Discover Our Menu
Our menu blends Mediterranean cuisine with local produce from the Hawkesbury food basin, to bring you a home-style dining experience.
Appetisers
Bigilla (gfo, vg)
A traditional Maltese spicy broad bean dip, served with homemade crostini.
$9.00
Sweet Potato Hummus (gfo, vg, cs)
Roasted sweet potato, chickpea and tahini dip, served with homemade crostini.
$9.00
Dolmades (gf, vg)
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, onion and herbs.
$12.00
Spiced Maple Glazed Nuts (gf, vg)
Mixed nuts, roasted in maple syrup and our own blend of spices.
$9.00
Garlic Bread / Fresh Bread (gfo)
$8.00
Zebbug Mimli (gf, df)
Green olives stuffed with a spiced tuna and anchovy filling.
$13.00
Schembrae’s Signature Platter (gfo, cs)
Traditional Maltese style platter filled with zalzett (sausage), zebbug mimli (stuffed olives), gbejna (fresh cheese), bigilla (broad bean dip) and crostini.
$39.00
Tapas
Chicharrones De Pollo (gf, df)
Spanish style crispy chicken tenders, served with mojito dipping sauce. Serve of 6
$19.00
Pastizzi (v)
Traditional savoury Maltese pastries, with your choice of ricotta, and/or vegetable (vg) filling. Serve of 4.
$15.00
Crispy Eggplant Falafel (gf, vg, cs)
Made with roasted eggplant, lentils and spices, served with a tahini maple sauce. Serve of 6
$19.00
Crispy Middle Eastern Seed & Spice Potatoes (gf, vg, cs)
Crispy, fried potatoes tossed in Middle Eastern seeds, spices and confit garlic.
$15.00
Lamb Koftas (gf, dfo)
Spicy Middle Eastern ground lamb skewers with onion, garlic and spices, served with a Greek yoghurt dipping sauce. Serve of 4.
$25.00
Three Cheese & Spinach Ravioli (v)
Ravioli filled with ricotta, parmesan, pecorino and spinach, served with Nanna’s special tomato sauce and parmesan cheese.
$26.00
Stuffat Tal-Qarnit (gf, df)
Spicy Maltese octopus stew made with Mediterranean staples, onion, potato, garlic, tomatoes, red wine, olives, capers, chilli.
$28.00
Caponata (gf, vg)
Mediterranean vegetable stew with eggplant, capsicum, onion, tomato and olives, the perfect combination of sweet, sour and savoury.
$17.00
Pickled Apple & Rocket Salad (gf, v)
Fresh rocket and house-pickled apple, topped with toasted walnuts, balsamic dressing and shaved parmesan.
$16.00
Lulas Fritas (gf, df)
Portuguese style fried calamari served with sliced black olives, lemon, coriander and a cajun dipping sauce.
$27.00
Vegetable Tagine (gf, v, vgo)
Moroccan vegetable stew with roasted pumpkin, cauliflower, tomato and chickpeas, topped with pickled zucchini and a Greek yoghurt dressing.
$15.00
Mir-Razzett U L-Bahar – ‘From the farm to the sea’ (gf, df)
Steamed mussels with crumbled Maltese sausage, in a zesty tomato sauce.
$32.00
Baked Brie (gfo, v)
Topped with fig jam, toasted walnuts, pistachios and dried figs, served with crostini.
$26.00
Moroccan Cauliflower (gf, vg, cs)
Roasted cauliflower tossed in Moroccan seasoning and drizzled with a tahini maple sauce.
$12.00
Chilli Prawns (gf)
In mild chilli garlic butter, white wine and fresh tomato. Serve of 6.
$26.00
Andalusian Style Chicken (gf, df)
Sweet and fragrant slow cooked chicken thigh with cherry tomatoes and raisins, garnished with flaked almonds and coriander.
$26.00
Braised Beef Cheeks (gf, df)
Soft and tender three-hour braised beef cheeks topped with carrot crisps.
$38.00
Sweet Potato Fries (gf, vg)
Served with aioli.
$14.00
Regular Fries (gf, vg)
Served with tomato sauce.
$10.00
Dessert
Fiadone (gf)
Delicate Corsican style ricotta cheesecake served cold, topped with candied lemon peel and dried figs
$16.00
Imqaret
One of the remnants of the Arab world that was left behind in Malta.A date, citrus and spice filling encased in pastry, deep fried and served with French vanilla gelato.
$18.00
Karidopita (gf)
Traditional Greek walnut cake, spiced with cinnamon and clove, soaked in a sweet syrup and served with candied walnuts.
$16.00
Gelato & Sorbet (gf)
Choice of: French vanilla, pistachio, Turkish delight, dark chocolate (vg), lemon (vg).
$6.50/$10.50
Chocolate Pave (gf)
Hazelnut biscuit base topped with chocolate pavé, served with blueberry coulis.
$16.00
Plum and Pecan Tart (gf, vg)
Rich and sweet filling on a crunchy biscuit base, topped with maple pecans. Add a scoop of vanilla gelato +$4
$15.00
Affogato (gf)
Scoop of French vanilla gelato served with a shot of espresso and your choice of Frangelico, Amaretto or Baileys.
$15.00
Limoncello Sorbet (gf, vg)
Lemon sorbet served with a shot of Limoncello.
$13.00
GF = gluten free, GFO = gluten free option (+$3)
DF = dairy free, V = vegetarian, VG = vegan, CS= contains sesame