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The Optimist Café

134 Main Street
(Route 6A), Yarmouthport
508-362-1024
www.optimistcafe.com
Open daily year-round, serving breakfast, lunch and high tea

$-$$ Captain Howes’ historic gingerbread-trimmed house is a bright and cheerful place to start your day. Select from a variety of breakfast entrées (try the heart-shaped Love Waffle or Eggs Benedict) or lighter fare. At lunchtime, enjoy a sandwich, homemade soup or salad. For an afternoon pick-me-up, transport yourself to merry old England during high tea and relax with a cup of flavorful tea or a Teatini (a nonalcoholic martini). Children’s menus are available throughout the day. Rooms are available for private parties.


Credit Cards Accepted / Reservations Accepted / Handicapped Accessible

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SAMPLE MENU

Breakfast

The "Optimist" Breakfast
2 egss any style with out mist potatoes, toast or
English muffin. Then build your own at $1,50 per
choice: bacon, ham, sausage, grilled tomato,
mushrooms, baked beans 4.50

The Love Waffle
3 heart-shaped waffles filled with raspberry cream with
fresh seasonal berries 7.50


The Delight
A flaky croissant topped with scrambled eggs, loaded
with spinich, ham and melted cheese, topped with
hollandaise sauce and served with mist potatoes 7.95


Eggs Benedict
Grilled Canadian bacon, two poached eggs
on toasted English muffin with hollandaise sauce 7.50

Lunch

The Tradition
English crumpets toasted with butter & preserves 3.95

The Devon Heaven
Two freshly baked scones with strawberry jam
and cream 5.00


The Welcome
Crusty warm bread, honey cured ham, grilled
pineapple, salad & English mustard 7.50


The Perfection
Scottish-smoked salmon, cream cheese wheels on fresh greens, red onions, capers with toasted baguettes 9.50

The Ultimate
Club sandwich with your choice of sliced chiken, ham or
roast beef with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. Served on Pain D'Avignon, toasted whole wheat
bread with fruit garnish 7.50

The Major
Chicken curry presented in a medium hot curry sauce
or a mild Thai cocnut milk curry sauce with golden
raisins and jasmine rice, accompanied with fresh
pinapple and major grey chutney 8.50


Dessert

4 Seas Ice Cream
Choose from 8 delicious flavors 2.75 - 4.00

Carrot Cake 4.95

Chocolate Fudge Cake
4.95

Key Lime Pie
4.50

Assortment of four elegant tea desserts
4.95

Afternoon High Tea
Served daily from 2:00 - 4:30

The White Hall
Scones with cream & English preserves, assorted tea sandwiches, assortment of specialty cakes and a pot of
tea or one of our flavored Teatinis 13.95

The Balmoral
Tea breads with honey & butter, assorted tea
sandwiches, shortbread and cakes, and a pot of
tea or one of our flavored Teatinis 13.95

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High Tea

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The Love Waffle


The Ultimate Club Sandwich


Scottish-smoked Salmon Salad

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Salmon and Cream Cheese Omelet

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Owners, Sharon Hawkins and Allen White