About Bbar Restaurant - The Rubens at The Palace Hotel
Our menu pays homage to our South African heritage with signature classics and new dishes given a modern twist, from Boerewors Eggs Benedict with chilli chutney biltong to The Gatsby Sub, a Western Cape pulled BBQ short rib of beef. Our braaibroodjie is also a must-try - a unique take on the famous South African grilled cheese sandwich.
Bbar Afternoon Tea
Indulge in a South African inspired Afternoon Tea with Bbar Available from 2.30 pm to 5 pm.
Bbar Afternoon Tea
Mini bunny chowsSautéed Peri Peri Chicken and AvocadoSmoked Salmon, Cream Cheese and ChivesSalt Beef, Broccoli Coleslaw and PickleTomato, Mandara Buffalo Mozzarella, and BasilSconesTraditional and AmarulaServed with Little Scarlet strawberry jam and clotted creamCakes and PastriesVictoria SpongeChocolate BrownieLemon CheesecakeCarrot CakePassion Fruit and Mandarin Tart£20.00
While You Wait
Olives
Manzanillo Queen Green Olives with parsley and garlic dressing£5.00Cheese & Onion Portbrood
with Garlic Butter£6.00South African Chilli Bites
Coriander & Cucumber Yoghurt£6.00Beef Biltong
Choose between Original Biltong, Peri Peri Biltong, BBQ Biltong, Garlic and Cracked Pepper Biltong£7.00Beef Biltong Selection
Select up to four per person£15.00
Soup
Served with a selection of artisan bread.
Bea’s Chicken Noodle
£8.00Soup of the Day
Served with a bread roll£8.00
Salads
Classic Caesar (Regular)
Parmesan, crispy bacon, croutons.£12.00Classic Caesar (Large)
Parmesan, crispy bacon, croutons.£15.00BBQ Chicken
Avocado, roasted tomatoes, crispy bacon, avocado mayonnaise.£12.00Superfood Cobb
Sweet Potato, Kale, Beetroot, Avocado, Toasted Seeds, Coconut Bacon, Lemon Dressing£12.00
Starters
Burrata
Heritage Tomato, Crushed Avocado, TOasted Sourdough£9.00Boerewors Eggs Benedict
Chilli Chutney Biltong, Hollandaise£12.00Bobotie Spring Rolls
Mrs Ball’s chutney. (£1 donated to Sentebale Charity)£10.00Crispy Cajun Style Calamari
Burnt Lemon, Garlic Sauce£12.00
Bbar Bites
Cape Malay Chicken Satay
Braised chicken marinated in coconut milk, garlic, ginger, honey, lime and soy.£8.00Cajun Style Calamari
Lightly battered squid with sweet chilli mayonnaise.£8.00Beef Biltong Croquettes
served with Garlic Mayonnaise£12.00Bobotie Spring Rolls
Beef mince blended with cape Malay spices, served with Mrs. Ball’s chutney.£8.00Chilli Bites
Coriander and cucumber yogurt. V.£6.00Soft Shell Crab Tempura
Soft shell crab fried in a light batter with yogurt, mint, avocado, chilli dip.£10.00Mac ‘n’ Cheese Balls
Macaroni folded into a creamy mustard cheese sauce, coated and fried in breadcrumbs. V.£6.00Bbar Braaibroodjie
South African famous grilled cheese sandwich, red onion, plum tomatoes, Mrs. Ball’s chutney. V.£12.0024 Karat Gold Butter Buffalo Wings
Blue cheese sauce.£15.00Oyster Box Keema Samosa
Mrs. Ball’s chutney.£9.00South African Beef Biltong (All Four)
Original biltong, peri peri biltong, BBQ biltong and garlic cracked pepper biltong.£15.00South African Beef Biltong (Individually)
Original biltong, peri peri biltong, BBQ biltong or garlic cracked pepper biltong.£7.00Cheese and Bacon Sliders
Bbar house burger sauce.£12.00Loaded Potato Skins
Mozzarella, cheddar, tomato, guacamole and spring onions. V.£8.00BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Burger
Red cabbage, carrot coleslaw, grilled pineapple, sweet chilli mayonnaise. Ve.£18.00The “Son of a Gun” Burger
Buttermilk chicken, spiced coleslaw, jalapeños and brioche bun.£19.00London Salt Beef Sandwich
Rye bread, broccoli coleslaw and pickles. Freshly prepared using Henson of Smithfield market salt beef. Providing London’s best salt beef since the turn of the 19th century.£19.00
Sandwiches
London Salt Beef Sandwich
Rye Bread, Broccoli, Coleslaw, Pickles.Freshly prepared using Henson of Smithfield Market Salf Beef - providing London's best salt beef since the turn of the 19th Century£19.00Braaibroodjie
South African Famous Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Red Onion, Plum Tomatoes, Mrs Ball's Chutney£12.00The Gatsby Sub
Western Cape Pulled BBQ Short Rib of Beef, Triple Cooked Chips, Garlic Sauce£17.00Fish Finger Bap
Breaded Fish Fingers, Pickle Cucumber, Dill Mayonnaise£15.00
Fish
The bbar Fish and Chips Experience
Line Caught Cod, Mushy Peas, Tripe Cooked Chips, Pickled Eggs, Curry, Chunky Tartare Sauce£12.00Fish of the Day Market Price
Billingsgate Market locally sourced fresh fish£20.00Tiger Prawns Linguine
Rocket, Lemon, Chilli£21.00
Pasta
Tiger Prawn and Chilli Linguine
Rocket and lemon.£19.00
Carnivores
Ribeye (10oz)
Roasted vine tomatoes, portobello mushroom, watercress, chunky chips.£26.00Parmesan Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel
Creamed potato mash, spinach, lemon butter.£18.00BBQ Beef Short Ribs
Charcoal grilled corn on the cob and sweet potato fries.£23.00Super Salt Beef Sandwich
Rye bread, broccoli coleslaw, pickles.£19.00
BBar Burgers & Hot Dogs
All served with french fries.
Classic Cheese and Bacon
Tomato, lettuce, red onion, gherkin, tomato relish, sweet chilli mayo.£19.00“Son of a Gun” Buttermilk Chicken
Spiced coleslaw and jalapenos.£19.00The African Boar Cheeseburger
Wild Boar & Venison, Boerewors Sausage, Per Peri Mayonnaise, Chakalaka Relish£20.00The Russian
South African Kielbasa Sausage, Burnt Onions, Ketchup and Mustard£19.00bbar Boerewors Chilli Dog
South African Sausage, Chilli Con Carne, Crispy Onions, Melted Cheddar Cheese£20.00BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Burger
Red Cabbage, Carrot Coleslaw, Grilled Pineapple, Sweet Chilli Mayonnaise£16.00
Bunny Chows
All Bunny Chows are served with Fragrant Rice, Sambals and Mrs Ball's Chutney
Butter Chicken
£22.00Durban Lamb Curry
£25.00Cape Malay Vegetable Curry
£19.00
Classics
Grass Fed Ribeye 10oz
Roasted Vine Tomato, Portobello Mushroom, Watercress, Chunky Chips£28.00Parmesan Crumbled Chicken Schnitzel
Creamed Potato Mash, Spinach, Lemon Butter£19.00BBQ Beef Short Ribs
Charcoal Grilled Corn on the COb, Sweet Potato Fries£24.00Peri Peri Spatchcock Chicken
Yellow Rice, Charcoal Grilled Corn on the Cob£23.00South African Mixed Grill
Ribeye, Lamb Cutlet, Boerewors, Jumbo Prawn, Peri Peri Chicken£35.00
Sides
French Fries
£5.00Triple Cooked Chips
£5.00Sweet Potato Fries
£5.00Creamed Spinach
£5.00Corn on the Cob
£5.00Mixed Salad
£5.00Onion Tower
with Sour Cream and Peri Peri Mayonnaise£5.00Parmesan & Rocket Salad
£5.00Bbar Mac 'n' Cheese
Macaroni folded into a creamy mustard cheese sauce£6.00
Bbar Dessert Menu
Bbar Honeycomb Ice Cream
Honeycomb chunks.£6.00Knickerbocker Glory
Vanilla clotted cream, strawberry ice cream, bananas, raspberries, maraschino cherries, almonds, gavottes wafers.£6.00Apricot and Amarula Malva Pudding
Vanilla Ice Cream.£7.00Peppermint Crisp Tart
Fresh raspberries.£7.00Melktert
£6.00Bea Tollman’s Vanilla Cheesecake
Strawberry coulis.£6.00Ice Cream (3 Scoops)
Choose from vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, peppermint crisp, chocolate malteser, butterscotch, fruit sorbet.£6.00Brownie Waffle Sundae
Vanilla ice cream, chocolate brownie, almonds, salted caramel, caramelised banana.£8.00Cheese Platter
Served with oat crumbles, quince, grapes, chutney.£8.00
Drinks
Black Tea
£4.00Flavoured Black Tea
£4.00Rooibos and Honeybush
Clanwilliam honeybush.£4.00Flavoured Rooibos
£4.00Herbal and Fruit Tea
£4.00Green Tea
£4.00Hot Chocolate
Monbana chocolate and whipped cream.£5.00Illy Coffee
£4.50Liquor Coffee
£10.00
