Please note that our menu changes as often as we get our next vegetable delivery from our favourite farmers. We endevour to keep it up to date but please know that while we may be temporarily out of a favourite when you arrive, we will most certainly have something new and fresh to share with you.
STARTERS
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Oysters on the half shell
house mignonette, lemon, hot sauce
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$12
Butter Lettuce Salad
lemon-pepper vinaigrette, pangrattato, parmigiano
$12
$15
Beet Salad
pickled beets, blue gorgonzola cheese, candied walnut, greens, basil vinaigrette, spiced honey, pollen, togarashi
$15
$14
Gavin's Greens
wild and cultivated greens and herbs, hazelnuts, goat cheese, poached pear, truffle soy vinaigrette
$14
$18
Contorni
selection of 4 fresh vegetable preparations
$18
$19
Albacore Tuna Crudo
blood orange, meyer lemon, potato chips
$19
SNACKS
$12
Stinging Nettle Gomae
duck tenders, fermented blueberries, spruce, wild onion, sesame, miso
$12
$12
Scallop Hushpuppy
spaghetti squash, fried basil, scallion pancetta aioli
$12
$13
Fried Fontina
sunchoke, caper, sour cream
$13
$6
Marinated Olives
citrus, herbs, olive oil
$6
$8
Little Corn Dogs
honey mustard
$8
$12
Hand cut Fries
garlic mayo
$12
$18
Rabbit Terrine
studded with pistachio and apricot served with mustard and pickles
$18
$32
Antipasti Board
daily selection of two house cured meats, two cheeses, olives, pickles, and mustard
$32
PASTA AND RISOTTO
half $22 full $40
Morel Risotto
shimeji and king oyster mushrooms, garlic, parmigiano
half $22 full $40
half $16 full $29
Spaghettini
tomato, garlic, basil, olive oil, parmigiano
half $16 full $29
half $18 full $34
Gnocchi Carbonara
guanciale, cured yolk, parmesan cream, parmigiano, black pepper
half $18 full $34
half $17 full $31
Penne Bolognese
lamb, beef, tomato, carrot, onion, celery, garlic, parmigiano
half $17 full $31
half $ 31 full $56
Black Truffle Tagliatelle
fresh winter truffles, black trumpet mushrooms, cream, parmigiano
half $ 31 full $56
MEAT AND SEAFOOD
half $ 17 full $ 31
Saltspring Mussels
cashew coconut curry
half $ 17 full $ 31
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Land and Sea Feature
Daily selections from our local waters, farms and forests
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NORTHERN GOLD PREMIUM AAA BEEF
half $29 full $53
Striploin
half $29 full $53
or
$75 or $89 for two
Ribeye (14 oz)
$75 or $89 for two
hand cut fries, creamed nettles, red wine jus
half $24 full $45
Roast Duck Breast
beet, duck fat potato, beets, kabocha, spinach, plum and nootka rose jus,
half $24 full $45
half $19 full $36
Meatballs
beef and pork meatballs, amatriciana sauce, polenta, parmigiano
half $19 full $36
$79 per person
Brio Family Meal
a selection of 6 dishes chosen by Chef, served family style for the entire table.
$79 per person
HOUSE CURED MEATS
$9 each
All of our cured meats are house made by hand, with love and care, using old world methods. We take great pride in our craft and support local farms. Available on our Antipasti Board or individually.
$9 each
DUCK PASTRAMI
smoked breast
PROSCUITTO
pork leg
LONZA
cured pork loin, orange, fennel
COPPA
cured pork shoulder
BEEF BRESAOLA
rosemary, white wine
SMOKED GARLIC SAUSAGE
pork, smoked, onion, garlic
BRIO SALAMI
daily selection
CHICKEN LIVER PATE
porcini, port, mulled wine jelly
RABBIT TERRINE
apricot, pistachio
DESSERT
mini $7
/
regular $14
Crème Brûlée
classic vanilla bean
mini $7
/
regular $14
Sticky Date Toffee Pudding
vanilla bean ice cream, toffee rum sauce 14
$14
Chocolate, Peanut & Hazelnut Bar
chocolate ice cream, graham cracker crumbs
$14
$6
House Made Chocolate Truffles
$6
$7 per scoop
House Made Ice Creams & Sorbets
ask for today's selection
$7 per scoop
Menu
At Cafe Brio, everything is prepared in house. The menu is designed to encourage sharing. Fresh bread is baked daily to compliment an array of house made salumi. Fresh salads, pastas, seafood and meat dishes are available as half portions to allow you to try more.