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STARTERS
Soup du jour 26
The chef’s selection of the soup of the day will be made available to you by your waiter.
Garlic Mussels 38
Fresh Saldanha Bay mussels immersed in a delicious creamy garlic sauce served with crusty bread for dipping
and dunking.
Beef Carpaccio 39
Fine slivers of beef fillet topped with coarse black pepper, mustard seeds and crowned with chopped, crisp celery
shard and padano shavings – dress with balsamic and olive oil.
Won Ton Stacks 34
Norwegian smoked salmon, pickled ginger, sprouts and wasabi mayo encased in deep-fried Japanese won ton
sandwiches.
Curried Chicken Livers 28
Lightly tinged with curry flavours and complemented with a mango- chutney infused sauce, perfect for dipping
your crusty bread in.
Grilled Falklands Calamari 36
A favourite entrée of choice, have it with aromatic jasmine rice and choose between lemon butter or peri-peri
sauce to finish it off.
Snails 34
These snails were made for eating! Served best (motionless) in a sinfully creamy garlic sauce with lightly toasted
bread to dip.
Salmon Taste Tower 54
Salmon, mozzarella and juicy tomato, layered tall and proud and then drizzled with basil pesto and garnished
with onions and capers.
Rhapsody’s Ritz 42
Served in a margarita glass this starter consists of layers of crisp, shredded lettuce, de-shelled prawns and
avocado and is finished off with a rosé sauce and a queen prawn.
SALADS
The Time-Honoured Greek Classic 36
Chunky cucumber with rich Danish feta cheese, onions and tomato with lettuce.
Feta, Avo and Biltong Salad 49
These ingredients marry like no other! This creamy Danish feta, with ripe avocado (seasonal) and shavings of
the best South African biltong nestled amongst a mixed bed of greens with juicy tomatoes, is worth the praise!
Gilled Calamari Salad 39
Fresh herb-marinated calamari, lemon squeezed, tossed with a creamy garlic sauce in mixed salad leaves,
cucumber, onions, tomato and peppers and sprinkled with roasted almonds for added flavour–fantastic.
Camembert and Chicken Pesto Salad 54
Pesto-sautéed chicken strip laid to rest on a mixed greens with sun-dried tomatoes and carefully sliced
camembert and juicy tomatoes.
Caprese 39
You can’t go wrong with the Italian standard – sliced balls of fresh mozzarella make up this salad with thickly
sliced tomato and fresh basil leaves that are drizzled with basil pesto.
Smoked Salmon and Crème Fresh 49
A tempting bed of fresh salad greens topped with smoked Norwegian salmon, crème fraiche, rip avocado and
capers to taste.
STEAKS
Plain Steaks
All meat cuts are wet-aged for a minimum of three weeks. All plain steaks are basted with Rhapsody’s house
basting and can be ordered in the style or with the sauce of your choice. Served with a starch or your choice or
roasted vegetables.
STEAKS AU NATURAL
Fillet 280g SQ
Rump 300g 69
Sirloin 300g 69
Prime Rib 450g 69
STYLES
Bacon and Mushroom 19
Your cut of preference topped with crispy bacon and served with a portly mushroom sauce.
Cheese Slice Pepper 19
Your steak of choice crowned with a slice of Emmenthal cheese nestled underneath a creamy pepper sauce.
Cheese Sauce, Biltong Dust and Avo 19
Your selection of meat complimented with biltong and ripe avocado (seasonal) and finished off in a delectable
cheese sauce.
Med Style 19
Your selection of meat gilled to precision, coupled with sun-dried tomato and a parmesan cheese sauce, topped
with fresh parmesan shavings for added flavour.
Black Mushroom and Gorgonzola 19
Juicy black mushroom is teamed up with rich gorgonzola and smothered longingly over your choice cut of steak
after being grilled to perfection.
Sauces 14
Cheese, Mushroom, Pepper, Monkey-Gland, Cheesy Jalapeno, Honey Mustard, Gorgonzola.
RHAPSODY’S SIGNATURE STEAKS
Renowned and celebrated for their superb taste combinations, we’ll have you coming back for more.
Avo Brie Fillet SQ
Tender 280g filled stuffed with brie cheese, topped with avocado (Seasonal) and served with a Madagascar
green peppercorn sauce to flatter your taste buds senseless.
Jalapeno Rump 89
Succulent 300g rump stuffed with a trio of jalapenos, mozzarella cheese and capsicums and finished off with a
rich cheese and spicy jalapeno sauce.
Seafood fillet SQ
Sumptuous 280g fillet steak filled with calamari rings, prawns and de-shelled mussel meat grilled to perfection
and topped off with a creamy seafood sauce. Perfected with a queen prawn garnish.
MEAT
Beef Espetada 92
For the hungry, 450g tender wet-aged cubes of rump are set on a hanging skewer between bay leaves and is
dusted with black pepper and coarse salt, grilled to perfection and served with garlic butter.
Lamb Cutlets 89
This portion of three char-grilled lamb cutlets at 160g each, is grilled to your juicy preference and served with a
rich rosemary butter.
Ostrich Medallions 72
Tender ostrich medallions set atop crisp polenta rounds and black mushrooms and finished off with a wholegrain
mustard sauce.
Lamb Shank 95
A 600g portion of slow cooked lamb shank prepared with baby onions, carrots, garlic and rosemary in a balsamic
and pinotage jus, served on a bed of mash.
Oxtail 95
Deliciously slow-cooked in red wine and port, the oxtail is served with fragrant rice and roasted vegetables to
complement.
Pork Ribs 88
Tuck into our mouth watering pork belly ribs basted in our coveted Rhapsody’s basting sauce.
POULTRY
Chicken Espetada 69
These Portuguese-inspired de-boned chicken thighs are juicily set on a skewer in between spicy jalapeños,
basted with a sweet chilli sauce and then grilled until golden brown and tender and topped with garlic butter.
Bacon Rhapped Chicken Breast 59
A favourite amongst those in the know: Oven baked chicken stuffed with mozzarella, jalapenos and sweet
Peppadews™, wrapped in bacon with a sweet chilli cream sauce to accompany.
Coconut and Coriander Chicken 59
Chicken Breasts poached in a Thai green curry, coriander and delectable coconut milk curry sauce, topped with
roasted cashew nuts and served on a bed of oven roasted thyme sweet potato.
Nasi Goreng 66
For the more adventurous – try this Indonesian style chicken and prawn stir-fry topped with a fried egg, grilled
banana and a peanut satay sauce.
Peanut and Cashew Chicken Curry 65
Inspired by Indo-East African Fusion food, three tender chicken thighs are prepared in a zesty peanut curry
sauce, topped with oven-roasted cashew nuts and served with jasmine rice and a sambal accompaniment.
Chicken Duo 65
A pair of chicken breasts filleted and stuffed with feta and figs, are pan fried gently with a hint of paprika, garlic
and fresh leaks in a soupcon of cream and served on a bed of stir-fried vegetables.
Apricot Sherry Duck 79
Leg of duck, slow cooked in duck stock until tender and served with delicately sliced roasted potatoes, crushed
thyme-roasted butternut, harmoniously topped with an apricot and sherry cream sauce.
SEAFOOD
Grilled Calamari 59
With a choice of lemon butter or peri-peri sauce, this dish is served with aromatic jasmine rice.
Lemon and Herb Crusted Linefish 75
Basted first with fresh herbs and lemon and then grilled, this succulent fish is presented on a bed of mashed
potatoes.
Cajun Linefish 79
Grilled linefish cooked Cajun style and topped with a creamy bacon, shrimp and white wine sauce with a starch
or vegetable of your choice.
Prawn Curry 99
A perfect portion of ten de-shelled queen prawns are basted in either a lemon butter or a peri-peri sauce and
served with rice or fries.
King Prawns 129
Served in multiples of six, these fresh king prawns are basted in either a lemon butter or a peri-peri sauce and
served with rice or fries.
Mozambican Skewer 95
A selection of S-sized prawns, calamari tubes and linefish, skewered and grilled and served with a creamy lemon
butter sauce with rice and roasted vegetables on the side.
Sole 95
Mouth watering West Coast sole grilled to melt-in-your-mouth perfection and topped with lemon butter sauce,
accompanied with rice and roasted vegetables.
Oven Baked Linefish 75
Fresh linefish wrapped in foil atop sautéed potatoes and blanched spinach, covered with grilled onion and a
delectable feta and Peppadew™ sauce which is baked in the oven in its own juices until perfect – served as is
with thyme roasted butternut on the side.
PASTA
Chilli-Chicken Penne 65
Chicken strips sautéed in white wine until tender, complemented with piquant Peppadews™ and then tossed in a
creamy basil pesto sauce and served with penne.
Gorgonzola Penne 59
Succulent chicken strips added to rich gorgonzola and healthily balanced with broccoli and leeks.
Spaghetti Bolognaise 55
The essential time old classic. Need we say more?
Mediterranean Penne 65
Tender strips of beef fillet, with Greek feta, olives, capsicums, oregano and a touch of garlic, tossed in al dente
perfect penne with a smidgen of cream.
Rhapsody’s Delight 52
Rhapsody’s take an Italian favourite – we add bacon to our spicy arrabiata sauce tossed in penne.
Spaghetti Pesto 49
Spaghetti simply tossed in basil pesto – delicious!
VEGGIE
That’s a Rhap 55
Two tortilla wraps filled with spinach, parmesan, grilled haloumi cheese, black mushrooms and crumbed feta,
topped off with our sour cream and salsa for some fiesta flavour.
Vegetarian Lasagne 52
Juicy layers of roasted butternut, spinach and mushroom smothered in a béchamel sauce and served with onion
marmalade.
Potato and Chickpea Curry 52
Blanched potatoes with chickpeas cooked in a mild, creamy tomato curry and served with jasmine rice
accompanied with sambals.
Ravioli of the Day SQ
A Rhapsody’s chef-inspired choice of vegetarian filled ravioli of the day.
Spaghetti Pesto 49
Spaghetti simply tossed in basil pesto – delicious!
SIDE ORDERS
Oven Roasted New Potatoes 14
Potato Wedges 14
Chips / Fries 14
Rice 14
Mashed Potatoes 14
Creamed Spinach 14
Roasted Vegetables 14
Thyme Roasted Butternut 14
Side of Greek 19
DESSERT
Crème Brulee 26
Traditional, tried and tested
Hot Choc Fudge Cake 29
Smothered in a Bar-One chocolate sauce and served with vanilla ice-cream.
Peppermint Crisp 26
Topped with vanilla ice-cream and chocolate sauce.
Trio of Sorbet 22
Three flavours of sorbet served with berries.
Ice-Cream and Double Chocolate Sauce 25
Always a favourite, you can never go wrong!
Tiramisu 26
This classically cool, refreshing Italian dessert which once tasted leaves an indelible impression on you.
COFFEE
Filter Coffee 8.50
Cappuccino 10.50
Espresso 8.50
Macchiato 9.50
Café Latte 14.50
Moccachino 15.50
SPECIALITY COFFEES
Irish Coffee / Don Pedro 21.50
Kahlua Coffee / Pedro 21.50
Ilala Cream Coffee / Pedro 21.50
Cape Velvet Coffee / Pedro 21.50
Frangelico Coffee / Pedro 21.50
Drambuie Coffee / Pedro 21.50