Tapas Menu for Friday, March 15:
Grilled Salmon w/Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
served w/ Saffron Rice & Veggie
Carne Guisada –— Cuban Beef Stew
Slow-Cooked in Herbed Broth
Roast Chicken
served w/ Rice & Beans
Polenta Cakes
w/ Grilled Veggies & sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade
Drizzled w/ Cilantro Oil
Flan
Lemon-Ginger Cheesecake
Stay Tuned For Saturday & Sunday Specials
Ongoing—
Recent Paintings by Carl Voegtling
Nothing like a little chocolate boost to spark your creativity!
This small chocolate bar will soon be many cups of Orange Spiced Spanish Chocolate. Many, many, MANY cups.
~ Todays Specials ~
Caramel Apple Bacon Pancakes
Steak & Eggs w/ Homefries and Toast
Pan Seared Red Snapper w/ Salad or Rice, Beans & Plantains and Avocado Salsa
Grilled Chicken Bacon / Lettuce / Avacado / Tomato on Portugese Roll w/ yucca Fries
Dessert Flan, Chocolate Cream Pie
Our beautiful waitress Elishia.
~ Tapas Specials for Friday, March 8 ~
Pan-Seared Red Snapper Filet Served w/ Avocado Sauce over Saffron Rice & Veggie
NY Strip Steak w/ Cumin Demi-Glace served w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Chorizo Stuffed Boneless Chicken Breast w/ Coriander Cream Sauce served w/ Rice & Beans
Risotto w/ Mushroom Medley, Squash & Red Peppers
Flan
Lemon Ginger Cheesecake
For Saturday & Sunday Specials, Stay Tuned to this website!
Ongoing—
Recent Paintings by Carl Voegtling
Fine Dark Chocolate, melted into Milk and Cream the Spanish Way— Warm Up and Chase the Winter Blues Away!
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Tapas Specials for Friday, March 1
Lamb Chops w/ Mint Demi Glace over Mashed Potatoes & Veggie
Chicken Skewered & Grilled on Sugar Cane w/ Pineapple & Red Pepper served w/ Saffron Rice & Beans
Salmon Marinated & Grilled Served w/ Red Pepper Coulis over Saffron Rice & Veggie
Vegetarian tamale over Coconut Rice & Roasted Mushroom Medley
Flan
Chocolate creme pie
Stay Tuned For Saturday & Sunday Specials
Ongoing—
Recent Paintings by Carl Voegtling
Feast your ears! Enjoy Troy Night Out at Carmen’s Cafe with Sunny Side Of The Street Band: Gypsy Swing and Hot Trombone Jazz!
Check out these delicious Tapas Specials
Feast your Eyes! New Exhibit — Paintings by Carl Voegtling
Show your support! Metroland’s Readers’ Poll for 2013 is out! Here’s your opportunity to vote for Carmen’s Cafe for several categories
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Tapas Menu for Friday, Feb. 8
Crab Cakes w/ creamy poblano sauce, served w/saffron rice and veggie
Grilled Hangar Steak w/churrasco sauce served with yucca fries
Arroz con Pollo Chicken stewed and cooked with rice in a tomato-herb broth
Polenta cakes w/grilled seasonal veggies
Flan
Apple Pie
Thick & Dark & Creamy Spanish Style Hot Chocolate
—See our website for Saturday & Sunday Specials
We’ll post them as we plan them! —
This Saturday, February 16 Artist’s Reception for Carl Voegtling
4-7 pm
Tapas Hors D’Oeuvres & Sangria
Cash Bar
Next Friday, Feb. 15—
Valentine’s Day at Carmen’s featuring the Doc Scanlon Trio
Shows at 6 & 8PM
Prix Fixe Valentines’ Menu
(Tapas available a la Carte)
Our Weekend Specials this week: Friday Tapas:
Cumin -Coriander Crusted Filet Mignon, w/a demi-glace, and garlic mashed potatoes
Sauteed Shrimp w/a creamy coriander sauce over saffron rice and veggie
Fried chicken thigh w/sun-dried tomato chili sauce over arroz con gandules (rice w/pigeon peas)
Roasted Root Veggies w/lemon-marinated crispy tofu
Specials Sat & Sun….Feb. 2 & 3:
Apple-Walnut Pancakes
Chorizo-Beef Burger w/ cheddar cheese & caramelized onions, on a portuguese roll, w/lettuce & tomato, served w/yucca fries;
Cuban Black Bean Burger w/lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado w/citrus mayo, on a Portuguese Roll, served w/ yucca fries;
Spanish Style Hot Chocolate
TRY OUR HOUSE MADE CHILI KETCHUP!!
Mark your calendars: New Exhibit— Paintings by Carl Voegtling—Artist’s Reception: Saturday, February 9, 4-7 pm
Grand Reopening
This Friday, January 25
with Mundo Nuevo
smooth Cuban Jazz
Shows at 6 & 8 — $5 Cover Each
New Exhibit—
Paintings by Carl Voegtling
Passage, Oil, 30″ x 40″
Artist’s Reception:
Saturday, February 9, 4-7 pm
Tapas Specials for Friday, January 25:
Black Bean & Corn Soup
Ropa Vieja
Shredded Beef in Tomato Sauce
Served w/ Yucca Fries
Pan Seared Scallops
Crispy Saffron Rice Cakes & Bacon
topped w/ Avocado Sauce
Roasted Chicken
w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Veggie
Sweet Corn & Exotic Mushroom Tamales
w/ Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
& Avocado Sauce
Served With Black Beans & Veggie
Apple Pie
Flan
Saturday & Sunday—
Try our
Thick & Dark & Creamy
Spanish Style Hot Chocolate
2013 Calendar:
New Music Schedule:
Troy Night Out only (Last Fridays) @ 6 & 8 PM
February 22: Sunny Side Of The Street Band
Gypsy Swing and Hot Trombone Jazz
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Carmen’s Café
CarmensCafe@nycap.rr.com
—open 5-10 Friday for Tapas & Music
9-4 Saturday & Sunday for Breakfast-Lunch
198 First Street (Corner of Adams)
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 326-2064
12/14: Mundo Nuevo Returns to Carmen’s!
Mundo Nuevo is a musical quartet that is dedicated to preserving the classic repertoire of the Spanish speaking Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Jose Cruz, Walter Ramos, Fernando Gomes, and Jose Melendez.
~ Dinner Specials for 12/14 ~
~ SOUP ~
Black Bean and Corn Soup
~ TAPAS ~
Stuffed Clams
Seafood Bouillabaisse
over saffron rice
Grilled Flank Steak
w/Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Veggie
Pulled Chicken
w/ peppers and onions in a spicy tomato sauce, served w/rice and beans
Risotto
w/sauteed seasonal veggies
~ DESSERTS ~
Flan
Chocolate Cheese Cake
Cafe open from 5–10pm with music in two live shows from 6–7:30 or 8–9:30 5$ Cover.
Call 518 326 2064 for reservations
Carmen's Bistro 