Esca Restaurant
Holdfast Shores Shop 13- 15 Marine Pr. Glenelg, South Australia 5045, Australia
(08) 8376 6933
Restaurant Menu
[v] = vegetarian [gf] = gluten freeShare Plates & Entrees
Hot bread, chilli, olives, salted butter & olive oil [v]
$8.00
Bruschetta of Swiss mushrooms, ricotta salata & olive tapenade [v]
$15.00
Prosciutto [Parma, Italy] aged 24 months
$17.00
Antipasto of small goods, cheese, vegetables & seafood
$22.00
Arancini w pea, pancetta, sugo & bocconcini
$16.00
Panzanella
Tomatoes, basil, pane duro, white anchovy & e.v.o.o
$14.00
Beef carpaccio w pecorino romano, roast peppers, aioli & croutons
$18.00
Zucchini flowers, stuffed w ricotta, w a haloumi, apple & candied walnut salad [v]
$18.00
Tortellini of goats cheese & vanilla, w smoked eel & a roasted pepper & almond salsa [gf]
$22.00
Black mussels w cherry tomato, white wine, parsley & a free range egg
$22.00
Salmon, inch-cut, wood-smoked in house, w crisp kipflers, dill & tomato salsa [gf]
$19.00
Scallops, seared, w pickled cucumber, tomato, basil & apple balsamic [gf]
$18.00
On The Side
Cos leaves, confit cherry tomato, pecorino & toasted pine nuts [v][gf]
$8.00
Sicilian orange salad w red onion, basil, chilli & aged balsamic [v][gf]
$8.00
Broccoli, almonds & chilli [v][gf]
$8.00
Potatoes, fried, w rosemary & garlic [v][gf]
$8.00
Pasta
Cavetelle w a veal, pork & tomato ragu
$25.00
Risotto w spinach, goats cheese, cherry tomato & preserved lemon [v][gf]
$24.00
Orecchiette w broccoli, sausage, chilli & garlic
$24.00
Spaghetti chitarra
SA prawns w chilli, garlic, parsley & e.v.o.o.
$28.00
Gnocchi, hand-rolled, w broad beans, salt & vinegar tommy ruffs, baby spinach & ricotta salata
$26.00
Chicken risotto of roast leg, poached breast, basil & pistachio salt [gf]
$24.00
Rigatoni w anchovy, garlic, chilli, roasted pepper, olives & basil
$25.00
Linguine w local SA seafood: Prawns, crab, mussels, cockles & calamari
$30.00
Main Course
Fish of the day
$POA
Eggplant, oven baked w buffalo mozzarella & Napolitana sugo [v]
$26.00
Crisp skin ½ duck, braised w citrus, cavalo nero & spring onion [gf]
$35.00
Lamb cutlet, char-grilled, w a roasted pepper, olive & feta tartlet, pickled green tomato & jus
$33.00
Veal, fried, w tomato ragu, prosciutto & buffalo mozzarella
$31.00
Beef fillet, char-grilled, w white polenta, shallots, asparagus & jus [gf]
$34.00
Cataplana of seafood: prawns, mussels, calamari, cockles, fish & blue swimmer crab
$39.00
Desserts
Italian cassata w pistachio meringue [gf]
$14.00
Ginger panna cotta, poached peach & crostoli [gf]
$13.00
Tiramisu w fig & almond bread
$14.00
Chocolate pudding, summer berries & cream
$15.00
Cheese, local & imported: today’s selection
$18.00
Affogato w frangelico
$15.00
Children's Menu - under 12
Bowl of crispy fries
$5.50
Cavatelle pasta w butter & cheese
$13.00
Spaghetti strands w ragu
$14.00
Crumbed fish fillets w crispy fries & greens
$14.00
Chicken ‘fillet’ w crisp fries & greens
$14.00
Chicken ‘cutolette’ w crispy fries & greens
$14.00
Ice-cream-accino [w chocolate, strawberry or caramel]
$4.50
‘Funny Face’ biscotti
$3.50
Breakfast Menu
7 days a week 8am till 12pm; All of our eggs are free-rangeBreakfast
Scrambled eggs with bacon & Turkish bread
$14.00
Egg omelette with sautéed field mushrooms & goats cheese
$15.50
Eggs baked in a clay pot with tomato, basil & grilled Turkish bread
$15.00
Eggs Florentine, poached eggs, spinach & hollandaise & sour dough
$15.00
Grilled cacciatore sausage with confit of duck leg, tomato relish, rocket & parmesan salad with Turkish bread
$17.00
Pancakes with honeycomb butter & maple syrup
$14.00
Fruit salad with berry yoghurt & honey
$9.90
Toasted organic muesli with berry yoghurt & house poached fruits
$9.90
Italian raisin toast with mascarpone & nutella
$8.00
Free range egg
Extras
$2.00
Grilled bacon
Extras
$3.50
Sautéed field mushrooms
Extras
$3.50
Roasted tomato
Extras
$3.50
Shaved ham
Extras
$3.00
Italian sausage
Extras
$4.00
Smoked salmon
Extras
$4.00
Confit duck leg
Extras
$5.00
Foccacia
Chicken, cheese, baby spinach & home-made mayonnaise
$10.00
Roasted capsicum, eggplant, artichoke & cheese
$10.00
Ham, tomato & cheese
$10.00
Turkey with asparagus & Swiss cheese
$11.00
Prosciutto, tomato, rocket & bocconcini
$12.00
Panini
Smoked Salmon, marscapone cheese, red onion, capers & rocket
$9.00
Hot Salami, roasted peppers & bocconcini
$7.50
Tuna, tomato, lettuce & home-made mayonnaise
$7.50
Biscuits & Pastries
Tortee cakes
Chocolate Mousse
$7.50
Citrus Tart
$7.50
Chocolate & Hazelnut Mud Cake
$7.50
Flourless Almond & Orange Cake
$7.50
Esca –Layers of Chocolate Mousse, Cointreau Cream & Macerated Fruits
$8.50