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Grilled Calamari

Starters

Vegetable Soup R49.95Chunky cut garden variety vegetables to warm the soul.

Caldo Verde R49.95The most authentic Portuguese soup in the world, potato based with kale, olive oil and Chouriço.

Haloumi Cheese R54.95Lightly dusted goats milk cheese, grilled and served with red onion marmalade.

Prawn Starter R76.95Just a taste teaser. 5 of our marvellous medium prawns to get you going.

Starter Platter R84.95Because you decide what your mouth wants most, choose 3 from 6 different options.(Ask your waiter for details)

Giblets R49.95Well cooked until tender in a home-made sauce with peppers, carrots and onions.

Fried Squid Heads R59.95Tantalizing tentacles dusted with spiced flour and fried.

Mussels R64.95We source the world’s finest mussels and finish them in white wine, cream and garlic for a marvellous mouth full.

Chouriço R54.95Everyone’s favourite spicy Portuguese pork sausage, grilled on an open flame and served with olives and cheese.

Garlic Bread R15.95Lightly toasted Portuguese roll with garlic.

Cheesy Garlic Bread R24.95Because everything is better with cheese!

59.94R slianS6 French snails in a cream style garlic sauce.

Trinchado R59.95Cubed rump cutlets, pan fried and served in our traditioal Portuguese trinchado sauce.

Fillet Carppaccio R79.95Thinly sliced fillet cured in black pepper and mustard seeds, delicately arranged on rocket with a sweet red onion marmalade.

Chicken Livers R54.95Mind blowing livers cooked with onions, peppers and finished in a mild cream sauce.

Hot Calisto’s Wings R54.95Rolled in our famous spicy wing dust and deep fried.

Calisto’s Wacky Wings R59.95Hot wings served with our famous creamy blue cheese sauce.

Sticky BBQ Wings R59.95Sticky and sweet. The wing without the zing.

Grilled Calamari R69.95The most tender baby falkland tubes, lightly spiced and grilled together with the heads.

Avacado Ritz R74.95Avocado pear and prawns laced with a tangy seafood dressing. Some things were just meant to be. (Seasonal)

Prawn or Chicken Rissois R16.95eaFluffy, crisp traditional Portugues pastry filledwith delicate chicken or prawn filling

Atlantic Oysters R24.95ea6 Freshly cultivated oysters from the Lüderitz coast of Namibia, served with a range of Calisto’s basco sauces.

Grilled Calamari

Salads

Calisto’s Portuguese Salad R 54.95Beautifully crafted garden greens with a white wine vinaigrette dressing.

Greek Salad R 64.95Add feta and a delicious creamy herb dressing for an amazing salad experience.

Chicken Salad R 74.95Lightly spiced chicken strips and a delicious creamy herb dressing.

Chicken

Calisto’s Portuguese

Salad

Baby Piri-piri Chicken R119.95The petite poultry option offers a unique taste experience.

LM Piri-piri Chicken Full R144.95Half R 94.95Our Portuguese Peri-Peri chickens are arguably the best birds in the world. Choose from mild, medium, hot or extra hot. Lemon & Herb is just as good.

Chicken Schnitzel R 99.95 Home-made is the secret to this success, our golden crumbed chicken breasts could only be better with a creamy delicious sauce. Choose cheese or mushroom to best your breast.

Chicken Prego and Chips R 74.95A soft succulent chicken breast on a Portuguese roll with Prego sauce.

Flame Grilled Chicken Breast R 89.95Juicy tender breasts brushed with Peri-Peri or Lemon & Herb.

Deluxe Grilled Chicken Breast R109.95A tender grilled breast topped with onion, avo, tomato, mayo and caramelized onion sprinkle. (Seasonal)

Mozambican Chicken Curry R109.95Tender chicken pieces in a mild coconut & cream curry sauce.

Half LM Piri-piri

Chicken

Mixed Platters

Chef’s Mixed Platter R229.95Hot Chicken wings, Fried Squid Heads, Calamari, Trinchado and Lightly Toasted Garlic Bread.

Calisto’s Mixed Platter R279.95Whole Chourico, Fried Squid Heads, Mild Chicken Livers, Wacky Wings, Hot Wings and Lightly Toasted Garlic Bread

Shane’s Platter

Espetada

Traditional R139.95 For a more traditional European style of enjoying the rump meat, simply rubbed with coarse salt and bay leaves, skewered and hung over the plate to allow free flowing juices.

Calisto’s way R149.95The meat is skewered with onions and peppers and drizzled with a creamy Madeira sauce, dripping with decadent flavour.

Family Feast (Serves 6) R599.952 x Garlic Rolls, 2 x Chicken Livers, 1 x Trinchado Starter, 1 x Full LM Peri-Peri Chicken,

20 x Prince Prawns, 2 x Grilled Hake, 4 x Side of your choice

No cheques accepted. No split bills, a service charge of 10% will be added to tables of eight or more.

Any variations to menu items ordered could result in time delays.

This menu is the property of Calisto’s Portuguese Restaurant and may not be removed from the premises

No alcohol will be served to under 18 year olds.

PATIENCE WHILE YOUR FOOD IS FRESHLY PREPARED IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Subject to price change without notice

Feel Free To Create Your Own Platter

Meat

Prego Roll and Chips R 74.95Tender topside on a Portuguese roll – with sauce of course.

Rump Trinchado R134.95Cubed rump cutlets in our traditional Portuguese trinchado sauce.

Fillet Trinchado R169.95The softer more delicate meat variety, served in a creamy Madeira sauce.

Spare Ribs800g 59.991R 400g 59.931R Pork Belly ribs, flame grilled and BBQ basted, indulgence has never been this good.

Calisto’s Portuguese Steak R149.95300g rump steak topped with fried egg and a creamy Madeira Sauce.

Garlic Steak R149.95300g rump steak covered in luscious garlic infused sauce.

Pepper Steak R149.95Whole crushed black pepper empowers this lavish sauce.

Mushroom Steak R149.95300g rump steak covered in our delicious mushroom sauce.

Madagascan Steak R149.95This time the Madagascan green pepper variety adorns this luxurious sauce, but beware the bite of Madagascar.

Fillet Steak 280g R169.95280g of tunnel cut tenderloin, the premium beef cut with a melt in your mouth performance.

Fillet on the bone 500g R199.95A 500g cut of fillet steak, on the bone to moisten and enhance the flavour of the meat.

Argentinian Steak R149.95This lively, piquant and fragrant flavour combines olive oil, peppers and parsley and is a remarkable style of enjoying the meat

Rump Steak300g R139.95500g R179.95An all-time South African favourite, the rump meat is carefully aged, flame grilled and full of flavour.

T-Bone Steak 500g R169.95The best of both worlds.The ‘T-Bone’ separates striploin from fillet for a well-rounded meat experience.

Lamb Chops R179.95The soft, juicy loin of the lamb, grilled delicately and served with a chilli and mint infused Tarantu sauce.

Rump Trinchado

Side Sauces

R24,95

Seafood

Seafood rice 2-3 R 219.95

R 149.95R 169.95R 189.95R 239.95R 399.95R 199.95

Seafood rice 3-6 R 439.90The Portuguese flair for flavour comes together in this seafood packed pot of awesomeness. Blended together with the rice in a rich tomato based sauce, this is our signature dish, and you’ll wish it never ends.

Lobster S.QThe finest native lobsters are a delicacy among men andwomen around the world, enjoy them grilled or steamed.

Lobster Thermidor S.QThe delicate lobster meat is extracted from the shell and finished in a sauce of mushrooms, cream, and shrimp, returned to the shell and topped with melted cheese – a rich yet delicious dish.

The Grand Platter R999.95500g of lobsters, 4 king prawns, 12 medium prawns,calamari, mussels, chips and rice

Seafood Platter for 1 R 199.95125g calamari,5 medium prawns, hake, 4 mussels, rice or chips.

Seafood Platter for 2 R 379.95250g calamari, 10 medium prawns, 2 hake, 8 mussels, rice or chips.

Mozambican Prawn Curry R 169.9510 deshelled medium prawns in a mild creamy Mozambican style curry with coconut milk and masala.

Mozambican Prawn & Chicken Curry R 179.9510 medium prawns are joined by succulent chicken strips and simmered in our Mozambican styled curry sauce.

Mozambican Crab Curry 300g R 179.95There’s no holding back on this one, prepare to get your hands dirty as you commit to this Mozambican taste sensation.

Grilled Calamari R159.95Tender baby tubes from the Falkland Islands, lightly spiced and grilled together with the heads.

Fish and Chips R 99.95A succulent Hake fillet battered in our very own onion and herb fusion and fried golden crispy.

Sole R189.95

R209.95

R189.95

R209.95

The slightly smaller East Coast sole is far superior in taste, texture and quality.

Sole Thermidor The Sole is topped with a decadent mushroom cream and shrimp sauce with melted cheese.

KingklipOur Kingklip is dusted in lightly spiced flour, giving it a beautiful crunchy texture and an intense taste to please the most discerning fish lover.

Kingklip Thermidor The Kingklip is topped with a decadent mushroom cream and shrimp sauce with melted cheese.

Sardines R 99.95Freshly fished from Portuguese waters and imported, the sardines are first rubbed with coarse salt and grilled on an open flame, topped with roasted peppers onions and garlic.

Bacalhau Assado R189.95Just like Mai used to make.The thick loin of the Cod Fish isGrilled on an open flame and topped with roasted peppers, fresh onion, garlic and olives, with a heavy splash of olive oil.

Bacalhau a Bras R189.95Shredded Cod fish pan fried with onion, garlic and olive oil, blended with beaten egg and thinly sliced potato chips.

Bacalhau Gomes de sa R189.95Shredded Cod fish pan fried with onion, garlic, olive oil and finished with boiled egg and boiled baby potatoes.

“Calisto’s Signature Dish”

Prawns1/2 Kilo Prince10 Medium6 Queen6 King (highly recommended)

(each)3 T.M1 T.G

(All prawns can be served by the kilo)

Piri-piri Butter Sauce R9.95Calisto’s is world renowned for our famous mild Peri-Peri Prawns. They are available in a range of sizes which accommodates for different textures and tastes of the prawn meat.

Seafood Espetada R169.95A medley of medium prawns, calamari and hake are skewered with onions and peppers and set todangle over the plate, leaving the splash of lemon butter with nowhere else to go but down.

Fish Fingers and Chips R39.95Chicken Nuggets and Chips R39.95Kiddies Chicken Schnitzel R59.95Calisto’s Wings and Chips R44.95Kiddies Bolognese R59.95Kiddies Mac & Cheese R49.95

Kids Menu

Pasta

Calisto’s Pasta R109.95Beef Strips, Mushrooms, White Wine and Garlic in a Napoletana sauce with a touch of Cream.

Chouriço Pasta R114.95Beef Strips, Mushrooms and Chouriço in a creamy white sauce.

Vegetarian Pasta R89.95Fresh Garden Vegetables, Mushrooms, Zuccini, Aubergines and Leeks in a delicate Napoletena sauce.

Seafood Pasta R139.95A combination of Mussels, Prawns, Crab Sticks and Calamari in a creamy White Wine sauce.

Chilli Prawns Pasta R149.9510 medium Prawns tossed in garlic, olive oil, white wine and chilli

Don Antonio Pasta R139.95Our savoury seduction. We combine chicken strips with jalapenos, sundried tomatoes, peppadews, mushrooms and feta cheese, tossed in a touch of olive oil.

Seafood PastaCalisto’s Pasta

Choice of Penne / Fettuccini

No cheques accepted. No split bills, a service charge of 10% will be added to tables of eight or more.

Any variations to menu items ordered could result in time delays.

This menu is the property of Calisto’s Portuguese Restaurant and may not be removed from the premises

No alcohol will be served to under 18 year olds.

PATIENCE WHILE YOUR FOOD IS FRESHLY PREPARED IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Subject to price change without notice

Sides & Sauces

Bread Roll and Butter R 5.95

59.24R sediSMilho FritoSide Salad Side Chips Side Round Chips Side RiceSide VegetablesSide Rustic Potatoes Side Boiled Baby Potatoes Side Mash

Top Up Table Piri- piri R14.95

Side Sauces R24.95Mushroom Sauce Madagascan Sauce Madeira Sauce Pepper SauceCheese SauceGarlic SauceArgentinian SauceLemon Butter Sauce R 7.95Garlic Butter Sauce R 8.95Piri-piri Butter Sauce R 9.95

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Calisto’s

“Signature Dish”

Desserts

Flavoured Scoop R 9.95Ice Cream Trio R29.95Ice Cream & Hot Chocolate Sauce R39.95Cheese Cake R39.95Chocolate Mousse R39.95Créme Caramel R39.95Calisto’s Sticky Pudding R39.95Italian Kisses R39.95Mixed Fruit Sorbet R39.95Peppermint Tart R39.95Frozen Biscuit Cake R39.95

Frozen Biscuit Cake

Coffees & Pedros

Filter Coffee R17.95Cappucino R24.95Espresso R17.95Double Espresso R24.95Espresso and 1920 R44.95Calisto’s Espresso R22.95Irish Coffee (Jameson’s) R44.95Jamaican Coffee (Rum) R39.95Royal Coffee (Brandy) R39.95Kahlua Coffee R39.95Don Pedro R39.95Don Velvetino R39.95Don Frangelico R39.95Don Kahlua R39.95

Cappucino

Aquardente 1920 R34.95Grappa Antonella (Cabernet) R34.95Messias Bagaceira R34.95Frangelico R22.95Drambuie R32.95

Post PrandialAmarula R17.95Underberg R39.95Cape Velvet R17.95

59.91R aulhaKCointreau R34.95Jagermeister R22.95

Our Cocktail Menu is available on request.

Please ask your waiter about our imported Ports, Cognac Range, Premium Whiskey selection and Cigars.

The Deli

Sauces

Take Me Home - I’m Hot !

GOLD EDITIONGold Edition Sweet Peri-Peri Gold Edition Peri-Peri

CALISTOS SAUCES Mild Peri-PeriSweet Mild Peri-PeriMedium Peri-PeriHot Peri-PeriX Hot Peri-PeriLemon & Herb Sauce

CALISTOS SPICES

PORTUGUESE JAMTable Peri-PeriSweet Jalapeno ChutneyMexican ChilliJalapeño Salsa

HOT SAUCESGreen ChilliRed ChilliJalapenoHabanero

SKULL SAUCESMildMediumHotFlaming Hot

LADY & GENTSILHOUETTE 500 ml SAUCES

LADY SILHOUETTE 275 ml SAUCESMildMediumHotX Hot

MildMediumHotX Hot

R30.95 R120

R42.95

R30.95

AromaticBBQ Shisa NyamaBraai SaltChakalakaChips SeasoningFish SpiceGarlic Lemon & HerbGreek SpiceItalian Herbs

LambPeri Peri BraaiPeri Peri ChickenPrawn & SeafoodPrego & ChickenSalt & VinegerSmoked BBQTexan Steak

R34.95

R32.99

R22.95

R34.95