Mendocino Coast Restaurants

LUNCH

APPETIZERS

*Nachos

Organic blue corn tortilla chips with melted cheese, black beans, sour cream,

salsa, guacamole, green onions 11

Chicken satay

Served with cucumber salad & peanut sauce 10

steamed Mussels — Red curry coconut broth 10

*Guacamole

Blue corn tortilla chips & salsa 8

Soup of the Day or award winning Clam Chowder cup 5 bowl 8

BIG RIVER Salad

Mixed greens with seasonal vegetables

& choice of Gorgonzola dressing, Mendocino Mustard dressing, *balsamic & olive oil

or *lime vinaigrette 12 | with grilled chicken or fish | 14

Soup & Salad — 13

Classic caesar — 12

 Romaine hearts tossed in our Caesar dressing & garlic croutons, Parmesan

and topped with

Chicken 14 | Prawns 16 | Crab cake 17

Hot Thai salad

Chicken, beef, rock shrimp, or tofu over a large green salad 15

Vietnamese Salad

Napa cabbage, bean thread noodles, peanuts, fresh herbs & Vietnamese dressing

with chicken 14 | with prawns 16

Ahi salad

 Seared tuna, buckwheat soba noodles, cabbage, marinated cucumbers,

sesame-ginger dressing 16

LUNCH

SANDWICHES

Crab cake sandwich

with spicy aioli and cabbage 17

Café burger

Grilled Covelo beef 12

with local mushrooms & gorgonzola 14 | with Gruyere & bacon 14

Chicken sandwich

 caramelized onions, apples, gruyere, and aioli 14

Blackened rockfish sandwich

with spicy aioli 15

Steak and brie melt

caramelized onions & horseradish cream 16

Veggie

Gruyere, sprouts, lettuce, tomato, avocado, red onion 11 | with bacon 13

We support the health of our planet and our customers by using local, organic produce, free range chicken, grass fed local meats, 

hormone free dairy and wild harvested seafood. Please note: an asterisk (*) indicates gluten-free choices.

LUNCH

ENTREES

Thai burrito

Choice of chicken, beef, rock shrimp or tofu with organic vegetables

& brown rice in peanut sauce; served with sweet chili sauce 14

Huevos rancheros

Two eggs, corn tortillas, black beans, mojado sauce, melted cheese, sour cream & guacamole 13

Café burrito mojado

Choice of chicken, beef, rock shrimp or veggies

with melted cheese, beans and rice in a flour tortilla;

topped with mojado sauce, sour cream & guacamole 14

Breakfast burrito

Choice of Soyrizo or Roundman’s bacon, eggs & melted cheese, in a flour tortilla;

served with black beans & topped with sour cream & guacamole 14

Quesadilla

Choice of chicken, beef, rock shrimp or veggies

with melted cheese in a large flour tortilla or *organic corn tortillas,

salsa, guacamole & sour cream 12

Fish tacos

Organic corn tortillas with spiced rockfish, cabbage slaw, guacamole,

salsa, black beans & brown rice 15

Seafood fettucine

Clams, mussels, rock shrimp, cherry tomatoes,

basil, garlic, Cajun cream sauce 16

Healing bowl

Soba noodles in a red miso broth with kale & shiitake mushrooms;

choice of chicken, beef, rock shrimp or tofu 15

Thai firepot

Red curry broth and organic vegetables with choice of chicken, beef, rock shrimp or tofu.

Served with choice of brown rice or bean thread noodles

(*or substitute garlic-chili-ginger broth) 14

Stout-Braised Pot Roast

Covelo beef with carrots, mushrooms, fingerling potatoes, horseradish cream 17

An 18% gratuity will be added for parties of five or more. Only one bill will be presented per table.

Please turn cell phones off while in the restaurant.

SIDES

Guacamole  4

Chicken Breast  6

Grilled or blackened prawns (4)  8

Café Red Sweet Thai Chili Sauce — 8 oz bottle  8.95

DINNER

APPETIZERS

Chicken satay

Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Skewers with Cucumber Salad & Peanut Sauce 10

Dim sum

Chinese Steamed Dumplings with Spicy Tamari Dipping Sauce 13

*Nachos

Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips with Black Beans, Melted Cheese,

Sour Cream, Salsa & Guacamole 11

Crab-stuffed portabello

Topped with Parmesan, & baked in Chestnut Bechamel 16

*Baked brie

Housemade Hazelnut & Brown Rice Crackers & Fresh Fruit 9

Calamari

 Sautéed with Lime, Sambal Oelek, Basil, Garlic & Cucumber Salad 11

Soup of the Day or award-winning Clam Chowder

Served with Fresh Bread Cup 5 Bowl 8

DINNER

SALADS

Small Dinner Salad

Mixed Greens or Caesar 8

BIG RIVER Salad

Mixed Greens with Seasonal Vegetables & choice of Gorgonzola Dressing,

Mendocino Mustard Dressing, *Balsamic & Olive Oil

or *Lime Vinaigrette 12 | with Grilled Chicken or Fish 14

Vietnamese salad

Napa Cabbage, Cilantro, Mint, Bean Thread Noodles, Peanuts, & Vietnamese Dressing

with Chicken 14 | with Prawns 16

Classic caesar salad

Romaine Hearts with Garlic Croutons & Parmesan in our Caesar Dressing 12

with Chicken 14 | with Prawns 16

Hot thai salad

Chicken, Beef, Rock Shrimp, or Tofu in our Hot Thai Dressing over a Large Green Salad 15

Warm spinach salad

With Roundman’s Bacon, Mushrooms, Cherry Tomatoes, Onions,

Parmesan & Mendocino Mustard Dressing 13

add Grilled Chicken Breast 15

DINNER

CAFE CLASSICS

Thai burrito

Large Flour Tortilla stuffed with Chicken, Beef, Rock Shrimp or Tofu,

Organic Brown Rice & Vegetables in Housemade Peanut Sauce

with Café Sweet Thai Chili Sauce on the side 14

Thai firepot

Red Curry Broth (or substitute *Garlic-Ginger-Chili Broth)

Organic Vegetables and choice of Chicken, Beef, Rock Shrimp or Tofu

with choice of Brown Rice or Bean Thread Noodles 14

Healing bowl

Soba Noodles in a Red Miso Broth with Kale, Shiitake Mushrooms,

and choice of Chicken, Beef, Rock Shrimp or Tofu 15

Indian-style masala curry

Organic Vegetables and choice of Chicken, Fish or Prawns in an Indian-Spiced

Tomato Cream Sauce served with Green Mango Chutney & Jasmine Rice 21

Pasta florentine

Fettuccine, Mushrooms, Spinach, Basil & Garlic in a Sherry Cream Sauce

Topped with Choice of Grilled Chicken Breast or Tofu 20

*Brazilian Fish Stew

Rock Shrimp, Mussels, Clams, Calamari and Fresh Fish

in a Rich Brazilian Coconut Broth 22

DINNER ENTREE

Served with seasonal vegetables

Sesame seed-crusted ahi

Seared Tuna with Wasabi Crème Fraiche, Jicama-Ginger Relish & Jasmine Rice 25

*Café catch

Local Rockfish with Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms, Basil, White Wine & Lemon

OR Blackened with Spicy Aioli (both with Jasmine Rice) 21

*Scampi

Large Wild Prawns sautéed with Garlic, White Wine, Basil, Cherry Tomatoes,

Lemon & Butter; with Jasmine Rice 26

Roasted chicken

Carrots, Mushrooms & Rosemary Pan Gravy served with Garlic Mashed Potatoes 22

Crab-Stuffed Petrale Sole

Baked in Artichoke-Caper Sauce with Jasmine Rice 27

*covelo new york strip steak AU POIVRE

Served with Wild Mushroom Sauce & Garlic Mashed Potatoes  28

Add Grilled Prawns 32

Vegetarian Pot Pie

Butternut Squash, Mushrooms & Roasted Chestnuts Baked under a 

Flaky Crust with braised greens 20