The long and short of it
While our convenient location and fast service make Emiliano's a favorite for the downtowners on lunch break, the delicious food and relaxing atmosphere draw people from all over town to enjoy a great mid-day meal in style.
Chef Ali and our kitchen team have created a fresh new menu for the this spring (and it is spring in Florida!). With our extensive menu of salads and sandwiches, you can find your own favorite combination to celebrate the end of winter. Join Emiliano's Lunch Club and after 5 visits, lunch is on us!
After work, enjoy our Sundowner specials from 4 to 6 pm. Relax on our patio with 2-for-1 sangria and tropical mimosas, as well as $2 Coronas, Dos XX and Presidente beers. All tapas are $1 off so stop by and discover why Emiliano's has been downtown's premiere Latin restaurant for over 20 years.
Lunch Tapas
The word “tapa” means literally “lid” in Spanish. This comes from the days when bar owners served their customers a drink with an edible lid placed over the glass to keep out the flies... from here grew the extraordinary variety of tapas found today in bars all over Spain, ranging from a simple bowl of marinated olives… to bubbling dishes of garlic prawns.”
The Essential Mediterranean Cookbook
Enjoy our selection of “nuevo latino” tapas as a small appetizer to whet your appetite or mix and match to create a meal. Salud!
empanadas $3
traditional fried stuffed turnover
tostones $3.5 / $6
“twice fried” green plantains, served with our garlicky “mojito”
amarillos $3.5 / $6
sweet fried ripe plantains
yuca frita $3.5 / $6
fried yuca wedges served with our garlicky “mojito”
yuca rellena $7
fried mashed yuca fritters filled with pork picadillo
alcachofas rellenas $8
stuffed artichoke hearts
spinach-ricotta stuffed artichoke hearts topped with a creamy béchamel sauce
tortas de cangrejo $8
crab cakes
grilled lemon-tarragon crab cakes served with a spicy chipotle aioli
chorizos españoles $6.5
spanish sausage sautéed with chopped garlic, onions and peppers
ceviche de vieras $9
scallop ceviche
scallops marinated in lime juice with cilantro, red onion, peppers and garlic
patatas fritas $5
a large serving of french fries served with a trio of dipping sauces
chips and salsa $4
black bean-corn salsa or tomato-jalapeño salsa
mediterranean flat bread $8
topped with a rich black olive tapenade, artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes,
chopped basil, and parmesan cheese
hummus trio $8
classic garbanzo, black bean-red pepper, and red bean-cilantro, served with pita chips
alcapurrias $8
stuffed masa fritters
one yuca, one plantain, filled with pork picadillo, served with a ginger-acerola reduction
click here to see a full selection of our tapas
Sandwiches, Wraps, etc...
all sandwiches served with corn chips
substitute fries, tostones, or fried yuca $1
add a side of salsa $1
add a cup of soup of side salad $2.95
cuban $8.5
traditional cuban sandwich; layers of ham, roast pork, swiss cheese,
and pickles served hot on pressed cuban bread with dijon mustard
portobello melt $8
swiss cheese melted over roasted marinated portobello mushroom,
caramelized onions, and roma tomatoes served on toasted ciabatta bread
new orleans jazz $8.5
smoked ham and melted swiss cheese over asparagus, topped
with a creamy dill sauce and served on a hot butter croissant
curry chicken wrap $8.5
jamaican curry chicken salad, lettuce, roma tomato in a spinach tortilla wrap
cafe vegi wrap $7
white cheddar cheese, garden vegetables, sprouts, avocado, lettuce, roma tomato,
roasted red pepper aioli
1/3 lb. burger $8.5
char-grilled black angus burger with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, fried onions and
our signature garlic chimichurri sauce, served with fries
add cheese or bacon $1
the chicken $8.5
grilled marinated chicken topped with caramelized onions,served on toasted ciabata
bread with spanish manchego cheese and an aji amarillo aioli
black bean burger $7.5
our original grilled vegetarian black bean burger with lettuce, tomatoes, fried onios,
and an aji amarillo aioli, served with fries
cancun special $8
smoked turkey on a butter croissant with roma tomatoes, fresh spinach,
and or classic spicy chipotle aioli
barcelona $7.50
a spanish "po boy"! crispy fried calamari on a baguette with romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes,
and chiipotle aioli
Salads
top any salad with chicken $3, marinated portobello $2, or chilled poached shrimp $5
garden salad $6 / $8
fresh garden vegetables, white cheddar cheese, and boiled eggs on a bed of
field greens and romaine lettuce
caribbean sunset $6.5 / $8.5
sliced mangoes, toasted almonds, and red peppers over field greens and romaine lettuce
emiliano $6.5 / $8.5
granny smith apple slices, grapes, cherry tomatoes, toasted pecans,
and corn tortilla “straw” over field greens and romaine lettuce
emiliano’s caesar $6 / $8
romaine lettuce tossed in our signature garlic caesar dressing with cuban bread croutons
and manchego shavings
jamaican curry chicken salad $7 / $9
baked chicken in a curry mayonnaise with raisins, celery, and peppers, served over
a fresh garden salad
mediterranean spinach salad $6.5 / $8.5
baby spinach tossed with candied walnuts topped with grape tomatoes and feta cheese crumbles
Soups
matahambre $5.5
"hunger killer"
black beans, white or spanish rice
sopa de frijoles negros $3.5 / $5
black bean soup
black beans slow cooked with green peppers, onions, garlic and bay leaves.
sopa del dia $4 / $5.5
soup of the day, ask your server for today’s soup selection
caldo gallego $4.5 / $6
traditional spanish soup with smoked ham, chorizo sausage, roast pork, onions,
garbanzo beans, and potatoes in a hearty broth
Entrees
caribbean chicken and rice $9.5
arroz con pollo
our family recipe for traditional chicken and rice features bone-in chicken
slow cooked in seasoned rice served with black beans and amarillos
ropa vieja $10.50
latin style pulled flank steak in a red wine-tomato sauce with green peppers
and onions, topped with fried capers served over rice with amarillos and a side of black beans
churrasco $12
argentinian style skirt steak,with garlic-cilantro chimichurri sauce, served with
black beans and rice, and amarillos
atlantic salmon $10.5
grilled salmon filet topped with a saffron aioli, served with grilled asparagus and boniato mash
piñon $8.5
puerto rican sweet plantain casserole with a chicken filling over a manchego cheese sauce,
served with white rice
“mojito” chicken $9.5
flame grilled citrus-rum glazed chicken breast with lime marinated leeks and mashed boniato
guava barbecue pork ribs $12
a half rack of tender pork ribs slow cooked and basted in a spicy guava-jalapeno
barbecue sauce, served with seasoned fries and chayote slaw
jerk pork $9
center cut pork loin rounds sauteed in our sweet and spicy jerk sauce served over spicy boniato
mash with amarillos
jerk chicken quesadilla $10
grilled flour tortilla stuffed with white cheddar cheese and chicken grilled in
emiliano’s jerk sauce
fish tacos $9
two soft tacos filled with blackened fresh catch, served with chayote slaw
and tomato-jalapeño salsa
cuban burrito $9.5
a large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of black beans, beef picadillo,
or both, with queso blanco, sour cream, tomato-jalapeño salsa, avocado, and lettuce
loaded arepas $8
venezuelan style grilled corn cakes topped with ropa vieja