Café 52 Lunch Menu
Sample menu – subject to change
3 course lunch special £25
Starters £8.95
Cullen skink, potatoes, leeks, cream and smoked haddock
Butternut squash, celeriac and mushroom soup
Smoked herring pate with toasted ciabatta
Smoked salmon, dill and lemon balm crème fraiche, pickled cucumber. Served with toasted ciabatta
Luxury marinated herring, heritage tomatoes and basil and parmesan pesto
Onion bhajis, garden lettuce and sweet chili mayonnaise
Crispy fried halloumi, fresh apricots, marmalade and gin syrup
Baked white pudding, red poached pear and red wine and beetroot reduction
Bruschetta- heritage tomatoes, fresh peaches, marinated olives and Mrs.’s gooseberry and mint relish
Fabulous New Main Courses £13.75 *
Turkish style spiced lamb mince with beetroot and artichokes
Grilled black pudding with baked nectarine and new potato salad
Double smoked Russian sausage and smoked bacon casserole
Hot buttery smoked herring fillet with heritage tomatoes
Café 52 Chicken stew with basil pesto
Grilled gorgonzola on focaccia with roast/ marinaded heritage carrots
Spanish tortilla (Sweet potatoes, eggs, onions, 3 cheeses and fresh herbs)
Café 52 beef burger with fried onions and grilled taleggio
The Bread Guy’s toasted summer sandwiches £9.30/ With either soup £13.95
Pastrami with mustard mayonnaise, pickled gherkins and grilled Emmental
Italian salami with piccalilli, grilled mature cheddar
Buttrey fried garlic mushrooms with grilled Strathdone blue
Smoked ham, Branson pickle with Grilled mature Cheddar
Roasted red pepper, mint and garlic Houmous with roasted pepper and Grilled Italian taleggio
Or ditch the bread and have a salad
Side orders £4.90
Homemade chips – Toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia – Crispy Scottish kale with sweet chili sauce.
Fried parsnips with Tate and Lyle syrup – New potato salad – watermelon salad
Café 52 Evening Menu
Dinner Menu
STARTERS £9.80
Cullen skink, potatoes, leeks, cream and smoked haddock
Butternut squash, celeriac and mushroom soup
Crispy fried halloumi, fresh apricots with marmalade and gin syrup
Onion bhajis with garden lettuce and mango chutney
Grilled Goats cheese, red pepper, fruit compote, grilled nectarine, red wine syrup
Roasted red pepper, mint and garlic houmous with toasted ciabatta
Bruschetta- heritage tomatoes, fresh peaches, marinated olives and Mrs. B’s gooseberry relish
Crispy fried black pudding, red wine poached pear, beetroot and red wine reduction
Smoked herring pate served with toasted ciabatta
MAIN COURSES £18.50
Smoked haddock and prawn fricassee with butter, garlic and fresh garden herbs
Smoky Spanish chorizo and pesto chicken sweet and sour casserole with orange, Spanish sherry vinegar and fresh herbs
Buttery smoked herring fillet with heritage tomatoes and a honey mustard dressing
Freshly cooked Spanish potato tortilla, served with lightly pickled heritage carrots.
Turkish spiced lamb mince ragu with nectarines
Fried mushrooms and marinated artichokes on toasted focaccia with grilled gorgonzolla
ANTI PASTO PLATTER £22.00
A selection of hand-picked favorites’ for 2 people to share
SIDE DISHES £4.90
Homemade chips – Parsnips with Tate and Lyle syrup, salt
Toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia – Crispy fried Scottish kale with sweet chili sauce
Café 52 Tapas Menu
Sample menu – subject to change
Tapas £6 per dish
Broccoli and curried chick pea soup
Cullen skink
Luxury marinated herring
Marinated olives with herby pesto
Chicken liver pate laced with Scottish whisky
Scottish smoked salmon with herby lemon crème fraiche
Scottish smoked herring pate
Smoky Spanish chorizo
Butter grilled portobello mushroom with tabouli and grilled mature Cheddar
Baked aubergens with grilled Italian taleggio and herby pesto
Oven roasted white pudding with Piccalilli
Chicken mayonnaise salad
Roasted beetroot and goat’s cheese tartlet with grilled Cheddar
Baked black pudding with café 52 compote
Shredded blade of beef casserole
MacSween’s vegetarian haggis spring rolls with hoisin sauce
Selection of deli meat £8.50
Smoked ham Italian salami, pastrami
Cheese board £13.50
Italian taleggio, Strathdon blue, smoked applewood Chedder, luxury olives
Café 52’s chutney and toasted thins
Antipasto platter £22.00
A selection of hand-picked favourites for 2 people to share
Side dishes £4.90
Parsnip chips with Tate and Lyle’s syrup *Homemade chips
Toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia *Crispy Kale with sweet chili sauce
Wine
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..
Coffees, Teas, Soft Drinks, Beers & Ciders
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
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
Dessert menu
Sample menu – subject to change
Dessert menu
These are a selection of Mrs. B’s fabulous puddings
Brioche bread and butter pudding with elderflower jam served with vanilla ice cream
Clootie dumpling with Drambuie custard
Vanilla panna cotta with rum roasted pineapple
Eton mess – Meringues, chantilly cream and Amarena cherries in Kirsh syrup
Tiramisu – Sponge fingers soaked in espresso favored with Tia Maria, cream cheese and chocolate flakes
Sticky ginger parkin with toffee sauce
Baked lemon tart with Blackcurrant sorbet
Rich chocolate and banana cake served with vanilla ice cream
Far Breton – a custardy cake from Brittany with rum soaked prunes
Carrot cake with toffee sauce
