Howards Cantina

Restaurant · MexicanErskineville

10+ gluten-free dishes

15 dishes marked gluten free+ 6 can be made gluten free on request

42 dishesmenu read 11 Novroseofaustralia.com.au

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Eat Menu

Nibble

  • Oysters$6.50

    With yuzu mignonette, cucumber

    Free of glutenLikely shellfish

Tacos

  • Spiced Fish Tacos

    Beer batter fish, pickled onion, cabbage, corn pico de gallo, chipotle mayo, coriander & lime on a flour tortilla

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely fish

  • Philly Steak Tacos

    Rump steak, Mexican seasoning, capsicum, onion, melted cheese & cheese sauce

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

Kids

  • Kids Burger & Chips$17

    Patty, cheese & tomato sauce

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Kids Fish & Chips$17

    Battered barramundi, chips & tomato sauce

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely fish

  • Crumbed Chicken Tenders$17

    Your choice with chips or salad

    Likely gluten

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  • Bang Bang Cauliflower$16.50

    With crunchy garlic and chilli sauce

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Korean Meatballs$17.50

    Free of gluten, dairy

  • Halloumi Fries$21

    With hot honey, lemon, mint, pistachio & pomegranate

    VegetarianFree of glutenLikely dairyLikely nuts

  • Grilled BBQ Pork Skewers$25

    Lime marinated pork, lemongrass, coriander

    Free of gluten, dairy

  • Spiced Squid$25

    With pickled fennel, yuzu mayo

    Free of glutenLikely eggLikely shellfish

Dessert

  • Bread Pudding$18

    Fruit bread & croissant soaked in orange infused milk, with vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce

    VegetarianLikely glutenLikely dairy

  • Homemade Banoffee Tart$19

    Banana brûlée, fresh whipped cream

    VegetarianFree of nutsLikely glutenLikely dairy

Salads

  • Barbers Cheddar (60g)$14

    With quince paste, fresh pear, gluten free crackers

    VegetarianCan be made free of glutenLikely dairy

  • Forest Mushroom Grain Bowl$26

    Smoked forest mushroom, charred corn, cous cous, barley, pea tendril, pickled chilli cucumber, red pepper dressing

    VeganFree of dairy, nutsLikely gluten

  • Traditional Caesar Salad$26

    Baby gem lettuce, croutons, egg, grated parmesan, roasted bacon & house made dressing

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely egg

Mains

  • Guinness Sausage Pie$30

    Guinness sausage, brisket, mushroom, mash

    Likely gluten

  • Coopers Beer Battered Fish 'n' Chips$30

    Barramundi, malt vinegar, fries & tartare

    Free of dairyLikely glutenLikely fish

  • Rigatoni alla Vodka$32

    Creamy tomato sauce with vodka, basil, stracciatella cheese. Add prawns (3) +$9

    VegetarianLikely glutenLikely dairy

  • Pork Ribs (600g)$38

    Char-grilled braised pork ribs, marinated with sweet soy, shallot, sesame seeds with chilli

    Free of gluten, dairy, nuts

  • Lamb Shank$35

    Slow cooked lamb shank, red wine tomato sauce, crispy parsnip chips, creamy mash

    Free of gluten, nutsLikely dairy

  • Vegetarian Lasagna$26

    Curry béchamel sauce, lentils, roast red pepper, zucchini, sugo sauce

    VegetarianLikely glutenLikely dairy

  • Pan Fried Salmon (180g)$38

    Miso caramel, garlic capers, cherry tomato sauce with chickpea. Add prawns (3) +$9

    Free of glutenLikely soyLikely fish

Classics

  • Getting Schnitty with It$28

    250g chicken schnitzel, fries, pickles, apple citrus slaw with tahini dressing. Choice of sauce: peppercorn, mushroom or pub style gravy

    Likely gluten

  • Angus Brisket Nachos$26

    Corn chips, queso, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole & coriander. Add prawns (3) +$9

    Free of glutenLikely dairy

  • The Italian Job$30

    Chicken parma with tomato, fior di latte, basil, apple citrus tahini slaw and fries. Add ham +$3, prawns (3) +$9

    Can be made free of glutenLikely dairy

Burgers

  • Simple Burger$19.50

    Grilled angus beef patty, cheese, pickles, rose sauce

    Can be made free of glutenLikely dairy

  • Summer Rose Burger$23

    Grilled angus beef patty, tomato, melted cheese, BBQ sauce, fried egg & beetroot relish

    Can be made free of glutenLikely dairyLikely egg

  • Green Monster Burger$26

    Green pea patty, smoke jalapeño goat cheese sauce, baby spinach, grilled halloumi, fried egg

    VegetarianCan be made free of glutenLikely dairyLikely egg

Steaks

  • 250g Rump$30

    Grainge Silver, grain fed, MSA. Served with fries and salad. Sauce: peppercorn, mushroom, pub style gravy or chimichurri (additional sauce…

  • 300g Sirloin$42

    Grainge Silver, MSA. Served with fries and salad. Sauce: peppercorn, mushroom, pub style gravy or chimichurri (additional sauce $3.50)

  • Rump Steak & Fries (Members Deal)$22

    Members deal, all day every day, with a drink purchase (in a single transaction)

Sides

  • Fries with Rosemary Salt$7

    With rosemary salt

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Creamy Mash$8

    Olive oil, sea salt & chives

    VegetarianFree of gluten

  • Gem Lettuce Salad$12

    Fennel, herb mix, mixed seeds, shaved parmesan & lemon thyme dressing

    VegetarianFree of glutenLikely dairy

  • Green Beans & Broccolini$16

    With herb green oil

    VeganFree of gluten

Sunday Roast

Sundays, until sold out
  • Garlic Bread (2 Pieces)$9.50

    Each Sunday until sold out

    VegetarianLikely gluten

  • Fries with Vegan Truffle Mayo$14

    With vegan truffle mayo

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Sunday Roast: Lamb or Crispy Pork Belly$25

    Lamb marinated in rosemary and garlic, or crispy pork belly with homemade apple compote; both served with potatoes, pumpkin, Yorkshire…

    Likely gluten

Lunch Specials

Mon–Fri 11am–3pm (excluding public holidays)
  • 3 Tacos of Your Choice (Tuesday)

    Lunch special, Tuesday

  • Any Salad (Wednesday)

    Lunch special, Wednesday

  • Simple Burger & Fries (Friday)

    Lunch special, Friday. Simple burger: grilled angus beef patty, cheese, pickles, rose sauce

    Can be made free of glutenLikely dairy

Drink Menu

Cocktails – Refreshing

  • Limoncello Spritz$18

    ambra limoncello and soda; try the pink limoncello for a berry twist. Available in 1lt carafe

  • Hugo Spritz$18

    mint, elderflower, prosecco & soda

  • Aperol Spritz$18
  • Smoke the Coast$18

    tequila, smokey & sweet with blood orange

  • The Lemon Social$18

    vodka, herby with light citrus

Margaritas

  • Original$20

    don julio, agave, lime

  • Tommy's$22

    spiced with tabasco

  • Azteca$24

    anejo tequila, montenegro, blood orange & chocolate bitters

Signatures

  • Rose Sour$24

    tanqueray, lychee, lemon with rose petal

  • Stormy Skye$24

    talisker 10y old, red vermouth, apple, orange bitters

  • Grapes of Wrath$24

    ciroc vodka, sour, fruity, foamy

Twisted Classics

  • Bloody Mary$20

    infused garlic & chilli vodka

  • Negroni$22

    features tanqueray sevilla gin

  • Pornstar Martini$22

    vanilla pod infused vodka

  • Carajillo Espresso Martini$22

    don julio, licor 43, agave & espresso

Seedlip Zero Alcohol Creations

  • Garden Booch$16

    passionfruit

  • Long Weekend$16

    coconut water, blood orange

Tap Beer & Cider

  • Balter XPA

    5.0%

  • Brookvale Union Ginger Beer

    4.0%

  • Bulmers Original Apple Cider

    4.5%

  • Carlton Draught Unpasturised

    4.6%

  • Carlton Dry

    4.5%

  • Coopers Pale Ale

    4.5%

  • Great Northern Super Crisp

    3.5%

  • Guinness

    4.2%

  • Reschs Draught

    4.5%

  • Stone & Wood Pacific Ale

    4.4%

  • Victoria Bitter

    4.9%

  • Young Henrys Newtowner Pale Ale

    4.8%

Zero Alcohol Drinks

  • Carlton Zero$9

    0.0%

  • Guinness Stout$10

    440ml can, 0.0%

  • Heaps Normal Quiet XPA$9

    0.05%

    Vegan

Bottled Beer & Tins

  • Asahi$11

    5.0%

  • Cascade Premium Light$9

    2.4%

  • Corona$11

    4.5%

  • Green Beacon 7 Bells Sour Passion Fruit$10

    4.2%

  • Green Beacon Wayfarer Tropical Pale Ale$10

    4.9%

  • Grifter Pale Ale$11

    5.0%

  • Grifter Pink Galah Lemonade Sour$10

    4.5%

  • Grifter Serpents Watermelon Kiss Pilsener$11

    4.9%

  • Hawkes Patio Ale$10

    4.5%

  • Philter Red Session Ale$11

    4.8%

  • Philter XPA$10

    4.2%

  • Wayward Raspberry Berliner Weisse$11

    3.5%

  • Two Bays Brewing Gluten Free Pale Ale$11

    4.5%

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Young Henrys Natural Lager$10

    4.2%

  • Yullis Brews Dolly Aldrin Sour$11

    3.3%

    Vegan

White

  • Secret Garden Semillon Sauvignon Blanc$11

    Regional NSW 2025. G 150ml / LG 250ml / B bottle

    Vegan

  • Farm Hand Organic Chardonnay$12

    Monash Valley, SA 2024. Stone fruits and melon

    Free of gluten

  • Roccaventosa Terre di Chenti Pinot Grigio$13

    Italy 2025

  • Twin Islands Sauvignon Blanc$14

    Marlborough, NZ 2025

  • Bleasdale Pinot Gris$13.50

    Adelaide Hills, SA 2025

  • Jules Taylor Gruner Veltliner$14

    Marlborough NZ 2024

  • Chaffey Bros Not Your Grandma's Riesling$14

    Eden Valley, SA 2025

  • Scarborough Chardonnay$16.50

    Hunter Valley, NSW 2023

  • Ara Single Estate Zero Sauvignon Blanc$12

    0% alcohol, dealcoholised

    Vegan

Rosé

  • Luna Rosa Rosado$11.50

    Orange, NSW 2025

  • La Vieille Ferme Rosé$14

    Rhone Valley, France 2025

  • Ross Hill Jessica Rosé$55

    Orange, NSW 2023. Bottle

    Free of gluten

  • Arc du Soleil Sable de Camargue Rose$70

    Provence, France 2024. Bottle

  • Willunga 100 Grenache Rosé$60

    McLaren Vale, SA 2025. Bottle

    Free of gluten

  • Ara Single Estate Zero Rosé$12

    Marlborough, NZ 2023. 0% alcohol

    Vegan

Bubbles

  • Fleur de Lys Chardonnay Pinot Noir N/V$11.50

    South Australia

  • Trentham "Family" Prosecco$12

    NSW Australia Blend 2025

  • Guerrieri Rizzardi Prosecco Extra Dry$65

    Italy

  • Jansz Premium Rose Sparkling N/V$60

    Tasmania

  • Clover Hill Exceptionnelle MV$70

    Tasmania

  • Giesen 0% Alcohol Sparkling Brut$12

    New Zealand. Non-alcoholic

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Piper Heidsieck Cuvee Brut N/V$22

    France

  • Moet Chandon N/V$125

    France

    Free of gluten

  • Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve N/V$160

    France

White – More by the Bottle

  • Fiore Moscato N/V$11

    200ml. Mudgee NSW

  • The Potting Shed Semillon Sauvignon Blanc$49

    NSW

    Vegan

  • Brokenwood Semillon$60

    Hunter Valley NSW 2025

  • La Vieille Ferme Cotes du Luberon Blanc$60

    Rhone, France 2024

  • Irvine 'Springhill' Riesling$60

    Eden Valley, SA 2025

  • Babich Organic Sauvignon Blanc$60

    Marlborough, NZ 2025

    Free of gluten

  • Shaw & Smith Sauvignon Blanc$60

    Adelaide Hills, SA 2025

  • Angus & Bremer Pinot Grigio$50

    Langhorne Creek, SA 2025

  • The Pawn Wine Co Pinot Grigio$60

    Adelaide Hills, SA 2025

  • Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc$65

    Margaret River, WA 2022

  • Marquis de Pennautier Sauvignon Blanc$65

    France 2022

  • Sew & Sew 'Sashiko' Chardonnay$70

    Adelaide Hills, SA 2020

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay$85

    Multi regional, SA 2022

    Vegan

  • Vasse Felix Chardonnay$95

    Margaret River WA 2024

    Vegan

  • Domaine William Fevre Petit Chablis$120

    AOC Chablis, Bourgogne, France 2023

Red

  • Secret Garden Cabernet Sauvignon$11

    Regional NSW 2024

    Vegan

  • Little Berry Shiraz$12

    McLaren Vale, SA 2024

  • See Saw Organic Pinot Noir$13.50

    Orange, NSW 2022

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Willunga 100 Grenache$13.50

    McLaren Vale, 2024

  • Quarisa Treasures Cabernet Sauvignon$13

    Coonawarra, SA 2020

  • La Celia Leyanda Malbec$13.50

    Mendoza, Argentina 2025

  • XO Cherry Pie Light Red (Chilled)$14

    Adelaide Hills, SA 2024

Red – More by the Bottle

  • The Potting Shed Shiraz$49

    South Eastern Australia 2024

    VeganFree of gluten

  • Montrose Shiraz$58

    Mudgee, NSW 2024

  • The Pikes Shiraz/Tempranillo$60

    Clare Valley, SA 2022

  • Phillip Shaw 'Wirewalker' Pinot Noir$60

    Orange, NSW 2025

  • Kilikanoon Killerman's Run GSM$60

    Clare Valley, SA 2024

  • Pedestal Cabernet Sauvignon$70

    Margaret River, WA 2023

  • Penley 'Tolmer' Cabernet Sauvignon$75

    Coonawarra, SA 2022

  • Penfolds Bin 23 Pinot Noir$75

    Adelaide Hills SA 2022

  • Hentley Farm Shiraz$80

    Barossa Valley, SA 2025

  • Woodstock Shiraz$80

    McLaren Vale, SA 2021

  • Dalrymple Pinot Noir$95

    Tasmania 2024

  • Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz$140

    South Australia

  • Wolf Blass Medlands Barossa Shiraz$150

    Barossa, SA 2021

  • Penfolds St Henri$160

From the Cellar

  • Wynns Old Vine Shiraz$90

    Coonawarra SA 2022

  • Wynns Michael Limited Release Shiraz$240

    Coonawarra SA 2021

  • Penfolds RWT Bin 798 Shiraz$300

    Barossa Valley 2022

  • Wolf Blass Black Label Cab Shiraz Malbec$250

    Multi Regional Blend SA 2021

The menu’s own key: GF gluten free · V vegetarian · VG vegan · DF dairy free · NF nut free · A Australian seafood · I imported seafood · M mixed origin seafood · GLUTEN FREE GF · NON ALCOHOLIC 0% · ORGANIC · VEGAN VG

What the menu saysWe prepare and serve products that may contain egg, milk, soy, wheat, nut or other allergens. Products may be prepared on the same equipment and in the same kitchen area as those that do. We cannot guarantee that cross contact with allergens will not occur.
  • We prepare and serve products that may contain egg, milk, soy, wheat, nut or other allergens. Products may be prepared on the same equipment and in the same kitchen area as those that do. We cannot guarantee that cross contact with allergens will not occur.

Good to know

Restaurant

Not known yet: dog friendly, outdoor seating, wheelchair access, high chairs, byo, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
AddressErskineville, NSW
AreaSydney City & Inner East
KindRestaurant · Mexican
Websiteroseofaustralia.com.au
BookingOnline through OpenTable
Menu read11 Nov 2026 from roseofaustralia.com.au
Drinks list111 drinks, 10 gluten free on the venue’s own word, read 1 Nov 2026
Hours
  • Monday5pm–11pm
  • Tuesday5pm–midnight
  • Wednesday5pm–midnight
  • Thursday5pm–midnight
  • Friday5pm–midnight
  • Saturday5pm–midnight
  • Sunday5pm–10pm
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

No diner ratings yet.

Ratings are diners’ own experience. They don’t make a dish safe; neither do we.

Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Howards Cantina

Does Howards Cantina have gluten-free options?

Yes: 15 dishes are gluten free as served, and 6 more can be made gluten free on request, from the menu read 11 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Howards Cantina coeliac friendly?

The venue notes: “We prepare and serve products that may contain egg, milk, soy, wheat, nut or other allergens.”. Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

What can be made gluten free at Howards Cantina?

Barbers Cheddar (60g) (gluten free crackers); The Italian Job (GF version available upon request); Simple Burger (Swap bun for a lettuce cup (GF)); Summer Rose Burger (Swap bun for a lettuce cup (GF)); Green Monster Burger (Swap bun for a lettuce cup (GF)); Simple Burger & Fries (Friday) (Swap bun for a lettuce cup (GF)).

When is Howards Cantina open?

Monday: 5pm–11pm. Tuesday: 5pm–midnight. Wednesday: 5pm–midnight. Thursday: 5pm–midnight. Friday: 5pm–midnight. Saturday: 5pm–midnight. Sunday: 5pm–10pm. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

Can I book Howards Cantina online?

Yes, through OpenTable: https://www.opentable.com.au/r/the-bar-at-rose-of-australia-hotel-reservations-erskineville-2?restref=118112&lang=en-AU&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&ot_campaign=Footer

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