Monk's Café will be closed for dining-in, by mandate of the City of Philadelphia. We are offering a curbside pickup carryout menu of our signature burgers, famous frites, sandwiches, starters, salads,
and craft six packs for takeout. See our curbside carryout menu.
Starters
Chicken Fingers 9.95
house-made, Brooklyn Brown Ale-battered, golden fried chicken fingers. Served with mild barbecue sauce
Local Cheese Plate market price
a selection of locally crafted cheese from family-owned farms. served with house-made pickles, mustard & jam
Monk's Flemish Grilled Scallop 16.95
sea scallops grilled to medium. topped with a beurre blanc made with our private label Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale, shallots, chervil and butter
Pommes Frites 6.00
our award winning fresh-cut, double-fried frites. served with Monk's world famous bourbon mayonnaise for dipping.
Seasonal Hummus 6.95
(Vegan) ask your server for tofay's offering. served with toasted bread
Smoked Trout Dip 10.95
smoked trout spread topped with caper and onion relish. Served with toasted bread
Spanish Flies 11.95
incredibly hot chicken wings w/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 barbecue sauce for the less adventurous. served with a side order of our famous frites
Veal Cheeks 15.95
slow braised in Corsendonk Pater Double ale with olives, garlic & herbs. served with polenta
Salads
Baby Green Salad 6.00
organic greens with our Monk's Flemish Sour Ale viniagrette.
ADD Goat Cheese 2.75
ADD Grilled Chicken Breast 7.95
ADD Grilled Salmon 10.95
Caesar 7.95
Tuscan kale & field greens, croutons tossed in our tangy caesar dressing
ADD Grilled Chicken Breast $7.95
Monk's Duck Salad 14.95
baby greens with duck breast (grilled medium/medium rare), goat cheese, spicy walnuts & craisins
Steak Frites Salad 19.95
flat iron steak marinated with oatmeal stout & other goodies. then grilled served over seasonal greens with our award winning pomme frites
Mussels
Served with Pomme Frites 16.95 for about a pound and a half
Ghent
Ommegang Hennepin, fumé, parsley, carmelized leeks, bacon, bleu cheese & garlic
Mexicano
Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale, lime, peppers, onions, jalapenos and cilantro
Monks
Gueuze, fumé, garlic & parsley
Smoked
Ommegang Abbey Ale, smoked button mushrooms, mushroom broth, rosemary, horseradish créme fraiche and garlic
Thai Curry
Monk's Flemish Sour, fumè, Thai red curry, bais, garlic & coconut milk
Sandwiches
Duck Salad Sandwich 13.95
our award winning salad served sandwich style on an Italian roll. baby greens with grilled duck breast, goat cheese, spicy walnuts and craisins
Pulled Pork Sandwich 11.95
slow cooked in Abbaye du Val Dieu brown ale. fennel/apple slaw, frites, peach BBQ sauce & boursin cheese - all served on an Italian long roll.
Sausage Sandwich du Jour 11.95
ever-changing sausage selection, variously topped. Served with baby green salad.
Seitan Cheese Steak 10.95
(Vegetarian) seitan (wheat meat) sauteed with onions and mushrooms. served on a long roll and topped with Grueyere cheese. NOW AVAILABLE: Daiya dairy-free "cheddar" upon request.
Smoked Portobello Sandwich 12.95
(Vegetarian) house smoked portabella mushroom served on ciabatta with house kimchi and local goat cheese
Main Plates
Duck Confit 19.95
Cured with orange zest, garlic, parsley, rosemary and thyme, topped with our Ommegan Abbey Double jus. Served with mash & 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 a richness to the jus.
Mac and Cheese 14.95
(Vegetarian) Pasta with our blend of goat cheese, cheddar, paremesan and sottocenerre truffle cheese with peas and belgian endive.
Organic Chicken 20.95
Bucks County Bounty, organic, free-range half chicken roasted, then pan seared. Served over chicken jus - Saison Dupont sauce, watercress butter, rutabaga purée 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 32.95
8oz boneless ribye 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 & Mushrooms 16.95
(Vegan & Gluten Free) Local squash and Primordial Farms Mushrooms with local arugula over celeriac purée, then topped with pumpkin seeds, craisins and pickles mustard seeds.
Salmon Filet 19.95
Pan seared salmon filet with local honeynut squash purée, horseradish créme fraiche. Topped with fennel & citrus slaw along with pickled ramp bulbs.