Bess Menu
Raw Bar
Oysters, shucked to order, lemon & mignonette
$3.5 each
Steak tartare, truffle, smoked quails egg
$14.00
King snapper crudo, red onion, lilliput capers
$14.00
Wagyu carpaccio (9+), grana padano, pinenuts
$14.00
Bites
Warmed mt. zero olives
$6.00
Pork puffs, crispy ears, fennel salt
$6.00
Pan fried flatbread, tallegio, onion jam
$7.00
Taramasalata, bottarga, flat bread
$8.00
Pork & prawn sliders, green chilli x2
$9.00
Coffee & cumin crusted lamb ribs, sweet pepper sauce
$9.00
Salted cod croquettes, sauce gribiche x3
$9.00
Heirloom tomato & goats curd salad, watermelon granita & basil
$11.00
Steamed mussels, chorizo, saffron, coriander
½ kg / 1 kg
$12 / 21
Sweet Things
White chocolate brulee, blackberries
$12.00
Bess mess, organic yoghurt, strawberries, honey comb & mint
$12.00
Madelines x6
$10.00
Lemon tart
$10.00
PLATES
Hand made angel hair pasta, shellfish, garlic, parsley, olive oil
$25.00
House made gnocchi, watercress, spring vegetables
$21.00
Crispy skin blue eye fillet, dutch carrots, baby fennel barigoule
$27.00
Veal schnitzel, taramasalata, slaw & parsley salad
$25.00
Cape Grim burger, gherkin, iceberg lettuce, bacon & fries
$17.00
250gm Black Angus sirloin
Pomme frites, watercress salad, café de paris butter
$32.00
Sides
Green beans, almonds, lemon
$6.00
Iceberg, anchovies, parmesan
$6.00
Mixed leaves
$6.00
Shoestring fries , aioli
$6.00
The bess dog
$8.50
Cheese
Roquefort Blue AOC, France
Ewes milk, aged 4 months, it has a creamy ivory texture interspersed with special blue mould grown on rye bread deep underground in the companies caves
$
Mauri Taleggio DOC, Pasturo, Italy
Cows milk, aged 6 weeks, creamy texture balanced with the delicious yeasty taste provided by the rind
$
Pyngana Cheddar, Tasmania
Cows milk, aged 6 months, fine textured crumbly body, subtle flavor of herbs, pasture and a hint of honey
$
Tarago River Triple Cream Brie, Victoria
Cows milk, aged 4 weeks, thick creamy texture, rich buttery flavor with a fine white coat of mould
$
Lunch Special
Everyday from MIDDAY; 2 COURSE $27; 3 COURSE $35: includes a glass of wineHeirloom tomato, avocado mousse, lime dressing
$
Black mussels, saffron, chorizo, coriander
$
Crispy pork belly, pomegranate, kohl rabi
$
Spaghetti, tomato, capers, olives, anchovies
$
Blue-eye fillet, spring vegetables, watercress pistou
$
150gm hanger steak, mash, watercress salad, café de paris
$
Lemon tart
OR$
Tarago River brie, quince paste, croutons
$