• Maine
  • Saco
  • the Chef & the Gardener

the Chef & the Gardener

(207) 282-9035
  • 345 North Street, Saco, ME 04072
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(207) 282-9035
  • Lunch
  • Brunch
  • Dinner
  • Soups, Salads & Appetizers
    • Vegan Chili $5.5

      Three bean, tomato, vegan burger topped with vegan cheese and fresh avocado

    • Caesar Salad $6.49

      Garlicky dressing, crunchy lettuce & foccacia croutons add grilled chicken $3.95

    • Baked Brie $5.95

      With a balsamic glaze on crostini

    • Tomato & Crab Soup $5.95

      In house made soup with fresh maine crab add $1.50 with half sandwich and soup

    • Chef Salad $9.95

      Chopped lettuce, turkey, ham, swiss, red onion, hardboiled egg, balsamic croutons

    • Haddock Chowder $6.95

      Atlantic haddock, onions, celery and potato

  • Sandwiches
    • Maple Grilled Steak Wrap $8.95

      Char grilled, sliced thin and served with maple-balsamic mayo, lettuce & tomato

    • Cuban Sandwich $7.95

      Layers of spiced pork, cheddar cheese, pickles and mustard in crisp baguette

    • Curried Chicken $7.49

      Sweet curry with currants & minced onions

    • Apple & Brie Panini $7.49

      Crisp apple, soft brie and peach marmalade

    • Balsamic Roasted Portabella Wrap $7.95

      Sliced mushroom, roasted peppers, pickled napa cabbage & baby spinach

    • Turkey Rachel $7.95

      Sliced turkey, fresh cole slaw, jack cheese, russian dressing, panini style

    • Cordon Bleu Wrap $7.95

      Grilled chicken, swiss cheese and ham, grilled to gooey goodness

    • 1/2 Sandwich & Soup $8.95

      Choose from our delicious soups and wonderful sandwiches

  • More Than a Sandwich, Less Than Dinner
    • Pan Seared Crab Cake $9.95

      Golden brown with lots of Maine crabmeat and mango chutney

    • Bourbon Chicken Saute $7.95

      Sweet & spicy glazed chicken with celery & bleu cheese dip

    • Luncheon Portuguese Risotto $7.95

      Chorizo sausage, veggies, lemon-thyme tomato sauce

    • Pan Seared Haddock $8.95

      With a lemon caper butter sauce

    • Herb Gnocchi $7.95

      With rainbow swiss chard, tomato-thyme sauce and balsamic roasted portabella

    • Spanish Roasted Chicken with Rice & Beans $7.95

      Well seasoned crisp skin and savory lime cilantro rice & beans

    • Quesadilla $8.95

      Pulled pork or chicken with tons of cheese, pico du gallo, guacamole and lime sour cream

  • French Toast & Pancakes
    • Creme Brulee French Toast $7.95

      Vanilla custard & turbinado sugar

    • Panko French Toast $7.95

      Cinnamon & sugar crusted, crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside

    • Pancakes

      Fluffy pancakes $5.95 add fresh apple or blueberry $2.00

    • Traditional French Toast $6.95

      Battered and lightly browned

    • Cinnamon & Apple Pancakes $7.95

      With cider ricotta

  • The Eggs
    All come with home fries and choice of bread or english muffin.
    • Classic 2 Eggs any Style with Bacon or Sausage $7.95

    • Crab Cakes and Eggs $10.95

      Our famous golden crab cakes with eggs

    • Breakfast Burrito $7.95

      Eggs, cheddar, pico du gallo in a garlic herb wrap

    • The Mediterranean $9

      Two eggs, fresh spinach, kalamata olives and red onion, and grilled kielbasa

  • Omelets
    Home fries included
    • Classic Western $7.95

      Peppers, onions, smoked ham, & cheddar cheese.

    • Meat Lovers $8.95

      Smoked ham, kielbasa sausage & bacon

    • Mushroom and Swiss $7.95

      Sauteed mushrooms & swiss.

    • Spanish Omelet $7.95

      Chorizo, colby jack, and topped with fresh pico du gallo

    • Poached Salmon Omelet $7.95

      Farm raised salmon, herb poached & served with a caper-red onion cream cheese

  • Appetizers
    • Crab Cakes $9.95

      Fresh maine crab filled cakes with house made remoulade sauce

    • Soup Du Jour $4.5

      Ever changing, ever delicious, taste the season

    • Crab & Tomato Soup $5.95

      Fresh tomatoes, garden herbs and maine crabmeat

    • Baked Fig & Brie $4.95

      With a balsamic glaze on crostini

    • Haddock Chowder $8.95

      Atlantic haddock, onions, celery and potato

    • Roast Duck Breast $7.95

      Cold sliced with a sweet cherry port wine sauce

    • Vegetable Polenta Lasagna $5.95

      Layers of vegetables, sun dried tomato sauce and mozzarella-provolone cheese

  • Salads
    • Caesar Salad $7.95

      made tableside for two or more. Traditional Caesar dressing made right in front of you, now that's fresh or chef made $5.95

    • Strawberry-Balsamic Dressed Baby Greens $6.95

      Fresh greens with sweet peppers, cucumber, tomato and strawberries

  • Entree
    • Portuguese Risotto Bowl $15.95

      Chorizo sausage, vegetables, fresh lemon-thyme tomato sauce & baby spinach

    • Beef Tenderloin Au Poivre $18.95

      Five peppercorn crusted and served with shallot brandy demi-glace sauce

    • Desilva Chicken $15.95

      Rhubarb marinated and chargrilled. Served with pickled red onions

    • Haddock $17.95

      Fresh atlantic haddock lemon panko crusted and served with chive butter

    • Maple Grilled Steak $17.95

      Maple marinated char grilled and served with maple-balsamic glaze

    • Chicken Asiago $16.95

      Tender breast of chicken pan seared with pancetta and asiago

    • Herb Gnocchi $15.95

      With rainbow Ssiss chard, tomato-thyme sauce and balsamic roasted portabella

    • Pork Osso Bucco $19.95

      Slow roasted shank with mire poix demi-glace sauce

    • Pan Seared Scallops $18.95

      Large scallops seared golden brown with lemon beurre blanc and sweet pea risotto

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