Café 52 Lunch Menu
Homemade soups with quality local ingredients £6.95
Cullen skink made with pale smoked haddock
Roasted butternut squash, carrot and cumin soup
Light Lunches or a Tasty starter £7.95
Roasted red pepper and butternut squash houmous with toasted thins
Oven roasted red pepper and courgette with feta cheese and pistachio pesto
Toasted crumpet with smoked salmon and a lemon, dill crème fraiche and crispy capers
Smoked herring pate with toasted Rosemary and sea salt focaccia
chicken liver and whisky pate with toasted thins
Marinated Herring on rye bread with baby gem, tarragon mayonnaise and crunchie cucumber
Main Courses £13.50
Flaked Scottish mackerel fillet with tarragon mayonnaise on toasted ciabatta
Grilled garlicy aubergine and courgettes with a herby tomato sauce and farmhouse bread
Grilled pork sausage and caramelized onion Spanish tortilla with a Sicilian caponata
Russian sausage with creamy new potato salad, oven roasted tomatoes and confit onions
Café 52 ploughmen’s- toasted farmhouse bread, grilled Florian sausage, smoked cheddar and Mrs. B’s green tomato chutney
Chicken breast, sautéed mushroom with a pesto mayonnaise on toasted ciabatta and grilled black pudding
café 52 beef burger with caramelized onions, lettuce, beef tomatoes in a floury bap
Open Toasted Sandwiches on Ciabatta £7.95
Florian sausage with mustard mayonnaise and grilled cheddar cheese
Sicilian style caponata with grilled Emmental
Fresh chicken breast in a sweet chill mayonnaise and grilled French Brie
Honey roast ham, oven roasted tomatoes with BBQ sauce and grilled Emmental
Side Orders £4.50
Home made chips
Parsnips with sea salt and honey
Crispy fried Scottish kale
Rosemary and sea salt focaccia
fabulous sharing platter £18.50
A wonderful selection of hand picked favorites for 2 people to share
Café 52 Evening Menu
Starters £9.50
Roasted butternut squash, carrot a cumin soup
Cullen skink with pale smoked haddock, potatoes and leeks
Baked goats cheese with red wine poached pear, sticky red onions and kirsch syrup
Roasted red pepper and courgette tartlet with feta cheese and pistachio pesto
Chicken liver and whisky pate and toasted Rosemary and sea salt focaccia
Toasted crumpet with baby gem lettuce grill courgette feta a pistachio pesto
Smoked herring pate with pickled ginger and toasted Rosemary and sea salt focaccia
Marinated herring, sliced beef tomato with garlic, lemon and dill crème fraiche
Main Courses £18.50
Smoked mackerel fillet with a crispy apple and caper mini caper salsa, home roasted tomatoes and sherry, Lemon and garlic dressing
Grilled aubergine and courgette with crispy kale on a garlic and herby tomato sauce with shaved parmesan
slow cooked ox cheek and vegetable casserole, cooked with a Rioja red wine and Pedro Ximenez sherry
Li’s Nepalese aromatic chicken curry with achar (a traditional tomato chutney)
Russian sausage with creamy new potato salad and chermoula
Café 52 beef burger with lettuce, beef tomato, crispy bacon, confit onions and a floury bap
Fried sea bass with oven roasted fennel, marinated artichokes and an orange Aioli
Sharing platter £18.50
A wonderful selection of hand-picked favorites for 2 people sharing
Side Dishes £4.50
Home-made chips
Parsnips with sea-salt and honey
Crispy fried Scottish kale – with sweet chili sauce
Rosemary and sea salt focaccia
New potatoes with herb butter
Café 52 Tapas Menu
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
Wine
White wine
Chacabouco Viognier, 2023, 13% (175ml glass £7.50 / Bottle £26.95)
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 £7.50 / Bottle £26.95)
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
Les Vignerons, colombard sauvignon, France, 2023, 12% (175ml glass £7.50 / Bottle £27.00)
Crisp and refreshing with hints of grapefruit, tropical fruits and lemon with a clean zippy finish, a very drinkable wine indeed. ‘simply beautiful’
Indaba Chenin Blanc, South Africa, Western Cape, 2023, 13% (Bottle £34.00)
Alive and kicking with honeyed pear, honeydew melon and kept in check with the sharpness of red apple. Spot on!
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 £32.00)
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% (£43.50)
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 £6.50 / Bottle £25.50)
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.
Ca’di Ponti Nero D’Avola, Sicily, Italy, 2022, 14% (175ml glass £7.90 / Bottle £29.00)
Volcanic soils and intense sunshine whacking out bundles of black cherries, smoke and plums. Yes please!
Les Oliviers Grenache Noir, Languedoc, France, 2022, 14% (175ml glass £8.90 / Bottle £32.00)
Hitting the nail right on the head this 100% Grenache from the South of France has nuances of strawberries and red cherries. Its silky soft and splendidly spicy. Don’t just sit there, order a bottle.
Bianai, Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain, 2022, 13.5% (Bottle £28.00)
I love Spain, I really do. And I really love Rioja. This is one of the wines I had the pleasure of drinking in May 2017 with a group of wonderful people. This Tinto is young, fresh, ripe, loaded with juicy plum and dark cherries very easy to drink.
Chacabuco Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2023 13.5.% (Bottle £32.00)
A nose of plum, damson and black cherry fruit. Smooth, soft tannins, a clean acidity and a hint of spice, just Delicious.
Santa Alba Carmenere, Curico, Chile, 2023, 13.5% (Bottle £34.00)
With a distinguished history originating in Bordeaux, The Chileans have embraced the Carmenere grape variety that’s characteristics are not dissimilar to Merlot. This is intense, dark, mysterious even, with notes of chocolate, vanilla and bucket loads of brambles. Belter.
Chȃteau Carbonac, Corbiѐres France 2022, 13.5% (Bottle £36.50)
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
Cawston press sparkling Rhubarb and 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, strawberry, pear, peach, mango: £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: £4.00
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 £6.50
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
Birra Moretti 4.6% vol 330ml £5.50
Italian brewed lager with a special blend of high-quality hops, creating a smooth full body beer, whole meal top notes and delicate citrus under notes, delish.
Estrella Damm 4.6% Vol, 330ml £5.50
Refreshing and versatile with a strong hoppy character but no bitter taste
an easy drinker
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
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