Schnitz Secret Menu Australia: The Complete Guide to Customisation

The schnitz secret menu question has a short, honest answer: Schnitz has never published an official secret menu in Australia, and no list of off-menu items exists. What does exist is the official Schnitz It Your Way builder, and this guide covers that instead. This independent guide is not affiliated with Schnitz.

Instead of a schnitz secret menu list, this page covers the seven genuine ways to customise at Schnitz: protein, crumb and format choices; sauce swaps; add-ons; format swaps; loaded chips builds; meal upgrades and side swaps; and breakfast builds at select stores. Each route uses items already on the regular menu.

Start with the table to compare all seven routes side by side, then read the schnitz secret menu builder section first if you have never customised at Schnitz. Figures come from the official menu and allergen guide, checked on 7 November 2026. Extras stay PENDING until your store confirms the price.

Start here

The honest answer about the Schnitz secret menu

Schnitz has never published an official secret menu, and the official website carries no schnitz off-menu list at all. The closest official concept is the Schnitz It Your Way builder, which lets you choose a protein, a crumb and a format. That builder is the whole story, and this guide explains it.

The secrets that do exist are the closely guarded crumb recipes and the schnitz secret seasoning dusted over the chips. Schnitz calls the crumb recipes a carefully guarded secret, and the chips carry a seasoning the chain calls secret and delicious. Those are real secrets, not a schnitz hidden menu.

Most schnitz secret menu items on other websites are guesses, or regular menu items given invented names and prices. No crew member will know a name from a blog, so asking for one wastes a trip. Describe the build instead: protein, crumb, sauce and format, using the names on the menu board.

The full list

Every way to customise at Schnitz

The table below lists all seven ways to customise at Schnitz, with who each one suits and what to check first. No row carries a price or a kilojoule figure, because kilojoules change with the build and extras have no published price. Read the rows as a system, not as a menu.

Way to customise	What it is	Who it suits	What to check first
Schnitz It Your Way builder	Choose protein, crumb and format	Every order	Official menu and allergen guide
Sauce swaps and stacking	Change or double the sauce	Flavor changes	Sauce list on the menu page
Add-ons and extras	Cheese, bacon, avocado, jalapeños, extra schnitzel	Bigger builds	Confirm the price first
Format swaps	Same filling as burger, wrap, plate or salad	Wrap vs burger fans	Wraps & Burgers and Plates pillars
Loaded chips builds	Pick a loaded chips topping set	Sharing	Chips & Dips pillar
Meal upgrades and side swaps	Small, Regular, Large meals; chips for salad	Full meals	Full Menu guide
Breakfast builds at select stores	Brekkie burgers, wraps, bowls	Early visits	Check the store first

Start with the builder row if you have never customised at Schnitz, since protein, crumb and format shape everything else. Add a sauce swap or an extra next, then check the breakfast row only if your store serves it. The sections below explain each row in turn, with the facts behind it.

Schnitz It Your Way

Build your schnitzel from protein, crumb and format

The Schnitz It Your Way builder starts with three choices: a protein, a crumb and a format. Proteins are chicken, beef or vegetarian, and the crumbs are Traditional, Spicy or Corn Crunch, which is marked Gluten Friendly. Formats are a wrap, a burger, a plate or a salad, all made to order.

Go naked is the crumb-free choice, in two marinades: Moroccan Spices or Lemon Pepper. The marinade coats the schnitzel instead of a crumb, so the flavor sits closer to the meat. Go naked is a chicken-only choice on the official menu, so ask the crew if your store offers it on beef.

Changing the crumb changes the allergens, so check the guide before you swap. Corn Crunch is gluten friendly as a preference, not coeliac-safe, and the matrix still shows may-be-present markers for wheat and gluten. The Schnitz Allergen Guide lists every crumb, and the official allergen guide shows the same matrix.

The crumb is the schnitz breader, and the choice is yours at the counter or in the app. Traditional is the classic crunch, Spicy adds heat, and Corn Crunch keeps the crunch without wheat flour. Schnitz Gluten Free Options covers the gluten friendly wrap route, check it if wheat matters to you.

Sauce swaps

Change the sauce, change the meal

The sauce list runs from aioli and honey mustard mayo to BBQ relish, sweet chilli mayo and hot curry mayo. Chipotle chilli mayo joins them, with Signature Sauce, Premium Ranch, kettle-cooked gravy, tomato sauce and mayo. Ask for it by name, since each one on this list is a real Schnitz sauce.

Swapping the sauce for another one on the list is usually free, since the kitchen already stocks it. Stacking two sauces, or asking for extra sauce on the side, may cost extra, so confirm the price first. The price of an extra sauce stays PENDING, because Schnitz publishes no price for it.

For heat, pair aioli with hot curry mayo, or swap in Chipotle chilli mayo for a smoky kick. Sweet and smoky comes from honey mustard mayo with BBQ relish, which suits the beef schnitzel best. Start from a build you like, change one sauce, and taste it before you change anything else.

Add-ons and extras

What you can add, and what it costs

The app and the counter both offer add-ons for a burger or wrap: jalapeños, extra sauce, tasty cheese, bacon and avocado. You can also remove ingredients, which suits anyone who wants a plainer build. The official chicken burger page says the same thing: add jalapeños, extra sauce, or swap your roll.

A plain schnitzel is an official menu line on its own, at 1,400 kilojoules, so adding one to a burger or wrap is a straightforward request. Crew already cook the schnitzel, so the build stays simple. The price of the extra schnitzel stays PENDING, so confirm it when you order.

Before you add extras, compare the extra against a larger item, since a bigger build can cost less than a small one plus add-ons. A loaded plate or a meal deal may cover the same hunger for less. Schnitz Best Value Picks ranks the cheapest routes across the menu, so check it.

Format swaps

The same filling as a burger, wrap, plate or salad

Almost any burger filling can go into a wrap, and many wrap fillings work in a burger bun. The filling stays the same, so the flavor you like follows you across formats. Ask for the swap at the counter, since the crew builds each order by hand.

The same schnitzel can sit on a plate or in a salad, which suits a lighter meal. A wrap sits roughly 170 kilojoules below its burger in every case, so the swap alone trims the meal. Wraps & Burgers lists the 11 builds, and Plates & Salads lists the plates and salads.

Mini formats work the same way, for a smaller appetite or a lighter lunch. Wraps and sliders in mini size carry the same fillings in a smaller serve, so the swap is really a size choice. Schnacks lists the mini wraps and sliders, with the kilojoules for each one.

Loaded chips

Pick a topping set, share the tray

The named loaded chips builds are American, Chick ‘N’ Gravy and Veggie Volcano, and Schnitz has shown Vesuvio and Classic in its own posts too. Each build is a topping set over the original chips, so the base stays the same. Ask what toppings your store offers, since the range varies.

Loaded chips are a customisable item, so this is one of the easiest builds to ask for. Add extra cheese, or ask for a sauce from the burger range on top, and the tray becomes your own. Chips & Dips lists the loaded chips builds and the dips, with the kilojoules listed.

Meals and sides

Make it a meal, or swap the side

Schnitz sells three meal sizes, each bundling chips or a side salad with a drink. Small means small chips or a side salad plus a 450 mL drink or water. Regular means regular chips or a side salad plus the same drink, and Large means large chips plus a 600 mL drink.

You can upgrade to Sweet Potato Chips, which carry paprika salt instead of the regular seasoning. Swap the chips for a side salad instead, which suits a lighter meal. Both swaps are simple requests at the counter, and the crew will tell you if an upgrade costs extra.

Meal upgrade prices vary by store and stay PENDING on this page, since Schnitz publishes no national upgrade price. Ask for the total before you pay, so the upgrade never surprises you at the till. Full menu guide puts all seven categories on one page, with the meal sizes beside them.

Breakfast at select stores

The morning builds most people miss

Breakfast exists at Schnitz, but only at select stores, so do not plan a trip around it without checking first. Melbourne Airport Terminal 4 serves breakfast from 10 October 2025, and Waurn Ponds followed from July 2026. The MLC Centre in Sydney lists a breakfast section on Uber Eats as well.

The morning range runs from Brekkie Classic and Halloumi Heaven to Hash Brekkie, BBQ Bacon and Egg, Schnitzel and Bacon, BLT and pancakes. A Breakfast Bowl and mini versions sit beside them, covering a quick bite and a full plate. Breakfast hours vary by store, so check the hours before you travel.

Breakfast prices are not listed here, since the figures come from stores and change fast. A price seen on one app at one store is not the price at your store. Check the price in the app or at the counter before you order, and treat any figure as a guide only.

Ordering custom food

How to ask so the kitchen says yes

Keep it simple, with one or two changes per item, and the kitchen will usually say yes. Most schnitz menu hacks are customer ideas, not official items, so name the exact items and sauces from the menu board. A short, clear order beats a long list of changes every time.

Ask politely and accept no, since kitchens get busy and the crew may decline complicated builds at peak hour. Confirm the price of extras before you pay, so the total never surprises you. A polite ask at a quiet time gets further than a complicated order in a lunch rush.

Delivery apps offer less flexibility than the counter, so complex builds are best ordered in person. Uber Eats lets you customise some items and leave a note for the kitchen, which covers simple swaps. The app’s screens let you pick bread, crumb type and add-ons, or remove ingredients, before you check out.

What you cannot order

Named secret items and off-menu ingredients

Any website listing schnitz secret menu items with names and prices is guessing, since Schnitz publishes no such list. The names sound convincing, and the prices look precise, but neither comes from the official menu. Treat every named secret item as a customer idea, not a product you can order.

Do not walk in and ask for a named secret item and expect the crew to know it. Describe the build instead: protein, breader, sauce and format, using the names on the menu board. You cannot order ingredients Schnitz does not stock, since customisation only recombines things already on the menu.

Saucy Chick items are not Schnitz secret menu items, even though the same company runs both. It is a separate virtual brand, sold only on Uber Eats from 28 October 2026. Ordering a Saucy Chick burger will not work at a Schnitz counter, so keep the two brands apart.

About the prices on this page

Why extras stay PENDING until you ask

Extras and add-ons have no national published price, so this schnitz secret menu guide lists none rather than inventing them. Any price mentioned elsewhere on this site comes from labeled delivery listings or the Price Ledger, and prices vary by store. The guide would rather show nothing than show a wrong figure.

Before you order, check the price at your store and in the app, since a delivery listing figure is not the in-store price. The Price Ledger carries the site’s verified prices, and the crew can confirm the cost of any extra. Both checks take seconds, and both beat guessing.

Keep looking

Explore the rest of the menu

The other 8 categories on the menu, with the same official figures and the same labeled delivery prices.

7 categoriesFull menuAll 7 categories and 98 official lines, with kilojoules and labeled delivery prices.Start with the category you want, then open its full guide for the complete table.Browse the full menu →11 itemsWraps & BurgersBurgers and wraps built around crumbed chicken schnitzel, served on their own or with chips.Eleven names, each as a burger and as a wrap.See all 11 Wraps & Burgers →11 linesTendersPacks and boxes in Original and Spicy.Pick the pack size first, then decide Original or Spicy.See all 11 Tenders →11 linesSchnacksMini wraps, Schnuggets packs and tender schnacks.Pick a mini wrap, a Schnuggets pack, or a tender schnack first, then check the kilojoules.See all 11 Schnacks →23 linesPlates & SaladsPlates built around the schnitzel, plus fresh and side salads.Pick schnitzel, parma or loaded first, then choose chips, salad, or both.See all 23 Plates & Salads →17 itemsChips & DipsChips in four sizes, loaded chips and dips.Pick Original or Sweet Potato first, then the size, then a dip.See all 17 Chips & Dips →23 linesDessertsLoaded cookies, flat cookies, boxes, skillets and brownies.Pick a loaded cookie, a skillet or a brownie first, then check the box sizes.See all 23 Desserts →2 packsKidsTwo packs: the Teeny-Weeny Pack and the Kiddy Schnugget Pack.Pick the schnitzel pack or the nugget pack first, then check the drink.See all 2 Kids →

Conclusion

The short version

Schnitz has no official secret menu to chase, so the customisation sits in the builder, not in a name: start with Schnitz It Your Way, change the sauce or the crumb, and describe the build. From a Melbourne café in 2007, Schnitz reached Liverpool, NSW, in 2014 as its first interstate store.

Use the table to pick the routes that fit how you order, and check the app before the next one. Full menu guide puts all seven categories on one page, and Wraps & Burgers covers the format-swap route. Seven routes, no secret names to chase, and the Schnitz FAQ answers menu questions.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Does Schnitz have a secret menu in Australia?

No. Schnitz has not published an official schnitz secret menu, so there is no hidden list. The ideas on this page are customer customisation ideas using regular menu items.

What is Schnitz It Your Way?

Schnitz’s official builder for a schnitz secret menu order: choose your protein, your crumb and your format (wrap, burger, plate or salad), then add sauces and extras.

Can I customise my burger or wrap at Schnitz?

Yes, within reason. Sauce swaps and crumb choices are part of normal ordering on a schnitz secret menu build. An extra schnitzel is usually possible for an extra charge.

Do customisations cost extra?

Often, yes for extras. Simple swaps on a schnitz secret menu order, like changing a sauce or crumb, are usually free, but confirm the total before paying.

Can I order custom items through delivery apps?

Yes, but with limits. A schnitz custom order on an app covers simple swaps and notes, while complex builds are best ordered at the counter.

Are the secret menu items on other websites real?

No. Named off-menu items do not exist, and sites listing schnitz secret menu items with names and prices are guessing. Describe the build instead of asking for a name.