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  • Starters

    Bucket-o-Spuds $5.75
    A heaping mound of homefries with melted cheese, salsa, sour cream & green onions. Lay an egg on top $7
    Sleepy Nate’s Biscuits & Gravy $3.50
    2 buttermilk biscuits smothered in herb cream gravy
    Banana Bread $3.50
    With maple-walnut cream cheese
    Smoked Salmon Plate$9
    With red onions, capers, sliced tomatoes, grilled baguette & chèvre
    Fresh Fruit Plate $3.50/$6.25
    Blueberry-Banana Smoothie $5.50
    Blended with yogurt or soy milk & honey
    Pineapple-Mango Smoothie $5.50
    Blended with coconut milk & ice

    Granola

    Our granola is baked golden with walnuts, almonds, pecans, raisins, butter & maple syrup

    Yogurt & Granola $4
    Granola with milk $3.50 Fruit on top add $1.25
    Hot Granola $4
    Granola cooked with milk
  • From the Griddle

    Pancakes & french toast served with pure Vermont maple syrup

    3 Buttermilk, Buckwheat or Gingerbread Pancakes $7
    Put bananas or blueberries inside $1.25
    Sourdough or Cinnamon Raisin French Toast $7
    Add fresh fruit on top $1.25
    The Bellber Combo $10.25
    French toast or pancakes (2)
    2 eggs any style
    Choice of one side (homefries, bacon, ham or sausage)
    Griddled Egg & Cheese Sandwich $5
    2 over-hard eggs with cheddar on griddle sourdough Add bacon, ham or sausage patty $7.25

    Breakfast Sides

    Wheat, Sourdough, Rye or Raisin Toast $2
    Biscuits, Corn Muffins, Baguette or Tortillas $2
    Bacon or Ham or Penny Cluse Pork Sausage $3.25
    Andouille or Turkey Patty Sausage$3.25
    Smoked Salmon $4
    Flint Corn Polenta or Chile Relleno$3.50
    Beer-Battered Pollock $4
    Griddled Tomato $1.50
    Homefries, Black Beans or Smokey Baked Beans $3.25
    Gravy, Salsa Ranchero or Avocado Salsa $1.50
    Tofu with Choice of Sauce $3.75
    2 Eggs Any Style $2.50
  • Breakfast Plates

    Tofu with choice of sauce for eggs on any dish below, add $1.25
    Fruit for homefries or beans, add 75¢

    Penny Cluse $9.25
    2 eggs any style, homefries & biscuits with herb cream gravy
    Zydeco Breakfast $10.50
    2 eggs any style, black beans, andouille sausage & corn muffins
    Polenta & Eggs $9.25
    2 eggs any style with black beans, grilled flint corn polenta & salsa ranchero
    Mama Cruz’s Huevos Rancheros $10.25
    2 eggs any style served on corn tortillas with jack cheese, salsa ranchero & black beans
    Across The Pond $11.25
    2 eggs any style with our fresh pork sausage, smoky baked beans, griddled tomatoes & marinated mushrooms

    Special Ingredients

    50¢
    basil
    parsley
    cilantro
    green onions
    red onions
    spinach
    broccoli
    tomatoes
    roasted corn
    mushrooms
    garlic
    cheddar
    jack
    Swiss
    feta
    $1
    roasted peppers
    pickled jalapenos
    Capers
    dulse seaweed
    salsa ranchero
    sour cream
    pesto
    fresh salsa
    cranberry-almond relish
    cherry pepper relish
    Goat Cheese
    Orb Weaver cheese
    Blue Cheese
    smoked salmon
    bacon
    ham
    andouille, chorizo or
    turkey patty sausage

    Breakfast Specialties

    Basic Breakfast $7.75
    2 eggs any style — served with homefries & choice of toast, biscuits, corn muffins or grilled baguette. Add eggs for $1.25 each
    3-Egg Omelet $9.25
    Choice of cheddar, jack, feta or Swiss cheese — served with homefries & choice of toast, biscuits, corn muffins or grilled baguette
    Tofu Scram $9
    Choice of pesto, peanut-ginger or salsa ranchero — served with homefries & choice of toast, biscuits, corn muffins or grilled baguette
    Breakfast Burrito $9.75
    3 scrambled eggs with choice of cheddar, jack, feta or Swiss cheese in a flour tortilla — served with black beans, salsa & sour cream

    Condiments

    $1
    cucumber pickles
    beet pickles
    fresh salsa
    pickled jalapenos
    cranberry relish
    cherry pepper relish
    marinated mushrooms
    rocket sauce
    sour cream
  • Lunch Plates

    Chicken & Biscuits $3.50/$6
    Rich chicken & vegetable stew served over buttermilk biscuits
    Chile Relleno Plate $10.75
    2 fresh poblano peppers roasted & stuffed with jack cheese then egg-battered, griddled & served with black beans, salsa, sour cream, cabbage salad & corn tortillas
    Baja Fish Taco $10.75
    Beer-battered pollock in warm corn tortillas served with black beans, avocado salsa, fresh lime & sour cream
    Chorizo & Egg Tacos $10.75
    Our own Mexican-style chorizo sausage scrambled with eggs, folded in soft corn tortillas with jack cheese — served with black beans & avocado salsa
    Roasted Pepper & Egg Tacos $10.25
    Fire roasted red, green & poblano peppers scrambled with eggs, folded in soft corn tortillas with jack cheese — served with black beans & avocado salsa
    Penny Cluse Pork Sausage Plate $10.25
    Our fresh pork sausage served with potato salad, spicy mustard & two kinds of pickles
    Grilled Chicken Thigh with Warm Orzo Salad $9.75
    Orzo pasta tossed with spinach, tomatoes, olives, capers, garlic & feta cheese. Served with a grilled baguette
    Lunch with Lauren $10.25
    Baked Mac & cheese, marinated mushrooms, griddled tomatoes & sauteed spinach (customize with “Special Ingredients”)
  • Salads & Sides

    Tossed Salad $3.25
    Mixed greens & stuff with red wine vinaigrette, creamy feta , peanut-ginger or lime-cilantro dressing
    Cucumber Salad $6.25
    With tomatoes, red onions, parsley, feta cheese, kalamata olives & pepperoncini tossed with creamy feta dressing. Small salad $4
    Marinated Tofu Salad $8
    Seasoned griddled tofu on mixed greens with an assortment of vegetables, fruits, radish & peanut-ginger dressing
    Taco Salad $9.25
    A choice of griddled tofu, grilled chicken thigh or beer-battered pollock on crispy flour tortillas with greens, black beans, avocado salsa, mango, radish & lime-cilantro dressing
    Turkey Cobb Salad $8.50
    With tomatoes, bacon, chopped egg, avocado, blue cheese, beet pickles, marinated mushrooms, romaine lettuce & red wine vinaigrette
    Warm Orzo Salad $4
    orzo pasta tossed with spinach, tomatoes, olives, capers, garlic & feta cheese
    Sauteed Spinach $4
    Quick cooked in olive oil. Customize with "Special Ingredients"
    Baked Mac & Cheese $3.50
    FG Potato Salad $3.50
    with chopped pickles, pepperoncini, olives, eggs & red onion
  • Sandwiches

    with choice of homefries, Black Beans, Tossed Salad, Potato Salad or Soup. For 75¢ more substitute Mac & Cheese, Cucumber Salad, Mini Bucket, Baked Beans, Orzo Salad, Sauteed Spinach or Fruit

    BLT $9.25
    on wheat, sourdough or rye toast with homemade mayonnaise
    Egg Salad Sandwich $9.25
    chopped with mustardy mayonnaise, celery, parsley, pickles & green onions — served on wheat, sourdough or rye toast with lettuce & tomato
    Orb Weaver Cheese Sandwich $9.25
    with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise & cranberry relish on wheat, sourdough or rye toast. Add roasted turkey $10.50
    Broccoli Meltdown $9.25
    grilled Orb Weaver Cheese with broccoli & cherry pepper relish on wheat, rye, sourdough or raisin bread
    Old-Style Turkey Sandwich $10.25
    with cheddar on griddled sourdough with sautéed spinach, red onion & roasted garlic mayonnaise
    Turkey Reuben $10.25
    roasted turkey on griddled rye with Swiss, sauerkraut & our “rushing highways” dressing
    Sautéed Vegetable Reuben $10.25
    mushrooms, spinach & red onions on griddled rye with Swiss, sauerkraut & our “rushing highways” dressing
    Ham Randy $10.25
    smokehouse ham with cheddar cheese, tomato & rocket sauce on griddled sourdough
    Tofu Randy $10.25
    seasoned griddled tofu with cheddar cheese, tomato & rocket sauce on griddled sourdough
    Smoked Salmon Club $10.25
    with avocado salsa, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise on wheat, sourdough or rye toast

    Put Some Giddy-up on Your Sandwich

     
    50¢
    raw red onion
    sautéed red onion
    sautéed mushrooms
    steamed spinach
    cheddar
    jack
    swiss
    $1
    roasted peppers
    pickled jalapenos
    capers
    pesto
    cherry pepper relish
    cranberry relish
    goat cheese
    Orb Weaver cheese
    kraut
  • Drinks

    Fresh Squeezed Orange or Grapefruit Juice $2.50/$3.50/$5
    Vermont Apple Cider or Vermont Cranberry Juice $2.50
    Fresh Squeezed Lemonade $2.50
    Citrus Spritzer $2.50
    Any of our fresh juices on ice with seltzer
    Iced Tea or Iced Coffee $2
    V-8 $2
    Seltzer Water $1
    Coke, Diet Coke or Gingerale $2
    Milk $1.25/$1.75
    Chocolate Milk $1.50/$2
    Soy Milk $2
    Chocolate Soy Milk $2.25/$2.75
    Coffee $2
    In-house bottomless cup
    Hot Chocolate $2
    Hot Cider $2

    Grown-up Drinks

    Simple Bloody Mary $7
    Penny Pickler $7
    a savory & spicy Bloody Mary variation
    La Michelada $6
    a bracing beer & tomato cocktail with lime
    Penny Colada $7
    pineapple & fresh lime blended with coconut milk & rum
    Mimosa or Cypress $5
    Bottled Beer $4
    Long Trail Ale & other local favorites

    Tea $2

    *Twinings Tea—all other teas are Numi Tea

    English Breakfast / Decaf English Breakfast*
    Chinese Breakfast
    Aged Earl Grey
    Golden Chai (spiced assam black tea)y
    Temple Of Heaven (gunpowder tea)
    Monkey King (jasmine tea)
    Sweet Meadows (chamomile blend)
    Moroccan Mint
    Ruby Chai (spiced rooibos)
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