The Reading Room Cafe in Footscray Menu

FRESHLY BAKED CROISSANT OR GOURMET MUFFIN - proudly made by our kitchen $4.00
BANANA BREAD - toast banana bread served with butter $4.50
RAISIN TOAST, SOURDOUGH OR MULTIGRAIN TOAST - with butter & jam $6.50
AVOCADO ON SOURDOUGH - toast sourdough bread served with avocado, finished with feta cheese & a lemon wedge (Half Serve - one slice of sourdough) $7.50
AVOCADO ON SOURDOUGH - toast sourdough bread served with avocado, finished with feta cheese & a lemon wedge (Full Serve - two slices of sourdough) $14.00
BANANA PANCAKES - thick pancakes topped with fresh banana & drizzled with maple syrup & berry syrup $10.00
Ice-cream available on request + $2.00
EGGS HEMINGWAY - two slices of toast sourdough bread served with your choice of creamy scrambled, poached or fried eggs with a generous side of smoked bacon $12.00
BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST - Canadian style French toast, topped with crispy bacon, maple syrup & candied walnuts $12.00
SMOKED SALMON OMELETTE - creamy pan fried omelette filled with smoked salmon & spinach, sprinkled with freshly chopped chives $13.50
CORN FRITTERS - crispy zucchini & sweet corn fritters served on a bed of spinach, with two poached eggs & a side of avocado, finished with sumac salt $14.50
SALMON CROQUETTES - crunchy fried croquettes served on rocket salad, with poached egg & hollandaise sauce $15.50
POACHED EGGS & SMOKED SALMON ON BLINI - frehly made blini topped with poached eggs, smoked salmon, sour cream & chives $15.50

Nearby Sample Menus

Beef soup with freshly ground beef $10.00
Broken Rice with Grilled Pork Chops - Broken rice with two grilled pork chops and side soup $10.00
Egg/Rice noodles with Fried Chicken - Crispy chicken on side plate, celery and chives $10.00
Chicken slices with pho noodles $10.00
Beef soup with freshly sliced beef and beef balls $10.00
Pawn Paste Slices with Vermicelli Noodle squares - Vermicelli squares, grilled prawn paste on sugarcane, salad, mixed vegetables and sprinkled peanuts $11.00
Beef soup with freshly sliced beef and well done fillet slices $10.00
Fresh Sliced Beef with Lemon Coleslaw $16.00

Mexican - Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, hot salami, fresh capsicum, jalapenos $8.00 / $10.00 / $13.00 / $17.00
Soft Drinks (600ml) - Coke / Diet Coke / Sprite / Lift / Fanta $3.50
Ben and Jerry's (458ml) $10.90
Soft Drinks (1.25L) - Coke / Diet Coke / Sprite / Lift / Fanta $3.80
Oven Baked Wingettes 5 Pack $5.00 / 10 Pack $9.00
Chicken Pesto - Tomato sauce, bocconcini cheese, chicken breast fillet, saute mushroom, roasted capsicum, pesto $11.00 / $14.00 / $17.00 / $21.00
Margherita - Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, oregano $7.00 / $9.00 / $12.00 / $16.00
Bocconcini - Tomato sauce, bocconcini cheese, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil $10.00 / $13.00 / $16.00 / $20.00

Grilled Taster Box $3.75
Sweet Chilli Twister Combo - 1 x Sweet Chilli Twister 1 x Seasoned Chips - Regular , 375 ml drink $8.95
Sweet Chilli Twister Combo Large - 1 x Sweet Chilli Twister 1 x Seasoned Chips - Large , 600ml drink $10.95
Family Burger Box - 2 x Original Fillet Burger 2 x Regular Twister 1 x Kentucky Nuggets - 6 pieces (inc. 1 sweet chilli sauce) 1 x Popcorn Chicken - Regular 2 x Seasoned Chips - Large 1 x Sauce Sweet $25.95
Wicked Wings 3 pieces $3.50
Potato & Gravy Regular $3.75
Spicy Hot Snack Twister $3.75
Zinger Bacon and Cheese Burger $6.95

Arancini Balls - three mushroom arancini balls served with aioli $7.50
Chicken Breast - chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto served with chat potatoes & a semi dried tomato & fetta cheese salad $23
Chips - beer battered chips served with tomato sauce & aioli $7
Chicken Parmigiana - chicken schnitzel topped with Napoli sauce & cheese, served with chips & salad $15.95
Fish - served with chips, lemon & tartare sauce. Plus ice cream for dessert $9
Wedges - seasoned wedges served with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce $8
Turkish Bread & Dips - toasted Turkish bread with hummus, pesto & creamy sun-dried tomato dips $8
Courthouse Club Sandwich - chicken, bacon, tomato , mesculin, cheese & avocado on Turkish bread. Served with chips $17.50

KIKIL: Chopped lamb sautéed with onion, clarified-butter, spices, green chilies, served with Ethiopian bread – Injera - or your choice of other bread. n/a
FUAL: Smashed broad beans served with chopped tomato, onion, green chilies, egg and fetta cheese n/a
KITFO: Minced extra lean beef mixed with Ethiopian blend of herbs & spices including Ethiopian spiced-butter and can be cooked according to preference. n/a
SHIRO: A stew of pea flour cooked with Ethiopian blend of herbs & spices including hot pepper blend. n/a
ATER KIK WOT: Mild stew of split-beans cooked with Ethiopian blend of herbs & spices. n/a
ATAKILT WOT: Potatoes & carrots cooked with Ethiopian blend of mild herbs & spices. n/a
HOT MISIR WOT: Lentil stew cooked with Ethiopian blend of herbs & spices including hot pepper blend. n/a
TIBS: Roasted beef with onion and fresh pepper served with Ethiopian bread – Injera or your choice of other bread. n/a