Our Menu
*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Appetizer Plates & Sharables
Garlic Escargots
$14.00
House clarified butter, cremini mushroom, garlic, warm baguette.
Exotic Mushroom Plate
$14.00
bleu cheese creme fraiche, garlic, gremolata, toasted bread crumb
Butcher Board
$19.00
Country meat terrine, smoked seafood dip, duck rillette, mostarda, roasted grapes, Cress pickles & pickled vegetables, house herb crackers & grilled baguette.
Braised Pork Belly
$16.00
potato crusted, pan seared braised pork belly, roasted red pepper coulis, smoked black cherry tomatoes, fennel celery and herb slaw, warm bacon vinaigrette
Soup & Salad
Chef's Inspired Soup of the Day
$11.00/Bowl
Creme fraiche, herb crouton.
Cress Salad
$12.00
Red & green leaf lettuce, citrus and ginger emulsion dressing, smoked grape tomatoes, roasted grapes, toasted walnuts, manchego cheese.
Blueberry & Farmer's Cheese Salad
$13.00
local lettuce, house made farmers cheese, pickled blueberries, cucumbers, spiced granola, candied lemon zest, preserved lemon vinaigrette
Entree Plates
This Week's Seafood Special
$43.00
Please call for most up to date Seafood Speialty
Smart Catch* of the Day
$38.00
herbed beluga lentils with carrot, onion & celery, garlicky sugar snap peas, smoked paprika beurre blanc, smoked grape tomatoes. *Cress is rated a "Smart Catch Leader" by the James Beard Foundation for our effort in seafood sustainabilty
Local Shrimp & Grits
$28.00
dirty broth, roasted fennel, smoked grape tomatoes, cress grits, pork belly, garlicky greens, nduja toast *contains peanut
Cocoa & Espresso Rubbed Hanging Tenderloin
$39.00
Romesco sauce, herb roasted roma tomato, warm fingerling potato salad with charred radicchio
Herb Rubbed U.S.D.A. Prime Ribeye*
$45.00
Bleu cheese yukon potato au gratin, shaved brussels with bacon lardon & garlic, salsa verde
Crispy Maple Leaf Farm Duck Breast*
$29.00
Herbed pearl couscous, babaganoush, local sweet italian peppers, garlicky zucchini
Braised Lamb Shank
$32.00
Cooked low and slow in a vegetable broth, herbed couscous, gremolata, local kale, garlic, moroccan spiced carrots, pomegranate molasses jus
Bell & Evans Farm Chicken & Dumplings
$32.00
Pan seared Bell & Evans Farm airline chicken breast and braised chicken thigh in a savory chicken -bacon gravy with house made pink peppercorn spaetzle dumplings, confit pearl onions, cremini mushrooms, fresh peas, fennel onion, carrot, celery
Deconstructed Duck Ravioli
$29.00
Maple Leaf Farms duck confit, house made pasta, herb roasted butternut squash, braised local greens, savory duck jus, fresh herb & local mustard green pistou
Black Pearl Mushroom Steak
$24.00
Herbed beluga lentils with carrot, celery & onion, winter squash soubise, galicky herbed zucchini, salsa verde
Desserts
Seasonal Creme Brulee
$11.00
Please call for tonight's unique creation
Dark Chocolate Velvet Brownie
$12.00
house made graham craker ice cream, torched fluff, caramel
Blueberry Almond Cake (GF)
$12.00
house made blueberry ice cream. creme chantilly, strussel topping
Strawberry Shortcake
$12.00
Lemon Chiffon Cake with macerated local strawberries, mouse made strawberry ice cream, creme chantilly
Seasonal Cheesecake
$12.00
Please call for tonight's offering
Apps & Shareables
Garlic Escargots
$14.00
house clarified butter, cremini, garlic, warm baguette
Veggies & Dips
$13.00
hummus, babaganoush, local vegetables, house made crackers
Exotic Mushroom Plate
$14.00
whipped bleu cheese creme fraiche, gremolata, garlic breadcrumb
Butcher Board
$19.00
house made chorizo sausage, duck rillette, smoked fish dip, mostarda, pickled vegetables, roasted grapes, dijon, house made crackers, grilled baguette
Soup & Salads
Chef's Soup of the Day
$6.00/cup
$11.00/bowl
Your server will describe today's offering
Summer Vegetable & Local Goat Cheese Salad
$8.00/add Fish (4oz)
$8.00/add Chicken (2 thigh)
$8.00/add Steak (4oz)
$12.00
local vegetables, local lettuce, slow turtle farm goat cheese, preserved lemon vinaigrette
Cress Salad
$8.00/add Chicken (2 thigh)
$8.00/add Steak (4oz)
$8.00/add Fish (4oz)
$11.00
local greens, smoked tomatoes, roasted grapes, toasted walnuts, cranberries, manchego, citrus & ginger emulsion
Lunch Entrees
Local Shrimp & Cress Grits
$17.00
dirty broth, roasted fennel, smoked tomatoes, pork belly lardon, cress grits, garlicky greens, nduja toast
Local Fresh Catch
$18.00
beluga lentils with celery, carrot & onion, smoked paprika beurre blanc, garlicky seasonal vegetables, smoked tomatoes
Chicken Diablo
$16.00
cress grits, bone-in chicken thigh and leg cooked low and slow, braised greens, spicy tomato ragu, andouille, pickled hungarian wax peppers
Deconstructed Vegetable Lasagna
$16.00
local summer squash, local kale, house made pasta, house made farmers cheese, mushroom brodo,
cremini mushrooms
Lunch Sandwiches
Lunch Sandwiches come with a choice of a cup of soup or side salad
American Wagyu Cheeseburger
$17.00
English farmhouse cheddar, bacon onion jam, grilled bun, house ketchup, garlic aioli, lettuce, cress pickles
Grilled Wild Shrimp Sandwich
$16.00
creamy cucumber and fennel salad, local lettuce, grilled bun
House Veggie Burger
$16.00
local beet and cauliflower patty, Slow Turtle Farm goat cheese, hummus, salsa verde, local lettuce, grilled bun
Blackened Fish Sandwich
$18.00
house remoulade, pickled red onion, arugula, grilled bun
Bell & Evans Chicken Salad Sandwich
$16.00
grilled chicken, garlic aioli, local lettuce, green onion, sliced almonds, celery, roasted grapes