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1. A la Carte Menu
   1. Starters - La Pentola Classics
      1. Fresh Oysters (6)
         R 175.00
         Fresh Knysna Oysters served classically on a bed of crushed ice with fresh lemon sided withblack pepper and Tabasco.
      2. Thai Style Fish Cakes
         R 95.00
         Fresh 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.
      3. Springbok Carpaccio
         Thin 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.
         Starter
         R 125.00
         Main Size
         R 205.00
      4. Hermanus Abalone       House Speciality
         R 285.00
         Locally 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)
      5. Basil and Port Livers    House Speciality
         R 105.00
         Chicken livers pan fried with butter, onion, mixed peppercorns & garlic. Touch of tomato,port and fresh cream & flavoured with basil.
      6. Cherry Calamari
         R 110.00
         Strips of Calamari steak rolled in Cajun spice & grilled topped with a Maraschino Cherryliqueur pepper sauce.
      7. Smoked Duck Pastry House Speciality
         R 105.00
         Deboned 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.
      8. Pea & Bacon Soup
         R 95.00
         Sweet green peas cooked in vegetable stock blended with cream & sprinkled with crispybacon.
   2. Starters - On the Green Side
      1. Baby Marrow Carpaccio
         R 85.00
         Thin slices of baby marrow dressed with lemon, olive oil, coriander & a touch of chilli,dusted with parmesan & feta cheese and baked.
      2. Rewind Halloumi
         R 105.00
         Halloumi cheese, grilled & served with fresh grapes, macerated in sugar & olive oil with lemon & fresh mint.
      3. Thai Butternut Soup
         R 85.00
         Delicious sweet butternut poached in vegetable stock and blended. Then flavoured with Thai green curry paste, lemon grass, ginger & basil sweetened with coconut cream.
      4. Magic Mushrooms
         R 115.00
         Button 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.
      5. Greek Salad
         R 140.00
         Cucumber, 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.
      6. Outback not Chicken
         R 115.00
         Tender chicken alternative grilled with Cajun spice and tossed through a sweet granadilla honey orange sauce.
      7. Extra Bread per roll
         R 15.00
         Our legendary artisanal Caper & Mushroom Bread is baked on-site and served with butter.
   3. 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.
   4. Seafood
      1. Seafood Extravaganza     (House Speciality)
         R 295.00
         Fresh 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
      2. Fresh Hake Cajun Style (House Speciality)
         R 185.00
         Fresh 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.
      3. Hermanus Abalone
         R 495.00
         Locally 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)
      4. Seafood Pasta (House Speciality)
         R 295.00
         Combination 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.
      5. __________________________________________Gluten Free Option
         R 40.00
      6. Oven Baked Prawns
         R 350.00
         Six 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.
      7. De Kelders Seafood Platter (House Speciality)
         R 1150.00
         A 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.
      8. Rooi Els Platter
         R 1950.00
         A 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.
      9. Chef’s Shellfish Platter
         R 2850.00
         Chef’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.
      10. ADD ON:
          Extra Crayfish (each)
          R 400.00
          Extra Abalone (each)
          R 105.00
   5. Meat
      1. Hermanus Sole (House Specialty)
         R 275.00
         West 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
      2. 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.
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         R 325.00
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         R 335.00
      3. Bazaruto Steak
         Tender 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.
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         R 415.00
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         R 425.00
      4. Honey Mustard Pork
         R 245.00
         Sliced 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.
      5. Nonna’s Spaghetti Bolognaise
         R 195.00
         Beef 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.
      6. Forest Springbok
         R 385.00
         Tender 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.
   6. From The Grill
      1. Meat
         Sirloin 400g
         R 265.00
         Fillet 200g
         R 275.00
         Springbok Loin 200g
         R 325.00
      2. Poultry:
         Chicken Breast 200g
         R 165.00
         Duck Breast
         R 265.00
      3. Fish:
         Calamari Steak
         R 195.00
         King Prawns (each)
         R 65.00
         Kingklip
         SQ
         Line Fish
         SQ
      4. Sauces
         Lemon butter / Peri-peri butter /Garlic butter
         R 45.00
         KWV / Pepper / Mushroom / Cheese / Honey & Mustard
         R 65.00
      5. Sides
         Croquettes / Rice
         R 45.00
         Side Salad / Vegetables
         R 65.00
      6. Extras
         Parmesan Cheese
         R 30.00
   7. Vegetarian Mains
      1. Thai Vegetable Curry (Vegan & Gluten Free)
         R 185.00
         Fresh 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.
      2. Rainbow Salad (Vegan & Gluten Free)
         R 175.00
         Fresh 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.
      3. Dahl Pastry
         R 195.00
         Lentils 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.
      4. Fungi Luigi Pasta (House Speciality)
         R 195.00
         A La Pentola classic. Button mushrooms pan-fried with Madagascan peppercorns, onions &garlic flamed with Sambucca bound with cream & tossed through with spaghetti pasta.
      5. Willow’s Eco Warrior
         R 220.00
         Red 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.
      6. Santorini Halloumi Cheese Steak
         R 235.00
         Halloumi 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.
      7. Add On
         Gluten Free Pasta
         R 40.00
         Vegan Chicken
         R 85.00
         Vegan Coconut Cream
         R 30.00
   8. Poultry
      1. Santorini Chicken      (House Speciality)
         R 195.00
         Tender 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.
      2. Afro Parisian Chicken
         R 245.00
         Tender 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.
      3. Duck in Triple Sec
         R 325.00
         Tender duck breast grilled to your preference sliced & served with sweet orange, fresh thyme& Triple sec butter sauce. Served with basmati rice and seasonal vegetables.
   9. Under 12's Main
      1. Marley's Fish Fillet
         R 95.00
         Fresh line fish grilled & served with lemon butter, croquettes & veggies.
      2. Marina’s Chicken Strips
         R 95.00
         Tender strips of chicken breasts crumbed & fried, served with croquettes & veggies.
      3. Spidermans Penne Bolognaise
         R 55.00
         Beef mince made traditionally with Italian tomato and left to simmer for a few hours. Served with penne.
      4. Tinkerbell’s Spaghetti Napoletana
         R 80.00
         Whole peeled Italian tomato sauce cooked for hours on the stove & tossed through withspaghetti.
      5. Paw Patrol Halloumi
         R 95.00
         Finger of grilled halloumi cheese. Served with fresh sliced green apple, carrots & cucumber.Finger food with a healthy twist.
   10. Under 12's - Sweet Tooth
       1. Captain Hook’s Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce
          R 55.00
          Scoop of vanilla ice cream with homemade chocolate sauce & sprinkles.
       2. Teen Titans Treat - (Dairy Free & Vegan)
          R 75.00
          Ask your waiter which flavours are available.
   11. Decadent Desserts
       1. Lindt Salted Caramel Chocolate Fondant      (Gluten Free)
          R 135.00
          Salted Caramel chocolate fondant oven baked to order sided with vanilla ice cream &caramel popcorn.
       2. Halva Pancake   (House Speciality)
          R 105.00
          A delicious Greek halva, white chocolate, honey, almonds & vanilla pod ice cream fantasy wrapped in a pancake. Mmmmm!
       3. Hazelnut Crème Brule
          R 85.00
          Delicious rich hazelnut custard which has been prepared with free range eggs, topped with atorch flamed sugar crust.
       4. Trio of Chocolate Terrine (House Speciality)
          R 95.00
          Individual layers of dark, milk & white chocolate creating a heavenly slice of our in house frozen dessert.
       5. Speciality Ice Cream
          R 85.00
          Vegan, Diabetic or Banting Ice Cream. Ask your waiter which flavours are available.
       6. Danish Vanilla (House Speciality)
          R 85.00
          Vanilla ice cream served with our hot homemade condensed milk chocolate sauce.
   12. Drinking Desserts
       1. Cape Connection
          R 95.00
          La Pentola classic after-dinner drink, 10-year-old KWV brandy & Amaretto Disaronno served in a hot vodka flamed cognac glass to honour Napoleon Bonaparte.
       2. Island Style Black Russian (Vegan)
          R 85.00
          Chef Shane’s favourite after-dinner drink. Kahlua, absolute vodka on crushed ice topped with coconut cream.
       3. Dagama Coffee
          R 85.00
          Freshly brewed black coffee blended with a tot of brandy cream liqueur & Kalhlúa.
       4. Malt Pedro
          R 80.00
          An American-style malt don Pedro with a creamy Cape Velvet twist.
       5. Don Cactus
          R 85.00
          Chef’s favourite Pedro, premium double thick vanilla ice-cream blended with Olmeca agedBlack Tequila.
       6. Vegan Ice Cream substitute
          R 20.00
   13. Corkage
       1. Per Bottle
          R 50.00
   Menu last updated: 02 Jan 2024

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