Balboa Cafe

Pub Food

House Cocktails‏

Skinny Margarita

Don julio blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, blue agave syrup, & topped w/ soda.
$9.00

Sazerac

Bulleit rye, herbsaint, & peychaud's bitters, served up.
$9.00

Moscow Mule

Russian standard vodka, spicy ginger beer & fresh lime juice.
$9.00

Velvet Gallante

Stolichnaya gala apple vodka, velvet falernum & fresh lemon juice, served up.
$9.00

Herb Caen's Vitamin V

His signature martini made w/ stolichnaya vodka served in a wine glass over ice w/ a splash of soda & an orange slice.
$9.00

Aviation

Plymouth gin,‏ luxardo maraschino liqueur, crème de violette & fresh lemon juice, served up.
$9.00

Hemingway

Bacardi silver rum, maraschino liqueur, fresh lime & grapefruit juice, served up.
$9.00

Vesper 1953

Ketel one‏ vodka, tanqueray gin, & lillet, served up.
$9.00

Pimm's Cup

Pimm's no. 1 liqueur, fever tree bitter lemon, & cucumber.
$9.00

Blood & Sand

Dewar's scotch, cherry heering, sweet vermouth & fresh orange juice, served up.
$9.00

Draught Beer‏

Anchor Steam

$0.00

Fat Tire Amber Ale

$0.00

Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier

$0.00

Guinness Stout

$0.00

Lagunitas IPA

$0.00

Longboard Island Lager

$0.00

Mirror Pond Pale Ale

$0.00

Samuel Adams Summer Ale

$0.00

Sierra Nevada

$0.00

Staropromen

$0.00

Stella Artois

$0.00

Draught Beer‏ - Bottled Beer

Amstel Light

$0.00

Black Sheep Brewing Holy Grail Ale

$0.00

Budweiser

$0.00

Bud Light

$0.00

Chimay White

$0.00

Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic

$0.00

Heineken

$0.00

Hoegaarden

$0.00

Magners Irish Cider

$0.00

Miller High Life

$0.00

Newcastle Brown Ale

$0.00

Pabst Blue Ribbon

$0.00

Pacifico

$0.00

Peroni

$0.00

Pliny the Elder IPA

16.9 Oz‏
$0.00

Widmer Pitch BlackIPA

22 Oz
$0.00

Wines‏ - Sparkling

Lamarca Prosecco Italy Nv

$10.00

Roederer Estate Brut Rose Anderson Valley Nv

$14.00

Wines‏ - White Wines

2012 New Harbor Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand

$9.00

2011 Speare Chardonnay Central Coast

$8.00

2010 Sonoma-cutrer Chardonnay Russian River Valley

$12.00

2010 Swanson Pinot Grigio Napa Valley

$10.00

Wines‏ - Red Wines

2011 Whispering Angel Rose Côtes De Provence

$10.00

2011 Sea Glass Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County

$9.00

2011 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

$15.00

2009 Curtis Rhône-style Blend Santa Barbara County

$10.00

2009 Wild Hog Zinfandel Lake County

$10.00

2010 Speare Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast

$8.00

2010 Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

$16.00

Firsts

Today’s Soup

$6.50

Calamari Fritti

Bloody mary cocktail sauce, spicy remoulade
$9.50

Dungeness Crab Cakes

Romesco sauce, greens
$14.50

Roasted Beet Salad

Baby arugula, warm goat cheese, crostini
$11.00

Lunch Salads‏

Organic Field Greens Salad

Fuji apples, candied walnuts, goat cheese crostini, balsamic vinaigrette
$8.00

Caesar Salad

Parmesan, garlic croutons
$9.00

Seared Ahi Tuna Salad

Kalamata olives,‏ cherry tomatoes, eggs, potatoes, blue lake green beans, lemon vinaigrette
$14.50

Robert H. Cobb Salad (1926)

Roasted chicken, avocado, bacon, tomatoes, egg, blue cheese, sherry vinaigrette
$13.50

Balboa Taco Salad

Avocado, salsa‏ fresca, black beans, tortilla strips, feta cheese, chili-crème fraîche dressing
$11.00

Entrees

Daily pasta A.q.

Omelette Of The Day

Roasted potatoes, mixed greens
$9.50

Eggplant Paillard

Arugula, cherry tomatoes, marsala sauce, parmesan
$12.00

Chicken Breast Sandwich

Avocado, aioli,‏ jack cheese, mixed greens
$10.50

Grilled Scottish Salmon

Seasonal vegetables, meyer lemon vinegarette
$15.00

Winter Risotto

Butternut squash, kabocha pumpkin, sage, pt. reyes tomato
$13.00

Roasted Chicken Pot Pie

Celery, carrots, potatoes, english peas, puff pastry
$13.50

Hereford Hangar Steak

Sauteed collard greens, roasted sweet potato, blue cheese butter
$16.00

Balboa Burger On A Baguette

Lettuce, housemade pickles, french fries
$11.50

Sides‏

French fries

$4.00

Roasted Potatoes

$4.00

Sauteed Spinach

$4.00

Steamed

Broccoli rabe
$4.00

Lunch Specials - Monday

Chinese Chicken Salad

$0.00

Lunch Specials - Tuesday

Chef’s Sandwich

$0.00

Lunch Specials - Wednesday

Pastrami Sandwich

$0.00

Lunch Specials - Thursday

Tacos

$0.00

Lunch Specials - Friday

Fish And Chips

$0.00

Brunch‏

Cocktails

$9.00

Famous Balboa Mary

Vodka, lemon, tomato juice, horseradish, pickapeppa, worcestershire, tabasco, served w/ celery
$0.00

Dark And Stormy

Gosling’s black seal rum, spicy ginger beer & fresh lime
$0.00

Firehouse Rum Punch

Rum, fresh lime juice, grenadine, triple sec, orange juice, float of meyer’s rum
$0.00

Mimosa

Sparkling & fresh squeezed oj
$0.00

Pimm’s Cup

Pimm’s, fresh lemon juice, sprite
$0.00

Salty Dog

Belvedere pink‏ grapefruit vodka, fresh grapefruit juice, served w/ a salted rim
$0.00

Bellini

Sparkling & peach purée
$0.00

Paloma

Don julio‏ blanco tequila, fresh lime & grapefruit juice, topped w/ soda
$0.00

Black Eye

Pint of guinness w/ a shot of espresso poured in
$0.00

Firsts

Smoked Salmon

Crème fraîche, fried capers, toast points
$12.50

Calamari Fritti

Bloody mary‏ cocktail sauce, spicy remoulade
$9.50

Dungeness Crab Cakes

Romesco sauce, greens
$14.50

House-made Granola

Oats, almonds, walnuts & maple syrup organic plain yogurt, fresh seasonal berries
$8.50

Organic Field Greens Salad

Fuji apples, candied walnuts, goat cheese crostini
$8.00

Caesar Salad

Parmesan, garlic croutons
$9.00

Balboa Chopped Salad

Applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese, red beets, sliced red onions, roasted tomato-sherry vinaigrette
$11.50

Balboa Taco Salad

Avocado, salsa fresca, black beans, tortilla strips, feta cheese, chili-crème fraîche dressing
$11.50

Entrées‏

Buttermilk Waffle

Seasonal berries, whipped cream
$10.50

Leek And Goat Cheese Frittata

Leeks, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, roasted potatoes
$10.50

French Toast

Caramelized apples & pears, vermont maple syrup
$10.50

Corned Beef Hash

Poached eggs, english muffin & salsa fresca
$10.50

American Breakfast

Two eggs any style, roasted potatoes, rustic toast
$8.00

Eggs Benedict

Smoked ham, hollandaise, roasted potatoes & mixed greens
$10.50

Balburrito

Scrambled eggs, house-made chorizo, black beans, fresh pico de gallo, jack cheese & avocado salsa
$13.00

Chicken Breast Sandwich

Avocado, jack, aioli, mixed greens
$11.50

Huevos Rancheros

Avocado, black beans, jack cheese, eggs over easy & salsa fresca
$11.50

Hereford Hangar Steak & Eggs

Two eggs any style, roasted potatoes & english muffin
$16.00

Balboa Burger On A Baguette

Lettuce, house-made pickles, french fries
$11.50

Sides

English Muffin

With jam
$2.00

Roasted Potatoes

$4.00

Chicken Apple Or Maple Pecan Sausage

$4.00

Applewood

Smoked bacon
$4.00

Seasonal Fruit

$5.00

Brunch Beverages‏

Freshly Squeezed

Orange or grapefruit juice
$5.00

Organic

Pomegranate jasmine iced green tea
$3.00

Arnold Palmer

With fresh squeezed lemonade
$4.00

House Cocktails‏

Raspberry Fizz

Charbay meyer lemon vodka, red raspberry puree, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, & soda
$10.00

Cucumber Gimlet

Square one cucumber vodka, fresh lime juice, blue agave syrup, served up
$10.00

Sazerac

Bulleit rye, herbsaint, peychaud’s bitters, served up
$10.00

Moscow Mule

Russian standard vodka, fever tree spicy ginger beer, fresh lime juice
$9.00

The Ideal Manhattan

Woodford reserve bourbon, carpano antica, angostura bitters, served up w/ brandied cherries
$12.00

Velvet Gallante

Stolichnaya gala‏ apple vodka, velvet falernum, fresh lemon juice, served up
$9.00

Hemingway

10 cane rum, maraschino liqueur, fresh lime & grapefruit juice, served up
$9.00

Firsts

Today’s Soup

$6.50

Roasted Beet Salad

Red &‏ golden beets, goat cheese, arugula
$12.50

Caesar Salad

Parmesan, garlic croutons
$9.00

Organic Field Greens Salad

Fuji apples, candied walnuts, vinaigrette, goat cheese crostini
$8.00

Warm Spinach Salad

Pancetta, portobello‏ mushrooms, feta cheese
$10.00

Oysters On The Half Shell

Champagne mignonette
$2.50

Bruschetta

Arugula pesto, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella
$10.50

Dungeness Crab Cakes

Romesco sauce, greens
$14.50

Calamari Fritti

Bloody mary cocktail sauce, spicy remoulade
$9.50

Smoked Salmon

Crème fraîche, fried capers, toast points
$12.50

Ahi Tuna Cones

Avocado, spring onion, chili flakes, lime, tobiko
$14.50

Entrées‏

Daily pasta A.q.

Pan Seared Scottish Salmon

Broccoli rabe, roasted potatoes, tomato beurre blanc
$24.50

Winter Risotto

Butternut squash, kabocha pumpkin, sage, pt. reyes tomato
$17.50

Seared Sea Scallops

Roasted yellow corn, leeks, toy box tomatoes, basil cream sauce
$25.00

Oven Roasted Pork Chop

Braised red cabbage, sweet potato, red wine jus
$23.50

Prime Black Angus Rib Eye

Potato gratin, brussels sprouts, garlic-rosemary butter
$29.50

Half Rotisserie Chicken

Prepared nightly in house & served w/ cornbread stuffing, collard greens, au jus
$19.50

Balboa Burger On A Baguette

Lettuce, housemade pickles, french fries
$12.50

Dessert & Port Wines‏

2009 La Fleur Renaissance Sauternes France

$8.00

Blandy’s Madeira Rainwater Medium Dry 10 Year

$12.00

Graham’s Six Grapes Port Nv

$7.00

Maury Late Harvest Grenache

$10.00

Dow’s Tawny 10 Year

$11.00

Warre’s 20 Year Tawny

$14.00

1997 Ramos Pinto Vintage Porto

$18.00

Hot Beverages

Irish Coffee

John power’s irish whiskey, sugar & whipped cream
$9.00

Southern Coffee

Jack daniel’s, southern comfort, sugar, coffee, & whipped cream
$9.00

White Nun

Frangelico, steamed milk & cocoa powder
$9.00

Hot Toddy

Brandy, lemon, cloves, honey, hot water & a cinnamon stick
$9.00

Dessert‏

Vanilla ice cream

Vanilla crème brûlée

$6.00

Boylan Root Beer Float

$7.00

Gr Anny Smith Apple And Huckleberry Crisp Vanilla Ice Cream

$7.00

Banana Bread Pudding

$7.00

Assorted Cookie Plate

$7.00

Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae

Caramel or chocolate sauce, toasted almonds, whipped cream
$7.00

After Dinner Drinks - Single Malt Scotch

Aberlour 12yr

$15.00

Ardbeg 10yr

$12.00

Auchentoshan 12yr

$12.00

Balvenie 12yr

$11.00

Balvenie 21yr

$25.00

Cragganmore 1998

$15.00

Glenfiddich 12yr

$10.00

Glenkinchie 12yr

$12.00

Glenlivet 12yr

$10.00

Glenmorangie 18yr

$20.00

Glenmorangie Signet

$22.00

Highland Park 12yr

$10.00

Lagavulin 16yr

$15.00

Laphroaig 10yr

$10.00

Macallan 12yr

$12.00

Macallan 18yr

$24.00

Small Batch Bourbon‏

Baker’s

$9.00

Basil Hayden’s

$10.00

Blanton’s

$12.00

Booker’s

$14.00

Bulleit

$8.00

Templeton Rye

$10.00

Knob Creek

$9.00

Michter’s Us-1 Bourbon

$10.00

Whistlepig Rye

$12.00

Woodford Reserve

$10.00

Brandy & Cognac

Courvoisier V.s.

$9.00

Courvoisier V.s.o.p.

$12.00

Delamain

$18.00

Germain-robin Craft Method

$9.00

Germain-robin X.o.

$20.00

Germain-robin Apple Brandy

$10.00

Hennessey V.s.o.p.

$12.00

Pere Magloire Xo Calvados

$12.00

Martell V.s.o.p.

$12.00

Martell Cordon Bleu

$28.00

Metaxa 5 Star

$7.00

Remy Martin V.s.o.p.

$12.00

Remy Martin X.o.

$29.00

Bar

Artisan Cheese Plate

Served w/ traditional accompaniments
$0.00

Ahi Tuna Cones

Avocado, spring onion, lime, chili flakes, tobikko
$14.50

Steak Tartare

Capers, red onion, worcestershire sauce, herbs, quail egg, crostini
$12.50

Bruschetta

Arugula pesto, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella
$10.50

Calamari Fritti

Bloody mary cocktail sauce, spicy remoulade
$9.50

Dungeness Crab Cakes

Romesco sauce,‏ mixed greens
$14.50

Oysters On The Half Shell

Champagne mignonette
$2.50

Pulled Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Blue cheese‏ dressing, cabbage slaw
$8.00

Balboa Burger On A Baguette

Lettuce, housemade pickles & onions, french fries
$12.50

House Cocktails‏

Raspberry Fizz

Charbay meyer lemon vodka, red raspberry puree, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, & soda
$10.00

Cucumber Gimlet

Square one‏ cucumber vodka, fresh lime juice, & blue agave syrup, served up
$10.00

Velvet Gallante

Stolichnaya gala apple vodka, velvet falernum & fresh lemon juice, served up
$9.00

Sazerac

Bulleit rye, herbsaint, & peychaud’s bitters, served up
$10.00

Moscow Mule

Russian standard vodka, fever-tree spicy ginger beer, & fresh lime juice
$9.00

Paloma

Jose cuervo tradicional silver, fresh grapefruit & lime juice, & soda
$9.00

The Ideal Manhattan

Woodford reserve bourbon, carpano antica, & angostura bitters, served up
$12.00

Beer Selections

Draught Beers

Anchor steam, boont amber ale, deschutes black butte porter, franziskaner hefe-weissbier, guinness stout, laugunitas ipa, palm belgium amber ale, racer 5 ipa, sierra nevada, stella artois, trumer pils
$6.00

Beer Selections - Bottled Beers

Amstel Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller High Life, Pabst Blue Ribbon

Dos equis lager, heineken, hoegaarden,
$4.00

Newcastle, Peroni, Clausthaler (na)

$5.00

Magners Cider

$6.00

Chimay White

$8.00

Pliny The Elder Ipa (16.9 Oz)

$10.00