Cottonwood Cafe Menu and Prices
Cottonwood Cafe is a place to eat Southwestern food, which is American Southwestern style-with a touch of Texas and Mexico. Chili peppers, beans, roasted meats and the like are common on the menu. The portions are large and the taste is heavy. The atmosphere in the store is quite relaxed, which is suitable for friends to have a casual meal, or to sit down on weekends when you don't want to cook. It's either a fancy Internet celebrity shop, or it's just a down-to-earth cooking with Southwestern flavor.
Dinner Appetizers
Crab Cakes
$9.00Pan-seared crab cakes painted with a red pepper coulis and lemon-jalapeno aioli
Sea Rancheros
$8.00Oven-baked shrimp, tender scallions, Jack cheese, and roasted garlic served with Cottonwood house-made ranchero sauce and warm flour tortillas.
Grilled Mesa Shrimp
$9.00Marinated shrimp grilled and chilled served with tortilla strips, lemon wedges, and our house-made cilantro mayo.
Grilled Calamari
$9.00Served with ancho chile, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, mesclun mix and French bread croutons and kalamata olive tapenade. Fried version available upon request.
Lobster and Brie Quesadilla
$11.00Lobster, brie, scallions, sliced apricots, and jalaepenos baked in a flour tortilla. Served with a lemon jalapeno remoulade.
Burning Arrow Pollo
$8.00Marinated chicken skewers in adobo sauce grilled and served with a chile-pumpkin peanut sauce
Cottonwood Sampler
$18.00A sampling of our most popular appetizers, three snakebites, three cowboy potstickers, and three mesa shrimp with four chile dipping sauce and cilantro mayonnaise
Dinner Salads
Verdes Frescas Salad
$5.00Crisp greens topped with goat cheese, honey toasted pine nuts, red flame grapes in our house-made fresh herb vinaigrette
Cottonwood Dinner Salad
$12.00Extra large portion of any salad with your choice of grilled chicken, steak, or sauteed vegetables. Substitute shrimp or salmon for $3 extra.
Dinner Sandwiches
Barbecue Tenderloin Tip Sandwich
$13.00Grilled steak tips smothered in house-made burnt bourbon barbecue sauce and greens on a kaiser roll. Served with sweet potato chips and Cottonwood cole slaw.
Vegetarian Flatbread Pizza
$11.00Cornmeal pizza dough topped with tomato sauce, seasonal vegetables, black olives, and pepper Jack cheese. Individual size.
Signature Dinner Entrees
Seafood Paella
$19.00Shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, and the day's fresh fish, sauteed in a saffron tomato broth, served over rice with fresh vegetables
Chicken Diablo
$17.00Chicken tenders sauteed with sherry, butter, sweet and hot peppers, heirloom beans, bacon, onions, and pico de gallo served with rice and tortillas. Spicy.
Fire and Spice
$18.00Grilled red chile sausage and smoked shrimp served on cracked black pepper fettuccine and tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, shittake mushrooms, fresh jalapenos, gaeta olives, and a roasted shallot crea
Tostada Salad with Grilled Shrimp
$16.00Grilled marinated shrimp served atop mesclun greens, marinated baby greeen beans, chilled red bliss potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and avocado slices in a crisp red chile tortilla with warm black bean ra
Open Grilled Dinner Specialties
Salmon Vera Cruz
$19.00Fresh grilled salmon filet served with roasted tomato sauce with red and poblano peppers, cracked green olives, and capers. Served with black bean caked and grilled zucchini.
Rocky Mountain Lamb Chops
$24.00Three rib chops grilled to order with cilantro pest and raspberry chipotle sauce, served with garlic mashed potatoes and curried chutney. Add an extra chop for $5.
Angus Ranch Strip
$24.00Black Angus strip steak grilled and garnished with rosemary jalapeno butter, accompanied by roasted garlic mashed potatoes and sliced fresh tomatoes with basil, radicchio, and gorgonzola
Grilled Pork Abilene
$19.00Black pepper, red chile rubbed pork tenderloin grilled to perfection and served in a juniper berry sauce with candied sweet potatoes and braised collard greens
Twice Stuffed Chicken
$18.00Chicken breast stuffed with cilantro pest and a goat cheese relleno with sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts, then wrapped in bacon and served with raspberry chipotle sauce, chipotle mashed potatoes, an
Dinner Menu Side Dishes
Roasted Poblano Macaroni and Cheese
$4.00Cottonwood Cole Slaw
$3.00Fresh Guacamole
$4.00Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
$3.00Candied Sweet Potatoes
$3.00Spanish Rice
$4.00
Lunch Appetizers
Chips and Two Salsas
$2.95Chips and Chile Con Queso
$5.95Chips and Guacamole
$7.95Chips and Four Dips
$7.95Absolut Heat Wings
$7.75Boneless, crisp chicken tenders tossed in a spicy habanero chili, Absolut Peppar vodka sauce, and served with gorgonzola dressing
Sea of Cortez Calamari
$7.25Quick-fried with ancho-sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
Mesa Shrimp
$8.95Grilled shrimp served with ensalada mix, tortilla strips, and our homemade cilantro mayo
Mimosa Crab Cakes
$8.95Tender crab cakes served in an orange champagne cream sauce and painted with a red chile coulis
Fiesta Combo
$15.75A sampling of cowboy potstickers, snakebites, and Absolut heat wings
Lunch Soups and Stews
Black Bean Soup
$3.00Vegetarian with cilantro and sherry bowl
Soup of the Day
$3.00Six Chile Chili
$4.00With black Angus beef
Lunch Salads
Santa Fe Chicken Salad
$6.95Hearts of romaine tossed with red chile croutons and asiago cheese in our house-made chipotle Caesar dressing.
Cottonwood House Salad
$5.50Crisp mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and shredded carrots with our house balsamic vinaigrette
Verdes Fresca Salad
$6.95Crisp greens topped with goat cheese, honey toasted pine nuts, red flame grapes, and an herb vinaigrette
Lunch Sandwiches
Zuni Roll
$8.75Smoked turkey, boar bacon, scallions, and melted havarti cheese rolled in a flour tortilla with raspberry chipotle sauce and ensalada mix
Sedona Chicken Sandwich
$8.75Grilled breast of chicken on a French roll with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and chipotle-basil mayonnaise served with ancho fries
Barbecue Chicken Sandwich
$8.95Grilled breast of chicken on a French roll with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and chipotle-basil mayonnaise served with ancho fries
Ranch Burger
$7.508oz. ground sirloin cooked to order with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and ancho fries. Add cheddar for 50 cents, gorgonzola for 75 cents, guacamole for $1.95, or cheddar for $2.
Steak Sandwich
$9.75Cubed lean steak sauteed with onion, peppers, mushrooms, and cheese. Served on a French roll with ancho fries.
Cottonwood Roundup
$6.25Grilled chicken or tuna salad rolled in a red chile tortilla with crisp lettuce. Served with cheddar and Jack cheese, pico de gallo, and ancho chile fries. Add guacamole for $1.95.
Cottonwood Steak Roll
$6.75Grilled steak rolled in a red chile tortilla with crisp lettuce. Served with cheddar and Jack cheese, pico de gallo, and ancho chili fries. Add guacamole for $1.95.
Open Grilled Lunch Specialties
Barbecue Tenderloin Brochette
$10.50Beef tenderloin tips skewered with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, red peppers, red onions, grillled to perfection and covered with burnt bourbon barbecue sauce and served with sauteed vegetables
Grilled Salmon Bit
$12.00Fresh grilled salmon served on top of crispy bacon, lettuce, and juicy tomatoes on grilled sourdough bread topped with a wasabi-caper mayonnaise
Daily Catch
$0.00
Lunch Entrees
Vegetarian Enchiladas
$8.95Portobello, shittake, and button mushrooms with onions, garlic, and spiced with fresh spinach and a mixture of Jack and cheddar cheese rolled in a red corn tortilla, covered with a flavorful red chil
Tostada Verdes
$8.50Crisp flour tortilla shell filled with cumin seed-lime vinaigrette tossed greens and topped with cheese, olives, pico de gallo, sour cream, and slices of grilled chicken or steak
Chaco Canyon Salad
$8.75Julienned chicken breast in a salad with red onions, apples, walnuts, dried cranberries, tossed greens, and soy balsamic vinaigrette in a crisp flour tortilla with cheddar and Jack cheese and sour cr
Chicken Quesadilla
$7.95Grilled chicken, pico de gallo, black olives, scallions, and jalapenos folded in a crisp flour tortilla with cheddar and Jack cheese and sour cream
Vegetable Flatbread Pizza
$9.50Cornmeal pizza topped with tomato sauce, seasonal vegetables, black olives, and pepper Jack cheese. Individual size.
Pulled Pork Burrito
$8.95Tender barbecued pork rolled in flour tortilla with rice and beans topped with Jack and cheddar cheese and baked
Lobster Quesadilla
$10.95With Brie cheese, sliced apricots, and scallions baked in a flour tortilla served with lemon jalapeno remoulade sauce
Lunch Desserts
Pumpkin Cheeseckae
$5.95With a pecan graham cracker crust, served with triple berry compote
Sunset Fish
$5.50Simply stated, smooth, rich, and irresistable
Fresh Fruit Sorbet
$4.50Chocolate Nachos
$6.50White and chocolate mousse with dipped butter cookies, topped with fresh fruit salsa
Appetizers
Herb Goat Cheese Croutons
$9.00With roasted garlic
Vegetarian Stuffed Mushrooms
$12.00Mushroom caps with southwestern vegetarian stuffing
Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms
$15.00Mushroom caps stuffed with spicy pork sausage
Vegetarian Quesadillas
$12.00Seasonal vegetables, scallions, jalapeno, and Jack cheese baked in a flour tortilla
Chicken Quesadillas
$18.00Grilled chicken, Jack cheese, pico de gallo, and scallions baked in a flour tortilla
Cocktail Chimichangas
$18.00Smoked turkey and cheese with golden raisins, apricots, and fresh herbs
Scallops Wrapped in Bacon
$24.00Beef Carpaccio on Croutons
$27.00Seared beef carpaccio on French bread with charred jalapenos aioli
Grilled Marinated Shrimp
$27.00With cilantro mayonnaise
Silver Dollar Crab Cakes
$27.00Fresh crab cakes with charred jalapeno aioli
Choice of Three Appetizers
$17.00Priced per person
Choice of Four Appetizers
$20.00Priced per person
Choice of Five Appetizers
$25.00Priced per person
Dessert
Assorted Cookies, Cakes, Pastries, Whole Fruit, Coffee, and Tea
$0.00$9 per person.
Whole 9" Cheesecake
$40.00Whole 9" Pecan Pie
$40.00
Platters
Crudite
$60.00Anasazi Antipasti
$75.00Assorted grilled, marinated vegetables, chiles, and cured olives
Smoked Salmon Platter
$75.00Smoked salmon with traditional accompaniments
Boneless Chicken Wings
$125.00Boneless chicken fingers tossed in a spicy Absolut Peppar wings sauce served with gorgonzola dressing
Artichoke and Spinach Dip
$55.00With bagel chips, vegetables, and tortilla chips
Entree Stations
Cheese Tortellini
$15.00Tri-colored cheese tortellini tossed to order in chipotle alfredo sauce
Carved Turkey Breast
$17.00Roasted whole turkey breast carved to order and served with cranberry relish, horseradish mayonnaise, and assorted breads
Tenderloin of Beef
$20.00Roasted chicken tenderloin of beef carved to order and served with whole grain mustard, horseradish sauce, and rolls
Choice of Two Stations
$29.00Choice of Three Stations
$35.00All Four Stations
$45.00
Seated Dinner Appetizers
Cowboy Potstickers
$0.00Grilled Shrimp
$0.00Snakebites
$0.00
Seated Dinner House Salad
House Salad
$0.00Mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, and shredded carrots with our house balsamic vinaigrette
Seated Dinner Entrees
Cottonwood Mixed Grill
$0.00Chicken breast, steak, and pork loin with sauteed peppers and onions, pico de gallo and flour tortillas
Grilled Salmon
$0.00Barbacoa
$0.00Grilled marinated shrimp and breast of chicken with bourbon barbecue sauce, baked banana, and ensalada mix
Enchiladas Verdes
$0.00Filled with grilled chicken, Jack cheese, and pico de gallo topped with tomatillo green salsa and sour cream
Enchiladas Jardin
$0.00Seasonal vegetables, great northern beans, wild rice, Jack cheese, and pico de gallo topped with roasted red pepper eggplant sauce
Seated Dinner Dessert
Sunset Flan
$0.00Chocolate Pecan Pie
$0.00Cheesecake
$0.00
Platinum
Cheese and Crackers
$0.00Anasazi Antipasti or Crudites
$0.00Smoked Salmon or Boneless Wings
$0.00Choose Any Four Appetizers
$0.00Choose Any Two Entree Stations
$0.00Garden Salad or Caesar Salad
$0.00Pecan Pie and Cheesecake
$0.00
Cottonwood Classic
Cheese and Crackers or Crudite
$0.00Choose Any Three Appetizers
$0.00Choice of Fajita Station
$0.00Cheese Tortellini or Carved Turkey Breast
$0.00Pecan Pie or Cheesecake
$0.00
Fajita Special
Chips and Salsa
$0.00Chicken Fajitas
$0.00Garden Salad
$0.00
Bottled Beer
Amstel Light
$4.50Bud
$3.00Corona
$4.50Heineken
$4.50Miller Lite
$3.00Negro Modelo
$4.25Tecate
$4.25Pacifico
$4.25Sam Adams Light
$4.00Rolling Rock
$3.00Mike's Hard Lemonade
$4.50Cider Jack
$4.25Clausthaler (Non-Alcoholic)
$4.00Michelob Ultra (Low Carb)
$3.00
Draught Beer
Guinness
$4.75Black and Tan
$4.75Harpoon Ipa
$4.00Harpoon Ufo
$4.00Sam Lager
$3.75Bass Ale
$4.75Sierra Nevada
$4.75Sam Seasonal
$3.75Coors Light
$3.00Dos Equis
$4.00Bud Light
$3.00
Margaritas
Platinum
$9.95Top of the line. Choose either Sauza Triada, El Tesoro Reposada, or Patron Silver with Cointreau
Tradicional
$8.75Tres Generaciones and Cointreau. The smoothest.
The Ultimate
$8.50Cazadores reposado and Cointreau
Cottonwood Classic
$7.50With Sauza Conmemorativo and Citronge. Boston's best and our most popular margarita.
El Cid
$7.50Sauza Homitos and Citronge with a splash of fresh OJ
Grand Gold
$7.75Sauza Gold and Grand Marnier
Gold
$6.95With Sauza Gold
Frozen Fresh Fruit
$6.95Strawberry, raspberry, mango, or prickly pear
Margarita
$5.95El Grande Margarita
$19.95Extra large Classic or fruit margarita for two or more includes a Cottonwood Cafe souvenir glass for the road
Cottonwood Martinis
Southwestern Cosmo
$7.50Sauza Tres Plata tequila, Cointreau, a splash of cranberry and a squeeze of fresh lime
Patron Silver Infusion
$7.95An infusion of fresh watermelon, mango, pineapple, and ginger root in Patron silver tequila and Cointreau
Prickly Pear Mojito
$7.95Bacardi Limon martini with fresh mint, lime, pure cane sugar, and prickly pear
Prices may vary by location. Confirm with the restaurant before ordering.
Related Brands
Similar Chains







