Below are some sample menus with suggested items we can prepare, but please feel free to request other dishes not listed on our menus.
Please review the menu and let us know what you would like to order. Minimum orders may apply.
SAMPLE MENUS: Taste of the Americas | Taco Bar | Italian Specialties | Asian Tasting Menu | Family Dinners
TASTE OF THE AMERICAS
Design your own meal from local favorites, as many appetizers and main courses as you wish. This is our best-selling buffet for rehearsal dinners or family parties. The perfect take-out meal for a large group.
APPETIZERS
Guacamole, pico de gallo, frijoles molidos & chips
Hibiscus & zucchini quesadilla served with chipotle cream
Jumbo shrimp cocktail with spicy salsa
Ceviche catch of the day
Peruvian Causa Limena: a chilled potato stuffed with shrimp and avocado with a aji chili sauce and pickled onions
MAIN COURSE
Seared tuna or grilled mahi mahi
Sliced beef tenderloin with chimichurri sauce
Grilled chicken in salsa verde
Crispy pork carnitas
Corn & palmito relish
Mixed Green Salad
Tortillas, rice & beans, and all the trimmings
DESSERT
Passion fruit and key lime pie
Tropical fruit sundaes with passion fruit caramel
Tropical fruit plate
Watermelon with lime & mint granita
TACO BAR
Make a meal of tacos. Select two or more from the list below. Great cocktail party food.
NEW MEXICAN STYLE RAJAS CON QUESO TACO
PERUVIAN POTATO TACO WITH PICKLED ONIONS, AVOCADO, HARD BOILED EGGS AND HUACAINA SAUCE
HIBISCUS, ZUCCHINI & BELL PEPPER TACO WITH CHIPOTLE CREAM SAUCE
TUNA POKE WITH GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
SHRIMP TACO WITH FRESH HERBS AND THAI SWEET CHILI SAUCE
JUMBO SHRIMP AND PULPO MEDITERRANEAN SALAD
CHILI BRAISED PORK RIB TACO WITH TAMARIND BBQ SAUCE AND ASIAN SLAW
BEEF TENDERLOIN, ARUGULA AND TOMATOES WITH CHIMICHURRI SAUCE
FLANK STEAK TACO WITH ONION, MANCHEGO CHEESE & VADOUVAN
GREEK TACO WITH LAMB, FETA CHEESE, CUCUMBER, TOMATO, KALAMATA OLIVES WITH TSATSIKI
TANDOORI CHICKEN AND INDIAN SPICED POTATOES WITH CILANTRO & MINT CHUTNEY
MIDDLE EASTERN CHICKEN TACO WITH PRESERVED LEMONS, GREEN OLIVES AND ONIONS
PEKING CHICKEN TACO WITH HOISIN SAUCE AND ASIAN SLAW
ASIAN TASTING MENU
Tamarindo is on the same latitude as Thailand, and so many of the ingredients for Asian favorites are readily available here. At the Sunset Lounge, our Taste of Sunset, a platter of savory appetizers, was a local favorite.
Salad rolls with mixed greens, carrots and herbs served with thai sweet chili dipping sauce
Vietnamese salad rolls with shrimp, mixed greens and herbs, with thai sweet chili dipping sauce
Shitake mushroom spring rolls with Vietnamese dipping sauce
Gyoza (Japanese dumplings) – pork or shrimp
Tuna Poke and green papaya salad
Sea Bass Ravioli served in a ginger soy reduction
Grilled jumbo shrimp with thai sweet chili sauce
Negimaki: chilled beef tenderloin and scallion rolls
Tamarind Glazed Baby Back Ribs served with Asian Slaw
Peking chicken wrap: grilled chicken, fresh greens, scallions, avocado and hoisin sauce in a flour tortilla
Vietnamese style coconut shrimp curry served with basmati rice
Goa chicken curry, in a pepper sauce served with basmati rice
Chilled sesame noodles with California roll salad
Chinese style sautéed green beans with ground pork in a spicy garlic soy sauce
FAMILY DINNERS
CURRY DINNER
Goa chicken curry. Peppery but not too spicy, cooked in a tamarind and coconut broth. Rice Pilaf with peas, almonds and raisins, Cucumber raita, Watermelon with mint and lime granita.
$22 per person
CLASSIC DINNER
Crimini Mushroom and Garlic Hot Pot, Beef Tenderloin with Chimichurri Sauce, Roasted Potatoes, Tossed Green Salad, Cheesecake with fresh fruit
$25 per person
CHICKEN DINNER
Quesadillas, Whole Organic Chicken roasted with potatoes, carrots, fennel and fresh herbs, Tossed Green Salad, Tropical Ice Cream Sundaes
$20 per person
MEDITERRANEAN DINNER
Spanakopita: Filo Pockets filled with Spinach and Feta, Tsatsiki: Cucumber, Scallions, Mint, Dill and Yogurt, Grilled New Zealand Butterflied Leg of Lamb, Grilled Dorado, Tomato, Melon and Romaine Salad, Passion Fruit/Key Lime Pie with Strawberries
$40 per person
INDIAN CURRY
Potato Samosas with Tamarind Chutney, Chicken & Sweet Potato Curry, Tandoori Shrimp, Red Lentil Dal, Basmati Rice, Raita, Grilled Pineapple with Vanilla Ice Cream & Passion Fruit Caramel
$30 per person
TAPAS SUPPER
Olives marinated in Orange and thyme, Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato & Artichoke Hearts, Roasted Portabello Mushrooms, Cauliflower in Vadouvan, Lamb and Spinach Pita Pockets, Tuna with Capers and Preserved Lemon, Pan d’Espana
$30 per person
GOODBYE DINNER
Ceviche, Guacamole, Pico de Gallo and Chips, Chicken in Cilantro Sauce, Pork Carnitas, Black Bean and Rice Pilaf, Tortillas, Tropical Salad with Mango, Avocado and Mixed Herbs, Key Lime Pie with Pistachios and Toasted Coconut
$30 per person
