Mambo Cafe Menu (2025 Update)
Mambo Cafe in Pleasantville, New Jersey, offers a trendy and classy dining experience with a diverse menu of Colombian cuisine. From starters like Tostones con Ropa Vieja and flavorful tacos to refreshing salads like Mambo Tropical Salad and Avocado Salad, there is something for everyone. For entrees, the Bandeja Paisa and Lomo Saltado are standouts, showcasing the bold flavors of Latin American cuisine. Customers praise the friendly service and extensive bakery selection, with highlights like empanadas and the delicious Mambo Tropical Salad. The restaurant's atmosphere is casual and updated, making it a great stop for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. With many vegetarian options and wheelchair accessibility, Mambo Cafe caters to a diverse range of diners looking for an authentic taste of Colombia.
Starters
Tostones con Ropa Vieja
Fried green smashed plantains topped with seasoned pulled beef, a side of mambo pink sauce.
Tacos
Soft corn tortillas with your choice of fish, chicken, pork or skirt steak with chopped lettuce, topped with pico de gallo, cilantro, Monterey Jack cheese and chipotle sauce.
Quesadillas
Flour tortilla folded over Monterey Jack cheese, served with pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Chicken Wings
Tossed in spicy savory sauce with a side of celery, carrots and blue cheese.
Picada Colombiana
Fritanga. Variety of fried pork belly, Colombian sausage and grilled beef strips with fries, corn cake and tostones.
Fried Calamari
Light and crispy. Served with sweet young peppers and marinara sauce.
Grilled Vegetables Quesadillas
Vuelve a la Vida
Shrimp, calamari, crab meat and scallops mixed with onions, tomato, avocado, jalapenos and cilantro.
Mambo Ceviche
Shrimp, calamari, crab meat, scallops, mahi mahi fish with red onions, cilantro marinated in a mambo white citrus salsa (leche de tigre).
Mambo Tropical Salad
Mixed greens, sliced apples, strawberries, roasted nuts, fried goat cheese with raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing.
Avocado Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, bell peppers, carrots, sliced avocados, with shallot cilantro vinaigrette.
Calamari Salad
Fried crispy calamari, spring mix lettuce, carrots, bell peppers, red cabbage, young peppers with sesame vinaigrette dressing.
Salads
Entrees
Bandeja Paisa
8 oz. nY strip steak, sausage, fried pork belly, rice, beans, ripe yellow plantain, avocado, corn cake and 1 fried egg, with ground beef.
Lomo Saltado, Peruvian
Stir fry. Seasoned beef strips, sauteed with red onions, peppers and tomatoes. Garnish with fresh cilantro over white rice and french fries. Stir fry.
Bistec Encebollado
Spiced, flavorful skillet steak topped with sauteed white onions, served with rice, beans and 3 tostones.
Grilled Chicken Breast
Our tender and juicy grilled chicken breast served with mashed potatoes and fresh seasonal vegetables.
Casamiento
Grilled 8 oz. NY strip steak served with mixed rice and black beans, and yellow plantain. (please inform how you want your meat cooked).
Chicken Ranchero
Topped with ranchera sauce made of hot peppers, onions and tomatoes, black refried beans and Mexican rice accompanied by warm corn tortillas.
Churrasco
Grilled skirt steak served with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.
Bistec Ranchero
Topped with ranchera sauce made of hot peppers, onions and tomatoes, black refried beans and Mexican rice accompanied by warm corn tortillas.
New York Strip Steak
12 oz. tender grilled steak with mashed potatoes and vegetable of the day.
Fried Red Snapper
Whole pan-fried red snapper served with house salad and tostones (mashed green plantain).
14 oz. Bone in Pork Chop
Grilled juicy tender center cut pork chop served with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.
Atlantic Salmon
Grilled, served with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.
Bandeja Ground
Carne molida.
Seafood Paella
Mahi-mahi fish, calamari, shrimp, crabmeat, scallops, clams, mussels, saffron rice and diced vegetables.
Chicharron Mofongo
Fried mashed green plantain with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Chicken Chicharron Mofongo
Fried mashed green plantain with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Chicharron Trifongo
Combination of mashed fried green, yellow plantain and cassava with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Bistec Encebollado Mofongo
Fried mashed green plantain with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Shrimp Trifongo
Ajillo style. Combination of mashed fried green, yellow plantain and cassava with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Shrimp Mofongo
Ajillo style. Fried mashed green plantain with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Chicken Chicharron Trifongo
Combination of mashed fried green, yellow plantain and cassava with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Bistec Encebollado Trifongo
Combination of mashed fried green, yellow plantain and cassava with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Skirt Steak Mofongo
Churrasco. Fried mashed green plantain with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Skirt Steak Trifongo Churrasco
Combination of mashed fried green, yellow plantain and cassava with the perfect touch of garlic and pork cracklings.
Mofongo and Trifongo
Latin Plates
Golden Flautas
3 crispy fried rolled taco style corn tortillas filled with seasoned pulled chicken topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Pupusas Salvadoreas
2 homemade corn cakes, stuffed with ground fried pork belly and cheese. Served with coleslaw and mambo tomato sauce.
Tostadas De Pollo
2 corn tostadas choice of chicken or beef. Topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream.
Mambo Tex-Mex Fajitas
Sauteed with onions, red and green peppers. Served with refried beans, Mexican rice, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream. Along a side of warm corn tortillas.
Tamales Mexicanos
2 homemade tamales with our spicy homemade sauce. Chicken or pork.
Ripe Plantain
Platano maduro.
Mexican Rice
Red Beans
White Rice
Fried Cassava
Yuca frita.
Fried Green Plantain
Tostones.
Plain Mofongo Side
Black Beans
French Fries
Grilled Asparagus
Shrimp Ajillo Style
Mashed Potatoes
Sauteed Spinach
Fried Cheese
Mixed Vegetables
Steamed Broccoli
Cheese
Sides
Sandwiches & Burgers
8 oz. Angus Beef Burger
All served with french fries. Lettuce, tomatoes, red onion and your choice of cheese: American, cheddar, mozzarella, provolone or Swiss.
Puerto Rican Sandwich
All served with french fries. Roasted pork, pastrami, cooked ham and Swiss cheese with mambo pink sauce on Cuban bread. Tripleta.
Chicken Panini
All served with french fries. Chicken breast, roasted peppers, mozzarella cheese, bacon and pesto sauce on panini bread.
Cuban Sandwich
All served with french fries. Roasted pork, turkey breast, cooked ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and Dijon mustard on Cuban bread.
Colombian Hamburger
All served with french fries. 8 oz. angus beef with lettuce, tomato, mozzarella, bacon bits, pineapple sauce, mambo pink sauce and coleslaw.
Colombian Hot Dog
All served with french fries. All-beef hot dog, with mozzarella, bacon bits, crumbled chips, pineapple sauce, mambo pink sauce and coleslaw.
Vegetarian Panini
All served with french fries. Grilled vegetables with mozzarella cheese on panini bread.
Arepa Paisa
Mixed rice and beans, pork bellies and colombian sausage and sliced avocado on top of a corn cake.
Arepa con Queso Gratinado
Corn cake with grated cheese.
Arepa con Queso y Carne Asada
Corn cake with cheese and grilled steak.
Arepa con Chicharron
Corn cake with fried pork belly.
Arepa con Pechuga Asada en Salsa de Champinones
Corn cake with grilled chicken breast in mushroom sauce.
Arepa con Ropa Vieja
Corn cake with seasoned pulled beef.
Arepa de Elote and Queso Gratinado
Yellow baby corn cake with country style cheese.
Arepa con Carne Asada y Camarones
Corn cake with grilled steak, topped with shrimp in mambo pink sauce.
Arepa con Chorizo Colombiano
Corn cake with 2 fried Colombian sausage.
Colombian Arepas
Goodies
Chicken Empanadas
Colombian style, with potato.
Beef Empanadillas
Caribbean style with cheese.
Beef Empanadas
Colombian style, with potato.
Chicken Empanadillas
Caribbean style, with cheese.
Bunuelos
Almojabana
Pan de Queso
Kids Chicken Tenders
3 chicken strips and fries with a soft drink.
Kids Mini Burgers
2 slider cheese burgers and fries with a soft drink.
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Flour tortilla folded with Monterey Jack cheese, with a soft drink.
Kids Salchi-Papas
Hot dog pieces and french fries, with a soft drink.
Kids Mac & Cheese
Macaroni and cheese with a soft drink.
Mambo Kids Corner
Natural Juices Blended in Water
Passion Fruit Juice
Mango Juice
Guava Juice
Lulo Juice
Tamarind and Blackberry Juice
Soursop Juice
Passion Fruit Smoothie
Parcha.
Mango Smoothie
Guava Smoothie
Guayaba.
Mamey Smoothie
Blackberry Smoothie
Mora.
Tamarind Smoothie
Tamarindo.
Smoothies with Milk
Drinks
Bottled Water
Colombian Postobon Sodas
Good-O-Cola Champagne
Dominican Country Club
Inka Kola, 20 oz.
Honduran Bananita
Puerto Rican Coco Rico
Colombian Hit Natural Juices
Imported Sodas
Malt Beverages
Horchata
Pony Malta
Malta India
Malta Goya
Pineapple
Pink Lemonade
Coke
Diet Coke
Orange
Grape
Regular Lemonade
20 oz. Bottled Sodas
Bottled Juices
Apple Bottle Juice
Orange Bottle Juice
Cramberry Bottle Juice
French Vanilla Cappuccino
Hazelnut Cappuccino
Hot Milo
Espresso
Regular Coffee
Decaf Coffee
Cappuccino
Cold Milo
Milk
Hot Beverages
Breakfast from Central & South America
Calentado Paisa Breakfast
Mixed rice and beans, Colombian sausage, pork rib bellies, 2 scrambled eggs and Colombian corn cake (arepa).
Dominican Mangu Breakfast
Green mashed plantains, 2 eggs your way, sauteed red onions, induveca salami, fried cheese and avocado.
Baleadas Hondurenas Breakfast
Flour tortillas, refried beans, scrambled eggs, fresh cheese and sour cream.
Mambo Breakfast Burrito Breakfast
Scrambled eggs, refried beans, Mexican salsa, fresh cheese rolled in a flour tortilla served with home fries.
Mexican Tamales Breakfast
2 homemade tamales, stuffed with chicken or pork and our homemade spicy sauce.
Huevos Rancheros Breakfast
2 eggs over easy, refried beans, Mexican green salsa, fresh cheese, sour cream, and jalapenos over corn tortillas.
Casamiento Breakfast
Grilled 8 oz. N. Y steak, served with rice mixed with baby red beans, sliced yellow plantain.
Green Chilaquiles Breakfast
Corn tortillas sauteed in tomatillo green salsa, topped with onions, fresh cheese and sour cream. Served with a tender 8 oz. N. Y strip steak.
Arepa con Carne Asada Breakfast
Colombian corn cake with grilled steak.
Arepa con Hogado Breakfast
Colombian corn cake, 2 scrambled eggs, with diced tomatoes, white onions and green onions.
Arepa con Grated Cheese Breakfast
Colombian corn cake with melted cheese.
French Toast Platter Breakfast
French toast, with 2 eggs your way, home fries, and your choice of ham bacon, or turkey bacon or sausage.
Buttermilk Pancake Platter Breakfast
2 eggs your way, your choice of ham or bacon or turkey bacon or sausage.
Steak and Eggs Breakfast
8 oz. N. Y strip steak grilled to perfection, 2 eggs your way, home fries, toast and jelly.
2 Eggs Platter Breakfast
2 eggs your way, home fries, bacon or ham or sausage or turkey bacon with toast and jelly.
3 Eggs Platter Breakfast
3 egg whites and wheat toast.
Traditional Breakfast
Breakfast Omelettes
Custom Omelette Breakfast
Omelettes are made with 3 fresh farm eggs, and served with home fries, toast and jelly. Build your omelette with your choice of 3 vegetables, cheese, and your choice of ham, bacon or sausage.
Colombian Omelette Breakfast
Omelettes are made with 3 fresh farm eggs, and served with home fries, toast and jelly. Colombian sausage, bacon, tomatoes, green & white onions with melted monterey jack cheese.
Mexican Omelette Breakfast
Omelettes are made with 3 fresh farm eggs, and served with home fries, toast and jelly. Mexican sausage, green hot salsa, fresh cheese and sour cream.
Greek Omelette Breakfast
Omelettes are made with 3 fresh farm eggs, and served with home fries, toast and jelly. Fresh turkey, spinach, white onion, mushrooms and feta cheese.
Western Omelette Breakfast
Omelettes are made with 3 fresh farm eggs, and served with home fries, toast and jelly. Diced ham, red & green bell peppers, white onions, tomatoes, and monte rey jack cheese.
Italian Omelette Breakfast
Omelettes are made with 3 fresh farm eggs, and served with home fries, toast and jelly. Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, spinach, sun dry tomatoes and fresh basil.
2 Eggs with Cheese Sandwich Breakfast
Ham, sausage, or bacon.
Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich Breakfast
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Breakfast
Breakfast Sandwiches
Breakfast Sides
French Toast Breakfast
Side of Toast and Jelly Breakfast
3 Buttermilk Pancakes Breakfast
1 Egg Breakfast
Home Fries Breakfast
Strawberries Breakfast
Fried Cheese Breakfast
Cheese Breakfast
Cheese Balls Bunuelos Breakfast
Beef Patties Breakfast
Empanadas de carne.
Chicken Patties Breakfast
Empanadas de pollo.
Colombian Cheese Bread Almojabanas Breakfast
Caribeann Style Beef Patties Breakfast
Empanadillas de carne.
Caribeann Style Chicken Patties Breakfast
Empanadillas de pollo.
Round Cheese Bread Breakfast
Pan de queso.