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Madiba Menu

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Soup of the Moment       8
Durban Samoosas lightly curried vegetables in a pastry triangle served with mango archaar       10
Organic Chicken Wings Peri-peri wings marinated in spicy dried pepper oil with garlic and vinegar       10
Mom’s Wild Salmon Cake delma’s recipe with caviar and pepperdew mayo       10.50
Kerrie Vis pickled i&j fish cutlets served cold with warm pumpkin fritters       12
Isopho–cape Seafood Soup traditional cape town style with saffron and herbs       14
Organic Chicken Livers Peri-peri flash sautéed with chilies and onion and served with 7-grain bread       12.50
Calamari grilled & lightly sautéed with olive oil, lemon, parsley, garlic & white wine or lightly battered and fried in vegetable oil with a peri-peri mayo dip       14
Safari Platter biltong & droewors [cured, salted and dried beef tenderloin] served with dried fruit & mixed salted nuts       14
Farm-raised Ostrich Carpaccio raw, paper thin slices served with shaved farm cheese and maché, and drizzled with olive oil       15
Tristan Lobster Tail imported from the tristan islands 400 miles west of cape town, and served with seasonal vegetables from the fort greene farmer’s market and lemon butter peach sauce       18
salads
Traditional Salad tomato, egg & onions with chive dressing & fresh herbs       7
Greek Salad made famous by south african       8
Baby Beetroot Salad with red onion, mint, cumin and garlic       8
Shebeen Salad simply to die for. chef’s choice from the fort greene farmer’s market       10
main course - from the sea
All Our Seafood Is Sea-harvested in South Africa by i&j, and Imported by Alba Specialty Seafood
Kalk Bay Fish Parcel deep fried i & j hake filet, calamari & slap chips [fries] served with salt & vinegar       16.50
Prawns Peri-peri sautéed mozambique-style prawns served with yellow rice       22
I & Sea Harvest Cape Capensis our catch of the day, head-off tail-on, served with a nectar lemon-butter sauce, roasted farmer’s vegetables and yellow rice       24
main course - from the backyard braai
Braai: Barbecue in the us, an Extremely Popular South African Social Pastime
Bushman Vegetable Platter fresh from the fort greene farmer’s market. ask your server for details       14
Yebo Burger & Chips with mary rose peri-peri, mushrooms, caramelized onions, and baby greens       14
Pap & Boerewors traditional beef tenderloin sausage served with tomato and onion gravy       17
Confit of Corn-fed Cornish Hen Peri-peri served on truffle-smashed potato and bisto gravy       20.50
Baby Back Ribs char-grilled, basted with monkey gland sauce, served with your choice of side       20.50
Oxtail Potjiekos Bredie slow-cooked rich stew cooked in a traditional south african three-legged cast iron pot, served with your choice of side       22.50
Char-grilled Steak char-grilled ribeye select with a mushroom, monkey gland, or garlic butter sauce and your choice of side       24
curries
Complemented by a Selection of Sambals (condiments): Mango chutney, Banana Coconut & milk, Cucumber Mint & yogurt, and a Combination of Finely Chopped onions, tomato, and Parsley Soaked in. White Wine Vinegar
Curry and Rice vegetable       14
Organic Chicken       16
Halal Mutton       18
Seafood       20
Breyani cape malay rice pilaf seasoned with curry, and cooked with boiled egg and lentils      
Vegetable       14
Organic Chicken       16
Halal Mutton       18
Seafood       20
Durban Bunny Chow hollowed-out bread served with curry stews and bread topping. mark and denis’s favorite!      
Vegetable       14
Organic Chicken       16
Halal Mutton       18
Seafood       20
Roti traditional indian flatbread      
Vegetable       14
Organic Chicken       16
Halal Mutton       18
Seafood       20
Bobotie traditional cape malay curried mince bake with egg custard topping – served with yellow rice and raisins       17
side orders
Mielie (corn) in the husk       4
Garlic Bread grilled with garlic butter and parsley       4
Amagwinya, Vetkoek fatcakes. a doughnut-sized bread roll made from deep-fried yeast dough. artery-clogging and delicious!       4
Uputhu & Pop boiled, ground cornmeal with tomato onion gravy the staple food of the zulu       5
Yellow Rice & Raisins basmati rice with saffron and turmeric, and yellow raisins       5
Slapchips twice fried french fries, soaked in vinegar and then salted       5
Chakalaka spicy mix of baked beans, carrots, tomato and onion       5
Couscous coarsley ground and well spiced semolina       5
Baked Potato with sour cream and butter       5
Mixed Greens       5
Southe African Cooked Vegetables       6
Smashed Potatoes with white pepper and truffle oil       6
Umngqushu stambu, Samp crushed corn and speckled bean stew, from the traditional xhosa staple diet; mandel'a favorite       6

brunch & lunch

Soup of the Moment       6
Traditional Salad tomato, egg, onion, chive dressing and fresh herbs       6
Greek Salad made famous by south africans       6
Baby Beetroot with red onions, mint, cumin, and garlic       6
Shebeen simply to die for. chef’s choice from the fort greene farmer’s market       7
Vegan Samie with avocado, carrots, sprouts, tomato and wild greens with pepperdew mayo on seven grain       6
Toasted Chicken and Mayonnaise on White Bread       7
Amagwinya & Vetkoek - Fatcake ffilled with savory mince       8
Boerewors Roll 10 south african farmer’s sausage with tomato and onion gravy on a roll       10
Yebo Burger and Chips with mary rose peri peri, mushrooms, caramelized onions and wild greens       12
Amadumbe Savoury Quiche sweet potato, spinach and mushroom egg tart with organic field greens       8
Bushman Breakfast two farmer’s eggs, boerewors (sausage), grilled tomato, mushrooms, and bacon       10
Seared Wild Salmon with pearl couscous, a rooibos vinaigrette, and a fort greene market mix of wild greens       10
Meal in a Pie ask your server for our selection with smashed potatoes and gravy       10
Kalk Bay Fish Parcel deep fried i & j hake filet, calamari & slap chips served with salt & vinegar       10
Kingklip Filet south africa’s kingfish with yellow rice and farmer’s market roasted vegetables       12.50
Mutton Sossatie succulent lamb cubes, onions, apricots and peppers, all on a stick in a curry chutney marinade       12.50
Corn-fed Half-cornish Hen Peri-peri served on truffle-smashed potato and bisto gravy       14.50
Oxtail Potiekos Bredie slow-cooked rich stew cooked traditionally, served with samp       14.50
Char-grilled Steak Salad sliced ribeye select with a mushroom, monkey gland, or garlic butter sauce       16.50
curries
Complemented by a Selection of Sambals (condiments): Mango chutney, Banana Coconut & milk, Cucumber Mint & yogurt, and a Combination of Finely Chopped onions, tomato, and Parsley Soaked in White Wine Vinegar
Curry & Rice vegetable       9
Organic Chicken       10
Halal Mutton       12
Seafood       14
Breyani yellow rice & lentil      
Vegetable       9
Organic Chicken       10
Halal Mutton       12
Seafood       14
Durban Bunny Chow hollowed bread      
Vegetable       9
Organic Chicken       10
Halal Mutton       12
Seafood       14
Roti flat bread      
Vegetable       9
Organic Chicken       10
Halal Mutton       12
Seafood       14
cocktails
Shebeen Queen vodka, tonic, oj, pineapple, cranberry, and garnished with lemon, lime, and cherry       10
Kwaito rum, brown sugar, muddled lime seltzer, sprite, and fresh lime juice       10
Jou Ma Se Mohito rum, brown sugar, muddled lime and mint seltzer, sprite, and fresh lime juice       10
Obama Mamma r um, oj, cranberry mango, guava nectar with lime, lemon, lychee, and cherry       10
Totsitini vodka, lychee juice, and lychee fruit       10
Joburg Joller tequila, grant mariner, fresh lemon and lime, lychee juice and fresh lychee       10
Sofia Town guava cosmopolitan with vodka and fresh lime       10
Denis Rocks vodka cointreau, sprite tonic with fresh lemon & lime, spearmint, and strawberry       10
Zulu Lulu gin over ice cubes, ginger ale, and orange slices with a splash of cassis       10
Kiki’s Bloody Mary vodka, horseradish, hot pepper sauce, worcester, lime juice, celery, tomato juice, salt, pepper, and olives       10
Soweto Sangria white or red with fruit infused liquors, fruit salad, brandy, pineapple, lemon, lime, and cherry     6   22
cool drinks
Domestic Soda       3
Domestic Juices       4
Imported nectars*       4
Germere - Gingerbeer       4
Mineral Water       7
beers
Six Point Draft       5
Brooklyn Lager       5
Corona       5
Heineken       5
Red Stripe       5
Amstel Light       5
Guiness       6
African on availability       8
soft drinks
Brookes Passion Fruit       8
Roses Kola Tonic       8
Appletiser       4
Sparletta Cream Soda       4
Stoney Ginger Beer       4
Ceres Fruit Juice Flavours       8
tea & coffee
Freshpak Rooibos Tagless       8
Five Roses Tea carton 500g       10
Frisco Coffee       8
Nestle Milo       12
Horlicks       12
grain & cereal
Pronutro Original       12
Pronutro Chocolate       12
Maltabella - Regular       10
rusks
Ouma Buttermilk       12
biscuits & cookies
Bakers Eet-sum-mor       8
Bakers Real Lemon Creams       8
Bakers Romany Creams Original       8
Bakers Marie Biscuits       6
Bakers Tennis Biscuits       8
Pyotts Provita Crispbread       8
canned items $6
Koo Guava Halves      
All Gold Tomato & Onion Mix      
All Gold Chakalaka Mild & Spicy      
All Gold Indian Style Diced Tomato      
spices & relishes
Packo Roasted Masala Powder       4
Bisto Gravy Powder       5
Knorr Aromat       5
Roberston's Peri Peri Spice       5
Rajah Curry Powder Medium       5
condiments & spices
All Gold Tomato Sauce       6
Spillers Peri Peri Oil       10
Nola Whip Salad Cream       10
spreads
Marmite       8
chutney $9
Mrs. Balls Original (mild)      
Mrs. Balls Hot      
jams $6
All Gold Fig Jam      
Koo Apricot Smooth Jam      
All Gold Sweet Orange Marmalade      
cook-in sauces
Something Sa Cape Malay Curry       8
baking
Illovo Golden Syrup       9
nando’s $10
Nando’s Medium Pepper Sauce      
Nando’s Hot Pepper Sauce      
breads
White Bread Loaf       5
7-Grain Bread Loaf       7
condiments
Jams Flavors       6
Mango Atchaar       6
Chaka-laka       6
Chutney       6
Peri-peri       6
Salad Dressing       6
Monkey Gland Sauce       8
spices $5
Masala      
Curries      
Coriander      
drinks
Homemade Ginger Beer       4
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