Benji's Cantina in Austin, TX

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Benji's Cantina Menu in Austin

Family Style Fajitas

All served with guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese and sour cream. By the pound

Beef
$35

Chicken
$25

Shrimp

Plated Selections

Oysters En La Concha
$8

6 fresh oysters served on the half shell with a spicy yucatan-style cocktail sauce, atomic horseradish, lemon and lime

Fried Green Tomato and Lump Crab Benedict
$13

Crispy fried green tomato with wilted spinach topped with a poached egg and jonah crab meat finished with a cilantro hollandaise

Pork Adobado Benedict
$12

Our made from scratch jalapeno and cheddar biscuit, pork adobado, a poached egg, and chipotle hollandaise

Shrimp and Grits
$15

Seasoned and grilled gulf jumbo shrimp, served with creamy texas local cheddar grits with a chorizo broth

Appetizers

Shishito Peppers
$7

Sherry vinegar reduction, chicharone crumbles, smoked lime sea salts

Queso Blanco
$5

Trio of oaxaca, chihuahua & jack cheese with roasted pico de gallo

Guacamole
$8

Fresh avocados mixed with traditional accompaniments

Ceviche Del Dia

Chef blake's ceviche of the day

Soups & Salads

Tortilla Soup
$8

Pasilla chile broth with chicken, avocado, queso fresco, cilantro & crispy tortilla strips

Caesar Salad
$8

Baby romaine, vella dry jack, hominy croutons, & smoked chile dressing

Chopped Salad
$8

Assorted greens, tomato, chickpeas, pepitas, corn, cilantro, avocado, queso fresco, & toasted cumin vinaigrett

Chile Rubbed Salmon Salad
$14

Watercress, baby spinach, roasted corn, pepitas, heirloom cherry tomatoes, & a honey chipotle dressing

Tomato Crab Salad
$12

Sliced tomato and lump crab meat with avocado & cilantro sprouts. Served with a chile lime vinaigrette

Sandwiches

Torta Carnitas
$11

Pork carnitas, refried black beans, avocado, tomato, smoked chile mayo, arugula & pepper jack cheese on a bolillo roll

Torta Pollo
$11

Chile rubbed chicken breast, refried black beans, goat cheese, avocado, tomato & chile lime vinaigrette

Texas Melt
$14

Short rib, poblano rajas, smoked cheddar, served with an ancho au jus

Smoked Salmon Torta
$12

Smoked salmon, baby arugula, heirloom tomatoes, jalapeno aioli, veracruz vinaigrette

Especials De La Casa

Choice of: rojo, verde, mole or rojo caliente sauces. Served with rice & beans

Tacos Del Mar
$14

Chile rubbed market fish served with napa cabbage, tomato, cilantro, pickled onion, lime & a poblano vinaigrette

Carne Tacos De Res
$12

Braised beef in guajillo sauce, carmelized onions, napa cabbage, cilantro & queso fresco

Tacos Carnitas
$11

Pork carnitas, avocado, cilantro, onion, & chile lime vinaigrette

Pollo
$16

Grilled chicken breast, roasted corn, avocado, jalapenos, cilantro, heirloom tomatoes

Enchiladas
$12

Stacked with your choice of: braised beef, pulled chicken, or pork carnitas

Fajitas

Beef
$20

1/2 or 1 Lb.

Chicken
$18

Shrimp (1/2 Lb.)

Shrimp (1 Lb.)

Desserts

Flan
$5

Chocolate Mousse
$5

Key Lime Pie
$5

El Aperitivo

Aperitivo Trio
$35

Shrimp diablo, lobster quesadilla, duck nachos

Shishito Peppers
$8

Sherry vinegar reduction, chicarrone crumbles, smoked lime sea salts

Queso Blanco
$8

Trio of oaxaca, chihuahua and jack cheese with roasted chile pico de gallo

Queso Flameado
$10

Chihuahua and oaxaca cheese, house-made chorizo, chile poblano and onion

Nachos
$10

Duck carnitas on tostadas with refried black beans, smoked cheddar, chihuahua and pepper jack cheese, served with sliced jalapenos, diced onion and sliced avocado

Lobster Quesadillas
$14

Crispy masa folded over lobster, sweet corn and wild mushrooms. Served with tomatillo sauce and tequila sour cream

Guacamole
$10

Fresh avocados mixed tableside with traditional accompaniments

Shrimp Diablo
$15

Gulf shrimp stuffed with goat cheese and chiles, wrapped in pecan-smoked bacon. Served with a poblano vinaigrette

Ensaladas Y Sopas

Sopa de Tortilla
$8

Pasilla chile broth with chicken, avocado, queso fresco, cilantro and crispy tortilla strips

Tomato and Crab Salad
$12

Sliced ripe tomato and lump crab meat with avocado and cilantro sprouts. Served with a chile lime vinaigrette

Mexican Chop Salad
$8

Baby romaine greens, tomato, chickpeas, pepitas, corn, cilantro and queso fresco tossed with a cumin vinaigrette

Citrus and Jicama
$8

Johnsons backyard gardens mixed greens with jicama, a trio of fruit segments with a citrus vinaigrette

Caesar Salad
$8

Baby romaine lettuce, smoked chile caesar dressing, hominy croutons, vella dry jack cheese, oven dried tomato

Crudo Frio

Oysters En La Concha

Half dozen gulf oysters served on the half shell with a spicy yucatan-style cocktail sauce, horseradish, lemon and lime

Ceviche Del Dia
$14

Chef blake's inspired creation of the day

Coctel De Camarones
$12

Gulf shrimp, avocado, scallions, cilantro, tomato. Served mixed with spicy cocktail sauce and lime

Crudo Frio Tower
$45

6 oysters, 6 cocktail shrimp, ceviche

Mixta's

Mixed Grill
$30

Combination of quail, jalapeno sausage and chile cured venison

The Matador
$60

1lb of beef fajitas, jalapeno sausage, 2 grilled quail

The Luchador
$80

1lb of beef fajitas, 1lb of chicken fajitas, carnitas

The Conquistador
$100

1lb of beef fajitas, cold water lobster tail, 4 bacon wrapped shrimp, 2 grilled quail

Grill

Filet
$32

8 oz tenderloin filet served a la carte with adobo butter

Carne Asada
$29

Seasoned 12oz ribeye served a la carte with adobo butter

Grill - Pescados

Snapper A La Mexicana
$30

Lightly floured red snapper sauteed crisp with a citrus mezcal butter sauce

Gulf drum and Lump Crab Tostadas
$24

Black beans, avocado, tomato, radish, sweet corn puree, and arbol vinegar

Tuna Veracruz
$28

Seared tuna and sliced avocado with a veracruz vinaigrette

Cocina Favoritos

Enchiladas
$16

Stacked style with rojo, verde, molo or rojo caliente sauces. Choose seasoned tenderloin, pulled chicken, pork, duck carnitas add $2.00

Tacos Del Mar
$20

Chile rubbed market fish served with napa cabbage, tomato, cilantro, pickled onion, lime and a poblano vinaigrette

Carnitas
$22

Slow roasted pork shank with an avocado salad and served with cilantro and lime

Braised Short Rib Chimichanga
$21

Fried burrito filled with braised short rib on a bed of refried beans, topped with chile, rojo sauce and bacon-chicerrones guacamole

Queso Relleno
$15

Poblano chile stuffed with chihuahua and asadero cheese in a souffle batterserved with our toasted sesame rojo sauce and queso fresco. Add beef or chicken $5.00

Chicken Fried Quail
$26

Smoked cheddar and spinach enchiladas and chorizo gravy

Wild Mushroom and Potato Flautas
$18

Served with arbol jelly, tequila sour creamand wilted spinach

Add Ons

8oz. Cold Water Lobster Tail
$30

Grilled Quail
$8

Jumbo Shrimp
$4.5

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
$5

Carnitas
$16

Jalapeno Sausage
$8

Chile Cured Venison
$16

Signature Fajitas

Our signature fajitas made from the finest ingredients available, grilled to tender perfection and served in a sizzling anafre. Accompanied by guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese & sour cream, and your choice of our homemade corn or flour tortillas

Beef - All Natural Certified Angus Beef
$22

Chicken - Pasture Raised
$18

Premium Beef Tenderloin - Premium Gold Angus
$26

Shrimp - Texas Gulf Coast

Vegetable - Fresh & Locally Sourced
$12

Senorita Fajita Plate
$16

A small portion of beef, chicken or shrimp

Sides

Charro Beans
$3

Mexican Rice
$3

Cilantro Rice
$3

Mexican Corn
$5

Frijoles Refritios
$4

Frijoles Negros Vegetarianos
$4

Brussel Sprouts with Chorizo
$6

Desserts

Rum Tres Leches Cake
$7

Abuelita Chocolate Mousse Cake
$7

Flan
$7

Cheesecake Sopapillas
$7

Mexican Key Lime Pie
$7

Mexican Vanilla Ice Cream
$5