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Empire Pesto Roll 6
Oysters – (natural, finger lime & horseradish cream or kilpatrick) 6ea
Marinated manzanillo olives w/ chilli & herbs 12
Arancini w/ vegetable ragu & mozzarella topped with parmesan 18
Saganaki drizzled w/ a citrus honey glaze 18
Salt & pepper squid, mango grape salad & coconut dressing 21
Otway pork belly, papaya salad w/ a chilli caramel & black vinegar sauce 22
Pan seared scallops, cauliflower puree & guanciale 22
Ukoy fritters, served w/ a green mango salad (vegan) 22
Housemade linguini, tossed w/ tiger prawns, basil, chilli, garlic, virgin olive oil & cherry tomatoes 28
Soup of the day (vegan) 18
mains
Duck ~ this house favourite is a confit leg & pan seared breast accompanied w/ gratin potato, sauteed greens & a luscious orange sauce 53
Fish of the Day ~ pan seared fish of the day (market price)
Chicken ~ baked chicken breast, served w/ potato & pea croquettes, sauteed greens & a delicious mango passionfruit sauce 45
Vegetable Curry ~ a flavour packed potato & pineapple curry, served w/ coconut rice (vegan) 40
Tempeh ~ Korean barbecue style 'ribs' served w/ spiced sweet potato mash & charred greens (vegan) 40
Beef Cheek ~ delicately slow cooked in red wine jus, this melt in your mouth beef is served w/ a fluffy mash & sauteed greens 48
Pork ~ rolled Otway pork scotch, served w/ caramelised apple, braised red cabbage & an apple & pork jus 53
Eye Fillet (centre cut) 250g ~ char grilled to your liking w/ truffle mash, sauteed greens & your choice of red wine jus, garlic butter, green peppercorn or mushroom sauce 60
Rib Eye 350g ~ char grilled to your liking w/ truffle mash, sauteed greens & your choice of red wine jus, garlic butter, green peppercorn or mushroom sauce 66
sides
glazed carrots, goats cheese, hazelnuts 18
chargrilled broccoli, toasted almonds 18
roasted chat potatoes 18
chips, sriracha aioli 12
beetroot & goats cheese salad w/ omega rich seeds 17
Caesar salad 17
desserts
Pineapple & Ginger Pudding ~ served warm w/ our buttermilk ice cream & a gingerbread crumb 21
Chocolate Brownie ~ decadent, served w/ chocolate sauce & our peanut butter ice cream 21
Lemon Souffle ~ beautifully light & fluffy served w/ our lime & coconut ice cream 21
Crème Brûlée ~ irresistible w/ it’s crisp burnt sugar crust 17
Poached Fruit ~ served w/ pistachio crumb & strawberry sorbet 19
Sticky Date Pudding ~ served warm w/ butterscotch sauce & our vanilla bean ice cream 17
Empire Cheeseboard:
le dauphin, shadows of blue, warrnambool vintage cheddar served w/ housemade apple chutney, walnut bread & lavoche 40
t & c
Empire Espresso ~ frangelico liqueur, espresso, vanilla bean ice cream 17
Liqueur Coffee ~ your favourite liqueur, whipped cream 14
Julius Meinl Tea & Coffee T 5 C 5
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