Symposium Cafe American

Symposium Cafe Menu

(919) 433-0320
318 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701

Appetizers


Bruschetta
$6.95
toasted french bread with goat cheese, topped with fresh tomatoes, garlic, vidalia onions and basil
Blackened Chicken Quesadilla
$7.95
flour tortilla stuffed with blackened chicken, roasted red peppers, and cajun cream cheese. served with sour cream, guacamole, and fresh salsa
Symposium Wings
$7.95
grilled and tossed in our grilled raspberry jalapeno sauce. served with celery, carrots and your choice of ranch blue cheese dressing. also available in buffalo style.
Jalapeno And Prosciutto Stuffed Monterey Jack Cheese
$7.95
fresh jack cheese, stuffed with jalapenos and prosciutto, deep fried and served with a spicy marinara sauce
Chesapeake Crab Dip For Two
$12.95
creamy dip loaded with blue crab and cheese, spiced with old bay and served with toasted french bread and fried pita chips
Steamed Peel And Eat Shrimp
$12.95
one pound of fresh shrimp. steamed in beer, with old bay and lemon and served with traditional cocktail sauce
Calamari
8.95
lightly breaded and fried, served with our homemade marinara sauce

$Soups


Maryland Cream Of Crab Soup
$4.50-3.50
made with real heavy cream, spiced with old bay and laced with sherry garnished with lump blue crabmeat.
Soup Du Jour
3.75-2.75
ask your server about our soup of the day, prepared daily in our kitchen with the freshest of ingredients

$Sandwiches

all sandwiches include symposium chips. upgrade to fries, cole slaw, fruit salad, or side salad for $1
Crab Cake Sandwich
$12.95
our signature crab cake, broiled and served with lettuce, tomato, and cole slaw on a whole wheat kaiser roll
Grilled Chicken Breast
$7.95
marinated chicken breast topped with roasted red peppers and havarti cheese, garnished with pesto mayo and served on a fresh whole wheat kaiser roll.
Ribeye Steak Sandwich
$9.25
7 oz grilled ribeye steak served open face on fresh bread with caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms and provolone cheese
Shrimp Salad Croissant
$12.95
salad spiced with old bay served with lettuce, tomato and cole slaw on a fresh croissant
Classic Club
$8.75
thinly sliced turkey and havarti cheese served on your choice of bread with lettuce, tomato, mayo and bacon
Symposium Burger
$8.95
1/2 lb of fresh ground beef topped with sauteed mushrooms, caramelized vidalia onions, and swiss cheese,
Bacon Bleu Burger
$8.95
1/2 lb of fresh ground beef cooked to your specifications and topped with applewood smoked bacon and danish blue cheese
Jack Burger
8.95
our 1/2 pound burger, grilled to perfection and then topped with pepperjack cheese and applewood smoked bacon

$Drinks


Fountain Drinks
$1.75
pepsi, diet pepsi, mountain dew, dr. pepper, sierra mist, lemonade, fruit punch, sweet and unsweetened tea
Coffee, Regular And Decaf
$1.75
Assorted Specialty Teas
$2.25
Domestic Beer
$3.00
budweiser, bud light, michelob ultra, miller lite, yuengling, o'douls (non alcoholic)
Imports
$3.75-4.50
bass ale, corona, corona light, newcastle, red stripe, stella artois, heineken, amstel light
Microbrews
$3.75-4.50
sierra nevada pale ale, anchor steam
High Percentage
4.75-6.50
carlsberg elephant 7.2% duvel 8.5%

$Salads


Classic Caesar Salad
$7.50-5.00
fresh cut romaine hearts tossed with parmesan cheese and garlic croutons in our caesar dressing add chicken $3, shrimp $4, salmon $5, ahi tuna $5, scallops $8
Symposium House Salad
$6.95-4.75
mixed greens with vine ripened tomatoes, seedless cucumbers, sweet red onion and garlic croutons with your choice of dressing, add chicken $3, shrimp $4, salmon $5, scallops $8
Symposium Chicken Salad
$9.50-6.50
our signature chicken salad made with red grapes, candied walnuts, green apples, and gorgonzola cheese. served on a bed of mixed greens with fresh tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. topped with grilled pita bread
Black And Bleu Steak Salad
$11.95
thinly sliced blackened tri tip steak tossed with mixed greens, roasted red peppers, sliced green apples, caramelized vidalia onions, and toasted pecans in our danish bleu cheese dressing
Grilled Duck Breast Salad
$12.95
grilled duck breast cooked medium rare and served on top of mixed greens with dried apricots, watercress, tear drop tomatoes, walnut goat cheese and raspberry vinaigrette
Mango Glazed Salmon Salad
11.95
fresh salmon filet, grilled with a our mango glaze and served on top of mixed greens with tomatoes, sweet red onion, mandarin or oranges, candied walnuts, gorgonzola cheese and tossed in our balsamic vinaigrette.

$Burgers

all burgers served with symposium chips. upgrade to fries, cole slaw, fruit salad, or side salad for $1
Traditional Burger
7.95
our lb burger topped with your choice of cheddar, swiss, pepperjack, havarti, provolone, or american cheeses

$Pasta - Served With Garlic Bread


Fettuccine Alfredo
$9.75
fettuccine pasta tossed with our creamy parmesan sauce. add shrimp $4, scallops $8, chicken $3 or salmon $5
Penne Pesto
$9.75
penne pasta tossed in a creamy sauce seasoned with basil and pine nuts add shrimp $4, scallops $8, chicken $3 or salmon $5
Blackened Chicken Tortellini
$12.95
cheese tortellini and tender strips of blackened chicken, tossed with sauteed spinach and mushrooms in a tomato cream sauce
Penne Puttanesca
$12.95
penne pasta, black olives, onions, peppers and prosciutto, tossed with our marinara sauce and finished with freshly grated parmesan cheese
Wild Mushroom Risotto
12.95
mushrooms, zucchini, spinach and red onions in our creamy homemade risotto. add shrimp $4, scallops $8, chicken $3 or salmon $5

$Pizza


Chicken Florentine Pizza
$10.50
grilled chicken with sauteed baby spinach, roma tomatoes, creamy pestp sauce, and mozzarella cheese on a crispy crust
The Hawaiian
$10.50
our crispy crust topped with fresh pineapple, canadian bacon, homemade pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese
Seafood Pizza
$12.50
shrimp, scallops and crabmeat, roma tomatoes and alfredo sauce on top of a crisp freshly baked crust
The Sicilian
$10.50
freshly baked crust topped with marinara sauce. prosciutto, italian sausage, pepperoni, onions, peppers, mushrooms an mozzarella cheese
Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwich
$7.50
grilled balsamic marinated portobello mushrooms and red onions, roasted red peppers topped with garlic herb cream cheese on a fresh whole wheat kaiser roll
Dijon-Herb Crusted Salmon Fillet Sandwich
10.95
salmon fillet topped with dijon and herbed breadcrumbs, grilled and served on a croissant with lettuce, tomato and cucumber-drill mayo.

$Wraps

all wraps include symposium chips. upgrade to fries, cole slaw, fruit salad, or side salad for $1.00
Symposium Wrap
$7.95
our signature wrap! start with a sun dried tomato tortilla and fill it strips of chicken breast, roasted red peppers, lettuce, tomato, and goat cheese. served with a side of special roasted red pepper sauce.
Smoked Turkey Wrap
$7.50
thinly sliced smoked turkey breast and swiss cheese, fresh lettuce, tomato and cranberry mayo stuffed into a flour tortilla
Fried Chicken Wrap
$7.75
strips of fried chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard dressing wrapped up in a flour tortilla
Tri Tip Steak Wrap
$9.75
marinated tri tip steak, grilled, sliced thin and wrapped in a tortilla with lettuce, tomato, grilled onions and peppers, pepperjack cheese and chipotle aioli
Grilled Vegetable Wrap
$7.50
balsamic marinated fresh vegetables, grilled and stuffed in a flour tortilla with lettuce, tomato, havarti cheese and roasted red pepper sauce
Symposium Chicken Salad Wrap
$7.75
our signature chicken salad stuffed in a flour tortilla with lettuce and tomato

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