Dinner Menu  3 courses for £25 !

Starters £ 9.50

Cullen skink – Lightly smoked haddock, potatoes, leeks and cream

Curried chickpea and broccoli soup

Chicken liver pate lased with Scottish whisky with rosemary and sea salt toasted focaccia

Baked black pudding, poached pear and calvados syrup 

Scottish smoked herring pate with toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia

 Goat’s cheese and beetroot carpaccio with and orange and honey dressing

Fired Halloumi with marmalade syrup and cherry tea poached apricots

Bruschetta – Parmesan crusted aubergine with Artichoke aioli on toasted focaccia

Roasted butternut squash and feta tartlet  

MacSween’s vegetarian haggis spring rolls with hoisin dipping sauce  

Main Courses £18.50

Smoky Spanish chorizo and stewed pork sausage casserole

Slow cooked beef cheek with red wine

Tartiflette with potatoes, Savoy cabbage, mushrooms, garlic cream and taleggio

Crispy fried seabass with new potato salad and chicory

Hamburger with Strathdon blue and sweet confit red onions

French style poached chicken with mustard cream sauce

Butter grilled smoked herring fillet with griddled broccoli, garlic oil and a beetroot and berry vinegar

Café 52 Fabulous sharing platter £22

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

Side orders £4.90

Homemade chips

Fried new potatoes with garlic oil

Parsnip fries with Tate and Lyle’s syrup and salt

Scottish crispy kale with sweet chili sauce

Toasted rosemary and sea salt focaccia

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

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