Summer Tapas Menu
We welcome you to our updated Summer Tapas Menu. As the Flying Squirrel is a small restaurant we have a strict booking policy. We reserve the right to charge $30 per head for no–shows on confirmed bookings. We have a 10% surcharge for groups of more than eight. No separate bills. Peace out folks!
Morsels
Almonds and Olives – 5
South Australian Manzanillo olives marinated w/ basil, lemon and chilli served w/ lightly spiced roasted almonds
Edamame – 6
Fresh steamed soy beans, in the pod w/ Murray river salt flakes
Tequila lime corn chips – 5
Hand-made corn chips with chilli lime and tequila seasoning served w/ smokey tomato salsa and sour cream
Bruschetta – 9
Roma tomato, Spanish onion and basil on garlic rubbed sour dough
New York style fries – 7
Chunky cut beer battered steak fries w/ aioli
Miang – 10
Betel leaves topped w/ cashews, peanuts, roasted coconut, ginger and lychee
Chicken Paté – 9
Potted chicken liver parfait served w/ toasted sourdough, baby gherkins and pickled onions
Mega Antipasto Platter – 18
Air dried beef sausage, Petuna smoked ocean trout, chargrilled artichokes, roasted capsicum, marinated mushrooms, baba ganoush w/ toasted schiacciata
Note: Cheeses served with Lavosh crackers
Gippsland Blue – 9
Cows milk blue from Tarrago River Cheese Co served w/ apricots and figs in vanilla syrup
Buch D’Affinois – 9
French cows’s double cream w/ muscatelles on the vine
From The Garden
Bunch of Flowers – 12
Zucchini flowers stuffed w/ Kytren fresh goats curd accompanied by a smokey capsicum coulis
Nut butter beans – 8
Steamed green beans served with beurre noisette and toasted almonds
Pear Walnut and Gorgonzola – 9
Fresh rocket leaves, beurre bosc pear, toasted walnuts and spicy gorgonzolaw/ raspberry vinaigrette
The ‘Fully Sick’ salad – 9
Roma tomatoes and Lebanese cucumbers w/ almond and minted yoghurt
Scent of Green Papaya – 9
Shredded green papaya, carrot, peanuts and coriander w/ a Thai style dressing
The Russian – 10
Kipfler potatoes tossed in mayonnaise, boiled egg, peas, cornichonsand salami
From The Sea
Chili salt squid – 12
Piquantly seasoned crispy battered squid w/ mango dipper
Plum prawns – 13
Tiger Prawn cutlets fried with watercress w/ plum and roast chili jam
Seared Tuna – 16
Yellow fin tuna seared w/ chargrilled capsicum, caramelized onions fresh parsley and aioli dressing
Dory and Prawn Ravioli – 17
Silver dory and tiger prawn encased in delicate pastry served with beurre blanc and wakame seaweed salad…….its back baby!….and better than before.
From The land
Enchilada Carné – 13
Marinated beef flank wrapped in fresh corn tortillas, smothered w/ jack cheese and baked, splashed with smokey salsa Valentino and a dollop of sour cream
Hot wings – 12
Harissa infused chicken w/ dilled crème fraiche dipping
Chorizo fennel – 11
Rodriguez Brothers famous Spanish sausage seared w/ fresh fennel slices
Pork Salad – 12
Pickled and roasted pork, bean shoots, mint, naam jim dressing and pork crackling
Greek Lamb – 15
Chargrilled marjoram and sumac marinated lamb rump w/ chickpea puree and crumbled sheeps fetta
For Afters
Note: All desserts served w/ Glacé vanilla bean icecream
Chocolate Brownie – 14
Chef Dave’s famous warm brownie made from fine Belgian Callebaut chocolate
Rhubarb and Apple Crumble – 13
Stewed spiced apple and rhubarb w/ crunchy golden brown topping
Sago Pudding – 12
Warm coconut sago pearls w/lime juice infused palm seeds
As the Flying Squirrel is a small restaurant we have a strict booking policy.We reserve the right to charge $30 per head for no–shows on confirmed bookings. We have a 10% sur-charge for groups of more than eight. No separate bills. Peace Out!
