Pearl Café menu

pearlcafe_100810_2Just 50m down the road from the restaurant, the cafe offers a casual lunch but still in the Pearl style…

Our new menu has now started! And remember, all items available take away - Phone 9427 1307 to order ahead!

Join us for a hearty soup, fine coffee, baguette, our famous chicken salad, a spicy curry, or coddled eggs for breakfast. We’re also fully licensed. See you there..

BREAKFAST

7am ’til 11am – weekdays
8am ’til noon – weekends

Farmers market seasonal fruit salad with honey infused yoghurt $12

Pearl porridge with banana and cinnamon $9.5

Our own toasted muesli topped with rhubarb and apple compote, organic yoghurt $9.5

The daily bake including home baked muffins $6.5

Sourdough or fruit toast, thick cut cape seed loaf, crumpets or gluten free with pearl jam $8.5

Goan avocado salad with buffalo milk mozzarella, cape seed toast, served with spicy bloody mary $18.5

BREAKFAST TREATS

French toasted dark chocolate sandwich with maple syrup and double cream $12.5
Add a scoop of our vanilla ice cream $3

Breakfast pizza with egg and thin cut bacon, spring onion and parmesan $14.5

BELT – a fried egg, crispy bacon, lettuce and tomato in a toasted ciabatta roll $14.5

Toasted tortilla with tomato, manchego cheese, jamon and a suggestion of chilli $13.5

Toasted tortilla with fresh goat’s curd and field mushrooms $13.5

TWO FREE RANGE CODDLED EGGS SERVED WITH YOUR CHOICE OF all $16.5

Smoked salmon, capers, chive and sour cream sitting on a toasted poppy seed bagel

Wild field mushrooms sauteed in sage and burnt butter,, double smoked bacon, toasted multigrain

Thick cut ham off-the-bone, brie cheese and dijon mustard melted on baguette

Buttered english spinach, little lamb fennel seed sausages, spicy tomato jam on toasted sourdough

Spanish eggs with roasted peppers, chorizo and and chives, toasted pide

Steamed asparagus with shaved parmesan drizzled with truffle oil over sourdough toast

LUNCH

11am ’til close – weekdays
noon ’til close – weekends

BIG SALADS

Steamed shredded chicken and vegetable salad with Vietnamese flavours $17.5

Thai rare beef salad tossed with snow pea tendrils, fresh watercress, chilli and thai basil $18.5

Smoked salmon and artichoke salad with curly endive, fresh radish, blood orange vinaigrette and grissini sticks $19.5

HEARTY SOUPS

Short and long soup, noodles and wontons with spinach and ginger in a golden chicken broth $15

Curry laksa with egg and glass noodles, chicken, fried bean curd and shredded lettuce, coconut and chilli broth $19

Red lentil and tomato soup with basil pistou and crusty bread $15

SOMETHING HOT AND HEARTY

Green chicken curry, thai eggplant and siamese watercress, steamed coconut rice $20.5

Beef bourguigon pot pie with baby button mushrooms and slow cooked pearl onions under crispy puff pastry $19.5

Coconut braised pumpkin curry, shallots, mint and tamarind dressing with fragrant jasmine rice $17.5

Chicken and leek pie with smashed peas and wholegrain mustard $19.5

BAGUETTES, SANDWICHES AND TOASTIES

Slow roasted pork belly baguette, celeriac remoulade and apple chutney $12

Crusty italian ciabatta with salami, fior di latte, sliced tomato and torn basil $13.5

Proscuitto and marinated fetta baguette, with homemade braised fennel $13.5

Roasted lamb wrap with cherry tomatoes and rocket, pine nut and currant relish $14.5

Red onion foccacia, crumbled greek fetta, sundried tomato, grilled zucchini and black olive pesto $12.5

Turkish pide with pumpkin, sage and melted swiss gruyere $12

Turkish pide, triple smoked ham with brie de fromage and roma tomato $14

SOMETHING SWEET

Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce and honeycomb $12

Layered pearl trifle $12

Molten chocolate pudding with double cream $12

A LITTLE SOMETHING SWEET /

Hedgehog $4, Brownies $4

Lemon slice $4, Turkish delight $4

Lamington $4, Coconut ice $4

Portugese custard tarts $4

Valrhona chocolate crackles $5

Persian fairy floss $6

Plus daily specials!

BY THE GLASS

Of course you can have a glass of wine

Sparkling

Louis Buillot Cremant de Bourgogne, NV, Burgundy France $12

White

Marlborough 2009 Catalina Sounds Sauvignon Blanc $10

Strathbogie Ranges 2008 Cooralook  Pinot Gris $10

Pink

Loire Valley France, 2008, Rose de Loire $10

Red

Mornington 2008 Jones Road Junior Jones Pinot Noir $12

Heathcote 2007 Red Claw Shiraz $12

Beer

Cascade Light $6

Cascade Green $6.5

Asahi Super Dry $8

Stella Artois $8

Mineral water

Antipodes Sparkling and Still 500ml $6.5

Panna Still 500ml $5

Soft drinks

Coca Cola, Coke Zero, Fanta, Sprite – all crown seal, 250ml $4.5

San Pellegrino Bibete Limonata, Mandarino, Chinotto, Aranciata Rossa, Pompelmo $4.5

Juices all $8

Fresh squeeze orange
Watermelon and lime
Granny smith apple, carrot and ginger

Smoothies all $9.5

Berry fruits and yoghurt
Banana, honey and wheat germ
Pearl protein punch, additional $3

Pearl Cafe - 599 Church Street, Richmond 3121 - Ph: 9427 1307