $15
Crispy skinned tasmanian salmon - panzanella salad, perino tomatoes, roast capsicum, torn crusty sourdough, garlic, basil, red onion, crispy capers $32
Shoestring fries, house made aioli $8
Iced coffee $6.5
Chicken and duck rillette - fresh baguette, cornichons, apricot puree, lemon $16

Tortellini $7.00
Veal Marinara (cooked in wine with fresh tomato & garlic & topped with tiger prawns) $28.00
Rigatoni Alla Paverotti (Entree/Main) - with semi-dried tomato, artichokes, onions & cream sauce $15.00/$19.00
Veal Marsala (cooked with mushrooms in a beautiful marsala & cream sauce) $26.00
Fettucine Matrigiana (Entree/Main) - with bacon, onions, fresh tomato, a touch of garlic & a sprinkle of chilli $15.00/$19.00
Garlic Bread $4.50
Herb Bread $4.50
Chicken Alla Pescatora (chicken breast fillet cooked in a light creamy sauce topped with scallops) $27.00

5. Masaman Curry (Beef only) $19.90
- Tender beef curry slowly cooked in thick coconut milk with potato, peanut and onion topped with fried onion.
1. Roti Bread (plain flat bread) $4.00
5. Spring Roll (4pcs) $10.90
- Minced chicken with carrot, vermicelli, cabbage, black fungus wrapped in spring roll pastry served with homemade plum sauce.
7. Pick Khing
- Stir-Fried homemade chilli paste with green beans and carrot topped with kaffir lime.
Mix seafood = Prawns, Scallop, Squid and Mussels $23.90
Beef $19.90
(Small Dish (Per Dish))
4. Basil
- Stir-Fried fresh basil leaves with fresh chilli, mild chilli jam, bamboo shoot, carrot, onion, green bean and capsicum.

WEDGES $7.00/$8.00
- and sour cream
Vegetables $3.00
Soup of the Day $6.50/$8.50
- with a bread roll
Chips $3.00
Pasta of the day $7.50/$10.00
- Ask our staff for today's Pasta
Lemon pepper Salmon $16.00/$19.00
- Roasted chats, green beans, and lemon Beurre blanc
Steamed Rice $3.00
200gm Porterhouse $17.50/$20.00
- and your choice of sauce

Pork Chow Mein $12.90
Satay Squid $14.90
Sliced Pork in Chilli Plum $13.90
Scallops with Vegetables $16.90
Scallop Chow Mein $15.90
Vegetarian Fried Rice (Small/Medium/Large) $7.00/$8.90/$10.90
Supacrunch Chips with Chicken salt/tomatoes sauce (Small/Large) $5.90/$8.50
Won Ton Soup n/a

-18 Hour White High Tin
- Our 18 Hour White High Tin is a delicious traditionally handcrafted European style bread containing lots of natural goodness particularly for digestive health. Whilst rye helps in the fight against diabetes and obesity. Popular with food lovers, sourdough is a traditional slow food with a 24 hour process from start to completion. Eating whole grains instead of refined grains lowers the risk of many chronic diseases.
Shortbread
-Traditional Shortbread
- Banjo’s traditional melt-in-your-mouth shortbread. Handmade & delicious! Packaged to share or as a gift
-Choc Swirl Shortbread
- Banjo’s Christmas Choc Swirl Shortbread will melt-in-your-mouth. Handmade & delicious! Treat a pack to yourself or as a gift.
-Philly Cheese Steak Grilled Sandwich
- A mix of tender beef perfectly flavoured and piled high. Covered with delicious cheeses and sandwiched between thick slices of Banjo’s Artisan White Vienna – served hot from the grill This hearty snack is a meal in itself, great to satisfy your hunger for lunch or dinner.
-Ancient Grain High Tin Loaf
- Loaded with 12 kinds of wholesome grains, seeds and beans our Premium Ancient Grain Loaves are bursting with important nutrients required to fuel your body and maintain a healthy lifestyle
Sandwiches
-Fruit Bun
- Simply spiced with fruits mixed through Banjo’s Fruit Bun is nutritious and satisfying – filled with juicy sultanas and currants. Share some with friends or enjoy as a tasty extra for school lunches.

Oven roasted field mushrooms filled with mediterranean vegetables, crumbed fetta served on sautéed baby spinach with sundried tomatoes and aioli (g) coombend pinot noir (tas) $28.0
- prawn and chorizo lemon peppered prawns, chorizo, mushroom, snow peas, cherry tomatoes and lime aioli $25.5
All pizzas served with mozzarella and parmesan -
Metz olive pizza bread olive tapenade, caramalised onion and parmesan (g) $15.0
Classic pizzas -
Seafood gnocchi calamari, prawns, fresh fish, mussels, cherry tomatoes, chilli and spinach cooked in a rich tomato napoli sauce $29.5
- margherita sliced roma tomato, fresh basil and bocconcini (g) $19.0
- vegetarian roasted pumpkin, eggplant, mushroom, spinach, zucchini, roasted capsicum and fetta (g) $23.0

Chicken with Satay Sauce $16.00
Chicken with Honey Sauce (Deep Fried) $16.00
Combination Omelette $16.00
Deep Fried Duck with Plum Sauce $26.50
Combination with Vegetable $16.00
Dynasty Fried Rice (L/S) $12.00/$10.50
- Chicken, eggs, peas, ham, spring onion
Curry Lamb $19.50
Prawn Crackers $3.50

GARLIC PRAWN - Prawns, baby spinach, fresh tomato, oregano on a crème fraiche base, with garlic sauce n/a
DELI VEGE & CAMEMBERT - Baby spinach, camembert, red onion, mushroom, capsicum, fresh tomato, olives, oregano on crème fraiche topped with tomato capsicum sauce n/a
PERI PERI CHICKEN - Sliced roast chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, red onion topped with peri peri sauce n/a
PEPPERONI - Lots of pepperoni & mozzarella n/a
MARGHERITA - Cherry tomatoes, fresh tomato, basil & mozzarella n/a
BANGERS & BEEF - Ground beef, Italian sausage, mozzarella on a BBQ sauce base n/a
BBQ CHICKEN & RASHER BACON - Seasoned chicken, rasher bacon, red onion on a BBQ sauce base n/a
HOT CHILLI BEEF - Ground beef, red onion, capsicum & mozzarella topped with buffalo hot sauce & chilli flakes n/a