Lunch Menu Friday Sunday Welcome to Poachers Pantry & Wily Trout Vineyard! Poachers Pantry & Wily Trout Vineyard is a family owned business specializing in smoked meats and cool climate wines. Our country smokehouse began in the early 90 s, producing high quality smoked meats for the kitchens of leading chefs throughout the country. In 1998 the Wily Trout Vineyard was born, growing premium fruit to create the delicate and complex flavours that are the signature of the Canberra Wine Region. To celebrate this wonderful marriage of artisanal food & wine, the Smokehouse Restaurant opened its doors in 2002 bringing together the food, wine and stunning countryside to create an amazing location for a relaxed country outing. Come up to the Tasting Bar and try some of our wines and smoked meats and let us explain the difference between hot and cold smoking and the age old techniques we use to make our goods. It is also the perfect opportunity to choose one of the Wily Trout wines that will match you menu selection. Enjoy!
Entrèe - all $18 Pork belly, apple vanilla, dried apple, pumpkin seed oil, wurzel speck Scallops, sweet bread, green beans, pear, black truffle Kangaroo prosciutto, golden beetroot, goats curd, porcini, hazelnuts Black salsify soup, mountain pepper lamb, red lentils, walnut oil, grissini (DF, GF) (GF, DF) Main course all $38 Smoked truffled chicken breast pie, creamy leek & peas, baby carrots, green asparagus Smoked duck breast, red cabbage, béarnaise, mirabelle, chilli tonka bean jus Pickled ocean trout, ox tail, jerusalem artichokes essence, celeriac puree, silver beet. Venison cutlet, ginger bread, chestnut puree, brussel sprouts, quetches, red curry jus Smoked rack of lamb, beetroot, rosella, labneh cheese, macadamia nuts On the Side Pear & sage hazelnut bread, handmade butter, olive oil & balsamic $8 Deeks gluten free bread, handmade butter, olive oil & balsamic $8 Green vegetable & Chilli $9 South coast mixed olives (GF, DF) $9 Chat Potatoes & Orange peel $9 Herb salad & lemon dressing (GF, DF) $9
To Share Available from 11.30am - 4pm Our platters showcase the 2 different styles of smoking - cold & hot smoking - and are the perfect way to begin your meal. Cold smoking is a 3 month process which involves dry curing the meat with salt and spices before pressing, then smoking for a number of days at a temperature of approximately 20 C. Hot smoking is a much quicker process with meats being marinated in brine, seasoned and smoked for approximately 2 hours at 80 C. All meats (excluding fish and seafood) are cured and smoked in our Smokehouse located behind the restaurant. Poachers Charcuterie Board - $33 A platter of Poachers hot and cold smoked meats served with a selection of dips, lavosh, bread and marinated vegetables (GFA) Smokehouse Seafood Board - $36 A range of smoked fish and seafood served with a selection of dips, lavosh, bread and marinated vegetables (GFA) Vegetarian Mezze Board - $29 An assortment of dips and marinated or smoked vegetables, lavosh and bread (V,GFA) Farmhouse Cheese Board - $28 A selection of local and imported cheeses, crackers and accompaniments (GFA) please advise your wait staff if you have any food related allergies or specific dietary requirements
Sweet things all $17 Dark & white chocolate cake, coffee, sweet chilli, mascarpone, marzipan gelato Vanilla gelato, cauliflower, pumpernickel, cassis, nuts Herbal sorbets, blood orange, violet gel Earl grey panna cotta, tea jelly, gin sorbet, milk lemon jam (GF,DF) Dessert Variation To finish Handcrafted chocolates from Robyn Rowe Chocolates - 4 pieces $9 Turkish delight - 4 pieces (GF, DF) $6 Assorted macarons - 4 pieces $5
Vegetarian & Vegan entrée $17 - main course$31 Entrée Yellow carrots, red beetroot, feta cheese, cornichons, egg yolk, macadamia oil Grand Marsala lentils, sweet potato, carrots, lemongrass dressing (GF, DF) Main Spinach Dumpling, blue cheese, king brown mushroom, asparagus, tomato pesto, basil Potato & leek cake, flat mushrooms, tofu, vinaigrette, herbs (GF, DF)
For the Kids (13 years & under) Main - all $15 Poachers smoked chicken breast with potato mash & seasonal vegetables Battered fish & chips with tomato sauce Beef lasagne & seasonal vegetables Dessert - $6 Vanilla ice-cream with chocolate topping Spaghetti ice-cream with strawberry coulis & white chocolate