Cafe Essay & Conference in Wollongong Menu

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Classic Bacon & Egg Roll $8.50
- classic bacon & Egg with tomato or BBQ sauce on a milk roll
Eggs Your Way $9.00
- eggs on sourdough toast cooked your way poached scrambled or fried
Fun Guy Toast $13.00
- roasted mushrooms on toasted brioche with lemon herb ricotta and a soft poached egg
Spicy Potato and Chorizo Hash $14.00
- fried potato and chorizo served with a warm tortilla red capsicum onion cherry tomatoes and a fried egg finished with herbs chili and chipotle sauce
Crunchy House Fruit & Nut Granola $9.00
- served with fresh fruit yogurt or milk
Eggs Benedict $14.00
- 2 soft poached eggs with house made hollandaise sauce wilted baby spinach on sourdough toast, Your choice of bacon mushrooms or smoked salmon
The Big Burelli $15.00
- eggs cooked your way served with bacon roasted Roma tomatoes roast mushrooms hash brown chipotle and baked beans on toasted sourdough

Honey Mustard Chicken Salad $14.00
- grilled chicken avocado mango tomato rocker and toasted almonds
Brunch Burger $13.00
- beef patty bacon egg hash brown fresh tomato shredded lettuce cheese and aioli on toasted brioche bun
Beef Brisket Roll $13.00
- slow roasted beef brisket with crispy onion rings pickles lettuce swiss cheese smokey BBQ sauce on a toasted brioche roll
Essay Veggie Bowl $15.00
- roast mushrooms and Roma tomatoes grilled eggplant haloumi hummus spiced pumpkin and toasted pinenuts
Marinated lamb Skewers $14.00
- marinated lamb skewers with greek salad tzatziki and hummus
Pesto Chicken Burger $12.00
- grilled chicken breast homemade basil pesto roast capsicum baby spinach and mayonnaise on a toasted brioche bun
Smavo $14.00
- seasoned smashed avocado with roasted Roma tomato crumbed fetta finished with fresh herbs and red chili on toasted sourdough
Panko Crumbed Flathead Tails $13.00
- panko crumbed flathead tails served with steakhouse fries homemade aioli and lemon

Extra egg, roasted tomato, wilted baby spinach, roasted mushrooms, hash brown, grilled halloumi, hollandaise sauce EACH $2.00
Bacon, ham, chipotle, avocado, baked beans, grilled chorizo EACH $3.00

Steakhouse Fries $5.00
- bowl of steakhouse fries served with tomato sauce
Sweet Potato Wedges $8.00
- sweet potato wedges served with sour cream and sweet chili sauce
Kids Meal Deal $8.00
- chicken nuggets served with chips and a complimentary mini milk shake

Homemade Pies, Sausage Rolls or pastries $12.00
- check our special board for this weeks offering comes with your choice of chips or salad
Specials
- see our blackboard for great weekly specials

Nearby Sample Menus

Hot Savoury Rice 3.75/4.90/6.05/6.85
- Chicko's Fresh, Hot Savoury Chicken Rice
Mango
USA $8.30/$10.90
- The Delicious combination of smokey honey BBQ sauce, lettuce, freshly grilled bacon, sliced tasty cheese and Chicko's Fresh Chicken Breast Schnitzel.
Hot and Spicy Buffalo Wings 4.90/8.90/17.00/35.00
- Chicko's Freshly prepared hot and spicy buffalo wings covered in our famous hot sauce! 6 wings/12 wings/24 wings/50 wings
Peanut Butter
Wild Strawberry
Banana & Pineapple Frittas 2.20/2.20
- Freshly crumbed whole Banana and Pineapple slices (Also available as part of the Hawaiian Pack) Banana Fritter/pineapple fritter
Pork Dinner $11.60
- Fresh Sliced Roast Pork, Peas, Crumbed Potato, Gravy

Grilled chicken breast - Housemade chilli, lime mayo coleslaw $9
+ grilled chicken $3
+ Haloumi $2
+ Smashed avocado $3
House made granola, yoghurt and berries $7
+ Bacon $3
Breakfast wrap with free range egg, baby spinach, aioli with smoked salmon or bacon $6.5
Braised beef - Roasted tomatoes, rocket, shaved parmesan and pine nuts with aioli $9

Pizzetta alla sarda M $14 L $18
- Garlic, anchovies, olives, fresh tomato & chilli
Ham & Pineapple $16.00 / $21.00
- Mozzarella, ham, pineapple & napoletana sauce
Pizzetta alla giorgio M $11 L $15
- Cosa nostra special fresh tomato and garlic
Ravioli boscaiola $17.8
- Meat filled pasta with ham & mushroom tossed in light cream sauce
Four seasons $17.00 / $22.00
- Mozzarella, ham, mushroom, prawns, capsicum & napoletana sauce
Brasciole alla neve $30.8
- Grilled veal cutlets topped with fresh tomato & balsamic dressing
Scaloppina monte bianco $25.8
- Veal steak or pollo with bacon, asparagus, cream & white wine sauce
Spaghetti bolognese $16.8
- Spaghetti with traditional sauce of tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil & minced meat

Mix sushi roll plate (14p) $20.00
- Aburi salmon avocado roll, Cooked tuna roll
Vegetable tempura Udon $21.00
- Assorted vegetable Tempura and Udon
Chicken Katsu $19.00
- Japanese Chicken Cutlet with brown sauce, mix salad
Vegetable gyoza (6p) $9.00
- Grilled vegetable dumpling
Karaage (6p) $14.00
- Fried chicken marinated with soy, garlic, ginger
Karaage Small (4p) $10.00
- Fried chicken marinated with soy, garlic, ginger
Rice $3.00
Salmon avocado roll $14.00

Pistachio Kulfi (CD) (GF) (NF) $6.99
Tandoori Jumbo Prawns (3 pcs) (GF) (CD) (NF) $16.99
- Succulent Jumbo King Prawns coated in Chefs special marinated and grilled in our clay oven
Onion Bhajia (4 pcs) (GF) (DF) (NF) $7.55
- Chopped onions dipped in a chickpea batter and crisp fried. Served with mint sauce
Tandoori Chicken (GF) (CD) (NF) Half$11.99/Full $18.99
- Chicken marinated in traditional yogurt and spices and cooked in Tandoor
Madras (Semi Hot) (GF) (NF) (CD) $17.99
- Special dish from Madras cooked with roasted mustard seeds, exotic south Indian spices, coconut milk and fresh coriander
Pistachio Chicken (Mild - Med) (GF) (CN) (CD) $18.99
- Chicken fillet cooked in a delicious sauce made from pureed pistachio, herbs with a hint of aromatic spices
Nepalese Mo: Mo - Chicken (8pcs) (CG) (NF) (CD) $12.99
- Dumplings filled with minced meat mixed with ginger, garlic, coriander, spring onions, and spices. Served with Special tomato chutney
Lime Pickle Each $2.99

HIRAMASA KINGFISH $25.00
- CULTURED CREAM / FARRO / NORI / BLOOD ORANGE
SEARED SAIKOU SALMON BELLY $27.00
- RED MISO BUTTERSCOTCH / SESAME / CABBAGE AND RADISH
MIXED SASHIMI PLATE - SERVES 4 $55.00
- OFFERING WILL VARY BASED ON WHATS BEST
GREEN BEANS $9.00
- RED MISO BUTTER + NUTS
DAVID BLACKMORE FULL BLOOD WAGYU RIB BLADE (BMS 9) $42.00
- BARLETTA ONIONS, TAMARI & MUSTARD SAUCE, LEEK
SEARED SCALLOPS $27.00
- PISTACHIO / DAVIDSON'S PLUM / WHITE SOY / CRACKER
NZ SAIKOU KING SALMON (MT COOK) $24.00
- YUZU GRANITA / WHITE SOY / PICKLED KOHLRABI
SPICED CAULIFLOWER $16.00
- CANDIED WALNUTS, MINT CULTURED CREA

Spicy beef salad goi bo (GF) $12.00
Golden roast duck $15.00
Chicken skewers ga ghim $10.00
King prawn or seafood $14.50
●mixed vegetables (GF) -oyster sauce
-tofu & vegetables $12.50
Vegetarian fried rice (GF) $12.00
Pork/ veg spring roll vermicelli $13.00

Lemongrass Chicken $9.90
Steamed Chicken $9.90
Crackling Pork Belly $8.90
Vietnamese Crab Noodle $9.90
2 $10.90
Satay Chicken $7.50
Grilled Pork Sesame $9.90
Chicken Satay $9.90

Tempura battered fish $15.00
Souvlaki grilled Lamb backstrap - on a bed of roasted capsicum, onions, mushroom and celery with turmeric baked potato topped with olive leek and Roma tomato compote $36.00
Scallops in shells - dusted with lemon zest and dill crust with wilted wakame seaweed and verjuice vinaigrette $18.50
Ciabatta n/a
Sausages $15.00
Grilled Atlantic salmon fillet - with roasted pineapple, mango and coriander salsa, your choice of potato of the day and mixed vegetables or garden salad and fries Market Price
Anchorage Seafood Trawler for Two - An array of fresh seafood including fresh cooked and grilled tiger prawns, Moreton Bay bugs (or blue swimmer crab if unavailable), smoked salmon, grilled baby oct $175.00
Wild rocket and pear salad with Roque fort blue cheese crumble honey and sherry dressing $8.50

SETAS CON QUESO DE CABRA
- Sauteed mushrooms with goats cheese
THREE EGG OMELET $13.00
- Three eggs, mushroom, spinach, cheese and ham
ACEITUNAS $9.00
- Marinated olives
BREAKFAST EXTRAS $4.00
- Eggs, bacon, chorizo, mushroom, tomato, spinach, avocado, sourdough
EGGS ON TOAST $10.00
- Eggs (fried, poached, scrambled), wilted spinach, sauteed cherry tomato on sourdough toast
Lunch menu from 11:30am-3:00pm
CHORIPAN $13.00
- Crispy chorizo sausage, roquette, tomato and avocado salsa, with aioli on a crusty baguette
LENTIL BURGER $13.00
- Lentil fritter, eggplant relish, tomato, lettuce and herb yogurt

Chetta Eggs on Sourdough $15.00
- fried eggs w chopped Roma parsley feta & chorizo
Vermicelli Salad w Chicken or Beef $15.00
- rice noodles Julienne veg mint coriander fried shallots & Viet dressing
Twr Platter Minimum 2ppl $15.00
- grilled chorizo marinated feta & olives grilled zucchini sweet potato crisp tomato relish & Turkish bread pp
Turkish mushies $15.00
- w pesto spinach roast tomato feta & poached egg
Nachos Beef $13.00
- w guacamole sour cream & salsa
B.R.A.T Sandwich $12.00
- bacon rocket avo & tomato
Bacon Cheeseburger $13.00
- w pickles & house sauce
Pan Fried Barra $19.00
- served w rocket salad chips & tartare

Yellowfin tuna (gf) $19.90
- Tamari, yuzu, sesame, finger lime, daikon
Pink snapper fillets s.A $39.90
- Bacon dashi, miso glazed king brown mushrooms, gai lan, garlic shoots
S=small L=large
Tempura pink snapper filets s.A $37.90
- Shoestring fries, mixed leaf salad, house tartare
Cloudy bay clams (gf) $20.90
- Butter poached, ginger, lemongrass, garlic, crispy noodles
add local live lobster to any of the platters above $11.90 /100g
Bowl of mash (v, gf) $5.90
- Truffle oil, chives
W.A. Scampi $65.90
- Angel hair pasta, wakame, red miso beurre blanc, black sesame and salmon pearls

Lemon Lime Tart $9.90
Surf & Turf $42.90
- Ribeye steak cooked to your liking, topped with creamy King prawns with a side of oysters Natural & Cooked prawns, with a side of fries
DESSERTS-All Cakes served with Ice cream.
Veal Oscar $32.90
- Pan seared medallions of veal served on a bed of mashed potatoes, topped with creamy sautéed King prawns and a side of smoked salmon and vegetables
New York Sirloin $31.90
- Cooked to your liking, served on fries and salad or Mashed potatoes & vegetables. With a choice of Sauce (Dianne, Pepper, Mushroom, gravy)
●Cakes
Seafood basket $39.90
- Panko calamari, prawns, crab claw, beer battered fish served with fries, garden salad & tartare sauce
Chicken Parmigiana $19.90
- Topped with napoletana sauce, grilled cheese, served with fries and garden salad

Avocado (half) $2.50
Grass Fed Butter $1.00
Coconut Balls $3.00
- Activated mixed nuts, fresh dates, coconut oil
Vegetable Savoury Muffin $7.90
- Seasonal vegetables, pastured eggs, gruyere cheese, fresh herbs, and spices. GF v
Banana & Coconut Loaf $7.90
- Desiccated and shredded coconut, pastured eggs, bananas. gf, df
Addiction Food Your choice of $6.00
- Plain Choc Brownie /Macadamia Choc Brownie
Breakfast Toastie $9.90
- Pastured eggs, Spanish onion, spinach, curry mayo on a local sourdough ciabatta roll. v
Muesli Your choice of $14.90
- Activated muesli /Maple toasted muesli /Raw muesli