Orange Otter | Cafe and Bar on Mortimer Road, South Shields

Orange Otter cafe and bar shopfront on Mortimer Road at dusk, deep green frontage with orange lettering and warmly lit windows

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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

Virginia Woolf

The menu

Breakfast until 12pm, the daytime menu until 5pm, evenings are pizzas and tapas from 5pm, and Sundays mean a proper roast. Vegan and vegetarian options available, just ask the team.

Breakfast until 12pm

Breakfast bun, 1 filling (sausage, egg or bacon)£3.50
Breakfast bun, 2 fillings£4.75
Breakfast bun, 3 fillings£5.75
Full English Breakfast (regular)£12.00
Full English Breakfast (large)£14.00
Steak & Eggs£17.50
Egg on Toast (poached, scrambled or fried; add smoked salmon +£2.50)£6.95
Eggs Benedict£11.00
Acai Bowl: Berry Bliss£8.95

Daily specials from 12pm

Monday: Honey Chicken£10.50
Tuesday: Homemade Lasagne£10.50
Wednesday: Beef Dip£10.50
Thursday: Chicken & Leek Pie£10.50
Friday: Homemade Chicken Curry£10.50
Saturday: Mince & Dumplings£10.50
Sunday: Traditional Sunday Roast£14.50

Baguettes, wraps & toasties with side salad

Ham & Mature Cheddar£6.25
Tuna Mayo£6.25
Chicken Mayo£6.25
BLT£6.95
Egg & Cress Mayo£6.25
Cheese & Onion£5.95
Honey Chicken£6.95

Jacket potatoes with side salad

Cheese & Beans£6.25
Tuna Mayo£6.25
Chicken Mayo£6.25
Chilli£6.25
Coronation Chicken£6.50
Cheese & Coleslaw£6.25

Coffee & drinks

Espresso£2.90
Americano£3.30
Flat White£3.80
Latte£3.80
Cappuccino£3.80
Hot Chocolate£3.20
Hot Matcha Latte£4.50
Iced Matcha Latte£4.70
Teas (English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Peppermint, Green)£2.90
Syrups (caramel, vanilla, hazelnut, salted caramel)+£1.50

Alternative milks available: almond and oat, on request.

Light bites & sides

Soup of the Day with fresh bread£2.75
Chips£2.75
Side Salad£2.50
Avocado£2.50

Something sweet custard or ice cream

Sticky Toffee Pudding£4.75
Apple Crumble£4.75
Carrot Cake£4.75
Old School Cake (vanilla sponge with custard)£4.75
Victoria Sponge£4.50

Pizza night evenings from 5pm

Classic Margherita£12.95
Wild Mushroom & Truffle£14.95
Chicken, Pesto & Mozzarella£14.95
Spicy Chorizo & Hot Honey£15.95

Pizza nights: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Tapas night evenings from 5pm

Set one: garlic & chilli prawns, patatas bravas, crispy chicken bites, chorizo in red wine & honey, garlic aioli, mixed olives & bread£18.95
Set two: honey & chilli chicken skewers, spicy meatballs, padron peppers, roasted red peppers, hummus£18.95

Tapas nights: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Sunday lunch with all the trimmings

Slow Roasted Beef£14.50
Roast Chicken£14.50
Honey Glazed Gammon£14.50
Trio of Meats£18.95
Extras: cauliflower cheese £4.00, pigs in blankets £3.00, stuffing £2.50, extra Yorkshire pudding £1.50

All served with roast potatoes, mash, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese and rich gravy.

Offers

Pizza Night (Monday, 5pm to 9pm): any pizza£12.95
Tapas & Wine Night (Thursday, 5pm to 9pm): tapas selection and a bottle of house wine£20.95
Date Night (Friday, 5pm to 9pm): any 2 pizzas and a bottle of house wine£25.95
Cake & Coffee (11am to 1pm): any slice of cake with tea or coffee£4.50
School Kids Breakfast (7:45am to 8:30am): 2 filling breakfast bun and juice£3.50
OAP Special (12pm to 2pm): daily special with tea or coffee£8.00
After School Deal (3:15pm to 4pm): pizza slice and juice£3.50