Served from 11:30 am. to closing Tuesday through Saturday. No lunch service on Sunday. All prices subject to change. A 15% gratuity will be added to parties of 6 or more. CLOSED ON MONDAYS
Soup
Fresh, Homemade Soup
Our chef's daily creation served with house bread and butter
Cup$4.50
Salads
Served with fresh bread and whipped butter. Top off your salad with one of our homemade dressings: house dressing, creamy citrus, yogurt-dill, balsamic vinaigrette, ranch, blue cheese
Absolute Chef's Salad
$9.75
A bed of organic greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, sprouts and avocado, topped with julienned swiss and cheddar cheeses, ham and turkey
Greek Chicken Salad
$11.00
Sauteed chicken breast atop a bed of organic greens with sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, carrots, and sprouts
Salad Sampler
$11.00
Absolute tuna salad and our house-made hummus atop organic greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, alfalfa sprouts, shredded carrots with avocado
Side Salad
$6.00
Fresh organic greens topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, sprouts and shredded carrots
Absolute Sandwiches
Absolute Sandwiches
$10.00
Create the sandwich of your choice on our fresh-baked house bread from the ingredients below. Served with our creamy citrus cole slaw and our house potato salad. Breads: sourdough, french wheat, french white, seven grain, country wheat, sourdough rye, spelt, gluten-free tortilla (add $1.50), red chile tortilla; Fillings: roast turkey, smoked ham, roast beef, tuna salad, hummus; Cheeses: cheddar, swiss, provolone, monterey jack. Options: mayonnaise, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion, sprouts, carrot, cucumber, pickles, avocado (add $1.25)
Absolute Favorites
Chicken Quesadilla
$11.00
A tangy, red-chile glazed chicken breast, melted cheddar and jack cheeses, and our green chile in a crisped, red chile tortilla (substitute a gluten-free tortilla for $1.50 extra). Salsa upon request
Southwest Vegan Burrito
$10.00
Black beans and potatoes lightly spiced with red peppers, onions, garlic and chimayo pepper, wrapped in a red chile tortilla (substitute a gluten-free tortilla for $1.50 extra), topped off with our red or green chile, fresh tomato, lettuce and onion.
Turkey Wrap
$10.00
Thinly-sliced, fresh-roasted turkey wrapped in a flour tortilla (substitute a gluten-free tortilla for $1.50 extra) with avocado, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, carrots, cucumber, lettuce, and swiss cheese. served with our house potato salad and creamy-citrus cole slaw. Yogurt dill dressing upon request
Today's Fresh-baked Quiche
$11.50
Choose from our meat or vegetarian options, served with a side salad and your choice of our homemade dressings
Mancos Grill
$11.00
Choose from grilled roast beef, ham or turkey stacked on our house bread with fresh tomato, avocado, and melted monterey jack cheese, topped with our green chile. Served with our house potato salad and cole slaw
Tamari Ginger Wrap
$11.00
Fresh, ginger-sauteed vegetables and basmati rice simmered in tamari, and wrapped with avocado in a red chile tortilla (substitute a gluten-free tortilla for $1.50 extra). Served with a side salad and your choice of dressing. Cashew sauce upon request
Absolute Cheeseburger
$12.00
From Burk's Ranch, in the Mancos valley, comes a juicy, one-third pound, hand-packed burger, topped with melted cheese. served on our fresh-baked house bun, with lettuce, tomato, onion slices, pickles, potato salad and cole slaw
Pastas
Served with fresh bread and butter upon request. With gluten-free quinoa linguini add $2
Cordon Bleu
$11.50
Sautéed chicken breast and braised ham simmered in a parmesan cream sauce with baby portobello mushrooms served over linguini
Pesto
$11.00
Our house garlic-basil sauce tossed with penne pasta, topped with parmesan
Tuscan Pasta
$11.00
All-natural, locally-made Italian sausage, artichoke hearts, and kalamata olives in our rich, slow-simmered marinara sauce, served over linguini, topped with shredded parmesan
Chicken Florentine
$11.50
Sautéed chicken breast and fresh spinach in a provolone and parmesan cream sauce, served over a bed of penne pasta
Chef Jeph's Spicy Bacon Pasta
$11.50
inguini tossed with roasted garlic, red pepper flakes, cilantro and crisp bacon, in a light and refreshing lemon sauce
Children's Lunches are $5.00. Add $1.00 for milk or orange juice.
PB & J
Organic peanut butter with jelly on our fresh-baked organic bread, apple slices
Kid's Queso
A crisped flour tortilla with melted cheddar and jack cheeses
Toasted Cheese Sandwich
Melted jack and cheddar cheese between two slices of our organic bread
Mac And Cheese
A bowl of penne pasta basking in a rich, creamy cheddar cheese sauce
Sandwich
Half a sandwich on our fresh house bread with your child's choice of fillings. Served with potato salad
From The Bakery - Morning Pastries
Cinnamon Rolls
Scones
Apple / Cherry Strudels
Savory Strudels
From The Bakery - Cookies
Featuring our famous chocolate-dipped macaroons!
Oatmeal Raisin
Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chunk
Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk
Oatmeal Craisin White Chocolate
Chocolate Chunk
Orange Chocolate Chip
Ginger Molasses
Chocolate Chip
Lavender Lemon
Snickerdoodle
Brown Butter Sea Salt
Mexican Wedding
Fruit And Nut Bars
Lemon Blueberry
Key Lime Raspberry
Ginger Apple
Chocolate Pecan
Chocolate Raspberry Dream
Date 'n Oats
Hiker-biker
Spelt Sweetbreads
Banana Walnut
Pumpkin Pecan
Zucchini Nut(seasonal)
Hand-made Truffles
Chocolate Chocolate
Chocolate Mocha
Chimayo Chile
Buckeyes
Lavender
Brownies
Deep Chocolate
Vanilla Coconut Congos
Pumpkin And Cream Cheese
Carrot Cake
regular and gluten-free
Biscottis / Coffee Cakes
Almond Double Chocolate
Pistachio Raspberry
Cinnamon Nut Coffee Cake
Granolas - Organic and gluten-free
Maple Pecan
Date Oat
no added sugar or oil
Fresh Organic Breads
French White
French Wheat
Country Wheat
Sourdough Wheat
Sourdough Rye
7 Grain
Spelt
Beverages
z
$3.25
We do not charge for refills on our in-house cup of coffee, but we ask that you take only what you will consume.
Coffee To Go - Regular
$2.75
Large$3.00
Lattes
Regular, double shot$3.75
Large (triple Shot)$4.75
Made With Soy Or Rice Milk add$1.00
Extra Shots Or Flavorings (add each)$0.50
Espressos
Single Shot$1.75
Double Shot$2.25
Cappuccino
Single Shot$3.00
Large (double Shot)$4.00
Hot Tea
$1.50
over 12 varieties from Two Leaves and a Bud
Iced Tea
$2.00
1 refill
Milk
$2.00
Chocolate Milk
$2.50
Hot Chocolate
$2.75
Steamer
$2.75
Rice Or Soy Milk
$2.75
Orange Juice
Regular$2.75
Large$3.75
Beverage Specialties
Absolute Lavender Lemonade
$3.00
Our house recipe. One house glass with 1 refill or 1 large to-go cup
Absolute Chai
Our house recipe. Like everything else, it's made right here from fresh spices. Yum!
Regular$4.00
Large To-go$5.00
All prices subject to change.
Main
The Absolute Breakfast
$7.00
Two eggs any style with toast and hashbrowns. Add your choice of sausage, ham, bacon or chorizo for $2.50
Breakfast Special
$11.00
Two sourdough flapjacks, eggs and bacon. Add blueberries, granola or chocolate chips to your flapjacks for $1 each
The Stack
$11.00
Two eggs atop hashbrowns, cheddar cheese, bacon, and green chile. Served with toast.
Veghead
$11.00
Two eggs atop sautéed spinach, red onions, garlic and tomatoes, on hashbrown potatoes, covered with melted parmesan cheese. Served with toast.
Veggie Frittata
$11.00
Fritatta-style scrambled eggs made with fresh sautéed vegetables and potatoes. Topped with melted provolone and avocado. Served with homemade salsa and toast.
Joan's Special
$11.00
Two eggs, hash browns, raw carrot, avocado, sprouts, tomatoes, cucumbers, and creamy citrus dressing in a flour tortilla
Quiche
$11.00
Choose from meat and vegetarian options. served with fruit and toast
Carne Breakfast Sandwich
$10.00
Two eggs, with your choice of bacon, sausage, ham, or chorizo topped with melted cheddar cheese between two slices of toasted, fresh bread
Veggie Breakfast Sandwich
$10.00
Two eggs, avocado, and tomato topped with melted jack cheese between two slices of toasted, fresh bread
Absolute Maple Pecan Or Date Oat Granola (no added sugar or fat)
$6.00
Made in our bakery and served with milk
Oatmeal
$5.50
A bowl of organic rolled oats made to order, served piping hot with milk. Add raisins, maple syrup, or grnola for $1 each
From The Griddle
French Toast
$4.00
– $8.00
Your choice of our fresh-baked, organic bread. 100% pure maple syrup on request
Flapjacks
Plate-size, house sourdough flapjacks. 100% pure maple syrup on request
One$4.00–$8.00
Omelets
Three fresh eggs folded gently over a variety of savory fillings. Served with hash browns and toast. Add $1.00 for an egg-white omelet
ASJ
$12.00
Avocado, salsa, jack cheese
Southwest
$12.00
Chorizo, green chile, jack cheese
Denver
$12.00
Ham, peppers, onions, cheddar cheese
Ham And Swiss
$12.00
Ham and swiss cheese
Southwest Favorites
Breakfast Burrito
$11.00
Black beans mixed with potatoes, onions, peppers and cheddar cheese, wrapped in a red chile tortilla (substitute a gluten-free tortilla for $1.50 extra) smothered in our green or red chile sauce, fresh tomato, lettuce and onion
Quesadilla
$10.00
Cheddar and monterey jack cheeses melted together in a crispy red chile tortilla (substitute a gluten-free tortilla for $1.50 extra), with our house red and green chiles. House salsa upon request
Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs, avocado, black beans, peppers, onions and cheese, served hot between two flour tortillas (substitute a gluten-free tortilla for $1.50 extra), topped with our homemade red or green chile
$12.00
Half Order$9.00
Weekend Breakfast Specials
Biscuits And Gravy
Our tasty house gravy, loaded with locally-made, all-natural sausage, served over two hand-cut biscuits
Eggs Benedict
Two eggs cooked to your liking on a house english muffin, topped with our tangy hollandaise sauce, served with a side of O'brien potatoes. with sauteed spinach and ham
With sauteed spinach and ham
With avocado, tomato, shaved bacon
Children's Breakfasts
All choices are $5.00, $6.00 with orange juice.
Children's Absolute
One egg any style, hashbrowns, and a slice of bacon. Served with toast
French Toast Sticks
Slices of french toast stacked log-cabin style, a slice of bacon, served with a dollop of whipped cream. 100% pure maple syrup upon request
Children's Quesadilla
Cheddar and monterey jack cheeses melted together in a crispy flour tortilla. Served with fruit
Children's Fruit Cup
Seasonal and local fruits, topped with vanilla yogurt, with toast
Children's Pancakes
A pyramid of buttermilk pancakes, served with a slice of crisp bacon and 100% pure maple syrup (on request)
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Nestled between the foothills of the La Plata Mountains and Mesa Verde, there lies the best little bakery you've never heard of...The Absolute Bakery & Cafe.
Dedicated to the art of food, the Absolute Bakery & Cafe prepares food from scratch, using only the finest of organic and local ingredients. It's no secret that the burgers taste better because the cows come from the same beautiful valley.
Passionate about the art of baking, their favorite sound is the quiet, crackling crust of cooling bread, fresh from the ovens.
Committed to the art of community, the Absolute Bakery & Cafe has created a cozy spot in a 100 year-old building, chock full of books, art and friendly faces. Right down to the mismatched chairs, it's like you've visited a friend's kitchen for breakfast.
There's nothing like the Absolute Bakery & Cafe... anywhere.