On-line reviewers can't find enough superlatives to describe this Roncey fave, where locals regularly crowd to sample such spot-on Polish comfort fare as packed-with-meat cabbage rolls, perogies (pick from boiled or pan-fried) and decadent potato pancakes. Schnitzel is perfectly seasoned and just crisp enough. Beetroot soup thrills the vegetarians in your party. And combination plates make the tyranny of choice easier. Dropping in on the exceptional selection of Polish beer and vodka makes things easier, still. Staff is friendly, no matter how busy the place gets.more...See more text
Our daily specials include a choice of soup, main course, and choice of non-alcoholic beverage (juice, coffee, tea, or pop). Mains served with potatoes and a salad bouquet.
$4.75
Cold Borscht (Chlodnik) - SEASONAL
With diced cucumber, dill and hardboiled egg, served with hot boiled potato (vegetarian option available).
$7.00
Beet Root Soup with Dumplings (Barszcz czerwony z uszkami)
Borscht consommé with choice of mushroom or meat dumplings.
$6.50
French Onion Soup (Zupa cebulowa)
Homemade and served in oven baked bowl.
$6.50
Beef Tripe Soup (Flaczki)
$6.50
Beef Goulash Soup (Zupa gulaszowa)
Hearty beef stew.
$6.50
White Borscht (Zurek z kielbasa i jajkiem)
Traditional Easter borscht served with sausage and hardboiled egg.
$6.50
Hot Sandwiches
Our classic diner-style “hot sandwiches” are topped with a homemade goulash gravy and served with a combination of salads and boiled potatoes
Ground Meat Cutlet
$12.95
Beef Liver
$12.95
Roast Beef
$12.95
Pulled Chicken
$12.95
Appetizers
Herring (Sledzie w smietanie lub oleju)
Topped with sour cream garnish and a bouquet of salads.
$9.50
Smoked Salmon (Losos wedzony)
Served with a side of salad and toasted bread.
$11.50
Pierogi (Rozne nadzienia)
Homemade boiled dumplings served with side of sour cream and fried onions & pork (optionally pan-fried). Click for choice of fillings. Also available frozen for takeout.
6 Piece
$6.9512 Piece
$11.50
Eggs - All Day
Three Egg Breakfast
Served with homefries, toast, garnishes and a choice of bacon or ham.
$8.95
Two Egg Breakfast
Served with homefries, toast, garnishes and a choice of bacon or ham.
$7.95
Omelettes
Served with a bouquet of salads and boiled potato. Choose from: onion, mushroom, cheddar, or ham.
Plain
$10.00each additional ingredient
$0.50
Salads
Polish Bouqet (Zestaw surowek)
A combination of fresh beets, coleslaw, carrots, and fried cabbage.
Regular
$7.95Side
$4.25
Fried Cabbage (Kapusta zasmazana)
Slow baked and lightly fried cabbage.
$4.50
Cucumber Salad (Mizeria)
In sour cream and dill garnish.
$4.50
Beetroot Salad (Salatka z burakow)
Shredded beet salad.
$4.50
Coleslaw (Salatka coleslaw)
$4.00
Sliced Tomato (Salatka z pomidorow)
Ripe sliced tomatoes, topped with shredded onion.
$6.50
Garden Salad (Salatka garden)
Lettuce, cucumber, onion and tomato.
Regular
$7.95Side
$4.95
Greek Salad (Salatka Grecka)
Lettuce, cucumber, onions, tomato, olives and feta cheese.
Regular
$9.25Side
$6.25
Caesar Salad (Salatka cezar)
Regular
$8.95Side
$5.95
Add Chicken to Any Salad (Dodatek kawalkow kurchaka)
$4.00
Sandwiches
Chicken Schnitzel (Kanapka ze sznyclem z kury)
Served on fresh bun with garnishes.
$9.25
Pork Schnitzel (Kanapka ze sznyclem schabowym)
Served on fresh bun with garnishes.
$9.25
Roast Beef (Kanapka z pieczenia)
Served on rye with side of horseradish and pickle.
$8.95
Polish Style Sandwiches (Kanapki w tradycji polskiej)
Open-faced sandwiches with variety of meats and garnishes.
$10.50
Hamburger (Kanapka z kotletem mielonym)
Polish style ground-pork patty with cheddar and garnishes.
$8.95
Add a daily soup to any of the sandwiches for an additional
$4.00
Add fries or salad for an additional
$3.50
Polish Classics MENU - Cafe Polonez Inc
Herring (Sledz w smietanie lub oleju)
Topped with a sourcream garnish and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$13.50
Panfried Fish Fillet (Ryba smazona w panierce)
Lightly breaded sole, served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$15.95
Ground Meat Cutlets (Kotlety mielone)
Two ground pork patties served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$14.95
Cabbage Rolls (Golabki)
MINCED PORK FILLING (Golabki nadziewane miesem, w sosie pomidorowym) Stuffed with rice and pork, topped with tomato sauce and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads. MUSHROOM FILLING ✔ (Golabki nadziewane grzybami, w sosie grzybowym) stuffed with rice and mushroom, topped with mushroom sauce and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$15.50
Hunter’s Stew (Bigos z pieczywem)
Slow cooked sauerkraut with slices of sausage and pork, served with rye bread.
$11.00
Polish Sausage (Kielbasa z frytkami)
Topped with fried onions and served with fries, mustard and garnishes.
$11.95
Liver (Watroba wolowa lub kurza)
Dusted in flour then panfried, topped with fried onions and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads. Choice of Beef or Chicken.
$14.95
Potatoe Pancakes (Placki kartoflane)
Four pancakes served with a side of sourcream
$9.50
Crepes (Nalesniki z serem lub dzemem)
Choice of sweet cheese or strawberry jam filling, served with sourcream and a fruit garnish.
$9.95
Potato Dumplings (Kopytka z sosem miesnym)
Topped with a goulash sauce and served with a bouquet of salads.
$12.95
From the Oven
Back Ribs (Zeberka)
Slow cooked pork ribs with onions and spices, served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$17.50
Roast Duck (Kaczka)
Half a duck stuffed with fruit and slow roasted, served with dumplings and bouquet of salads.
$24.00
Roast Beef (Pieczen wolowa)
Topped with goulash gravy and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$17.50
Roast Chicken (Polowka kurczaka)
Half a chicken oven roasted served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$16.95
Roasted Pork Loin (Pieczen wieprzowa)
Served in a horseradish cream sauce and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$17.50
Combination Plates
Platter for 1
4 pierogi, bigos (Hunter’s Stew), Polonez Schnitzel and salad bouquet.
All specialty dishes are served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads, consisting of beets, coleslaw, fried cabbage and/or carrots (this excludes the potato pancake Hungarian style).
Make a Substitution
Substitute potatoes for pierogi, dumpling or potato pancakes for an additional $1.50.
Potato Pancake Hungarian Style (Placek po wegiersku, placek ziemniaczany z gulaszem ii surowka)
Potato pancake stuffed with goulash and served with side bouquet of salads.
$16.95
Goulash (Gulasz wieprzowy)
Classic pork stew served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$15.50
Paprikash (Paprykarz wolowy)
Hearty paprika infused beef stew with peppers, mushroom and onions, served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$16.50
Pulpety (Pulpety w sosie koperkowym)
Minced chicken balls topped with a creamy dill sauce, served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$16.50
Schnitzels
All schnitzels are either lightly breaded porkloin or chicken breast.
Polonez Schnitzel (Sznycel Polonez z pieczarkami)
Topped with fried mushrooms and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$18.00
Wiener Schnitzel (Sznycel wiedenski z jajkiem)
Topped with a fried egg and served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$17.75
Schnitzel Melt (Sznycel z pieczarkami I serem)
Topped with fried mushrooms and cheese, served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$18.75
Polish Schnitzel (Kotlet schabowy)
Plain cutlet served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$16.75
Chicken Schnitzel (Sznycel z kury)
Plain chicken cutlet served with potatoes and a bouquet of salads.
$17.50
Sides
4 Pierogi
$3.95
Sausage
$5.95
Bigos (Hunter’s Stew)
$5.50
Goulash
$6.50
Cabbage Roll
$4.00
Fries
Small
$3.50Large
$5.00
Potato
$2.50
Gravy
Small
$3.50Large
$5.00
Sourcream
Small
$1.00Large
$2.00
Beer MENU - Cafe Polonez Inc
Imported
Heineken, Stella, Becks, Carlsberg, Corona
$5.75 (330ml)
Domestic
Canadian, Labatt Blue, Coors Light, Budweiser
$4.75 (355ml)
Polish Beers (classic pilsner style lagers)
Zywiec, Okocim, Lezajsk, Tyskie, Zubr, Lech, Warka, Tatra
$6.95 (500ml)
Liquor
Polish Vodka
Wyborowa, Luksusowa, Zubrowka, Wodka Zoladkowa Gorzka, Extra Zynia
$5.00 (1 oz)
Premium Polish Vodka
Chopin, Belvedere
$6.50 (1 oz)
Rye Whisky
$5.00 (1 oz)
Scotch Whisky
$6.50 (1 oz)
Brandy Cognacs
$7.00 (1 oz)
Rum/Liquers
$5.00 (1 oz)
Basic Mixed Drinks
Vodka, Rum, Rye, or Coolers
Regular
$7.00 (1 oz)Premium Shot
$8.00 (1 oz)
Beverages
Fountain Pop (refills)
$2.00
Ice Tea, Coke, D. Coke
$2.00
Sparkling Water
Small
$2.50Large
$6.25
Juices (Apple, Orange, Cranberry)
$2.75
Milk
$2.50
Chocolate Milk
$2.95
Tea
$2.50
Drip Coffee (refills)
$2.00
Espresso
$2.00
Capuccino
$3.50
Homemade Kompot
$2.95
Americano
$2.50
Latte
$3.95
Hot Chocolate
$3.95
White MENU - Cafe Polonez Inc
OGGi,
Pinot Grigio, Veneto, Italy
Glass
$6.50½ L
$18.00Bottle
$28.00
YONDER VELT
Gruner Veltliner, Austria
Glass
$7.50½ L
$21.00Bottle
$22.00
SANDBANKS ESTATE
Riesling (VQA) Prince Edward County,Ontario,2012
Glass
$9.00½ L
$24.00Bottle
$37.00
WILLIAM FEVRE
Chablis Les Champs Royaux 20 Burgundy, France,2012
I've been to this restaurant twice now and both times the food has been great. But I was there with my husband's family last night for my father-in-law's birthday. My mother-in-law had brought a birthday cake to the restaurant and had asked them to bring it out as a surprise when it was time for dessert. Everything was going great until the server informed my mother-in-law (just before they were about to bring his birthday cake out) that we would be charged $10 just for them to bring it out! We said forget it, and we took the cake home and had it there! We would have ordered coffees and cafe au laits to go with the cake, so they certainly would have made at least another $20 off of that, but it's their loss I guess.
So to summarize, the food was excellent as usual, but we were very disappointed that they wouldn't accommodate our birthday cake with out a steep charge - it left a bad taste in our mouth.
Great authentic Polish home style comfort food, generous portions, reasonable price in a very clean place.
Desert menu could use some more choices, but then again who has room after the great food.
Potato pancakes with Goulash is my personal favourite.
You won't be disappointed !
I have been coming to Cafe Polonez with my family for years. Being Polish I know what authentic Polish food tastes like and this is it!! This is truly a gem in the city. It really feels like coming home for me. I recommend Cafe Polonez to everyone, you just can't go wrong!!
It was a great experience, since I only tried Polish food once. The cabbage rolls were delicious and came with all the fixens, including carrots, beets, potatoes and coleslaw. I really enjoyed everything on my plate. I will be back for sure! :)
This is a small quaint Polish restaurant with great service and delicious ethnic food. The staff is always accomodating with our large family of 12 every Good Friday.
The food and value are outstanding.
THE BEST SOUPS IN THE CITY!!! Polish soups are great and the daily specials at Cafe Polonez always include a soup OR TWO of the day. Delicious and always homemade!
Excellent cabbage rolls – a perfect blend of rice and meat, wrapped in cabbage leaf and topped with tomato sauce. A Polish classic done right!
There’s a dish which includes a large potato pancake served with goulash. TO DIE FOR. This is the only thing my husband ever wants. I believe it’s called Hungarian style but I might be wrong.
The hunter stew uses top notch kielbasa mixed in with shredded sauerkraut. It has a wonderful hardy, early flavour and will definitely fill anyone’s craving for traditional Polish fare.
The hunter stew, as well as most other dishes on the menu, are available in half-sizes. Not many restaurants do this. It’s a great option!!! - especially for people trying Polish food for the first time and want to try a variety of items… or simply for smaller appetites.
The pierogi (one of the staples of Polish food) are very well done. So much so, in fact, that I believe they freeze them and supply them to local delis and supermarkets around the city.
I also enjoy the nalesniki (crepes served with your chose of cheese or fruit filling). A nice option for a main or a dessert.
Finally, drinks! Cafe Polonez offers a wide variety of delicious polish beers. Zywiec, Okocim, Lech, Tyskie, etc.
They also make their own traditional compote drink. It’s a fruit and water concoction that’s boiled in a pot with maybe some honey? I’m not sure. It’s very soothing. Usually served chilled but I’m sure you can ask for it heated if you prefer. It’s non-alcoholic, by the way.
Service is always very cheery and servers speak both Polish and English. Décor is simple and casual but always clean and well kept.
The owners sometimes shut down after Christmas/New Years for a few weeks so call ahead if you plan on going around then.
