Depot 62 Café Menu
Our Menu
Cuisine of the South Eastern Mediterranean
Dining in Türkiye is a family affair, a community event, a celebration of life. Join us at our table to share our favorite foods, flavors, spices, and treats. Like every culture, food is the flavor of home. Alp built his oven and created the Depot Café to share the flavors of Turkey with his neighbors here in Vermont. We love having you with us, and we hope you’ll enjoy the flavors of our homeland.
Alp’s Oven
Depot Café entrees are prepared in our hand-built, wood-fired oven. Maintained at 700 degrees, the oven slow-cooks Turkish specialties served in Mesopotamian earthenware pots.
Spices and Flavors
Turkish cuisine features the richness of the earth accented by black pepper, sumac, and pomegranate molasses. The result is a delicious combination of sour and sweet, the perfect complement to lamb and fish, to arugula and humus, to rice and vegetables.
Pide Bread
Depot Café entrees and appetizers come with a warm plate of Pide, the traditional Turkish bread. Served hot from our oven and sliced for easy humus-dipping, Pide is a puffy bread topped with sesame and black cumin.
Rice
Most entrees come with a plate of steamed, oven-warmed rice to absorb the flavors of Turkish spices and sauces.
Guvec
Many of our dishes will come to your table in hot earthenware pots (Guvec). Turkish dining is a shared activity, and Guvec are at the center of that communal fare. Order a variety of dishes for the table, and try a little bit of everything…
MEZZES and STARTERS
Red Lentil Soup
(Vegan/Gluten Free)
$8.95
Traditional Turkish red lentil soup is slow cooked, rich and thick with a sprinkle of ground Sumac for flavor and spice. Homemade daily, this Depot Café favorite is accompanied by warm Pide Bread (perfect for dipping).
Anatolian Humus
(Vegan/Gluten Free/Baked Warm)
$14.95
Served cold, or warmed in our wood-fired oven, our Anatolian Humus is a puree of creamy organic chickpeas, sesame seed paste, cumin, and fresh garlic. Our Humus is gluten free and vegan. Served with a plate of Turkish Pide Bread. Add Sujuk (Turkish Beef Pepporoni) + $2.00
Arugula Greens Salad
(Vegan/Gluten Free)
$18.50
Peppery Arugula elevated with our own Sweet & Tart house dressing crafted in a base of pomegranate molasses. Comes with walnut and aged Turkish goat cheese.
Leeks
(Vegan/Gluten Free)
$16.95
Baked in our wood fired oven with carrots, olive oil, and rice, our traditional Mediterranean Leeks are a delicious Depot Café favorite. Served with warm Pide Bread.
Silky Smooth Eggplant
(Vegan/Gluten Free)
$15.95
Baked in our wood fired oven with carrots, olive oil, and rice, our traditional Mediterranean Leeks are a delicious Depot Café favorite. Served with warm Pide Bread.
Ezme
(Vegan/Gluten Free)
$15.95
A delicious combination of paprika, pomegranate molasses, oregano and walnut, Ezme is a side dish both sour and sweet. The perfect flavor-complement to all our dishes, and served with Pide Bread.
Extra Pide Bread
$3.50
Extra Rice
Small: $5.25
Large: $7.50
Dessert
Sutlac
$13.50
Creamy and sweet, our Sutlac is a Turkish dessert specialty that takes hours to create. A creamy, maple-sweetened, rice-based treat with a woodfire-crusted top cured in our oven.
Baklava
(Walnuts or Pistachio)
$14.00
The very best Baklava comes from Gaziantep in Türkiye. These are the very same that we bring to your table. Sweet and crunchy with pistachio or walnut. A light, traditional, dessert.
Tiramisu
$15.80
Layers of sponge cake soaked in espresso and mascarpone cream, dusted with cocoa powder. Imported from Italy.
Sorbet
(Lemon or Orange)
$11.00
Refreshing sorbetto served in the natural fruit shell.
Entress
Guvec Stew
(Vegan/Gluten Free)
$29.50
The Mesopotamian earthenware pots in which so much Turkish food is cooked and served are called Guvec. Our Guvec Stew a delicious combination of portobello and shitake mushrooms, tomatoe, garlic, and cubed eggplant is slow-cooked and carmelized in our wood-fired oven. Served with White Rice mixed with chick peas.
Konya Kebab
(Gluten Free)
$36.50
Konya is a town in Türkiye’s agricultural center known for the raising of Lamb and Fresh Vegetables. Depot’s delicious Lamb Kebab is locally sourced and spiced with paprika and oregano. Cooked and presented in a Guvec pot for sharing and sampling and served with White Rice mixed with chick peas.
Kofte Kebab
$36.50
Kofte are traditional, woodfire-seared minced meat patties seasoned with warm spices and fire roasted with tomato and peppers. Served with White Rice mixed with chick peas.
Adana Tavuk
(Gluten Free)
$34.95
Adana is Alp’s home town on Türkiye’s southeast coast. This local favorite is chicken breast marinated in paprika and yogurt, and served in our earthenware pots. Served with White Rice mixed with chick peas.
Levrek Branzino
(Gluten Free)
$34.50
Levrek is a light, flaky Mediterranean Striped Bass perfect for being crisped in a woodfired oven. Baked in our earthenware clay pots, prepared with extra-virgin olive oil and Sea Salt, and laid over a bed of fresh arugula salad.
Depot 62 Salmon
(Gluten Free)
$36.50
Earth and Sea (local supplier of fresh seafood) provides fresh Alaskan salmon for searing in Alp’s wood-fired oven. Seasoned with extra-virgin olive oil and black pepper, served with caramelized shiitake and portobello mushrooms, baby greens.
Wine & Beer
BEER
$7.00
Allagash White Ale
Amstel Light
Heineken
Long Trail Ale
Long Trail IPA
Stella Artois
Pilsener
Corona
Helles
Switchback
Buckler / Non - Alcoholic
Upper Pass First Drop APA
Upper Pass / Cloud Drop IPA
Fiddlehead IPA
Shed IPA
Little Wolf / Gluten Removed
Weihenstephan
Angry Orchard Cider
$8.00
PRIVATE TURKISH WINE COLLECTION
Modern-day Turkey spans the Anatolian Peninsula, the birthplace of wine-making. Turkey is a country of diverse climate zones: high mountains, high desert, rich farmland, coastal plains, inland forests. Many regions of Turkey resemble Northern California, Southern France, or Italian Tuscany in topography, rainfall, relative humidity, and temperature. It comes as no surprise that Turkish grapes produce some of the world’s finest wines.
MAJESTIK
Isabey Vineyard, Izmir, 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$16 / $62 / $38
Sauvignon Blanc & Sultaniye;
Crispy, dry and very light. Pale yellow colour. Good balance, good acidity, lean and fruity expressing apple and plum. Harvested from Sauvignon Blanc in the Isabey vineyard in Denizli district.
NATIVUS
IIndigeneous grape variety from Anatolia, Tokat, 2018
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$18 / $72 / $42
Narince;
Intense, mineral, dry with notes of white ripe peach and apricot. Lush and ample with slightly lower acidity. Sevilen Nativus highlights the unique characteristics of Turkey’s most significant native grape varieties. Twenty-five year old vines planted in clay soils 600 metres above sea level where cooling breezes blow in from the Black Sea.
KAYRA VINTAGE
Single Vineyard, Elazig 2016
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$21 / $96 / $58
Okuzgozu;
Dry, lively bright, ripe red fruit aromas with gorgeous acidity are the hallmarks of this fantastic wine. Just a hint of menthol and exotic spices of the ancient mid-orient integrates seamlessly with the smoothness of the finish. Kayra is from the Anatolia region—the birthplace of wine—where indigenous varieties grow from chalky clay and decomposed granite. The variety is named “eye of the bull.” An excellent pairing with savory dishes such as oven cooked lamb.
SEVILEN SYRAH
Aegean Region, Denizli 2015
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$18 / $72 / $42
Syrah;
Dry, medium full body, earthy, dark fruit and rustic. High minerality and freshness. This syrah grape is grown in South Plateau where is 1000 meters elevation, in City of Denizli in Aegean region. 2015 vintage has a velvet texture, excellent balance, light acidity. Surprisingly fresh, yet complex: blackberry, blueberry, mint, liquorice, cooked fruits and tobacco. The finish is medium with some hint of violet.
SEVILEN BOGAZKERE & OKUZGOZU
South Aegean Region, Denizli 2016
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$18 / $72 / $42
Bogazkere & Okuzgozu;
Full body with a silky velvet finish. Fruit aromas and a delicate balance of acidity, alcohol and residual sweetness. A blend of two grape varieties both indigenous to Turkey: Bogazkere is noted for its strong tannins and structure, while Okuzgozu makes bright, fruit-driven red wines. Together, they make a full-bodied, intense red wine.
MAJESTIK
Aegean Region, Denizli 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$16 / $62 / $38
Syrah & Kalecik Karasi;
Dry wine from %55 Syrah and %45 Kalecik Karasi grapes. Deep red in colour, clean, intense, fresh and ripe with remarkable aromatic fullness. Minerals, fruit, spices, finesse and balance, all brought together by the judicious blend of kalecik karasi and syrah grapes. The grapes come from fifteen to twenty-year-old unirrigated vines, planted on limestone and clay soils harvested by hand.
HOUSE WINES
Red / White / Rose
$9.50
CHAMPAGNE
Glass / Bottle / To Go
NA / $125 / $85
PROSECCO
White / Blush
Glass / Bottle / To Go
NA / $72 / $38
PROSECCO
Small Bottle White / Blush
$18 / $12
BRUT
Glass / Bottle / To Go
NA / $78 / $42
Sparkling White HILD ELBLING SEKT
Mosel, Germany 2020
Dry, sparkling, apples, honey, minerals and lemon.
Glass / Bottle / To Go
NA / $68 / $32
Sparkling Red SET E MEZ
Emilia, Italy
Dry, black cherry, wild strawberry, savory herbs, mineral, easy drinking.
Glass / Bottle / To Go
NA / $38 / $22
ROSE WINES
LE CHARMEL
Cotes De Provence, France 2020
Dry, light, strawberry, watermelon and peachy, finish with citrus.
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$13 / $48 / $22
STEL + MAR
California, USA 2020
Dry, peach, apricot and hints of strawberry on the palate with refreshing acidity.
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$13 / $48 / $22
RED WINES
LOS MORROS
Central Valley, Chile 2018
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$13 / $54 / $22
Cabarnet Sauvignon;
Dry, still with powerful aromas of strawberry jam and vanilla, beautiful shade of ruby red.
PODERI CELLARIO
Carru, Italia 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$16 / $64 / $24
Langhe Nebbiolo; Bold, dry, strong tannins, distinctive scent like “tar and roses”; light ruby red.
CHATEAU GUILHEM
France 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$16 / $62 / $22
100% Merlot, organic, biodynamic.
PAS DE PROBLEME
Vin De France 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$14 / $52 / $23
Pinot Noir;
Dry, red fruits, oakey finish.
LES DEUX MOULINS
Loire Valley, France 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$14 / $54 / $22
Pinot Noir;
Light, cherry, strawberry, touch of dark chocolate.
WHITE WINES
HILD ELBLING TROCKEN
Mosel, Germany 2020
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$14 / $58 / $26
Elbling;
Medium-Bodied, dry, zippy, stone fruit and herbs.
PRENDO
Tramin, Italia 2020
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$13 / $48 / $22
Pinot Grigio;
Smooth with a fresh, fruit-driven finish.
FALSE BAY
Western Cape, South Africa 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$13 / $42 / $22
Chardonnay;
Rich and creamy, luscious juicy tropical fruit character.
DOMAINE BOUSQUET
Mendoza, Argentina 2021
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$13 / $48 / $24
Chardonnay;
Organic and unoaked. Tropical fruits, peach and green apple.
FALSE BAY
Western Cape, South Africa 2019
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$13 / $48 / $24
Sauvignon Blanc;
Dry, fresh, citrus, apples, crisp and easy.
LES DEUX MOULINS
Loire Valley, France 2020
Glass / Bottle / To Go
$14 / $54 / / $21
Sauvignon Blanc;
Bright and lively bursting with tropical fruit.
Soft Drinks
Sodas
$4.50
Coke, Coke Zero, Sparkling Turkish Mandarin Juice, Sparkling Turkish Mixed Fruits, Cane Cola, Diet Cane Cola, Black Cherry, Ginger Ale, Stewart’s Root Beer, Black Cherry
Sparkling Turkish Mineral Water
$11.50 / $4.25
(Large / Small)
Bottled Water
$2.75
Espresso / Americano
$5.50
Cappuccino & Latte / Iced Coffee / Hot Chocolate
$6.50
Tea
$4.25