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Sam Beatty, Executive Head Chef – Babbingtons Bar & Grill,
BEST WESTERN PLUS Apollo International
Sam heads our culinary team at Babbingtons Bar and Grill, as the Executive Chef,
with over 17 years’ experience in the hospitality industry.
Our cuisine has a distinctive modern Australian focus with an affinity for balanced
flavours, incorporating European techniques. Our recipes have been developed over
many years and others are created, each season, especially for Babbingtons.
Our menus are planned to provide a culinary variety for those guests that stay
multiple nights at the Apollo International. Executive chef Sam is sensitive to dietary
needs that might include the avoidance of food allergens or animal products. If you
have any special requirements, please do not hesitate to let your waiter know.
We aim to ensure that you can sit back, feel relaxed and enjoy your dining
experiences in a quality venue providing natural bush-land views towards
Newcastle.
“One cannot think well, love well and sleep well, if one has not dined well”
Virginia Woolf
Welcome to Babbingtons - Bon Appétit
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BREADS
Char-grilled sourdough served with a confit garlic butter 8
Baked ciabatta rolls with Babbingtons dukkha and olive oil 8
Trio of house made dips with a selection of toasted breads 14
ENTREES
Roasted winter vegetable soup served with house-made Melba toast 10
Babbingtons garden salad, toasted walnuts and crumbled goats curd 12
(GF)
Ricotta gnocchi with spinach and pea velouté, roast pumpkin 16 / 26 (main)
and crisp parmesan wafers
Tempura-battered zucchini flowers stuffed with goats curd 16
and lemon on a mixed beetroot salad
Tempura soft shell crab with Siracha aioli and charred corn salsa 17
Seared sea scallops on a pumpkin velouté with fresh micro salad (GF) 17
Pan-fried quail breasts on a capsicum coulis, char-grilled zucchini 17
and red wine jus (GF)
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MAINS
Ricotta gnocchi with spinach and pea velouté, roast pumpkin 26
and crisp parmesan wafers
Crispy-skin pork belly with roast beetroot, sautéed leeks 29
and rosemary jus (GF)
Slow-braised beef noisette on a creamy potato purée, steamed 29
green beans and red wine jus (GF)
Confit duck Maryland on a wild mushroom risotto finished 29
with crisp sage and parmesan (GF)
Grilled chicken breast stuffed with basil and garlic, on a 31 sweetcorn puree, roast heirloom carrots and Dijon cream
Pan-fried salt-water barramundi with roasted confit potatoes 32 and heirloom cherry tomato salsa (GF)
Char-grilled beef eye fillet with a medley of Jerusalem artichokes 35 and Penfolds rare tawny jus (GF)
Fish of the day (see wait staff for today’s creation) MP
SIDES Sautéed chat potatoes (GF) 7
Crispy fries with sea salt (GF) 7
Roasted Dutch carrots (GF) 7
Babbingtons garden salad (GF) 7
Roasted winter vegetables (GF) 8
Steamed vegetables (GF) 8
For vegetarian options, please see our friendly wait staff for a separate menu
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GRILLS
All grills are cooked to your liking and served with
roasted baby onions, Dutch carrots, your choice of one potato and
one accompaniment (all GF)
250g Pork scotch - bone on (Campbell River – NSW) 32
300g Lamb rump (Emerald Valley – Western Victoria) 34
300g “Black Angus” Sirloin (South Gippsland, Grass-Fed) 34
250g “Black Angus” Scotch fillet (South Gippsland, Grass-Fed) 35
Accompaniments (all gf)
Porcini mushroom cream
Peppercorn and brandy jus
Red wine jus
Sage jus
Salsa Verde
Dijon Cream
Potatoes (all gf)
Creamy mash potato
Crispy fries with sea salt
Roasted chat potatoes
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DESSERTS
Selection of Gelato’s and sorbets 9 (See wait-staff for today’s selection)
Vanilla-bean ice-cream, with house-made hot chocolate sauce 11
and candied pecans
Dark chocolate terrine with vanilla-bean ice-cream 12
and Dulce de Leche (GF)
Chocolate donuts with vanilla whipped mascarpone 13
and raspberry jelly
Apple and Cinnamon Crumble, a classic dessert served with 13
vanilla bean Ice - cream
Maple crème brûlée with a house-made marshmallow and 13
mixed-berry compote (GF)
Turkish delight panna cotta with toasted pistachios and 13
coconut, finished with vanilla fairy floss
Cheese Board for 1 13 Cheese Board for 2 25
A selection of up to three local and imported cheeses
served with lavosh, dried fruits, fresh pear and quince paste (Please see wait staff for todays cheese selection)
Affogato of vanilla-bean ice cream with a shot of espresso, almond biscotti your choice of : Tia Maria, 16
Baileys,
Kahlua,
Amaretto Frangelico
Jamesons
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150mL 375mL 750mL SPARKLING Glass Carafe Bottle
Craigmoor Sparkling, Mudgee, NSW 7 27
Lagioiosa Prosecco, Italy 39
CHAMPAGNE
Non-Vintage Lois Blanc De Blancs, Adelaide Hills, SA 45
Piper – Heidsieck Brut, France 85
WHITE
2016 Fiore Moscato, Hunter Valley, NSW 8 36
2016 Pikorua Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand 8 20 36
2016 Beach Hut Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia 7 18 27
2016 Wild Oats Chardonnay, Mudgee NSW 9 21 39
2016 Wild Oats Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, WA 8 21 39
2017 Tamburlaine Sauvignon Blanc Semillon (Organic),
Orange, NSW 8 20 27
2017 Climbing Pinot Gris, Orange, NSW 11 24 43
2016 Pikes ‘Luccio’ Pinot Grigio, Clare Valley, SA 8 20 36
2017 Ad Hoc ‘Wallflower’ Riesling, Great Southern, WA 10 22 41
2015 Tyrrell’s Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, NSW 42
2017 Tyrrell’s Fordwich Verdelho, Hunter Valley, NSW 43
2017 Tyrrell’s Hunter Valley Semillon, Hunter Valley, NSW 43
N.B. – Vintages are correct at time of print and are subject to change
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150mL 375mL 750mL ROSE Glass Carafe Bottle
2016 Wild Oats Rosé, Mudgee NSW 9 39
RED
2016 Beach Hut Shiraz, South Eastern Australia 7 18 27
2016 The Yearling Shiraz, Coonawarra, SA 8 20 33
2016 Tyrrell’s Old Winery Pinot Noir, Hunter Valley, NSW 8 20 33
2015 The Yearling Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, SA 8 20 33
2017 Tyrell’s Beyond Broke Road Cabernet Sauvignon,
Limestone Coast, SA 11 24 43
2015 Giesen Merlot (Organic), Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 11 24 43
2017 Tamburlaine Cabernet Merlot (Organic),
Orange, NSW 8 20 27
2014 Wild Oats Cabernet Merlot, Mudgee, NSW 9 22 39
2015 Pikes ‘Luccio’ Sangiovese, Clare Valley 8 20 36
2016 Argento Classic Malbec, Argentina 9 22 39
2016 Tyrrell’s Shiraz, Hunter Valley, NSW 45
2016 Robert Oatley Signature GSM, McLaren Vale, SA 45
2014 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Villages, France 59
DESSERT WINE
Tempus Two Botrytis Semillon 9 47
N.B. – Vintages are correct at time of print and are subject to change
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THE FINISHING TOUCH
Barista Coffee small 4 . 00 large 5
Extra Shot 1 . 00
Syrup . 50
Soy/Amlond/Lactose Free Milk . 80
Liqueur Coffee with fresh cream 12
Selection of Teas – English Breakfast 4
Earl Grey
Peppermint
Green Tea and Lemon
PORT
Galway Pipe Grand Tawny Port 12y/0 8
Dow’s Fine Ruby Port 9
Penfold’s Club Tawny 10
Penfold’s “Grandfather” Rare Tawny Port 20y/o 16
COGNAC
Hennessy V.S.O.P (France) 15
Courvoisier V.S.O.P (France) 15
D.O.M Benedictine (France) 16
Grand Marnier (France) 16
BRANDY
Chateau Tanunder 9.5
DESSERT WINE
2015 Tempus Two Botrytis Semillon, Hunter Valley 9 47
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BEERS
STANDARD 7 PREMIUM 8
Tooheys New Crown Lager
Tooheys Old 150 Lashes (James Squire’s)
Tooheys Extra Dry James Boags
Victoria Bitter Hahn Super Dry
Pure Blonde Coopers Pale Ale
Little Creatures Pale Ale
LIGHT/MID 6.5
IMPORTED 9
Hahn Super Dry 3.5 Corona
Cascade Light Peroni
XXXX Gold Asahi Super Dry
CIDER 8 JUICE 4
5 Seeds (Apple)
Pressman’s (Apple)
SOFT DRINKS 4
Coke
Coke Zero
Diet Coke
Lemonade
Lemon Squash
Lemon Lime Bitters
Soda / Tonic water
Ginger Beer
Giner Ale
Pineapple
Apple
Orange
Cranberry
Tomato
Red Cordial
Lime Cordial
SPARKLING WATER
Santa Vittoria 500ml 6
Santa Vittoria 1 Litre 9
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VODKA
Absolute 8
Smirnoff 9
Belvedere 10
Grey Goose 10
GIN
Beefeater 8
Tanquary no. 10 9
Bombay 9.5
Hendricks 10
RUM
Bundaberg UP 8
Bacardi 8
Coruba (Jamacia) 8.5
Malibu Coconut 8.5
Sailor Jerry Spiced 9
Bundaberg OP 10
TEQUILA
Jose Cuervo
Reposado Tequila 8
Don Hulio 10
Blanco Tequila
WHISKY
Southern Comfort 8
Canadian Club 8
Jack Daniels 8
Jamesons (Irish) 9
BOURBON WHISKY
Jim Beam 8
Makers Mark 10
SCOTCH WHISKY
Johnnie Walker Red 8
Johnnie Walker Black
(12y/o blend) 9
Chivas Regal 12years 10
Drambuie (Scotland) 10
Glenmorangie 10years 11
Glenfiddich 12years
Single Malt 12
Lagavulin 16 years 12
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COCKTAILS
Cosmopolitan 18
Premium vodka, Cointreau, Cranberry juice and lime shaken over ice
Margarita 18
An icey combination of Tequila, Cointreau, sugar and citrus with a zesty salt rim
French Martini 18
For a classy sweet tooth we can combine premium Vodka, Chambord and pineapple
juice for a frothy refreshment
Classic Martini 18
Two parts Premium Gin, one part Cinzanzo Vermouth. Shaken or Stirred
with your choice of a citrus twist.
Mojito 18
Combining lime with mint and a double hit of rum (white and dark) with a
touch of sweetness
Long Island Iced Tea 19
This cocktail has it all. Literally! 5 white spirits combined with your choice of citrus
and mixer (cola or lemonade) will surely get your night started on the right foot.
Espresso Martini 18
A well needed pick-me-up with Kahlua, Vodka, fresh ground coffee with your
choice of caramel, vanilla or hazelnut sweetener.
Brandy Alexander 18
A great dessert cocktail with Martell VSOP Cognac, chocolate liqueur and fresh
cream
Chocolate Martini 18
Baileys, Vodka and chocolate liqueur, say no more.
Chocolate Toblerone 18
Chocolate lovers unite! Frangelico, Kahlua, Bailey’s and Chocolate syrup Mixed
together make for a completely indulgent result.
White / Black Russian 18
A classic combination of Premium Vodka and Kahlua, topped with cola (black) or
milk/cream (white).
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COCKTAILS
Woo Woo 16
Vodka, peach and cranberry combined, making for one refreshing yet sophisticated
beverage.
Caprioska 16
This one is for the vodka lover! Premium Belvedere vodka mixed with lime,
sweetened slightly and served over crushed ice.
Take Me Home 16
Think tropical heaven and that’s what you will receive. A mixture of pineapple
juice, mixed berry liqueur, lychee liqueur served tall for maximum refreshment.
Liquid Ecstasy 16
Don’t let the name fool you. This is 100% legal and refreshing. Suited towards the
sweet tooth, let the colour and taste surprise you as we blend Bacardi, Midori and
Pineapple together for a flavour explosion.
Bloody Mary 18
A great ‘wake me up’ drink! Vodka, tomato juice, Tabasco, Worchester and a dash
of pepper and citrus.
Old Fashioned 18
After a long day, set yourself up with two parts Premium Bourbon and one part
bitters, with crushed sugar for balance, infused with orange skin.
MOCKTAILS
Strawberry Lime Ginger Splash 12
Fresh Strawberries and Lime combined with ice and topped with refreshing
ginger beer
Virgin Mojito 12
An innocent combination of fresh mint, lime and soda with a touch of
sweetness to finish
Tropical Sunrise 12
Pineapple, orange and apple juice over crushed ice with a touch of grenadine
and fresh lime to finish