Tamarine

546 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 325-8500

Lunch

Starters

$11.00
Salt & Pepper Calamari

Crisp calamari wok tossed w/ garlic & spring onions. Served w/ a cilantro emulsion.

$7.00
Crescent Moon Crepe

Turmeric crepes filled w/ jicama, oyster mushrooms & sugar snap peas drizzled w/ a soy reduction.

$11.00
Soft Shell Crab Rolls

Soft rice paper filled with crisp soft shell crab with avocado and mint with a mango kaffir lime sauce.

$9.00
Hoisin Glazed Ribs

Pork ribs grilled in a hoisin, ginger & soy glaze over a bed of kim chee.

$13.00
Tuna Tartare

Big Eye Tuna, ginger, chili & cucumber. Served w/ crisp wonton chips.

$11.00
Com Dep Prawns

Prawns rolled in green compressed rice & served crisp w/ a watermelon-tomato kimchee.

$5.00
Banh Mi Roti

Pan fried wheat bread served with red Panang curry dipping sauce.

$12.00
Grilled Vietnamese Melange

Skewers of Vietnamese onion beef, sweet soy glazed chicken, shiitake mushrooms & bacon wrap asparagus.

$9.00
Cinnamon & Pork Meatballs

Char-grilled pork, cinnamon & garlic meaballs served w/ a peanut-soy bean sauce.

$14.00
Tamarine Taste

Taro Root Rolls, Tea Leaf Beef, Shrimp Spring Rolls & Papaya Salad (serves two).

Salads, Soups & Noodles

$11.00
Cold Smoke Duck Salad

Winter greens, dried cherries & macadamia nuts drizzled w/ a citrus-red wine vinaigrette.

$10.00
Autumn Salad

Autumn vegetables salad of lotus root, beets & water chestnuts drizzled w/ a sesame dressing.

$10.00
Papaya Salad

Shredded & tossed w/ dried sesame beef & basil.

$11.00
Hobo’s Purse Soup

Cabbage dumplings of pork, mung bean noodles & onions served in a light stock of chicken.

$12.00
Ha Long Bay Soup

Crab wontons served in a consommé infused w/ coriander & coconut milk.

$13.00
Wok Pho Noodles

Wok flashed rice noodles, tossed w/ Chinese broccoli, seasoned beef & eggs.

$15.00
Crab & Garlic Glass Noodles

Peeled crab wok tossed w/ garlic, peppercorn, ginger & soy.

Small Plate Entrees

$24.00
Tamarine Prawns

Jumbo prawns in Tamarine's signature tamarind sauce.

$25.00
Pineapple Sea Bass

Whole fried Branzino filet served w/ a blackbean, ginger & roasted pineapple sauce.

$24.00
Chili-Ginger Barramundi

Pan seared Barramundi filet drizzled w/ a ginger-lime chili sauce & served w/ sauteed spinach.

$18.00
Clay Pot Cod

Canadian Black Cod caramelized in garlic, fish sauce & black pepper.

$23.00
Lemongrass Bass

Lemongrass & garlic seared sea bass served w/ a cold mango noodle salad.

$19.00
Crisp Fish Penang Curry

Penang red curry w/ crisp catfish fillet, eggplant, zucchini & yellow squash.

$17.00
Ginger Caramelized Chicken

Chicken caramelized in an onion, chili, ginger & garlic sauce; served w/ pickled sprouts.

$24.00
Kurobota Pork Prime Rib

Pan roasted pork served w/ a spiced tomato stew & sauteed Vietnamese spinach.

$23.00
Lentil Duck

Honey & miso pan roasted duck breast served w/ forbidden rice & a citrus-butter sauce.

$25.00
Hoisin Lamb Chops

Grilled w/ garlic & served w/ baby bok choy & sweet potato fries.

$24.00
Shaking Beef

Cubed filet mignon seared w/ garlic & onions. Served w/ a watercress salad.

Vegetables

$10.00
Sake Mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms wok fired in sake w/ sugar snap peas in a sesame oil & oyster sauce.

$10.00
Chili Lime Aubergine

Grilled Aubergine w/ onion oil, scallions finished in a fish & chili-lime sauce.

$9.00
Curried Long Beans

Long beans sautéed in red chili, Kaffir Lime leaves & onions.

$9.00
Basil Tofu

Tofu wok tossed w/ garlic & basil in a seasoned soy sauce.

Rice

$6.00
Empress

Garlic, leeks, ginger & egg.

$2.50
Hainan

Ginger, chicken stock, garlic.

$1.50
Jasmine

White rice.

$6.00
Garlic Fried

Jasmine rice wok fired w/butter & garlic.

$7.00
Forbidden

Black & short grain rice w/ citrus butter.

$2.50
Brown

Long-grain jasmine.

$2.50
Coconut

Coconut, vanilla, roasted coconut flakes.