La Contenta Menu and Prices

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La Contenta Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Para Empezar

Guacamole Bar

Price may varies

Guacamole Tradicional

$10.00

mashed avocados, pico de gallo, served with tortilla chips

Tostada De Cangrejo

$11.00

sweet blue crab meat, celery root puree, chile de arbol, crispy kale

Aguachile

$11.00

shrimp carpaccio, cucumber, onion, serrano pepper, orange and lemon juice

Coctel De Camarones

$11.00

shrimp cooked in a bonito broth infused with guajillo pepper, pico de gallo, avocado, and crackers

Ensalada De Nopales

$10.00

grilled cactus pad, tomato, avocado, tortilla chips, cotija cheese, tomatillo vinaigrette

Ensalada Caesar

$10.00

romaine, parmesan cheese, garlic croutons, anchovy mayonnaise sauce

La Contenta Nachos

$10.00

tortilla chips, black beans, poblano cheese sauce, pico de gallo, monterrey and cheddar cheese

Queso Fundido

$11.00

goat cheese and monterrey jack cheese fondue, roasted red pepper, chile piquin, black olive tapenade, flour tortillas

Pork Rillettes

$11.00

shredded pork butt and belly, serrano tomatillo salsa, toast

Fish Taco

$11.00

tempura sole fish, pico de gallo, cole slaw, chipotle aioli

Terrine Of Spiced Duck Foie Gras

$18.00

mission fig chutney, cornbread


Plato Fuerte

Pollo En Mole Poblano

$18.00

braised chicken breast, mole sauce, wild rice risotto, chicken leg confit, sweet plantains

Pork Rib Eye A La Plancha

$20.00

new mexican green chile, pineapple, brussels sprouts, pork beans, mustard

Chile Relleno Y Ratatouille

$17.00

chile poblano, oaxaca cheese, ratatouille, squash, ancho pepper sauce

Salmon Con Costra De Quinoa

$20.00

quinoa crust, chile piquin sauce, yucca, braised kale

Pargo Zarandeado

$24.00

grilled butterflied red snapper, guajillo barbecue sauce, vegetables rice, watercress salad

Langosta A La Mantequilla

$24.00

poached lobster in chile morita butter sauce, parsnip puree, green peas, mango, vanilla

Sirloin Steak A La Parrilla

$22.00

salsa cruda, potatoes confit, tomatillo salsa, creamed spinach

Risotto Del Mar

$22.00

arborio rice, lobster broth, clams, shrimp, scallops, pulla pepper

Braised Short Ribs

$24.00

cascabel and chipotle barbecue sauce, mashed potatoes, roasted sweet red onion, crispy tortilla chips

Enchiladas De Pollo

$17.00

braised chicken breast, green tomatillo salsa, rice and beans


Postres $5

Tres Leches

Price may varies

bread pudding with dulce de leche ice cream

Creme Brulee

Price may varies

earl grey creme brulee, berry compound

Chocolate Cake

Price may varies

molten chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream

Baked Alaska

Price may varies

merengue, sponge cake, tequila ice cream

Berry Crisp

Price may varies

berry compote, vanilla ice cream


Brunch $11

Guacamole Tradicional

Price may varies

Huevos Divorciados

Price may varies

sunny side up eggs, tomatillo salsa, chipotle salsa, monterrey jack cheese

Poblano Benedict

Price may varies

poached eggs, poblano sauce, queso fresco, spinach, english muffin

Chilaquiles

Price may varies

tortilla casserole with oaxaca cheese, tomatillo chipotle salsa, sauteed onions, eggs any style

Mexican Omelette

Price may varies

poblano, jalapeno, serrano chiles, onion, tomato, cotija cheese, avocado

Chorizo Con Huevos

Price may varies

spicy spanish sausage, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, guajillo pepper

Torrejas

Price may varies

french toast, berry compote, maple butter

Camarones Al Ajillo

Price may varies

shrimp in garlic-butter sauce, spinach, rice

La Contenta Hamburger

Price may varies

crispy jamon serrano, jalapeno escabeche, pepper jack cheese, potato bun


Bar

Guacamole Bar

Price may varies

Guacamole Tradicional

$10.00

mashed avocados, pico de gallo, served with tortilla chips

Empanadas De Platano

$10.00

turnover, sweet plantain, queso fresco, crema

Tostada De Cangrejo

$11.00

sweet blue crab meat, celery root puree, chile de arbol, crispy kale

Aguachile

$11.00

shrimp carpaccio, cucumber, onion, serrano pepper, orange and lemon juice

Coctel De Camarones

$11.00

shrimp cooked in a bonito broth infused with guajillo pepper, pico de gallo, avocado, and crackers

La Contenta Nachos

$10.00

tortilla chips, black beans, poblano cheese sauce, pico de gallo, monterrey and cheddar cheese

Queso Fundido

$11.00

goat cheese and monterrey jack cheese fondue, roasted red pepper, chile piquin, black olive tapenade, flour tortillas

Pork Rillettes

$11.00

shredded pork butt and belly, serrano tomatillo salsa, toast

Fish Taco

$11.00

tempura sole fish, pico de gallo, cole slaw, chipotle aioli

Taquitos De Pollo

$11.00

shredded chicken, avocado and chile de arbol sauce, crema


House Cocktails $12

La Contenta Margarita

Price may varies

tequila blanco, cointreau, freshly squeezed lime juice

Tequila Old Fashioned

Price may varies

premium tequila, agave nectar, bitters

Oaxaca Express

Price may varies

mezcal, combier royal, jalapeno infused agave, basil & cucumber

El Easy Rider

Price may varies

reposado tequila, ancho reyes, star anis, grapefruit juice, mexican mole bitters

Jalisco Inc

Price may varies

anejo tequila, agavero liqueur, passion fruit, cointreau, bitters

Essex Crossing

Price may varies

gin, pavan liqueur, lime juice, cucumber and mint

El Chamuco

Price may varies

tequila blanco, creme de cassis, home made ginger beer, lime juice

Mexican Firing Squad

Price may varies

sotol, lime juice, grenadine, angostura bitters topped with soda. this is an old recipe from mexico city, 1937


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