Our Menu
Available beginning at 5:00PM
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
House made chorizo, smoked seafood dip and 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
Blistered Shishito Peppers
$14.00
Local peppers, cashew aioli, herbed garlic breadcrumbs
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 & Ricotta Salad
$13.00
local lettuce, house made ricotta cheese, pickled blueberries, cucumbers, spiced granola, candied lemon zest, preserved lemon vinaigrette
Southern Caprese Salad
$15.00
House made burrata, local heirloom tomatoes, roasted corn chow-chow, honey & whole grain mustard dressing, sunflower sprouts, grilled baguette
Entree Plates
This Week's Seafood Special
$42.00
Please call for most up to date Seafood Speialty
Smart Catch* of the Day
$40.00
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
$42.00
Smoked bell pepper romesco sauce, grilled local zucchini, confit fingerling lyonnaise potato with charred radicchio and grilled red onion
Herb Rubbed U.S.D.A. Prime Ribeye*
$49.00
Celery root and yukon potato au gratin, grilled harissa carrots, chimichurri sauce
Crispy Maple Leaf Farm Duck Breast*
$32.00
Celery soubise, cherry gastrique, red quinoa with cremini mushroom and fennel duxelles, sunflower seed crumble
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
$30.00
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
Belgian Dark Chocolate Torte (GF)
$12.00
house made brown butter ice cream, dolce de leche ( contains almond flour)
Blueberry Almond Cake (GF)
$12.00
house made blueberry ice cream. creme chantilly, almond streusel topping (contains almond flour)
Mango Shortcake
$12.00
Lemon chiffon cake with macerated mangos, mouse made mango 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
Hummus & Dips
$13.00
hummus, babaganoush, cashew aioli (vegan), 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
Greens & Local Goat Cheese Salad
$8.00/add Fish (4oz)
$8.00/add Chicken (2 thigh)
$8.00/add Steak (4oz)
$13.00
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)
$12.00
local greens, smoked tomatoes, roasted grapes, toasted walnuts, cranberries, manchego, citrus & ginger emulsion
Lunch Bowls
Local Shrimp & Cress Grits
$17.00
dirty broth with peanut, lemongrass, galangal & fish stock, 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