Monk’s Cafe Menu
Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia is a pub that offers a wide range of options, including vegan and vegetarian dishes. Known for its extensive beer selection, Monk's Cafe is a must-visit for beer enthusiasts. The menu features classic dishes like moule frites and steak frites salad, which are highly recommended by customers. The atmosphere is described as unique and welcoming, with attentive staff and a diverse clientele. The food receives mixed reviews, with some dishes like the Ghent mussels receiving praise for their flavors, while others, like the short rib, fall short in taste. Overall, Monk's Cafe is a popular spot for those looking for a relaxed dining experience with excellent beer choices and a cozy ambiance.
Starters
Chicken Fingers
House-made, Brooklyn Brown Ale-battered, golden fried chicken fingers. Served with mild BBQ sauce.
Monk's Flemish Grilled Scallop
Sea scallops grilled to medium. topped with a beurre blanc made with our private label Monk's Caf Flemish Sour Ale, shallots, chervil and butter.
Pommes Frites
Our award-winning fresh-cut, double-fried frites. served with Monk's world-famous bourbon mayonnaise for dipping.
Seasonal Hummus
Served with toasted bread.
Smoked Trout Dip
Smoked trout spread topped with caper and onion relish. Served with toasted bread.
Spanish Flies
Incredibly hot chicken wings with chipotle pepper sauce that are not for the faint of heart. They aren't those wimpy 'Buffalo wings' - these babies are incendiary! Thermonuclear comes to mind. Hot! Hot! Hot! Did I mention that they're hot? We do offer BBQ sauce for the less adventurous. Served with a side order of our famous frites.
Veal Cheeks
Slow-braised in Corsendonk Pater Double ale with olives, garlic, and herbs. Served with polenta.
Baby Green Salad
Organic greens with our Monk's Flemish Sour Ale vinaigrette.
Caesar Salad
Tuscan kale and field greens, croutons tossed in our tangy Caesar dressing.
Monk's Duck Salad
Baby greens with duck breast, goat cheese, spicy walnuts and raisins.
Steak Frites Salad
Flat iron steak marinated with oatmeal stout and other goodies. then grilled served over seasonal greens with our award-winning pomme frites.
Salads
Mussels
Ghent Mussels
Ommegang Hennepin, fum, parsley, caramelized leeks, bacon, bleu cheese, and garlic.
Mexicano Mussels
Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale, lime, peppers, onions, jalapenos and cilantro.
Monks Mussels
Gueuze, fum, garlic, and parsley.
Smoked Mussels
Ommegang Abbey Ale, smoked button mushrooms, mushroom broth, rosemary, horseradish crme fraiche, and garlic.
Thai Curry Mussels
Monk's Flemish Sour, fum, Thai red curry, bais, garlic and coconut milk.
Burger
Chicken Breast
Veggie Burger
Burgers
Sandwiches
Duck Salad Sandwich
Our award-winning salad served sandwich style on an Italian roll. Baby greens with grilled duck breast, goat cheese, spicy walnuts, and raisins.
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Slow-cooked in Abbaye du Val Dieu brown ale. Fennel or apple slaw, frites, peach BBQ sauce, and Boursin cheese - all served on an Italian long roll.
Sausage Sandwich du Jour
Ever-changing sausage selection variously topped. Served with a baby green salad.
Seitan Cheese Steak
Seitan (wheat meat) sauteed with onions and mushrooms. Served on a long roll and topped with Gruyere cheese.
Smoked Portobello Sandwich
House smoked portabella mushroom served on ciabatta with house kimchi and local goat cheese.
Duck Confit
Cured with orange zest, garlic, parsley, rosemary and thyme, topped with our Ommegang Abbey Double jus. Served with mash and veggie.Ommegang Brewery is named after an annual celebration held on the Grand Place in Brussels. This Abbey Double is a malt-forward ale which adds a bit of dark fruit character and richness to the jus.
Mac and Cheese
Pasta with our blend of goat cheese, cheddar, Parmesan and Sottocenerre truffle cheese with peas and Belgian endive.
Organic Chicken
Bucks County Bounty, organic, free-range half chicken roasted, then pan-seared. Served over chicken jus - Saison Dupont sauce, watercress butter, rutabaga pure and cured broccolini.Saison Dupont is a farmhouse ale with a sublte 'fruity' character and a black peppercorn aroma. Olivier Dedeycker is a fourth-generation brewer at this family owned farmhouse.
Rib Eye Steak
8 oz. boneless ribeye steak with potatoes and vegetables, with a Westmalle Duvel Demi glaze reduction.Westamalle Dubbel is brewed in a Trappist Monastery in Belgium. This adds rich notes of dark fruit and a hint of chocolate.
Roasted Squash And Mushrooms
Local squash and Primordial Farms Mushrooms with local arugula over celeriac pure then topped with pumpkin seeds, craisins, and pickled mustard seeds.
Salmon Filet
Pan-seared salmon filet with local honeynut squash pure, horseradish crme fraiche. Topped with fennel and citrus slaw along with pickled ramp bulbs.
