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Dinner Menu
fresh wild North Carolina grouper filet
dusted w/seasoned flour & pan seared
finished w/a Café Creole shrimp sautée
(fresh tomato, ham, café sausage, onion,
celery, garlic, red pepper, clam broth)
over organic Louisiana rice “grits”
sautéed collard greens w/evoo, garlic, red pepper & onion
Elios White GR 9/35
2 T-bone loin lamb chops, brushed w/evoo & fresh herbs
fired on the grill
over a organic mushroom & fresh mint reduction
polenta w/parmesan; red pepper & onion; braised kale
Shoofly Shiraz AUS 8.50/33
braised short ribs of beef
w/root veggies in a rich stew
(leek, pearl onion, parsnip, turnip, sweet potato, rutabaga, carrot, potato)
served in a ramekin & topped w/a pastry crust
market greens & heritage tomato salad
Cupcake Malbec ARG 8/31
Café pulled fresh lobster
applewood smoked bacon
avocado, hard boiled egg, fresh chives, blue cheese
heritage tomato, haricot vert, fresh asparagus
over chopped hearts of romaine
dressed w/a classic sweetened vinaigrette
Fat Monk Riesling CA 8.50/33
½ fresh Maine lobster, pan-seared scallop, fresh mussels
Café - made shoyu dashi broth
braised pork belly, organic sliced mushrooms
bean sprouts, spinach, snow peas & scallions
over fresh pulled Asian egg noodles
shiso-daikon radish salad, wakame seaweed salads
pickled ginger, Sriracha & togarashi
Darcie Kent Gruner Veltliner CA 10/39
slow-roasted glazed duck leg & thigh
Café - made chicken & shoyu dashi broth
portobello mushroom, bean sprouts, spinach & scallions
over fresh pulled Asian egg noodles
shiso-daikon radish salad, wakame seaweed salads
pickled ginger, Sriracha & togarashi
Grande Cassagne Rosé FR 9/35
Café - made chicken & shoyu dashi broth
braised pork belly, pulled chicken & egg
portobello mushroom, bean sprouts, spinach & scallions
over fresh pulled Asian egg noodles
sesame & ginger wakame seaweed salads
pickled ginger, Sriracha & togarashi
Erath Pinot Gris OR 10/39
slow-braised lamb shank
w/sage, carrots, celery, onion & tomato
large grain whole wheat cous-cous; butternut squash
Harissa hot sauce; market greens
w/toasted almonds & raisins
grilled Café bread
Shoofly Shiraz AUS 8.50/33
Today’s Catch - corn-flake crusted & fried
carrot & jalapeno slaw, Café kimchi, fresh cilantro, onion
on grilled corn tortillas; guacamole; sour cream, salsa
on market greens; Cafe ‘dirty’ rice & beans
(black beans, sausage, bacon, garlic, onion, red pepper, scallion)
DC Citizen Ale DC 7
organic quinoa, cous-cous & farro herbed salads
sautéed fresh kale, broccoli rabe
turnip, parsnip, rutabaga, butternut squash, carrot & asparagus
cannellini bean crostini
Erath Pinot Gris OR 10/39
Café-pulled fresh lobster meat poached in sweet cream
w/aged white cheddar, fresh shucked corn
sweet red pepper, shallots & scallions
tossed w/short pasta tubes & fresh basil
Darcie Kent Gruner Veltliner CA 10/39
Add Turf (Center-cut Filet Mignon)
½ New England lobster stuffed w/jumbo lump crabmeat
brushed w/sweet butter & fired under the broiler
Maryland butternut squash; Café mac & cheese
corn & lima bean succotash
Darcie Kent Gruner Veltliner CA 10/39
Café jumbo lump crab cake & Maryland rockfish filet
pan-seared in sweet butter
Maryland butternut squash; Café mac & cheese
corn & lima bean succotash; drizzled w/an Old Bay cream
Darcie Kent Gruner Veltliner CA 10/39
roasted butternut squash & goat cheese ravioli
finished w/a browned butter, fresh basil, sun dried tomato
parmesan, lemon & toasted pumpkin seeds
Caposaldo Pinot Grigio IT 7.50/29
shrimp (3), Café-made sausage & chicken breast
sautéed w/onions, sweet peppers & scallions
Cajun spices & sweet cream; tossed w/fresh flat pasta
Grande Cassagne Rosé FR 9/35
Maine lobster, asparagus & mascarpone
folded into fresh pasta
fresh seasonal tomato, shallots; fresh asparagus
finished in a light mascarpone cream; fresh chives
Darcie Kent Gruner Veltliner CA 10/39
Café jumbo lump crab cake
pan-seared in sweet butter; over fresh pasta
tossed w/roasted corn, tomato, sweet peppers & scallions
finished w/an Old Bay cream
Greg Norman Chardonnay AUS 10/39
fresh pasta finished w/Café-made pork & veal ragu
(braised soffritto of carrots & onions; imported plum tomato)
fresh basil & parmesan
Huntington Merlot CA 8.50/33
sliced chicken breast
sautéed w/fresh garlic, ginger & baby bok choy
snow peas, sweet peppers, broccoli, scallions & mushrooms
in a peanut glaze & tossed w/fresh noodles
topped w/crispy noodles & peanuts
add grilled shrimp 2 each
Allegrini Chardonnay IT 7.50/29
grilled center-cut filet mignon; Café demi-glaze
over roasted garlic mashed potatoes; fresh horseradish sour cream
broiled tomato w/seasoned bread crumbs & Tuscan Herbs
Maui onions, sautéed spinach aglio e olio; grilled sweet peppers & onions
Rock & Vine Cabernet Sauvignon CA 9/35
Café trimmed ‘butcher’s cut’ - served rare
seared & finished w/portobello mushroom marmalade
garlic mashed potatoes; seasonal tomato, market greens
spinach aglio e olio
Cupcake Malbec ARG 8/31
St. Louis style pork ribs; baby back pork loin ribs
seasoned w/a Café spiced rub; smoked & finished on the grill
mac ‘n cheese; market greens; ‘dirty’ black beans; Café BBQ sauce
Zen of Zin Old Vines Zinfandel CA 10/39
• French Cut Hanging Tenderloin 19 • Portobello 16 •
• Chicken Breast 17 • Café Jumbo Lump Crab Cake 19 •
• Jumbo Shrimp (6) 18 • Today’s Catch 20 •
market greens
broiled tomato w/seasoned bread crumbs & Tuscan Herbs
sautéed spinach aglio e olio; sweet peppers & onions
Grande Cassagne Rosé FR 9/35
fresh shoulder & leg goat meat
marinated w/onion, garlic & Jamaican curry & braised on the bone
w/tomato, carrot & scotch bonnet (spicy) peppers
served w/Jamaican coconut gungo peas & rice
(an African legume popular in Jamaican cuisine)
grilled pineapple & mango salsa
Allagash Belgian White Ale ME 6.50
this week's market fresh whole fish
stuffed w/whole fresh herbs & garlic
rubbed w/evoo, salt & pepper
garlic mashed potatoes
grilled seasonal tomato & spinach aglio e olio
Matua Sauvignon Blanc NZ 7.50/29
pan-seared seasoned fresh sea scallops
served over an organic mushroom sauté; fresh asparagus
(organic mushrooms, shallots & applewood-smoked bacon)
whipped Café potatoes; seasonal veggie; chive
Fat Monk Riesling CA 8.50/33
fresh tuna – pan-seared & served rare
marinated in a ginger, wasabi & honey vinaigrette
fresh avocado, cucumber, edamame, spinach & sushi rice timbale
seaweed salads; wasabi, tobiko caviar & pickled ginger
wasabi-honey dipping sauce served on the side
Elios White GR 9/35
fresh farm-raised catfish filet coated w/Cajun spices & corn flakes
quick-fried in evoo & finished w/a Cajun-spiced cream
(shrimp, sausage & chicken; red pepper, onion, scallions)
over roasted garlic mashed potatoes
seasonal tomato; market greens
Chocolate City Cornerstone Copper Ale DC 7
roasted chicken breast or jumbo lump crabmeat; folded in a flour tortilla
Monterey jack cheese, fresh spinach, mild green chilies
field mushrooms & roasted corn; Café salsa; crème fraiche
add black beans 2 blue cheese 2 guacamole 3 sour cream 1.75
Grande Cassagne Rosé FR 9/35
Café slow-smoked pork shoulder - pulled from the bone
piled into a grilled mini baguette
layered w/aged gouda, aioli, prosciutto & Café pickled jalapeños
market greens; Cafe ‘dirty’ rice & beans
(black beans, sausage, bacon, garlic, onion, red pepper)
Founders Centennial IPA MI 7.50
French-cut hanging tenderloin of beef; seared & sliced
smothered w/grilled onions; on toasted house-made bread
market greens; seasonal tomato
add melted jack cheese 2
Cupcake Malbec ARG 8/31
coarse ground grass-fed buffalo
wrapped around a Café compound butter
slow-cooked on the grill – served rare; on grilled bun; aged cheddar
hickory bacon & avocado; tomato, grilled red peppers & onion
grass-fed, additive & hormone free, range-grazed
Coney Island Mermaid Pilsner NY 7
fresh jumbo lump crab cake, pan-seared in sweet butter
on a toasted crouton; lettuce & tomato; Old Bay remoulade
Fat Monk Riesling CA 8.50/33
grilled skinless & boneless chicken breast; topped w/hickory bacon
grilled sweet peppers & onions; grilled Café-made bread; lettuce & tomato
Matua Sauvignon Blanc NZ 7.50/29
grilled fresh portobello mushroom & organic mushroom sautée
on grilled Café-made bread, parmesan cream
fired under the broiler
roasted garlic mashed potatoes & gravy 3
Greg Norman Pinot Noir CA 8/31
jumbo lump meat crab cake
sliced California avocado & seasonal tomato
red onion, market greens
drizzled w/evoo & balsamic reduction
Greg Norman Chardonnay AUS 10/39
fresh tuna marinated in a soy, wasabi & honey vinaigrette
pan-seared & served rare; Japanese seaweed salads
sliced avocado, edamame, cucumber & wasabi
market greens, seasonal tomato
wasabi-honey dipping sauce served on the side
Erath Pinot Gris OR 10/39
Caribbean Jerk Chicken Salad 15
grilled shrimp OR pulled Café-roasted chicken
aromatic island marinade; grilled fresh mango
onions, sweet peppers, diced tomato & toasted coconut
market greens; fresh mango-coconut vinaigrette
Allagash Belgian White Ale ME 6.50
fresh Atlantic salmon filet
marinated in a miso-sake vinaigrette & pan blackened
market greens, edamame, seaweed salads, cucumber
tobiko caviar, wasabi, pickled ginger, sesame seeds
wasabi soy vinaigrette
Caposaldo Pinot Grigio IT 7.50/29
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