The River Café

APPETIZER

• Scallop and Pork Belly — Maine sea scallop, slow cooked Berkshire pork belly, Delicata squash puree, pomegranate, smoky pork jus

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  • Shellfish — scallop
• Rabbit — pancetta wrapped roasted rabbit loin, artichoke and rabbit lasagna, oven dried tomato pesto, rabbit jus

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  • Eggs — egg in lasagna pasta
  • Gluten — pasta in lasagna
  • Nuts — pine nuts in tomato pesto
• Pear Salad — Anjou pear carpaccio, baby Gem lettuce, red endive, white balsamic vinaigrette, warm goat cheese fondue, golden brioche

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  • Dairy — goat cheese, butter in brioche
  • Eggs — egg in brioche
  • Gluten — brioche
• Gnocchi — sautéed ricotta gnocchi, foraged Chantarelle mushrooms, sweet and sour butternut squash, Brussels sprout leaves, Parmigiano Reggiano

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  • Dairy — ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Eggs — egg in ricotta gnocchi
  • Gluten — wheat flour in gnocchi
• Tortellini — roasted Honeynut squash filled handmade pasta, Barolo braised oxtail ragout, Manchego cheese shaved tableside

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  • Dairy — Manchego cheese
  • Eggs — egg in handmade pasta
  • Gluten — wheat pasta
• Wagyu Steak Tartare — hand cut Kobe style beef with quail egg, Cognac gelée, traditional garnish, toast points

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  • Eggs — quail egg
  • Gluten — toast points
• Octopus — Portuguese octopus seared a la plancha, heirloom fingerling potato, arugula leaves, classic Romesco sauce

  Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Nuts, Shellfish

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  • Gluten — bread in Romesco sauce
  • Nuts — almonds in Romesco sauce
  • Shellfish — octopus
• Caspian Golden Osetra — Acipenser Gueldenstaedtii, (Germany); served with traditional garniture, toast points, tiny corn pancakes

  Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Gluten

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  • Eggs — egg in corn pancakes
  • Gluten — toast points
• Siberian Sturgeon — Acipenser Baerii, (Germany); served with traditional garniture, toast points, tiny corn pancakes

  Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Gluten

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  • Eggs — egg in corn pancakes
  • Gluten — toast points

MAIN COURSE

• Lamb — roasted Colorado rack of lamb, merguez sausage, “stuffed” baby eggplant, English pea purée, natural lamb reduction
• Beef — char grilled Niman Ranch strip steak, red wine mushroom marmalade, Russet potato and celeriac gratin, asparagus spears

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  • Dairy — dairy in gratin
• Venison — pan roasted venison loin, cracked green peppercorns, toasted caraway potato cake, glazed French carrots, fig natural jus
• Duck — crispy duck breast, spiced cider crust, duck confit and farro “risotto,” wild huckleberry reduction, foie gras sauce, Garnet yam

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  • Dairy — dairy in farro risotto
  • Gluten — farro
• Bronzino — Mediterranean Sea Bass, Wild shrimp crust, stuffed artichoke, Taproot broccoli, artichoke and olive oil sauce

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  • Shellfish — shrimp
• Lobster — poached Nova Scotia lobster tail, baked lobster Thermidor gratin, Tuscan kale, crisp salsify, fondant potato, Meyer lemon sauce

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  • Dairy — dairy in Thermidor gratin
  • Eggs — egg yolk in Thermidor sauce
  • Shellfish — lobster
• Dover Sole — sautéed fillet, sunchoke, lemon brown butter, crispy squash blossom with roasted cauliflower and toasted almond

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  • Dairy — brown butter
  • Nuts — almond
• Sea Bass — Atlantic black Bass fillet, lobster bouillabaisse broth, Rhode Island clam and poached lobster with baby spinach

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  • Shellfish — clam, lobster

DESSERT

• Pumpkin Semifreddo — black currant curd, pumpkin spice syrup, pumpkin meringue, black currant sauce, pumpkin seed dacquoise

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  • Dairy — cream in semifreddo
  • Eggs — egg white in pumpkin meringue, egg white in dacquoise
• Chocolate Brooklyn Bridge — dark chocolate Marquise, passion fruit ice cream, banana macadamia ganache, banana spuma

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  • Dairy — ice cream, cream in ganache
  • Eggs — egg in chocolate marquise
  • Nuts — macadamia
• Raspberry Soufflé — ‘Sweetest Batch’ raspberries, vanilla bean ice milk, white chocolate ganache

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  • Dairy — ice milk, white chocolate ganache
  • Eggs — egg in soufflé
• Artisanal Cheeses — five American cheeses and seasonal accompaniments

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  • Dairy — cheeses
• Blandy’s Madeira Dessert Flight — 5 Year Verdelho *10 Year Bual *5 Year Malmsey each paired with petite sweets

  Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian

• Handmade chocolates and confections

  Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian