A taste of home

Enjoying a variety of delicious, nutritionally balanced meals is an important part of maintaining good health and helping you feel at home. Old-fashioned favourites such as roast chicken, fish of the day and lamb rissoles make a regular appearance on the menu, not to mention sweet treats for morning and afternoon tea.

Our kitchens work together with our dietitians to ensure that all of our residents enjoy a variety of healthy and delicious meals. We offer choices of hot and cold meals and cater for allergies. We will make every effort to cater for culturally appropriate meals, and will discuss options with you if there is to be any additional cost for this service. We welcome your friends and family to enjoy a meal at the home with you.

You’ll also enjoy a special theme day menu each month for celebrations such as Christmas in July, Valentine’s Day, AFL Grand Final Day, and Melbourne Cup Day.

Sample Menu

Breakfast

Cereal, porridge, yoghurt or toast.

Morning tea

All your favourites, including jam tarts, mini quiches, lemon cheesecake, apple and cinnamon cake and cheese scones.

Lunch

A variety of dishes including roast chicken, pork and apple meatloaf, fish of the day or lamb rissoles served with seasonal vegetables and a sweet treat.

Afternoon tea

Treats from the bakery such as chocolate mud cake, lemon and ginger slice, cherry clafoutis and carrot cake.

Dinner

Enjoy lamb and rosemary cutlets, fish and potato pie, Irish lamb stew, beef lasagne or chicken cordon bleu, followed by dessert.

We offer choices of hot and cold meals, cater for allergies and culturally-specific needs (including Indigenous, Asian and Indian menus), and often create a special menu for a theme day each month.

Food for thought

Our dietitians work closely with our kitchen teams to provide meals that support our residents’ clinical care without compromising on taste. We cater for allergies and cultural dietary requirements, special dietary concerns and fulfill the nutrition and hydration needs of our residents to support their clinical care.

We monitor our residents’ weights and nutritional requirements closely, and our speech pathologists carry out assessments and provide recommendations for residents who experience difficulties eating.