PRODUCE WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MONTH
THE GRILL DEPARTMENT
GARDEN SALADS
Fresh Palm Hearts
From Yan Diczbalis, Palm Hearts Australia, Innisfail, QLD
Schinken Speck
From Tino Dees, The German Butchery, Sydney, NSW
Pastured Eggs
From Emily Yarra and Michael Kobier, Brightside Produce,
Captains Flat, NSW
Spanish Red Peanuts
From Rob & Chris Patch, The Peanut Van, Kingaroy, QLD
Rib Eye 100% Black Angus
Exclusively Sourced, Darling Downs NSW, 320g
Old School Tarragon Béarnaise Sauce, Sweet Potato,
Black Sesame & Lemon Salted Fries .................................$48
Butter Lettuce
Lemon Vinaigrette, Dill, Mint, Frisée .............................. $10
CHAMPAGNE & STARTERS
“I only have a Minute Steak” Rib Eye
Grain Fed, 180g, 100% Black Angus, NSW,
Anchovy Butter, Watercress, Shallots, Horseradish Salad,
Shoestring Fries: Cooked No Less Than Pink ................... $35
T-Bone “Bistecca Fiorentina”
Dry Aged in House, Pasture Fed, 500g, Cape Grim, TAS,
Salsa Erbe, Lemon .............................................................. $42
Red & White Shaved Coleslaw
Balsamic, Parmesan, Chives, Lemon, Blackened Corn ... $12
VEGETABLES
Steamed Broccolini
Garlic, Truffle, Lemon Butter & Broccoli Leaves ............. $10
Coarse Mashed Peas
Brussel Sprouts, Leafy Greens .............................................$7
$25
Eye/Ox Fillet
Pasture Fed, 200g, Ox/Beef, Cape Grim, TAS,
Salsa Verde, Lemon, 30 Year Old Balsamic .....................$48
“Crispy and Puffy”
Beer Battered Padron de Peppers,
Cayenne Pepper, Lemon Salt ............................................. $11
The Seasonal Antipasto Table
The Cured Meat Smallgoods Plate “Everything We Have”
Medium/Large ............................................................ $26/$32
Sirloin “Pepper Steak”
Pasture Fed 250g, Angus/Hereford, Cape Grim, TAS,
Red & Green Peppercorn, Cognac Sauce, Watercress .... $38
NOT A VEGETABLE
A glass of G.H. Mumm Brut NV Reims, France
CANBERRA FAVOURITES
Live Oyster Bar
A Daily Selection of Pacific / Rock / Wild
A Dressing of Coriander, Lime, Shallots, Rice Vinaigrette,
Flavoured Hot Sauces.
Tiny Handmade Spicy Hot Grilled Chorizo ...................... $5
Beer Steamed Prawn Cocktail “Re-Dux”
Shredded Iceberg, Cucumber, Tiny Shrimp, Tiger Prawns,
Cognac-Horseradish & Capitol’s Fermented Tomato Hot
Sauce, Squid Ink & Prawn Crackers .................................. $21
Pan Fried Crab Cakes “Re-Dux”
Avocado & Lime Mousse, Palm & Celery Hearts,
Lemon Balm, Cayenne ...................................................... $24
Octopus & Spanish Flavours
Grilled Legs of Octopus, Black Garlic & Squid Ink,
Edamame, Chorizo Sauce, Steamed Potatoes .................. $18
The New-Old Crispy Parmesan Crumbed Lamb Brains
Creamy & Thick Tartare Sauce Our Style, Caper Berries,
Gherkin & Japanese Eggplant Caviar ................................ $19
Not So Classic Steak Tartare
Hand Cut Ox/Beef, Smoked Shemiji Mushrooms,
Organic Yolk, Truffle Crisp Bread .................................... $24
“Auguste Escoffier” Cold Day Salad __________________
Sautéed Lettuce & Soft Organic Egg,
Warm Spiced German Style Bacon Lardons,
Asparagus, Cheese Crisp .................................................... $18
Sashimi Plate & Flavours
Yellow Fin Tuna, Wasabi Crème Frâiche, Pickled & Fresh
Cucumber, Fennel Fronds, Lime, Black Lava Salt ......... $23
SOUP
The Ultimate Italian Onion Soup
Sweet‘n’Sour Caramelized Onions, Thickened with
Almonds Topped with Crostini of Sour Dough & Fontina
Cheese, Blasted with a Blow Torch ................................... $19
THE ULTIMATE SANDWICH
This is the Ultimate Capitol Steak Sandwich
Thin Cut & Heavily Peppered Rib Eye,
Dry Aged Tenderloin, Soft Jewish Sabbath Roll,
Rooftop Garden Rocket, Munster & Gruyere Cheese,
Red Pepper Corn Sauce ..................................................... $25
ALL YEAR ROUND CLASSICS
The Capitol Coney Island Burger
Our Burger is made with our House Dry Aged Cape Grim
Pasture Fed T-Bone, Crisp Onions, Tomato,
Gruyere Cheese, Frisée, Coney Island Pickle & Sauce.... $25
“Caserecci Pasta & Prawns”
Walnut Pesto, Split Tiger Prawns,
Garlic, Greek Basil & a Hint of Chilli ............................... $32
New York Sirloin
When Available
Dry Aged in House Pasture Fed on the Bone, 350g,
Cape Grim, TAS, Parmesan & Lemon Crumbed
Artichoke Hearts ................................................................ $42
APEC Minted Marinated Lamb Chops
Solomon Palm Hearts, Celeriac, Black Lava Salt,
Cayenne Pepper, Red Pepper Aioli................................... $41
CARING IS SHARING
Roast Half Italian Mountain Style Duck For 2 Persons
Shredded Confit, Smoky Grilled Mushrooms on
Malt Bruschetta, Wasabi Steamed, Greens,
Dark Duck Sauce................................................................$64
Rib Eye
For 2 Persons
Grain Fed on the Bone 600g, 100% Black Angus, NSW,
Selection of Mustards, Sauces, 30 Minutes ..................... $78
Double Rib Eye Tomahawk
Minimum 4 people
Barbecued Over Wood & Coals, Rosemary & Garlic Brush,
Served With Creamy Potatoes, Mashed Minted Peas &
Black Truffle Baked Garlic Butter Field Mushrooms.... $88pp
Mac n Cheese “Maccheroni con Formaggio e Tartufo”
Black Truffle, White Parsley, Reggiano, Asiago,
Taleggio, Gruyere Cheese Sauce,
Gratinated with Pangrattato ............................................. $16
Crispy Polenta Fingers
Whipped Herb Sour Cream, Lemon ................................ $10
A CELEBRATION OF POTATOES
Paris Mash Potatoes ........................................................ $10
Shoestring Fries ................................................................. $10
Baby Carrots & Pink Fir Apple Potatoes
Steamed, Chopped, Dill, Whipped Green Garlic Aioli ... $12
SWEETS
Rhubarb & Strawberry Balsamic
White Chocolate Balls .................................................... $10
New Age Pannacotta Makeover Antoinette
Pandanas, Raspberry, Camel & Vanilla Set Cream Layers,
Raspberry Sherbet .............................................................. $17
Crème Whisky Caramel
Cigar Scented Baby Peanuts, Saffron Cotton Candy....... $18
Dark Chocolate Mousse
Native Berry & Sauce, Milk Cacao Chocolate Sauce ....... $17
FROM THE SEA
Sicilian-Japanese Market Style Tuna
Fennel and Pepper Crusted Sicilian MSC Approved
Sustainable Tuna Steaks Market Style,
Cauliflower Puree, Japanese Pickled Zucchini,
Black Sesame, Ginger Salad ............................................ $44
The Simple Fish Dish
Flash Seared Dory Fillets, Lemon,
Fine Cut Raw & Pickled Rooftop Garden Salsa,
Cabernet Dressing, Pepe Saya Butter Lemon Sauce ....... $38
FROM THE FARM
Roasted Free Range Pork Belly “Re-Dux”
Filled with Malt Bread Stuffing, Sage & Parmesan,
Wasabi Spinach, Baby Granny Smith Apples,
Paris Mash, Black Truffle Gravy ...................................... $36
Crisp-Crackling “Pig Knuckle Boardroom”
Sweet-Sour-Dam-Hot Maple Dressing,
Iced Coz & Treviso Hearts, Lemon................................... $32
"Pollo Arrosto Bambino" Bobbo Style
Whole Roasted Baby Chicken Filled with Ricotta,
Lemon Thyme, Parmesan on Steamed Spinach &
Chicken Juices Disguised as Gravy ................................... $38
MY FAVOURITE PIE
Pollies Pie
Dry Aged Beef, Braised in Barolo Wine, Tiny Champignons,
Pea & Mint Mash Floater, Wine Gravy ............................ $32
Capitol Grill Classic Profiteroles
Filled with Crème Patissiere & Vanilla Ice-Cream,
Drowned in Valrhona Dark Chocolate Sauce.................. $18
Tiramisu
Classic but my way, served at the Table,
Loads of Alcohol, Espresso, Mascarpone ......................... $19
“Ciambelle Bambino”
Baby Doughnuts, Cinnamon Sugar, Vanilla Custard,
Honey From Our Very Own Rooftop Beehive,
Strawberry, Lemon Mint, Jam Syringes ........................... $14
A Kubrick Era Dessert
White Chocolate Dome Filled with Blueberries,
Double Chocolate Mousse, Spearmint Sorbet,
Bitter Chocolate Crumble, Collapsing Dark
Chocolate Sauce ................................................................. $21
FORMAGGIO
Parmigiano Reggiano “La Rocca”
3 Year Old “The King of all Cheese” Modena, Italy
Gorgonzola Picante
2 Year Old Cave Aged, Piedmont, Italy
Aged Cheddar
Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Served with Oat Cakes, Truffle Grissini, Lavosh, Candied Fig
Each .................................................................................... $14
Per 3 Pieces ..........................................................................$24
TAKE ME HOME
QT’s Single Varietal Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pressed By
David Cockerill From Cudgegong Valley Olives
Especially For QT Hotels ................................................... $15
“Orecchiette Con Ragu di Bolognese”
6 Hour Hand Cut Beef and Tomato, Sage Ragu ............. $29
The Milanese “alla” I love Mushrooms
Parmesan & Lemon Crumbed Milk Fed Veal Loin,
Topped with Wild-Cultivated Mushrooms, Loads of
Lemon Thyme & Melted Black Truffle Pecorino ............ $42
No Shame In This Classic
Angel Hair Pasta, Shaved Smoked Organic Salmon,
Garlic Infused Cream, Warrigal Spinach ......................... $33
Become a Politico Rockefeller & Add Caviar ................... $15
I LOVE THE OLD SCHOOL FOOD ERA
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Creative Food Director: Robert Marchetti
July 2016