Macondo

Los Ojos de las Diosas – The Goddesses’ Eyes

The avocado Persea Americana originated in Southern Mexico, and through ancient trade, most South and Central American countries have cultivated many different varieties. Evidence of the consumption of the undomesticated variety criollo has been found in the ancient cities of ChanChan in Peru all the way to Coxcatlan up to 10,000 years ago. The word comes from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl, and throughout modern South America, it is named aguacate or palta (from the Quechua word). Known as a superfood full of happy fats and protein, we serve these treasures hot with a cooked egg in each half and topped with chorizos and arepa on the side.

Chayote de San Bernardo – Choko combo

This South American super-food is too long overlooked. Chayote or Sechium edule is part of the gourd family of Cucurbitaceae. Cooked or raw, Chayote is rich in Vitamin C. The plant spread from northern South America from Indigenous peoples to the world in the 15th century & now it is widely used throughout Asia. Chayote is completely flexible as a fruit & can be used in jams, salads, cooked in pies to replace apple, or in savoury dishes with cheese sauces. There is evidence that Chayote keeps you looking young. In the village of San Bernardo in Colombia, those who pass away remain mummified for centuries because of the principal element of their diets, Chayote. We serve a whole chayote cooked, in half, with chorizo, cheese, egg & rice. Vegan & vegetarian plate is also available.

Desayuno de Anja - Anja's Vegan Brekkie

Thanks to our lovely customer, Anja of Cooking with Plants, we offer a fully Vegan Breakfast of turmeric tofu cooked in olive oil with spinach accompanied by an oil-based arepa cornbread.

Maiz Callejero – Street Corn

Maiz or corn was first domesticated in southern Mexico more than 10,000 years ago. As a world staple food, it surpasses wheat & rice as the most commonly consumed grain. Throughout the Americas, you will find corn as a common street food. We grill it Colombian style, then in homage to Mexico, we add melted white cheese, chilli, lime juice & honey, all of which provides the most dynamic & memorable sensations.

Empanada Chilena de queso

Chilean wheat puff pastry of cheese, olive, sultanas and egg.

Empanada Chilena de carne

Chilean wheat puff pastry of meat, olive, sultanas and egg.

Alfajor de Annie – Annie's Caramel Shortbread

This sweet is widespread throughout Latin America, Spain & Portugal, & the name comes from the Arabic word al-fakher or luxurious, dating from the 14th century. Our Alfajor is name for our daughter, Annie who is a shortbread expert. Alfajor de Annie a dusted shortbread double of caramel, raspberry & cream with chocolate drizzle.

Arepas

BBQ roasted maize breads

Arepa Rainbow

Corn breads - spinach, sweet potato & beetroot

Yuca frita

Double-cooked yuca or cassava root is a staple food of all global Equatorial zones, and yummy to boot!

Papa criolla

This small, golden potato is grown in the high Andes and is unique to Colombia. It is a staple food in most meals, full skin to bite into the smooth delicious interior.

Patacones

Plantain, a large green banana variety, is a staple Equatorial food, and is double-cooked into a flattened chip and served with a tomato-onion sauce in Colombia.

Arepa de Queso

Building on the traditional maize bread, we cheese between two hot arepas and serve with hogao on the side.

Pandebono

This butterfly-shaped yuca bread is baked with cheese inside and spotted with chocolate.

Bunuelo

A classic Colombian bread, deep-fried ball of yuca flour with white cheese interior.

Empanadas de Queso

This corn pastry is maize flour wrapped around cheese and deep-fried.

Tequenos

Spicy cheese sticks served with a spicy sauce.

Arepa con Chorizo

Our classic maize bread with a grilled chorizo sausage.

Arepa con Chicharron

Our classic maize bread served with hot meaty pork crackling.

Guacamole

Avocado tomato and onion

Empanadas de Carne

These classic meat pastries are wrapped in maize and deep fried.

Chunchullo

Grilled pork intestine +golden Andean potatoes

El Maximo

The BIG Brekkie - Arepa, 2 eggs, chorizo, haloumi, beans, rice, steak

Calentao

This is a classic Paisa dish of the high Andes to the Caribe coast. It is a refry of rice, beans, vegies, pork + fried egg on top + arepa. Vegetarian options available. It comes with aguapanela – a hot roasted sugar cane beverage.

Desayuno especial – Brekkie special

Hogao scrambled eggs, chorizo, arepa, haloumi

Huevos desmechados

Scrambled eggs +pulled pork, arepa

Tortilla de jamon y queso

Cheese & ham omelette

Desayuno Vegetariano

Vegetarian scrambled eggs with haloumi and arepa.

Tortilla Vegetariana

A Vegetarian omelette

Desayuno Andino Andean Oats

Hot oats +berries, quinoa, honey, coconut cream, milk

Jibaritos de Tino – Tino’s Plantain Sandwich

An entire plantain, cut in half, flattened & fried, then filled with salad, cheese, vegies or chicken or beef or pork or chorizo, and drenched in sauces. This gluten-free sandwich option originated in Chicago in the Latin American neighbourhoods.

Patacon Pisao

Literally a squashed plantain covered in your selection of chicken OR beef OR vegetables, and covered in cheese.

Frijoles con Pezuna de Cerdo

Red beans + Pork Knuckle + rice

Sanduche Cubano

This is a classic Cuban toasted sandwich of ham, cheese, pork, pickles, mustards and more.

Canasta de Pollo

Deep-fried chicken legs with chips

Pechuga mariposa

Grilled, butterfly chicken breast with chips

Pescado del Fuego

Fish bites with Jalapeno chilli and chips

Salchipapas

This is a classic Colombian street food and very popular with children. Macondo magically turns sausages into octopus shapes and serves with hot potato chips and sauces. It’s filling and tasty.

Arepaburger Vegetariana

Bean+rice patty between two arepas with salad and sauce

Arepaburger de Carne

Meat burger wedged between two arepas with salad and sauce

Arepa rellena

Two big arepas corn breads stuffed + meat, chicken, chorizo, cheese

Arepa Bandida

A tube cornbread stuffed with meats, sausages, cheese OR vegetarian

Arepa con Carne

A corn bread with nice seasoned steak on top

Frijoles

Red beans and rice, that simple!

Bandeja Paisa - Country Tray

This is a Colombian long lunch plate of red beans or frijoles, rice, minced meat, crispy pork, plantain, chorizo, arepa corn bread and a nice slice of avocado. This is a BIG meal.

Lechona for One

Another Colombian traditional dish, slow baked pork crackling filled with rice, peas, BBQ pork, + arepas, papa criolla. This delicacy takes a minimum of four hours to cook & is for two people.

Lechona for Two

Another Colombian traditional dish, slow baked pork crackling filled with rice, peas, BBQ pork, + arepas, papa criolla. This delicacy takes a minimum of four hours to cook.

Costillitas de Cerdo – Deep-fried pork ribs

Crunchy, deep fried pork ribs served with arepa, potatoes, & salsas.

Ajiaco - Potato soup

A traditional Colombian long lunch soup of shredded chicken on the side, rice, avocado, cream & capers; made from potatoes & corn cobs with a unique flavour of guascas, a special Colombian garden herb.

Sopa de lentejas – Lentil soup

Baked lentil soup closed with puff pastry & cheese lid (Added chorizo for meaters) 10-15 mins

Mojarra del Magdalena – River Fish

A strong flavoured whole river fish lashed with secret sauce +coconut rice, patacon & salsa.

Salmon Caribeno – Caribbean Salmon

Colombians add that extra special pizazz to salmon + coconut rice, patacon & salsa.

Trucha de los Andes – Andean Trout

This whole rainbow trout is lashed with a secret sauce +coconut rice, patacon & salsa.

Gambas al Ajillo

King prawns in red wine + garlic + chilli, coconut rice, patacones

Timbal de mariscos

A delicious mix of large prawns & anchovies or fresh sardines in hot tomato & onion soup, + plantain chips.

Cazuela de Mariscos Seafood Bisque

Lobster/Moreton Bay Bug, Salmon, Barramundi, Mussels, Prawns, Calamari in a dynamic soup of tomato, coconut milk, cream, white wine and herbs, served with rice. Colombia is rich in seafoods as it is bordered on two sides by beautiful Oceans – The Pacific on the west and the Caribe or Atlantic on the north-east. This is a classic Colombian dish for special occasions when you are looking for that added vitality in your cuisine.

Costillas del Fuego – BBQed then baked beef ribs

Beef ribs are marinated, grilled then baked & served with arepa & guacamole.

Picada vegetarian

A large plate of grilled vegies with arepa and sauces.

Mazorca Rica - BBQ roasted corn

Fritanga Vegetarian Plate for Two

This is a combo vegetarian fry and BBQ plate for two people including plantain, potato, corn, yuca, seasonal vegies +sauces +arepas + guacamole.

Picada 3 carnes

This 3 Meat Plate of chicken, pork, steak is a great filler and comes with sauces and arepas.

Picada Salchicha

This filling sausage plate is grilled chorizo and morcilla with papa criolla and arepas plus sauces.

Picada del Mar

This filling plate of seafood includes tempura bass and bbq prawns with papa criolla, arepa and patacones plus sauces.

Bife de Chorizo

A thick porterhouse steak comes with chorizo, papa criolla, arepa and salsa.

Cochinito Silbando

This is a BIG pork chop served with papa criolla, arepa and salsas.

Bistec a caballo

This is a yummy marinated steak with two eggs on top, sauces and rice on the side.

Fritanga for Two - Meaters

This big BBQ Fry plate comes with Chorizo, morcilla, 3 meats, plantain, potato, corn, yuca, sauces, and will fill two.

Fiesta Fritanga

BBQ & Fry for 6 people

Mixed salad

Just seasonal salad with a drizzle cup of coconut and chilli.

Ceviche de Camarones

This is cold lime cured prawns with crispy plantain chips.

Ceviche Vegetariano

This is a lime salad of cold lime cured palmitos or palm hearts with a sprinkle of plantain chips.

Coctel de camarones

A basic prawn Cocktail with Colombian flair and plantain chips.

Nachos azules

The Blue Nachos come from original maize and you can choose pork OR chicken OR vegies on top then covered in cheese.

Burritos Meaters

The classic Tex Mex Burrito is filled with the meat of your choice - Pork OR Chicken OR Beef.

Burrito Vegetariano

This classic Tex Mex burrito is filled with vegetables and cheese and sauces.

Tacos

These classic maize soft tacos are filled with one of your choice and salsas - Chicken OR Beef OR Pork or Salchicha OR Vegies

Pizza 3 Carnes

This pizza slice has pepperoni, ham and salami on a huge base.

Pizza Vegetariana

This pizza slice is HUGE and is peppered with yummy fresh vegies.

Pizza del Mar

This prawn and anchovy pizza slice is enormous!

Pizza Salchicha

This enormous pizza slice is covered in chorizo and salami.

El Dorado

Baked figs filled with arequipe & wrapped in gold leaf

Platano Maduro

Baked mature plantain +guava +cheese +arequipe

Obleas

Sandwich of round wafers, cheese, jam, caramel, cream

Sopa de frutas

Cold, sweet soup of seasonal fruits +condensed milk

Pastel Gloria

Sweet guava + cheese puff pastry freshly baked

Leche Asada

Creme caramel

Hormigas culonas - Ants in toffee

For centuries, “big-bottomed ants”, a type of large leaf-cutter ant, have been a regional Colombian delicacy from the region of Santander. Harvested in the spring, they are nutritiously full of protein. They are usually eaten dried and salted, like chips, but our version enhances their lime flavour with a sweet lime toffee, topped with cream. They look like ant fossils trapped in amber.

Milhojas

Freshly assembled mini layered crunchy pastry, custard, caramel, cream.

Cocadas de arequipe

Two caramel & coconut balls

Churros

2 Spanish sugared cinnamon baked fingers

Mousse de maracuya

Passionfruit mousse

Tarta de limon

Lime tart, crunchy base

Tortilla de arequipe

A hot caramel tortilla

Bocadillo con queso

Sweet guava paste with cheese

Palito de fruta

Seasonal fruit and icecream blocks

Coca Leaf Margarita

For the past 8000 years, coca leaves have been used a traditional medicine of the Andean Indigenous peoples, especially used for altitude sickness & as an analgesic for rheumatism & wounds. Raw coca leaves are rich in minerals including calcium, potassium, & vitamins including B1, B2, C & E. The coca leaf has been & continues to be a vital part of religious cosmology of the Andean peoples. Born at 2000 metres above sea level in the Bolivian Andes, the finest coca leaves are blended with other Indigenous plants including Guarana, Black Mountain Tea, Ginseng, Green Tea, Lavender & Cucumber in Agwa de Bolivia. It is fluorescent light green, with a sweet mouth taste & a peppery sensation on the tongue. We serve 15ml Agwa de Bolivia with icy fresh LULO juice & a salty rim like the classic Margarita.

Caipirinha Loco

Caipirinha is a classic Brazilian cocktail made with cachaca, sugar & lime. This drink too has a long history in sugar production in South America. The name derives from caipira or country folk to indicate that the drink is from rural Brazil. Cachaca rum is the most widely distilled alcohol in Brazil. We add Colombian flavours of Antiqueno Aguardiente to ice, fresh lime & sugar, & wham! Samba!

Coco Loco

Coconut is the most versatile of crops, providing not only fruit, drinks, fibre, copra for cooking & cosmetics, but husks & shells for household items, fronds for construction, & dyes from the roots. In some countries, the coconut is called the Tree of Life. The coconut palm grows around the equator & sub-tropical zones & is thought to have been cultivated for centuries & across 90 countries. Fresh from the tree, in Caribe Colombia, the shell of the coconut or totuma is used for serving all kinds of drinks. Coconut water is now widely recommended as a sports drink because of its low caloric value. Aguardiente is Colombia’s national spirit, not only a mainstay of alcoholic beverages in Colombia but all over the world. Aguardiente means fire water & it is traditionally made from sugar cane with Andean aniseed. We serve our Coco Loco as coconut water, ice, lime & aguardiente to transport you to the Caribe Coast of Colombia.

Canelazo

Panela is a solid form of sucrose & by-product of sugarcane juice. It is a common stay of cold & hot drinks in Colombia & because it is unrefined sugar, it has trace minerals & vitamins. Aguardiente is Colombia’s national spirit, as it means fire water. It is made from sugar cane with Andean aniseed. Canelazo is classically served as a hot mixture of aguardiente, panela, cinnamon or canela. It is especially popular during festive occasions & during the colder months. We serve our Canelazo as Antiqueno Aguardiente, the most popular, with panela & cinnamon, hot & steamy.

Ron Cafetero

Sugar cane production in the Caribbean started in the 1550s but became widespread in the early 18th century during the rivalry between all the European powers for control of the region. The tragic slave trade of African peoples fuelled the Caribbean sugar industry & lasted until the liberation wars from the Spanish in the early 1800s. Out of the sugar cane production came the production of by-products like rum which were used as a currency throughout the sugar cane world. Our Colombian Rum is Ron Medellin Extra Anejo 8 years. It is one of the few rums that is naturally aged in American oak to reach its maximum excellence over 8 years. Its aroma & flavour combine with time to generate an unmistakable bouquet of vanilla, sugar, molasses & tobacco. We serve it with single-origin Colombian coffee from the high Andes, either icy cold or steaming hot. You choose.

La Pica

With a nod to Mexico, this tequila comes with an icy fizzy fresh lime and chilli mix for that spicy sensation.

N/A Cerveza Club Colombia beer - Dorada Gold & Roja Red

Dorada is a yellow pale lager, sour edge, minimal head. Roja is a rich, red lager, fruity, low head of low carbonation. 4.7% alcohol per 330ml bottle. This is a Lager style beer brewed in Colombia.

Refajo Alcoholic Shandy per Jug

We mix Club Colombia beer with Colombiana soft drink in a jug of ice for a great refreshing shandy flavour. 4.7% alcohol per jug. Serves 4.

Cerveza Michelada

Classic Latino beer with chilli sauce, salt and lime in a cold glass

Win Sparkling White Verdejo 0% alcohol bubbly

This bubbly is made from Verdejo grapes from the Castilla & Leon region of Spain. It has a clean, pale, yellow appearance. To the tongue, there’s a hint of citrus & green apple. One bottle serves five.

Scurvy Dog Lime Chilli Soda

Refreshing, spicy, bubbly Gympie family-grown limes & chillies.

Sobah zero-alcohol Queensland craft beer

Sobah is Aboriginal-owned craft beer non-alcoholic, chemical & preservative free, & bush-tucker- infused. LEMON ASPEN PILSNER- A light, fruity beer infused with lemon aspen, naturally occurring throughout the Kuku Yalanji Language Nations lands, is rich in antioxidants & Vitamins A & C. Lemon Aspen is perfectly set with our seafood & starters, & brilliant with our pizza & Tex-Mex plates. FINGER LIME CERVEZA – This is zesty, tangy & hoppy, made on the finger lime, aka 'gulalung' is an Australian native citrus fruit naturally occurring throughout Bundjalung Nations lands. The fruit is rich in folate, potassium & Vitamins C & E. Finger Lime Cerveza is perfect with any of our dishes including desserts! PEPPERBERRY IPA - The red ale has an extra ‘hot & spicy’ kick from the infusion of the fruit of the Australian Native Pepperberry tree, a plant naturally occurring in the cold high country, rich in antioxidants, vitamin E, lutein, zinc, magnesium & calcium. It matches red meat plates including the picadas.

Pony Malta

Colombian favourite, a high-energy natural malt drink of barley & hops.

Colombiana

Colombian favourite soft drink, sweet, bubbly, a bit like creaming soda.

Manzana

Colombian favourite fizzy, tastes like toffee apple!

Dragon brew drip coffee – Tinto black or Perico milk

We invite you to savour the unique flavours of our specially imported, single-origin Colombian coffee through our dragon brew process of a silk filter +pour-through to extract the oil & present a velvet touch to the tongue. Colombia’s long history of coffee production commenced in 1790. The prized bean is classically grown in the UNESCO World Heritage Zona & is a high-altitude crop. Growers use the shade canopy of trees to protect the local ecosystem of multiple plant species like bananas & papaya which add special flavours to the bean. Our single-origin coffee is from 4 zones with cupping scores above 85 (the average bean in Oz is 55). This is a smooth & drinkable over the entire day.

Regular coffees

Cappuccino, flat white, long black, espresso, mocha

Te

Teas of various flavours in one pot per person

Lattes

Matcha, Turmeric or Chai lattes

Ccinos

Babyccino or doggieccino

Chocolate Colombiano

Hot Colombian chocolate + cheese (put the cheese inside)

Aguapanela

Hot cane sugar drink with cheese which you drop into the cup.

Icy coffees

Icy milk coffee OR iced black coffee

Lulo

Naranjilla - clean + citrus-type flavours

Guanbana

Soursop -berry +pineapple flavour

Guayaba

Guava, sweet, pink flavours

Mango

Mango sweet pulpy and flavoursome

Limonada

Natural fresh lime juice

Maracuya

Sweet passionfruit juice

Mora

Natural fresh blackberry juice

Pina no colada

Unstrained pineapple pulpy juice

Batido de aguacate

Avocado smoothie with chocolate drizzle

Batido de papaya

Pawpaw smoothie with lime juice