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  • Starters

    Bucket-o-Spuds $5.25
    A heaping mound of homefries with melted cheese, salsa, sour cream & green onions. Lay an egg on top $6.50
    Sleepy Nate’s Biscuits & Gravy $3.50
    2 buttermilk biscuits smothered in herb cream gravy
    Banana Bread $3.50
    With maple-walnut cream cheese
    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 & maple syrup

    Yogurt & Granola $4.00
    Granola with milk $3.50 Fruit on top add $1.25
    Hot Granola $4.00
    Granola cooked with milk
  • From the Griddle

    served with pure Vermont maple syrup

    3 Buttermilk, Buckwheat or Gingerbread Pancakes $7.00
    Put bananas or blueberries inside $1.25
    Sourdough or Cinnamon Raisin French Toast $7.00
    Add fresh fruit on top $1.25
    The Bellber Combo $9.75
    French toast or pancakes (2) 2 eggs any style Choice of one side (homefries, bacon, ham or sausage)
    Griddled Egg & Cheese Sandwich $5.00
    2 over-hard eggs with cheddar on griddled sourdough Add bacon, ham or sausage patty $7.25

    Breakfast Sides

    Wheat, Sourdough, Rye or Raisin Toast $2.00
    Biscuits, Corn Muffins, Baguette or Tortillas $2.00
    Bacon, Ham or Smokehouse Frank $2.75
    Andouille, Chicken Apple or Patty Sausage $2.75
    Smoked Salmon $4.00
    Polenta, Chile Relleno or Beer-Battered Tilapia $3.50
    Homefries or Black Beans $2.75
    Gravy, Salsa Ranchero or Avocado Salsa $1.50
    Tofu with Choice of Sauce $3.75
    2 Eggs Any Style $2.50
  • Breakfast Plates

    Tofu for eggs on any dish below, add $2.25 Fruit for homefries or black beans, add 75¢

    Penny Cluse $8.75
    2 eggs any style, homefries & biscuits with herb cream gravy
    Zydeco Breakfast $9.50
    2 eggs any style, black beans, andouille sausage & corn muffins
    Polenta & Eggs $9.25
    2 eggs any style with black beans, grilled polenta & salsa ranchero
    Mama Cruz’s Huevos Rancheros $9.75
    2 eggs any style served on corn tortillas with jack cheese, salsa ranchero & black beans
    Breakfast Burrito $9.00
    3 scrambled eggs with choice of cheddar, jack, feta or Swiss cheese in a flour tortilla – served with black beans, salsa & sour cream

    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
    black beans
    baked beans
    salsa ranchero
    sour cream
    pesto
    fresh salsa
    cranberry-almond relish
    whole pepperoncini
    $1.50
    Chèvre (goat cheese)
    Farmhouse cheese
    Blue Cheese
    smoked salmon
    bacon
    ham
    andouille, chorizo or patty sausage
    chicken apple sausage

    Breakfast Specialties

    Basic Breakfast $7.25
    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 $8.75
    Choice of cheddar, jack, feta or Swiss cheese —served with homefries & choice of toast, biscuits, corn muffins or grilled baguette
    Tofu Scram $8.50
    Choice of pesto, peanut-ginger or salsa ranchero —served with homefries & choice of toast, biscuits, corn muffins or grilled baguette
  • Lunch Plates

    Chicken & Biscuits $3.50/$6.00
    Rich chicken & vegetable stew served over buttermilk biscuits
    Chile Relleno Plate $10.25
    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 $10.25
    Beer-battered tilapia in warm corn tortillas served with black beans, avocado salsa, fresh lime & sour cream
    Chorizo & Egg Tacos $10.25
    Our own Mexican-style chorizo sausage scrambled with eggs, folded in soft corn tortillas with jack cheese —served with black beans & avocado salsa
    Franks & Beans $8.50
    Grilled Smokehouse frank served on baked beans with corn muffins or hot dog-style on a grilled baguette with dijon mustard & sauerkraut with the beans on the side
    Grilled Chicken Breast with Warm Orzo Salad $9.75
    Orzo pasta tossed with spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese & olive-caper tapenade — served with grilled baguette
    Smoked Salmon Plate $9.00
    With red onions, capers, sliced tomatoes, grilled baguette & chèvre
  • Salads & Sides

    Tossed Salad $2.75
    Mixed greens & stuff with red wine vinaigrette, creamy feta or lime-cilantro dressing
    Cucumber Salad $5.75
    With tomatoes, red onions, parsley, feta cheese, kalamata olives & pepperoncini tossed with creamy feta dressing. Small salad $3.50
    Marinated Tofu Salad $8.00
    Seared dry-rubbed tofu on mixed greens with an assortment of vegetables, fruits, radish & peanut-ginger dressing
    Taco Salad $8.75
    A choice of seared tofu, grilled chicken, or beer-battered tilapia on crispy flour tortillas with greens, black beans, avocado salsa, mango, radish & lime-cilantro dressing
    Turkey Cobb Salad $8.00
    With tomatoes, bacon, chopped egg, avocado, blue cheese, beet pickles & chopped romaine lettuce
    Sauteed Spinach $3.50
    Quick cooked in olive oil. Customize with "Special Ingredients"
    Broccoli with Feta Dressing $3.50
    Baked Mac & Cheese $3.50
    Smoky Baked Pork & Beans $3.50
  • Sandwiches

    With choice of homefries, black beans, tossed salad or soup. For 75¢ more substitute Mac & Cheese, Cucumber Salad, Smoky Pork & Beans or Fruit

    Nothing Like a BLT $8.25
    On wheat, sourdough or rye toast with homemade mayonnaise
    Egg Salad Sandwich $8.25
    Chopped with mustardy mayonnaise, celery, parsley, pickles & green onions — served on wheat, sourdough or rye toast with lettuce & tomato
    Orb Weaver Vermont Farmhouse Cheese Sandwich $8.25
    With lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise & cranberry-almond relish on wheat, sourdough or rye toast. Add roasted turkey $9.50
    Old-Style Turkey Sandwich $9.25
    With cheddar on griddled sourdough with sautéed spinach, red onion & roasted garlic mayonnaise
    Turkey Reuben $9.25
    Roasted turkey on griddled rye with Swiss, sauerkraut & our “rushing highways” dressing
    Sautéed Vegetable Reuben $9.25
    Mushrooms, spinach & red onions on griddled rye with Swiss, sauerkraut & our “rushing highways” dressing
    Ham Randy $9.25
    With cheddar cheese, tomato & rocket sauce on griddled sourdough
    Tofu Randy $9.25
    Seared dry-rubbed tofu with cheddar cheese, tomato & rocket sauce on griddled sourdough
    Grilled Chicken Club $9.25
    With bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise on wheat, sourdough or rye toast
    Smoked Salmon Club $9.25
    With avocado salsa, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise on wheat, sourdough or rye toast
    Breakfast Club $9.25
    A 2-egg cheddar omelet on wheat, sourdough or rye toast with bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise
  • Drinks

    Orange or Grapefruit Juice $2.00/$3.00/$4.50
    Tangerine Juice (in season) $2.50/$3.50/$5.00
    Vermont Apple Cider $1.00/$2.00/$3.50
    Lemonade or Vermont Cranberry Juice $2.50
    Citrus Spritzer $3.00
    Any of our fresh juices on ice with seltzer
    Iced Tea or Iced Coffee $2.00
    V-8 $1.75
    Pellegrino $1.75
    Coke or Diet Coke $1.50
    Milk $1.25/$1.75
    Chocolate Milk $1.50/$2.00
    Soy Milk $2.00
    Chocolate Soy Milk $2.25/$2.75
    Coffee $2.00
    In-house bottomless cup
    Hot Chocolate $2.00
    Hot Cider $2.00

    Grown-up Drinks

    Simple Bloody Mary $6.00
    Penny Colada $6.00
    Pineapple & fresh lime blended with coconut milk & rum
    Mimosa or Cypress $4.00
    Bottled Beer $4.00
    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
    Smokey Tarry
    lapsang-souchong
    Temple Of Heaven
    gunpowder tea
    Monkey King
    jasmine tea
    Sweet Meadows
    chamomile blend
    Moroccan Mint
    Ruby Chai
    spiced rooibos
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