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Straits Cafe
Straits Cafe
333 Santana Row, Suite 1100, San Jose
Lunch Menu
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APPETIZERS
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| Grilled Oysters Preston Points with blue ginger marmalade | ea$1.65 |
| Wok Roasted Mussels Cracked pepper, garlic and butter glazed | $9.00 |
| Roti Prata Grilled Indian flat bread served with a curry dipping sauce | $4.25 |
| Murtabak Roti prata filled with minced beef served with a curry dipping sauce | $7.00 |
| Samosa Vegetarian curry savories served with a garlic chili sauce | $6.00 |
| Poh Pia Fresh spring rolls with carrots, jicama, prawns, Chinese sausage, ground peanuts and egg served with a spicy plum sauce | $6.50 |
| Salay Ayam or Salay Lamb Skewers of grilled chicken or grilled lamb served with a spicy peanut sauce | $8.50 |
| Sample Platter Satay, samosa, oysters and kway pai ti 2 pieces of each | $10.50 |
| Crab Cakes Served with mango salsa | $14.00 |
| Kway Pai Ti Dainly pastry shells filled with jicama, carrots and shrimp topped with chili sauce | $6.50 |
| Ahi Tuna Tower Sashimi dice tossed with ginger, lime leaf, shallots and plum dressing served with taro root chips | $13.00 |
SOUP & SALAD
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| Soup Hari Ini Please ask your server for daily selection | As Quoted$3.50 |
| Gado-Gado Platter of cabbage, longbeans, potato, bean sprouts and tofu with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce | $7.00 |
| Rojah (an aquired taste) Cucumber, jicama, pineapple, beansprouts and Chinese cruellers tossed in a spicy peanut-prawn paste dressing | $7.00 |
| Straits Chicken Salad Grilled Chicken breast filet on a bed of mixed baby greens tossed in our house dressing | $8.00 |
| Yu sang Ahi tuna sashimi with mixed greens, pickled ginger, ground peanuts and shallots tossed in a ginger-plum dressing topped with crispy taro root | $12.00 |
| without Ahi | $7.00 |
NOODLES & NASI
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| Laksa Spicy curry soup with rice noodles, prawns, bean sprouts and fishcake | $7.00 |
| Hokkien Bee Hoon Wok-fried rice noodles with prawns, calamari, fishcake and fresh chili | $7.00 |
| Mee Goreng Spicy Indian-style wok fried noodles with prawns, tofu and potatoes | $7.00 |
| Chow Kway Teo Broad rice noodles, prawns, fishcake, bean sprouts and Chinese sausage wok fried with kechap manis | $7.00 |
| Hai Nan Chicken Rice* Poached chicken served with aromatic rice and a ginger-chili sauce | $8.00 |
| Nasi Goreng Spicy fried coconut rice with prawns and mixed vegetables | $7.00 |
| Nasi Lemak* Coconut rice with sambal prawns, egg omelet and ikan bilis (dried fish & peanuts) | $7.00 |
POULTRY
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| Ayam Rendang Chicken breast in a spicy lemongrass-coconut sauce | $13.00 |
| Potong Kari Ayam Chicken simmered in a Singapore-style yellow coconut curry with potatoes and carrots | $9.00 |
| Spicy Basil Chicken Boneless chicken simmered with shiitake mushrooms, basil, lemongrass and chili | $9.00 |
| Ayam Kalasan Crisp chicken breast filet topped with a spicy sauce of fresh chili, lemongrass and garlic | $11.00 |
| Duck Kapitan Marinated grilled duck breast with leg confit and a pandan crepe | $16.00 |
SEAFOOD & FISH
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| Chili or Black-Pepper Crab or Lobster A Singaporean favorite, sauteed in our own special sauce | $25.00 |
| Seabass Origami Seabass baked in parchment with ginger, longan shiitake mushrooms and rice wine | $16.00 |
| Ikan Pangang Salmon filet topped with pureed chili, lemongrass, garlic and onion wrapped in banana leaf and grilled | $14.00 |
| Ikan Goreng Whole Tai Snapper in a black-bean basil sauce | $14.00 |
| Green Curry Spicy jalapeno-coconut curry with mussels, scallops, prawns, okra, cucumber and carrots | $14.00 |
| Seafood Curry Mussels, prawns and calamari in a rich yellow curry with eggplant | $13.00 |
| Sambal Udang Prawns and tomato sauteed in a chili-shallot sauce | $12.00 |
| Garlic Pepper Sotong Calamari sauteed with fresh basil, chili and roasted garlic | $11.00 |
BEEF, LAMB & PORK
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| Nonya Daging Rendang Spicy marinated beef stew in a kaffir lime leaf sauce with coconut polenta-cake | $10.00 |
| Daging Putri Manis Singapore spiced flat-iron steak with a spicy-sweet and sour sauce | $15.00 |
| Kari Lembu Beef simmered in a dry red curry with potatoes | $15.00 |
| Lamb Korma Braissed lamb shank with tomato, cardomon and potatoes in a mild white curry sauce | $15.00 |
| Babi Bakar Manis 5 spice-honey roasted pork spare-rib | $15.00 |
| Straits Style Beef Tender sauteed beef on a bed of crispy taro root | $11.00 |
VEGETABLES
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| Bijang Sweet and sour eggplant sauteed with mixed peppers | $7.50 |
| Tahu Goreng Tofu topped with cucumber and beansprouts with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce | $7.50 |
| Lady Fingers or Green Bean Sambal Okra or long-beans stir fried in a chili-shallot sauce with dried shrimp | $7.50 |
| Chap Chye Cabbage stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms, dried bean curd, lily root and bean-thread noodle | $7.50 |
| Sayor Lodeh Cabbage, longbeans, tofu, jicama and eggplant in a spicy coconut curry with pureed dried shrimp | $7.50 |
DESSERTS
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| Mango Mousse With Pureed fresh mangos and pandan cake | $7.25 |
| Kush Dadah Pandan crepe filled with coconut and pineapple topped with coconut sorbet | $7.25 |
| Sago Pudding An old favorite pearl sago topped with gula melaka | $4.50 |
| Kueh Nagasari Singapore banana pudding served in its leaf | $7.25 |
| Warm Chocolate Cake Mandarin orange truffle center with vanilla gelato | $7.25 |
| Ginger Chocolate Cake Warm ginger cake with vanilla gelato | $7.25 |
| Pulut Hitam Sweet black rice topped with coconut milk | $4.50 |
| Coconut Creme Brulee Our baked custard is flavored with toasted coconut and vanilla | $6.50 |
| Gelato or Sorbet On a bed of meringue with fresh fruits | $6.00 |
Dinner Menu
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APPETIZERS
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| Grilled Oysters Preston Points with blue ginger marmalade | each$2.50 |
| Wok Roasted Mussels Cracked pepper, garlic and butter glazed | $11.00 |
| Roti Prata Grilled Indian flat bread served with a curry dipping sauce | $6.50 |
| Murtabak Roti prata filled with minced beef served with a curry dipping sauce | $10.00 |
| Samosa Vegetarian curry savories served with a garlic chili sauce | $7.00 |
| Poh Pia Fresh spring rolls with carrots, jicama, prawns, Chinese sausage, ground peanuts and egg served with a spicy plum sauce | $8.50 |
| Satay Ayam or Satay Lamb Skewers of grilled chicken or grilled lamb served with a spicy peanut sauce | $9.50 |
| Sample Platter Satay, samosa, oysters and kway pai ti (2 pieces of each) | $13.00 |
| Crab Cakes Served with mango salsa | $14.00 |
| Kway Pai Ti Dainty pastry shells filled with jicama, carrots and shrimp topped with chili sauce | $8.50 |
| Ahi Tuna Tower Sashimi dice tossed with ginger, lime leaf, shallots and plum dressing served with taro root chips | $14.00 |
SOUP & SALAD
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| Soup Hari Ini Please ask your server for daily selection | As Quoted$5.00 |
| Gado-Gado Platter of cabbage, longbeans, potato, bean sprouts and tofu with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce | $9.50 |
| Rojah (an aquired taste) Cucumber, jicama, pineapple, beansprouts and Chinese cruellers tossed in a spicy peanut-prawn paste dressing | $9.50 |
| Yu Sang Ahi tuna sashimi with mixed greens, pickled ginger, ground peanuts and shallots tossed in a ginger-plum dressing topped with crispy taro root | $14.00 |
| without Ahi | $9.00 |
NOODLES & NASI
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| Laksa Spicy curry soup with rice noodles, prawns, bean sprouts and fishcake | $11.00 |
| Hokkien Bee Hoon Wok-fried rice noodles with prawns, calamari, fishcake and fresh chili | $11.00 |
| Mee Goreng Spicy Indian-style wok fried noodles with prawns, tofu and potatoes | $11.00 |
| Hai Nan Chicken Rice* Poached chicken served with aromatic rice and a ginger-chili sauce | $11.00 |
| Nasi Goreng Spicy fried coconut rice with prawns and mixed vegetables | $11.00 |
POULTRY
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| Ayam Rendang Chicken breast in a spicy lemongrass-coconut sauce | $14.00 |
| Potong Kari Ayam Chicken simmered in a Singapore-style yellow coconut curry with potatoes and carrots | $12.00 |
| Spicy Basil Chicken Boneless chicken simmered with shiitake mushrooms, basil, lemongrass and chili | $12.00 |
| Ayam Kalasan Crisp chicken breast filet topped with a spicy sauce of fresh chili, lemongrass and garlic | $13.00 |
| Duck Kapitan Marinated grilled duck breast with leg confit and a pandan crepe | $18.00 |
SEAFOOD & FISH
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| Whole Dungeness Crab or Maine Lobster A house favorite, sauteed in a choice of Chili sauce, Black Pepper or Green Curry | $27.00 |
| Sea bass Origami Sea bass baked in parchment with ginger, longan, shiitake mushrooms and rice wine | $20.00 |
| Ikan Pangang Salmon filet topped with pureed chili, lemongrass, garlic and onion wrapped in banana leaf and grilled | $17.00 |
| Ikan Goreng Whole Tai Snapper in a black-bean basil sauce | $20.00 |
| Green Curry Spicy jalapeno-coconut curry with mussels, scallops, prawns, okra, cucumber and carrots | $17.00 |
| Seafood Curry Mussels, prawns and calamari in a rich yellow curry with eggplant | $17.00 |
| Sambal Udang Prawns and tomato sauteed in a chili-shallot sauce | $13.00 |
| Garlic Pepper Sotong Calamari sauteed with fresh basil, chili and roasted garlic | $13.00 |
BEEF, LAMB & PORK
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| Nonya Daging Rendang Spicy marinated beef stew in a kaffir lime leaf sauce with coconut polenta-cake | $14.00 |
| Daging Putri Manis Singapore spiced flat-iron steak with a spicy-sweet and sour sauce | $18.00 |
| Kari Lembu Beef simmered in a dry red curry with potatoes | $14.00 |
| Lamb Korma Braised lamb shank with tomato, cardomon and potatoes in a mild white curry sauce | $18.00 |
| Babi Bakar Manis 5 spice-honey roasted pork spare-rib | $18.00 |
| Straits Style Beef Tender sauteed beef on a bed of crispy taro root | $14.00 |
VEGETABLES
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| Bijang Sweet and sour eggplant sauteed with mixed peppers | $10.00 |
| Tahu Goreng Tofu topped with cucumber and beansprouts with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce | $10.00 |
| Lady Fingers or Green Bean Sambal Okra or long-beans stir fried in a chili-shallot sauce with dried shrimp | $10.00 |
| Chap Chye Cabbage stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms, dried bean curd, lily root and bean-thread noodle | $10.00 |
| Sayor Lodeh cabbage, longbeans, tofu, jicama and eggplant in a spicy coconut curry with pureed dried shrimp | $10.00 |
DESSERTS
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| Mango Mousse With pureed fresh mangos and panda cake | $7.25 |
| Kueh Dadah Pandan crepe filled with coconut and pineapple topped with coconut sorbet | $7.25 |
| Sago Pudding An old favorite pearl sago topped with gula melaka | $4.50 |
| Kueh Nagasari Singapore banana pudding served in its leaf | $7.25 |
| Warm Chocolate Cake Mandarin orange truffle center with vanilla gelato | $7.25 |
| Ginger Chocolate Cake Warm ginger cake with vanilla gelato | $7.25 |
| Pulut Hilam Sweet black rice topped with coconut milk | $4.50 |
| Coconut Creme Brulee Our baked custard is flavored with toasted coconut and vanilla | $6.50 |
| Gelato or Sorbet Served on a bed of meringue with fresh fruits | $6.00 |
Cross Streets:
(bet. Olin Ave. & Tatum Ln.)Neighborhood:
San JosePhone:
408-246-6320Location(s)
- Straits Cafe
- 333 Santana Row, Suite 1100
- San Jose, CA
- United States
