Cafe Juanita
Filipino / Thai
Cafe Juanita
About
Cafe Juanita is a Kapitolyo institution: a family restaurant on West Capitol Drive filled with antiques, capiz lamps and kitschy décor. The menu covers Filipino favourites like its signature oxtail kare-kare, three-way pork ribs adobo, sisig on tofu and Bacolod chicken inasal, plus Thai curries, tom yum and pad thai. Breakfast plates come with garlic rice, a sous-vide egg and achara, and desserts run from tibok-tibok and sapin-sapin to pistachio sansrival.
Menu
Filipino Breakfast
U.S Beef Tapa
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Special Baguio Longganisa
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara. Choices: Original / Sweet
Daing na Bangus Breakfast
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Inihaw na Liempo Breakfast
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Cheese-Topped Embotido
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Phai-Phai Breakfast
Thai dried fish. Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Tenderloin Salpicao Breakfast
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Crispy "Corned Beef"
Scrambled egg instead of sous vide; section note: with garlic rice, papaya achara.
Breakfast Sampler
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Breakfast Tocino
Section note: with garlic rice, sous vide egg, papaya achara.
Arroz Caldo
Appetizers
Calamares Fritos
Deep fried crispy tender squid rings served tartar sauce.
Crispy Shrimp Okoy
Crunchy deep fried shrimp cakes.
Gambas Ala Jillo
Succulent shrimps and button mushrooms stir fried with aromatic herbs and spices.
Batangas Tenderloin Salpicao
Tender beef chunks seasoned with soy and garlic and sauteed with bell pepper and other spices.
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
(Cgagio) Crispy spring rolls made of ground pork, shrimp and vegetables served w/ Nuoc Cham and rau thom leaves.
Chicharon Bulaklak
A unique appetizer of crispy pork omentum, best with vinegar with garlic.
Crispy Phai Phai
Crispy fried dried thai seafood, best dunked in vinegar.
Juanita Crispy Spring Rolls
Crunchy pork and shrimp spring roll enjoyed by itself or wrapped in traditional rau thom leaves of basil, mint and lettuce. An appetizer or a main dish.
Siomai
Choices: Steamed / Fried
Crunchy Taal Tawilis
Danggit Cebu
Salads
Juanita Caesar Salad
There are as many variations of this classic salad as there are chefs. Please try ours.
Catfish Mango Salad
Thai style crispy shredded catfish on green mango salad.
Ampalaya Salad
Pomelo Salad
Soups
Molo Soup
Iloilo's pride. Molo style pork dumplings in a rich chicken broth with lots of toasted garlic.
Tom Yum Goong
Our version of the famous thai hot & sour prawn soup with fragrant spice.
Clam Chowder Soup
Classic Bulalo
Serving: For Sharing
Beef Kansi
Serving: For Sharing
Beef & Pork Noodle Soup
Sinigang
A popular filipino comfort food of our sour soup with your choice of protein - enjoyed as soup or as main dish. Choice: Fresh Corned Beef Sinigang w/ Chorizo / Pork Sinigang / Sinigang na Sugpo / Salmon Belly Sinigang / Bangus Belly Sinigang sa Bayabas / Vegetable Sinigang sa Miso
Meat
Kare-Kare ni Juanita
Always served with pride as one of our specialties: Ox-tail and tripes stewed in peanuts & toasted rice w/ tropical vegetables.
Crispy Pata
Deep-fried pork trotters seasoned with garlic, ginger and onion. Served with soy-vinegar dip. Servings: Medium / Large
Australian Rib-Eye Pepper Steak
Three-Way Pork Ribs Adobo
Tender pork ribs stewed in soy sauce, vinegar & lots of garlic, cooked three ways. Adobo with the sauce, adobong bisaya and crispy adobo flakes.
Crispy Pork Binagoongan
Crispy fried pork belly topped w/ our sweet bagoong.
Pork Humba
Bagnet
Chunks of crispy fried pork belly on fresh tomato salad w/ bagoong balayan dressing.
Stir Fried Crispy Pork w/ Red Curry
Sisig on Tofu
Midly hot crispy pork minced with chicken liver, onions, seasoned w/ calamansi & chili served on a bed of soft tofu.
Sisig Capampangan
Mildly spicy grilled pork minced with chicken liver, onions, seasoned w/ calamansi, chili and other ingredients.
Sizzling Sisig
Special Dinuguan
An authentic filipino dish of pork meat simmered in a rich, spicy gravy of pork blood, garlic, chili and vinegar. This is topped with green mango silvers and crushed chicharon.
Lumpia Shanghai
Deep fried spring roll of pork, shrimp, onions and other vegetables, paired with sweet and sour dipping sauce.
Bicol Express
Bicol's signature dish, slices of tender pork & shrimp in creamy and spicy coconut milk.
Tokwa't Baboy
U.S Beef Bistek Tagalog
Filipino "Steak" slices of tender US beef marinated in soy & lemon, stir fried in red onion.
Callos Juanita
Lengua Estofado
Tender ox tongue gently stewed in tomato sauce.
Beef Caldereta
A house specialty of beef-stewed for hours in tomato sauce, olives & select spices.
Beef Rendang
Korean Beef Stew
Kalbichim.
Inihaw na Liempo
Serving: For Sharing
Kulawong Liempo at Talong
Juanita Pork Barbecue
Poultry
Bacolod Style Chicken Inasal
Bacolod style grilled chicken leg seasoned w/ lemon grass, garlic, atsuete & other spices. Served with garlic rice.
Thai Fried Chicken Wings
Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
Chicken Green Curry
Chicken Panaeng Curry
Chicken Relleno
(Seasonal) A traditional christmas celebratory dish of baked chicken stuffed with pork, chicken eggs and a myriad of other ingredients. Servings: Ala Carte / Whole
Seafoods
Sugpo sa Gata
Prawns simmered in fresh coconut milk spiced with chili.
Salted Egg Prawns
Pan Grilled Prawns w/ Lemon Butter Sauce
Pan-grilled tiger prawns seasoned w/ Worcestershire sauce & spices.
Camaron Rebosado
The filipino version of shrimp tempura paired with a sweet & sour dip.
Crispy Shrimp in Salt and Garlic
Stuffed Crab
An omelet of crabmeat, diced tomato and spices, stuffed in crab shells. Servings: 2pcs / 3pcs
Crab Omelet
Deep Fried Lapu-Lapu with Tamarind Sauce
Deep fried lapu-lapu fillet paired with a blend of calamansi-shallot-coriander sauce.
Fried Lapu-Lapu w/ Green Mango Slaw
Servings: Half / Whole
Sole with Lemon Butter Sauce
(Subject to availability) Pan grilled, soy and calamansi seasoned negros sole complimented with lemon butter sauce. Serving: per 100 grams
Dagupan Daing na Bangus
Pan-fried dagupan bangus marinated with vinegar & garlic. Serving: Big
Sizzling Tuna Sisig
Sizzling Blue Marlin Sisig
Baby Squid Adobo
The classic adobong pusit using tender baby squid.
Garlic Pepper Squid
Squid sauteed in garlic pepper sauce and spiked with chili.
Fried Squid in Salt and chili peppers
Squid Sisig
Grilled Pampano
Relleno Bangus
Vegetables
Laing Bicolano
Ground pork and sun-dried anchovies wrapped in a young taro leaves and stewed in thick coconut milk & chili.
Pinoy Ratatoy
(Ratatouille) Sauteed traditional pinoy tuyo w/ fresh tomato cubers & herbs on a bed of fried eggplant.
Ginataang Gulay
Combination of eggplant and water cabbage, cooked in coconut milk, ginger and chili.
Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa
Pinakbet
Simmered assorted vegetables - an ilocano specialty.
Ampalaya ni Doc
Sauteed bitter gourd w/ crispy catfish flakes on top.
Tortang Talong
Vegetarian Curry
A curry of green veges and tofu.
Vegetable Spring Roll
Rice & Noodles
Paad Thai
Pancit Hongkong Style
Pancit Luglog
Bagoong Rice
Yang Chow Fried Rice
Garlic Fried Rice
Steamed White Rice
Pasta
Carbonara
Spaghetti Bolognese
Pasta Filipina
Sandwiches
Tuna Sandwich
Chicken Sandwich
Cold Desserts
Green Tea Ice Cream with Red Bean
Vanilla Ice Cream
Dirty Ice Cream
Taro.
Crepe Samurai
Tibok-Tibok
Creamy Buco
Halo-Halo
Servings: Mini / Big
Creamy Mais Con Yelo
Warm Dessert
Special Cassava Cake
Servings: Slice / Whole
Kalabasa Mochi with Coconut Milk
Ginataang Bilo-Bilo
XL Turon with Langka & Ube
Sticky Rice with Mango
Ube Ko
Custard
Creme Brulee
Leche Flan
Choices: Plain w/o Macapuno / With Macapuno
Classic Leche Flan
Servings: Large / With Macapuno (large)
Cakes
Tiramisu
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Pistachio Sansrival
Mini Decadent
Baked Alaska
Canonigo with Coffee Crumble
Servings: Slice / Whole
New York Cheesecake
Servings: Slice / Whole
Pastries
Empanada
Choices: Spicy / Not Spicy. Serving: 5pcs
Kouign Amann
Churros with Chocolate Sauce
Rice Cakes
Puto with Cheese
Maja Blanca
Sapin Sapin
Kutsinta
Shakes
Dalandan
Banana Shake
Green Mango
Ripe Mango
Watermelon Shake
Melon Shake
Tamarind Shake
Guyabano
Juices
Dalandan Juice
Pineapple Juice
Choices: Fresh / Canned
Fresh Buco Juice
Teas
Iced Tea
Serving: Single Order / Bottomless
Thai Milk Tea
Hot Tea
Various Choices.
Coffee & Hot Chocolate
Brewed Coffee
Brewed Decaf Coffee
Cafe Espresso
Cafe Americano
Cafe Mocha
Iced Mocha
Vietnamese Coffee
Thai Iced Coffee
Hot Chocolate
Cafe Latte
Cafe Cappucino
Location & Details
Address
19 West Capitol Drive, Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig, Metro Manila 1603
Phone
+63 2 8632 0357
Cuisine
Filipino / Thai