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Banana Leaf Restaurant

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Gluten-Free Restaurant and Sri Lankan Restaurant$$$$

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Lunch

Soup of the day

13.90

Homemade & served w/ bread & butter

Chicken Breast Schnitzel

16.90

Fried chicken schnitzel served w/ french fries & garnish

Steak Sandwich a la Lanka

17.90

Char grilled minute steak infused w/ cumin & ginger, served w/ tomato, grilled aubergine, cheese, spanish onion rings & french fries

Penne Pollo

18.90

Penne pasta w/ chicken, sun dried tomato, red & green capsicum, kalamata olives onion, garlic & cream

Chicken or Vegetarian Pan Rolls

19.90

Mildly curried minced chicken & potato w/ Sri Lankan spices & herbs or assorted fresh garden vegetables wrapped in a crunchy crumbed pan roll Served w/ salad garnish & condiments

Sri Lankan style Rice w/ Curries

19.90

A selection of exotic vegetable curries w/ beef, fish or chicken, coconut sambol, & pappadam served w/ steamed white riceTypical of a Sri Lankan lunch

Lomprisht

23.90

Special Dutch Lanka preparation of rice, chicken, fish fricadel & a selection of curries, sambol & condiments wrapped in banana leaves & baked to enhance the exotic flavours

Fisherman’s Single Catch

17.90

Beer battered & served w/ french fries, salad garnish & tartare sauce

Lamb Cutlets

29.90

A trio of grilled lamb cutlets w/ mint & red wine reduction served w/ potatoes of the day & steamed vegetables

Pittu

27.90

Pebbles of different flour, semolina & coconut steamed in a cylindrical mould & served w/ your choice of beef, chicken, fish or vegetarian curries & the traditional accompaniments

Peppered Calamari Rings

15.90

Crumbed & served w/ french fries & garnish

Vegetarian Risotto

15.90

Home style risotto w/ grana padano cheese & white wine reduction

Chicken Biriyani

18.90

Oven baked basmati rice & chicken cooked in a ginger & turmeric stock w/ typical Sri Lankan spices & herbs. Served w/ boiled egg & exotic condiments

Banana Leaf Toasted Club Sandwich

18.90

Triple decker sandwich w/ chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, fried egg & ham. Served w/ french fries

Vegetarian Delight

16.90

Potato & green pea w/ Sri Lankan spices wrapped in a triangle shaped patty pastry & then lightly fried. Served w/ salad garnish & condiments

Chilli Chicken Burger

18.90

Chicken thigh fillet cooked in mild red chilli, fresh sweet basil & rice wine. Served w/ salad garnish, french fries, grilled aubergine, tomato & cheese

Smoked Salmon & Egg Salad

18.90

Served w/ crisp house salad & a duet of vinaigrette & caper cream

Oriental Pork Loin

22.90

Pork loin cooked in red wine, balsamic & rosemary reduction. Served w/ potatoes of the day.

String Hoppers

27.90

Sri Lankan rice noodle dough pressed through a special mould & steamed on string hopper mats, served w/ your choice of beef, chicken, fish or vegetarian curries & the traditional accompaniments

Kottu Rotti

25.90

Strips of Sri Lankan rotti tossed w/ onions, chillies, leeks, carrot, egg, cabbage & served w/ your choice of chicken, beef, fish or vegetarian curries & the accompaniments

Sides and Accompaniments

Only served w/ orders of entrees & mains

House Salad

8.50

French Fries

8.50

Rotti

6.50

Garlic / Herb Bread

6.00

Bread w/ Butter

3.50

Rice

4.50

Rotti w/ lentil dip

8.50

Dessert Selection‏

Watalapam (Coconut Treacle Brown Custard)

9.90

Bread & Butter Pudding - served warm w/ custard & ice cream

9.90

Selections from our Sweet cabinet

9.90

Mango Lassi

7.70

Fresh pureed mango w/ lite yoghurt. A refreshing drink

Love Cake

9.90

The cake loved by lovers, served w/ a scoop of ice cream

Curd & Treacle

9.90

Homemade Chocolate or Mango Mousse

9.90

Sri Lankan Faluda

9.90

Rose sherbert,‏ milk, casa casa, jelly & topped w/ vanilla ice cream

Mango Melba

9.90

Sri Lankan combination of fresh pureed mango & vanilla ice cream

Dinner

Entrees‏

Soup of the day - Sri Lankan Style Mildly Spiced

15.90

Home made & served w/ bread & butter

Vegetarian Delight

13.80 - 20.80

Potato & green pea w/ Sri Lankan spices wrapped in triangle shape patty pastry & lightly fried

Vegetarian Risotto

16.90 - 22.90

‘Homestyle’ risotto w/ grana pandano cheese & red wine reduction

Vegetarian Pan Rolls

15.50 - 22.50

Fresh garden vegetables flavoured w/ Sri Lankan spices & herbs wrapped into a crunchy crumbed pan roll, served w/ salad garnish & condiments

Octopus A-Lanka

17.90 - 27.90

Sri Lankan spice infused & char-grilled, served w/ chilli mayonnaise on a bed of salad

Smoked Salmon & Egg Salad

18.90 - 28.90

With crisp house salad & a duet of vinaigrette & caper cream

Garlic or Chilli Prawns

19.90 - 29.90

Fresh king prawns lightly pan fried w/ garlic infused olive oil, cream & white wine. Served w/ savoury rice & salad garnish

Isso Masala Vadai

15.90 - 21.90

Lentil pattie prepared w/ fragrant herbs, fried & garnished w/ a king prawn, served w/ sweet chilli sauce, green chilli & coconut salsa

Chicken Pan Rolls

15.90 - 22.90

Mildly curried minced chicken & potato rolled in a crepe, finely crumbed & lightly fried, served w/ a salad garnish & condiments

Wattleseed Mussels

16.90 - 26.90

Mussels cooked in macadamia & olive oil w/ birds’ eye chillies, Spanish onion & garlic, served w/ wattleseed mayonnaise

Mains

Chicken Biriyani

25.90

Oven baked basmati rice & chicken cooked in a ginger & turmeric stock w/ typical Sri Lankan spices & herbs. Served w/ boiled egg & exotic condiments

Lomprisht

28.90

Basmati rice w/ a fragrant combination of chicken, fish fricadel & vegetable curries wrapped in banana leaves & baked to enhance the rich flavours of this traditional Dutch inspired meal. Served w/ condiments, sambol & mild curry sauce

Tasmanian Salmon

28.90

Pan-sealed & grilled Tasmanian Salmon fillet topped w/ mango & ginger gravy. Served w/ savoury rice & assorted salad garnish

Lamb Cutlets

29.90

A trio of grilled lamb cutlets w/ mint & red wine reduction served w/ potatoes of the day & steamed vegetables

Yaka Ge Kaama

27.90

Typical Sri Lankan ‘pub’ food prepared in a devilled sauce of fresh tomatoes, crisp capsicums & red onions. Your choice from a selection of beef sirloin, chicken or fresh market fish served w/ savoury rice

String Hoppers

27.90

Sri Lankan‏ rice noodle dough pressed through a special mould & steamed on string hopper mats, served w/ your choice of beef, chicken, fish or vegetarian curries & the traditional accompaniments

Kottu Rotti

25.90

Strips of Sri Lankan rotti tossed w/ onions, chillies, leeks, carrot, egg, cabbage & served w/ your choice of chicken, beef, fish or vegetarian curries & the accompaniments

Roast Fillet of Kangaroo

29.90

Bush tucker at its best - ‘delish’ Served w/ mountain pepper berry, sweet chilli sauce & wild mushroom dumplings

Fisherman’s Single Catch

26.90

Beer battered fish served w/ sauce tartare, salad garnish & french fries

Arnhem Land Barramundi

27.90

Grilled w/ lemon myrtle & dorrigo pepper, served on a bed of kumara & macadamia mash

Pork Black Smore

27.90

Slow cooked pork loin casserole prepared w/ black spicesfrom southern Sri Lanka, served w/ savoury basmati rice & sweet mustard pickle

Sri Lankan Style Rice & curry

27.90

Traditional rice & curry from Sri Lanka is like being served a ‘buffet’ on a plate. Steamed rice w/ an assortment of black & white curries, coconut sambol & pappadam where colour, fragrance & taste come together in perfect harmony. Your choice of beef, chicken, fish or vegetarian curries

Pittu

27.90

Pebbles of different flour, semolina & coconut steamed in a cylindrical mould & served w/ your choice of beef, chicken, fish or vegetarian curries & the traditional accompaniments

Mains: Sides And Accompaniments

Only Served With Orders of Entrees And Mains

House Salad

8.50

French Fries

8.50

Rotti

6.50

Garlic / Herb Bread

6.00

Bread w/ Butter

3.50

Rice

4.50

Rotti w/ lentil dip

8.50

Dessert Selection‏

Watalapam (Coconut Treacle Custard)

9.90

A favourite of all ‘sweet tooths’ inherited from the Arab traders & perfected by Sri Lankan house wives this is the brown custard to die for!

Bread & Butter Pudding

9.90

Made to a secret ‘granny’ recipe w/ brandy & raisins, served warm w/ custard & ice cream

Homemade Chocolate or Mango mousse

9.90

Mango Lassi

7.70

A refreshing drink of fresh pureed mango w/ lite yoghurt

Love Cake - The cake loved by lovers

9.90

Made w/ cashew nuts & semolina to a very old Dutch – Lanka recipe. Served w/ a scoop of ice cream

Curd & Treacle

9.90

A simple sweet enjoyed by all Sri Lankans. The treacle is produced from the ‘Kitul’ palm & is a form of pure palm sugar. It combines particularly well w/ the curd

Selections from our Sweet cabinet

9.90

Sri Lankan Faluda

8.80

Rose sherbert, milk, casa casa, jelly & topped w/ vanilla ice cream

Mango Melba

9.90

Sri Lankan combination of fresh pureed mango & vanilla ice cream

Menu Extension

(Mild version available please request)

Spicy King Prawn Curry

29.90

Sri Lankan spice induced prawn curry served w/ fried vegetable rice & pappadam strips accompanied w/ coconut sambol

Traditional Lamb Biriyani

29.90

Diced marinated Lamb layered w/ fragment basmati rice, fried onions cashew nuts, sultanas & Sri Lankan spices. Served w/ a fried boiled egg, gravy raita & pappadams

Black Angus Sirloin Steak

29.90

Black Angus Beef sirloin (250g MSA ) cooked to your liking & served w/ potatoes of the day & steamed vegetables. Your choice of mushroom or peppercorn sauce.

Seafood Salad

26.90

Sauteed King Prawns, Scallops, squids & new Zealand mussels tossed w/ orange cherry tomatoes gherkins & capers. Tossed w/ greens & served w/ Garlic focaccia

Sri Lankan Plain & egg Hoppers

27.90

This is a Sri Lankan speciality made w/ a soft centre & a crispy edge. Three plain hoppers & a egg hopper served w/ your choice of Beef, Chicken, Fish or Vegetarian curries.

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