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- A la Carte Menu
- Starters - La Pentola Classics
- Fresh Oysters (6)R 175.00Fresh Knysna Oysters served classically on a bed of crushed ice with fresh lemon sided withblack pepper and Tabasco.
- Thai Style Fish CakesR 95.00Fresh line fish, calamari & smoked salmon combined with sweet potato, green peas,sweetcorn, ginger & lemongrass. Rolled in Japanese breadcrumbs & lightly fried till goldenbrown served on Asian coleslaw dressed with lemon & olive oil. Dollops of Thai style greencurry mayo.
- Springbok CarpaccioThin slices of smoked Springbok topped with Kalamata olives, red onion, cherry tomatoes & fresh lemon. Drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice then sprinkled with a local parmesan cheese.StarterR 125.00Main SizeR 205.00
- Hermanus Abalone House SpecialityR 285.00Locally cultivated Abalone tenderised in teriyaki, white wine & lemon juice. Dusted in flour& lightly egg washed, flavoured with garlic, black pepper, chilli & thyme. Pan fried untilgolden & served with a sauce of your choice:
Lemon Butter or Mozambican (Peri-peri cream sauce) or Cape Style (white wine, cream, black pepper, leaks) - Basil and Port Livers House SpecialityR 105.00Chicken livers pan fried with butter, onion, mixed peppercorns & garlic. Touch of tomato,port and fresh cream & flavoured with basil.
- Cherry CalamariR 110.00Strips of Calamari steak rolled in Cajun spice & grilled topped with a Maraschino Cherryliqueur pepper sauce.
- Smoked Duck Pastry House SpecialityR 105.00Deboned smoked duck pan fried with mushroom & red onions, doused with vintage port,bound with cream. Wrapped in phyllo pastry, dusted with brown sugar & black pepperbacked until crisp.
- Pea & Bacon SoupR 95.00Sweet green peas cooked in vegetable stock blended with cream & sprinkled with crispybacon.
- Starters - On the Green Side
- Baby Marrow CarpaccioR 85.00Thin slices of baby marrow dressed with lemon, olive oil, coriander & a touch of chilli,dusted with parmesan & feta cheese and baked.
- Rewind HalloumiR 105.00Halloumi cheese, grilled & served with fresh grapes, macerated in sugar & olive oil with lemon & fresh mint.
- Thai Butternut SoupR 85.00Delicious sweet butternut poached in vegetable stock and blended. Then flavoured with Thai green curry paste, lemon grass, ginger & basil sweetened with coconut cream.
- Magic MushroomsR 115.00Button mushrooms pan-fried in butter with garlic, black pepper & flavoured with parsley. Doused with vintage port, dusted with Japanese-style bread crumbs & local parmesan cheese, then oven-baked until golden.
- Greek SaladR 140.00Cucumber, rosa tomatoes, local Feta, Kalamata olives, fresh oregano & dressed with fresh lemon & extra virgin olive oil. A traditional way to start a Mediterranean summer’s lunch.
- Outback not ChickenR 115.00Tender chicken alternative grilled with Cajun spice and tossed through a sweet granadilla honey orange sauce.
- Extra Bread per rollR 15.00Our legendary artisanal Caper & Mushroom Bread is baked on-site and served with butter.
- Chefs Note :I recommend for a true LaPentola taste experience, order a variety of starters & share them in the centre of the table. Mediterranean style, it is fun, interactive & super delicious.
- Seafood
- Seafood Extravaganza (House Speciality)R 295.00Fresh Hake grilled to perfection & topped with a delicious white wine, prawn & mussel, fresh thyme cream sauce. Served with basmati rice & seasonal vegetables. Cream can be swapped for tomato or butter sauce
- Fresh Hake Cajun Style (House Speciality)R 185.00Fresh line caught Hake fillet dusted in Cajun spices, flat top grilled laced with fresh ginger, lemon butter basil sauce, then served with potato croquettes & seasonal vegetables.
- Hermanus AbaloneR 495.00Locally cultivated abalone tenderised in white wine, lemon juice & teriyaki sauce, dusted in flour and lightly egg washed, flavoured with garlic, black pepper, chilli & thyme. Pan-fried until golden & served with basmati rice, seasonal vegetables & your choice of:
White Wine Lemon Butter or Mozambican (Peri-peri cream sauce) or Cape Style (white wine, cream, black pepper, leaks) - Seafood Pasta (House Speciality)R 295.00Combination of Prawns, Mussels & Calamari pan fired with butter, garlic & black pepper, doused with white wine and bound with cream & flavoured with a squeeze of lemon & a pinch of thyme. Tossed through with spaghetti.
- __________________________________________Gluten Free OptionR 40.00
- Oven Baked PrawnsR 350.00Six large King Prawns doused with white wine, garlic, lemon, fresh thyme, olive oil & butter. Oven baked &served in its own jus. Served with basmati rice & seasonal veg.
- De Kelders Seafood Platter (House Speciality)R 1150.00A local seafood feast, a combination of Cajun Calamari steaks, ten large King Prawns, eight Mussels done in aclassic French Provencal sauce, grilled line fish & grilled fresh line fish & Hake served with rice, croquettes &seasonal vegetables. Served with Garlic butter & Peri-Peri sauce.
- Rooi Els PlatterR 1950.00A seafood fiesta fit for a King, a combination of Cajun Calamari steaks, ten large King Prawns, eightMussels done in a classic French Provencal sauce, grilled fresh line fish & Hake & two Crayfish servedwith rice, croquettes & seasonal vegetables. Served with Garlic butter & Peri-Peri sauce.
- Chef’s Shellfish PlatterR 2850.00Chef’s choice of shellfish with his favourite sauces. Twelve King Prawns, four Crayfish, oven baked toperfection accompanied by twelve mussels in a chardonnay cream sauce & locally cultivated abalonelightly fried in an egg wash with garlic, chilli, pepper & thyme. Served with garlic butter, and ChefShane’s Portugese style peri-peri cream beer sauce.
- ADD ON:Extra Crayfish (each)R 400.00Extra Abalone (each)R 105.00
- Meat
- Hermanus Sole (House Specialty)R 275.00West Coast sole grilled to perfection and topped with a combination of seafood in a delicious white wine & thyme sauce. Served with basmati rice & seasonal vegetables
- KWV Steak (House Speciality)Tender steak flame grilled to yourpreference, served in KWV brandy, wholegrain Dijon mustard, garlic, bay leaf &green peppercorn cream sauce. Served withpotato croquettes and seasonal vegetables.. .400g SirloinR 325.00. .200g FilletR 335.00
- Bazaruto SteakTender beef steak flame grilled to your preference & served with a sauce made with red braised onion, peri-peri, bay leaf, whole peeled Italian tomato, doused with beer & bound with fresh cream, and topped with two king prawns. Served with potato croquettes and seasonal vegetables.. .400g SirloinR 415.00. .200g FilletR 425.00
- Honey Mustard PorkR 245.00Sliced pork fillet pan fried in butter withpeppercorns, bay leaf & red onions flamedwith brandy sweetened with honey & wholegrain Dijon mustard then bound withcream. Served with potato croquettes andseasonal vegetables.
- Nonna’s Spaghetti BolognaiseR 195.00Beef mince, celery, carrots, red onions &garlic, slowly braised & doused with whitewine, bound with whole peeled Italiantomato & left to simmer for a few hourstossed with spaghetti & dusted withparmesan.
- Forest SpringbokR 385.00Tender springbok loin grilled to yourpreference topped with button mushroomspan fried in olive oil & butter tossed throughwith red braised onions & black pepper,doused with port & flavoured with freshbasil. Served with potato croquettes andseasonal vegetables.
- From The Grill
- MeatSirloin 400gR 265.00Fillet 200gR 275.00Springbok Loin 200gR 325.00
- Poultry:Chicken Breast 200gR 165.00Duck BreastR 265.00
- Fish:Calamari SteakR 195.00King Prawns (each)R 65.00KingklipSQLine FishSQ
- SaucesLemon butter / Peri-peri butter /Garlic butterR 45.00KWV / Pepper / Mushroom / Cheese / Honey & MustardR 65.00
- SidesCroquettes / RiceR 45.00Side Salad / VegetablesR 65.00
- ExtrasParmesan CheeseR 30.00
- Vegetarian Mains
- Thai Vegetable Curry (Vegan & Gluten Free)R 185.00Fresh vegetables pan-fried with ginger, lemon grass, chilli, garlic & green curry Thai paste, bound with coconut cream. Sprinkled with almonds & served with rice noodles & poppadom.
- Rainbow Salad (Vegan & Gluten Free)R 175.00Fresh from the Hemel-En-Aarde Valley, a variety of mixed lettuce, cucumber, radishes, carrot,rosa tomatoes, topped with slices of seasonal fruit, finished with a variety of mixed seeds &nuts.
- Dahl PastryR 195.00Lentils pan-fried in olive & butter, red braised onions, bay leaves, mixed pepper, mixed curry powder, ginger, and cumin seeds. Flavoured with garlic & bound with cream and whole peeled Italian tomato and wrapped in phyllo pastry layered with mozzarella cheese & oven-baked until golden brown.
- Fungi Luigi Pasta (House Speciality)R 195.00A La Pentola classic. Button mushrooms pan-fried with Madagascan peppercorns, onions &garlic flamed with Sambucca bound with cream & tossed through with spaghetti pasta.
- Willow’s Eco WarriorR 220.00Red braised onions pan-fried in olive & butter with a Chicken alternative, black peppercorns, sun-dried tomato’s & fresh basil. Doused with white wine & left to reduce, bound with cream. Tossed through with penne pasta & dusted with local parmesan cheese.
- Santorini Halloumi Cheese SteakR 235.00Halloumi cheese coated in Cajun spice and grilled laced with a delicious white wine, lemon, oregano fresh cream sauce dusted with roasted almonds. Served with seasonal vegetables and potato croquettes.
- Add OnGluten Free PastaR 40.00Vegan ChickenR 85.00Vegan Coconut CreamR 30.00
- Poultry
- Santorini Chicken (House Speciality)R 195.00Tender chicken breast pan-fried in butter, black pepper & fresh oregano. Doused with chardonnay, bound with fresh cream, flavoured with lemon and reduced. Dusted with feta cheese & roasted almonds. Served with potato croquettes & seasonal vegetables.
- Afro Parisian ChickenR 245.00Tender chicken breast pan-fried in butter, braised with mixed peppercorns & doused in vegetable stock, bound with organic roasted peanut butter & fresh cream. Topped with a nut& mango achar and served with potato croquettes and seasonal vegetables.
- Duck in Triple SecR 325.00Tender duck breast grilled to your preference sliced & served with sweet orange, fresh thyme& Triple sec butter sauce. Served with basmati rice and seasonal vegetables.
- Under 12's Main
- Marley's Fish FilletR 95.00Fresh line fish grilled & served with lemon butter, croquettes & veggies.
- Marina’s Chicken StripsR 95.00Tender strips of chicken breasts crumbed & fried, served with croquettes & veggies.
- Spidermans Penne BolognaiseR 55.00Beef mince made traditionally with Italian tomato and left to simmer for a few hours. Served with penne.
- Tinkerbell’s Spaghetti NapoletanaR 80.00Whole peeled Italian tomato sauce cooked for hours on the stove & tossed through withspaghetti.
- Paw Patrol HalloumiR 95.00Finger of grilled halloumi cheese. Served with fresh sliced green apple, carrots & cucumber.Finger food with a healthy twist.
- Under 12's - Sweet Tooth
- Captain Hook’s Ice Cream and Chocolate SauceR 55.00Scoop of vanilla ice cream with homemade chocolate sauce & sprinkles.
- Teen Titans Treat - (Dairy Free & Vegan)R 75.00Ask your waiter which flavours are available.
- Decadent Desserts
- Lindt Salted Caramel Chocolate Fondant (Gluten Free)R 135.00Salted Caramel chocolate fondant oven baked to order sided with vanilla ice cream &caramel popcorn.
- Halva Pancake (House Speciality)R 105.00A delicious Greek halva, white chocolate, honey, almonds & vanilla pod ice cream fantasy wrapped in a pancake. Mmmmm!
- Hazelnut Crème BruleR 85.00Delicious rich hazelnut custard which has been prepared with free range eggs, topped with atorch flamed sugar crust.
- Trio of Chocolate Terrine (House Speciality)R 95.00Individual layers of dark, milk & white chocolate creating a heavenly slice of our in house frozen dessert.
- Speciality Ice CreamR 85.00Vegan, Diabetic or Banting Ice Cream. Ask your waiter which flavours are available.
- Danish Vanilla (House Speciality)R 85.00Vanilla ice cream served with our hot homemade condensed milk chocolate sauce.
- Drinking Desserts
- Cape ConnectionR 95.00La Pentola classic after-dinner drink, 10-year-old KWV brandy & Amaretto Disaronno served in a hot vodka flamed cognac glass to honour Napoleon Bonaparte.
- Island Style Black Russian (Vegan)R 85.00Chef Shane’s favourite after-dinner drink. Kahlua, absolute vodka on crushed ice topped with coconut cream.
- Dagama CoffeeR 85.00Freshly brewed black coffee blended with a tot of brandy cream liqueur & Kalhlúa.
- Malt PedroR 80.00An American-style malt don Pedro with a creamy Cape Velvet twist.
- Don CactusR 85.00Chef’s favourite Pedro, premium double thick vanilla ice-cream blended with Olmeca agedBlack Tequila.
- Vegan Ice Cream substituteR 20.00
- Corkage
- Per BottleR 50.00
Menu last updated: 02 Jan 2024Menus are deemed correct at time of publication but may vary over time. It is the responsibility of the restaurant to maintain the menu and ensure prices are up to date.
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