Starters & Main
Menu Breakdown
OCTOBER 2009
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Contents
MENU BREAKDOWN 6
Starters 6
Scampi Prawns 6
Crumbed Mushrooms 6
Calamari 6
Squid Heads 7
Chicken Livers 7
Cheesy Prawn Tails 7
Mussel Pot 7
Oysters 7
Maputo Breads 8
Blue Cheese Snails 8
Chicken Wings 8
Main Menu 9
Product Weights 9
Crazy Combo’s 10
Seafood 10
Prawn & Hake 10
Hake & Calamari 10
Prawn & Calamari 10
Prawn & Steak 11
Steak & Calamari 11
Prawn & Ribs 11
Rib & Calamari 12
¼ Chicken & Calamari 12
¼ Chicken & Prawns 12
Rib & ¼ Chicken 12
Rib & Wings 12
Wings & Prawns 12
Seafood Platters 13
John’s Platter 13
Captains Platter 13
Seafood Platter 13
Lover’s Platter for Two 13
Admiral’s Platter 14
Calamari Platter 14
FISHERMAN’S PLATTER 14
Seafood Specials 15
Chicken and Prawn Curry 15
Calamari 16
Squid Heads Main 16
Calamari Steak 16
The Fish Market 17
Fish & Chips 17
Linefish 17
Kingklip 17
Sole 18
SHELLFISH 19
Prawn Special 19
Queen Prawns 19
Char-Grill 20
Chicken Schnitzel 20
Carpetbagger 20
Surf & Turf 20
Rump, Sirloin Or T-Bone Steak 21
½ Chicken 21
BBQ Ribs 21
Chicken Breast 21
Pork Chops 22
Sauces 22
Other Dressings, Toppings & Sauces 22
Salads 23
Garden Salad (Basic) 23
Village Salad 23
Greek Salad 23
Prawns & Avo 23
Blue Cheese & Bacon Salad 23
Cajun Chicken, Feta & Avo Salad 24
Pasta 25
Chicken Alfredo 25
Seafood Arabbiata 25
bolognaise 25
Vegetarian Specials 26
Vegetable Platter 26
Extras 27
Chips 27
Savoury Rice 27
Homestyle Veggies 27
Lemon & Garlic Or Chilli Butter 27
Tartare Sauce 27
Steak Sauces 27
Beverages 28
Hot Beverages 28
Filter Coffee 28
Cappuccino 28
Espresso 28
Café Latte 28
Tea 28
Hot Chocolate, Horlicks & Milo 29
Special Coffees 29
Dom Pedro 29
Irish / Kahlua / Frangelico Coffee 29
Cold Beverages 29
Soda Fountain 29
Sodas (330ml Tins) or 200ml 29
Sparkling Fruit Juices (Liquifruit) 30
John Dory’s Mineral Water 30
Liquifruit Fruit Juices 30
Milkshakes 30
Lipton Ice Tea 30
PEPSI 30
Bottled Beers 31
Beer 31
Kidz Meals 32
Seafood 32
Kidz Fish & Chips 32
Kidz Prawns 32
Kidz Deep Fried Calamari 32
Kidz Fish Fingers 32
Char-Grills 32
Kidz Quarter Chicken 32
Kidz Chicken Strips 33
Kidz Beef Burger 33
Kidz Ribs 33
John Dory’s Kidz Pizza 33
Kidz Chicken Burger 33
Kidz Beverages 33
Kidz Milkshakes 33
Kidz Sodas (K-way machine) 33
Kidz Ceres Juices (200ml) 34
Bar-One Milkshake 34
Kidz Desserts 34
Ice Cream & Bar One Sauce 34
Ice Cream & Smarties 34
Desserts 35
Fudge Picasso – (With Cape Velvet) 35
Chocolate Mousse (Cold Dessert) 35
Bar-One Cake 35
Hot Chocolate Mud – (Hot Pudding) 35
Mozart Cake 35
Ice-Cream & Bar-One Sauce 36
Ice-Cream 36
Sushi 37
Colour Coded Prices – Yellow, Blue, Mustard, Black & Green 37
Maki – 3 Pieces 37
California Rolls – 4 Pieces 37
Sandwiches – 2 Pieces 37
Nigiri – 2 Pieces 37
Sashimi – 4 Pieces 37
Platters – (8, 12, 16 Pieces) 37
Chef’s Specials 37
Wine list & Alcohol Breakdown 38
Red Wines 38
Chateau Libertas: 38
Two Oceans Merlot/Cabernet: 38
Durbanville Hills Merlot: 38
Spier Discover Merlot: 38
Bellingham Cabernet/Merlot 38
Boland Cab Shiraz 38
Fish Hoek Shiraz 38
Douglas Green Pinotage 38
Van Loveren Pinotage 38
Rosé Wines 38
Graca Rosé: 38
Robertson Natural Sweet Rosé 38
Grunberger Rosenlese 38
Nederburg Rosé : 39
Dry White Wine 39
Durbanville Hills Sauvignon Blanc: 39
Graca 39
Two Oceans Sauvignon Blanc: 39
Van Loveren Blanc de Blanc 39
Spier Discover White: 39
Tall Horse Chardonnay 39
Spier Chenin Blanc: 39
Drostdy-Hof Extra Light 39
Buiterverwachting Buiten Blanc: 39
Fish Hoek Sauvignon Blanc 39
Beachhouse Sauvignon Blanc 39
Zonnebloem Blanc de Blanc: 39
Semi-Sweet White Wine 39
Discover Sweet 39
Nederburg Stein 40
Legacy Johannesberger 40
Sparkling 40
JC Le Roux Le Domaine: 40
JC Le Roux La Chanson 40
Pongracz Cap Classique 40
Liquor / Spirits 40
Vodka: (E.G.) 40
Brandy: (E.G.) 40
Gin: (E.G.) 40
Rum: (E.G.) 40
Whisky:(E.G.) 40
Jack Daniels: (E.G.) 40
Tequila: (E.G.) 40
Cognac: (E.G.) 40
Liqueurs: 41
Port: (After meal) 41
Sherry: (Before a Meal) 41
MENU BREAKDOWN
Learn the Breakdown off by heart, as you will be tested!
Starters
Scampi Prawns
6 x Prawn Tails / Seasoned Flour / Egg washCrumbs / Savoury Rice / Tartare sauce
6 scampi prawns, butterflied, heads & skins removed (tails still on)
Crumbed in a seasoned flour & egg mixture
Deep fried until golden brown
Served on a side plate, around a dome of rice
Garnish: A lemon wedge on the side & sprinkled with parsley
Served with: A ramekin of tartare sauce
Crumbed Mushrooms
12 to 15 button mushrooms (depending on size)Egg wash / Seasoned flour
Tartare sauce / Crumbs
Crumbed in a seasoned flour & egg mixture
Deep fried until golden brown
Served on a side plate, around a ramekin of tartare sauce.
Garnish: Lemon wedge & chopped with parsley
Calamari
Question: Grilled JD, Cajun style or deep-fried?
150g calamari rings / Seasoned flourTartare sauce / If Grilled/Cajun: Cajun spice
Deep Fried: Tossed in seasoned flour mixture
Deep fried until golden brown
Grilled/Cajun Fried (on flat top) until tender, sprinkled with JD’s spice or Cajun spice
Served on a side plate around a dome of rice
Garnish: A lemon wedge & chopped parsley
Served with: A ramekin of tartare sauce
Squid Heads
Question: Grilled JD, Cajun style or deep-fried?
150g squid heads / Seasoned flourTartare sauce / If Grilled/Cajun: Cajun spice
Deep Fried: Tossed in seasoned flour mixture
Deep fried until golden brown
Grilled/Cajun Fried (on flat top) until tender, sprinkled with JD’s spice & Cajun spice
Served on a side plate around a dome of rice
Garnish: A lemon wedge & chopped parsley
Served with: A ramekin of tartare sauce
Chicken Livers
120g cooked chicken livers / Lemon & HerbMilk/cream Mix / Peri-Peri
Livers pan-fried with peri-peri, garlic butter and lemon & herb in cream
Served in a potjie (lid on), on a serviette, on a dinner plate.
Served with: A warm Maputo Roll & a mini butter, steak knife & soup spoon.
Cheesy Prawn Tails
6 x JD Prawns – de-shelled / Garlic butter / Calamari SpiceCheese sauce / Cheese mix / 4 x slices Maputo loaf
Prawns are sautéed in garlic butter & JD’s spice
Added to a delicious creamy cheese sauce
Topped with grated cheese which is then melted in a salamander.
Served in a 3 divisional snail dish, with a serviette, on a dinner plate.
Garnish: Chopped parsley
Served with: 4 Slices of Maputo loaf
Mussel Pot
150g Full Shell Mussels / Garlic & Herb sauceCream and milk mix / 1 Maputo roll
Mussels are cooked in a creamy or garlic & herb sauce
Served in a HOT potjie pot (lid on), which is placed on a serviette, on a dinner plate
A steak knife & soup spoon is placed on the plate
Served with: A Maputo roll, a block of Butter (placed next to the pot on the plate)
Oysters
Fresh Oysters served in the shell
(Recommended – 6-12 Oysters) – Customer is charged for each oyster ordered.
Oyster is served open on an s/s pan, on a bed of ice
Served with a snail fork
Garnish: 2 lemon wedges per 6 oysters
Served with: A snail fork and tobasco sauce
Maputo Breads
Question: Would you prefer a roll or a Maputo loaf?
1 x Maputo bread loaf or 1 Maputo roll
Ladled with garlic butter
Topped with cheese mix
6 diagonal incisions are cut into the loaf (4 incisions into a roll)
Cheese: Topped with cheese, grilled until the cheese melts
Loaf: Served on a dinner plate.
Roll: Served on a side plate
Steak knife placed into the centre incisions (cuts)
Garnish: Sprinkled with chopped parsley
Sharing: Give each guest his or her own side plate. Place the loaf in the middle of the table
Blue Cheese Snails
9 x Snails, crumbed / Garlic ButterBlue Cheese / Parsley
Cream / 4 x slices of Maputo loaf
Served on a three division snail dish, with a serviette, on an oval dinner plate
Chicken Wings
Question: Would you like Hot Wings or Plain
4 Wings – prepared on the grill / Parsley SprinkleGarlic/Chilli Butter
Served with a wet-wipe, and a fingerbowl
Main Menu
Product Weights
NOTE: These weights are an indication of weight in raw state / or before being grilled
An easy way to remember weights is by grouping the weights together.
This will help you learn the grill section today.
SHELLFISHStarters / Main / Combos
Prawns / Queen Prawns(21-25) & (40-60)JD Prawns
Mussels / 150g
OTHER FISH
Starters / Main / Combos
Calamari - Heads / 150g / 300g / 150g
Rings / 150g / 300g / 150g
Steak / 300g / 150g
Kingklip / 280g - 320g
Tuna / 280g - 320g
Sole / 150g or 300g
Line Fish / 280g - 320g
Hake / 60g – 115g
Kidz Fish Fingers / 4 fingers
CHAR GRILL
Starters / Main / Combos
Chicken / ½ (500g) / ¼
Ribs / 400g / 200g
Kidz Ribs / 200g
Kidz Beef Burger / 100g
Rump Steak / 300g
T-Bone / 350g
Sirloin / 200g
Crazy Combo’s
Seafood
Prawn & Hake
Question: Would you prefer chips or rice?
Question: Would you prefer garlic butter, tartare or lemon butter sauce?
5 x (40-60)JD Prawns / 1 portion (2 x 2 - 4oz) (Hake)Prawns are butterflied & lightly grilled in a shellfish basting
Hake either grilled or deep fried.
Served in a s/s pan, with the customer’s choice of starch
Served with a choice of sauce on the side of the pan i.e garlic butter
Garnish: Lemon Wedge & Chopped parsley
Served with: Finger bowl, shell bowl and wet wipes
Hake & Calamari
Question: Would you prefer your calamari grilled or deep-fried?
Question: Would you prefer chips or rice?
Question: Would you prefer garlic butter, tartare or lemon butter sauce?
150g Calamari rings / 1 portion (2 x 2 - 4 oz) HakeDeep Fried: Tossed in seasoned flour
Deep fried until golden brown
Cajun/Grilled: Fried until tender
Tossed in JD’s or Cajun seasoning
Hake: Grilled or deep fried
Served in a s/s pan, with the customer’s choice of starch
Served with a choice of sauce on the side of the pan i.e. garlic butter
Garnish: Lemon Wedge & Chopped parsley
Prawn & Calamari
Question: Would you prefer your calamari grilled or deep-fried?
Question: Would you prefer chips or rice?
Question: Would you prefer tartare, garlic butter or lemon butter sauce?
150g Calamari rings / 5 x (40-60)JD PrawnsDeep Fried: Tossed in seasoned flour
Deep fried until golden brown
Cajun/Grilled: Fried until tender
Tossed in JD’s or Cajun seasoning
Prawns are butterflied & lightly grilled in a shellfish basting
Served in a s/s pan, with the customer’s choice of starch
Served with a choice of sauce on the side of the pan i.e. garlic butter
Garnish: Lemon Wedge & Chopped parsley
Served with: Finger bowl, shell bowl and wet wipes
Prawn & Steak
Question: How would you prefer your steak done?
Question: Would you prefer chips or rice?
Question: Can I offer you a sauce topping for your steak at an extra charge?
Question: Would you prefer garlic butter or lemon butter sauce for the prawns?
5 x (40-60)JD’s Prawns / 1 x 200g Sirloin steakPrawns are butterflied & lightly grilled in a shellfish basting
Sirloin steak grilled to perfection in JD’s superb BBQ basting.
Served on a warm dinner plate, with the customer’s choice of starch
Served with a choice of sauce on the side of the pan i.e. garlic butter
Garnish: Sprig of fresh rosemary and ½ Cocktail Tomato/Lemon Wedge & Chopped parsley
Served with: Steak Knife
Served with: Finger bowl, shell bowl and wet wipes
Steak & Calamari
Question: Would you prefer your calamari grilled or deep-fried?
Question: Would you prefer chips or rice?
Question: Can I offer you a sauce topping for your steak at an extra charge?
Question: Would you prefer garlic butter/lemon butter sauce or tartare sauce for the calamari?
150g Calamari rings / 1 x 200g Sirloin steakDeep Fried: Tossed in seasoned flour
Deep fried until golden brown
Cajun/Grilled: Fried until tender
Tossed in JD’s or Cajun seasoning
Sirloin steak grilled to perfection in JD’s superb BBQ basting.
Served on a warm dinner plate, with the customer’s choice of starch
Garnish: Sprig of fresh rosemary and ½ cocktail tomato/ Lemon Wedge & Chopped parsley
Served with a choice of sauce on the side of the pan i.e. garlic butter
Served with: Steak Knife
Prawn & Ribs
Question: Would you prefer chips or rice?
Question: Would you prefer tartare, garlic or lemon butter sauce for the prawns?
5 x (40-60)JD Prawns / 200g JD Rib portionPrawns - butterflied & lightly grilled in shellfish basting
200g Ribs - marinated and basted in JD’s secret BBQ sauce
Served on a warm dinner plate with the customer’s choice of starch
Garnish: Sprig of fresh rosemary and ½ cocktail tomato/Lemon Wedge & Chopped parsley
Served with a choice of sauce on the side of the pan i.e. garlic butter
Served with: Steak Knife
Served with: Finger bowl, shell bowl and wet wipes
Rib & Calamari
Question: Would you prefer chips or rice?