128 Exhibition St.
Melbourne, VIC
Welcome to Antara, a bakery & eating house where the day unfolds from dawn to dusk. Viennoiserie, bread & breakfast in the morning, dishes from the woodfired oven at noon & night, and bar snacks & wine at the standing bar come evenfall.
Bakery
Baking is at the heart of what we do, crafted on-site twice a day at dawn and in the afternoon. Come for a pastry in the morning — the classics to be dipped in coffee with sweet and savoury changing specials. Leave with a loaf of freshly baked bread, then or at our second bake on your way home after work. And while here, cast your eye up towards the dough room on our mezzanine, where our bakers can be seen hard at work.
Eating house
Our eating house opens for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with dishes that draw influences from the bakery — the deep, earthy wholefood flavours of malt and yeast. Pasta is made with stone-ground spelt flour in the dough room overhead, whole fish, organic chicken, meat and vegetables are slow-roasted in the wood fire oven, and desserts might come with wood fire roasted elements.
Breakfast
7:30AM – 10.30AM*
Fruit
Parcs Sourdough Miso Poached Pear, Wood Roasted Granola, Coconut Yoghurt, Macadamia Milk
18
Bakery
Pressed Croissant Toastie, Salt Kitchen Ham, Heidi Gruyere, Hot Honey And Lemon Thyme
18
Toast
Ramarro Farm Braised Spring Greens, Fermented Chili, Toum And Broad Beans
20
Add Olasagasti Anchovies
4
Vegetable
Warm Danish Of Koo Wee Rup Fat Asparagus, Braised Onions, Cheddar Custard, Mollet Egg And Fine Herbs
22
Brunch
A Composed Selection Of Our Favourite Cured Meat, Local Cheese, Pickles, This Season's Vegetables, Leaves And Bakery Items
25
Free Range Eggs
Omelette, Smoked Rainbow Trout, Mint Pea Salsa, Sorrel And Mascarpone
24
Baked With L’Artisan Haloumi, Our Olive Bread, Harissa And Fine Herbs
24
Full English, Laminated Pastry, Smoked Tomato, Glazed Bacon, Sobrasada And Mushroom Ketchup
25
*Refer to Open hours for hours of service.
Lunch & Dinner
12PM – 3PM | 5:30PM – 10PM
SNACKS
Bread And Butter
4
Antara Sourdough, Parcs’ Sourdough Miso
Sydney Rock Oysters ½ Dozen
42
Cucumber, Wakame, Champagne
Blooming Shallot
8
Chickpea Flour, Sauce Béarnaise
Anchovy Twist
12
Laminated Pastry, Miso Cheddar Onion, Salsa Verde
Tuna en Croûte
22
Crushed Peas, Buffalo Ricotta
Beef, Smoked Eel & Potato
15
Salt Kitchen Wagyu Bresaola, Dutch Cream Potato, Nasturtium
PLATES
Asparagus
26
Koo Wee Rup Asparagus, Pistachio, Mandarin, Buffalo Mozzarella
Crudo
26
Raw White Fish, Preserved Tomato, Capers
Noix De Jambon Salad
28
Salt Kitchen Noix De Jambon, Hazelnut, Artichokes, Chicory
Zucchini Flowers Salad
24
Tonnato, Ricotta, Fennel Seeds
Celeriac Schnitzel
16
Gribiche, Parsley Salad
VEGETABLES
Lettuce
17
Whole Ramarro Lettuce Head, Pumpkin Seeds, Aged Goat Cheese
Yellow Beans
18
Almond Cream, Everything Bagel
Baby Potatoes
14
Wood Fired Baby Potatoes, Confit Shallot Dressing
Heirloom Zucchinis
15
Roasted Mixed Zucchini, Lovage, Golden Raisins, Pickled Lemon
PASTA & STARCH
Calamari, Beans, Milk Bread
34
Grilled Southern Calamari, Braised Borlotti Beans, Green Chilli, Potato Aioli
Cheese Dumpling With Greens
34
L’Artisan Mountain Man, Parmesan, Chilli, Braised Greens
Spaghetti
42
Skull Island Prawns, School Prawns, Prawn Head Sauce
Conchiglie, Tuerong Spelt Flour
38
Saltwater Duck, Spring Vegetables, Roasted Yeast, Mushroom Broth
WOOD OVEN
Flathead With Mussels
46
Wood Roasted Rock Flathead, Warrigal Greens, Mussels
Half Chicken on Toast
48
Free Range Chicken, Braised Runner Beans, Zucchini
Wood Roasted Lamb Rump
48
Lamb Rump, Bullhorn Peppers, Days Walk Spring Garlic Cream
DESSERT
Strawberries
26
White Chocolate, Rhubarb, Shiso
Chocolate
22
Chocolate Delice, Blackberry & Bay Leaf
Croissant Pudding
24
Cardamom, Pistachio Ice Cream
Melon and Sake
22
Orange Sugar, Coconut Sorbet, Finger Lime
Cheese Tart
12
Berry's Creek Riverine Blue, Honeycomb, Miso Pear, Toasted Walnuts
*Please note that a 10% surcharge applies on Sundays and a 15% surcharge on public holidays.
Sunday Brunch - $65
10am - 2:30pm (starting 26 November)
Victorian Strawberries
Black Sesame, Meredith Sheep yoghurt, Tahini, Honeycomb
This Morning's Viennoiserie From Our Bakers
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Kingfish Pastrami
Vodka, Pastrami Spice, Mt Zero Smoked Olive Oil
Noix De Jambon
Tarragon Aioli, Free Range Eggs
Pickles And Preserves
Celery Salad
Endive, Walnuts, Lemon, Riverine Blue Cheese
Spring Garlic Scrolls
Cream Cheese, Jalapeño, Everyday Bagel
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Buxton Rainbow Trout
Spring Vegetables, Watercress, Sorrel Sauce
Marinated Leeks
Dijon Miso, Hazelnut Brown Butter Praline
Potato Focaccia
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Market Lane Coffee Choux
Coffee, Chocolate, Wattleseed Cream
We only offer our brunch menu on Sundays, with the bakery open from 8am - 2pm. A 10% surcharge applies.
Any dietaries must be informed at time of booking in order for them to be accommodated.
Opening hours
Monday
7.30am – 2.30pm
Tuesday & Wednesday
7:30am – 10:00pm
Thursday & Friday
7.30am – 11.00pm
Saturday
8.00am – 11.00pm
Sunday
8.00am – 2.30pm
We bake in the mornings, with a second bake of bread ready from 4.30pm, Tuesday to Friday.
See Your Visit page for more info.
Festive Season
25-27 Dec – closed
28-31 Dec – open
1-9 Jan – closed
10 Jan – open