Café 52 Restaurant week Dinner menu. 3 courses for £30 !

Starters £10

Cullen skink

Mushroom and fresh tarragon soup. 

Cauliflower piccalilli with grilled taleggio bruschetta

Chicken liver pate with toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia.  

Baked black pudding, Poached pear and chamomile syrup.

Beetroot houmous, with toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia.

Smoked salmon and marinated artichoke tart with Mrs. B’s plum and date chutney.

Oven roasted white pudding with plum and date chutney and fresh parmesan.

Marinated herring with chili and ginger yogurt, pickled peppers and  raisins soaked in Pedro Ximenes sherry.

Sumac squash fritters with Nigela’s Chinese plum sauce. 

Main Courses £20

Grilled seabass with fresh lemon and garlic, served with goat’s cheese Greek salad and fresh fennel.

Pork chop fried in Pakistani chili, and pine cone syrup butter. Served with confit lemons

Tandoori red pepper ratatouille with braised chicory and Spanish sherry

Roasted aubergine, tomato, potato and fresh coriander curry with Mrs. B’s plum and date chutney.

Grilled smoked herring fillet, pickled celeriac, Polish beetroot and kale and walnut and pecorino pesto.

Special Café 52 beef burger with grilled Italian taleggio and Mrs.’s plum and date chutney.

Best quality Spanish chorizo sausages with garden peas cooked in cream, pine-nut syrup and cider vinegar-

served with buttery new potatoes.

Café 52 Fabulous sharing platter £22

A wonderful selection of hand-picked favorites for 2 people to share

Side orders £4.70

*Homemade chips  *Fried parsnips with Tate and Lyle’s syrup

*Buttered new potatoes with fresh garden parsley  

*Scottish crispy kale with sweet chili sauce  

*Toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia

Mrs. B’s Fabulous homemade puddings £10

Tiramisu- sponge fingers soaked in espresso flavored with Tia Maria, cream cheese and chocolate sprinkles.

Rum roasted pineapple Eton mess with meringues and Chantilly cream

Rich chocolate cake with dark Italian cherries in syrup

Baked nectarines with oranges sorbet

Affogato £10.90

Espresso a choice of liqueur and vanilla ice cream

Cheese board £13.90

Strathdon blue and Smoked Applewood Cheddar and Italian Taleggio,     

luxury olives, Mrs B’s plum and date chutney, Lorna’s pine cone syrup and toasted thins.

(Side orders, platters, cheeseboards, affogato, specials are charged separately)

Sample menu – subject to change

Tapas £5 per dish

Cullen skink

Smoked mackerel and caramelized red onion pate

Gammon, potato, leek and parsley casserole with ham stock

roasted red pepper and coriander humus

butternut squash curry with chic pea, fresh coriander and crème fraiche

grilled aubergines with confit onions

chicken breast with spiced Indian pickled mayonnaise

Sprats with a garlic and lemon crème fraiche

chicken stew with Indian spiced pickle, yoghurt and fresh curry leaves

Mushroom and Strathdon blue bruschetta

Roasted red pepper and courgette tartlet with Strathdone blue

Mark’s home made meatloaf

Peppered pastrami with pineapple and tomato salsa

home dried tomatoes and pistachio pesto

Creamy new potato salad

Selection of deli meat £7

Smoked ham, Italian salami and pastrami

Mini cheese board £7

Smoky style Cheddar/Taleggio/ Strathdon blue

Antipasto Platter £18.50

A wonderful selection of hand-picked favorites for 2 people to share

Side dishes £4.90

Home-made chips

Fried parsnips with maple syrup

Hot rosemary and sea salt focaccia

Crispy kale with sweet chilli sauce

White wine

Chacabouco Viognier, 2023, 13%  (175ml glass £8.25 / Bottle £29.00)

A delicious peachy viognier…. bursting with, well peach and other juicy stone and tropical fruit. The refreshing acidity from it’s high altitude origin really brings a zing to this white wine

Murphy’s Chardonnay, Australia, 2023, 13.5%  (175ml glass £8.25 / Bottle £29.00)

A beautifully clean, unoaked Chardonnay from the Big Rivers area on the borders between South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. The warm mild weather helped create this near perfect Chardonnay

with tropical fruits and a long refreshing citrusy finish. I like this a lot

Place du village, France, 2024, 10.5% (175ml glass £8.90 / Bottle £30.00)

Celebrating the heritage, rooted in authentic French Terroirs each bottle invites you to savor the unique taste of France-

its stories and traditions and charm for life, this wine celebrates zesty notes of lemon and lime leading to a crisp and fresh , yet lush style on the palate

Grillo, Rupe Secca. Sicilia, 2024. 12.5% (bottle £34.00)

Crisp and fruity white that is rather too easy to drink. Vividly ripe lemons and limes with some guava thrown in for good measure 

Rose

Rose, Big Top, white zinfandel, California, 10% (glass 175ml £7.90 bottle £29.00)

Easy drinking white zinfandel full of fruit aromas from grapes harvested in California. Light bodies and refreshing, this wine is rich in red berry fruit flavours

Prosecco

Amori Prosecco, Italy, 11% (glass £8.90/ bottle £34.00)

So, when you think prosecco, you think sweet, sparkling, but fundamentally one dimensional. Think again. Firstly, this is a delightfully crisp and elegant prosecco with vibrant apple and crisp pear notes and a delicate, floral and fruity finish that keep on giving. In other words, “it’s absolutely delicious”

Champagne

Champagne J-M Gobillard, Brut Tradition, France, 12.5% (£48.00)

Forget the glitz this is has soul. I’ve met the maker and his family and they’re lovely, kind and hospitable people making superb Champagne. This is gentle, elegant, beautifully balanced and harmonised with ripe apple.

Fabulous Spanish Sherries £9.95

Fernando de Castilla, Pedro Ximenez.15% vol

Thick, dark and syrupy with essence of figs and dried fruit

Fernando de Castilla, Ollo Roso. 18% vol

Light, aromatic, mellow bronze colour an served chilled

Fernando de Castilla, Armontillado. 17% vol

Amber in colour with a smooth nutty flavour,  served chilled, a fantastic pre dinner drink!

Magnificent ports £9.00

Taylors Vintage port 2017. 20% vol

Superb with cheese, dark chocolate or berry flavoured desserts.

Krohn, Porto Lagrima, White.20% vol

A fine developed aroma with a floral and fruity character, richness and balance. Serve chilled

Red Wine

Pe Tinto, Portugal, 2023, 13% (175ml glass £8.25 / Bottle £29.00)

Created by an Australian wine maker in the Alentejo region of Portugal, Pe Tinto is just ticket with its brambles and blackcurrants in abundance. A must.

Amanti del vino. Primitivo, Puglia Italy. 13% (175ml glass £8.25 / Bottle £22.00)

Brimming with ripe damson fruits, it has a naturally velvety palate to match. This wine will bow you over with its infectious enthusiasm 

Vermador, Monastrell & Petit Verdot,2023, Spanish 14% (bottle £34.00)

Big flavour, little price! No oak, bold Monastrell stuffs the wine with big red and black fruits with the petit verdot adding plumpness with more tannin and colour

Las Pampas Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2024 13% (Bottle £34.00)

Full bodies and rich with ripe blackberry, plum and blackberry fruit. Just delicious 

Chȃteau Carbonac, Corbiѐres France 2022, 13.5% (Bottle £37.00)

With deep red reflections an intense bouquet distinguished by notes of dark fruit and spices On the pallet this wine produces wonderful expressions, absolutely fantastic.

Rioja Vega Tempranillo Colleccion, Rioja, Spain, 2022, 14% (Bottle £42.00)

This is outstanding. This is a multi-layered red of heavenly proportions. This is a celebration of quality, class, skill, love and passion that will take you on a trance like journey.  You will not feel in the least bit guilty when you knock your yoga classes on the head and invest in this instead!  And breathe..

 Soft drinks

Fresh orange juice (Tropicana) / Cranberry juice: £3.50

San pellegrino Limonata (cloudy lemonade) 330ml cans: £3.50

San pellegrino Aranciata (sparkling orange) 330ml cans: £3.50

Cawston press sparkling cloudy apple 330ml cans: £3.50

Deeside sparkling natural mineral water, 750ml: £5.50

Deeside sparkling natural mineral water 250ml: £3.50

Coca cola 330ml bottle: £3.50

Coke zero 330ml: £3.50

Old Jamaica ginger beer 330ml can: £3.50

Tonic water/ slim line tonic: £3.50

Rauch fruit juice (originally from Austria, absolutely superb and ultra-tasty)

Pineapple or strawberry: £3.95

Lemonade bottle: £3.50

Irn bru 330ml bottle: £3.50

Segafredo coffee

Black coffee / Espresso: £3.50

Cappuccino / Latte: £3.95

Mocha: £4.50

Segafredo hot chocolate: £4.50

Double Espresso / Flat white: £4.50

Tea

Pot of breakfast tea: £4.50

Fabulous loose tea: £5.50

Fill your pot with a choice of:

Earl Grey / Chamomile / Peach with flowers / Japanese cherry green tea

Fresh mint Tea: £5.50

Beers

Budweiser Budvar 5.0% Vol, 500ml £6.90

A true quality lager from the Czech Republic

Erdinger, wheat beer 5.3 % Vol 500ml £6.90

Gently spicy, lively and harmonious, every sip leaves you wanting more

Modelo 4.5% vol 355ml £6.90

A classic Mexican pilsner, Boasts a refreshing crisp taste with a hint of sweetness

Estrella Damm 4.6% Vol, 330ml £5.90

Refreshing and versatile with a strong hoppy character but no bitter taste, an easy drinker

Cruzcampo 4.4% vol 330ml £5.60

Founded in Seville in 1904. Brewed with subtle hoppy notes, fruity characteristics and finished with its signature Cruzcampo bitterness

Corona Extra (Mexico) 4.5% Vol, 330ml £5.90

Trip the `light’ fantastic

San Miguel, 0.0% vol, 330ml £5.50

Malty notes of barley deliver a subtle roasted flavour with balanced bitterness a great refreshing non-alcoholic lager

Erdinger 0.0% vol 500ml £6.00

Distinctively refreshing favour of our isotonic thirst-quencher Erdinger

Ciders

Thatchers gold, apple cider 4.8% vol, 500ml  £6.90

A “Sensory ram-raid of bitter apples”

Henry Westons, vintage apple cider 8.2% vol 500ml £6.90

Crafted from bittersweet apples this vintage cider is slowly matured, spending time in a traditional oak cask which ensures its exceptional taste. Rich and fruity apple cider, smooth, rounded, medium dry to taste.

Fabulous Spanish Sherries £9.95

Fernando de Castilla, Pedro Ximenez.15% vol

Thick, dark and syrupy with essence of figs and dried fruit

Fernando de Castilla, Oloroso. 18% vol

Light, aromatic, mellow bronze colours and served chilled

Fernando de Castilla, Amontillado. 17% vol

Amber in colour and has a smooth nutty flavour, serve chilled as a pre-dinner drink!

Magnificent ports £9.00

Taylors Vintage port 2017. 20% vol

Superb with cheese, dark chocolate or berry flavoured desserts.

Krohn, Porto Lagrima, White.20% vol

A fine developed aroma with a floral and fruity character, richness and balance. Served chilled

Cocktails

Elderflower Gin fizz £8.50

Gin with elderflower cordial, tonic garnished with fresh fruit

Prosecco elderflower glass £8.50

Prosecco with elderflower cordial

Pimm’s £8.50

Pimm’s and lemonade with orange, cucumber, fruit and mint

Aperol spritz £7.50

Prosecco, Aperol with a splash of soda, garnished with fruit and mint

Mimosa £8.50

prosecco, fresh orange juice garnished with a orange slice 

Negroni £8.50

Campari, rosso vermouth and gin garnished with an orange slice

Margarita £8.50

Tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime juice served with a slice of lime

Old fashioned £ 8.50

Bourbon, Angostura bitters with an orange slice

Amaretto sour £7.50

Amaretto, fresh lemon juice and sugar syrup, shaken and served with an orange wedge

Cosmopolitan £8.50

Vodka, Cointreau, Fresh lime and cranberry juice garnished with fresh fruit

Espresso Martini £8.60

Espresso coffee, kahlua, shot of vodka, sugar syrup, shaken with ice 

Baileys espresso £8.60

Espresso coffee, baileys. vodka, sugar syrup shaken with ice 

Liquor coffee £8.50

Double espresso, your choice of liquor with a layer of cream and a coffee bean garnish