Calabash Bistro Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Calabash Bistro, a vibrant restaurant nestled in the heart of Vancouver at 428 Carrall St. Here, the menu is an irresistible journey through Caribbean cuisine, featuring a delightful array of options that cater to all palates.
- Mango Salad ($15.50) - Fresh mango meets crisp veggies and crumbled goat cheese for a refreshing start.
- Jerk Pork Belly ($18.00) - Crispy pork belly paired with coconut dumplings offers a burst of flavor.
- Jerk Chicken ($24.00) - A customer favorite, marinated chicken served with traditional rice and peas.
- Calabash Poutine ($15.00) - A Caribbean twist on the classic, featuring jerk fries and brie cheese.
With dishes crafted from fresh ingredients and a lively atmosphere enhanced by reggae music, Calabash Bistro promises an unforgettable dining experience that will leave you eager to return.
Appetizers
Hearty Vegan Soup
Mixed veggies, coconut milk and curry, blended, hearty and healthy. Add pulled jerk chicken
Super Salad
Quinoa, kale greens, red peppers, avocado, okra and diced cucumber with mango dressing and roast cashews.
Calabash Poutine
Jerk fries smothered in brie cheese and your choice of Jerk or Curry, Chicken or Veg.
Jamaican Beef Patties
Beef patties served with jerk aioli or tamarind sauce
Patties & Sauce
Choice of 2 spicy beef, chicken or veggie. Choice of mango tamarind or jerk aioli
Calabash Wings
Jerk marinated wings, fried crispy with jerk aioli. Choice of Jerk, Tropical Glaze, Salt & Pepper or Berbere.
Mango Salad
Fresh Mango, Cucumbers, Peppers, Red onion, Tomato, Mixed Greens, Crumbled Goats Cheese & House Dressing
Coconut Dumplings
House made coconut dumplings served with mango guava butter. (V)
Jerk Fries
Dusted in a Dry Jerk rub.
Hearty Chicken Coconut Soup
Pulled Jerk Chicken, mixed veggies, coconut milk and curry, blended, hearty and healthy.
Fried Ripe Plantains
Aloo Pie
Pastry stuffed yukon gold potatoes, tomato, and spinach
Salt Spring Mussels
Salt spring island mussels in a cajun white wine butter sauce
Calabash Guacamole
Freshly prepared mango guacamole made Calabash style, served with plantain chips, tortilla chips and chicharon (vegan option available)
Big Up Patties
Two fresh house-made patties. Choose between beef, free-range chicken or vegetable, smothered in jerk (veg or no veg) cheese sauce. Served with organic greens.
Jerk Pork Belly With Coconut Dumplings
Crispy pork belly & coconut dumplings with caramelized pineapple, bell peppers, fresh cilantro and jerk sauce.
Doubles
Traditional trini fried bread stuffed with curried chick peas. Served with tamarind sauce and pickled veg (vegan).
Poutine
Jerk fries smothered in brie cheese and your choice of jerk, curry chicken or veg. jerk sauce.
Wings
Jerk marinated wings, fried crispy with jerk aioli. Choice of jerk, tropical glaze, salt & pepper or berber.
Jamaican Patties And Sauce
Choice of 2, spicy beef, chicken or veg, served with mango tamarind or jerk aioli sauce.
Coconut Dumpling
House made, fried coconut dumplings, with mango/guava butter.
Late Night Menu - Appys
Late Night Menu - Mains
Vegetarian Platter
Vegan. Curry veggies, fried plantains, rice "n" peas, calabash coleslaw.
Jerk Chicken
House marinated jerk chicken, rice 'n' peas, calabash coleslaw, ripe plantains & jerk sauce.
Diet Coke
Kola Champagne
Cream soda.
Ting
Jamaican Carbonated Grapefruit
Soda Water
Ginger Ale
Coconut Water
Grace Ginger Beer
Red Stripe
330ml Bottle of Jamaican Red Stripe Lager
Coke
Fiji Water
Dark & Stormy Mix
Add your favorite rum, shake and top with ginger ale. Or have without rum.
Rum Punch Mix
Fresh house made Rum Punch mix, soursop, guava, pineapple, passion fruit, vanilla and star anise.
7-Up
Drinks
Mains
Vegan Feature
Butternut & potato confit, curry lime roast cauliflower, okra with jerk roast garlic and tomato, quinoa and mango salad, rice & peas
Ackee And Saltfish
Sautéed with bell peppers, red onion, tomato, herbs and spices, made fresh to order. Served with rice & peas and organic mixed greens.
Jerk Beef & Oxtail Burger
House marinated chuck Beef & Oxtail Patty, Brioche bun, Mango salsa, Jerk aioli, Jamaican Ketchup, tomato. Served with Jerk fries or Calabash Coleslaw
Fry Fish
Wild Pacific cod, jerk marinated tossed in a spiced flour and fried. Served with rice & peas, and organic mixed greens, pickled veg & fresh lime.
Jerk Fried Chicken Burger
Jerk Fried Chicken, Brioche bun, Mango salsa, jerk aioli, Jamaican ketchup, Calabash slow, tomato. Served with Jerk fries or greens
Goat Curry Or Roti
Slow cooked goat on the bone, with potatoes, served with rice & peas, and salad or wrapped in a roti
El Jeffe Vegetarian Monster Roti
Pulled Jerk Jackfruit, curried veggies, jerk fries, spinach, bell peppers, red onion, rice & peas, jerk mayo, & tamarind sauce all wrapped in our house made roti and smothered in jerk coconut rundown sauce. Garnished with choka, jerk spice, and fresh herbs. Served with Calabash coleslaw and ripe plantain
Jerk Fried Fish
Wild Alaskan cod with jerk marinade, battered and fried in Calabash fry flour. Served with Calabash coleslaw, mango citrus salsa, fresh lime and choice of jerk fries or rice “n” peas.
El Jeffe Monster Roti
Pulled Jerk Chicken, curried veggies, jerk fries, spinach, bell peppers, red onion, rice & peas, jerk mayo, & tamarind sauce all wrapped in our house made roti and smothered in jerk coconut rundown sauce. Garnished with choka, jerk spice, and fresh herbs. Served with Calabash coleslaw and ripe plantain
Ribs & Chicken
Calabash Award winning Appleton ribs and Jerk Chicken. Slow cooked ribs smothered in our house made BBQ sauce paired with Jerk Chicken. Served with Jerk Fries and Calabash Coleslaw
Vegetarian Platter (Vegan)
Vegetable curry with rice & peas, ginger plantains & Calabash salad.
Fish Curry Or Roti
Freshly seasoned and spiced fish curry & veggies, served in a Roti with a side salad or rice & peas and salad.
Vegan Roti Stack
Vegan Roti stuffed with spicy veggies, ripe plantain & spinach and smothered in Coconut Rundown sauce. Served with Calabash Coleslaw.
Chicken Curry Or Roti
House Made Curry Chicken & Yukon potatoes, served in a roti with a side salad or rice & peas and salad.
Vegetarian Curry Or Roti
Yams, zucchini, potato, chickpeas & cauliflower slow cooked in curry paste & coconut rundown, served with rice & peas and salad or wrapped in a roti
Roti Stack
House made roti stuffed with Spicy Veggies, Goat Cheese, Ripe Plantain, & Spinich. Smothered in Coconut Rundown Sauce, served with Calabash Coleslaw. (Vegan option available)
Jerk Fish Duo
Grilled wild Pacific cod & oceanwise prawns sauteed in a calabash jerk. Served with rice & peas, seasonal veg & ripe plantain.
Free - Range Jerk Chicken
House marinated Jerk Chicken, Rice & Peas, Calabash Coleslaw, Ripe Plantain and Jerk Sauce.
Kung Fu Roti
Jerk Chicken, curry veg, roast pineapple, red onion, peppers and spinach wrapped in a roti with salad
Slow Braised Oxtail
Slow braised oxtail, ricenpeas, coconut dumpling, ripe plantain and Calabash coleslaw. (GF)
Family Style Mixed Meat Platter For 2
For 2 People - House spiced, roasted and braised Oxtail, marinated and braised Jerk Chicken, rice & peas, fried ripe plantain, Calabash coleslaw.
500ml Hearty Vegan Soup
Heat and Serve. Mixed veggies, coconut milk and curry, blended, hearty and healthy. Add pulled jerk chicken
Frozen Patties (12 Pack)
12 house-made frozen Jamaican patties. Beef, chicken or veggie.
1 Litre Hearty Vegan Soup
Heat & Serve. Mixed veggies, coconut milk and curry, blended, hearty and healthy. Add pulled jerk chicken
Family Style Appy Platter For 2
For Two People - 2 Jamaican Patties, 8 Chicken Wings, 2 Coconut Dumpling with Mango and Guava Butter
Frozen Patties (6 Pack)
Six house-made frozen Jamaican patties. Beef, chicken or veggie.
Family Style Oxtail For 2
For 2 People- House spiced, roasted & braised Oxtail, Rice & Peas, Fried ripe Plantains, Calabsah Coleslaw.
Family Style Vegetarian Platter For 2
For Two People - Vegetarian Curry, Rice and Peas, Calabash Coleslaw and Fried Ripe Plantain, Vegan Roti
Family Style Jerk Chicken Meal For 2
For Two People - Marinated and Braised Jerk Chicken, Rice and Peas, Fried Ripe Plantain and Calabash Coleslaw
Family Style Meals
Sauces & Sides
Fried Ripe Plantains
Jerk Sauce
Side Roti
Jerk Fries
Fries seasoned with Calabash jerk spice.
Mango Guava Butter
Plantain Chips
Fried and dusted with Calabash jerk spice.
Side Patties
Two fresh house-made patties. Choose between beef, free-range chicken or vegetable. Served with your choice of sauce.
Roti & Dip
Served with your choice of jerk chicken, jerk veggie, curry chicken or curry veggie sauce.
Free - Range Jerk Chicken Skewers
Grilled, jerk marinated free range chicken breast.
Dahi
Veggie Jerk
Tamarind Sauce
Guava Butter
Goat Or Brie Cheese
Ocean Wise Jerk Prawns
Fried Coconut Dumplings
served with mango guava butter
Jerk Aoli
Jerk Rub 50g
Calabashs house made jerk has been spicing up our dining room for 12 years and is now available in your hiomes. Our famous jerk spice dried and blended, perfect to season any and all dishes.
Frozen Jerk Chicken Wings 908g (2lbs)
Pre marinated and frozen, these are perfect to throw in the oven or even better put on the bbq. Just defrost and cook.
Jerk Marinade 266ml
Make your own cooking taste as good as at Calabash, restaurant quality food at home, use for baking, searing, braising, marinating, or seasoning meat, fish and vegetables.
Green Seasoning 50g
The greenest and freshest herbs and spices blended into a vibrant explosion of flavors. This can be used in many ways, from a dry rub to a deep seasoning on all meat and vegetables.
Berbere Spice 50g
Our version of an East African spice. Earthy ancient spice combination blended in house. Perfect for red meats, fish and vegetarian dishes.
Jerk Mayonnaise 450ml
This product will blow you away, use as dipping sauce, on eggs, great for use with Meat, Fish or Veg, careful its addictive
Mango Vinaigrette 350ml
Calabash’s own house mango Vinaigrette, put this on salads or grilled vegetables for a truly amazing flavor.
Frozen Jerk Chicken Legs 600g (2 Legs)
Pre marinated and frozen, these are perfect to throw in the oven or even better put on the bbq. Just defrost and cook.
Retail Items
Curry
Free - Range Chicken Curry
Marinated free-range chicken in a house-blended curry and slow cooked.
Vegetarian Curry
Curry roasted veggies finished in a curry coconut sauce.
Goat Curry
Bone-in goat marinated in a house-blended curry and slow cooked with yukon gold potatoes.
Fresh Seafood Curry
Wild Pacific cod, baby scallops, baby shrimp, mussel and prawn marinated in a house-blended curry and cooked to order.
Fish Curry
Freshly seasoned and spiced Fish Curry & veggies, served with salad
Jerk Fries
Fried seasoned with calabash jerk spice.
Sauce: Jerk, Jerk Aioli, Jamaican Ketchup, Mango/Guava Butter
Ripe Plantains
Late Night Menu - Sides
Roti
Vegetarian Curry Roti
Goat Curry Roti (Served Bone - In)
House spiced and slow cooked goat curry (bone in), served in a roti with side salad or rice & peas and salad.