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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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