The Coconut Tree Cardiff

Mains

• Parippu (Dhal)£2.50

  Red lentils cooked in coconut cream

• Cashew Nuts£6.00

  Cashew nuts and green peas soaked and cooked in coconut cream

• Ladies Fingers£3.50

  (10 portions a day) Okra fried and jiggled. Served at room temp. This one's the thin sister

• Hot Battered Spicy Mushrooms£5.00

  Polenta battered button mushrooms with caramelised onions. (Only for Vegans)

• Five C's£3.50

  Carrots, Cucumber, Coriander, shaved Coconut with a hint of Green Chillies

• Chickpeas£4.50

  Stir fried in coconut oil, onions, garlic, mustard seeds & crushed chillies

• Fat Sister£4.00

  Pumpkin Curry cooked in coconut milk and turmeric

• Can't Decide?**

  We'll choose some of our fav dishes along with our legendary Hopper. This is not set menu, pick a few along with us here and now, let's make your choice rock

  • pp£20.00

• Deviled Dishes

  A unique Sri Lankan dish served as it's street food version. Meat or fish are cooked in spices, then stir fried with banana peppers and finished off with crushed chillies

• Devilled Chicken Wings£6.00

• Devilled Prawns£7.00

  King Prawns with shell

• Gova Mallun£3.00

  Lightly stir fried crunchy cabbage with turmeric and coconut shavings

• Jack Fruit Cutlets£3.50

  Presenting the SL cutlet with a hip twist: pulled Jack Fruit, sautéed onions, potato & tct ground spice mix, rolled and breaded! (Made specially for the V-GANG)

• Veg Rolls£4.50

  Made fresh, crispy rolls stuffed with pan fried potatoes, shredded carrot, leek & cabbage

• Pineapple Curry*£4.50

  Pineapple cooked in coconut milk

• Coconut Sambal£4.00

  (10 portions a day) A fresh coconut relish blended with shallots dried crushed chillies and spicy green chillies

• Cheesy Colombo£5.00

  An off the scale FAV! Colombo style fried cheese cubes with sticky sauce (a typical street food no, but a family FAV that's hit it off UK side)

• Hoppers

  Hoppers are a bowl shaped coconut milk pancake served with coconut sambal, seeni sambal (caramelised onions with a hint of cinnamon) and Lunu Miris (Sri Lankan salsa). Not for sharing. Must have for first timers!

  • Egg Hopper (Vegetarian)£3.50
  • Plain Hopper (Vegan)£3.50

• Hot Battered Spicy Cuttlefish£7.00

  Sri Lankan battered cuttlefish mixed with a spicy garnish

• Squid and Prawn Curry£7.50

  Gramps favourite curry, bursting with rich flavours & spices slow cooked with tomatoes, turmeric, pandom leaves cardamom & black pepper

• V3 Clay Pot Fish£5.50

  (8 portions a day) Slow cooked tuna in goraka spices, creating its hot, sour & peppery taste

• Sri Lankan Mixed Fried Rice**£8.00

  With chicken, egg and veg. No Drama

• Chicken Curry on the Bone*£5.50

  On the menu by popular demand from friends and family. Typical spicy SL curry

• Jaffna Goat Curry with Potato£7.50

  Slow cooked Goat in Jaffna spices. A special recipe from back home courtesy of Chefs Dad

• Black Pork£7.00

  Diced belly pork, slow cooked in a roasted black spice mix, secret ingredients

On the Side

• Get Some Rotti£2.50

  Sri Lankan flatbread

• Plain Red Rice£2.50

  Original form of rice grown in Sri Lanka

• Pol Rotti£4.00

  Typical SL Flatbread made with Coconut (Boss Man's Fave)

Kotthu**

Kotthu is a fine example of Sri Lankan hybrid food and served all over the country as luxury street food. Its made with finely chopped rotti cooked with egg, vegetables and / or meat

• Chicken Kotthu£7.00

• Veg Kotthu£5.00

• Vegan Kotthu£5.00

White Wine

• Trebbiano IGT Rubicone, Rometta (Italy)

  • 125ml£3.50
  • Bottle£17.00

• Chenin Blanc, Stormy Cape (SA)

  • 125ml£4.00
  • Bottle£18.00

• Sauvignon Blanc, Lanya (Chile)

  • 125ml£4.20
  • Bottle£20.00

• Cotes du Rhone Enfant Terrible White (France)£23.00

• Land Made Sauvignon Blanc, Yealands (Marlborough)£25.00

• Puiattino Pinot Grigio IGT (Italy)£26.00

• Dry Riesling, Chateau Ste. Michelle (USA)£27.00

• Alastro Bianco, Planeta (Italy)£32.00

• Sandbar Bacchus, Lyme Bay (England)£35.00

• La Copa de Bobal Rose, Bodegas Covinas

  • 125ml£4.00
  • Bottle£18.00

• 2016 L'Ampélograph, Grenache Rosé£22.00

Red Wine

• Sangiovese IGT Rubicone, Rometta (Italy)

  • 125ml£3.50
  • Bottle£17.00

• Tooma River Shiraz, Tooma River (Aus)

  • 125ml£4.00
  • Bottle£18.00

• Chilean Merlot, Los Tortolitos (Chile)

  • 125ml£4.20
  • Bottle£20.00

• Pinot Noir, Vinamar (Chile)£23.00

• Melodias Winemakers Selection Malbec (Argentina)£25.00

• La Segreta Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC, Planeta (Italy)£26.00

• Wildflower, J. Lohr Valdiguie (USA)£29.00

• Rioja Reserva, Ramón (Spain)£33.00

• Barbera d'Alba DOC Raimonda, Fontanafredda (Italy)£36.00

Sparkling Wine

• NV Prosecco Brut, Argeo, Ruggeri

  • Bottle£25.00

• NV Brut Baron De Marck Gobillard

  • Bottle£40.00

• 2008 Cuvée Dom Pérignon, Moët et Chandon

  • Bottle£195.00

Draught, Bottles and Cans

• Lion (Sri-Lankan Lager)£3.50

• Camden Hells Lager£4.50

• Camden Hells IPA£4.80

• Orchard Pig£4.50

• Michelob Low Calorie Lager£4.80

• Corona£3.90

Soft

• Virgin Mojito£4.50

  Raspberry / Coconut / Raspberry

• Mint Raspberry Ice Tea£4.00

• Lime Sprite£3.50

  best hangover cure according to folks back home

• SL Cream Soda£3.50

  Beard Mans Fav

• Elephant House Necto£3.50

  a better version of fizzy Vimto

• Wood Apple Drink£3.50

  the fruit tastes like a delish tamarind and resin jam

2 for 10

2 of the same

• Rio Rumble£6.00

  Rum / Rio / Mango Liquer

• St Colombo£6.00

  Gin / Elder Flower / Soda / Lemonade

• Not So Cosmo£6.00

  Coconut Rum / Elder Flower / Cranberry

2 for 12

2 of the same

• Sriki-Tiki£7.50

  Over Proof Rum / Dark Rum / Nutmeg

• Little England£7.00

  Gin / Vodka / Tea / Mint / Raspberries

• Mojito's£7.00

  Coconut / Raspberry / Passion Fruit

TCT FAVS

• Drunken Srilankan£8.00

  Coconut Arrack / Ginger Beer / Lime / Turmeric / Cointreau

• Sri-Presso Martini£8.00

  Coffee infused arrack / Cardamom / Coffee liqueur

• TCT Chocolate Fashioned£8.00

  Bourbon Whisky / Arrack / Chocolate Bitters / Coconut ice

Sharing Cocktails

• Coco-Passion£12.00

  Passion Fruit Liquer / Coconut Rum / Arrack Punch

• Cina Colada£15.00

  Tequila / Rum / Cinnamon served in a real Pineapple

• Ruby's Mum£25.00

  Coconut Rum / Arrack / Guava / Passion Fruit

Sweet

• Treacle Hopper£5.00

  with Coconut Ice Cream (folded hopper - hot dessert)

• Watalappam£4.00

  Traditional pud made with Coconut milk, Cashews, Treacle and a touch of Nutmeg

• Drunken Banana£3.00

  Caramelised golden bananas with Sri Lankan lion beer batter, treacle dipped

• Lovers Leap Loose tea from SL Nuwara Eliya (Little England)£3.50

• Turmeric Coconut Latte£3.50

• Salted Caramel Espresso Martini£8.00

• Hand Crafted with Local Produce£4.50

  Vegan Stracciatella (made with coconut milk and chocolate)