Cafe Central Menu (Update 2025)

Introducing the Menu at Cafe Central

Located in the heart of Bristol, RI, Cafe Central invites you on a culinary journey through authentic Portuguese cuisine. The menu proudly features a delightful array of seafood options, including the Grilled Swordfish adorned with Mozambique sauce and the flavorful Seafood Rice brimming with a medley of ocean delicacies.

Equally enticing are the hearty meat dishes, such as the Cacoila Plate, showcasing marinated pulled pork accompanied by hand-cut fries and peppers. Diners rave about the renowned steak sandwiches and the irresistible Chicken Mozambique, offering a perfect balance of flavor.

  • Seafood Highlights: Grilled Swordfish, Shrimp Mozambique, Seafood Rice
  • Meat Specialties: Cacoila Plate, Bitoque, Sirloin Tips

With a welcoming atmosphere and friendly service, Cafe Central is a perfect spot for both intimate dinners and family outings. Come savor the heartwarming flavors of Portugal!

Beef, Pork & Chicken

Chicken Mozambique / Galinha Mozambique

Diced chicken breast marinated and sautéed with hand cut fries and rice.

$18.95

Sirloin Steak / Bife Sirloin

Hand cut 12 oz sirloin seasoned Portuguese style with egg. Pepper, round fries and rice. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$25.95

Sirloin Tips Special

Marinated in our recipe and cooked to your perfection served over diced fries topped w/ sautéed onions, mushrooms , pepper and little necks.

$29.95

Cacoila Plate

Marinated pulled pork served with hand cut fries, rice and peppers.

$16.95

House Steak / Bife A Casa

Hand cut 10 oz steak seasoned Portuguese style with egg pepper hand cut fries and rice. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$24.95

Chicken & Littlenecks / Galinha Alentejana

Diced chicken breast marinated and sautéed with diced fries, pepper and littlenecks.

$17.95

Grilled Center Pork Loin / Lombinhos De Porco

Two pieces of cut pork loin marinated and grilled served with egg, pepper, hand cut fries and rice.

$16.95

T-Bone Steak

12 oz t-bone steak seasoned style with egg, pepper, round fries, and rice. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$26.95

Bitoque

Thin steak Portuguese style with egg. Pepper, hand cut fries and rice. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$17.95

Spice Pork & Littlenecks / Came Alentejana

Diced center cut pork loin marinated and sautéed with diced fries, pepper and littlenecks.

$16.95

Sirloin Tips

Marinated in our own recipe and sautéed to your perfection served with diced fries and pepper or rice. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$24.95

Surf & Turf / Mar & Terra

Sirloin steak with littlenecks & shrimp, served with egg. Pepper, hand cut fries and rice. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$30.95

Grilled Chicken Breast / Peito De Galinha

Two piece of chicken breast marinated and grilled served with pepper, hand cut fries and rice.

$17.95

Steak Sandwich / Prego No Pao

5 Oz. Sirloin steak served on a roll with peppers & fries. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$12.95

Pork Loin Sandwich / Bifana No Pao

Center cut pork served on roll with peppers and fries.

$10.95

Cacoila Sandwich

Marinated pulled pork served on a roll with peppers and fries.

$10.95

Chourico Sandwich

Fried chourico served on a roll with fries.

$10.95

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Marinated chicken breast grilled served on a roll with lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and fries.

$10.95

Fish Sandwich

Fresh cod battered and deep fried served on a roll with fries, tartar sauce lettuce and tomato.

$11.95

Central Burger

8 Oz. Black angus beef patty burger with lettuce, tomatoes and fries. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats such as poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

$13.95

Sandwiches

Seafood

Seafood Rice / Arroz De Marisco

Combination of shrimp, scallops, littlenecks, mussels, squid and octopus mixed in rice.

$20.95

Baked Stuffed Shrimp / Camarao Recheado

Four jumbo shrimp stuffed with a buttery seasoned cracker stuffing served with rice and hand cut fries.

$18.95

Shrimp Mozambique Meal /Camarao Mozambique

Shrimp sautéed in a spicy, garlic and lemon sauce served with hand cut fries and rice.

$17.95

Grilled Swordfish / Espadarte Grelhado

Swordfish grilled topped with Mozambique sauce served with boiled potatoes and two shrimps.

$17.95

Baked Scrod Topped W/ Shrimp

Scrod topped w/ 2 shrimps stuffed w/ a buttery seasoned cracker stuffing served w/ fries and rice

$18.95

Grilled Codfish / Bacalhau Grelhado

Lightly salted codfish served with boiled potatoes and chickpeas topped with onions and garlic peppers. Sautéed in olive oil.

$21.95

Littlenecks Garlic Oil Over Pasta With Chourico

$23.95

Tuna Tips And Shrimp

Grilled w/ Mozambique sauce over it and served with rice and hand cut fries.

$20.95

Grilled Tuna / Atum Grelhado

Yellowfin tuna grilled or fried served with boiled potatoes topped with a pepper and wine sauce.

$17.95

Swordfish Tips And Shrimp Mozambique

Grilled and served with rice and hand cut fries.

$20.95

Baked Scallops / Escalopes No Forno

Large sea scallops topped with buttery seasoned cracker stuffing serve with rice and hand cut fries.

$20.95

Fish Fillet/ Filetes De Peixe

Lightly battered scrod coad with bread crumbs and crab meat sauce mozambique over with rice and hand cut fries.

$18.95

Shrimp & Necks Meal

Shrimp & sautéed in a mozambique sauce with rice and hand cut fries.

$20.95

Fish N Chips

Fresh scrod battered and deep fried served with hand cut fries.

$17.95

White Clam Sauce / Ameijoas Com Molho Branco

Native littlenecks cooked in white clam sauce over a bed of pasta.

$18.95

Seafood Casserole

Scrod, 3 shrimp & 3 scallops stuffed w/ a buttery seasoned cracker stuffing served w/ French fries and rice

$24.95

Shrimp & Spaghetti / Camarao Com Esparguete

Shrimp mozambique over pasta.

$17.95

Hake/ Abrotea

Two pieces of hake lightly battered and deep fried served with boiled potatoes and salad peppers and wine sauce.

$17.95

Baked Scrod / Pescada No Forno

Scrod topped with a buttery seasoned cracker stuffing served with rice and hand cut fries.

$16.95

Chicharros

Portuguese white fish served with boiled potatoes salad and wine sauce.

$16.95

Sides

Select your choice of side

$4.99

Sides

Salads

Chicken Salad

Grilled chicken breast served over a bed of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and dressing.

$16.95

Garden Salad

Fresh iceberg lettuce with tomatoes, olives, onions, cucumbers with dressing.

$8.95

Shrimp Salad

Grilled shrimp over a bed of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes olives and cucumbers with dressing.

$17.95

Sodas

Select your choice of drink

$3.00

Drinks

Soups

Portuguese Soup / Sopa Portuguesa

$5.50

Mozzarella Sticks

$9.95

House Shrimp/ Camarão Mozambique Appetizer

Shrimp sautéed in a spicy, garlic and lemon sauce.

$13.95

Shrimp Cocktail

$12.95

Littlenecks Garlic And Oil / Ameijoas A Bulhao De Pato

$16.95

Fried Calamari

Regular with hot banana peppers or sautéed in Mozambique sauce.

$13.95

Codfish Cakes / Pasteis De Bacalhau

$10.95

Chicken Wings (Plain Or Spicy) / Asas De Galinha (Normal Ou Picante)

$10.95

Chourico Bombeiro

$11.95

Scallop Wrap With Bacon

$15.95

Clams Casino / Ameijoas Recheadas

$10.95

Littlenecks On The Half Shell / Ameijoas Ao Natural

$23.90

Chicken Tenders

$9.95

Conch Salad

$13.95

Stuffie

$4.00

Shrimp And Littleneck Mozambique Appetizer/ Camarao E Ameijoas Mozambique

$18.95

Appetizers