Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase Menu

(828) 898-5656
397 Shawneehaw Avenue, Banner Elk, NC 28604
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Appetizers


Veal Pate
$16.00
H ousemade paysan-style with traditional garnishes of pickeled okra, dijon mustard, diced red onion and crouton du pain.
Herbed Crab Cake
$15.00
C arolina jumbo lump Blue Crab meat lightly seasoned, served with basil pesto and Dijon mustard cream.
Shrimp Remoulade
$14.00
Large chilled shrimp on a bed of greens with a robust sauce.
Mussels
$17.00
P.E.I. mussels steamed with housemade tasso, roasted tomatoes, fennel and white wine.
Plat Du Fromage
$15.00
A selection of four cheeses from various world regions with nuts, dried and fresh fruits.
Baked Oysters
16.00
Six oysters on the half shell filled with Pancetta, spinach and topped with Gruyere cheese.

$Salads


Exotic Greens
$12.00
Charlottes' Greenhouse variety of greens, housemade Boursin cheese wrapped with crispy Kataifi dough, roasted mixed nuts and a walnut vinaigrette.
Caesar Salad
$12.00
Served with Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano and herb seasoned crostini.
Louisiana Purchase Salad
12.00
Local rose bud lettuce with cherry tomatoes, pickled okra, cucumber, onions, carrots, cheddar cheese and a creamy cucumber dill dressing.

$Soups


Shrimp Bisque
$10.00
Tender shrimp simmered with cream, sherry and spices.
Mumbo Gumbo
$10.00
Traditional gumbo with chicken, okra and Andouille sausage, served with seasoned rice and topped with gumbo file.
Soup du Jour
10.00

$Chef's Selections


BBQ Shrimp
$27.00
Tender shrimp saute in a spicy sherry and herb butter sauce, served on an Andouille and cheddar grit cake topped with sweet potato crisps.
Eggplant
$25.00
Tempura battered eggplant filled with saute vegetables, crawfish tail meat and cheese, then baked until golden.
Jambalaya
$25.00
Shrimp, chicken, crawfish and Andouille sausage combined with rice, vegetables and creole sauce then baked.
Blacked Fish Bourbon Street
$26.00
Topped with saute crawfish tail meat, shallots, green onions in an etouffee sauce and finished with bearnaise or capers.
Cajun Crawfish Etouffee
$25.00
Crawfish saute with onions, bell peppers and celery then smothered in a rich etouffee sauce.
Fried Oysters
$26.00
Dozen fresh select oysters rolled in cracker crumbs and fried golden, served with a pecan and apple tartar
Trout
$25.00
Fresh boneless mountain trout filet, pan fried, served with home fries, peppered bacon and crawfish etouffee.
Pork
$38.00
Grilled Heritage Farms porterhouse with smoked cheddar mac and cheese, charred broccolini and finished with a peppadew BBQ sauce.
Chicken
$30.00
Pan seared pesto stuffed naked breast with slow roasted tomato risotto, grilled aspargus and pan jus.
Salmon
$34.00
Pan seared Scottish filet over rock shrimp and English pea ragout, frizzled leeks and a citrus beurre blanc.
Lamb
$38.00
Slow cooked with a traditional massaman curry, new potatoes and spring peas, finished with jasmine rice and a natural sauce.
Hanger Steak
$40.00
Harissa rubbed Certified Angus Beef with toasted hazelnut and curried okra quinoa, crispy spinach and avacado tzatziki.

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