Banana Cafe & Piano Bar Menu and Prices

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Banana Cafe & Piano Bar Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Appetizers

Chips & Salsa

$2.50

First order complementary with food order. Made fresh daily

Ham Croquettes

$6.95

Four to the order. Served with our homemade red pepper sauce

Alcapurrias

$7.95

Fritter made of mashed green bananas and root vegetables, then stuffed with ground beef, olives, capers and pimientos. One of puerto rico's most popular street foods.

Empanadas

$8.95

One chicken, one picadillo and one mixed seafood. Served with a delicious red pepper sauce

Cuban Empanadas

$7.95

As delicious as the famous sandwich. Two empanadas stuffed to the limit with baked ham, slow roasted pork, swiss cheese and sliced dill pickles. Served with a papaya sauce

Stuffed Yuca

$7.95

Mashed yuca stuffed with chorizo, carrots and olives. Topped with cheese and served with a siimply amazing cilantro - lime sauce

Fried Calamari

$8.95

Accompanied with our fresh mango or ginger sauce

Gambas al Ajillo

$9.95

Sauteed jumbo shrimp in a delicious lemon, garlic, butter wine sauce. Served with grilled bread

Cod Fish Fritters

$8.95

Served hush puppy style with our house made guava sauce

Tropical Ceviche

$11.95

A customer favorite fresh flounder, shrimp, scallops and squid marinated in cifrus juices, ginger, red onion, cilantro and jalapenos arnished with avocado, mango, pineapple and potatoes

Pork Nachos

$10.95

Tortilla chips topped with black beans, puerto rican slow roasted pulled pork and blend of cheese. Topped with sour cream pico de gallo, jalapenos, guacamole and green onions

Queso

$5.95

Jalapeno cheese dip served with tortilla chips

Guacamole al Fresco

$8.95

Fresh guacamole, mexican cheese and pico de gallo served with tortilla chips

Tamal de Elote

$3.95

Slowly steamed and made from a sweet delicate fresh corn puree


SaladsDressings: Ranch, red pepper ranch, blue cheese, raspberry, vinaigrette & balasamic vinaigrette. Add ons: served with grilled chicken or beef, add $4.00. Served with mixed shrimp, scallops and squid, add $6.00. Served with just shrimp add $6.00, serve

House

$4.95

Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms and spanish onions

Caesar

$7.95

Tropical Salad

$8.95

Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocadoes, heart of palm, mushrooms and spanish onions

Grilled Wedge Salad

$6.95

Quarter grilled iceberg lettuce topped with blue cheese and crumbled pork cracklings, boiled egg and tomatoes

Southwester Salad

$7.95

Romaine lettuce, grilled corn, black beans, carrots, spanish onions, cilantro and red peppers. Topped with homemade tortilla strips


Soups

Plantain

$8.95

Green plantains cooked in a hearty chicken broth with a touch of cilantro and garlic

Chicken Tortilla

$7.95

A rich and tasty broth with shredded chicken, carrots, onions, celery, yuca and cilantro topped with a squeeze of lime and homemade tortilla strips

Seafood

$10.95

Wonderful cream base soup with shrimp, scallops and mussels, rich.


Entrees

Ropa Vieja

$14.95

Served with tomatoes, onions, pepper and spices. Served with ripe plantains, black beans and white rice

Cuban Picadillo

$13.95

Served with white rice, black beans and ripe plantains

Puerto Rican PIononos

$14.95

Topped with a blend of monterey jack and cheddar cheese. Served with puerto rican red beans and white rice

Stuffed Plantains

$18.95

Very heraty and delicious meal of 3 fried green plantains stuffed one with picadillo, one with chicken and one with mixed seafood. Accompanied with black beans and white rice

Pernil de Puerco Relleno de Mofongo

$18.95

Pounded pork loin stuffed with mofongo. Oven roasted and topped with our ginger mango sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and vegetables

Bistec Encebollado with Beef

$15.95

Pounded and marinated flank steak or boneless chicken breast sauteed and smothered with cooked onions and our secret sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.

Bistec Encebollado with Chicken

$14.95

Pounded and marinated flank steak or boneless chicken breast sauteed and smothered with cooked onions and our secret sauce. Served with white rice and black beans.

Bistec Empanizado with Beef

$15.95

Breaded and pounded flank steak or chicken breast pan fried and served with black beans and white rice. A caballo topped with fried egg, add $1.00

Bistec Empanizado with Chicken

$14.95

Breaded and pounded flank steak or chicken breast pan fried and served with black beans and white rice. A caballo topped with fried egg, add $1.00

Bistec a La Milanesa with Beef

$16.95

The previoius bistec empanizado topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, Served with black beans and white rice.

Bistec a La Milanesa with Chicken

$15.95

The previoius bistec empanizado topped with homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, Served with black beans and white rice.

Churrasco Surf & Turf

$19.95

Topped with a delicate chiimichurri sauce, 3 grilled jumbo shrimp and grilled chorizo. Served with black bean congri and julienne vegetables

Caribbean Vegetarian Combo

$12.95

Superb vegetarian dish including tamal de elote, vegetables, fried plantains, yuca con mojo, guacamole, white rice and black beans

Carnitas Cubanas

$15.95

Served with Yuca con mojo, black beans and white rice

Saltado with Beef or Chicken

$14.95

Choice of the above sauteed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, jalapenos, fresh garlic, potatoes and white wine. Served with white rice and black beans.

Saltado with Seafood

$17.95

Choice of the above sauteed with onions, peppers, tomatoes, jalapenos, fresh garlic, potatoes and white wine. Served with white rice and black beans.

Picadillo a Caballo

$14.95

Topped witha fried egg


Entrees - MofongosOne of puerto rico's most popular dishes. Twice fried green plantains mashed in a wood pilon with garlic, pork cracklings and olive oil. Served with a side of chicken broth and garlic bread.

Masitas de Cerdo

$16.95

Bistec Encebollado

$17.95

Flank steak with onions

Chicken

$16.95

Shrimp

$19.95

Seafood

$19.95

Vegetables

$14.95

Sauteed spinach, zucchini, squash, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, tomato, garlic and onions. No bacon added to the vegetarian mofongo


Seafood

Paella Valenciana

$19.95 - $36.95

Legendary spanish dish of saffron rice simmered with shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels, chicken, chorizo sausage and herbs.

Zarauela de Mariscos

$18.95

Delicious seafood stew of scallops, shrimp, squid, mussels and flunder cooked in a rich and creamy lobster bisque. Served with white rice and garlic toast

Salmon a la Parilla

$17.95

Grilled chilean salmon glazed with our ginger mango sauce. Served with coconut rice and ripe fried plantains.

Pescado Criollo

$16.95

Filet of flounder broiled, topped with fresh tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeno peppers with a white wine, lemon butter sauce. Served with white rice, black beans and vegetables

Camarones Andaluz

$17.95

Sauteed jumbo shrimp with scallions, green peas, red peppers, mushrooms, all cooked in a delicate white wine sauce. Served with white rice and black beans

Fish Tacos

$14.95

Two breaded tilapia tacos, topped with spanish coleslaw and mango habanero salsa. Servedwith white rice and black beans.


Tex Mex

Vegetables Fajitas

$12.95

Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.

Chicken Fajitas

$13.95

Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.

Beef Fajitas

$14.95

Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.

Shrimp Fajitas

$16.95

Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.

Chicken & Beef Fajitas

$14.95

Served with refried beans, yellow rice and three flour tortillas.

Shrimp with Beef or Chicken Fajitas

$15.95

Tacos

$10.95

Chicken or shredded beef, solt or crispy, served with yellow rice and refried beans

Cheeese Enchiladas

$10.95

Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.

Spinach Enchiladas

$11.95

Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.

Beef, Chicken or Carnitas Enchiladas

$12.95

Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.

Mixed Seafood Enchiladas

$14.95

Two stuffed corn tortillas baked and covered with ranchero sauce and melted cheese. Served with yellow rice and refried beans.

Enchilada & Taco Platter

$12.95

One of each, beef, chicken, carnitas or cheese, crispy or soft, served with yellow rice and refried beans

Tex Mex Brochette

$14.95

Juicy skewered shrimp, grilled chicken and beef with zucchini, green pepperand onions. Served with black beans and yellow rice

Chimichangas Beef, Chicken or Carnitas

$12.95

Quick fried stuffed flour tortilla served with yellow rice and refried beans.

Mixed Seafood with Chimichagas

$14.95

Quick fried stuffed flour tortilla served with yellow rice and refried beans.

Beef, Chicken or Carnitas with Burrito

$12.95

Large flour tortilla, stuffed, baked and topped with ranchero sauce and melted mexican cheese. Served with yellow rice, refried beans.

Black Bean with Burrito

$10.95

Large flour tortilla, stuffed, baked and topped with ranchero sauce and melted mexican cheese. Served with yellow rice, refried beans.


Sides

Rice

$2.50

Beans

$2.50

Red, black or refried

Congri

$3.00

Fried Yuca or Yuca Con Mojo

$4.00

Amarillos

$4.00

Fried ripe plantains

Tostones

$4.00

Fried green plantains

Guacamole

$1.50 - $3.50

Vegetables

$3.95

One Enchilada or One Taco

$3.95

Tortillas (3)

$1.50

Flour or Corn

Sour Cream

$1.50

Shredded Mexican Cheese

$1.50

Pico de Gallo

$1.50


Kids Menu

Cheese Pizza

$6.95

Personal size with tomato sauce.

Pepperoni Pizza

$6.95

Personal size with mozzarella, tomato sauce and pepperoni

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

$6.95

Prepared on white bread with cheddar cheese and fries.

Slider Grilled Chicken Sandwich

$6.95

One slider grilled chicken sandwich with swiss cheese and mayo. Served with fries.

Cheese or Chicken Quesadilla

$6.95

A smaller version of the original. Served with fries

Taco One crispy or soft, chicken or beef taco. Served with refried beans and yellow rice.

$6.95


Desserts

Cheesecake

$6.50

Seasonal flavor

Banana Bread Pudding

$6.50

Puerto RicanTembleque Flan

$6.50

Seasonal flavor

Tres Leches

$6.50


Sodas & Such

Soda or Lemonade

$2.50

Coffee or Tea

$2.50

Juice

$3.00

Expresso

$3.00

Cortadito

$3.00

Expresso coffee with splash of milk

Cuban Coffee

$3.00

Similar to italian espresso

Cafe Con Leche

$3.25

Cuban coffee with frothed milk. Similar to cafe latte

Cappuccino or Latte

$3.50

Virgin Frozen Drinks

$4.50

Dominion Root Beer

$3.50


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