Manu's cafe and restaurant Menu

Welcome to Manu's Cafe and Restaurant, a hidden gem nestled in St Kilda, Australia. Known for its authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, Manu's brings together rich flavors and warm hospitality. The menu is a delightful fusion of brunch and special dining options, featuring dishes like Devilled Pork with basmati rice and Jaffna Style Prawn Curry, simmered to perfection in turmeric and coconut broth.

• Nasi Goreng: A spicy fried rice medley brimming with prawns and chicken.
• Garlic Prawns: Grilled to perfection, served with creamy garlic sauce and spinach rice.
• Pasta Diablo: A hearty dish laden with chorizo, chicken, and kalamata olives.

Each dish is crafted with meticulous attention to detail, embodying chef Manu’s expertise from esteemed kitchens worldwide. The inviting atmosphere and thoughtful service enhance every dining experience, making Manu's Cafe a must-visit for food lovers seeking a touch of Sri Lankan culture.

Cold Pressed Juices

• Fresh Orange Juice

  A$10.00

• Fresh Apple Juice

  A$10.00

• Feel Good

  Cucumber, kale, apple, turmeric, ginger.

  A$12.00

• Detoxer

  Beetroot, ginger, apple, celery, carrot.

  A$12.00

Smoothies

• Almond, Banana, Date, Raw Honey

  A$10.00

• Red Long Life - Dragon Fruit, Mango, Mix Berry

  A$10.00

• Blueberry, Coconut, Chia, Banana

  A$10.00

• Mango & Passion Fruit

  A$10.00

Milkshakes

• Cookies And Cream

  A$10.00

• Vanilla

  A$10.00

• Strawberry

  A$10.00

• Chocolate

  A$10.00

• Passion Fruit

  A$10.00

• Mango

  A$10.00

• Pistachio

  A$10.00

• Banana

  A$10.00

Kottu

• Ceylon Spiced Chicken Kottu

  A$28.00

• Coconut Fish Kottu

  A$29.00

• Mix Vegetable Kottu

  A$28.00

• Blackened Pork Kottu

  A$29.00

• Mild Butter Chicken Kottu

  A$28.00

• Tender Mild Lamb Kottu

  A$29.00

Sri Lankan Style Breakfast

• Trinco Malee

  Gluten free. Home steamed string hoppers, coconut sambol, poached egg, coconut fish curry or red lentil curry.

  A$29.00

• Taprobane

  Pulled tender authentic jackfruit curry, freshly grilled double egg godamba roti.

  A$29.00

• Serandib

  Grilled bacon, scramble eggs avocado, mango jaggery jam, grilled bacon roti roll.

  A$27.00

• Sinharaja (Omelette)

  Vegetarian omelette, mushroom, spinach, onion, tomato, cheese, capsicum.

  A$26.00

• Air Lanka (Omelette)

  Chicken dice, bacon, mushroom, capsicum, onion, tomato, spinach, cheese.

  A$27.00

• Arugam Bay

  Gluten free. A la minute made egg hopper and plain hoppers, Ceylon chicken curry or pork curry.

  A$29.00

• Yala Safari

  Chilli prawn scramble on avocado feta and baby lettuce toast.

  A$30.00

• Galle Face (Omelette)

  Mix chilli seafood, onion, tomato with warm rice, avocado, mesclun salad.

  A$29.00

Sri Lankan Cuisine Vegan Curries

• Red Lentil Curry

  Gluten free, vegan.

  A$18.00

• Tender Jackfruit Curry

  Gluten free, vegan.

  A$18.00

• Colombo Style Mix Vegetable Curry

  Gluten free, vegan.

  A$18.00

• Cashew Nut And Green Pea Curry

  Gluten free, vegan.

  A$18.00

Freshly Grilled Roti Wrap

• Grilled Vegetable, Avocado And Hummus

  A$22.00

• Grilled Chicken, Feta ,Avocado And Chilli Mango Tomato Relish

  A$26.00

Sourdough Sandwiches

• Ham, Cheese And Tomato

  A$13.00

• A La Minute Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel

  A$20.00

• Fried Egg, Avocado, Taste Cheese

  A$15.00

• Grilled Vegetable With Hummus

  A$15.00

• Avocado And Dukkah Flavoured Feta

  A$13.00

• Egg And Bacon

  A$14.00

• BLAT

  Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato.

  A$18.00

Sri Lanka on the plate vegan

• Vegan Sri Lankan

  Basmathi rice, and vegan curries including dhal

  A$13.90

• Seafood Curry Pack

  Coconut fish curry with basmati rice and vegetable curries.

  A$22.90

• Pork Curry Pack

  Ceylon pork curry,basmathi rice and vegetable curries

  A$19.90

• Village Chicken Curry Pack

  Mild chicken curry,,basmathi rice, and vegetable curries.

  A$16.90

Sri Lankan Meat Curries

• Double Egg Roti

  A$12.00

• Aromatic Long Grain Basmati Rice

  Vegan.

  A$6.00

• Sri Lankan Butter Chicken

  Gluten free.

  A$20.00

• Freshly Grilled Thin Roti

  Vegan.

  A$6.00

• String Hoppers

  Gluten free, vegan.

  A$12.00

• Egg Hopper

  Gluten free.

  A$8.00

• Hopper Pack

  Gluten free.

  A$14.00

• Blackened Pork Curry

  Gluten free.

  A$22.00

• Spicy Lamb Curry

  Gluten free, spicy.

  A$22.00

• Ceylon Spice Chicken Curry

  Gluten free.

  A$20.00

Salads

• Slow Cooked Pink Salmon Salad

  Slow-cooked Atlantic salmon steak with Mediterranean-style olive, lemon, tomato and parsley tossed rice salad.

  A$35.00

• Calamari Salad

  Pineapple cut grilled calamari on mesclun salad with avocado medley, tomato, cucumber and lemon, olive oil dressing.

  A$29.00

• Grilled Barramundi Filet Salad

  Fillet of grilled barramundi with chef's salad.

  A$32.00

• Halloumi Chicken Salad

  Grilled chicken breast fillet topped with herb halloumi, baby cherry tomato, grilled bread and mix lettuce and pesto dressing.

  A$30.00

• Prawn Salad

  Lemon and kashmir chilli dressed grilled prawns with avocado, cucumber, capsicum spanish onion, Danish feta, and baby spinach salad.

  A$30.00

• Vegan Salad

  Vegan. Marinated medley cherry tomato, seasonal mix grilled vegetables, avocado, nuts and seeds and grain.

  A$26.00

Butter Croissant

• Sourdough Toast With Homemade Jam And Butter

  A$10.00

• Jam And Butter

  Cheese and tomato croissant.

  A$8.00

Manu's Breakfast

• Buttermilk Hot Cake

  Fluffy hot cake topped with mixed berry compote, organic maple syrup and Chantilly cream. Add vanilla bean ice cream or maple bacon for an additional charge.

  A$20.00

• Eggs Royale

  Grilled pink salmon, poached eggs wilted greens, Dijon hollandaise.

  A$29.00

• Eggs Benedict

  Grilled bacon, poached eggs, wilted greens and dijon hollandaise.

  A$26.00

• Siciliana

  Warm salad of chorizo, capsicum, onion and mushroom with scrambled eggs on grilled herb bread & hash brown.

  A$29.00

• Classic Eggs Your Way

  Poached, fried or scrambled served on sourdough toast. Chilli cheese scrambled for an additional charge.

  A$16.00

• French Toast

  Berry compote, ice cream and organic maple treacle or savoury-grilled bacon, herb mushroom & avocado for an additional charge.

  A$22.00

• Big Daddy

  Eggs easy style, grilled bacon, chipotle sausages, mushrooms, tomato, wilted spinach, hash brown on manu's sourdough toast, homemade tomato and jaggery jam.

  A$29.00

• Eggs Florentine

  Poached eggs, wilted spinach on avocado with dijon hollandaise.

  A$25.00

• Smashed Avo Bruschetta

  Sourdough toast, avocado, dukkah, cherry tomato salsa, Danish feta crumble. Add poached egg for an additional charge.

  A$25.00

• Manu's

  Grilled corn fritter, grilled halloumi, wilted spinach, avocado & poached eggs.

  A$27.00

Lamprais

• Lamprais

  Special petit grain samba rice cooked in aromatic stock, served with blackened chicken curry, ash plantain and brinjol moju, twice-cooked eggs ,fish cutlet ,onion, and Maldive fish tempered, shrimp coconut sambol.

  A$32.00

Ice Coffee

• Ice Latte

  A$7.50

• Affogato

  A$8.00

• Triple Shots With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

  A$10.00

Brunch

• Devilled Pork

  Spice coated fried pork dice with devilled vegetable sauce,basmati rice.

  A$27.00

• Jaffna Style Prawn Curry

  Prawns simmered in turmeric & coconut broth with fresh curry leaves & lemongrass accompanied with string hoppers & coconut sambol.

  A$34.00

• Negombo Pork

  Mild fragrant spice, simmered pork with tamarind & served with ghee roti.

  A$27.00

• Firecracker

  Chicken and vegetable fried rice with manu's chilli paste.

  A$22.00

• Barramundi "Badum"

  Shallow fried barramundi topped with Sri Lankan-style chilli-fried vegetables with ginger rice.

  A$32.00

• Sacred Path

  Colombo style mix vegetable & red dhal curry, mango chutney with basmati rice.

  A$24.00

Brioche Burgers

• Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet, Mix Lettuce, Relish, Cheese

  A$18.00

• Breakfast Burger

  Grilled bacon, egg, cheese, avocado, relish.

  A$18.00

• Halloumi, Baby Spinach, Avocado & Chickpea Butter

  A$18.00

• 180 Grilled Beef Burger

  With cheese, lettuce, tomato.

  A$18.00

Manu's Special Dining Menu

• Nasi Goreng

  Manu's Asian spicy fried rice with prawns, chicken, peanuts, chilli paste and fried egg.

  A$30.00

• Garlic Prawns

  Grilled prawns with garlic cream sauce, served with spinach rice & sourdough toast.

  A$30.00

• Pasta Diablo

  Chorizo, Hungarian salami, chicken dice, Spanish onion, hot chilli, capsicum, kalamata olives, grana padano and light Napoli sauce.

  A$27.00

• Crispy Skin Salmon

  Mashed potato, mix salad, maple mustard sauce.

  A$36.00

• Linguine Pasta

  With Moroccan spiced prawns tomato napolitan, cherry tomato.

  A$32.00

• Chicken Dum Biriyani

  Aromatic basmati rice, cashew nuts, sultanas, herbs and spices layered with masala chicken.

  A$26.00

• Cacciatore

  Grilled chicken in mushroom, capsicum, olive sauce with creamy mashed potato.

  A$29.00

• Gnocchi Maria

  Chicken dice, capsicum strips, mushroom, parsley, feta cheese, baby spinach, and creamy pesto sauce with white wine.

  A$29.00

Sri Lankan Cuisine Seafood Curries

• Tamarind Calamari Curry

  Gluten free.

  A$24.00

• Jaffna Prawn Curry

  Gluten free.

  A$26.00

• Pink Salmon Curry

  Gluten free.

  A$30.00

• Coconut Fish Curry

  Gluten free.

  A$22.00

Gourmet Burgers

• 180G Beef Burger

  With lettuce, tomato and cheese.

  A$19.00

• Beer Battered Chips

  A$9.00

• Hot Portuguese Chicken With Cheese

  A$18.00

• Planet Earth (Veg)

  A$18.00

• Flat Head Fish And Chips

  A$20.00

Sri Lanka on the Plate

• Sri Lanka On The Plate

  Chef's selection of two curries, freshly grilled roti, aromatic rice, papadam, coconut sambol, chutney, and chilli paste.

  A$36.00

Dinner Menu Available

• Pork Curry

  A$16.90

• Chicken Curry

  A$16.90

• Vegetable Curry

  A$16.90

• Mixed Curry (Pork & Chicken)

  A$16.90

Gourmet Coffee

• Espresso

  A$5.00

• Cappuccino

  A$5.00

• Dirty Chai

  A$5.00

• Long Black

  A$5.00

• White Chocolate

  A$5.00

• Beetroot Latte

  A$5.00

• Macchiato

  A$5.00

• Hot Chocolate

  A$5.00

• Magic

  A$5.00

• Turmeric Latte

  A$5.00

• Piccolo

  A$5.00

• Matcha

  A$5.00

• Mochaccino

  A$5.00

• Chai

  A$5.00

• Flat White

  A$5.00

• Latte

  A$5.00