True Chesapeake

SMALL PLATES

• farm greens saladUS$13.00

  local greens, apples, blue cheese, candied pecans, apple-balsamic vinaigrette

• beet saladUS$14.00

  pistachios, frisee, puffed quinoa, blue cheese mousse

• blue crab & bone marrow dipUS$16.00

  pickled shallots, local micro greens, grilled bread

• hand-cut spaghettiUS$17.00

  parmesan, cured egg yolk, bacon, middleneck clams

• steak tartareUS$16.00

  smoked oyster aioli, cestra caviar, potato chips

• broccoli & cheddar soupUS$10.00

  broccoli soup, broccoli florets, cheddar cheese mousse

• mushroom tartUS$15.00

  local mushrooms, horseradish, tarragon creme fraiche

ON THE HALF SHELL

FROM OUR FARM

• skinny dippersUS$2.75

  Approximately 3-4 inches

• huckleberriesUS$2.75

  Approximately 2 inches

• chunky dunkersUS$3.00

  These bivalves don't skinny dip - they chunky dunk. Approximately 4+ inches.

• Rotating Selection of Neighbor OystersUS$3.00

STEAMED

• peel & eat gulf shrimpUS$19.00

• middleneck clamsUS$19.00

• Newfoundland musselsUS$19.00

• our signature platter of steamed and roasted shellfishUS$73.00

  oysters rockefeller, old bay roasted oysters, clams, mussels, & gulf shrimp

SANDWICHES

• our burgerUS$18.00

  cheddar cheese, fried pickles, spicy ketchup, bacon mayo, potato wedges

• blue catfish sandwichUS$18.00

  salted cucumber, pickled shallot tartar sauce, potato wedges

• crab cake sandwichUS$29.00

  pickled red onions, old bay mayo, potato wedges

  • 5 oz lump crabUS$29.00
  • 5 oz jumbo lump crabUS$46.00

SIDES & ADDITIONS

• blue crab mac & cheeseUS$13.00

• herbed potato puréeUS$7.00

• buffalo brussels sproutsUS$8.00

• roasted cauliflower & gruyèreUS$8.00

• sorghum glazed carrotsUS$7.00

• 5 oz blue crab cakeUS$25.00

• 5 oz jumbo lump crab cakeUS$42.00

OYSTER SIGNATURES

• True Chesapeake caesarUS$15.00

  fried oyster croutons, smoked oyster caesar dressing

  • roasted chicken breastUS$10.00
  • 5 oz crab cakeUS$25.00
  • 5 oz jumbo crab cakeUS$42.00

• oyster stewUS$14.00

  made à la minute, bacon, potatoes, salsify, tarragon

• roasted half-shell oystersUS$15.00

  herb & old bay butter

• classic rockefellerUS$16.00

  spinach, aged parmesan, fennel liqueur

• fried oystersUS$15.00

  split pea purée, country ham chips

• french onion oystersUS$16.00

  gruyère cheese, black truffle

ENTRÉES

• butter-poached snakeheadUS$33.00

  wrapped in cabbage, spaghetti squash & cabbage cake, fall squash curry broth

• mushroom & truffle risottoUS$26.00

  local mushrooms, black truffle, sage, rosemary, roasted acorn squash bowl

• seared scallopsUS$33.00

  pork belly, turnips, sea island red pea cassoulet

• red wine braised beef cheeksUS$34.00

  braised lactino kale, root vegetable purée, mint & parsley sauce

• grilled new york strip steakUS$36.00

  potato purée, apple butter, puffed beef tendon, sauce au poivre