| Cuisine type | Australian | |
| Price range | $40 and under | |
| Neighborhood | Melbourne CBD |
| Cuisines | Australian, Australian, Breakfast |
| Dining style | Casual Dining |
| Phone number |
| Website | www.essencemelbourne.com.au |
| Dress code | Smart Casual |
| Payment options | AMEX, JCB, MasterCard, Visa |
| Executive chef | Karan Negi |
| Location | Corner of Lonsdale & Exhibition Streets, Melbourne, VIC |
| Eggs Florentine | $23.00 | two poached eggs, smoked salmon, baby spinach & hollandaise sauce |
| Eggs Benedict | $23.00 | two poached eggs, double smoked ham, English muffin, hash brown, hollandaise sauce & blushed tomato |
| Inner Melbourne | $28.00 | two eggs cooked, grilled bacon, hash browns, sausages, tomato, mushrooms & grilled bread |
| 3 Eggs Designer Omelette | $24.00 | Three eggs omelette with blushed tomatoes and your choice of double smoked ham, smoked salmon, salami, chorizo, mushrooms, cheese, feta, onion, capsicum or baby spinach |
| Bircher Muesli | $15.00 | home made, with strawberry |
| Low Fat Porridge | $16.00 | fresh fruit & soft brown sugar |
| Poached Eggs | $18.00 | with blushed tomatoes & baby spinach |
| High Protein | $22.00 | poached eggs, sautéed mushrooms & avocado on rye |
| Low Choleserol Omelette | $24.00 | egg whites with blushed tomatoes, baby spinach, mushrooms & tomato relish |
| Continental Melbourne Breakfast Buffet | $24.00 | Melbourne style buffet with cereals, bircher muesli, fruits, fruit yoghurts, fruit juice, sliced breads, cold meats, cheese, croissants, pastries and muffins along with pancakes and porridge |
| Full Australian Breakfast Buffet | $35.00 | All the Continental Melbourne specialties along with our chefs hot food selection |
| Grilled Bacon | $4.00 | |
| Blushed Tomatoes | $4.00 | |
| Mushrooms | $4.00 | |
| Chicken | $4.00 | |
| Hash Brown | $4.00 | |
| Baby Spinach | $4.00 | |
| Toats | $4.00 | |
| Extra Ice Cream | $3.00 | |
| Sliced Banana | $3.00 | |
| Strawberries | $3.00 | |
| Maple Syrup | $3.00 |
| French Toast | Brioche, berry compote, ice cream & strawberries | |
| Buttermilk Pancakes | Your choice of: berry compote, vanilla ice cream, maple syrup, lemon wedge & icing sugar |
| Milk Braised Cauliflower Soup | $17.00 | with red desert dust, prosciutto flakes and grilled paperbark smoked olive bread |
| Alpine Pepper Calamari | $20.00 | squid ink aioli, pickled veg & herb salad |
| Moroccan Spiced Pumpkin Flowers | $20.00 | lemon myrtle aioli, fresh herb, pomegranate & quinoa salad |
| '18 Hour' High Country Pork Belly | $20.00 | celeriac, granny smith and wild apple remoulade, cider dressing |
| Softshell Crab | $22.00 | fruit spiced orange and fennel slaw, shallots, forest anise & dill mayonnaise |
| Mushroom & Spinach Agnolotti | $34.00 | roast pumpkin, pumpkin puree, wild fire spiced crushed macadamia, sage & shaved parmesan |
| Alpine Pepper Rubbed Pan Roasted Chicken Breast | $36.00 | paperbark smoked mash, broccolini, yellow curry sauce, green papaya, carrot, Asian herb salad & crushed peanuts |
| 'Taylor's Bay' Tasmanian Salmon | $38.00 | braised baby leek, smoked mash, red pepper aioli, Aussie furikake & dried baby capers |
| Chocolate & Red Wine Braised Beef Cheek | $37.00 | pepper berries, paperbark smoked mash, flamed broccolini & toasted macadamia nut pieces |
| 200 Gm, Grass Fed | $44.00 | Gippsland beef tenderloin aged 21 days, sweet potato and mint bush soufflé, alpine pepper and quandong butter, asparagus & port jus |
| Elements Burger | brioche bun, fried egg, bacon, cheddar, bush tomato chutney, tomato, lettuce, aioli & beer battered fries. |
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| Alpine Pepper Penne Carbonara | $20.00 | mushroom, bacon, shaved parmesan, cream & egg | ||||||
| Essence Club Sandwich | $20.00 | shaved turkey, bacon, fried egg, tomato, lettuce, lemon myrtle aioli & beer battered fries | ||||||
| Butter Chicken | $20.00 | red desert dusted rice & papadum | ||||||
| Caesar Salad | baby cos, bacon, shaved parmesan, anchovies, poached egg, croutons & wildfire spice |
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| Alpine Pepper Tempura Fried Fish | $22.00 | tartare sauce & beer battered fries | ||||||
| Asparagus Panzanella | $18.00 | croutons, feta, cos lettuce, cherry tomato, olives, poached egg & mint bush béarnaise |
| 200 Gm Eye Fillet (Aged Minimum 21 Days), O'connor Farm, South East Gippsland | $44.00 | |
| 400 Gm Rib Eye on the Bone, O'connor Farm, South East Gippsland | $49.00 | |
| 300 Gm Grass Fed Porterhouse, Gippsland Victoria | $44.00 |
| Lemon Aspen Chilli Marinated | ||
| Green Mussels and Octopus | ||
| Beer Battered Fish | ||
| Alpine Pepper Calamari | ||
| Fish Skewers | ||
| Blue Swimmer Crab | ||
| Smoked Salmon | ||
| Fresh Oysters | ||
| Creamy Garlic Prawns |
| Warm Apple Crumble | $19.00 | crème Anglaise, toffee crisp & forest anise ice cream |
| Fresh Seasonal Fruits | $19.00 | with fruit spice, strawberries & passion fruit |
| Raspberry & Mango Bavaroise | $19.00 | with rosella sorbet and fruit spiced nuts |
| Gum Leaf Panacotta | $19.00 | melon salad, wild lime & raspberry pearls |
| Highland Peppermint Ice Cream and Lemon Aspen Sorbet | $17.00 | chocolate cigar & mango coulis |
| Chocolate Marquise | $19.00 | pistachio crumb & lemon aspen sorbet |
| Milk Braised Cauliflower Soup | $17.00 | with red desert dust, prosciutto flakes and grilled paperbark smoked olive bread |
| Alpine Pepper Calamari | $20.00 | squid ink aioli, pickled veg & herb salad |
| Moroccan Spiced Pumpkin Flowers | $20.00 | lemon myrtle aioli, fresh herb, pomegranate & quinoa salad |
| Duo of Seared Scallops & Braised Pork Belly | $22.00 | munthari remoulade & wildfire spiced pumpkin puree |
| '18 Hour' High Country Pork Belly | $20.00 | celeriac, granny smith and wild apple remoulade, cider dressing |
| Softshell Crab | $22.00 | fruit spiced orange and fennel slaw, shallots, forest anise & dill mayonnaise |
| Mushroom & Spinach Agnolotti | $34.00 | roast pumpkin, pumpkin puree, wild fire spiced crushed macadamia, sage & shaved parmesan |
| Lemon Myrtle Sprinkled Crisp Barramundi | $36.00 | kimchi puree, rainforest lime confit, tossed broccolini & pickled baby radish |
| Umami Lamb | $37.00 | sweet potato and mint bush soufflé, charred vine ripened tomatoes, munthari and onion jam, red pepper aioli, parsnip & carrot crisp& carrot crisp |
| Alpine Pepper Rubbed Pan Roasted Chicken Breast | $36.00 | paperbark smoked mash, broccolini, yellow curry sauce, green papaya, carrot, Asian herb salad & crushed peanuts |
| 'Taylor's Bay' Tasmanian Salmon | $38.00 | braised baby leek, smoked mash, red pepper aioli, Aussie furikake & dried baby capers |
| Chocolate & Red Wine Braised Beef Cheek | $37.00 | pepper berries, paperbark smoked mash, flamed broccolini & toasted macadamia nut pieces |
| 200 Gm, Grass Fed | $44.00 | Gippsland beef tenderloin aged 21 days, sweet potato and mint bush soufflé, alpine pepper and quandong butter, asparagus & port jus |
| Beer Battered Fries | $9.00 | mountain pepper sauce & sour cream |
| Steamed Broccolini & Wild Fire Spiced Crushed Macadamia | $12.00 | |
| Charred Asparagus & Mint Bush Béarnaise | $12.00 | |
| Paperbark Smoked Potato Mash | $10.00 | |
| Arugula Salad | $12.00 | pear dried cranberries, riberries & shaved parmesan |
| Quinoa | $12.00 | pomegranate & soft herb salad |
| Beer Battered Onion Rings & Lemon Myrtle Aioli | $9.00 |
| Specials of the Week | Ask us Today! |
| 200 Gm Eye Fillet (Aged Minimum 21 Days), O'connor Farm, South East Gippsland | $44.00 | |
| 400 Gm Rib Eye on the Bone, O'connor Farm, South East Gippsland | $49.00 | |
| 300 Gm Grass Fed Porterhouse, Gippsland Victoria | $44.00 |
| Warm Apple Crumble | $19.00 | crème Anglaise, toffee crisp & forest anise ice cream |
| Fresh Seasonal Fruits | $19.00 | with fruit spice, strawberries & passion fruit |
| Raspberry & Mango Bavaroise | $19.00 | with rosella sorbet and fruit spiced nuts |
| Gum Leaf Panacotta | $19.00 | melon salad, wild lime & raspberry pearls |
| Highland Peppermint Ice Cream | $17.00 | and lemon aspen sorbet, chocolate cigar & mango coulis |
| Chocolate Marquise | $19.00 | pistachio crumb & lemon aspen sorbet |
| Fennel And Pernod Soup | served with warm bread | |
| '18 Hour' High Country Pork Belly | celeriac, granny smith remoulade, cider dressing | |
| Salt and Pepper Calamari | holy basil, nuoc mam, salad leaves |
| Pan Roasted Chicken Breast | wilted savoy cabbage, chorizo, tarragon scented sweetcorn veloute | |
| Risotto | caramelized butternut, sage, baby peas, feta, balsamic reduction | |
| 'Taylor's Bay' Tasmanian Salmon | royal blue mash, ratatouille, chimichurri |
| Trio of Ice Cream & Sorbets | chocolate cigar and raspberry coulis | |
| Warm Apple Crumble | calvados anglaise, cinnamon, vanilla bean ice cream | |
| Kaffir Lime Scented Pannacotta | star anise and red chilli spiced melons and mint |
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