Our Food Menu – Lunch & Dinner Menu
Licensed
Dine-In, Take-Away & Room Delivery Menu

Pastry ‘N Bakery
Chicken Mango & Macadamia Filo
$21.00Queensland mangoes rolled with macadamia nuts & succulent chicken strips into a flaky filo pastry served with a petite salad, macadamia & mango sauce.
Rosemary Lamb Filo
$21.00Tender chunks of lightly seasoned lamb enfolded in a rich homemade rosemary & herb gravy. Wrapped in layers of golden filo pastry.
Wagyu Beef & Caramelised Onion Pie
$22.00Rich & juicy Wagyu beef chunks marinated in red wine, then enfolded in a homemade herb gravy with caramelised onion & garlic w Balaena green salad, chips and a mango & pawpaw chutney
Angus Beef Lasagne
$20.00Traditional Italian beef lasagne. Tender beef and creamy bechamel sauce between sheets of smooth pasta served with chips & salad
Roasted Pumpkin & Spinach Lasagne (V)
$20.00Hearty butternut pumpkin layered with leafy Australian spinach in layers of pasta with golden baked cheese & a creamy sauce served with salad & crunch chips
Open Grills
All open faced & served on soft toasted Turkish bread with grilled cheese and side salad
Turkey Treat
$19.00Tender roasted turkey breast with blended avocado, semi sundried tomatoes, roasted capsicum & cranberry sauce topped with golden cheese
Chirpy Chicken
$19.00Lightly sauteed seasoned chicken breast, slivered ham, button mushrooms, tomatoes, smokey BBQ sauce & grilled tasty cheese
Queensland Tropical
$19.50An old time favourite with fresh Queensland pineapples, locally smoked leg ham & melted cheddar cheese
Roman
$19.00Experience a taste of Italy with fresh tomato Napoli, garlic, onion, roasted red capsicum, chorizo, kalamata olives, baked feta & a golden melt of shaved parmesan
Caribbean Seafood
$22.00Scallops with shrimps, mussels, prawns & avocado with slivers of Tasmanian smoked salmon on light cream cheese & semi dried tomatoes, grilled with Balàena’s homestyle seafood sauce.
Tapas ‘N Light Appetizers
Crispy Baked Golden Cobb Loaf (V)
$12.50With a trio of butters: Garlic Chive, Olive & Pesto, Sundried Tomato and Herb
Italiano Bruschetta (V)
$15.00Traditional bruschetta favourite of chopped roma tomatoes w red onion & garlic w our garden fresh basil on a flat toasted Italian sourdough loaf
Atlantic Crust
$17.00Smoked salmon in Italian sourdough, capers, rocket, Parmesan & salsa Verde
Gourmet Bread Plate (V)
$16.00Crispy warm flat bred & a medley of dips
Samurai Selection
$17.00Asian tapas plate with sesame prawn toast, spring rolls, dim sim, torpedo prawn & cocktail samosas with a trio of dips
Crumbed Camembert
$17.00Golden crumbed Camembert segments served w orange & cranberry coulis
Potato Wedges (V)
$13.50Salsa & grilled cheese
Potato Wedges (V)
$12.80with Chilli sauce & sour cream
Beer Battered Coral Trout Goujon’s (V)
$18.00Ocean fresh coral trout in a crispy beer batter w homemade lime aioli
Fraser Island Scallops
$27.00Eight Hervey Bay scallops in the half-shell grilled w Camembert, avocado & topped w fresh caviar. A famous Hervey Bay treat
Crispy Seasoned Squid with Wasabi Mayo
$19.00Fresh seasoned crispy squid with homestyle cafe wasabi mayo
Honey Prawn & Sesame Scallop Skewers – Half
$14.00(GF) Tiger prawns marinated in sweet honey & soy, skewered w scallops, rice & greens
8 Oysters (GF)
$22.00Natural – lemon, ice & salt, Balaena – mornay w cheddar gratin or Kilpatrick – roasted w bacon & Worcestershire sauce
12 Oysters (GF)
$28.00Natural – lemon, ice & salt, Balaena – mornay w cheddar gratin, Kilpatrick – roasted w bacon & Worcestershire sauce
Salad
The Original Octopus Salad
$28.00Sensationally seasoned octopus with a pineapple mango salsa & ginger sauce on fresh salad
Fruity Queenslander Surf Salad
$28.00Fresh prawns tossed through a green salad with zesty orange & macadamia nuts, house-blended lemon & basil dressing with toasted shaved coconut
Thai Calamari Salad
$22.00Fried calamari with green salad, snow pea sprouts, julienne carrots & spring onions, with a chilli fish sauce & coriander dressing & crispy Asian noodles
Cooloola Coast Chicken Cashew Salad
$23.00Lightly seasoned roasted chicken breast, fresh mango, toasted cashew nuts, seasonal salad with chefs blended chilli lime dressing and crispy Asian noodles
Living Well Signature Salad (V)
$23.00Pumpkin and beetroot tossed w rocket & pine nuts rubbed with goats cheese dressed in reduced rosemary oil
Warm Cajun Beef Salad
$21.00Rare slivers of Cajun seared beef on a Balaena tossed salad with Thai jus.
From the Grill
Natural Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak with Chips & Salad
$32.00For the purist tender steak fan, grilled, tender & mouth watering
Natural Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak with Chips & Salad
$34.00For the purist tender steak fan, grilled, tender & mouth watering with pepper or mushroom sauce
Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak – Hickory Smoked
$32.00Fresh cut tender Australian rib fillet steak served on a mixed potato mash with a real Tex-Mex flavour, seared & topped with a hickory smoked BBQ sauce on the grill.
Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak – El Grande
$32.00Fresh cut tender Australian rib fillet steak served on a mixed potato mash with seared & grilled steak with cheese sauce, tomato salsa & sliced jalapenos
Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak – Avocado Pina Colada
$33.00Fresh cut tender Australian rib fillet steak served on a mixed potato mash with local Childers avocado on top of a grilled steak with creamy hollandaise sauce
Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak – The Sicilian
$32.00Fresh cut tender Australian rib fillet steak served on a mixed potato mash with brown onion & garlic sauce with roasted olives, semi dried tomatoes & marinated mushrooms
Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak – Reef Ranger
$36.00Fresh cut tender Australian rib fillet steak served on a mixed potato mash with fresh scallops & king prawns in a creamy garlic & white wine sauce
Jamaican Chicken Grill (GF)
$32.00Grilled chicken breast wrapped in bacon & stuffed with pesto, semi dried tomatoes & fetta cheese served with mixed mashed potato
Coastal Chicken Surf ‘n Turf
$34.00Fresh scallops with king prawns cooked in a creamy shallot sauce on a fresh grilled chicken breast with mixed mashed potato
Caribbean Chicken Breast
$32.00Grilled chicken breast topped with creamy avocado & grilled Camembert cheese on a bed of mixed potato mash
Australian Kangaroo Steak & Macadamia Nuts (GF)
$33.00Fresh lean fillet of Australian kangaroo steak grilled medium & dusted in light Cajun sauce spice, served with macadamia, rocket & spinach salad
Tender Tandoori Chicken
$30.00Fresh chicken thigh fillets soaked in a delicious tandoori spice, grilled & finished with saffron rice & a fresh Balaena green salad
Lamb Shanks – Full
$33.00Full Serve - Super soft oven roasted lamb shanks on the bone with a port wine & rosemary jus served with mixed mashed potato & vegetables
Lamb Shanks
$28.00Half Serve - Super soft oven roasted lamb shanks on the bone with a port wine & rosemary jus served with mixed mashed potato & vegetables
Pistachio Lamb Rack
$34.00Oven roasted lamb rack with a pistachio & rosemary crust on a savoury cous-cous w a minted herbed sauce baked to a medium rare
Sides
Vegetables
$9.00Salad
$9.00Fries
$8.00Chunky Potato Wedges
$9.00Wok ‘N Pasta
Great Sandy Straits Seafood Fettucine
$32.00Fresh scallops & local king prawns with New Zealand mussels, shrimp & baby octopus, bound in a light cream shallot sauce folded through buttered egg fettuccine.
Coongul Creek Chicken Udon
$26.00Sauteed chicken, local Childers avocados & mangoes with lychees & lo-fat cream tossed in juicy udon noodles
Vital Vegetarian Pasta (V)
$25.00Semi sundried tomatoes, chargrilled roasted capsicum wild field mushrooms, marinated eggplant & spinach tossed through a trio of vegetarian fettuccine & sprinkled with roasted sesame seeds.
Black Rocks Beef Noodles
$27.00Wok tossed noodles with tender beef strips, Spanish onion, celery & sweet carrots in a black bean sauce. A traditional Asian delight.
Fettuccine Fiesta
$30.00Wok tossed buttered fettuccine with roasted chicken, cashew nuts, chorizo & baby spinach folded through a creamy Napoli sauce
Chicken Toledo
$23.00Fresh chicked w basil pesto, macadamia nuts, ham & mushrooms tossed through buttered egg fettuccine
Seafood
The Ultimate Queenslander Barramundi
$36.00Fillet of grilled Australian barramundi w fresh scallops & sauteed king prawns in a wine, cream garlic sauce topped w macadamia nuts & served w mixed mashed potato & vegetables.
Hervey Bay Whiting Fillets
$27.00Salt & pepper crumbed & fried local whiting fillets served with a our tasty Balaena green salad accompanied with crunchy chips, lemon wedges & garlic aioli
Fiesty Fish Plate (GF)
$29.00Fillet of Tasmania Atlantic salmon, grilled medium on served with a rocket, caper and Parmesan salad and topped with a salsa verde.
Orchid Beach Garlic Prawns
$28.00Sauteed king prawns with tails on, in a tangy garlic, shallot, white wine & cream sauce served with saffron rice & a simple green salad
Red Canyon Hot Chilli Prawns
$28.00Sauteed king prawns in a sweet, creamy Hungarian paprika & white wine sauce, served with a crisp tortilla & Balaena’s tossed green salad
Central Station Coral Trout Fillet
$27.00Coastal coral trout fillet grilled w lemon & parsley butter w Balaena green salad, crunchy chips & lemon
Seafood Chowder (Half)
$14.00Half Serve - A thick, creamy broth of scallops, prawns & local harvest seafood w buttered Turkish bread.
Seafood Chowder (Full)
$21.00Full Serve - A thick, creamy broth of scallops, prawns & local harvest seafood w buttered Turkish bread.
Burgers
Big Steak Burger
$22.00Tender fillet of beef steak, bacon, fried egg & melted cheese with smokey BBQ sauce
Honey Mustard Chicken Burger
$21.00Fresh grilled chicken breast, sliced & seasoned with our homestyle honey mustard mayo sauce
Barramundi Burger
$23.00Fresh fillet of Australian barramundi with lime mayo aioli
Falafel Burger (V)
$20.00Grilled falafel patties topped with avocado & pawpaw & mango chutney

Gourmet Sandwiches
Freshly made to order – white, multigrain, sourdough or gluten-free bread. All served with chips.
Salmon Tower Sandwich
$20.00Tasmanian smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, avocado, onion & mixed leaves on fresh bread
Super Steak Sandwich
$22.00Tender cut of steak with lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese & cucumber with smokey BBQ sauce toasted on bread
Cafe Club Sandwich
$21.00Chicken, ham, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cucumber, cheese & homestyle dijonaise toasted on bread.
Wraps
A traditional lavash wrap, rolled and served with fresh tomatoes, onion and cucumber with lettuce leaves.
Vege Vibe Wrap
$16.00Hearty fresh salad greens & veggies with smooth, ripe avocado & creamy garlic aioli
Chicken Choice Wrap
$17.50Grilled roasted chicken breast with a French homestyle dressing
Sandwiches
Fresh made to order – white, multigrain, sourdough or gluten-free bread
Leg Ham
$8.00Fresh made to order – white, multigrain, sourdough or gluten-free bread.
Smoked Salmon
$9.00Fresh made to order – white, multigrain, sourdough or gluten-free bread.
Chicken
$8.00Fresh made to order – white, multigrain, sourdough or gluten-free bread.
Salad
$8.50Fresh made to order – white, multigrain, sourdough or gluten-free bread.
Tasty Cheese
$7.00Fresh made to order – white, multigrain, sourdough or gluten-free bread.
Toasted
$0.80- Extra Salad – add $2.50 – Lettuce, tomato, cucumber & onion
- Standard Extras – add $0.60 each – Alfalfa, lettuce, carrot, capsicum, cucumber, mushroom, onion or tomato
- Deluxe Extras – add $0.90 each – Avocado, pineapple, roasted red capsicum, tasty cheese, cream cheese, semi dried tomatoes, olives or capers
Kid’s Choice
Tenderloin Chicken Strips
$11.50With salt & vinegar seasoning, chips & salad
Fish & Chips
$11.50Crumbed whiting with salad, lemon & tartare sauce
Lasagna & Chips
$11.50Homestyle beef lasagna with chips & salad