Dinner Opportunities
Ember Roasted Swordfish
$9.00
Calabrian chile, dill.
Espresso Marinated Herring
$13.00
Pickled potato, cranberry basil aquavit.
Tuna Poke
$10.00
Red onion, scallions.
Smoked Salmon
$9.00
Celery slaw, coconut, cranberry.
Monkfish Liver Torchon
12.00
Pickled beets, caviar.
$Dinner Start
Seafood Gumbo
$9.00
"Pot luck" garlic breadandouille sausage.
Smoked Fish Chowder
$9.00
Bacon, oyster crackers.
Simple Salad
$8.00
Shaved celery and herbs, banyuls vinaigrette.
Little Gem Lettuce
$8.00
Lemon anchovy dressing, buttery bread crumbs, parmesan.
Kale Salad
$13.00
Calabrese peppers, chorizo, shallot vinaigrette, crispy shallots.
Peel and Eat Shrimp
$14.00
"Come back" sauce, lemon.
Whole Ga Shrimp A La Plancha
$15.00
"Sopping" toast, arbol chile butter, lime (messy, but worth it!).
Fried Gulf Oysters
$16.00
Horseradish mayo, vidalia onion, celery.
Charred Spanish Octopus
$14.00
Gochujang, miso yogurt, green papaya, lime vinaigrette.
Cured Salmon Toast
12.00
Goat cheese, pickled shallots, preserved lemon.
$Dinner Fish, Wood Hearth Roasted
Georges Bank Scallops
$28.00
Thai passion fruit vinaigrette, fennel, apple, peanuts.
Fish & Chips
$21.00
Beer battered cod, crispy potatoes, malt vinegar aioli.
Duck Fat Poached Swordfish
$30.00
Braised short rib, beets, watercress, celery root puree.
Whole New England Haddock
$30.00
Fermented black bean sauce, charred peppers, long beans.
Grouper
$28.00
Lemon, sea salt, extra virgin olive oil.
Flounder
$27.00
Almond meuniere, cauliflower puree.
Mahi Mahi
27.00
Clam broth, dill.
$Dinner Sides and Such
Corn Milk Hushpuppies
$6.50
"Beignet style", cane syrup butter.
Beet Salad
$6.50
Carrot-cardamom yogurt, wheat berries.
Basmati "Fried Rice"
$6.50
Smoked fish, curry, peanuts, cilantro, egg.
Sweet Potato
$6.50
Date, chorizo, coriander vinaigrette.
Crispy Fingerling Potatoes
$6.50
Bacon, creme fraiche, white cheddar.
Brussels
6.50
Harrisa vinaigrette, almond, mint.
$Dessert
Rockey Road Bread Pudding
$9.00
Dark chocolate bread pudding, espresso marshmallow fluff, honey roasted pecans, black pepper salted caramel, vanilla bean ice cream.
Banoffee Cheesecake
$9.00
Spiced cheesecake, rum soaked bananas, dulce de leche, graham cracker crust.
Cranberry Hand Pies
$9.00
Cranberry jam, steens cane syrup, gingerbread ice cream.
Apple Cider Donuts
9.00
Cinnamon sugar swirl, salted caramel ice cream.
$Frozen
Cranberry Sorbet
$4.00
Gingerbread Ice Cream
4.00
$Lunch On Ice
1/2 Lb. Peel and Eat GA White Shrimp
12.00
Come back sauce.
$Lunch Salads and Sandwiches
Shrimp Burger
$16.00
Spicy mayo, arugula, crispy shallots, fries.
Lobster Cobb Salad
$23.00
Dijon mustard dressing.
Filet Of Fish
$13.00
Cod, lettuce, jalapeno bread, "come back" sauce.
Lobster Roll
$21.00
Fries.
Blackened Fish Sandwich
$15.00
Slaw, fries.
Chopped Salad
$16.00
Springer mountain chicken, goat cheese, avocado, onion, "wood bowl" dressing.
Opti Burger
$13.00
American cheese, grilled onions, "come back" sauce, fries.
Little Gem Salad
$16.00
Fried oysters.
Tuna Nicoise
16.00
Green beans, egg, tomato, black olives, fingerlings.
$Lunch Fish and Farm, Wood Hearth Roasted
Swordfish
$22.00
Corn, hakurei turnips, mushrooms.
Fish & Chips
$17.00
Ale battered cod, crispy potatoes, malt vinegar aioli.
Flounder
$22.00
Lemon, sea salt, extra virgin olive oil.
Hanger Steak
$22.00
Crispy potatoes, okra, bordelaise.
Yellowfin Tuna
20.00
Cauliflower, cippolini, pancetta, oyster mushrooms.
$Lunch Farm, Wood Hearth Roasted
Springer Mountain Farms Half Chicken
$24.00
Chimichurri, lemon.
Hanger Steak
35.00
Assorted mushrooms, black garlic puree.
$Lunch Start
Seafood Gumbo
$6.50-9.00
Potluck bread and rice.
Smoked White Fish Chowder
$6.50-9.00
Bacon and oyster crackers.
She-Crab Soup
$6.50-9.00
Crab toast.
Simple Salad
$7.00
Shaved celery and herbs, banyuls vinaigrette.
Little Gems
$8.00
Lemon anchovy dressing, croutons and Parmesan.
Chowder Fries
$12.00
Bacon, clams and white cheddar.
Fried Gulf Oysters
$16.00
Horseradish mayo, vidalia onion and celery.
Head on Ga White Shrimp a La Plancha
$15.00
"Sopping" toast, arbol chile and lime.
Grilled Calamari
$13.00
Crispy potato salad, chorizo, herbs and creme fraiche.
Cured Salmon Toast
11.00
Goat cheese, herbs and extra virgin olive oil.
$Lunch Side and Such
Shoestring Fries
$6.00
Malt vinegar aioli.
Corn Milk Hushpuppies
$6.00
Beignet style and cane syrup butter.
Basmati Fried Rice
$6.00
Smoked fish, curry, crushed peanuts and egg.
Cauliflower
$6.00
Pancetta and cippollini onions.
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