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Tapas to Share Grill Soups, Salads, and Greens Pasta Sandwiches Hamburguesa Americana Hamburguesa Veggie Americana Wood-Fired P English #restauranteluzia #grupotragaluz TAPAS TO SOUPS, SALADS, HAMBURGUESA SHARE AND GREENS AMERICANA Acorn-fed Iberian French onion soup 9.75 (V) (180 g 100% beef) ham croquettes 6.50 Sautéed vegetables 11.00 (V) Bun, lettuce, tomato, Patatas bravas (spicy Green salad with warm pickle, and French fries fried potatoes) 6.00 (V) Camembert 10.50 (V) 14.50 Potato omelette and Autumn salad (greens, Raclette 2/ Bacon 1 / bread with tomato 7.00 mushrooms, and warm Egg 2/ Onion 1 Tortilla chips with vegetables) 10.75 (V) guacamole 8.50 (V) Mixed salad 10.50 (V) Bhutan potatoes (spicy Rocket salad with HAMBURGUESA fried potatoes from the Parmesan, smoked chicken, Himalayas)8.25 (V) VEGGIE and capers 12.00 Tapa of idiazabal Burrata, tomato, AMERICANA cheese 7.00(V) and rocket 13.50 (V) Aubergine crisps 5.25(V) Bun, rocket, avocado, and French fries 14.00(V) Grilled asparagus with romesco sauce (5 pcs.) PASTA Raclette 2/ Egg 2/ Onion 1 8.50 (V) Pumpkin ravioli with Chicken fajitas 11.00 chestnut mushroom sauce Crispy fried prawns with 12.50 jalapeño salsa 11.00 WOOD-FIRED Truffled rigatoni au Corn tortillas with tuna gratin with Parmesan PIZZAS sashimi and chipotle cream sauce 14.00 (V) mayonnaise 9.90 Margherita 11.50 (V) Cipriani tagliolini Focaccia, virgin olive with cherry tomatoes, Margherita with cooked oil, and rosemary 6(V) roasted eggplant, basil, ham 12.50 mozzarella, and pesto Chicken wings with Cream of pumpkin, 14.00 (V) barbecue sauce 8.50 mozzarella, porcini Cipriani tagliolini mushrooms, and bacon Acorn-fed Iberian with shrimp, fried 13.50 ham plate and bread garlic, and chili with tomato 18.50 Spinach, goat cheese, pepper 14.00 and cane syrup 12.50 Andalusian-style calamari Spaghetti alla Sun-dried tomato, with lime pil-pil sauce 12.25 bolognese 12.00 burrata, and basil Steak tartare avec pain 13.50 (V) Mushroom risotto with grillé et frites 16.50 truffles and Torta del Tomato, mozzarella, Casar cheese 13.50 (V) and button mushrooms 13.00 (V) GRILL Four-cheese with Free-range chicken SANDWICHES walnuts 14.00 (V) with peppers and truffled Chanterelle mushrooms, mashed potato 16.50 Club sandwich 11.50 Fontina, red onion, and Sirloin steak with Vegetarian: avocado, jalapeños 14.00 (V) potatoes and Béarnaise apple, sun-dried tomato, Mozzarella, leek, egg, sauce 21.00 sprouts, cucumber, and truffle 14.00 (V) Wild Alaskan salmon with carrot, and mayonnaise 9.50 (V) Prosciutto di Parma, green salad and tartar rocket, and mushrooms sauce 17.50 14.00 Veal entrecôte with Tomato, mozzarella, rocket and Provençal and pepperoni 13.00 sauce 22.00 BUENOS DÍAS! GOODMORNING! DESAYUNOS SANDWICHES Yogourt / leche, cereales, Bikini doble de jamón fruta y café 9€ y queso 4€ Tostadas, mantequilla, Bikini de queso mermelada y café y sobrasada 3,75€ 7€ + Zumo 3€ Vegetal 6€ Blinis, huevo revuelto, salmón ahumado Flautas con tomate: SANDWICHES y café 11€ + Zumo 3€ Huevo, bacon, tostadas SET • Jamón de bellota 3,5/6€ Ham and cheese double y café 10€ + Zumo 3€ sandwiche 4€ • Jamón de York 1,75/3€ BREAKFAST Sandwich with cheese and SUPER: Huevos, bacon, • Butifarra blanca 2,5/4€ salchichas, judías, tostadas sobrasada 3,75€ Yoghurt / milk, cereals, y café 13€ + Zumo 3€ • Camembert 2,5/4€ fruit ands coffee 9€ Vegetarian 6€ Tortilla de patatas, Toast, butter mermelade Baguette with with rubbed tomato: pan con tomate 6€ and coffee 7€ + Juice 3€ Club sandwich 10€ Pancakes, scramble egg, ZUMOS • Iberic ham 3,5/6€ smoked salmon and coffee 11€ + Juice 3€ Naranja 4€ • Fresh ham 1,75/3€ Eggs, bacon, toast and coffee Naranja y zanahoria 4,5€ • Cured white sausage 2,5/4€ 10€ + Juice 3€ Manzana y albahaca 4,5€ • Camembert cheese 2,5/4€ SUPER: Eggs, bacon, sausages, Zanahoria, manzana beens, toast and coffee y jengibre 4,5€ 13€ + Juice 3€ JUICE Potatoes omelette, toasted Orange 4€ bread with tomato 6€ Orange and carrot 4,5€ Club sandwich 10€ Apple and basil 4,5€ Carrot, apple and ginger 4,5€ Nuestros productos de briochería pueden contener trazas de gluten, sésamo, leche y frutas de cáscara. Nuestros productos de chocolatería pueden contener trazas de frutos de cascara. Our bakery products can contain traces of gluten, sesame, milk and nuts. Our chocolate LUZIA products can contain traces of nuts..
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