Menu @ The Townie

Menu

Bar snacks

Cauliflower Popcorn (GF,VG)

With house made ranch. Choose your heat: Buffalo, Spicy or Reaper

Crispy Chicken Wings (GF)

With house made ranch.

Fried Arancini (V)

Tomato and basil arancini served with basil aioli and parmesan.

Loaded Fries (VG)

With crispy bacon, pickled shallot, pickled jalapenos, & ranch. Choose your heat: Buffalo, Spicy or Reaper.

Potato Wedges (GF,V)

Sweet chilli & sour cream.

Shoestring Fries (GF,VG)

Cali seasoning & ketchup.

Sweet Potato Fries (V)

Served with chipotle aioli.

Szechuan Calamari

Fried calamari served with lime aioli & pickled cucumber.

Burgers

Smashed beef patty, American cheese, tomato, pickles, onion, lettuce & cali sauce on a toasted milk bun with fries.

2x smashed patties, 2x cheese, tomato, pickles, onion, lettuce & cali sauce on a toasted milk bun with fries.

Crispy southern fried chicken thigh, American cheese, pickled jalapeños, iceberg lettuce & chipotle aioli on a toasted milk bun with fries.

Vegetarian OG (V,VG)

Plant-based patty, cheese, tomato. pickles, onion, lettuce & cali sauce on a toasted milk bun with fries.

Make it vegan $2

Pub classics

With fries & salad OR creamy mash & salad. Choose your sauce: Jus, Mushroom, Napoli, Peppercorn jus or Diane.

Schnitzel loaded with streaky bacon, grilled mozzarella & nap sauce with chips & salad OR creamy mash.

Chicken Schnitzel

Free range panko crumbed schnitzel with fries & salad OR creamy mash. Choose your sauce: Jus, Mushroom, Napoli, Peppercorn jus or Diane.

Pan Seared Salmon (GF)

With sweet potato fries, green salad, lime aioli & pickled cucumber.

The Big Nachos (V,VG)

Beef, Chicken or Black bean with melted mozzarella, guacamole, pico de gallo, jalapeños & sour cream.

Make it vegan $3

Salads

Cos, bacon, garlic croutons, soft boiled egg & Parmesan cheese.

Add grilled chicken $7

Green Salad (GF,VG)

Rocket, pear, almonds, cucumber, pickled shallot & French vinaigrette.

Sides

Creamy mash (V)

Delicious steamed potatoes mashed to perfection with good stuff.

Sauces & Dressings

Jus, Mushroom , Napoli sauce, Peppercorn jus, Diane. Buffalo hot sauce, Spicy hot sauce, Reaper hot sauce. Dressings: Ranch , Aioli, Vegan cali sauce, Lime aioli.

Specials

Cocktails @ Bar Midway

Unique, classics, & zero alcohol options on level 2.
☺ stamp means $12 happy hour cocktail 5pm-7pm everyday

Botanica Spritz ☺

Strange Nature Gin & Aperol over ice with a hint basil liqueur topped with Prosecco, orange cheek & atomised tarragon

Lychee Blossom Martini ☺

Our Signature Martini, smashed lychee shaken with Hendricks Gin , Sake rice wine & fresh lime

Slipper Sour ☺

Melon & saffron liqueurs, Cointreau, Limoncello & cucumber syrup shaken with eggwhite OR aquafaba, lemon & sugar

Tassie Garden ☺

Tasmanian Hellfire Gin & elderflower liqueur shaken with cloudy apple & fresh lime over ice with fresh cucumber

Island Passion Tea ☺

Built tall Absolut, Cuervo Blanco, Plantation 3, Cointreau & passionfruit liqueur with fresh lemon & a Bundaberg sparkling passionfruit spritz

Margarita #1 ☺

Muddled roast baby beetroot with 1800 Anejo, sour cherry & grapefruit liqueurs shaken with lemon, lime & a hint of blood orange Optional ½ salt rim

Plum & Cherry Mojito ☺

Muddled lime with plum jam & black cherry, Plantation dark & light rums, plum liqueur & mint tall over ice with a soda spritz

Plantation pineapple rum & coconut rum shaken with pineapple & lemon over ice with a ripe banana hint & ginger beer splash – topped with a ½ passionfruit Plantation OP rum fire & cinnamon shake

Honeycomb & Hazelnut Espresso ☺

Reyka & Absolut Vanilla vodkas, Frangelico & honeycomb shaken with a double shot pressed coffee & caramel streak

Vanilla bean ice cream $2

Apple Pie Latte Espresso ☺

Baileys & apple with cinnamon shaken with fresh cream & a double shot of cold pressed coffee tall over ice

Thai Inspired Bloody Mary ☺

Our secret spice mix with a double shot of Tasmania Hellfire potato vodka rocked over ice with tomato juice

Classics @ Bar Midway

Your choice of Vodka or Gin, How Dry or Sweet (Usually 6:1) Shaken or Stirred or Over Ice & Garnish Bitters, Dirty Olive, or Lemon Twist. Check with staff for spirit choices.

Aperol Spritz Da Luca

Aperol with Da Luca DOC Prosecco Bubbles over ice with a soda spritz & orange twist

Lyres American Malt & raspberry shaken with a dash of hibiscus & lemon over ice with a ginger beer top

Zero alcohol $14

Add shot of monkey shoulder scotch $20

All our Old Fashioned are made with double your choice of Bourbon Rye or Whiskey with white sugar & bitters. Choice of twist Orange, Lemon or Both. Check with staff for spirit choices.

A muddle of Rapadura brown sugar & fresh lime with Plantation light & dark rums tall over ice with loads of fresh mint & a soda spritz

Your choice of Whiskey, Bourbon, Gin or Vodka shaken with lemon juice, egg white & sugar. Over ice or straight up. Check with staff for spirit choices.

Vegan available with aquafaba $20

A balance of Hendricks Gin, Dolin Sweet Vermouth & Campari gently stirred with an orange zest garnish

Your choice of Tequila shaken with Cointreau, citrus & sugar. Check with staff for Tequila choices.

Long Island Ice Tea

Built over ice Absolut Vodka, Bombay Gin, Plantation 3 Star Rum, Cuervo Blanco & Cointreau with lemon & coke dash

Espresso Martini

Belvedere Vodka & Kahlua shaken with a double shot of cold pressed coffee

0% Alcohol @ Bar Midway

Non-alcoholic takes on the classics.

Aperol Style Spritz

Henkell Trocken alcohol free bubbles with Lyres crafted Italian spritz over ice with a soda dash & orange cheek

Gin & Amaretto Sour

Over ice Lyres Amaretti & London Dry with eggwhite OR aquafaba, lemon & sugar.

Cranberry & Cucumber Mojito

Muddled cucumber, Rapadura brown sugar & fresh lime with Lyres white & dark cane & fresh mint over ice with a cranberry & soda spritz

Zero alcohol $14

Add bacardi rum shot $20

Lyres American Malt & raspberry shaken with a dash of hibiscus & lemon over ice with a ginger beer top

Zero alcohol $14

Add shot of monkey shoulder scotch $20

Our secret thai inspired spice mix over ice with tomato juice.

Cocktails @ Street Bar

☺ stamp means $12 happy hour cocktail 5pm-7pm Tuesdays & Sundays

Aperol Spritz 1919 ☺

Aperol 1919 over ice with Da Luca Italian Prosecco, fresh orange & a dash of soda

Pash Pavlova Sour ☺

Giselle Pavlova gin shaken with Hellfire Limoncello & passionfruit liqueur with citrus & aquafabba

Spiced Apple & Pear Mule ☺

Over ice Sailor Jerry spiced rum with apple & pear liqueurs, cloudy apple juice & a ginger beer top

Colada Iced Tea ☺

Built over ice, Absolut, Plantation 3 Star, Bombay Sapphire, Cointreau & Cuervo Silver with fresh citrus & a splash of Bundaberg coconut pineapple spritz

Vanilla & Butterscotch Espresso ☺

Vanilla Absolut & Butterscotch Schnapps with toasted marshmallow & a double shot of cold brewed coffee topped with smashed caramel flake

Cocktails @ Bar Cactus

Join us on the rooftop for the best views in Newtown.

Frozen Ruby Paloma

Blended Tres Agave Organic Blanco with fresh lemon juice, ruby red grapefruit & a dash of agave sugar

Smoke & Spice Rita

Rooster Rojo Smoked Pineapple Añejo & grapefruit liqueur shaken with pineapple, citrus & tajin spice over ice . Zero Alcohol available with Lyres Agave Reseva & Orange sec

Zero alcohol $14

Poncho Expresso Martini

Caramel & Coffee Poncho Tequilas shaken with a double shot of cold brewed coffee & sweet salt caramel. Martini or blended.

Italian Margherita Sour

Altos Reposado & Disaronno Amaretto sour (eggwhite or aquafaba). Zero alcohol with Lyres Agave Reserva & Armaretti.

Zero alcohol option $14

Blended - mango slices with fresh lemon & orange, La Pinto Pomegranate Tequila Liqueur & Calle 23 Añejo

Poached Pear Salt Caramel Margarita

Muddled poached pear with Rooster Rojo Reposado, Pear & Grapefruit Liqueurs with salt caramel and citrus

Patron Berry Mojito

Loads of fresh lime muddled with Rapadura sugar over ice with mixed berries, Patron Silver & Reposado tequilas with berry liqueurs, fresh mint & a lemonade dash

Tommys Guava Margarita

Tres Agaves Organic Blanco Tequila shaken with Cointreau, guava, agave nectar & lime over ice.

Non-alcoholic w lyres agave reserva & orange sec $14

Alternative Bloody Mary. Grey Goose Vodka, a double shot of Excellia Blanco rocked with tomato juice & our very own Thai style spice mix - tabasco to taste

Feature Brewery Beers

Grifter Townie Collaboration 'LocoMotion' (feature) Marrickville NSW

On tap & off the rails!! The style has German roots punked by a Californian edge, creating something between a lager and an ale. Biscuity, toasty flavours of lager along with the floral, citrusy & spice notes of a cracking ale.

Grifter Pale Ale (feature) Marrickville NSW

Lighter bodied pale ale brewed with Australian and US hops. Balanced bitterness with big citrus aroma. A sessionable classic or a gateway beer for those at the start of their craft beer journey.

Grifter Serpents Kiss (feature) Local NSW

With delicate refreshment in mind, Grifter bring a new world pilsner with copious amounts of watermelon flesh added to the fermenter, giving a layer of complexity amongst a clean lager finish.

Beers

Green Beacon Red IPA

American Red IPA with rich malty flavours of biscuit, sweet caramel & burnt toffee. Floral aromas & flavours of grapefruit, melon, peach & citrus.

Weihenstephaner Wheat Beer Bavaria Germany

Fully imported from the world’s oldest brewery, on tap for Oktopberfest & beyond. Brewed to a classic German recipe, this is a refreshing, naturally cloudy 'Weissbier' with a wonderfully rich yeasty taste.

Solo, the backyard favourite pub-squash lemonade we all know and love - now on tap. The classic lemon taste you love, with a refreshing new twist.

Yullis Margot Apple Cider Local

A clean, dry and easy drinking cider made from the freshest of apples from the Adelaide Hills.

Yullis Colin Ginger Pale Local

With a bright and biscuity malt base and a refrained hop presence making way for the earthy ginger spice to shine, Colin is a deliciously refreshing beer, with ginger.

Brookvale Ginger Beer

A Refreshing Ginger beer with Spicy ginger notes. Ice and Lime adds a great touch.

Tooheys New (VG) NSW

Iconic Australian classic lager with a smooth malt character, perfectly balanced with light hop aroma.

Tooheys Old (VG) NSW

A robustly flavoured Ale made with top fermentation Ale yeast. The beer is lightly hopped, and gets its darker colour from black malt. Fruity Ale-like esters blend well with subtle hoppiness,

Carlton Draught

A traditional, full- strength lager that is crisp on the mid- palate with a good malt character and smooth full-bodied flavour.

Great Northern Super Crisp QLD

Brewed with Australian pale malt, lager yeast and a light stable hop and malt extract to produce a refreshing mid strength crisp beer.

Moon Dog Lager Melbourne VIC

Super crisp and refreshing German style pilsner. It's got a light malt body with a soft aroma of German noble hops and a clean finish.

Young Henrys Newtowner Local NSW

Crisp, refreshing Australian Pale Ale. In a bit of a nod to the suburb's past and present influences, we used a blend of Australian malts. Then we added three varieties of local hops to make it fun, fruity and even a little bitter

Philter XPA Local

A mix of dry-hopped American and Australian varieties provide tropical flavours and aromas of mango, passionfruit and citrus, while a minimal amount of Australian and American brewing hops result in a low bitterness.

Dainton Jungle Juice Melbourne

Big, thick and packed with tropical juice flavours

Green Beacon 7 Bells Passion Fruit Ale

An easy drinking, thirst quenching beer. Massive hit of passionfruit. This Gose style ale doesn’t disappoint.

This iconic NSW brew Reschs Draught is a fruity, golden lager that is perfect for those nostalgic Sydney summer days.

Low bitterness and a light body with a clean finish for refreshing, easy drinking. Extended fermentation breaks down even more natural sugars so there are less carbs than other full-strength beers, and it's clean and crisp on the tongue.

Tropical and floral aromatics set off a fruity palette.

Stone & Wood Byron Bay NSW

A refreshing Pacific Ale brewed with Australian barley, wheat and Galaxy hops from Tasmania.

Coopers Pale Ale Adelaide SA

An aroma of medium to strong pale malt character with hints of floral and grassy notes from the hops, along with mild woody and yeast notes.

White Rabbit Dark Ale

Rich and flavoursome, yet ever refreshing. A malt driven ale beautifully balanced by an aromatic lift of hops. Subtle fruit derived from open fermentation compliments a strong backbone of toffee and chocolate, bound together by a reassuring bitterness

Dainton Red Dragon IPA

With fiery hops, notes of caramelised raisin and rich red toffee malts, Red Dragon is the ultimate thirst slayer.

Dainton Dark Dark Lager

A beer ripe tropical fruits, packed with roasted espresso, nutty chocolate and liquorice notes that meet with a clean finish. Brewed with Seeker Brewing.

Heaps Normal Quiet XPA

Independent, non-alcoholic (0.5%) beer in support of mindful drinking and your own normal.

Cascade Premium Light

Refreshing full flavoured lager