Cafe Tabac is an independent cafe and bar at 126 Bold Street in Liverpool. Established in 1974, it has become a long standing part of the street’s social life, combining daytime cafe service with a livelier evening drinks atmosphere. Breakfast begins in the morning, while food and drinks continue across the day.
Breakfast is a major part of the menu, ranging from a full English to vegetarian and vegan versions. Eggs Benedict, avocado dishes and the cafe’s garden eggs provide alternatives to the traditional fry up. The kitchen also serves lunch and main meal choices, so the venue remains useful after breakfast service has finished.
Homemade food and an informal service style make Cafe Tabac suited to quick solo visits as well as meals with friends. The varied breakfast choices are helpful for groups with different diets, although guests with allergies should speak with staff about current recipes and preparation. Menus can change, and a busy all day kitchen handles a broad mix of ingredients.
Cocktails are another important part of the identity, including house infusions prepared on site, alongside beer, wine and alcohol free choices. As the day progresses, the room shifts naturally from cafe to bar without losing its food focus. That combination of independent history, substantial all day cooking and late social energy gives Cafe Tabac its distinctive Bold Street character.
Address: 126 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4JA, England
Cafe Tabac Menu
Rita’s All Day English Breakfasts
Breakfast Menu available Mon-Fri 9am-12 noon & Sat and Sun 9am-1pm. Available All Day. Small / Large.
Rita’s Full English
Crispy bacon. Poached egg. Cheshire farm sausage. Crispy potato hash. Roasted cherry tomatoes. Heinz baked beans. Sauteed mushrooms. Black pudding. Served on Plattsville sourdough toast.
Rita’s Veggie Breakfast
Grilled halloumi. Poached egg. Crispy potato hash. Plant based sausage. Roasted cherry tomatoes. Heinz baked beans. Sauteed mushrooms. Served on Plattsville sourdough toast.
Rita’s Vegan Breakfast
Plant based sausage. Crispy potato hash. Spinach. Smashed avocado. Roasted cherry tomatoes. Heinz baked beans. Sauteed mushrooms. Served on Plattsville Sourdough toast.
Salmon on Sourdough
Scottish smoked salmon with cream cheese on Plattsville sourdough.
Toast & Preserves
Plattsville (sourdough) served with butter, a mini jam and marmalade.
Breakfast Butties
Served on a brioche bun.
Builders Butty
Crispy bacon. Cheshire farm sausage. Fried egg. Crispy potato hash.
Rise & Shine
Plant-based sausage. Fried egg. Crispy potato hash. Roasted cherry tomatoes.
Gala
Plant-based sausage. Smashed Avocado. Sauteed mushrooms. Crispy potato hash.
The French Connection
Served on a brioche bun with maple syrup drizzle. Crispy bacon. Cheshire farm sausages. Crispy potato hash.
Pancakes
Stacked American style fluffy buttermilk pancakes.
Sweet or Savoury
Served sweet with Canadian maple syrup and icing sugar. Savoury – add breakfast toppings incuding bacon and fried egg for £1.50 each.
Banoffee
Topped with banana, chocolate chips, toffee sauce and icing sugar.
Berries & Cream
Fluffy pancakes topped with berry compote and fresh cream.
Eggs
Served on Plattsville toast.
Benedict
Crispy maple bacon. Poached eggs. Home-made hollandaise sauce.
Avocado
Smashed avocado. Poached eggs. Chilli flakes.
Eggs Florentine
Toasted Sourdough, 2 poached eggs served on a bed of spinach topped with hollandaise sauce.
Royale
Scottish smoked salmon. Poached eggs. Home-made hollandaise sauce.
Scrambled
Light and fluffy peppered scrambled eggs.
Fresh Sandwiches
Served on toasted Plattsville bread, with a side salad garnish & dressing. Add Rita’s skin-on home-cooked chips or a bowl of soup for £3. Gluten free bread subject to availability.
Chicken & Bacon Club
Triple stacked roast chicken and crispy bacon served with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
Classic B.L.T.
Crispy smoked bacon, fresh tomatoes, baby gem lettuce and mayonnaise.
Fish Finger Butty
Beer battered cod goujons, baby gem lettuce and home-made tartare sauce. Served with mushy peas.
Veggie Club
Triple stacked grilled halloumi and smashed avocado with mayo, fresh tomato, lettuce and chilli flakes.
Vegan Club
Tofu and smashed avocado with fresh tomato, vegan mayo, lettuce and chilli flakes.
Tuna Mayo Melt
Rita’s home-made tuna mayonnaise topped with grilled cheddar cheese.
Wraps
Served with side salad. Add Rita’s skin-on home-cooked chips or soup of the day for £3.
Chicken And Bacon
Chicken. Bacon. Mixed leaves. Spicy mayo.
Hot Halloumi
Grilled halloumi. Roasted red peppers. Mixed leaves. Chilli. Garlic mayo.
Salt & Pepper Tofu
Salt & Pepper Tofu, roasted onions and peppers with sweet chilli sauce.
Mains
Lunch and Main dishes served Mon-Fri from 12noon – Sat & Sun from 1pm.
Rita’s Beer Battered Fish & Chips
Crispy beer battered cod served with Rita’s skin-on home-cooked chips, mushy peas & home-made tartare sauce.
Classic Scouse
Slow cooked British beef with potatoes, carrots, onions and celeriac in a rich red wine gravy served with home-made pickled red cabbage and Plattsville bread and butter.
Blind Scouse
Vegan version of Rita’s Classic Scouse. All of the love – none of the meat!
Smoked Salmon Salad
Mixed leaves topped with smoked salmon, cucumber, avocado and a lemon and herb dressing.
Chicken & Bacon Caesar Salad
Grilled chicken breast & crispy bacon served on fresh baby gem lettuce in a creamy Caesar dressing topped with shaved parmesan & home-made croutons.
Halloumi Salad
Grilled halloumi tossed with mixed leaves with a sweet chilli dressing and fresh home-made salsa.
Light Bites
Soup of the Day
Rita’s home-made vegetable soup served with Plattsville bread & butter.
Chicken Strips
Crispy chicken breast lightly seasoned. Served with a spicy mayonnaise.
Fish Goujons
Beer battered cod goujons served with home-made tartare sauce.
Halloumi Fries
Beer battered halloumi fries served with home-made sriracha mayo.
Salt & Pepper Chips
Rita’s chunky chips with peppers, onions and salt & pepper seasoning.
Cheesy Chips
A large portion of Rita’s salt & pepper skin-on home-made chips, smothered with molten cheddar cheese.
BBQ Chicken Loaded Chips
Skin-on home-made chips, with fried chicken, cheese and BBQ sauce.
Desserts
Raspberry Frangipane Tart
Served with berry coulis and vegan ice cream.
Rita’s Home-Made Sticky Toffee Pudding
Topped with autumnal spiced caramel sauce. Served with vanilla ice cream.
Double Chocolate Brownie
Served with vanilla ice cream.
Homemade Cinnamon Apple Pie
Served with vanilla ice cream.
Hot Drinks
Our coffee blend is ‘Tabac espresso’ – it is a modern take on a classic, with a deep, rich chocolatey body, pronounced toffee sweetness, a complex fruity edge, and a hint of bittersweet cocoa at the finish. Produced in Liverpool by Neighbourhood Coffee, the city’s first speciality roasters. Milk alternatives are available. Please ask your server.
Double Espresso
Long Black
Americano
Macchiato
Pots of Tea
Our tea is supplied by the boutique Edinburgh tea company, Shibui, famous for their strong flavourful brews and sustainable and fully compostable tea bags.
English Breakfast Tea
Decaf Breakfast Tea
Edinburgh Earl Grey Tea
Edinburgh Mint Tea
Tabac Shaken…
The Occidental
Espolon Blanco Tequila. Fresh Lime. Coriander. Jalapeno. Homemade Ginger and Jalapeno Syrup. Mint. Pineapple Juice.
The Voodoo Queen
Blanco Rum. Fresh Blackberries. Almond Orgeat. Honey Water. Ginger Syrup. Fresh Lemon.
French 75
Tanqueray Gin. Fresh Lemon. Luxardo Maraschino. Simple Syrup. Prosecco. Maraschino Cherry.
Mezcalita
Verde Mezcal. Espolon Blanco Tequila. Almond Orgeat. Fresh Lime. House Aromatic Bitters. Smouldering Rosemary.
Tabac Stirred…
Old Fashioned
Bourbon or Rittenhouse 100 Rye. Woodford Reserve Bourbon / Rittenhouse Rye. Maple Syrup. Golden Sugar. Orange Zest.
Martini
Vodka or Gin. Dirty with a twist – or a Gobson with pickles! Aviation Gin or Ketel 1 Vodka. Dolin Dry Vermouth.
Manhattan
Served Dry, Perfect or Sweet. Woodford Reserve / Rittenhouse Rye. Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth. House Aromatic Bitters.
Tabac Sours…
Cali Rock Sour
Goslings Black Seal. Fresh Orange. Fresh Lime. Old J Spiced Rum. Cinnamon Syrup. Almond Orgeat. Egg White. Pimento Dram. House Aromatic Bitters.
Little Miss Beauregard
Tanqueray Gin. Briottet Violette. Fresh Lemon. Simple Syrup. Egg White. Lemon Sherbet.
Whisky Sour
Classic or New York Style (with a port wine float). Wild Turkey Bourbon. House Aromatic Bitters. Fresh Lemon. Simple Syrup. Egg White.
The Sicillian
Luxardo Amaretto. Briottet Abricot. Fresh Lemon. Egg White. House Aromatic Bitters.
Tabac Happy Hour
2 For £15. From 3pm till 8pm every night.
Cosmopolitan
Vodka. Cointreau. Fresh Lime Juice. Cranberry Juice.
Breakfast Martini
Tanqueray Gin. Cointreau. Marmalade. Fresh Lemon.
Scouse & Stormy
Goslings Black Seal Rum. House Aromatic Bitters. Apple juice. Fresh Lime. Ginger Syrup. Black Walnut Bitters.
Tabac Attack
Coconut Tequila. Melonade Liqueur. Fresh Lime. Passionfruit Puree. Pineapple Juice. Jalapeno with a homemade Tajin rim.
Non Alcoholic
Spiced Apple Nojito
Fresh Lime. Apple Juice. Fresh Mint. Gingerbread Syrup. Ginger and Jalapeno Syrup. Ginger Beer. (inc in 2 for £15)
0% Bold Street
Green Tea. Pineapple Juice. White Peach Puree. Ginger Syrup. Fresh Lime, Passionfruit. (inc in 2 for £15)
0% Breakfast Martini
Lyres London Dry Spirit. Lemon Juice. Marmalade. Apricot Preserve.
White Wine
Pinot Grigio Primi Soli
Veneto, Italy
Cloud Rock Sauvignon Blanc
Maipo Valley, Chile
Le Jardin Chardoney
Vin de France