Mendocino Coast Restaurants

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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

BEVERAGES

Cream Soda 2.5

Root Beer 2.5

Ginger Ale 2.5

Cola 2.5

Crystal Geyser Sparkling Juices 2.5

(assorted flavors)

Sonoma Sparklers 3

(assorted flavors)

Guayaki Yerba Mate 3.5

Lemonade 3

Mineral Water 2

Organic Local Apple Juice 3

Milk/Soy Milk 2

Coconut Water 4

BREAKFAST BEVERAGES

We serve fair trade, shade grown,

organic, locally roasted coffee

Regular or Decaf 2.5

Espresso 3

Cappuccino 3.25

Latte 3.5

Mocha Latte 3.95

Extra shots add .5

Cocoa 3

(non-fat, low-fat, whole or soy milk)

Café Freshly Brewed Iced Tea 3

Guayaki Yerba Mate 3.5

HOT TEA 2

English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Irish Breakfast,

Orange Spice, Darjeeling, Chai Spice, Mate,

Jasmine Green, Japanese Green

deCAF/HERBAL 2

Mango Ceylon, Chamomile, Blackberry,

Peppermint, Lemon Ginger,

Decaf Earl Grey, Decaf Chai Spice

BEER

on tap pint 4.75  or  ½ pint 3

Blue Star Wheat

Boont Amber Ale

Boont IPA

Scrimshaw Pilsner

bottles 3.5

Local:

Butte Creek Organic Pale Ale

Poleeko Pale Ale

Pranqster

Racer Five

Rasputin Stout

Red Seal Ale

Red Tail Ale


Out of town:

Amstel Light

Anchor Steam

Corona

Clausthaler (Non-Alcoholic)

Guinness

Heineken

Negra Modelo

Pilsner Urquell

Singha

Sapporo

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Mike’s Hard Lemonade

Mendocino Cafe 
10451 Lansing St
Mendocino, CA 95460
(707) 937-6141
Credit Card & Cash

Hours:  11am - need to get
Cuisine: Vegetarian, Thai, Seafood, American
Price Range:  $11- $30
Atmosphere: casual 
10451 Lansing Street, Mendocino, CA 95460

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