Specials

• Hearty Potato Leek (cooked)Reg: $7.00Large: $11.00
  Leek, celery, black pepper, mustard,, coconut oil, sea salt, maple syrup, with chunks of blue potato. Served hot.

• 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)$12.00ala mode: $15.00
  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.

• Pumpkin Pie$12.00Ala Mode: $15.00
  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

• 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$12.00
  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$12.00
  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$12.00
  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$10.00
  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$10.00
  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$10.00
  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$18.00
  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$15.00
  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$15.00
  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$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$12.00Ala Mode: $15.00
  a layer of fresh exotic coconut cream over a rich cashew banana cream in a tasty coconut crust, topped with fresh banana slices

• Pecan Pie with Vanilla Cream$12.00Ala Mode: $15.00
  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

• Chocolate Lava Cake$14.00Ala Mode: $17.00
  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

• 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 Coconut12 fl.oz.: $7.0016 fl.oz.: $9.00

• Coconut Shake12 fl.oz: $10.00
  100% young coconut juice and coconut meat. No sweetener and no ice added

• Spirulina Shake12 fl.oz: $10.00
  No ice added

• Chocolate Shake12 fl.oz: $10.00
  No ice added

• Green Juice12 fl.oz.: $9.0016 fl.oz.: $11.00
  100% juice of cucumber, celery and kale. No ice added

• Apple Juice12 fl.oz.: $7.0016 fl.oz.: $8.50
  100% juice. No ice added

• Chia Milk Drink12 fl.oz.: $8.50
  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

• Carrot Juice12 fl.oz: $6.0016 fl.oz: $7.50
  100% juice. No ice added

Tea and Coffee

• All lattes are prepared with our homemade cashew milk
• Chai Latte12 fl.oz: $5.0016 fl.oz: $6.00

• Ginger Latte12 fl.oz: $5.0016 fl.oz: $6.00

• Ginger-Chai Latte12 fl.oz: $6.0016 fl.oz: $7.00

• Yerba Mate Latte12 fl.oz: $6.0016 fl.oz: $7.00

• Yerba Mate$4.00

• Hot Cocoa-Cacao12 fl.oz.: $6.00
  Made with raw cacao

• Root Coffee LatteSmall: $4.00Large: $5.00
  Chicory, dandelion, cinnamon, nutmeg

• Herbal Tea12 oz: $3.50
  Chai, Peppermint, Green, Twig, Orange, Chamomile, Earl Grey

• Teeccino Cappuccino12 oz: $6.0016 fl.oz: $7.00
  Original, Chocolate, Hazelnut, Java, Vanilla, Mocha, Amaretto

• Americano12 fl.oz: $4.0016 fl.oz: $5.00

• Latte12 fl.oz: $5.0016 fl.oz: $6.00

• Bamboo Salt Latte12 fl.oz: $6.0016 fl.oz: $7.00

• C.C. Drink12 fl.oz: $5.0016 fl.oz: $6.00
  100% Chaga & Cranberry. No sweetener added. Please specify Hot or Cold

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