Lunch & Dinner

Cafe El Palomar Lunch & Dinner Menu

Appetizers

Nachos

Chips topped with refried beans, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa fresca, & sour crea.

Regular

$14

Chicken

$17

Carne Asada

$20

Quesadilla

Two flour tortillas filled with melted cheese & topped with salsa tomatillo, guacamole, sour cream, & salsa fresca.

Cheese

$12

Chicken

$16

Shrimp

$18

Carne Asada

$18

Chicken Flautas

Six rolled & fried corn taquitos, filled with shredded chicken. Topped with salsa tomatillo, guacamole, sour cream, & salsa fresca.

$18

Fried Calamari

Served with cocktail & tarter sauce.

$17

Jalapeño Poppers

$12

Buffalo Wings

$12

Prawn Cocktail

Prawns, avocado, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, & cilantro.

$19

Camarones Tostadas

Two tostadas with refried beams, shrimp, salsa fresca, & guacamole.

$18

Ceviche (Fish) Tostadas*

Two tostadas with refried beans, fish, salsa fresca, & avocado.

$18

Ceviche Plate*

Topped with avocado, & served with tortilla chips.

$18

Lunch Specials

Served Daily 11am — 3pm | After 3pm +1.00 more One entrée from below served with tortillas, rice, & option of refried, whole, or black beans. Choose one filling: Grilled Chicken, Carnitas, Shredded Beef, Shredded Chicken, Cheese, Guacamole, Chile Verde, Chile Colorado. Add 1.00 for Shrimp or Snapper | 2.00 for Salmon or Carne Asada

#1 Enchilada

Your Choice of filling, covered with red sauce and melted cheese. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, & salsa fresca.

$16

#2 Tostada

Your Choice of filling, on a crispy corn tortilla, wit refried beans, lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream, & cheese

$16

#3 Chile Relleno

A fresh pasilla pepper stuffed with jack cheese, breaded with egg, then deep-fried. Covered with a red tomato sauce, onion, & bell peppers. Topped with melted cheese. **No Choice Filling.

$17

#4 Sope

Your choice of filling inside a small puffy tortilla bowl, with refried beans, lettuce, sour cream, & salsa fresca

$16

#5 Tamal

Your choice of cheese, shredded chicken, or shredded beef. Covered with green mole sauce & melted cheese. Topped with sour cream & guacamole.

$16

#6 Chile Verde

Pork simmered in a green chile sauce with bell peppers & onions.

$16

#7 Chile Colorado

Pork simmered in red chile guajillo sauce.

$16

#8 Small Chimichanga

A deep-fried burrito filled with, your choice of filling, refried beans, and rice. Topped with guacamole & sour cream.

$16

#9 Taco

A corn tortilla, your choice o filling refried beans, Linda's cabbage, salsa ranchera, and salsa tomatillo.

$16

#10 Small Burrito

A small flour tortilla filled with beans, rice, and your choice of filling.

$16

Hamburger & Fries

1/3lb patty, cooked to your preference. Served with lettuce, tomato, onion, & mayonnaise.

$14

Hamburger & Fries - Lunch Specials

Cheese$1

Bacon$2

Guacamole$2

Burritos

Make it wet with green or red sauce & melted cheese. Add $2.00

Foxy’s

A flour tortilla filled with refried beans, rice, & cheese.

Supreme

A flour tortilla filled with refried beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream, & Linda’s cabbage.

Chicken

$15

Carne Asada

$17

Make it Wet & Melted Cheese

Green Sauce$2

Red Sauce$2

Santa Cruz

A flour tortilla filled with refried beans, rice, & cheese. Covered with green mole sauce and melted cheese.

Chicken

$15

Carne Asada

$17

Chile Verde

A flour tortilla filled with chile verde, refried beans, rice, cheese, sour cream, & Linda's cabbage. Covered with green mole sauce & melted cheese.

$16

Bandera

A flour tortilla filled with chile colorado and chile verde, refried beans, rice, lettuce, salsa fresca, & cheese. Covered with green mole sauce, red sauce, & melted cheese.

$16

Carnitas

A flour tortilla filled with carnitas, whole beans, rice, salsa fresca, salsa tomatillo, avocado, fresh jalapeños, & cilantro.

$15

Harbor

A flour tortilla filled with carne asada, shrimp, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, & mushrooms, sauteed with cilantro garlic butter, salsa ranchera, cheese, & cajun spice.

$18

Chimichanga

A flour tortilla filled with your choice of meat, bell peppers, carrots, onions, & whole beans; then deep-fried. Topped with guacamole & sour cream. Served with refried beans & rice.

Chicken

$18

Chicken (a la carta)

$16

Carne Asada

$20

Carne Asada (a la carta)

$20

House Specialties

Served with tortillas, rice, & option of refried, whole pinto, or black beans.

Fajitas

Your choice of meat, with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, all sauteed with garlic butter, salsa ranchera, & salsa tomatillo. Served with guacamole, sour cream, & salsa fresca.

Chicken

$25

Camarones

$27

Carne Asada

$27

Combo

$30

Steak Ranchero

Skirt steak charbroiled, & cut into strips. Sauteed with cilantro garlic butter, salsa ranchera, bell pepper, onions, & tomatoes. Served with guacamole.

$24

Chile Verde

Tender pieces of pork simmered in a green chile sauce with bell peppers & onions.

$20

Chile Colorado

Tender pieces of pork simmered in a red chile guajillo sauce.

$20

Caritas Plate

Shredded pork with salsa tomatillo & salsa fresca. Served with guacamole.

$20

Huevos Rancheros*

Two eggs over easy served on a tostada, with refried beans, melted cheese, & salsa ranchera.

$18

Enchilada Suiza de Pollo

A large enchilada made on a flour tortilla, filled with shredded chicken. Covered with green mole sauce, melted cheese, & sour cream on top.

$18

Enchiladas

Two corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat. Covered with red sauce & melted cheese. Topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, & sour cream.

Grilled Chicken

$20

Shredded Chicken

$20

Shredded Beef

$20

Carnitas

$20

Chile Verde

$20

Chile Colorado

$20

Carne Asada

$22

Tacos

Two corn tortillas filled with refired beans, Linda's cabbage, salsa ranchers, salsa tomatillo, and your choice of meat.

Grilled Chicken

$20

Shredded Chicken

$20

Shredded Beef

$20

Carnitas

$20

Chile Verde

$20

Chile Colorado

$20

Carne Asada

$22

Crispy Tacos

Two crispy corn tortillas filled with refried beans, shredded chicken or shredded beef, lettuce, salsa tomatillo, salsa fresca, & cheese.

$19

Soups

Caldo de Pollo

Chicken vegetable soup, w/ cilantro on top. Served with a small side of rice, lime, & tortillas.

$17

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Shredded chicken in a tomato & guajillo sauce. Topped w/ avocado, Mexican cheese, sour cream, corn, & tortilla strips.

$17

Pozole

Tender pieces of pork w/ hominy in a red guajillo sauce. Served with a side of cabbage, oregano, line, & tortillas.

$17

Combinations

Choose 2 items to create your Combo!

Combination

Choose two items to create your own combo. Served with tortillas, rice, & option of refried, whole pinto, or black beans.

$20

#1 Item - Combo

Enchilada

Taco

Sope

Salads

Salad

Fresh mixed greens, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocado. Your choice of item will be sauteed with cilantro garlic butter & salsa tomatillo.

$20

Fiesta Salad

Romaine lettuce, tomato, corn, prawns sauteed with cilantro, garlic butter, black beans, & tortilla strips on top. Served with chipotle dressing on the side.

$20

Chicken Caesar Salad

Romaine lettuce, grilled chicken sauteed with cilantro butter, parmesan cheese, croutons, & caesar dressing.

$18

Taco Salad

A deep-fried flour tortilla, filled with refried beans, rice, lettuce, salsa fresca, guacamole, and cheese. Choose one filling.

Chicken

$18

Shrimp

$20

Snapper

$20

Salmon

$20

Carne Asada

$20

Vegetarian

(Beans & Rice are vegan) Served with tortillas, rice, & option of refried, whole pinto, or black beans.

Veggie Garden Bowl

A deep-fried whole wheat tortilla, filled with black beans, cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, & carrots. All sauteed with cilantro garlic butter, salsa ranchera, & salsa tomatillo. Topped with avocado.

$16

Guacamole Sopes

2 small puffy tortilla bowls filled with refried beans, guacamole, lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream, & cheese.

$20

Cheese Enchiladas

2 corn tortillas filled with cheese and covered with red sauce. Topped with lettuce, salsa fresca, & sour cream.

$18

Veggie Chimichanga

A flour tortilla, filled with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, mushrooms, whole beans, & rice. All sauteed in cilantro garlic butter and salsa tomatillo; then deep-fried. Topped with salsa ranchera.

$18

Veggie Burrito

Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms all sauteed with cilantro garlic butter salsa ranchera, tomatillo, and salsa fresca, rice, whole beans, & cheese.

Reg

$18

A la Carta

$16

Veggie Fajitas

Mixed veggies, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, sauteed with cilantro garlic butter, salsa ranchera, & salsa tomatillo. Served with guacamole, sour cream, & salsa fresca.

$25

Vegan

(Beans & Rice are vegan) Served with tortillas, rice, & option of refried, whole pinto, or black beans.

Garden Plate

Zucchini, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, bell peppers, spinach, sauteed in olive oil, & salsa ranchera. Served with avocado.

$20

Vegetarian

Vegan

Red Enchiladas

2 corn tortillas filled with spinach & onions sauteed in olive oil. Covered with red sauce, lettuce avocado, and salsa fresca.

$20

Vegetarian

Vegan

Tacos de Guacamole

2 corn tortillas filled with refried beans, guacamole, Linda's cabbage, salsa ranchera, & salsa tomatillo.

$20

Vegetarian

Vegan

Seafood

Served with tortillas, rice, and the option of refried, whole pinto, or black beans.

★ Leo's Special

Combination of skirt steak, prawns, & red snapper. Topped with cilantro garlic butter, & salsa tomatillo. Seviche served on a bed of Linda's cabbage with guacamole on the side.

Serves 1 Person

$30

Serves 2 People

$45

★ Eduardo's Special

Skirt steak & prawns sauteed with cilantro garlic butter & salsa tomatillo. Served with guacamole.

$28

Salmon Ranchero

A fresh fillet of charbroiled salmon on a bed of salsa ranchera, with cilantro garlic butter on top. Served with guacamole. [$ Market Price]

$28

Huachinango en Salsa Roja

A fresh red snapper fillet, charbroiled, & topped with red guajillo sauce sauteed in cilantro garlic butter. Served with guacamole.

$25

Camarones a la Mission

Prawns, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, & mushrooms, all sauteed w/ cilantro garlic butter, & salsa tomatillo.

$25

Camarones Rancheros

Prawns, bell peppers, onions, & tomatoes, all sauteed w/ cilantro garlic butter, & salsa ranchera.

$25

Camarones a la Diabla

Prawns sauteed w/ cilantro garlic butter, & hot guajillo sauce (red spicy salsa). Served with guacamole.

$25

Mild

Camarones Vallarta

Prawns wrapped in bacon and deep-fried served on a bed of lettuce, topped w/ salsa fresca & avocado.

$25

Enchiladas Camarones

Two corn tortillas filled w/ sauteed shrimp, covered w/ green sauce & melted cheese. Topped w/ guacamole & sour cream.

$25

Burrito de Camarones

A flour tortilla filled w/ shrimp, whole beans, salsa fresca, & cheese, all sauteed in cilantro garlic butter. Covered w/ green mole sauce & melted cheese.

Regular

$22

A la Carta

$20

Tacos de Camarones

Two corn tortillas filled w/ sauteed shrimp, refried beans, Linda's cabbage, salsa ranchera, & salsa tomatillo.

$22

Tacos de Snapper

Two corn tortillas filled w/ grilled snapper, refried beans, Linda's cabbage, salsa ranchera, & salsa tomatillo.

$22

Tacos de Salmon

Two tacos filled w/ grilled salmon, refried beans, Linda's cabbage, salsa ranchera, & salsa tomatillo. [$ Market Price]

$23

Pescado Dorado

A fresh whole trout deep-fried served on a bed of lettuce. Topped w/ tomatoes & avocado. [$ Market Price]

$26

7 Mares

A soup prepared w/ a variety of seafood: catfish, calamari, clams, crab meat, octopus, shrimp, & salmon. Served w/ tortillas. (does not come w/ rice & beans)

$28

À la Carta

Taco

Sope

Enchilada

Tostada

Chile Relleno

$11

Chile Verde Bowl

$12

Drinks

See our Special Coktails Menu

Horchata

Soda

Martinelli's Apple Juice

Orange Juice

Kern's Guava

Kern's Mango

Milk

Coffee

Hot Tea

Iced Tea

Desserts

Flan

Cheese Cake

Chocolate Mousse Cake

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