221 Restaurant & Bar
The Royal Oak Hotel, 221 Vincent Street, Cessnock
Fine Dining Menu
Thursday to sunday eveningsSides
Hand cut chips
Roasted garlic aioli
$6.00
Mixed leaf salad
$6.00
Steamed Green Beans
Café de Paris butter
$8.00
Desserts
Ménage à Trois des Chocolats
$14.00
Maple Syrup Parfait
With apple tarte tatin and apple butter
$14.00
Candied Lemon Soufflé
Please allow 20 mins; With cream cheese ice cream and roasted strawberries
$14.00
Poached Quince, Caramelised Puff Pastry
With House Made crème brûlée ice cream
$14.00
Affogato
House Made vanilla bean ice cream, espresso, vanilla Galliano
$14.00
Cheese Plates
Maffra Ashed Cheddar
Aged cows milk (Australia)
$12.50
Old Telegraph Rd Sapphire Blue
Blue vein cows milk (Australia)
$12.50
Lingot D’Argental
Double cream, white mould, cows milk France
$12.50
Cheese Tasting Plate
A selection of all the above Cheeses
$22.00
Spring Vegetable Salad
Cherry bocconcini, chive aioli, young herbs (v, gf); E / M
$14 / 22
Parmesan Crumbed Lambs Brains
Spanish relish, almond and caper butter; E / M
$14 / 24
Schezuan Pepper-Spiced Soft Shell Baby Mud Crab
Cucumber, green mango salad, nam jim; E / M
$16 / 26
Western Australian Sardine Fillets
Herb crumb, watercress, orange, saffron emulsion; E / M
$16 / 26
Seared Atlantic Sea Scallops
Parsnip purée, crispy leeks, truffle powder, celery shoots (gf); E / M
$18 / 28
Char-Grilled Nulkaba Farmed Quail
BBQ Peking duck broth and dumpling, nashi pear salad; E / M
$20 / 30
Confit Berkshire Pork Belly
Smoked pork hock, cauliflower, pangritata, poached apple, radish shoots (gf); E / M
$22 / 32
Crispy Skinned Ocean Trout
Sauce crème, little neck clams, potato fondant, finger fennel, parsley cress (gf)
$34.00
Grimaud Duck Breast and Leg
Honey glaze, pistachio crumble, black caviar lentils, pear and orange marmalade jus (gf)
$34.00
Slow Cooked Veal Rib Eye
$34.00
‘Cape Grim’ Natural Beef Tenderloin
Beef cheek pithivier, forest mushrooms, baby turnips
$35.00
Spiced Mandagery Creek Venison Topside
Pearl barley, target beetroots, beetroot purée, strawberry vinegar
$35.00
Daily Menu
(e) = Entrée; (m) = Main; (v) = Vegetarian; (gf) = Gluten FreeSides
Hand cut chips
Roasted garlic aioli
$6.00
Mixed leaf salad
$6.00
Steamed green beans
Café de Paris butter
$8.00
Gourmet Pizza’s
Vegetarian
Cherry tomatoes, roasted capsicum, kalamata olives, baby bocconcini, oregano
$
Pork Belly
‘Confit Pork Belly’, shiitake mushrooms, corriander, bok choy & chilli jam
$
Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon, red onion, baby capers, dill, crème fraîche, watercress
$
Black Fig
Black fig, pear, caramelised onion, goats cheese, prosciutto
$
Grainfed Beef
Roasted grainfed beef sirloin, pumpkin, eschalot, parsley, garlic
$
Italian Sausage & Chicken
Italian sausage, marinated fennel, zucchini, grilled chicken, fetta
$
Garlic Prawn
Garlic marinated prawns, roasted tomato, basil, mozzarella
$
Desserts
Baked Custard Tart
With House Made apricot ice cream & toasted almond
$
Rhubarb & Cinnamon Crumble Cake
With House Made cinnamon ice cream
$
Chocolate Caramel Mousse
With poached pear & chocolate sable
$
Affogato
House Made vanilla bean ice cream, espresso & vanilla Galliano
$
Cheeses
Daily Cheese Selection
With seasonal accompaniments
$
Garlic Bread
$5.50
Tasting Plate of House Made Small Goods
With pickled pork brawn, chicken & pumpkin seed terrine, duck liver pâté & condiments (e)
$16.00
Sashimi Tasting Plate (gf - without soy)
Served with accompaniments
$20.00
Baby Heirloom Vegetables
Crisp organic white polenta, chive aioli, young cress (v); E / M
$14 / 22
Parmesan Crumbed Lambs Brains
Spanish relish, almond & caper butter; E / M
$14 / 24
Spring Bay Black Mussels (gf - without sourdough)
White wine, fennel, herbs, saffron rouille, sourdough; 1/2kg / 1kg
$16 / 26
Schezuan Pepper-Spiced Soft Shell Baby Mud Crab
Cucumber, green mango, nam jim; E / M
$16 / 26
Seared Atlantic Sea Scallops
Parsnip purée, crispy leeks, truffle powder, celery shoots (gf); E / M
$18 / 28
Char-Grilled Cornfed Chicken Breast
Porcini mushroom risotto, green asparagus, zucchini flower (m)
$26.00
Grimaud Duck Breast & Leg
Honey glaze, pistachio crumble, black caviar lentils, pear & orange marmalade jus (gf) (m)
$34.00
Crispy Skinned Ocean Trout
Sauce crème, little neck clams, potato fondant, finger fennel, parsley cress (gf) (m)
$34.00
‘Cape Grim’ Tasmanian Natural Beef
Beef cheek pithivier, forest mushrooms, baby turnips; Scotch Fillet - 250g(m) / Tenderloin - 200g(m)
$28 / 35
Pre-Show Menu
Choice of 2 Courses; $45 per person; Includes: A Complimentary Glass of the House Selection: - Sparkling Wine, White Wine, Red Wine or Coopers Pale Ale; * Amuse Bouche & BreadEntrées
Seared Atlantic Sea Scallops
Parsnip purée, crispy leeks, truffle powder, celery shoots (gf)
$
Schezuan Pepper-Spiced Soft Shell Baby Mud Crab
Cucumber, green mango, nam jim
$
House Made Pasta of the Day
$
Mains
Crispy Skinned Ocean Trout
Sauce crème, little neck clams, potato fondant, finger fennel, parsley cress (gf)
$
Grimaud Duck Breast and Leg
Honey glaze, pistachio crumble, black caviar lentils, pear and orange marmalade jus (gf)
$
‘Cape Grim’ Tasmanian Natural Beef - Scotch Fillet - 250g
Beef cheek pithivier, forest mushrooms, baby turnips
$
Desserts
Baked Custard Tart
With House Made apricot ice cream & toasted almond croquant
$
Affogato
House Made vanilla bean ice cream served with espresso & vanilla Galliano
$
Daily Cheese Selection
With seasonal accompaniments
$
Royal Oak Bar
Bar Snacks
Garlic Bread
$5.50
Hand Cut Chips
With roasted garlic aioli
$6.00
Crispy Potato Skins
With chilli jam & sour cream
$6.50
Warmed Bar Nuts
With selected spices
$6.50
Warm Marinade of Mixed Olives
With crusty ciabatta, reduced balsamic & olive oil
$7.50
House Made Breads
With hummus, baba ghanoush & dried tomato salsa
$10.00
Gourmet Pizzas
Vegetarian
Cherry tomatoes, roasted capsicum, kalamata olives, baby bocconcini, oregano
$
Pork Belly
‘Confit Pork Belly’, shiitake mushrooms, corriander, bok choy & chilli jam
$
Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon, red onion, baby capers, dill, crème fraîche, watercress
$
Garlic Prawn
Garlic prawn, roasted tomato, basil, mozarella
$
Black Fig
Black fig, pear, caramelised onion, goats cheese, prosciutto
$
Grainfed Beef
Grainfed beef sirloin, pumpkin, eschalot, parsley, garlic
$
Italian Sausage & Chicken
Italian sausage, marinated fennel, zucchini, grilled chicken, fetta
$
Bar Meals
Garlic Bread
$5.50
House Made Pasta of the Day
$10.50
Grainfed Steak Sandwich
On toasted turkish bread with caramelised onion, Dijon mustard & garden salad
$15.00
Panko Crumbed Flathead Fillets
With chips, aioli & garden salad
$15.00
Tasting Plate of House Made Small Goods
With pickled pork brawn, chicken & pumpkin seed terrine, duck liver pâté & condiments
$16.00
Cafe Menu
All Day Breakfast & Baked goods
House Made Muesli with Milk & Yoghurt
$8.50
Banana Bread - toasted - with Cinnamon Butter & Honey
$4.00
Raisin Toast (2 slices) with Butter
$5.00
Croissant - warmed - with Butter & Jam
$5.00
Croissant - warmed - with Ham & Cheese
$5.90
Scones (2) - warmed - with Jam & Cream
$5.90
From the Pastry Kitchen
Biscuits
$2.90
Slices
$3.20
Muffins
$3.80
Cupcakes
$3.80
Brownies
$3.90
Tea Cakes
$3.90
Friands
$3.90
Tarts
$4.50
Milk Chocolate Freckles
$1.50
Café Lunch Selection
Toasbe & Salad
Choice of 1 meat (Ham, Roast Beef, or Salami) & 2 fillings (Cheese, Tomato, Onion, Pineapple)
$7.90
Soup of the Day with Bread
$8.50
Quiche of the Day with Side Salad
$8.50
House Made Pasta of the Day
$10.50
Grainfed Steak Sandwich
On toasted turkish bread with caramelised onion, Dijon mustard & garden salad
$15.00
Panko Crumbed Flathead Fillets
With chips, aioli & garden salad
$15.00
Tasting Plate of House Made Small Goods
With pickled pork brawn, chicken & pumpkin seed terrine, duck liver pâté & condiments
$16.00
Gourmet Pizzas
Vegetarian
Cherry tomatoes, roasted capsicum, kalamata olives, baby bocconcini, oregano
$
Pork Belly
‘Confit Pork Belly’, shiitake mushrooms, corriander, bok choy & chilli jam
$
Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon, red onion, baby capers, dill, crème fraîche, watercress
$
Black Fig
Black fig, pear, caramelised onion, goats cheese, prosciutto
$
Grainfed Beef
Roasted grainfed beef sirloin, pumpkin, eschalot, parsley, garlic
$
Italian Sausage & Chicken
Italian sausage, marinated fennel, zucchini, grilled chicken, fetta
$
Garlic Prawn
Garlic marinated prawns, roasted tomato, basil, mozzarella
$
Degustation Menu
Thursday to sunday evenings; “Chef’s Choice” 6 Course Degustation $80 per person $110 per person with matching winesAmuse Bouche
Seared Atlantic Sea Scallops
Parsnip purée, crispy leeks, truffle powder, celery shoots - (gf)
$
Crispy Skinned Ocean Trout
Sauce crème, little neck clams, potato fondant, finger fennel, parsley cress - (gf)
$
Confit Berkshire Pork Belly
Smoked port hock, cauliflower, pangritata, poached apple, radish shoots - (gf)
$
‘Cape Grim’ Natural Beef Tenderloin
Beef cheek pithivier, forest mushrooms, baby turnips
$
Watermelon Sorbet
Cheese - Lingot D’Argental
Double cream, white mould, cows milk (France)
$
Dessert - Maple Syrup Parfait
With apple tarte tatin and apple butter
$
Coffee & Petit Fours