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Fonda la Paloma
531 E Putnam Ave
Cos Cob, CT 06807
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Main Menu
Entremes Appetizers
Nachos
$4.50
tortilla chips with melted cheese and sliced jalapenos .
Nachos Grande
$12.95
heaping platter of tortilla chips smothered with a blend of cheeses, topped with guacamole. sour cream, onions, tomatoes and olives garnished with jalapeno and scallions.
Nachos A La Mexicana
$10.50
tortilla chips with guacamole, beans, cheese with sour cream and jalapenos.
Nachos Con Friijoles Refritos
$5.50
tortilla chips with refried beans, melted cheese and jalapenos.
Nachos A La Chorizo
$10.95
tortilla chips with chorizo mexican sausage and cheese
Quesadilla A La Parilla
$10.95
grilled chicken or beef with melted cheese in a flour tortilla with guacamole, sour cream and jalapenos
Queso Fundido Con Chorizo
$8.95
mexican sausage with melted cheese.
Tobasco Pulpo
$12.95
4 pieces of octopus in olive oil on round bread with avocados, onions, cilantro and tobasco.
Jalapenos Poppers
$6.95
breaded fried jalapeno peppers stuffed with cheese.
Ceviche De Camarones
$12.50
marinated cooked shrimp in lemon- lime juice and our own delicate spices
Guacamole
$8.50
fresh avocados dip with onions, tomatoes, cilantro and jalapenos served with tortilla chips.
Chicken Wings
$9.95Nachos A La De Pollo
$10.95
tortilla chips with chicken, refried beans and cheese
Sopas
Home Made Soups
Sopa De Frijoles Negros
$4.50
mexican style black bean soup.
Caldo De Pollo
$4.50
chicken soup, mexican fine spices.
Ensalada Especialidades Specialty Salads
All Salads Are Served With Choice Of Bacon, Avocado, Baby Cactus, Hot Peppers, Jalapenos
And A Choice Of Cheese - Monterey Jack, Mexpanela, Munster, Blue Or Cheddar
Taco Salad
$6.95
homemade flour tortilla shell fillrd ground beef or grilled chicken, tossed greens, tomatoes, onion and guacamole with your choice of dressing or taco sauce.
Vegetable Taco Salad
$6.95
homemade flour tortilla shell filled with broccoli, cauliflower, onions, peppers, zucchinni and corn. (mild or spicy)
Seafood Combimation
$14.95
shrimps, scallops and calamari served over mesclin greens with mexican dressing (lite & delicious)
Grilled Salmon Salad
$12.95
farm raised salmon marinated in wonderful mexican spices, grilled and served over spring mix greens. (fish lovers delight)
Calamari Salad
$10.95
lighlty fried calamari, over a bed of delicately placed greens, with a light, delicate spicy dressing. (calamari lover delight)
Grilled Sirlion Steak Salad
$12.95
marinated and grilled to perfection. sliced thin, placed over a lovely caribbean salad. (enjoy meat? a must to try)
Festival Salad
$10.95
fresh fruit-oranges, pears, pineapple and mango served over light greens, in a light mexican yogurt
Ceviche La Condesa
$10.95
calamari, fish, shrimp and pulpo mixed with red and white onions, cilantro, tomato, oregano, lemon and lime.
Ceviche Camarones La Condesa
$10.95
shrimp only mixed with red and white onions, cilantro, tomatoes, mexican spices, lemon, lime avocado and chipolte sauce.
Burgers-make Your Own
All Burgers Are Served With Fries, Mexican Cole Slaw With A Toasted Bun.
Cheeses
american, monterey jack, mex panela, munster, blue and chedder
Toppings
lettuce, tomato, onions, avocado, baby cactus, jalapenos, hot pepperes, red or green pepperes, cilantro or regular mayo.
American Burger
$8.95
1/2 pound hand-made grilled to perfection any way you want it.
Fonda Burger
$8.95
1/2 pound hand-made grilled with red onions, red peppers, tomatoes, with or without jalapenos and chipotle sauce.
Spicy Blue Burger
$8.95
1/2 pound hand-made grilled with med. hot spices, blue cheese and bacon. chipolte sauce optional.
Sizzling Fajitas Borrachas
Flank Steak Or Chicken
$13.95Vegetable Fajitas
$10.95Shrimp Fajitas
$14.95
delicate spices, sauteed with onions and peppers served with refried beans, soft tortillas, pico de gallo & sour cream.
Tacos
$7.95
chicken or beef tacos, served with lettuce, tomato, onion, taco sauce, sour cream, rice and beans
Chimichanga Nortenas
$9.95
deep fried flour tortillas stuffed with shredded beef or chicken and topped with guacamole, sour cream. served with rice and beans.
Burritos
$9.95
flour tortilla rolled around your choice of either shredded beef or chicken or cheese. served with guacamole, rice and beans.
Flautas
$9.95
crispy fluted shaped tortilla stuffed with chicken or shredded beef ans served with guacamole, salsa verde, rice and beans.
Tostadas Compuestas
$8.95
chicken or beef tostadas with guacamole, lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream, rice and beans.
Chile Colorado Burro
one flour tortilla filled with chunks of simmered sirloin, pork or chicken and beans, topped with colorado sauce, cheese and sour cream, served with rice and beans. (spicy)
Chile Verde Burro
$10.95
one flour tortilla, filled with spicy pork and beans and topped with chile
verde sauce, and cheese. served with rice and beans. (hot!)
Enchilladas Marineras Con Salsa Verde
$12.95
two seafood enchiladas with shrimp and scallops served with green sauce, garnished with cheese, sour cream, rice and beans.
Encilladas
$8.95
beef, cheese or chicken enchilladas with rice and beans and enchilladas salsa, garnished with cheese and sour cream
Enchilladas Suizas
$10.50
chicken or cheese stuffed enchilladas served with rice and refried beans, cheese, sour cream topping and hot green sauce.(hot!)
Enchilladas Poblanas
$10.50
soft corn tortillas dipped in mole sauce then filled with chicken or cheese topped with onions and sour cream served with rice and black beans
Pollo A La Sarten
$13.50
skillet sauteed chicken with onions, suntan peppers, mushrooms, jalapenos, garlic and fine spices. served with rice, beans and soft tortillas
Bistec A La Mexicana
$12.95
sliced ny strip steak with jalapenos, onions, tomatoes and our own spices served with rice, beans and tortillas
Chiles Rellenos
$11.95
mexican poblano pepper stuffed with cheese. served with rice and beans with tomatoe sauce
Carnitas Puerco
$12.95
tender chunks of pork marinated with seville, orange juice and spices and served with soft flour tortillas, rice and beans. (mild or hot)
Torta
Traditional Mexican Sandwiches
Multi-layered Fillings-jalapenos, Avocado, Refried Beans, Tomatoes, Mex Panela, Cilantro Mayo, Sour Cream Served On Mexican Bread
Pork
$6.95Ham & Cheese
$6.95Chicken Or Beef Milanese
$7.95Grilled Steak Or Grilled Chicken
$9.95Wraps
Chicken Salad Mexican
$6.95
chicken breast, cilantro, celery, scallions in a lite mayo or served with lettuce, tomatoe and a choice cheese.
Grilled Chicken
marinated chicken breast grilled and served with lettuce, tomato, red pepper, cilantro mayo and a choice os cheese.
Chicken Salmon
$6.95
marinated fran raised grilled salmon with lettuce, tomato, advocado and sour cream
Grilled Steak
$6.95
marinated steak, grilled and thinly sliced with lettuce, tomato, red pepper, black olives
Postres Desserts
Fresas Con Crema
$8.95
fresh strawberries or bananas with whipped cream
Casco De Guayaba
$6.50
guava shells in heavy syrup with cream cheese
Mexican Fried Pepe
$6.95
absolutely delicious! - flour tortilla filled with bannana and carmel
topped with cinammon, confectionary sugar and whipped cream.
Helado
$3.00
ice cream
Chocolate Cake
$7.50Cheese Cake
$7.50Pastel De Tres Leches
$7.95
a delicious mexican cake with three milks
Sopa Pillos
$8.50
pastry with honey and confectionary sugar
Flan
$4.95
a classic mexican custard with a hint of carmel
Bunuelos
$4.95
crspy mexican pastry puffs with maple syruo, cinnamon and
whipped cream
Mexican Fried Ice Cream
$6.75
vanilla ice cream covered with crunchy coating, deep fried
and topped with a honey cloud of whipped cream
Churros
$7.95
the most popular dessert in mexico!"
fried donut sticks sprinkled with sugar & cinnamon
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday:
4:00pm - 9:00pm
About Us
Chef Carlos Vivero left Mexico in 1985, and opened Fonda La Paloma a year later with the help of his son Charlie in Cos Cob. Today, Fonda La Paloma is recognized as one of Cos Cob’s best restaurants, and has won several local diners’ awards.
Carlos Vivero's began cooking at a young age, and left school early to pursue a career as a chef. After traveling the world for several years, he returned to Cos Cob to open his first restaurant with his son, Charlie. After attaining international acclaim preparing fine dining in Mexico, the Vivero's moved to the United States to share their unique Mexican Cuisine with Cos Cob residents. At Fonda La Paloma we follow strict standards on service, quality and presentation. We use only the finest ingredients in all of our dishes to ensure that every meal we serve is delicious and nutritious. We encourage you to visit our restaurant and experience our international Mexican Cuisine.
We look forward to your visit.