Macondo

Coctel de camarones

A basic prawn Cocktail with Colombian flair and plantain chips.

Ceviche de Camarones

This is cold lime cured prawns with crispy plantain chips.

Arepa Rainbow

Corn breads - spinach, sweet potato & beetroot

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.

Mixed salad

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

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.

Arepa con Chorizo

Our classic maize bread with a grilled chorizo sausage.

Chunchullo

Grilled pork intestine +golden Andean potatoes

Arepa con Chicharron

Our classic maize bread served with hot meaty pork crackling.

Empanadas de Queso

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

Arepa de Queso

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

Empanadas de Carne

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

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.

Yuca frita

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

Arepas

BBQ roasted maize breads

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.

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.

Tequenos

Spicy cheese sticks served with a spicy sauce.

Mazorca Rica - BBQ roasted corn

Guacamole

Avocado tomato and onion

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.

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.

Mojarra del Magdalena – River Fish

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

Trucha de los Andes – Andean Trout

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

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.

Costillas del Fuego – BBQed then baked beef ribs

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

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.

Salmon Caribeno – Caribbean Salmon

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

Gambas al Ajillo

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

Sopa de lentejas – Lentil soup

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

Timbal de mariscos

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

Arepa Bandida

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

Pizza or Calzone

Giant slice Pizzas or Calzone - 3 meats /Vegetarian /Seafood

Fiesta Fritanga

BBQ & Fry for 4 people

Fritanga for Two - Meaters

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

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.

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.

El Maximo

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

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.

Bistec a caballo

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

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.

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.

Picada vegetarian

A large plate of grilled vegies with arepa and sauces.

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.

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.

Desayuno especial – Brekkie special

Hogao scrambled eggs, chorizo, arepa, haloumi

Tortilla de jamon y queso

Cheese & ham omelette

Huevos desmechados

Scrambled eggs +pulled pork, arepa

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.

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.

Pescado del Fuego

Fish bites with Jalapeno chilli and chips

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

Arepa Bandida

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

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

Arepa rellena

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

Arepaburger de Carne

Meat burger wedged between two arepas with salad and sauce

Arepa con Carne

A corn bread with nice seasoned steak on top

Frijoles

Red beans and rice, that simple!

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

Pastel Gloria

Sweet guava + cheese puff pastry freshly baked

Leche Asada

Creme caramel

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.

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

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

Tapas del Mar

Majagua – one salmon bite on coco rice / Camaron – 3 grilled, lime cured prawns / Sardina – 2 grilled, spicy fresh sardines / Coctel – mini prawn cocktail

Tapas de Carne

Pollo mini arepa + shredded chicken / Bife mini arepa + shredded beef / Cerdo mini arepa + shredded pork / Gorda mini arepa + crispy pork crackling / Morcilla mini arepa + grill sliced morcilla / Chorizo mini arepa +grilled sliced chorizo / Lechon pork rice + crispy pork crackling / Costi-C – one pork rib on rice / Costi-B – one beef rib on rice

Tapas Vegetarianas

Criolla 3 fried Andean potatoes on greens / Patacon 2 fried plantain pieces with chilli / Sencilla mini arepa with oil & salt / Yuca 2 yuca root with sauce / Tequeno puff pastry wrapped haloumi / Guaca mini arepa with guacamole on top / Halo mini arepa with haloumi on top / Frijol mini arepa with beans on top / Chilli grilled chillies

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

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!

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

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.

Ron Panela

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 Colombian panela, icy cold.

La Pica

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