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 flavors 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!
Entrée Duck prosciutto, mango, broccoli & almond panna cotta $ 18 Smoked eye filet Carpaccio, mustard truffle oil, pickled shallots $ 18 Kangaroo prosciutto, golden beetroot, goats curd, porcini, hazelnuts $ 18 Scallops, sweet bread, green beans, pear, morel mushrooms (GF,) $ 19 Main course Smoked chicken breast, rice cream, rice vinegar hollandaise, black garlic, Raspberry, asparagus $38 Smoked duck breast, prune ragout, pumpkin chutney, spring onions, balsamic $ 38 Garam Masala Red Snapper, tomato anise broth, fennel, celery, saffron $ 38 Braised beef flank steak, soft polenta, bacon, purple carrots, sweet corn, and Shiraz jus $ 38 Spelt crusted smoked rack of lamb, yellow beetroot, elderflower, and walnut jus $ 43 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 $9 Chat Potatoes & Orange peel $9 Herb salad & lemon dressing $9
Vegetarian & Vegan entrée $18 main course $31 Entrée Yellow carrots, red beetroot, feta cheese, cornichons, egg yolk, macadamia oil Red lentils, sweet potato, carrots, lemongrass dressing Main Beetroot & labneh cheese ravioli, smoked mozzarella, asparagus, red pepper sauce, and rocket Potato & leek cake, flat mushrooms, tofu, vinaigrette, herbs For the Kids (13 years & under) Main Poachers smoked chicken breast with potato mash & seasonal vegetables $15 Battered fish & chips with tomato sauce $15 Beef lasagna& seasonal vegetables $15 Dessert Vanilla ice-cream with chocolate topping $6 Spaghetti ice-cream with strawberry coulis & white chocolate $6
To Share Available from 11.30am - 4pm Our platters showcase the two 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 - $35 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 - $31 An assortment of dips and marinated or smoked vegetables, lavosh, and bread (V, GFA) Farmhouse Cheese Board - $29 A selection of local and imported cheeses, crackers and accompaniments (GFA)
Sweet things all $18 English cucumber sorbet, watermelons, yogurt cream, olive oil biscuit, balsamic reduction Oat milk semifreddo, Italian meringue, raspberry sorbet, rhubarb Fruit & herb sorbets, berries, violet gel Poached vanilla & ginger strawberries, crumble, custard, banana sorbet Chef s choice dessert To finish Handcrafted chocolates from Robyn Rowe Chocolates - 4 pieces $9 Turkish delight - 4 pieces $6 Assorted macarons - 4 pieces $5 Dessert Cocktails Hot Shot Espresso $12 Great combination of Patron coffee liqueur and Baileys Mochatini $12 Mozart chocolate liqueur, vodka and coffee Espresso Martini $12 With a touch of butter scotch snaps