Vanilla Bean in Melbourne Menu

SNACKS SNACKS
  • Tofu $6.00
  • Spring Rolls $6.00
  • Chips $6.00
  • Wedges $6.00
  • Chicken Strips $8.00
  • Crispy Squid $8.00
  • Korean Fried Chicken Wings $8.00
  • Gyoza 6pcs $8.00
  • Tempura prawn 6pcs $8.00
  • Takoyaki 8pcs $8.00
HOUSE SPECIAL HOUSE SPECIAL
  • Pickled Radis$5.00
  • Pickled Cucumber $5.00
  • Wild Pepper Fungus $5.00
  • Chicken Feet with pickled pepper $6.00
  • Chicken Soup Noodle $6.00
  • Chongqing Spicy noodle $6.00
  • Yibin Hot Noodle $6.00
COLD DISH COLD DISH
  • Toufu with Spring onion $8.00
  • Fried Peanut $5.00
  • Edamame in sea salt water $5.00
  • Soy Peanut $6.00
  • Marinated Three Veggi $6.00
  • Garlic cucumber $6.00
  • Tofu with preserved Egg $8.00
  • Pork Feet in special sauce $8.00
  • Sichuan Cucumber $6.00
  • Red Chili Pork Ear $8.00
  • Steamed Chicken with Chili sauce $10.00
  • Sliced Beef $10.80
  • Spiced Beef $10.80
  • Sichuan Style Chicken $12.80
  • Steamed Chicken with Chili sauce $12.80
  • Sesame Chicken $12.80
  • Sliced Beef & OX tongue in chili sauce $13.80
BBQ & BITTER FOOD BBQ & BITTER FOOD
  • Duck heart with five spices $2.00
  • Chicken Feet with five spices $6.00
  • Duck wings with five spices $8.00
  • Pork Feet $8.00
  • OX tongue with five spices $8.00
  • Chili OX tongue $8.00
  • pork Ear $8.00
  • BBQ Taiwanese sausage $3.50
  • BBQ Mushroom $6.00
  • BBQ cauliflower $5.00
  • BBQ Corn $3.00
  • BBQ Oyster $4.00
  • BBQ scallop $4.00
  • Chicken garlic wings 42.50
  • Chicken Spicy wings $2.50
  • Chili Tofu $9.80
  • Chicken Skewer $3.50
  • lamb Skewer $3.50
  • Saury $8.00
  • Chongqing smoked duck $22.00
  • lamb waist skewer $3.50
  • BBQ prawn $5.00
  • BBQ bacon & mushroom $4.50
  • Pumpkin Cake $6.60
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Green bean soup $3.00
  • White fungus soup $3.00
  • Pudding $4.00
  • Tapioca pudding strawberry $4.00
  • Tapioca pudding coconut $4.00
  • Tapioca pudding mango $4.00
ROTI ROTI
  • Vegetarian $9.90
    • falafel mixed salad tomato hummus sauce
  • Cajun Chicken $10.90
    • mixed salad tomato cucumber avocado fruit chutney
  • Moroccan lamb $11.90
    • mixed salad tomato red onion cucumber capsicum tzatziki
EXPRESSO LUNCH $12.90 EXPRESSO LUNCH $12.90
  • Lamb Salad
    • roasted zucchini, carrot kale, quinoa wild rice, currants, goat cheese & tahini yogurt GF
  • Calamari Salad
    • fried calamari Asian slaw & herbs, crushed peanuts & Asian dressing NU
  • Roasted Chicken lamb with Chips
  • Beef Tortellin
    • bacon carrot onion celery with cream sauce
  • Spinach & Ricotta Ravol
    • carrot onion celery with Napoli sauce
  • Seafood spaghetti Aglio Olio
    • NZ mussels fresh squid stir-fried in garlic & olive oil
RICE $12.90 RICE $12.90
  • Gong Bao Chicken Rice
    • generous portions of sliced chicken cubes and dried chili sauteed in sweet and spicy sauce
  • Curry Chicken Rice
    • diced chicken onion and potato in a rich curry sauce with coconut
  • Karaage Chicken Rice
    • Japanese Fried chicken with chili mayo and salad
CHONGQING STYLE NOODLE CHONGQING STYLE NOODLE
  • Chongqing Spicy noodle $10.90
    • soup served in house made spicy stock
  • Yinbin Hot noodle $11.90
    • dried fried noodles in-house made spicy sauce topped with Pork mince
  • Zhejiang Noodle $11.90
    • soup topped with pork mince
  • Beef noodle $12.90
    • soup topped with braized beef mince
BURGERS BURGERS
  • Classic Beef $9.00
    • beef patty with cheese tomato relish lettuce pickle onions and mayo sauce
  • Beef Bacon $10.50
    • beef patty with bacon cheese tomato relish lettuce pickles onions mayo and avocado sauce
  • Hot n'spicy $11.50
    • beef patty with pineapple lettuce mayo pickles hot chili and avocado dip
  • Steak Burger $12.00
    • scotch fillet with cheese onion bacon egg lettuce mayo tomato relish and tomato slice
  • Classic Chicken $9.00
    • salted chicken with onion lettuce and peanut butter sauce
  • Sweetheart Chicken $9.50
    • salted chicken with onion lettuce mayo and sweet chili sauce
  • Tandoori Chicken $10.00
    • tandoori chicken with lettuce yogurt mayo and avocado dip
  • Chicken Bacon $10.50
    • salted chicken with bacon cheese onion lettuce tomato relish mayo and avocado dip
  • Veggie Burger $8.50
    • vegetarian patty with onion mushroom lettuce tomato slice and olive paste
ADDS-ONS ADDS-ONS
  • Beef paty $3.50
  • Small Fries $3.00
  • Bacon $2.00
  • Cheese $1.00
  • pickles $1.00
  • Chicken patty $3.50
  • large Fries $4.00
  • Egg $2.00
  • Avocado $1.00
  • Sauce $0.30

Nearby Sample Menus

  • See Super Smoothies range on our drinks menu from $7.50
  • Eggs Benedict - atop lightly toasted sourdough - Oslo two poached eggs served with smoked salmon & hollandaise sauce add $14.50
  • Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese - Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese $13.50
  • Gluten free bread add$1.50
  • Orange Juice from $3.90
  • Chicken Waldorf Salad - our version of this classic with tender chicken, apple, walnuts, baby spinach and rocket $15.90
  • Avocado & Chicken Crepe Stack - crepes layered with avocado, tender chicken breast, creamy bechamel sauce andtopped with tasty cheese and fresh shallots served with a garnish salad $16.50
  • Byron - swiss cheese with garlic mushrooms, sage and onion marmalade andpesto on your choice of bread $12.90
  • GREEN PAPAYA SALAD WITH BEANS 17.00
    • tomato, peanuts, dried shrimps & hot chili
  • FRESH BETEL LEAF 7.00 each
    • with tuna, spring onion, soy & ginger
  • CANTONESE STEAMED 36.00
    • blue cod fillet with ginger, spring onion & soy
  • WOK TOSSED KING PRAWNS AND MUSSELS 22.00
    • house made xo sauce, Chinese donut
  • 5 PLATES 58 Per Person
  • DRUNKEN FREE RANGE CHICKEN 19.00
    • with Shao xing wine, spring onion & ginger
  • KOREAN STYLE CRISPY PORK HOCK 39.00
    • with apple kimchi salad, pancakes & hoi sin
  • STIR FRIED ASIAN 12.00
    • greens with garlic & chili
  • Miso Soup $2.00
  • Salmon & Tuna Mix Chirashi Zushi - Salmon & Tuna Sashimi, Tofu, Egg, Mushroom, Salads on Sushi Rice $9.80
  • Sushi & Sashimi Combo - One Sushi Roll, Sashimi, Nigiri, Seaweed Salad $14.00
  • Two Rolls with Miso Soup $5.00
  • Niku Udon with One Roll - Teriyaki Beef Noodle Soup, One Roll of Your Choice $8.80
  • Large Sushi Box $9.50
  • Katsu Curry Rice with Yasai Salad - Crumbed Chicken on Curry Rice, Salad $9.80
  • Unagi Donburi - Grilled Eel on Rice $9.80
  • Vegetarian breakfast $11.50
    • Two eggs (poached, fried or scrambled) tomato, mushrooms, spinach and toast
  • Eggs and bacon sandwich $8.50
  • Cheese sandwich $4.80
  • Salad sandwich $6.00
  • -hollandaise sauce $2.00
  • Ham, cheese and tomato $7.50
  • Chicken schnitzel, lettuce and mayonnaise $8.80
  • Fries $6.50
  • 4. Gyoza $7.30
    • Special pan fried, Japanese pork dumplings with homemade sauce, 6 pieces per serve
  • 25. Curry Katsu Don $9.70
    • Deep fried crumbed pork or chicken on Japanese curry on rice
  • 20. Pork Ramen $10.90
    • Tasty Japanese marinated chasyu pork slices on ramen noodles soup
  • 1. Miso Soup $3.00
    • Traditional soya bean paste soup served with wakame
  • 37. Chicken Katsu Udon $10.90
    • Savoury deep fried chicken cutlet in ramen noodles soup
  • 26. Curry Chicken Don $9.70
    • Chicken cooked with Japanese curry sauce on rice
  • 11. Gyu Tan Don $15.50
    • OX-Tongue with red wine sauce on rice
  • 8. Gyu Don $9.90
    • Thinly sliced beef cooked in sukiyaki sauce served on rice
  • 32.00 : share
  • Gamberini 12.00
    • School prawns, garlic, chilli, aioli
  • Fusilli amatriciana 27.00
    • Pasta spirals, pancetta, chilli, onion and napoli
  • Insalata di Verdura 17.00
    • Zucchini, roasted capsicum, toasted sourdough, mint, olives, rocket, balsamic and buffalo mozzarella
  • Ostrich e al naturale 3.50 each
    • Freshly shucked oysters, served natural
  • 24.00 small
  • Quaglie nella Padella 19.00
    • Quail marinated in ver jus, honey and thyme served with lentils, cottechino, quince and olives.
  • Free range on toast 13.00
  • Sauteed Chicken with Satay Sauce $28.00
  • Peking Duck
    • Skillfully sliced from the whole duck wrapped in mandarin pancake, served with cucumber & shallots with a touch of hoi sin sauce
  • Sliced Abalone & Sea Cucumber Baked in a Hot Pot $42.00
  • Fresh Banana, Deep Fried in a Golden Batter, Served with Ice Cream & Syrup $9.80
  • - Garlic & Butter
  • COMBINATION FRIED RICE
    • Traditional way with shrimp and diced roast pork
  • Eggplant (2pcs) $14.00
    • Lightly fried stuffed eggplant with prawn paste in mushroom sauce
  • Creamy Corn
  • Breaky Roll fried egg, bacon, cheese, tomato chutney (G*) $9.50
  • - Tomato / sausage / hash brown / spinach / grilled mushroom / grilled eggplant $3.00
  • Salmon Fillet Burger on a brioche bun with rocket, lime & caper aioli and fries $23.00
  • Seafood Linguini Fresh fish, prawns, scallops, mussels, pipies, calamari, tomato & rocket (G*) (D) $25.00
  • House made Dips, flat bread and turkish (G*) $19.00
  • Chef’s Selection Share Plate daily selection $29.50
  • Field Mushroom Burger on a brioche bun with roasted eggplant, capsicum & haloumi cheese, lettuce, tomato and beetroot relish with fries & tomato relish $22.00
  • Y&J’s Bacon & Egg, sourdough toast (available until 12pm) (G*)(D) $15.00
  • Eggs benedict $12.50
    • Poached eggs, bacon, spinach, hollandaise, toast
  • Sides
  • -Add haloumi $3.50
  • Sourdough toast $5.50
    • Butter, yarra valley jam, vegemite, honey, peanut butter
  • -Add yoghurt & homemade granola $4.50
  • Malaysian chicken curry $12.50
    • Cooked in ipoh curry spices, potatoes, brown rice
  • -Honey & walnut gluten free toast available
  • -Chipolatas, smoked salmon, smashed avocado $4.00
  • Flourless Orange Cake 6.50
    • Flourless orange cake dressed with orange frosting and poppy seeds. DF GF
  • Capsicum & Eggplant 7.50
    • Chargrilled capsicum and eggplant with tomato chutney and Swiss cheese. NF
  • 2 $4.60
  • Vanilla & Salted Caramel Sepctacular 9.50
    • Vanilla bean ice cream cashew nut brittle, drizzled with warm salted caramel sauce.
  • All sandwiches are served on white Vienna bread
  • Babyeino 2.50
    • Frothy milk served with a milk chocolate Teddy Pop. NF GF
  • 6 $13.80
  • Florentines 4.00
    • Two crispy Florentines with almonds, pistachio and cranberries on a dark chocolate base. Single 2.30 GF
  • Caramelized onion tart, roasted cherry tomatoes, marinated fetta $19.50
  • Pommes frites $9.50
  • 2010 Dom Pichot Moelleux Le Marigny Vouvray Loire Valley, France $10.00
  • Goats cheese soufflé, beetroot & orange compote, frisée & walnuts $19.50
  • Berkshire pork cutlet, braised red apple cabbage, Vertjus & chive $36.50
  • Chilli, garlic and rosemary roasted Kalamata olives $9.50
  • Linguini with prawns, scallops, fish & mussels, leek, tomato, chervil & roquette $38.50
  • Iceberg lettuce, tarragon & shallot, mustard vinaigrette $9.50
  • Vegeterian Udon $10.00
  • Seafood Udon $10.00
  • Eel Rice & Salad $12.50
  • Prawn Udon $10.00
  • Beef Rice $11.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken Soba $10.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken Rice $10.00
  • All comes with rice & vegetable
  • Sweet potato and thyme croquettes goats cheese aioli and caramelised fig $10.00
  • Royale $11.00
    • diced onion pickles cheese ketchup & mustard
  • (all hot dogs are served with a Bronson frank in a New York style bun)
  • Coney Island $11.00
    • topped with kraut cheese chow & horseradish aioli
  • Roast Black mushroom $14.50
    • kale & blue cheese salad shiitake walnut butter
  • Uncle's Pan Fried Smoked Sausage $13.00
    • beer mustard pretzels
  • Bacon Cheeseburger $12.00
    • black Angus beef bacon cheese pickles ketchup & mustard
  • 36 Hour pork Belly $15.50
    • apple slaw smoked ham gravy
  • Caprese, mozzarella, tomato basil and olive oil $13.00
  • -Tomato, basil & bocconcini $8.50
  • Frittata served with salad $10.50
  • Bacon and egg ciabatta roll with relish $7.50
  • Homemade soup of the day with sourdough $11.00
  • House made beef lasagne $18.50
  • Journal club sandwich with potato crisps $14.50
  • Porridge with stewed apples, pecans, honey & cinnamon $9.00
  • Shredded crab meat shark fin soup $12.00
  • Combination seafood with vegetables with rice $13.80
  • Chicken sweet corn soup $5.00
  • Hokkien noodle soup (pork and seafood-spicy) $10.80
  • Spiced salt quail $7.00
  • Roast duck noodle soup $10.80
  • XO fried rice $12.00
  • All prices are $2.00 extra after 5pm (except entrèe, soup and beverage)
Vanilla Bean

Vanilla Bean

location

Address

287 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

phone

Phone

0396630010

clock

Opened hours

Mon 12 Noon to 11 PM Tue 12 Noon to 11 PM Wed 12 Noon to 11 PM Thu 12 Noon to 11 PM Fri 12 Noon to 11 PM Sat 12 Noon to 11 PM Sun 12 Noon to 11 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

Restaurant

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Australian , International

features

Features

Delivery ,  Visa ,  Mastercard ,  American Express ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Free Wifi ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Full Bar ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Television

Location
287 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia