BAR MENU - Waterslide Bar

WELCOME TO
WATERSLIDE
A modern Australian bar,
Waterslide is inspired by the incredible
history of this site, once known as Princess
Court. Here in the early 20th century,
Melbournians came by the thousands to
be dazzled by circuses, restaurants, bars,
nightclubs, a huge ice skating rink and
even a massive waterslide. Join us in the
celebration of Melbourne and her long
history of hospitality and entertainment.
We invite you to use this booklet as a
record of your night.
I/WE ARE HERE FOR:
DATE:
CHAMPAGNE &
SPARKLING
NV
Marquis de la Tour
‘Crement Loire’
9.5
51
9.5
51
Pays Nantais, Loire Valley, FRA
NV
Trillians Sparkling Shiraz
Polish Hill River, SA
NV
Champagne Larmandier
Bernier Lattatidue
Extra Brut
19.5 105
Avize, Champagne, FRA
I’ve tried this!
WHITE WINE
2014
Pauletts Riesling
9.5
40
— Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Clare Valley, SA
2014
The Brookfields Vineyard 13.5
‘Ohiti’ Sauvignon Blanc
57
Hawkes Bay, North Island, NZ
2012
Dveri - Pax Pinot Gris
13.5
57
12
50
15.5
61
Maribor, Slovenia, SLOV
2014
Jamshead Le Blanc Plonk
Central Victoria, VIC
2013
Castello Della Sala
Bramito del Cervo
Chardonnay IGT
Tuscany, ITA
I’ve tried this!
“I would always rather be
happy than dignified.”
RED WINE
2014
Rockford ‘Alicante’ Rosé
13
55
14.5
61
9.5
40
13.5
57
Barossa Valley, SA
2014
Moorilla ‘Praxis’
Pinot Noir
Dervent River, TAS
2013
Vissoux ‘Griottes’
Beaujolias
Beaujolias, Burgundy, FRA
2012
Artadi ‘Estate’
Temparnillo
I Spy…
Alavesa, Rioja, SPA
2012
14
59
12.5
Viña Ventisquero
‘Queulat Single Vineyard’
Cabernet Sauvignon
53
Gallagher Shiraz
Murrenbateman, ACT
2012
It’s time to play that game that’s
been tried and tested – and
proved to entertain throughout
generations. Spy one in your group
and list them down!
Apalta Valley, CHILE
I’ve tried this!
I Spy a Dab (not a Dag)
I Spy a man Pooling
STICKIES
I Spy a Bonzer by the bar
I Spy a Nark, not going his hardest
I Spy a Von Blinked
2014
Mount Horrocks Cordon
Cut Riesling (375ml)
16.5
69
Clare Valley, SA
2012
Laughing Jack
‘Lily’s Cane Cut’
Semillon (500ml)
Barrossa Valley, SA
Glossary
Bonzer: Good, beautiful, beauty
14
60
Dab • Expert, extremely proficient
Nark: A spoil sport
Pooling • To do less than one’s share, thereby
rendering the other fellows more difficult
Von Blinked: Drunk
I’ve tried this!
HIGHBALLS
Blood Orange Americano
12
Campari, Maidenii Aussie
vermouth, blood orange soda.
An American in Milan.
Green Mill
Hangover Remedies
11
George Dickel Tennessee Whisky,
fresh pressed apple juice.
Fresh is best.
Hollywood
Pick your preferred remedy.
12
Smirnoff Vodka, Goji Berry Liqueur,
fresh pressed pineapple juice.
That is just SO you.
Japanese Highball
Kakubin Japanese whisky, yuzu, soda.
Japan’s favourite, with a twist.
13
Paloma
14
Tromba Blanco Tequila, Capi pink
grapefruit, lime, spiced salt.
Holiday in Mexico.
White Russian
Old English
Breakfast
Hair of the dog
12
Smirnoff Vodka , Kahlua, Milk.
You mix a hell of a Caucasian, Jackie.
Hydrating liquids
I’ve tried this!
Fish ‘n’ chips
Err… nothing but
the bed!
SIGNATURE
COCKTAILS
Caribbean Slider
18
Tanqueray Gin, blue curacao,
tonic, lime, mint, served tall.
A Mojito and a G&T take
a splash on the waterslide.
Name in Lights
17
Pampero Blanco, passionfruit,
lime, Pho spices, Vietnamese mint.
“It’s money and adventure and
fame. It’s the thrill of a lifetime and
a long sea voyage that starts at
six o’clock tomorrow morning.”
The Cure
16
Ketel One Vodka, blueberry
& balsamic syrup, fresh ginger.
This peculiar panacea is known to
relieve all common afflictions, including
dolefulness, scurvy and turgidity.
Sage o’the Stonewall
An antiquated way of saying you
need to visit the water closet.
21
Talisker 10yo Scotch Whiskey, Johnny
Walker Black Label, Benedictine,
apricot & sage syrup, orange bitters.
Warm like a Scottish hearth,
sly like a Highland fox.
Wirth’s Circus
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE DOG?
21
Don Julio Blanco Tequila, fresh pressed
watermelon juice, Cocchi Americano,
coriander, served tall.
Step right up and taste the strange and
exotic wonders of the Mexican highlands.
Princess Court
I need to see a
man about a dog.
English Setter
Scotch Terrier
16
Tanqueray Gin, whole lemon, lavender
syrup, soda, lemon thyme.
Promenade your partner down
the boardwalk and steal a
bittersweet kiss by the river.
Other
I’ve tried this!
Greyhound
SIGNATURE
COCKTAILS
Grace Kelly
20
Hendrick’s gin, pear and Earl
Grey tea, honey, cinnamon.
They had style, they had grace,
Rita Hayworth gave good face,
Lauren, Katherine, Lana too,
Bette Davis, we love you.
Japanese Tea House
15
Pisco, green tea, sake, lime, cucumber.
Experience the exotic wonders of the
East with this refreshing libation.
Strongman’s Back Flip
20
George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, figs,
orgeat, whole egg, dark beer, vanilla.
The power to lift heavy weights on one
finger while back-flipping through flames.
Cherry Lee Lewis
16
House spiced Pampero Dark Rum,
Coconut water, house cherry soda, lemon.
Strut like a stray cat with the most
rockabilly drink of all time.
Glaciarium
19
Blood orange, umeshu, elderflower,
Champagne, Lemon Verbena.
Party like it’s 1899.
Trocadero
Pampero Dark Rum, rhubarb,
Amaro Nonino, lemon, fizz.
Named for the famous nightclub
that once kept the hot young things
of early 20th century Melbourne
dancing on this very spot.
I’ve tried this!
19
Dear tomorrow self,
CLASSIC
COCKTAILS
Barnum Was Right
18
No1 of 2
Tanqueray Gin, Peach Liqueur,
Lemon, Bitters.
“Step right up and see the greatest
show on earth!” – From Crosby
Gaige’s Cocktail Guide, 1945.
Blinker
17
Bulleit Rye Whisky, fresh grapefruit juice,
house grenadine.
A balanced and refreshing whisky
drink” From Patrick Gavin Duffy’s
The Official Mixer’s Manual, 1934.
Bottled Cosmopolitan
16
around comes around, so shout a round when
it’s your turn to cough up some dough.
21
Melbourne Gin Company Gin,
Cocchi Americano, Suze gentian
& a touch of white chocolate.
An Arcadian variation of the
classic WWI era Italian aperitif.
It’s okay to be a dab but not a dag we don’t take kindly to them. Keep it fair
dinkum, and use the old noggin’. Better to
be a dope than look like a know-it-all.
21
Amontillado Sherry, Pear liqueur, citrus,
Bergamot bitters.coriander, served tall.
A long and complex drink that won’t
knock your socks off, the sherry
cobbler has a long and proud history in
Melbourne dating back to gold rush days.
White Negroni
Shouting a Round is blitherer - not to be
lead there so be careful. As they say, what goes
Pampero Blanco Rum, Madenii Australian
Vermouth, Bitters, orange oils.
A light but boozy drink with
an Aussie connection from the
Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930.
Sherry Cobbler
Ok, before you get tanked up in
our boozer, it’s time to take a
tumble about how to drink like
ladies and gentleman. Read on for
Slap-up Drinking at Waterslide:
confused with blithered - although it could
Our variation of the Cosmopolitan,
served chilled in its own bottle.
“I like my money where I can see it hanging in my closet.” - Carrie Bradshaw.
Bushranger
Bar Etiquette
No pooling, just like shouting a round,
if you are splitting a bill don’t head to
the lavatory when the tab comes.
Glossary
Blithered • Drunk
16
Blitherer • Something excellent
Boozer • Public house or establishment
Dab • Expert, extremely proficient
Dag • Hard case, either as a humorist
of disregarder of convention
Dough • Money
Fair Dinkum • You know this one
I’ve tried this!
Take a Tumble • Arrive at a
sudden understanding
Tanked up • Drunk
BEERS
ON TAP
Hargraves Hill
Extra Special Bitter
Kirin Lager (380ml)
5.5
11
8
Little Creatures Pale Ale
5.3 10.6
Pipsqueak Best Apple Cider
5.2 10.4
BOTTLES
Abbotsford Invalid Stout
Birra Moretti Lager
Boat Rocker
‘Alpha Queen’ Pale Ale
10
9
12
Coopers Light
7
Corona
9
Heineken Lager
10
Hoegaarden White Wheat Beer
11
James Boag’s ‘Premium’ Lager
9
James Squire ‘The Chancer’
Golden Ale
10
James Squire
‘Stow Away’ Indian Pale Ale
10
Leffe ‘Blonde’
15
Leffe ‘Radieuse’
15
Little Creatures Bright Ale
11
Red Hill Scotch Ale
13
Two Brother’s ‘Growler’
American Brown Ale
12
Aspall Draught Cyder
16
Custard and Co. Scrumpy
Apple Cider
12
I’ve tried this!
“What care I how
time advances? I am
drinking ale today.”
— Edgar Allan Poe
FOOD
Hand harvested Cuca sardines
9
in olive oil and crusted ciabatta bread.
Drink with the 2014 Brookfields
Sauvignon Blanc.
Market choice fish carpaccio
18
Julienne fennel, citrus dressing and olive oil.
Drink with the 2014 Paulett’s Riesling.
Charcuterie selection
21
San Daniele prosciutto, pancetta and
spiced fennel salami with a drizzle of olive
oil and grissini sticks.
Drink with the 2012 Artadi
‘Estate’ Temparnillo.
Mediterranean and
marinated octopus
No 2 of 2
12
with grated goat’s feta.
Drink with the 2014 Rockford
‘Alicante’ Rosé.
Cuban sandwich
Mind your Ps and Qs, if you are going to
14.5
world terms with finesse like; bollocks, pig arse,
and when ordering, try mercy blow through.
Be polite and parley well.
Pace yourself, use alf-a-mo.
12.5
Pull back if you are a flag wagger or
an over wagger - no-one likes try-hard or
loudly waggering your meat trap in an
with capsicum coulis dipping sauce.
Drink with the 2013 Vissoux
‘Griottes’ Beaujolias.
Twice cooked pork belly skewers
Keeping oneself a courteous punter.
use obscenities, we recommend umpteen old
Roasted pork, premium shaved ham,
melted gruyere cheese, Dijon mustard
and pickled cucumber.
Drink with the 2014 Rockford
‘Alicante’ Rosé.
Deep fried potato and
ricotta gnocchi
Bar Etiquette
upper class establishment like this.
14
with spiced plum sauce.
Drink with the 2013 Castello Della
Sala Bramito del Cervo Chardonnay.
Glossary
Alf-a-mo • not LMFAO – It means ‘wait a moment’
Bollocks • absurd, an absurdity; an
Arancini rice balls
10.5
filled with Italian tallegio.
Drink with the 2014 Brookfields
Sauvignon Blanc.
Spanish Churros
with warm chocolate dipping sauce.
embellishment of the testicles
Mercy Blow Through • Thank you
Parley • Speak
Flagger Wagger • A signaler
13
Meat trap • Mouth
Ps & Qs • You should know this too
Pig Arse • a contemptuous ejaculation
I’ve tried this!
Umpteen • any number of
Wagger • Same as flagger wager
NOTES
FOOD
CHEESE SELECTION
All cheeses are served at 100 grams and
plated with with Dulce d e Membrillo
quince paste, fresh pear, dried apricot,
olive oil Pancrostino and water crackers.
Blue Castello
15.5
Buttery and soft with a mild tang.
Cablanca Goat’s
14
100% pure, pasteurised goat’s
milk. It is has a mild and creamy,
well rounded taste.
Hollandia Smoked
(Hickory Wood)
12.5
Has a dark-coloured, smoky rind
that can be eaten as well.
King Island Dairy ‘Seal Bay’
Triple Cream Brie
17.5
Covered in a bloom of white mould,
Seal Bay Triple Cream continues
to develop during maturation. It
has a creamy golden centre and a
pleasingly rich and buttery flavour.
Pecaaso Sheep’s Milk Cheese
Semi hard texture with a rich,
creamy flavour.
I’ve tried this!
14.5
NOTES
HOW BLOTTO ARE YOU?
Nimptopsical
Intoxicated
Tanked Up
Blotto
Summon my horse & carriage!
X marks the spot!
STOLEN FROM
Shop MR3 Mid Level East End, Southgate Avenue,
Southgate Centre, Southbank VIC 3006
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