Café 52 Lunch Menu

menu subject to change

CAFÉ 52. DEAL! 3 COURSE LUNCH FOR £25

LUNCH MENU 

Starters £8.95
Cullen skink, potatoes, leeks, cream and smoked haddock
Roasted pumpkin and lentil soup
Fried halloumi with poached apricots and a marmalade and gin jam
Luxury marinated herring with Lemon and dill crème fraiche and pickled onions
Beetroot houmous with Mrs. B’s Bramble vinaigrette and toasted focaccia
Bruschetta- Smoked salmon, crayfish lemon and dill crème fraiche, toasted sundried tomato and herb focaccia
Smoked herring pate with toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia
Chicken liver pate laced with Scottish whisky. Served with toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia

Fabulous New Main Courses £13.75
Butter grilled smoked herring fillet with a fried egg on toasted farmhouse bread
Diner style Café 52 beef burger with fried onions and heritage tomatoes
Autumn chicken salad with soft Holburn apples and new potatoes in light mayonnaise, yoghurt, lemon and fresh herbs
Fresh fish! Lemon sole fillet fried in breadcrumbs, served with a seasonal garden salad and French dressing
Mushroom hot pot: Fried brown mushrooms with garlic, potatoes, white wine, cream, vegetable stock and Strathdon blue cheese
N.E Scotland traditional dish: Beef stovies with bramble pickled beetroot – Tender shredded beef cooked in a large
pot with potatoes, onions and beef stock. Beetroot is served on the side.
Best quality smoky chorizo sausage - Chopped and grilled, served with heritage tomatoes and picalilli

                                                                          Toasted ciabatta sandwiches £9.30 / with either soup £13.90                                                                      pastrami with mustard mayonnaise and grilled Emmental
Italian salami with piccalilli, grilled mature Cheddar
Smoked ham, Branson pickle, Grilled mature Chedder
Scillian caponata (sweet and sour slow roasted vegetable) with grilled Italian taleggio
Grilled black pudding with Chinese plum sauce and grilled mature cheddar

 ANTI PASTO PLATTER £22.00*
A selection of hand-picked favorites’ for 2 people to share

Side orders £4.90
Homemade chips - Crispy Scottish kale with sweet chili sauce, creamy new potato salad
Fried parsnips with Tate and Lyle syrup, Toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia
Beetroot and red onion salad with Mrs B’s bramble vinaigrette, crispy fried garlic new potatoes

Mrs. B’s Fabulous genuine homemade puddings £10.75
Carrot cake with cranberries and toffee sauce
Rich chocolate cake with dark cherry sorbet
White chocolate panna cotta with baked nectarines and a passionfruit and orange syrup
Eton mess, meringues, Chantilly cream and rum roasted pineapple

Cheese board £13.95
Italian taleggio, Strathdon blue and Smoked applewood Cheddar
Café 52s chutney, marinated olives and toasted thins

£ 25 3 course deal is for 1 x starter, 1 x main course and 1 x Mrs B’s pudding) Sandwiches, specials, cheeseboard,
sharing platters, sharing specials and side orders are not included.These will be charged at their individual prices

Café 52 Dinner Menu

Menu subject to change

CAFÉ 52 DINNER MENU
Deal! 3 courses £25*

STARTERS £9.80
Cullen skink, potatoes, leeks, cream and smoked haddock
Mushroom and thyme soup croutons and grated parmesan
Crispy fried black pudding, red wine poached pear, beetroot and red wine syrup
Crispy fried halloumi, poached apricots and Gin and marmalade jam
Deep fried marinated artichokes, crispy kale and Mrs. B’s Chinese plum sauce
Beetroot houmous with Mrs, B’s bramble vinaigrette and toasted focaccia
Luxury marinated herring, pepper and feta cheeses mousse on Rye bread
Baked goat’s cheese with café 52’s compote, grilled nectarine and red wine reduction
Chicken liver pate laced with Scottish whisky. Served with toasted focaccia
Scottish smoked herring pate. Served with toasted focaccia

MAIN COURSES £18.50
Lemon sole fried in breadcrumbs with oven dried heritage tomatoes and garden herbs
Grilled smoked herring fillets with sweet beetroot and red onion salad and a beetroot vinaigrette
Best quality smoky Spanish chorizo with fried new potatoes tossed in garlic oil and paprika
Beef and red wine casserole – Slow cooked for 3 hours. A delight!
Butter poached chicken breast with garden apples and fresh herbs
Café 52 beef burger, lettuce, heritage tomatoes, confit onions, grilled Strathdon blue
French style mushroom hot pot – Mushrooms and butterbeans cooked in brandy and mushroom stock
with cream and grilled Strathdon blue cheese
Stuffed roast pepper with bulgur wheat, grilled taleggio, mozzarella and a smoky tomato sauce
Ashley’s Caponata – A traditional Sicilian dish with stewed peppers, aubergines, courgettes -
olives and garlic

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 - Creamy new potato salad
Toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia - Crispy fried Scottish kale with sweet chili sauce
MRS B’S FABULOUS HOMEMADE PUDDINGS £10.95
Brioche bread and butter pudding with Victoria plum jam
Victoria plum cake with dark cherry sorbet
Tiramisu, sponge fingers soaked in espresso flavored with Tia Maria, cream cheese, chocolate flakes
Banana cake with Chantilly cream and Turkish honey
Eton mess, meringues Chantilly cream and rum roasted pineapple

AFFOGATO £11.90
Vanilla ice cream, espresso and a choice of liqueur

CHEESEBOARD £13.90
Italian taleggio, Strathdon blue and isle of Kintyre Smoked applewood Cheddar
luxury olives and a selection of jams and compotes

3 course deal for £25 does not include side orders, sharing platter, specials and cheeseboard

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

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