Quintessence

Specials

• Hearty Potato Leek (cooked)

  Leek, celery, black pepper, mustard,, coconut oil, sea salt, maple syrup, with chunks of blue potato. Served hot.

  • Reg$7.00
  • Large$11.00

• Lasagna (Raw)$25.00

  This is our signature dish. Layers of thin-sliced zucchini & yellow squash "pasta", Susage-spiced nut-meat, creamy macadamia & cashew nut cheese. Topped with Sesame "Parmesan" cheese

• Cherries Crepe Jubilee with Vanilla Creme (raw)$12.00

  This incredible creation consists of a soft sweet crepe filled with our house-made vanilla coconut cream and cherries jubilee, topped with even more cream and more cherries jubilee! Garnished with fresh berries.

  • ala mode$15.00

• Pumpkin Pie$12.00

  Coconut, apricot almond nut crust filled with pumpkin-pecan mousse seasoned with cinnamon, nutmegand a touch of star anise. Covered with "caramelized" walnuts and"caramel" sauce

  • Ala Mode$15.00

• Spiced Apple Cider (raw)$8.00

  Fresh apple juice, fresh ginger juice, cardamon, cinnamon, cloves. Served chilled or hot/cooked.

Soups

• Peter's Pot$7.00

  A hearty tomato based soup, rich and creamy with basil, bell pepper and dulse, topped with avocado and tomato cubes. Served chilled (or warm upon request)

• Green Soup$7.00

  A highly alkalizing blend of kale, cucumber, celery, extra virgin olive oil, celtic sea salt, lemon juice and avocado. Served chilled (or warm upon request). (per item)

• Vegetable Miso Tahini Soup$7.00

  Featuring ginger, a natural antibiotic heat the body internally; miso, a powerful immune booster and vitamin c from the parade of vegetables; all blended together to create this delicious concoction. you'll be ready for whatever comes your way! Served chilled (or warm upon request)

• Cream of Mushroom Spinach Soup (Cooked)$6.00

  This soup has a creamy consistency without the heaviness and fat in cream, loaded with chunks of mushroom and marinated spinach

• South-of-The-Border (S.O.B.) Quinoa Soup (Cooked)$6.00

  Pumpkin squash, tomato, kale, red bell pepper, onion, and quinoa, seasoned with S.O.B spices slow-cooked in our vitaclay pot

• Butternut Squash (Cooked)$6.00

  Our version begins with a stew of butternut squash and other fresh veggies slow-cooked in a clay pot, then blended to a rich, creamy and satisfying puree. All veggies and no fillers. This is a soup sensation like no other!

Salads

• Simple Salad$7.00

  A tasty salad of organic mixed greens topped with fresh juicy tomatoes and chopped cucumber for a bit of crunch. our simple salad is served with a slightly sweet green dressing of garlic, ginger and loads of herbs

• Seaweed Salad$10.00

  Get your mineral-calcium fix with this amazingly delicious and colorful mix of sea vegetables; served with sesame tahini dressing

• Arugula Kale Salad$8.00

  A tasty mix of arugula and curly kale, kalamata olives, tomato, red onion and pear slices, tossed with a light oil and vinegar dressing

• Caesar Salad$8.00

  Crisp romaine hearts, juicy tomato, crunchy cucumber and avocado cubes tossed in our unique pine nut miso caesar dressing. topped with caramelized onions, kalamat olives, black pepper and gamasio

• Buddha Bowl$13.00

  Buddha Bowl ~13 Build your own bowl. This meal-sized salad comes with mixed greens, kale, tomato, cucumber, sprouts and onions. Served with your choice of dressing; House, Sesame, Gochujang, Caesar, Olive Oil or Blended Oil & Lemon Juice, Blended Oil with Apple Cider Vinegar

Small Dishes

• Wild Mushroom Pilaf$5.00

  sprouted quinoa seasoned with white truffle oil and ginger, cooked with a medley of mushrooms and onion

• Gochujang Korean Fofu$5.00

  This is a perfect kick-start to your meal. something light and spicy to warm you up. dehydrated fofu topped with our spicy homemade Korean red chili pepper sauce (aka gochujang)

• Mediterranean Nachos$8.00

  Our delicious garlic rosemary flax crackers topped with hummus, guacamole, guajillo pepper hot sauce and kalamata olives

• Pesto Pizzette$8.00

  Sprouted kamut crust piled with a tart nut-based cheese, fresh tomato, avocado, pesto sauce and caramelized onions, sprinkled with gamasio

• Dips & Spreads Sampling Platter$10.00

  Your choice of 3 varieties of dips and spreads served with corn chips and flax crackers. (hummus, guacamole, cashew cheese, scallion crème cheese, chipotle cheese, chipotle dip.)

• Taco$7.00

  Crisp corn tortilla filled with "refried beans", guacamole, cashew cheese, sour cream and lettuce. Served with our homemade guajillo chili sauce. Soft taco shell is optional

• Romaine Burrito$6.00

  Our best Mexican-spiced creations wrapped into one satisfying mouthful. a crisp romaine lettuce leaf stuffed with our tasty "refried bean" paté, cashew cheese, guacamole, tomato and onion. Served with guajillo chili sauce

• Tostada$8.00

  Golden crunchy tortilla shell topped with "refried beans", guacamole, lettuce, tomato, pickled jalapenos, sour cream and nutmeat. Served with our homemade guajillo chili sauce, topped with gamasio

• Enchilada$9.00

  Our incredibly delicious enchilada is a golden flax and corn tortilla filled with "refried beans", cheese, tomato and lettuce, drenched with mole sauce, and finished with a dollop of sour cream and gamasio

• Sloppy Joe Taco (Raw & Cooked)$7.00

  Raw soft taco shell filled with our incredibly convincing cooked vegan sloppy Joe "meat", cashew cheese and lettuce. Unlike other meat imitation, ours is naturally soy-free and gluten-free. Served with guajillo chili sauce

• Baked Potatoes with a Japanese Twist (Cooked$7.00

  Fingerling potatoes cooked in a rich veggie broth, then slightly baked with nori, tamari and scallion. Topped with fabaMayo and togarashi (Japanese pepper)

• Wild Mushroom Pilaf (Cooked)$6.00

  Sprouted quinoa seasoned with white truffle oil and ginger, cooked with a medley of mushrooms and onion

• Curry Pilaf (Cooked)$6.00

  Sprouted quinoa slow cooked with coconut oil, yellow curry, celery, cauliflower, onion and yam

Large Plates

• Savory Crepe$15.00

  Baby spinach and sliced tomato tossed with scallion cream cheese, wrapped with sprouts and avocado. Topped with caramelized onions and served with salsa

• Margherita Pizza$18.00

  Herbed almond-flax crust smothered with our exquisite pizza sauce. Topped with "mozzarella", grape tomato, fresh chopped basil, and gamasio

• Bibimbap (Raw & Cooked)$16.00

  A large bowl is filled with shitake mushrooms, spinach, mung bean sprouts, zucchini, dried fofu cubes and carrots. Served on a bed of slow-cooked sprouted quinoa seasoned with our spicy homemade Korean red chili pepper sauce

• Gluten-Free Pasta in Truffle Mushroom Creme Sauce (Cooked)$15.00

  This is no ordinary mushroom sauce...a variety of mushrooms cooked with truffle oil, rosemary, onion, garlic, coconut oil just to name a few. Rich flavors with a creamy texture. Plate-licking good!

• Roasted Vegetable Polenta in Ethiopian-Spiced Bouillabaisse (Cooked)$18.00

  Our polenta is made with a saffron-seasoned rich roasted vegetable stock, slightly toasted, then smothered in a hearty Ethiopian-spiced garbanzo bouillabaisse. Served with a lemon-coriander 'yoghurt'

• Q Club Sandwich$14.00

  Our incredible scallion cashew cream cheese on sprouted kamut bread with avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, kalamata olives and sprouts. A sandwich you will remember. Served with your choice of bread

• Portobello Steak Burger with Chipotle Cheese Sauce$16.00

  A thick and juicy marinated portobello steak with onions, lettuce and tomato and our spicy chipotle cheese sauce. Served with your choice of bread

• Sloppy Joe$16.00

  You won't believe how convincing this vegan version resembles the taste and texture of the real thing. Unlike other meat imitation, ours is naturally soy-free and gluten-free. Served with your choice of bread, pickled cucumber and coleslaw

• The All-American Burger with BBQ Sauce$15.00

  The combination of tangy BBQ sauce, mustard, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, and our homemade pickles make this burger a winner! Served with a side of home-made coleslaw and your choice of bread

• Q's Original Burger$14.00

  Our signature raw "meatless" burger patty sandwiched with a gluten-free vegan cooked burger bun with all the burger fixings. Amazingly simple yet amazingly delicious. Served with a side of home-made coleslaw and your choice of bread

Breads Add-Ons

Some dishes contain nuts, seeds, and grains. Please let us know if you have any food allergies

• Grain-Free Veggie Bread (2 pieces)$2.50

• Squash Coconut Bread (2 pieces)$3.00

• Sprouted Kamut Bread (1 bun)$2.50

• Flax Crackers (6 pieces)$3.00

• Corn Chips (6 pieces)$3.00

• Nutmeat (2 oz)$3.50

• Avocado Slices$3.50

• Burger Patty

  • each$7.00

Dips & Spreads Add-Ons

• Cashew Cheese$3.50

• Chipotle Cheese$4.00

• Scallion Cream Cheese$4.00

• Guacamole$3.50

• Salsa$4.00

• Hummus$3.00

• Chipotle Dip$4.00

• Extra Sauce (1 oz)$2.00

• Extra Dressing$1.50

Desserts

• The Original Chia Pudding$8.00

  high-energy chia seeds are soaked and served in vanilla cashew milk, topped with walnuts, vanilla cream and fresh seasonal berries

• Chocolate Chia Pudding$10.00

  a dark chocolate version of our awesome original chia pudding served with caramelized walnuts, fresh strawberries and a dollop of our coconut-based vanilla cream

• Banana Coconut Cream Pie$12.00

  a layer of fresh exotic coconut cream over a rich cashew banana cream in a tasty coconut crust, topped with fresh banana slices

  • Ala Mode$15.00

• Pecan Pie with Vanilla Cream$12.00

  Our most popular dessert and an all-time favorite, this raw masterpiece is served with a dollop of fluffy coconut vanilla cream... a perfect mix of rich chewy nuttiness and cooling sweet cream

  • Ala Mode$15.00

• Chocolate Lava Cake$14.00

  true decadence at it's best. this soft chocolate coconut macaroon-like cake 'cup' is filled with a rich dark chocolate oozing creme, topped with fresh berries and mint

  • Ala Mode$17.00

• Ice Cream Parfait$9.00

  please call quintessence at 646-654-1823 for the available flavors. two scoops of our daily homemade ice cream with two toppings

Drinks and Shakes

• Coconut Water from Thai Coconut

  • 12 fl.oz.$7.00
  • 16 fl.oz.$9.00

• Coconut Shake

  100% young coconut juice and coconut meat. No sweetener and no ice added

  • 12 fl.oz$10.00

• Spirulina Shake

  No ice added

  • 12 fl.oz$10.00

• Chocolate Shake

  No ice added

  • 12 fl.oz$10.00

• Green Juice

  100% juice of cucumber, celery and kale. No ice added

  • 12 fl.oz.$9.00
  • 16 fl.oz.$11.00

• Apple Juice

  100% juice. No ice added

  • 12 fl.oz.$7.00
  • 16 fl.oz.$8.50

• Chia Milk Drink

  an incredible drink of coconut water, cashew milk and our awesome chia pudding, plan or flavored with medicine flower flavor extracts. Choose from plain, earl grey, banana, coffee, coconut, dark chocolate

  • 12 fl.oz.$8.50

• Carrot Juice

  100% juice. No ice added

  • 12 fl.oz$6.00
  • 16 fl.oz$7.50

Tea and Coffee

All lattes are prepared with our homemade cashew milk

• Chai Latte

  • 12 fl.oz$5.00
  • 16 fl.oz$6.00

• Ginger Latte

  • 12 fl.oz$5.00
  • 16 fl.oz$6.00

• Ginger-Chai Latte

  • 12 fl.oz$6.00
  • 16 fl.oz$7.00

• Yerba Mate Latte

  • 12 fl.oz$6.00
  • 16 fl.oz$7.00

• Yerba Mate$4.00

• Hot Cocoa-Cacao

  Made with raw cacao

  • 12 fl.oz.$6.00

• Root Coffee Latte

  Chicory, dandelion, cinnamon, nutmeg

  • Small$4.00
  • Large$5.00

• Herbal Tea

  Chai, Peppermint, Green, Twig, Orange, Chamomile, Earl Grey

  • 12 oz$3.50

• Teeccino Cappuccino

  Original, Chocolate, Hazelnut, Java, Vanilla, Mocha, Amaretto

  • 12 oz$6.00
  • 16 fl.oz$7.00

• Americano

  • 12 fl.oz$4.00
  • 16 fl.oz$5.00

• Latte

  • 12 fl.oz$5.00
  • 16 fl.oz$6.00

• Bamboo Salt Latte

  • 12 fl.oz$6.00
  • 16 fl.oz$7.00

• C.C. Drink

  100% Chaga & Cranberry. No sweetener added. Please specify Hot or Cold

  • 12 fl.oz$5.00
  • 16 fl.oz$6.00

Brunch

Available all day Saturday & Sunday

• Bagel with Cream Cheese (Gluten)$10.00

  Two slices of sprouted kamut bread topped with plain or scallion cashew cream cheese, sliced tomato, and a sprinkle of black pepper, topped with caramelized onions

• Avocado Florentine (Gluten)$13.00

  Two slices of sprouted kamut bread topped with spinach, avocado, tomato, mock hollandaise sauce, and caramelized onions, dusted with black pepper. (Gluten Free bread options available)

• Savory Crepe$15.00

  Baby spinach and sliced tomato tossed with scallion cream cheese, wrapped with sprouts and avocado. Topped with caramelized onions and served with salsa