Portage Bay Cafe - South Lake Union Seattle - Menu
Return of the Stuffed Pumpkin, Thai Duck Hash, Chanterelles and Truffles
Warm Apple and Port Cider
Organic apple juice, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and tinta port (glass)
7 $
Stuffed Pumpkins
Our yearly tradition is back by popular demand. One whole oxbow farms organic pie pumpkin is roasted with brown sugar and meyer’s rum, then stuffed and baked with a mixture of challah & pumpkin bread, organic raisins and sweetened mascarpone cheese.
14 $
Pumpkin Spice Oats
Organic sugar pie pumpkin puree, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, bourbon barrel aged maple syrup in organic steel cut oats topped with a dollop of organic vanilla yogurt and candied walnuts
12 $
Spicy Thai Duck Hash
Minced muscovy duck breast, small diced organic sweet potatoes, fresh and dried thai chilies, organic brussel sprouts from oxbow farms, black soy sauce, fish sauce and two fried egg the way you want it.
16 $
Foraged Mushroom Omelet
Yellow foot chanterelle mushrooms from foraged and found, organic onions and garlic, and organic sage inside a three egg steiber farm omelet and a few shavings of burgundy truffles
15 $
Biscuit and Chicken Gravy
Fluffy biscuit, fried organic steiber farm eggs and a house made mire poix and chicken sausage gravy with fried sage
13 $
Weekend Treats
Highball Mimosa
Juniper infused organic grapefruit juice, mixed with house prosecco. (Glass)
8 $
Highball Mimosa
Juniper infused organic grapefruit juice, mixed with house prosecco. (Pitcher)
32 $
The Return of the Great Pumpkin
Our seasonal delight is back! Organic sugar pie pumpkin stuffed with baked french toast and mascarpone.
14 $
Mushroom Farro Benedict
Two patties of foraged local, black trumpet, chanterelle, and cauliflower mushrooms, depuy lentils, and bluebird grains farro topped with poached steibrs eggs, and butternut squash hollandaise.
15 $
Johnny Cakes
Cornmeal pancakes with house smoked ham, chives, garlic, and beecher’s flagship cheddar topped with black bean sauce, served with a side of braised greens.
13 $
The Great Fall Pumpkin Tradition Returns!
Farm and Forest Mimosa
Flying bird botanicals organic farm and forest herbal tea brewed into organic simple syrup and blended with a touch of organic, fresh squeezed lemonade and sustainably grown prosecco. Finished with an organic lemon wedge. (Glass)
9 $
Farm and Forest Mimosa
Flying bird botanicals organic farm and forest herbal tea brewed into organic simple syrup and blended with a touch of organic, fresh squeezed lemonade and sustainably grown prosecco. Finished with an organic lemon wedge. (Pitcher)
36 $
The Great Fall Pumpkin
One local, organic sugar pie pumpkin is baked with a stuffing of house-made challah baked french toast, mascarpone cheese, rum and raisins. Served with a dollop of organic house whipped cream.
14 $
Pancetta Baked Eggs
Thinly sliced pancetta, organic, housemade pepper jam made with alvarez farms organic sweet peppers and rosecrest locally crafted mountain swiss baked together with three stiebr farms eggs and smith brothers cream then topped with organic frisee and a drizzle of 6 year aged balsamic vinegar. Served with a side of fresh, organic fruit and a slice of organic, whole wheat toast with butter.
16 $
Cola & Tamarind Pork Scramble
Lan roc local, sustainably raised, thinly sliced pork shoulder marinated in virgil’s cola, organic garlic and organic tamarind then sautéed together with organic sweet peppers and scrambled into three stiebr farms eggs. Finished with a sprinkle of organic samish bay feta cheese, fresh, organic herbs, a side of our organic café potatoes and a slice of organic whole wheat toast with butter.
15 $
Sunchoke, Apple and Beet Hash
21 acres organic sunchokes, marshland orchard organic apples, hedlin farms organic beets, organic celery, organic onion, organic carrot and fresh, organic herbs sautéed together with organic fingerling potatoes and finished with three stiebr farms eggs any style.
Please see our main menu for hash add on options and pricing.
French Toast Breakfast Sandwich! Blueberry and Thyme Mimosa!
Blueberries and Thyme Mimosa
Bow hill farms transitional organic blueberries blended with organic thyme and finished with sustainably grown prosecco. (Glass)
9 $
Blueberries and Thyme Mimosa
Bow hill farms transitional organic blueberries blended with organic thyme and finished with sustainably grown prosecco. (Pitcher)
36 $
Maple Huckleberry French Toast
Locally foraged wild mountain huckleberries simmered in noble tonic 01 bourbon barrel aged maple syrup and poured over three slices of our organic challah french toast. Finished with a scoop of organic crystallized ginger butter and a dusting of organic powdered sugar. Includes a trip to our famous berry bar.
14 $
French Toast Breakfast Sandwich
Two slices of our organic challah french toast spread with organic herbed twin oaks creamery chevre and organic alvarez farms sweet pepper jam and sandwiched around a patty of our housemade painted hills beef sausage with basil, olives and warm spices then finished with a sunny side up stiebr farms egg. Served with a small side salad.
13 $
Delicata Squash Gratin Benedict
Layered organic local roots delicata squash, organic alvarez farms yukon gold potatoes, organic dried cherries, organic pine nuts, local cream and rosecrest aged mountain swiss cheese baked together with organic gluten free bread crumbs. Finished with two poached eggs, sauce choron, and a side of fresh, organic fruit.
16 $
Sweet Pepper and Chanterelle Hash
Locally wild foraged chanterelle mushrooms, organic alvarez farms mixed sweet peppers, organic carrot, organic celery, organic onion, organic garlic and organic alvarez farms fingerling potato sautéed together and finished with three stiebr farms eggs any style.
Egg Nog French Toast and Burgundy Truffles!
Huckleberry and Mint Mimosa
Washington coast foraged huckleberry puree, organic mint and prosecco (glass)
7 $
Apple Coffee Cake
Organic apples, organic oats, flax seed and a crumble topping
4 $
Eggnog French Toast
House made challah bread dipped in a organic and grass fed eggnog batter spiked with nutmeg and cinnamon, topped with a cranberry and apple compote and a ginger crème anglaise.
14 $
Chicken and Chantrelle Omelet
Herb roasted organic drapper valley farms chicken and locally foraged field run and blue chanterelle mushrooms from mikuni wild harvest in three steiber farms eggs omelet with a earthy porcini mushroom infused sauce. Served with café potatoes
15 $
Chilaquiles with Fried Eggs
Fried tortillas, chipotle sauce, queso fresco, organic spanish onions, sliced radishes, chopped cilantro, and two fried eggs
14 $
Burgundy Truffle Scramble
Soft scrambled steiber farm eggs over grilled baguette topped with shaved burgundy truffles and finished with maldon salt. Served with a side salad or café potatoes
18 $
Weekend Specials
Caramel Apple Mimosa
Spiced organic cider, caramel, and cinnamon cream with house prosecco (Glass)
8 $
Caramel Apple Mimosa
Spiced organic cider, caramel, and cinnamon cream with house prosecco (Pitcher; 32)
Apple Oat Coffee Cake
Classic coffee cake with oats, organic apples, flaxseed and crumble topping.
4 $
Carrot Cake Baked French Toast
House made challah, organic carrots, molasses, cream cheese and classic spices baked in a sweet egg custard.
10 $
Fried Chicken and Wild Mushrooms
Organic chicken, buttermilk soaked and lightly battered, fried golden and topped with foraged local, black trumpet, chanterelle, and cauliflower mushroom gravy, and three eggs any style..
15 $
BBQ Pork Breakfast Sandwich
Grilled pork tenderloin, house made BBQ sauce, onion strings and fried egg, all on house made demi baguette.
14 $
Spiced Port and Apple Cider
Organic apple juice, holiday spices and unfiltered tinta port madera (glass)
7 $
Lemon Sour Cream Cake
Organic lemon, organic sour cream with a citrus glaze
4 $
Cherry Bourbon Stuffed French Toast
Pendleton bourbon and cherry infused mascarpone stuffed between, house made challah bread with crème anglaise and a dusting of powder sugar
13 $
Bisquit and Gravy
Carlton farms pork sausage gravy with mire poix, sage, and nutmeg on top of a fluffy biscuit and topped with 1 egg your way
13 $
Spanish Skillet Hash
Cured spanish chorizo, bacon, sweet peppers, onions, garlic, torn toasted baguette, and red grapes, over a bed of romesco sauce and topped with two poached eggs and garnished with scallions
15 $
Ballard Weekend Specials
Cranberry Mimosa
Organic cranberries poached with grapefruit and organic sugar mixed with house prosecco (Glass)
8 $
Cranberry Mimosa
Organic cranberries poached with grapefruit and organic sugar mixed with house prosecco (Pitcher)
32 $
Lemon Sour Cream Cake
Fluffy lemon cake with organic sour cream, topped with a vanilla citrus glaze.
4 $
Banana Bread French Toast
House made organic banana bread, egg battered and griddled, topped with pumpkin anglaise.
12 $
Radicchio Sausage Bundles
Organic radicchio from oxbow farms, wrapped around wild rice and house made sausage, topped with two poached eggs and roasted red pepper hollandaise.
14 $
Chili Cheese Scramble
Texas red style chili, with painted hills beef, organic peppers and tomatoes, heaped onto three sour cream scrambled eggs, topped with cheddar cheese and green onion.
13 $
Smoked Sable! Omurice! Porcini Mushroom Hash!
Ginger Apple Mimosa
Organic, freshly squeezed apple juice blended with pok pok som ginger drinking vinegar poured over a fresh slice of organic marshland orchards el star apple and finished with sustainably grown prosecco. (Glass)
9 $
Ginger Apple Mimosa
Organic, freshly squeezed apple juice blended with pok pok som ginger drinking vinegar poured over a fresh slice of organic marshland orchards el star apple and finished with sustainably grown prosecco. (Pitcher)
36 $
Cranberry and Kabocha Squash Pancake
Organic local roots farm roasted, pureed buttercup kabocha squash folded in an organic whole wheat pancake with organic cranberry and griddled to perfection. Topped with a scoop of bana tuo 5 year aged pu’erh tea compound butter and dusted with organic powdered sugar. Includes a trip to our famous berry bar.
13 $
Smoked Sable with Buckwheat Crepes
Local, sustainably caught smoked sablefish salad served over warm organic buckwheat crepes with organic orange supremes, organic shallot, organic capers, and a poached stiebr farms egg. Finished with our handmade sauce hollandaise, aoc piment d’espelette and a cup of fresh, organic fruit.
18 $
Omurice
Organic draper valley chicken, mikuni wild harvest organic mushroom mix (shimeji, king oyster, oyster, maitake) and organic scallion stir fried together with organic koshihikari rice and rolled into a three stiebr farms egg omelette. Finished with an organic tomato demi and served with a side of fresh, organic fruit and a slice of organic whole wheat toast with butter.
16 $
Pork Shank Rice Porridge
Locally raised lan roc pork shanks braised for 12 hours and served over an organic sprouted brown rice porridge with grilled organic local roots chicory, organic ginger puree infused honey and our housemade umeboshi made with wild foraged oregonian plums.
13 $
Porcini Mushroom Hash
Locally wild foraged porcini mushroom, organic alvarez farms butternut squash, organic maltby farms rutabaga, organic carrot, organic celery, organic onion and organic alvarez farms potato sautéed together and finished with three stiebr farms eggs any style.
Specials for Friday
Beef Tenderloin Mongolian:
All natural beef tenderloin sautéed on a pan together with, organic udon noodles, organic carrots, organic alvarez farms sweet peppers, organic crimini mushrooms, organic celery, organic sweet onions and organic housemade mongolian sauce. Garnished with organic green onions.
15 $
Borrego Burger
All natural free range ground lamb grilled to perfection and is accompanied with, organic red leaf lettuce, organic alvarez farms sweet onions, organic tomatoes and organic chipotle mayo all on organic housemade bun. Served with organic café potatoes or our small house salad.