Iberia

1026 Alma St. Menlo Park CA

Phone: 650-325-8981 | Fax:

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ENTREMESES/FIRST COURSES

GAZPACHO MALAGUEÑO

chilled almond-garlic soup from Málaga, garnished with grapes

SOPA de PERRO GADITANO

Andalusian fish soup with essence of orange and lime

ENSALADA TIBIA de PAN, QUESO y TOMATOES

warm salad of tomatoes and ovelheiro serra cheese bread pudding garlic vinaigrette

ENSALADA de CESAR

Iberia's famous classic Caesar salad

ENSALADA de REMOLACHA

beet and orange salad served with goat cheese croquetes

TRIO de TAPAS

tapas are the way Spaniards whet their appetite today's trio of little bites

PIMIENTOS del PIQUILLO RELLENO de TXANGURRO

roasted sweet peppers stuffed with fresh Dungeness crab, cilantro sauce

GAMBAS al AJILLO

pan-seared prawns with toasted garlic, pimientón and fino sherry preprared for two or more

CARACOLES en HOJALDRE

ragout of snail in Rioja wine with chorizo and almonds under puff pastry

RACIONES

PISTO MANCHEGO

from the land of Don Quijote: vegetable stew topped with a poached egg

FABADA ASTURIANA

casserole of white beans, typical Spanish sausages & smoked meats

CANELÓN a la CATALANA

a traditional favorite in Barcelona: pasta tube stuffed with chicken, veal and pork topped with bechamel and baked

AMEIJOAS a MODA de ALGARVE

clams, pork and beans braised with pimentao, spinach, Madeira and roasted garlic

CALLOS a la MADRILEÑA

tripe and trotter stew with chorizo, roasted onions, almonds and bacon

ESCABECHE de PESCADO

this version, from southern fishing villages, uses firm fish marinated with cumin, pimentón, lemon & sherry wine vinegar, then fried in olive oil.

CALAMARES RELLENOS en su TINTA

squid stuffed with tomatoes & cured ham, braised in their ink

PULPO a la GALLEGA

steamed octopus dressed with paprika and olive oil served on sliced boiled potatoes

HOUSE SPECIALTIES

PARRILLADA GADITANA

a bountiful platter of seafood - scallops, prawns, and a variety of today's fresh fish marinated Cadiz-style, with orange, garlic and thyme grilled on the open fire and served with Spanish rice

ZARZUELA de MARISCOS

arguably the most elegant of all the classic Spanish shellfish dishes prawns, scallops, bay shrimp, squid, octopus, and clams braised in a traditional cazuela with saffron, white wine & aromatic spices

PAELLA TÍPICA

our most popular menu item for the past 19 years Iberia's own rendition of saffron-infused rice with chicken and seafood

ASADOS

POLLASTRE al AST

half roasted chicken, tomato-onion salad and shoe string potatoes

ASADO de CORDERO

lemon-rosemary marinated leg of lamb served with mint-infused olive oil

PLATOS PRINCIPALES main dishes

TRUCHA a la SEVILLANA

boned and butterflied Idaho trout, grilled on the open fire fresh citrus reduction sauce with Spanish olives

LUBINA al JUGO de TOMATE

striped bass braised in a tomato-garlic broth

ROMESCO de PESCADO

a seafood selection baked in a brandy-almond sauce

POLLO con HIGOS

chicken filets sautéed with bacon and Madeira-marinated figs

TAGINE de JABALI con GARBANZOS

inspired by the traditional Moorish stew, ours features chunks of tender wild boar meat slow-cooked with spices and honey, serve over apricot couscous

PARRILLADA del MORO

Moorish-style grill of lamb, beef, pork chop, sausage, & chicken served with fried potatoes and escalibada: roasted marinated sweet peppers, tomatoes and onions