Essential Eats Cafe in Newcastle Menu

Bowl of Fries GF $8
GARLIC KING PRAWNS gf Sautéed in A Garlic Shallot, Creamy White Wine Sauce with an Aromatic Rice Pilaf $19
SCRATCHLEYS SEAFOOD CHOWDER Our Famous Veloute Style Soup Packed full of Fish, Prawns, Mussels, Squid & Octopus with Potato & Corn $16
CRISPY SKINNED PORK BELLY gf Twice Cooked, Served with Mixed Root Vegetable Crisps & A Celeriac + Poppy Seed + Apple Remoulade $36
PASTA CHILLI MARINARA Prawns, Mussels, Squid & Fish Sautéed with Baby Capers, Fresh Chillies in a Rich Tomato Sauce Tossed Through Fresh Pasta HOT! $19
CHICKEN SCHNITZEL House Crumbed Breast Golden Fried with Fries, Coleslaw & A Rich Gravy $29
- Pineapple Scored, Lightly Crumbed & Served Golden Brown with Homemade Tartare Sauce $15
TRAWLERMAN’S PLATTER gf King Prawns, Natural Oysters & Smoked Salmon with A Crisp Cos Lettuce Salad, Tomato Relish, Cocktail Sauce & Fennel $20

Chicken Schnitzel Tender Chicken Breast Fried til Golden. Served w Beer Battered Fries & a Side Garden Salad. Add a Sauce or Topper – See Options Below $18
Parmigiana $4
Beer Battered Chips w Aioli $6
Natural Fresh Dawson’s Oysters 1/2 $15 / doz $30
300gm Scotch Fillet Cooked to your liking on the Char-Grill. Served w Broccolini & Potato Gratin. Topped w Seeded Mustard Jus or your choice of Sauce See Options Below $28
- Add Mozzarella $1
Mushroom, Pepper, Dianne $3
All Served with Beer Battered Chips -

Scrambled tofu $4.00
Fresh Tomato, Crumbled Fetta and Basil Pesto On toasted Morpeth sourdough w/ balsamic reduction $11.90
Mushrooms on Thick Cut Toast Sautéed button mushrooms with baby spinach, oregano & roast tomato $13.90
Bacon & Eggs Bacon, eggs (F, P or S), toasted vienna & roast tomato $13.90
Savoury Mince On thick cut toast w/ roast tomato $14.90
Eggs Benedict Poached eggs with housemade hollandaise sauce and your choice of: - Florentine (sautéed baby spinach) $15.90
Raisin or Cinnamon Toast $4.90
Bacon & Egg Roll Bacon, egg (F), salad greens & BBQ sauce $10.90

Seasonal Greens w/lemon and olive oil $9
Rodriguez Brothers jamon, morcon salumi Boqueria, chorizo warmed w/ sherry, raisins and confit onion, served w/ crusty bread, quince paste and guindilla peppers $22
Artisan farmhouse sausage, petit pot of chicken liver pate, house pork and chicken terrine w/ pistachios,served w/ pickled vegetables, cornichons, mustard and toasted bread $22
Market Fresh Fish of the Day $33
Cromarty Bay Pacific oysters w/ eschallot and sherry vinegar $4
Pan seared scallops w/braised lettuce, speck, peas and crispy potato $22
Crumbed Italian meatballs filled w/ green olives and Manchego cheese, tomato sugo (4) $14
Moorish spiced squid w/ shaved fennel herb salad and pomegranate dressing $20

ROCKET & PARMESAN SALAD $8
- Natural with red wine vinegar & eschallots $18/$34
- Roasted garlic and parmesan $10
LINGUINE basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, marinated fetta, sourdough crumbs $20
HANDCUT CHIPS with aioli $8
BEER BATTERED FISH hand cut chips, tartare sauce, lemon $24
FRIES with aioli $8
GRILLED SOURDOUGH -

Chicken Caesar Tender grilled chicken breast with cos lettuce, crispy bacon, croutons, parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing. Garnished with sliced egg. $14.95
Hoggies Rocky Road Sundae to Share Hoggies Rocky Road Sundae to Share Go the whole Hog with a whopping 4 scoops of creamy vanilla ice cream and 4 scoops of strawberry ice cream, on a pile of $15.95
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
Corn on the Cob (LG) $2.95
Apple Crumble Sundae 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream, stewed apples, caramel sauce, vanilla custard, whipped cream and butternut crumble. $8.95
Chicken Parmigiana - Crispy chicken breast schnitzel topped with an Italian style tomato sauce and sprinkled with shaved parmesan cheese. $23.95 / Lite Serve $19.95
Garlic & Herb Bread Garlic & Herb Bread toasted to perfection. $6.95
Crispy Bacon Rashers $3.95

Creamy Chicken and Prosciutto Pasta Chicken breast with prosciutto, onion and garlic in a creamy white wine sauce tossed through penne pasta and topped with pistachios and fetta $22
Wild Mushroom Spaghetti A trio of fragrant mushrooms with fresh tarragon, chilli and garlic tossed through spaghetti with parmesan and truffle oil (V) $22
Seafood Spaghetti Puttanesca Prawns and tender squid in a rich tomato sauce with olives, capers, anchovy, chilli and garlic tossed through spaghetti with baby spinach and parmesan $24
- Chat potatoes $5
Toasted Ciabatta with Hunter Valley olive oil, balsamic vinegar and house made dukkah $6
Garlic and Three Cheese Pizza Bread $10
Fillet Mignon 220g eye fillet wrapped in rasher bacon (Chef recommends not to cook past medium for maximum tenderness) $28
Creamy Garlic Prawns Sauteed prawns in a creamy garlic and white wine sauce served with steamed basmati rice and baby spinach (GF) $19

Vegan Spring vegetable salad $15.00
250g Char grilled Scotch fillet with spring vegetables $22.00
Eton Mess- Meringue, strawberry & cream $10.00
Brussel Sprouts, apple & bacon $5.00
250g Char grilled Rump with green beans & hazelnut salad $20.00
Sticky date pudding with hot caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream $10.00
Classic caesar salad $15.00
Homemade meatballs - roasted tomato sauce & Garden salad $16.00

Yum talay $24.90
- Mix seafood, king prawn or calamari salad with mixed salad & house made salad dressing
Pla lad prig $34.90
- Deep fried whole snapper with fresh chili, onion, garlic, carrot, lemon and thai sauce
Pad num pring pow
- Stir fried chilli ja & vegetable with
Yum nur $18.90
- Thai beef salad with mixed salad, & house made salad dressing
-Chicken, beef or pork $18.90
-King prawns $24.90
-Chicken, beef or pork $18.90
-Chicken, beef or pork $18.90

Stir fried vegetables with egg or rice noodles $13.90
Stir fried with mushroom, vermicelli and bamboo shoots in curry sauce -
Green papaya salad with pork and prawn $13.90
Quail marinated with exotic herbs. Served with lemon pepper dipping $7.90
Pork and vegetable spring rolls with fish sauce (4) $6.00
Banquet 3 (min 4 people) - Crab and asparagus soup - Stuffed chicken wings - Crispy Vietnamese pancake - BBQ duck salad - Chicken or prawn bonfire - Braised seafood and vegetables - Prawn in ginger an $35.00 per person
Beef and spring rolls with vermicelli noodles and salad $11.00
Special beef noodle soup with rare beef, beef brisket, beef ball, tripe and tendon. Served with fresh bean sprouts and herbs $12.90

Bo xa ot-beef in lemon grass and chilli-pan fried beef with lemin grass, capsicum and optional hot chilli $16.90
Do bien rau cal-stir fried seafood with vegetables- wholesome vegetables tenderly braised with seafood $19.90
Lau thap can-Vietnamese fire pot - an excellent combination of meat,seafood and vegetables in one of the best stock,served with rice vermicelli $39.00
Heo sxa ot-pork in lemon grass and chilli - pan fried pork with lemon grass, capsicum and optional hot chilli $16.90
Bo luc lac-cubed beef- tender beef cubes,well marinated and sauteed in an exotic sauce,served on a bed of lettuce and tomatoes $11.90
Cha cua-crabmeat pate -combination of crabmeat and pork steamed with an egg dorure,served with prawn carackers $9.90
Tom lan- prawn in curry and coconut cream - a mild dish of prawn braised with vegetables, curry and coconut cream $19.90
Chien gung/ca chung/chien ca ry-wonder snapper fish in delicious 3 gourmet styles Market Price

PEPPERONI - Lots of pepperoni & mozzarella on a gluten free base 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
SUPREME - Pepperoni, rasher bacon, capsicum, ground beef, Italian sausage, mushroom, pineapple, mozzarella & oregano n/a
BANGERS & BEEF - Ground beef, Italian sausage, mozzarella on a BBQ sauce base n/a
DOUBLE BACON CHEESEBURGER - Ground beef, rasher bacon, & mozzarella on a BBQ base, topped with mayonnaise n/a
HAM & CHEESE - Smoked leg ham & mozzarella n/a
GARLIC PRAWN - Prawns, baby spinach, fresh tomato, oregano on a crème fraiche base, with garlic sauce n/a

Plain Hot Dog Continential Viennese smoked frankfurt, served on a soft bread roll with mustard and tomato sauce. N/A
Custard Tart N/A
Harry’s Cheese Dog Continential Viennese smoked frankfurt served with cheese sauce or fresh grated cheese (select locations). N/A
Veggie Pie Fresh vegetables in a cheese sauce. N/A
Sausage Roll Spicy sausage mince wrapped in butter puffy pastry. N/A
Banana Bread Moist fresh bananas. N/A
Pie & Sauce Traditional chunky lean beef pie and sauce. An Australia Day special! N/A
Chicken & Mushroom Pie Chunks of chicken meat cooked with fresh mushrooms and cream. N/A

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Boardwalk South 1 Honeysuckle Dr, Shop 2, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300, Australia

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