The Water Rat Hotel in South Melbourne Menu

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Popcorn chilli chicken 12.00
- smoked jalapeño mayo
Poutine 12.00
- shoe string fries with cheese curd topped with gravy
Thick cut onion rings 8.50
- aioli
Sweet potato fries 10.00
- smoked jalapeño mayo
Shoe string fries 8.50
- aioli
Mac n Cheese croquettes 11.00
- smoked jalapeño mayo, herb mayo, aioli

Cheesy Garlic Pizza 8.00
- Confit garlic, bocconcini and basil
Saganaki 14.00
- Hardened sheep milk cheese, pan fried, glazed with wild honey served with pickled vegetables and lemon
Turkish Lamb Kofta 14.00
- Biber salcası, labneh, pistachio dukkah and grilled pitta
Fried Calamari 12/22
- Sumac and smoked paprika spiced calamari and lime mayonnaise
Charcuterie 28.00
- Cured and set meats, cheddar, picked vegetables, fruit, mustard and ciabatta

All burgers are served on a brioche bun and come with shoestring fries and aioli on the side
‘The OG’ 22.00
- 200 gm Pattie, cos lettuce, tomato, bacon, jack cheese, onion rings
‘Mr Crab’ 20.00
- Soft shell crab slider, watercress, pink pepper aioli, house pickled onion
‘Little Bow Peep’ 22.00
- Braised lamb shoulder, watercress, hummus, pomegranate, harissa yogurt
‘The Ring of Fire’ 22.00
- Southern fried chicken, jalapeno jack, smoked jalapeño mayo slaw
‘Psilocybin’ 20.00
- Baked Portobello mushrooms, herb mayo, watercress, goats cheese
Our range of Steaks are 100% Pasture fed from ethical and sustainable farmers to ensure the highest quality of beef
New York strip 350gm 32.00
Scotch fillet 300gm 34.00
Flat iron 200gm 28.00
Fillet 200gm 36.00
Each steak comes with house cut triple cooked chips, sauce, all gluten free
Sauces - Mushroom Diane, Red and Green Pepper, Béarnaise or Red Wine Jus

Sauteed cavolo nero 8.00
Charred broccolini tossed with almonds 9.00
Paris mash 8.50
Cauliflower gratin 10.00
Baked field mushroom with truffled chevre 10.00

Steamed Portarlington Mussels 26.00
- Prosecco, cream fraiche, leek, confit garlic thyme and parsley. Served with toasted ciabatta.
Chermoula Spiced Chickpea and Vegetable Tagine 22.00
- With toasted Israeli cous cous, spiced labneh and Anatolian salad
Braised Lamb and Portobello Ragu 26.00
- With a rich port and shiraz sauce, handmade pappardelle, baby herbs and shaved pecorino
Market Fish MP
- Please ask staff for details.
Beer Battered Barramundi 24.00
- Pink peppercorn mayo, green leaf salad, chard lemon, green leaf salad and shoe string fries
Chicken Parma 24.00
- Double smoked ham, chunky Napoli, 3 cheese blend, green leaf salad and shoe string fries

Warm Chocolate Brownie 12.00
- With vanilla bean ice cream, ganache and chocolate mousse
Bread and Butter Pudding 12.00
- With raspberry jam, Baileys anglaise
Affogato 15.00
- Espresso and Frangelico served with your choice of ice cream
Ice Cream 3 per scoop
- Fig Honey & Pistachio, Death by Chocolate, Vanilla Bean, English toffee crunch

Nearby Sample Menus

Wagyu beef burger $19.50
- Wagyu beef patty, smoked cheddar, swiss cheese, lettuce, royale sauce, chez dre buttermilk bun, sweet potato crisps & pickles
Chez dre granola $14.50
- Rose yoghurt pannacotta, organic australian, oats, seeds & nuts, seasonal fruit
Grand petit dejeuner $22.50
- Smoked bacon, toulouse sausage, avocado, roasted mushrooms, provencal tomato, poached eggs, toasted sourdough
Eggs your way $11.50
- Soft boiled, poached, scrambled or fried
-Add spiced pulled chicken $22.50
Grain salad $17.50
- Ancient grains, pickled cabbage, charred corn, hazelnut dukkah, labneh & pomegranate dressing
Avocado, baked mushrooms, double smoked ham, provencal tomato, meredith goats cheese, green salad, eggplant & chickpea ragu $4.00
Toast $6.50
- Seeded or sourdough with jam or peanut spread

10 Sashi don 9.80
- raw salmon/ocean trout slices on rice
1 Sukiyaki don 6.90
- thinly sliced beef on rice
2 Buta teriyaki don 7.40
- slow cooked pork on rice
5 Beef curry don 7.70
- Japanese curry with sukiyaki beef on rice
11 Dondon box 9.40
- teriyaki chicken, sukiyaki beef, salad and rice
Japanese tea 1.20
soft drinks 1.80
9 Niku soba 8.30
- beef with thin buckwheat noodle soup

8. AUSTRALIAN
- Tomato, cheese, ham, bacon, egg
7. MARINARA
- Tomato, cheese, prawns, clams, oysters, garlic, parsley
MEDIUM $12.50
LARGE $15.00
16. VOLCANO
- Tomato, cheese, olives, anchovies, hot chillies, hot salami
MEDIUM $12.50
LARGE $15.00
CARBONARA
- Bacon, Egg & Cream

Ma Ma Custard Fried Chicken $15.00
- twice crumbed custard, milk fried chicken w sweet chilli mayo
Five Spice Tofu $9.00
Sesame Broccoli Salad $3.50
Teriyaki Chicken $15.00
- tenderly grilled chicken fillet, house made teriyaki sauce, side vegetables
House Fried Rice $12.50
- house made fried rice, chicken egg, mixed veggie, soy sauce
Prawn Dumpling $8.50
- steam prawn dumpling, house soy & chilli sauce
House Spring Roll $8.50
- Chilli vinegar sauce, cabbage shred
Scallop & Sausage Skewer $9.50
- seared scallop, Taiwanese sausage, spicy mayo

Moonlight Flat Oysters, mignonette & lemon $5.00
Pecorino Toscana $15.00
- Semi hard - ewe's milk - Tuscany, Italy
Lupi Culatello $24.00
- Italy (50g) Aged 18 months
Spring Bay mussels, sherry, fennel, tomato sugo, pangrattato $23.00 / $33.00
- Add cheese of the day $34.00
Perfect for dinner parties or picnics
J. Martin Jamon Iberico $30.00
- Spain (30g) Aged 36 months
Lunch from 12pm to 3pm / dinner from 6pm to 10pm

An individual tasting plate of delicate desserts N/A
Grilled Chicken Breast Marinated in herbs on a bed of sautéed spinach served with seasonal vegetables and a rich reduction N/A
Roasted Red Capsicum Dip Fresh roasted capsicum blended with Australian cream cheese and tapenade, served with golden baked water crackers N/A
An individual tasting plate of delicate desserts 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
Duck Terrine Tender confit duck terrine wrapped in prosciutto, accompanied by a wild berry relish and cornichons N/A
Smoked Salmon & Avocado Smoked Tasmanian salmon and avocado mousse, dressed with baby capers, red onion and tomato salsa N/A

Roll $8.90
with stewed rhubarb and honey $10.50
Eggs Atlantic $18.90
- Poached Eggs on toast with smoked salmon, sauteed spinach and hollandise sauce
Grilled Mushrooms, tomato, baked beans or spinach $2.50
Labna Breakfast $13.50
Goji extra $2.00
Omelette with 2 fillings $14.50
- Choice of ham, cheese, bacon, tomato, chives, mushrooms and sauteed spinach
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

Breakfast Burrito served in tortilla w/ scrambled eggs, ham hock, beans, avacado & chilli jam $16.5
Montague Park Hamburger on a brioche roll w/ swiss cheese, caramelized onion, rocket & beetroot relish $15
Baked 'Shakshuka' Eggs w/ spiced tomato & pepper sauce & fetta - served with toast $16.5
Beetroot Tarte Tatin w/ goats cheese, caramelised onion & red wine syrup $15
Big Boys Breaky w/ eggs, chorizo, roasted Spanish tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon & hash brown served w/ toast & house-made relish $19
Frittata of the Day w/ apple & beetroot relish & salad $16
Free Range Eggs on toast (Fried, Scrambled or Poached) w/ relish $10
Smashed Avocado & feta on rye w/ lemon & honey balsamic $15

Hamburger in Batter $3.00
Steak The Lot & Pineapple $9.90
Mars Bar in Batter $3.00
Spring Roll $2.70
Hash Brown $1.00
Prawn Box $11.90
- 1 Fish, 3 Prawns, Chips, Tartare Sauce & Lemon Wedges
Greek Salad or Garden Salad
Prices are subject to change without notice

21 Thai sweet chilli beef $11.00
- Thin egg noodles wok tossed with beef, carrots, onions, snow peas and coriander in a sweet chilli 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.
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.
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.
32 Steamed rice with black bean sauce, bokchoi, broccoli, capsicum, carrots and onions
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.
Vietnamese spring rolls (8) $7.00/$8.00
- Choice of vegetarian ($7), pork ($7), mix ($7) or prawn ($8) Served with lettuce, mint and dipping sauce.
11 Hokkien mee $11.00
- Thick egg noodles wok tossed in spicy dark soya mushroom sauce and oyster sauce with shrimps, BBQ pork, capsicum, bokchoi, bean shoots and spring onions.

WASABI EMULSION / MAPLE DOUBLE CREAM $3.00
SEASONAL AVOCADO WITH CITRUS, TOAST & LOCAL KELP SALT $13.50
RAW KALE SALAD $7.00
WILD RICE CRUMBED BARRAMUNDI WITH CASHEW TOMATO PESTO & RAW BROCCOLI RABE SALAD $25.00
HOUSE CURED KANGAROO $6.00
BACON / CHORIZO / AVOCADO / MUSHROOMS $5.00
TATAKI OCEAN TROUT WITH A RAW KALE & PICKLED VEGETABLE SALAD, SEAWEED, ALMONDS & POACHED EGGS $22.00
EGG / TOAST $3.00

Chicken Feast 1 $9.00
- Sundried tomato, chicken breast, tasty cheese, spinach, mushroom
Salami Salad $6.90
Banh Mi
- Traditional Vietnamese rolls, standard with home made pate, butter, carrot, cucumber, coriander, onion
Egg (Free Range) Salad $6.50
Pork Loaf $7.20
Pineapple $0.80
Pork Meatball Salad $7.20
Fried Onion $0.80

Cacciucco $21.90
- Pan fried mussels, vongole, prawn tails and a fish fillet, served with a seafood bisque, char grilled bruschetta
-Daylesford fruit toast $6.00
C & A $9.50
- Roast chicken avocado
Poached chicken Sandwich $14.90
- Char-grilled sourdough baguette with chicken breast, grated apple, coriander, lime mayonnaise
Margherita $13.90
- Tomato, basil and fior di latte
Berry terrine $14.90
- Summer terrine of seasonal berries, gran marnier and raspberry coulis, vanilla ice cream, fresh mint
-Hot mixed berries/caramelised banana (with double cream) or ice cream $15.90
Fried or poached eggs on daylesford sourdough $10.90

Chrissie'd Brekky (GF) - polents with roasted tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, baked until golden & bubbly $14.50
Arkibar Muesli - house-made muesli mix with rhubarb, apple & berry compote, served with yoghurt $9.50
Truffle Fries $9.50
Patatine (Chips) $6.50
Toasted Panini - Free Range Ham & Bacon $9.50
Italian Anchovies - with rocket & grilled ciabatta $16.50
Arkibar's Famous Porridge - cooked to order, served with seasonal fruit compote, cinnamon and honey $12.00
Tre Occhi - 3 fried free range eggs with roasted roma tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil served on ciabatta toast $15.50

Quail eggs with mint yoghurt $7.00
Seafood cocktail $17.00
- Our own tamarind chutney with lime, fresh chillies & dark rum poured over scallops, oyster and a king prawn
-Kilpatrick with free range bacon $3.00
Grilled green lip abalone (farmed) $9.00
Noah's pudding of ancient grains $7.00
Garfish with zathar $15 / $20
Bread & fish $10.00
- Lettuce, parsley, sumac onions a trevally fillet in a turkish bread rolls
Grilled king prawn with coriander sambal
- Refer to blackboard for price