Menu from The Happy Wombat
Menu highlights
Breakfast
baked uprising fruit loaf
locally baed fruit loaf with jam or honey
Bircher muesli
Toasted oats, fresh diced apple, pear, apricot and topped with poached pear
Acai Bowl
Oats, mixed berries, banana and yoghurt blended and topped with fresh fruits and nuts
Brunch
Free range eggs anyway
On baked uprising sourdough
leaf and seed
Baked uprising seeded spelt load with two poached eggs, wilted kale, frilled asparagus, hemline and tomato relsih
The Healthy Wombat
Free range eggs, avocado, truss tomato, truffled mushrooms, pesto, rocket and backed uprising sourdough
Shared Dishes
Warm marinated olives
Coconut crumbed prawns
with lime and wasabi mayo
Mezze plate
Semi dried tomatoes, olives, arancini balls, prosciutto, salami, labneh and basil pesto, onion jam, Turkish finger
Burgers
Pulled pork sliders
Slow biased Tilse's apple truck cider, slaw, pear and apple relish
Gelngelg hunter valley grass fed hamburger
Bacon, Swiss cheese, house-made Zuni pickle and Kirby's famous tomato relish
Cuban Sandwich
Djon mustard leg ham, salami, hours pickle, slaw, swiss cheese, mozzarella and aioli
More about the restaurant: The Happy Wombat
Having dug themselves a firm foundation in Newcastle’s dining scene, The Happy Wombat is comfortably one of the best restaurants and bars that you could book in the city. The menu is moreish – remember to make room in you marsupial pouch before you arrive – and ranges far and wide over breakfast, lunch and dinner, with snacks in between. The ‘in he hand’ selection offered over the lunchtime hours pairs well with a schooner of beer – The Happy Wombat is a Newcastle West destination for Australian craft beers – and you’ll get a good deal on this combination, too. Hunt down The Happy Wombat along, yep, Hunter Street – but book ahead!
Frequently asked questions
Does The Happy Wombat serve Australian food?
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Newcastle West workers and residents know that The Happy Wombat is a good place to hunker down for a classic Australian breakfast selection. Smashed avo makes its mandatory appearance with Danish feta cheese and house-made dukkah, you can go vegetarian with the ‘leaf & seed’ spelt loaf with poached eggs, wilted kale, grilled asparagus, halloumi, and tomato relish; while the classic big brekkie is ably represented by The Fat Wombat, buddied up with gluten-free sourdough. Crucially, the coffee is up there with the best in Newcastle, and The Hungover Wombat juice cure will put a spring in the most crippled step!
Lunch turns over the reins to sharing plates like the arancini of the day, pork belly bites with Szechuan pepper and a sticky Asian dipping sauce. Straight to the point Newcastle diners might want to grab a Glenelg Hunter Valley grass-fed hamburger with house-made Zuni pickles and Kirby’s famous tomato relish and pair this with one of the many independent, Australian craft beers and you’re sitting pretty. Or go for a lunchtime wrap with Mediterranean roast vegetables or smoked salmon. There are plenty of fantastic Australian and international wines on offer too - if you’re an oenophile, keep your eyes peeled for the special wine-paired degustation events that crop up among other goings-on at The Happy Wombat’s popular Hunter Street premises in Newcastle West.