The food at Scratchleys On The Wharf is reflective of the view of Newcastle Harbour - simply stunning! Whether it's lunch or dinner, whether it's a quick bite on the way to the theatre or back to the office, Scratchley's On The Wharf will ensure that you leave with your appetite sated and your tastebuds tantalised.

Scratchleys On The Wharf are renowned for their seafood meals, but even if you are not into fish dishes, there are a host of meat, chicken and vegetarian options available.

Below are the regular menu items for Scratchleys On The Wharf, but of course there are always specials available so you can be assured of something amazing every time you come back to dine.

If you're having a work dinner, birthday party or any other kind of gathering at Scratchleys and there are at least 8 people in your party, you can choose from the Set Menu. It gives you great value for money and means no messy dividing of the bill at the end of the night.

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Breads V
Roasted Garlic
Herb & Cheese
Sundried Tomato w/ Basil & Parmesan
Mixed- Garlic, Herb & Sundried Tomato
Morpeth Sour Dough Ciabatta With A Selection of Dips & Spreads
$5
$5
$5
$5
$10.50
Port Stephens Oysters
A Grade Oysters from Swan Bay
Natural GF
Mornay
Kilpatrick
Semi Dried Tomato Bacon & Fetta Cheese GF
3 Ways or 4 Ways Doz Only
(Pacific & Sydney Rock Oysters will vary between seasons please check with Waitstaff for today’s species)

1/2 Doz
$17
$20
$22
$22
$22

1 Doz
$34
$40
$44
$44
$44
Scratchleys Seafood Chowder
Our Famous Veloute Style Soup Packed full of Fish Prawns Mussels Squid & Octopus with Potato & Corn
$15
Prawn & Oyster Plate GF
King Prawns & Natural Oysters w/ Seasonal Fruit Dressed w/ White Balsamic Lemon & Extra Virgin Olive Oil
$20/$40
Prawn Salad GF
King Prawns Served With Seasonal Fruit & Dressed w/ White Balsamic Lemon & Extra Virgin Olive Oil
$19/$38
Seared Sea Scallops GF
Scallops Pan Fried in Curry Oil w/ a Saffron Risotto & A Green Pea Thai Laksa Sauce
$19/$38
Garlic King Prawns GF
Sautéed King Prawns In A Garlic Shallot, White Wine Cream Sauce w/ Steamed Basmati Rice
$19/$38

Chilli King Prawns GF
Sautéed King Prawns in A Spicy Chilli Cream Sauce Served w/ Steamed Basmati Rice                                     
$19/$38
Satay King Prawns GF
On Kaffir Lime & Saffron Scented Basmasti Rice w/ a Spicy Peanut Satay Sauce & Peanut Crunch
$19/$38
Scratchleys King Prawn Spaghetti
King Prawns Tossed Through Tomato Basil Garlic White Wine Finished w/ Butter & Shallots
Gluten Free Noodles available upon request
$19/$38
Asian King Prawn Wonton Twisters
Golden Fried Served w/ a Sticky Thai Dipping Sauce
$16/$31
Hot & Cold Seafood Platter
King Prawns Blue Swimmer Crabs Balmain Bugs & Port Stephens Oysters w/ Golden Fried Seafood & Seasonal Fruit Add Fresh Lobster to Any Platter
(Subject to market availability)
For 1 For 2 For 3
$63
$121
$170

$M/P
Healthy Hot & Cold Seafood Platter
King Prawns Blue Swimmer Crabs Balmain Bugs & Port Stephens Oysters w/ Scratchley’s Famous Chargrilled Seafood Antipasto
Add Fresh Lobster to Any Platter (Subject to market availability)
For 1 For 2 For 3
$68
$133
$189

$M/P
Chargrilled Seafood Antipasto GF
A House Speciality! Marinated Octopus, Mussels, Squid, King Prawns & Fish Drizzled w/ Basil & Almond Pesto
$19/$38
Golden Fried Seafood Plate
Tempura Fish Crumbed Calamari a Prawn Wonton Served w/ Beer Battered Fries Salad & Homemade Tartare Sauce
$29
Calamari
Pineapple Scored Lightly Crumbed Served Golden Brown w/ Homemade Tartare Sauce
Entrée
Main – w/ Beer Battered Fries & Salad



$15
$32
Scratchley’s Surf ‘n’ Turf
300g MSA Grain Fed Fillet Steak Chargrilled To Your Liking Served On A Crispy Potato Rosti w/ Poached King Prawns Scallop & Calamari. Mornay, Tomato Garlic or a Pesto Cream Sauce You Choose
$47
Rump Steak
Grain Fed Yearling 400g Rump Chargrilled To Your Liking Served w/ Beer Battered Fries & Salad w/ a Choice Of Sauce: Pepper Mushroom Dianne $37
$37
Wagyu Beef Cheeks
6+ Marble Score Wagyu Beef Cheeks Cooked Slowly in a Rich Mushroom Green Olive & Saffron Ragout on a Roasted Garlic Potato Mash w/ a Roasted Tomato Ciabatta
$32
BBQ Lamb Loin GF
WA Grain Fed Lamb Loin Marinated in Chilli Garlic Herbs & Lime Seared Medium Rare on the BBQ with a Grecian Style Salad Dressed w/ a Zesty Yoghurt
$34
Cornfed Chicken Breast GF
Roasted In Garlic & Shallots on a Wild Mushroom Risotto English Spinach Crispy Pancetta & A Caramelised Onion Jus
$32
Chicken Schnitzel
Tender Moist Breast Lightly Crumbed Golden Fried w/ a Tomato Basil Sauce w/ Beer Battered Fries & Salad
$26
Chicken Filo Parcel Of The Day
Tender Breast of Chicken in Today’s Delicious Flavour Wrapped in Filo Pastry & Baked Till Golden Served As on the Specials Menu
$29
Peking Style Roasted Duck Spring Rolls
Shredded Peking Duck & Vegetables Wrapped in Asian Pastry Lightly Fried w/ a Sweet & Spicy Dipping Sauce Entree
  
Entree
$16
Caesar Salad
Crispy Bacon Garlic Croutons Grana Padano Parmesan Cheese Cos Lettuce Anchovies & Crushed Egg
w/ Light Dressing w/ Tender Smoked Chicken
w/ King Prawns
$13
$26
$34
Woodside Goats Cheese & Crispy Wonton Stack V
Handmade South Australian Cherve w/ Chargrilled Vegetables Drizzled w/ Basil & Almond Pesto
$17/$34
Roasted Vegetable & Potato Frittata GF/V
Layers of Potato & Vegetables Cooked Slowly w/ Eggs & Cream Served Warm w/ Baby Herbs & a Beetroot Jam
$14/$28
Vegetarian Pasta- Choice of:
- Alfredo – Sauteed Mushrooms & Shallots in a Creamy Sauce w/ Grana Padano Parmesan
- Puttunesca – Tomato, Basil, Kalamatta Olives & Garlic w/ Basil Pesto & Grana Parmesan
- Pepperoncino – Extra Virgin Olive Oil Chilli Garlic English Spinach Roasted Capsicum & Woodside Goats Cheese
$12/$24
Gluten Free Noodles available upon request  

Specials Menu

Scratchleys always has specials available that are not included as regular menu items. Samples of just some of these are listed below.
Your waitperson will provide you with a list of what specials are available when you are taken to your table.
Kingfish Fillet gf
in a corn & coriander crust on saffron & lime basmati rice w/ crunchy asian vegetables & a thai curry coconut sauce
$31
Snapper Fillet
w/ cracked pepper linguini tossed thru sautéed mushrooms baby english spinach & fire roasted peppers w/ a tomato & fetta salsa
$37
NZ King Salmon Wellington
fillet of new zealand salmon baked in puff pastry w/ a truffled pepper buerre blanc & braised savoy cabbagew/ apples & pancetta
$31
Swordfish Steak
dusted in cajun spices w/smashed kipfler potato chargrilled balsamic vegetables & a carrot fennel & ginger raitha w/ sweet potato curls
$37
Mahi Mahi Fillet gf
w/ sautéed bacon & shallots on seeded mustard & herb wedges w/ smoked paprika aioli & sweet soy drizzle
$31
Chilli Salt Saku Tuna gf
wok fried in a chilli salt seasoning on a soba noodle salad w/ tahitian lime & tangy orange chutney
$38
Blue Eye Cod Fillet
w/ rigatoni pasta tossed thru smoked salmon garden peas & a pinenut & herb pesto w/ crumbled gorgonzola cheese
$35
Wild Barramundi Fillets
golden fried in a lemon pepper beer batter w/ homemade tartare sauce beer battered fries & salad
$31
Spanish Mackeral Fillet
roasted in basil lemon & proscuitto on a salad of roasted pumpkin walnuts & watercress w/ beetroot dressing & a eggplant goats cheese lasagna
$31
Jewfish Fillet
w/ fragrant pepper & spices grilled on sauteed squid in a tomato eggplant chilli spaghetti w/ roasted eschallots
$31
Whole Flathead
w/ chat potatoes roasted in herbs & duck fat steamed garden vegetables & a creamed leek & green peppercorn butter sauce
$31
Whole Snapper
roasted in garlic lemon herb butter w/ toasted almonds garden salad & beer battered fries
$39
crustaeceans & molluscs
Hervey Bay Scallops
on the ½ shell grilled w/a black truffle & basil butter
$21 for 5
$42 for 10
$63 for 15
(entrée to share)
Balmain Bugs in Black Bean
local bugs wok seared w/ peppers garlic & ginger tossed w/ hokkien noodles & a spicy black bean sauce
$32
Singapore Chilli Crab
succulent blue swimmer crab w/ wok seared asian style vegetables & hokkien noodles in this classic spicy sweet & sour sauce (500g gross weight in the shell)
$38
Nelson Bay Lobster
– natural w/ fresh fruit & salad
– mornay w/ creamy bechamel & shallots
– tomato & garlic w/ basil & parmesan
– thermidor w/ mustard & white wine
– kilpatrick w/ bacon & worcester
– singapore chilli w/ spicy noodles
– newburg w/ creamy sherry & cayenne
(MP on gross weight)
non-seafood  
Roast Breast & Confit Duck Leg
w/ roasted parsnips creamed onion purre & sparkling shiraz jus (breast will be served medium)
$35
Roasted Quail Breast
stuffed w/ binnorie fetta & herbs wrapped in crisp proscuitto w/ a wild mushroom risotto & a cabernet butter
$18/$36
Viking Cutlet gf
nolans private selection 150 day grain fed yearling viking beef cutlet 400g msa beef on the bone chargrilled on a roasted vegetable frittata w/ asparagus grilled in proscuitto w/ sweet onion jus & wine merchants butter
$45
Chicken Filo Pastry
baked till golden w/ chicken breast w/ caramelised leeks & bacon in a peppered sauce w/beer battered fries & salad
$29

Dessert Menu

Steamed Pudding Of The Day
Please Ask Waitstaff For Today’s Delicious Flavour $12
$12.50
Crème Brulee Of The Day
Served With Almond Biscotti. Ask Your Waitpersons For Today’s Flavour
$12.50
Baked Banana Filo
A Whole Banana Rolled In Filo Pastry W/ Almonds And Palm Sugar Baked Unitl Golden Served W/ Hot Butterscotch Sauce & Old English Toffee Ice Cream (Please Allow 20 Mins Preparation Time ) $12
$12.50
Homemade Blackberry & Apple Pie
Delicious Sweet Pastry Stacked Full Of Juicy Berries & Apples With Boysenberry Ice Cream
$12.50
Valrhona Chocolate Nemesis
with Blueberry Compote, Chocolate Fairy Floss & Mascarpone
$12.50
Serendipity Passionfruit Sorbet
Encased In A Rich Chocolate Shell with Trio of Fruit Coulis & Crushed Almond Praline
$12.50
Caramel Cheesecake
A Baked New York Style Cheesecake with Caramel swirls, Old English Toffee Ice Cream & Raspberry Coulis $12
$12.50
Gourmet Cheese
Selection Choose From Four Different Styles of Cheese - Cheddar, White Mould, Blue & Semi Hard. Ask Your Waitperson for Todays Range of Styles. Plate Is Accompanied With Toasted Morpeth Sour Dough Fruit & Nut Loaf, Crisp Lavosh & Vincotto Per
$11 / 50g
Ice Cream Sundae
- Choose Three scoops from the flavours listed below
$9.50

Passionfruit Ripple
luscious vanilla ice cream with sweet passionfruit swirls

Mint Choc Chip
peppermint ice cream stacked with chocolate chips

Choc Lovers
rich chocolate ice cream swirled with a decadent chocolate sauce

Classic Vanilla
smooth creamy vanilla ice cream made from the finest vanilla beans in the world

Oreo Cookies & Cream
A Vanilla Ice cream with Luscious pieces of chocolate cookies

Macadamia Moments
our rich classic vanilla ice cream packed full of macadamia nuts & a hint of caramel sauce

Boysenberry Swirl
our luscious vanilla ice cream ribboned with sweet boysenberry sauce

Old English Toffee
creamy toffee ice cream packed with toffee pieces

Rocky Road
A chocolate ice cream blended w/ loads of marshmallows, choc chips, coconut & cherry ripple

Violet Crumble
a delicious honeycomb ice cream w/ real violet crumble piece

Rum ‘n’ Raisin
creamy ice cream sprinkled w/ dark rum & raisins

Triple Swirl
just ask your kids – it’s the colour of the rainbow

 

FULLY LICENSED-NO BYO PERMITTED PRICES INCLUDE GST
GF -Denotes Gluten Free Meals V – Denotes Vegetarian Meals

Patrons Please Note: ONE BILL Per Table Will Be Supplied. A Calculator Can Be Supplied & Any Change Given. Just Ask!

SUNDAY SURCHARGE $2.50 PER PERSON

Prices subject to change. Some menu items subject to availability.

 
VIEW THE SET MENU
for groups of 8 or more dining at Scratchleys
View the WINE LIST for a full list of Dessert Wines available
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fish and chips

calamari

steak

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Scratchleys only uses cholesterol free oils for all dressings Frying & cooking. They are high in unsaturated fat & have the National Heart Foundation
Tick of Approval.