Pemberville Front Street Cafe

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About Front Street Cafe

Front Street Cafe opened its doors in downtown Pemberville, Ohio on September 27, 2023, in a charming historic brick building on Front Street. We started this cafe because we believe food is medicine — and food loaded with additives and shelf stabilizers is the opposite. We wanted to build a place where you know exactly what you’re eating, made from ingredients you can trust, prepared where you can see it happen.

That’s what “true scratch kitchen” means to us — not a marketing phrase, but a promise. We bake our own bread, churn our own butter, and build every dish from real ingredients, with a nut-oil free kitchen from top to bottom.

Our menu reflects that commitment, from hand-cut fries fried in beef tallow to scratch-made soups like our House Loaded Potato Soup and French Onion. Guests keep coming back for the Italian Grinder on our house-made hoagie bun, the Fettuccine Alfredo, and our 10 oz Ribeye and Peppercorn Pork Chop from the bar. Ask your server what our chef is featuring this week — our rotating specials highlight the best of what’s in season.

We’re proud to work alongside great local partners who help us serve great food every day, and even prouder to be part of the Pemberville community. Whether you’re stopping in for breakfast, settling in at the bar for dinner, or grabbing something to go, we’re here to serve real food, made with love.

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A true scratch kitchen — nut-oil free. .

Chef’s Weekly Special

Ask your server what our chef is featuring this week — specials rotate regularly and highlight seasonal, scratch-made dishes you won’t find on the regular menu.

Breakfast — Chef Features

• 3 Egg Omelet — $16.99 — Choice of 3 veggies, cheese, and a meat folded into 3 fresh farm eggs. Served with sliced potatoes.

• French Toast — $14.99 — Two generously coated slices of house-baked bread, whipped butter, real maple syrup, choice of bacon or sausage

• Pancakes — $16.00 — Stacked three high, whipped butter, real maple syrup, choice of bacon or sausage

• Breakfast Skillet — $16.99 — Sliced potatoes, two scrambled eggs, green peppers, onion, mushrooms, cheese, choice of bacon or sausage

• Biscuits and Gravy — $11.99 — 2 fresh-baked biscuits smothered in house-made sausage gravy, served with fresh tomato

• Chef’s Sampler — $15.00 — 2 eggs, 2 silver dollar pancakes or a slice of French toast, bacon or sausage, sliced potatoes

• Steak and Eggs — $25.00 — 10 oz ribeye and two farm-fresh eggs cooked to order, choice of sliced potatoes or German potato cakes

Breakfast — Lighter Fare

• Breakfast Sandwich — house-made biscuit, egg & cheese

• Tomato and Avocado — $7.50

• Bacon or Sausage — $8.00

• Cinnamon Roll — $5.00 — Soft, buttery, swirled with cinnamon, topped with house-made cream cheese frosting, made from scratch and served warm

Breakfast — Ala Carte

• 2 Eggs — $3

• 2 Pork Sausage Patties — $3

• 3 Strips of Bacon — $3.50

• Sliced Potatoes — $3.50

• German Potato Cakes — $7

• Tomato and Avocado — $5

• Slice of French Toast — $5

• Single Pancake — $4

• Single Biscuit — $4

• Cup of Sausage Gravy — $4

From the Garden (Salads)

H = Half, F = Full

• Caesar Salad — H $8.99 / F $11.99 — Romaine, parmesan, house-made croutons, Caesar dressing (add grilled chicken $3)

• Parmesan Chicken Salad — H $13.99 / F $16.99 — Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, croutons, parmesan, homemade creamy parmesan dressing

• Chicken Apple Bacon — H $13.99 / F $16.99 — Mixed greens, grilled chicken, bacon, apples, pecan crumbles, feta, house balsamic vinaigrette

• Steak Salad — H $14.99 / F $18.99 — Mixed greens, diced tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, crumbled bleu cheese, homemade bleu cheese dressing

Pastas

All pasta dishes served with house-made garlic bread and choice of soup or side salad

• Fettuccine Alfredo — $17 — Homemade Alfredo sauce, fresh fettuccine (add chicken $3, steak $5, shrimp $5)

• Shrimp Fra Diavolo — $21 — Seasoned shrimp sautéed in spicy tomato cream sauce with penne

• Spaghetti Bolognese — $18 — Traditional slow-simmered meat and tomato sauce made in-house with fresh vegetables and herbs

Chef Plates

Made from scratch with the best ingredients, proudly sourced locally

• Grilled Chicken Breast — $18 — Fresh herbs and garlic, herb mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetable (add mushroom cream, pesto, or lemon caper sauce $3)

• 10 oz Ribeye — $24 — Hand-cut, seasoned and cooked to order, topped with house herb butter, side salad with choice of dressing, herb mashed potatoes (add sautéed mushrooms, caramelized onions, or bleu cheese $3)

• Peppercorn Pork Chop — $18 — Hand-cut chop, brined, seared, baked, and sliced, served over fresh microgreens with peppercorn crème sauce and herb mashed potatoes

From the Farm (Burgers)

Choice of all-beef patty or grilled chicken breast on our homemade bun, comes with fries or choice of side

• Grilled Chicken Breast Burger — $16.99 — Brined chicken breast, lettuce, onion, tomato

• 6 oz Beef Patty — Single $14.99 / Double $18.99 — Handmade and seasoned, lettuce, onion, tomato

• Beyond Burger — $15.99 — Vegan burger on a vegan bun, lettuce, sliced tomato, red onion, paired with oven-roasted potatoes in olive oil and house seasoning

• Add-ons: American cheese, green peppers, black olive, sautéed mushrooms — $1 · Bacon, Swiss, cheddar, mozzarella, caramelized onions — $2

Handhelds

House-baked breads, homemade dressings and sauces, served with hand-cut fries (fried in beef tallow) and a pickle spear. Available in half or full portions.

• Grilled Cheese — H $9 / F $12.99 — Creamy melted cheese on homemade bread

• BLAST — H $12 / F $15.99 — Crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, signature spicy apple goat cheese sauce

• Italian Grinder — H $14.99 / F $17.99 — Shaved ham, pepperoni, mozzarella, provolone, lettuce, tomato, house Italian dressing on a toasted bun (add banana peppers)

• Chicken Tender — H $14.50 / F $16.99 — Grilled or hand-breaded strips, lettuce, tomato, onion, melted cheese, house-made mayo, toasted bun

• Steak Sandwich — H $15.99 / F $18.95 — Tender sliced steak, horseradish cheese spread, sweet caramelized onions, homemade toasted sub roll

Liquid Gold (Soups)

Made from scratch — never from a mix, never with preservatives

• House Loaded Potato Soup — Cup $4.99 / Bowl $7.99 — Idaho potatoes, carrots, ham, house-made chicken bone broth, milk for natural creaminess, no additives, topped with cheese, bacon, green onion

• French Onion — Cup $8.99 / Bowl $11.99 — Homemade stocks, slow-simmered sweet onions, crunchy croutons, melty Swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, baked to perfection

Sides

• Fries — $5

• German Potato Cakes — $7

• Side Garden Salad — $5.99

• Side Caesar Salad — $6.99

• Cottage Cheese — $4

• Daily Vegetable — $6

• Mashed Potatoes — $5

• Side of Fettuccine — $5

• Butter Noodles — $5

• Mac and Cheese — $6

Bar Menu

• Bottles & Cans — Domestic

• Bottles & Cans — Craft

• Seasonal/Rotating Tap

Wine

Whiskey / Bourbon

• Bourbon

• Rye

• Scotch

• Irish Whiskey

• Tennessee Whiskey

• Vodka

• Gin

• Rum

• Tequila

Cocktails

Mocktails

Non-Alcoholic

• Soft Drinks

We have are own Blend sugar cane soda’s

• Coffee

• Iced Tea / Lemonade