Vanilla restaurant at Cape Quarter, Cape Town offers fine cuisine and open air, piazza style dining and cocktails

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WINTER LUNCH MENU
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BREAKFAST/BRUNCH 10AM-6PM  
(Breakfast Served Until 12:30)  
MORNING SMOOTHIES
Your choice of seasonal fruits:

Mango, peach, banana, strawberry,mixedberry, apple
30
OR TRY OUR VANILLA SPECIAL SMOOTHIES
Muesli, yoghurt, mixed berries, honey
42
HEALTH BREAKFAST
Berry breakfast trifle

Muesli with berries and apricot glaze, served with fresh yoghurt
48
BACON AND EGGS
Poached or scrambled eggs served with crispy streaky bacon, grilled tomato and whole-wheat toast
54
OMELETTE - THE VANILLA WAY
Your choice of any two of the following items: Smoked salmon, pancetta, bacon, mushroom, tomato or cheese
54
SMOKED SALMON AND SCRAMBLED EGGS
Norwegian smoked salmon with scrambled eggs served on whole-wheat toast
55
EGGS BENEDICT
(Another favourite)

Poached eggs with crisp pancetta on toasted butter brioche topped with hollandaise sauce
65
   
   
UNWRAPS  
Served In An Open Tortilla Wrap  
ASIAN SPICED CHICKEN WITH TZATSIKI
60
FRESH NORWEGIAN SMOKED SALMON WITH GUACAMOLE AND SALAD LEAVES
65
WOF-BEEF WITH NOODLES AND CRISP VEGETABLES
65
   
   
OUR OPEN GOURMET SANDWICHES  
Your Choice Of Freshly Baked Focaccia, Whole Wheat Or Health Bread  

A duo of cheddar and emmental cheese, fresh salad greens, cherry tomato. Cucumber with a chilli and tomato chutney on the side
54

Togarashi spiced chicken and mayonnaise with feta
60

Brie, Italian prosciutto and arragulo pesto
75

Seared fresh tuna marinated in soy sauce with fresh rocket, oven roast tomatoes and hollandaise sauce
80
SMOKED SALMON BAGEL
Sliced Norwegian smoked salmon with creamed cheese, lemon and capers
65
   
   
LIGHT LUNCH  
12am-4pm  
FRESH LARGE OYSTERS
Served with Tabasco and lemon granita OR just plain chilled
18
SOUP OF THE DAY
38
CARAMELIZED ONION AND GOATS CHEESE TARTLET
Caramelized onion, goat's chevin and chive tart with rocket pesto, balsamic glaze and baby salad leaves
60
CALAMARI
Crisp salt and pepper Patagonian calamari with citrus aioli
60
CAESAR SALAD
Grilled chicken breast with garlic croutons, cos lettuce, boiled eggs, parmesan shavings and an anchovy mayonnaise dressing
60
CONFIT DUCK SALAD
Confit duck with crispy vegetable chips, bean sprouts on a bed of fresh salad greens and dressed with a basil, lime and coriander dressing
65
CAPRESE SALAD
Fior de Late cheese, tomato and avocado with beetroot and goats chvin fold-overs, with basil leaves and lemon dressing
65
PRAWN SALAD
Steamed prawn tails with baby salad leaves, fresh paw-paw and a papaya seed dressing
70
KING CRAB BRUSCHETTA
Alaskan king crab and avocado cocktail with salmon trout caviar on roast garlic bruschetta
155
   
   
MAIN COURSE  
We Serve Specially Selected Chalmar Beef Which Is Grass Reared And Then Grain Fed For Utmost Flavour And Tenderness  
LAMB BURGER
Karoo lamb, feta cheese and fresh mint patty, topped with tsatziki, served with pomme frittes and garnished with Greek salad
80
ENGLISH FISH AND CHIPS
Our fresh catch of teh day in a light beer batter with a pea puree, tartar sauce and pomme frittes
90
CHICKEN SUPREME
Pan-roast crown of corn fed chicken with lemon and basil crushed potatoes, sauteed fresh beans and a roasted tomato salsa
95
MUSSELS
Steamed fresh Saldanha Bay mussels poached with white wine, cream and garlic
95
STEAK, EGG AND CHIPS
char-grilled sirloin with white onion puree, poached egg, pomme frittes and naped red wine jus
98
CALAMARI
crisp salt and pepper Patagonian calamari with citrus aioli, serveed with basmati rice
98
FISH OF THE DAY
Freshly delivered fish with a daily twist from the kitchen
120
SEARED TUNA OR SALMON
Fresh sashimi cut 200gm soya seared tuna or salmon served on a bed of lemon pasta
120
   
   
PASTAS  
(Freshly Homemade)  
LEMON PAPPARDELLE
Tossed in a lemon and parsley cream topped with shaved parmesan
75
GNOCCHI
A favourite with locals

Potato gnocchi with a roast melange of mushrooms, parsley and parmesan spuma
80
CHICKEN AND WILD MUSHROOM
Grilled chicken with sauteed mushtooms tossed with pappardelle pasta in a lemon, garlic and chive creamy sauce
85
PAPPARDELLE DI MARE
Tossed wtih line-fish, calamari, prawns and mussels in a Napolitana sauce
110
   
   
OUR SHELLFISH SELECTIONS  
All Grilled In Garlic Basting And Served With Steamed Basmati Rice And Beurre Blanc Sauce  
KING PRAWNS
Five grilled king prawns
195
MIXED SEAFOOS PLATTER
Fresh line-fish, calamari and king prawns
225
PRAWN EXTRAVAGANZA
Four succulent kings and two large tiger giant prawns
345
TIGER GIANT PRAWNS
From 75 each
LANGOUSTINES
Speciality of the house!!

Mozambique langoustines steamed in a bamboo basket infused with an array of Eastern Spices
SQ
CRAYFISH/WEST COAST ROCK LOBSTER
Always fresh

Choose your size from 300gm to 1kg
from 225
VANILLA SEAFOOD PLATTER
A fresh crayfish, three king prawns, langoustines, line-fish and calamari
450
   
   
DESSERTS  
NUT DESSERT
Pecan and caramel doughnut with almond bavarois, pistachio ice-cream and a walnut fudge roll
45
PANNA COTTA
Vanilla bean panna cotta with berry compote and blueberry froth 45
45
ICE-CREAM SORBETS
A selection of three of the kitchen's home-churned ice-creams or sorbets
45
TASTING OF VANILLA
Berry and champagne jelly with ice cream Swiss roll and free-standing creme brulee
55
APPLE AND RHUBARB CRUMBLE
Spooned at your table!

Cinnamon Parfait sandwiched between homemade shortbread with a warm apple and thubarb crumble
55
HOT CHOCOLATE
A trio of chocolate fondant with a hot peppermint and chocolate spuma and mint chocolate mousse
55
A SELECTION OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHEESES
Served with melba toast, home-made preserves and compote
80
   
   
PORTS  
ALLESVERLOREN
FERREIRAS WHITE/RUBY/TAWNY
COCKBURNS RUBY
COCKBURNS SPECIAL RESERVE
MORGENHOF L.B.V
RIEBEEK CAPE VINTAGE 2005
   
   
SPECIAL COFFEES  
IRISH OR DOM PEDRO WITH:
Jamesons
Kahlua
Amarula
Amaretto
Cape Velvet
Frangelico