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¡Let The Good Times Roll!

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¡¡This Friday, May 6, Sonny & Perley Return!!
Our favorites, Perley for her golden voice and Sonny for his great keyboards

Sonny & Perley. The exciting duo of Sonny Daye and Perley Rousseau achieves a rare musical symbiosis. The husband and wife team have spent the last several years developing and perfecting their unique blend of Jazz, Bossa Nova, American Songbook Standards, and International Cabaret which has become their musical signature. They engagingly perform the timeless standards of the Great American Songbook such as Berlin, Gershwin and Porter as well as the irresistible Bossa Nova melodies of Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Full Tapas menu, along with wine, beer and the best sangria you’ll ever taste. Open 5-9+. music from 6-9. $5 Cover.

Next Week, May 13:
Glenn Weiser sings the Blues (& Bluegrass)
You loved him at the Victorian Stroll
so we brought him back again

Carmen’s Café
Carmen & Jim
Fine Cuban American Cuisine

(518) 326-2064
carmenscafe@nycap.rr.com

Tapas on Fridays 5-9,
Breakfast & Lunch Sat & Sun 9-4

198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy NY 12180

There's good rockin Friday Night at Carmen's Cafe

Graham Tichy Trio Friday Night: Swing, R&B, Rockabilly

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Graham Tichy Trio plays Swing, R&B and Rockabilly. The Troy Boy plays his home town! We love how Graham gets us dancing in the aisles.Full Tapas menu, along with wine, beer and the best sangria you’ll ever taste. Open 5-10+. music from 6:30-9:30. $5 Cover. Get here early, it’s worth it.

Easter Sunday at Carmen’s Cafe till 2:ooPM

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CARMEN’S CAFÉ

is OPEN Easter Sunday

Until 2 PM

Specials:

Broccoli & Cheddar Omelet
with homefries

Seafood Crepe
with lobster sauce

the famous Cuban Reuben
with pickle

Grilled Ham & Fresh Grilled Pineapple
with garlic mashed potatoes & spinach

 Carmen’s Café
Carmen & Jim
Fine Cuban American Cuisine

Carmen’s Café
(518) 326-2064
carmenscafe@nycap.rr.com

Tapas on Fridays 5-9,
Breakfast & Lunch Sat & Sun 9-4

198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy NY 12180

Good Morning! Breakfast – Brunch – Lunch is Being Served

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Join your friends this beautiful Spring morning at Carmen’s Cafe. We’ll wait out the rain together and enjoy some great food. You may have some chores to do but you’ll be fortified with a delicious meal before you go on your way.

Patrick Lynskey plays Carmen’s Cafe Tonight

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With a great sound and an eclectic playlist,
Patrick Lynskey plays Carmen’s
Friday April 22
Open 5-9, Music 6-9, $5 cover
From Van Morrison to the Stones to Lyle Lovett to CSN

We’ll be serving that great tapas, along with wine, beer and sangria.
Selected Specials:
Beef Roulade
with garlic-nutmeg mashed potatoes
Grilled Shrimp & Scallops
with brown rice
Seafood Crepes
with lobster sauce
Grilled Asparagus
with slivered almonds
Steamed Broccoli
with roasted red peppers


Next Week:
Graham Tichy Trio

Tapas!

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 ~ Tapas ~

Sopa del Dia $4.25
Manchego & Fruit $4.75
Cheeses of the World Pequeños $15
Grande $25

Grilled Fish del Dia $6.75

Chicken del Dia $5.25

Beef del Dia $5.25

Grilled Shrimp/ Scallops $7.75
Seafood Crêpe in Lobster Sauce $6.95
Double $11.95

Picadillo $4.75
Chorizo Mushrooms $5.75
Fritas Cubanas $3.75

Grilled Vegetables $4
Fried Plantains $3
Rice and Beans $3.50
House Salad $3.75

Flan $4.25
Flan and Fruit $6.95
Poached Pear $6
Fruit & Yoghurt Dip $5
Chocolate Mousse Single $3
Triple $6.95

Sangria $5/ 17/ 33
Beer $4 & $6
Wine $6-9/ Glass
Coffee/ Tea/ Soda/ Juice $1.95

Ask About Bottles &
Sparkling or Special Wines

Cover (Per Person) $5

Enjoy Tapas with your friends this Friday Evening

Carmen's Cafe Tapas Menu

Friday Night Tapas, Breakfast Buffet Saturday and Sunday:

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Beef Roulade
served with garlic-nutmeg mashed potatoes in a demi glace

Grilled Chicken
with orange-ginger glaze

Grilled Shrimp
in a sherry cream sauce

Grilled Salmon
with beurre blanc

Our last Breakfast Buffet was New Year’s Day.  We’ve expanded the menu and brought it back
this Saturday & Sunday, the 16th & 17th,
because you like it so much!

Menu:
Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo
Flamenco Stew
Bacon
Blueberry Multigrain Pancakes with Pure Maple Syrup
Fruit Platter with Homemade Yoghurt Dip
Cheese Platter
Toast
Home Fries
Rice & Beans
Fried Plantains
Coffee, Tea and Juice

Cost is $12 Adults, $7 for kids under 12

Next Week:
Patrick Lynskey
Acoustic Rock Covers and Originals

Carmen’s Café
Carmen & Jim
Fine Cuban American Cuisine

Carmen’s Café
(518) 326-2064
carmenscafe@nycap.rr.com

Tapas on Fridays 5-9,
Breakfast & Lunch Sat & Sun 9-4

198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy NY 12180

Carmen’s Cafe is Very Social

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We’re now on the Social Web so you can stay up to date with everything going on at Carmen’s Cafe (and share the news with your friends) – Catering Services, Weekly Specials, New Menu Items, Live Music, and Featured Fine Artists — by following us on this blog,  Twitter – @CarmensCafeTroy “Like” our Facebook Fan Page, or send us your email address if you prefer. We also encourage you to share your reviews on Yelp.

Enjoy a breakfast buffet at Carmen's Cafe

Breakfast Buffet Next Saturday & Sunday, April 16 & 17

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Enjoy a breakfast buffet at Carmen's Cafe

Next Saturday & Sunday, April 16 & 17, we are trying something different. Every once in a while we have a Breakfast Buffet instead of our usual cook-to-order. It’s a good time to try something different, to fill your hunger both for the new and different and for the tried and true. Menu:

  • Scrambled Eggs
  • Chorizo Scrambled Eggs
  • Flamenca (Chorizo Stew, eaten with eggs)
  • Bacon
  • Home Fries
  • Blueberry Multigrain Pancakes
  • Fruit Platter w. Yoghurt Dip
  • Cheese Platter
  • Toast
  • Coffee-Tea-Juice

Price is $12 for adults, $7 for children under 12.

If you like it we’ll do it more often, so let us know, even if you can’t come in this weekend.