Calisto's Portuguese Restaurant Gillview
Menu: Chicken, Fish, Portuguese, Salad, Seafood, Steakhouse, Dessert, Ice Cream, Kids, Lunch
Most Ordered 💯
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LM Peri-Peri Chicken
from R299.95
Our Portuguese peri-peri chickens are arguably the best birds in the world. Choose from mild, medium, hot or extra hot. Lemon & herb is just as good.
Lamb Chops
from R319.95
The soft, juicy loin of the lamb, grilled delicately and served with a chilli and mint infused Tarantu sauce.
Sardines
from R179.95
Freshly fished from Portuguese waters and imported, the sardines are first rubbed with coarse salt and grilled on an open flame, topped with roasted peppers onions and garlic.
Side Vegetables
from R49.95
Greek Salad
from R99.95
Starters
23
Vegetarian Soup Starter
from R74.95
Caldo Verde Soup
from R84.95
Halloumi Cheese Starter
from R84.95
Lightly dusted goats milk cheese, grilled or fried, and served with a sweet chili dip.
Prawn Starter
from R109.95
Just a taste teaser. 5 of our marvelous medium prawns to get you going.
Starter Platter
from R119.95
Mussels x 3, Chicken livers 60g, Giblets 60g, Grilled calamari 60g, Squid heads 60g, Chicken wings 60g
Giblets Starter
from R84.95
Mussels Starter
from R109.95
We source the worlds finest mussels and finish them in cream and garlic for a marvelous mouth full.
Chourico Starter
from R179.95
Garlic Bread Starter
from R36.95
Cheesy Garlic Bread
from R49.95
Because everything is better with cheese.
Fried Squid Head Starter
from R89.95
Tantalizing tentacles dusted with spiced flour and fried.
Snails Starter
from R89.95
Trinchado Starter
from R99.95
Cubed rump cutlets, pan fried and served in our traditional Portuguese trinchado sauce.
Beef Carpaccio
from R109.95
Chicken Liver Starter
from R84.95
Mind blowing livers cooked with onions, peppers and finished in a mild cream sauce.
Hot Calisto's Wings Starter
from R89.95
Rolled in our famous spicy wing dust and deep fried.
Calisto's Wacky Wings Starter
from R99.95
Hot wings served with our famous creamy blue cheese sauce.
Grilled Calamari Starter
from R109.95
The most tender baby falkland tubes, lightly spiced and grilled together with the heads.
Avocado Ritz Starter
from R109.95
Avocado pear and prawns laced with tangy seafood dressing. Some things were just meant to be.
Prawn Rissoles Starter
from R36.95
Fluffy, crisp traditional Portuguese pastry filled with delicate prawn filling.
Chicken Rissoles Starter
from R34.95
Fluffy, crisp traditional Portuguese pastry filled with delicate chicken filling.
Atlantic Oysters
from R44.95
Camarazinho
from R99.95
Translating to Mini Prawns, these bite size morsels are harvested young so there is no need for them to be cleaned or deshelled. All we do is toss them in a mild peri-peri spice and flash fry them – all you do is pull off the head and enjoy the whole
Salads
3
Chicken
6
Baby Chicken
from R229.95
LM Peri-Peri Chicken
from R299.95
Our Portuguese peri-peri chickens are arguably the best birds in the world. Choose from mild, medium, hot or extra hot. Lemon & herb is just as good.
Chicken Schnitzel
from R179.95
Home-made is the secret to this success, our golden crumbed chicken breasts could only be better with a creamy delicious sauce. Choose cheese or mushroom to best your breast.
Flame Grilled Chicken Breast
from R149.95
Juicy tender breasts brushed with peri-peri or lemon and herb.
Deluxe Grilled Chicken Breast (Seasonal)
from R179.95
A tender grilled breast topped with onion, avo, tomato, mayo and caramelized onion sprinkle.
Mozambican Chicken Curry
from R179.95
Tender chicken pieces in a mild coconut creamy sauce.
Combos
5
Mixed Platters
3
Chef’s Mixed Platter
from R419.95
Hot Wings, Fried Squad Heads, Calamari, Trichado and Garlic Bread
Calisto's Mixed Platter
from R479.95
Whole Chourico, Fried Squid Heads, Mild Chicken Livers, Wacky Wings, Hot Wings and Lightly Toasted Garlic Bread
Family Feast (Serves 6)
from R1079.95
2x Garlic Rolls, 2x Chicken Livers, 1x Trinchado Starter, 1x Full LM Peri -peri Chicken, 20x Prince Prawns, 2x Grilled Hake, 4x Sides of your Choice
Prawns
1
Seafood
17
Seafood Rice
from R449.95
The Portuguese flair for flavour comes together in this seafood packed pot of awesomeness. Blended together with the rice in a rich tomato based sauce, this is our signature dish, and you'll wish it never ends.
Caldeirada de Lulas
from R449.95
This is a Calamari lovers ultimate delight. A carefully crafted stew combining the tubes and the heads of the squid with potatoes, tomatoes, onions, peppers and garlic. Finally, a selection of fresh hand-picked herbs brings it all together in this pot of Calamari awesomeness.
Seafood Espetada
from R259.95
A medley of medium prawns, calamari and hake are skewered with onions and peppers and set to dangle over the plate, leaving the splash of lemon butter with nowhere to go but down.
Lobster Tails
from R449.95
We all know that the business end of a lobster is in the tail, so let’s get down to business. Five of the finest Baby Lobster tails, bursting with full, fresh ocean flavour.
The Grand Platter
from R1199.95
500g of lobsters, 4 king prawns, 12 medium prawns, calamari, mussels, chips and rice.
Seafood Platter For 1
from R349.95
125g Calamari, 5 medium prawns, hake, 4 mussels, rice or chips.
Seafood Platter For 2
from R679.95
250g Calamari, 10 medium prawns, 2 hake, 8 mussels, rice or chips.
Mozambican Prawn Curry 300g
from R269.95
10 De-shelled medium prawns in a mild creamy Mozambican style curry with coconut milk and masala.
Mozambican Prawn & Chicken Curry
from R289.95
10 Medium prawns are joined by succulent chicken strips and simmered in our Mozambican styled curry sauce.
Grilled Calamari
from R259.95
Tender baby tubes from the Falkland Islands, lightly spiced and grilled together with the heads.
Fish & Chips
from R169.95
Kingklip
from R329.95
Our kingklip is dusted in lightly spiced flour, giving it a beautiful crunchy texture and an intense taste to please the most discerning fish lover.
Kingklip Thermidor
from R359.95
The kingklip is topped with a decadent mushroom cream and shrimp sauce with melted cheese.
Sardines
from R179.95
Freshly fished from Portuguese waters and imported, the sardines are first rubbed with coarse salt and grilled on an open flame, topped with roasted peppers onions and garlic.
Bacalhau Assado
from R329.95
Just like Mai used to make. The thick loin of the Cod fish is grilled on an open flame and topped with roasted peppers, fresh onion, garlic and olives with a heavy splash of olive oil.
Bacalhau A Bras
from R329.95
Shredded Cod fish pan fried with onion, garlic and olive oil, blended with beaten egg and thinly sliced potato chips.
Bacalhau Gomes De SA
from R329.95
Shredded Cod fish pan fried with onion, garlic, olive oil and finished with boiled egg and boiled baby potatoes.
Espetada
2
Traditional Espetada
from R229.95
For a more traditional European style of enjoying the rump meat, simply rubbed with coarse salt and bay leaves, skewered and hung over the plate to allow free flowing juices.
Calisto's Way Espetada
from R239.95
The meat is skewered with onions and peppers and drizzled with a creamy Madeira sauce, dripping with decadent flavour.
Meat
15
Prego Roll & Chips
from R149.95
Tender topside on a Portuguese roll - with sauce of course.
Rump Trinchado
from R229.95
Cubed rump cutlets in our traditional Portuguese trinchado sauce.
Fillet Trinchado
from R319.95
The softer more delicate meat variety, served in a creamy Madeira sauce.
Spare Ribs
from R419.95
Calisto's Portuguese Steak
from R239.95
280 grams rump steak topped with fried egg and a creamy Madeira sauce.
Garlic Steak
from R239.95
280 grams rump steak covered in luscious garlic infused sauce.
Pepper Steak
from R239.95
Whole crushed black pepper empowers this lavish sauce.
Mushroom Steak
from R239.95
280 grams rump steak covered in our delicious mushroom sauce.
Madagascan Steak
from R239.95
This time the Madagascan green pepper variety adorns this luxurious sauce, but beware the bite of Madagascar.
Fillet Steak (280g)
from R319.95
280g of tunnel cut tender loin, the premium beef cut with a melt in your mouth performance.
Fillet On The Bone (500g)
from R409.95
A 500g cut of fillet steak, on the bone to moisten and enhance the flavour of the meat.
Rump Steak
from R229.95
An all time South African favourite, the rump meat is carefully aged, flame grilled and full of flavour.
T-Bone Steak 500g
from R339.95
The best of both worlds. The T-Bone separates strip loin from fillet for a well-rounded meat experience.
Lamb Chops
from R319.95
The soft, juicy loin of the lamb, grilled delicately and served with a chilli and mint infused Tarantu sauce.
Pork Chops
from R159.95
Pasta
7
Calisto's Pasta
from R194.95
Beef strips, mushrooms, and garlic in a Napoletana sauce with a touch of cream.
Chourico Pasta
from R219.95
Don Antonio Pasta
from R219.95
Our savoury seduction. We combine chicken strips with jalapenos, sundried tomatoes, peppadews, mushrooms and feta cheese, tossed in a touch of olive oil
Vegetarian Pasta
from R159.95
Mushroom, mixed pepper, carrots, and baby marrow in a delicate Napoletana sauce.
Chilli Prawn Pasta
from R289.95
10 Medium prawns tossed in garlic, olive oil and chilli.
Chilli Garlic Pasta
from R159.95
Fresh garlic, onion and green chilli tossed with a touch of napolitano sauce.
Seafood Pasta
from R289.95
A combination of mussels, prawns, crabs sticks and calamari in a creamy sauce.
Kids Menu
6
Sides
8
Sauces
9
Desserts
4
Cold Beverages
3
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