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Esca Menu

lunch

antipasti
Ostriche del Giorno oysters by the half dozen       16
Crudo three unique tastes of our raw seafood       15
Bianchetti "french fries of the sea"       17
Vongole baked local clams with house cured guanciale and gala apples       18
Alici grilled portuguese white anchovies with house cured green olive tapenade       17
Calamari grilled local squid with fall greens and radish       17
Caprese bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomatoes       16
Fritti crispy halibut cheeks, steamers and blowfish tails with pumpkin and sage       18
Verdura Mista salad of autumn vegetables with local ricotta cheese and herb garden vinaigrette       18
Insalata Mista salad of local greens and herbs with cold pistachio pressed olive oil       13
Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta       14
Pesce Azzurri all four house marinated sardines with peperonata grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette marinated anchovies with preserved blood orange bottarga di tonno (cured tuna roe) with capers, raisins and pinenuts Vegetarian   ea 11   (2) 14   (3) 16
primi
Perciatelli house made whole wheat fat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts, and fennel compote       23
Spaghetti with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint       30
Linguine with briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta       24
Spaghetti Neri house made squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, scallion and green chilies       24
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat       25
secondi
Pesce Sera Per Due whole grilled bluefish for two with salsa verde       24
Branzino whole grilled mediterranean sea bass with sicilian olive oil       27
Pesce Luna pan seared opah with a ragu of greens and beans       28
Lampuga Alla Siciliana sicilian style local mahi mahi with pepperonata and oil cured olives       25
Capesante seared montauk sea scallops with cauliflower roasted with lemon and capers       26
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew       23
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon       24
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood       24
Pollo four story hills chicken with primo olives, fregula, and lemon       25
Contorni italian style vegetables     (3) 15   (5) 19

dinner

ostriche
Minimum 6 Oysters Per Order
Blue Point Oysters ct       3
Pemaquid Oysters me       4
crudo
Fluke with sea bean and radish       18
Scorpionfish with lemon wash       18
Cape Cod Bay Scallops with chervil       20
Pink Snapper with black lava salt       18
Alfonsino with olive oil from liguria       18
Fluke with sea beans and radish       17
Diver Scallops with tangerine pressed olive oil       18
Tartufo di Mare sea truffles with cedro       17
Black Bass with toasted pine nuts       18
Bigeye Tuna carpaccio with olio verde and chives       19
Bluefish with pickled jalapeno       17
Spanish Mackerel with caperberries       18
Bonita with crushed almonds       18
Hamachi with gaeta olive aioli       18
Razor Clams two minute ceviche, chilis, scallion and mint       19
Crudo Tasting six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights       30
altro
Bianchetti "french fries" of the sea       17
Mazzancole grilled whole louisiana shrimp with prosseco vinaigrette       18
Funghi grilled oregon porcini and king oyster mushrooms with parmesan vinaigrette       20
Fiori di Zucca local pumpkin flowers stuffed with goat cheese with herb vinaigrette       20
Cuore seared bay scallops with celery root and macoun apple       20
Alici grilled white portuguese anchovies with house cured green olive tapenade       18
Vongole baked local clams with house cured guanciale and gala apples       18
Fritti crispy halibut cheeks, steamers, blowfish tails, pumpkin and sage       18
Verdura Mista salad of fall vegetables with local ricotta cheese and herb garden vinaigrette       18
Polipo grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon       17
Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta       16
Pesci Azzuri all four marinated sardines with peperonata grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette marinated anchovies with preserved blood orange bottarga di tonno (cured tuna roe) with capers, raisins and pinenuts Vegetarian   ea 11   (2) 14   (3) 16
primi
Spaghetti with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint       30
Linguine with briny mahogany clams, hot red pepper and pancetta       25
Spaghetti Neri squid ink spaghetti with cuttlefish, green chilis and scallion       24
Maccheroni Alla Chittara house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat       25
Bavette house made fresh spaghetti with santa barbara spot prawns, fire roasted chiles and heirloom garlic       26
Gnocchi di Ricotta old chatham sheep's milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, and bufala mozzarella       25
secondi
Branzino Per Due whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in sea salt       72
Pesce Sera Per Due whole grilled local bluefish for two with salsa verde       68
Lampuga Alla Siciliana sicilian style grilled local mahi mahi with pepperonata and oil cured olives       36
Capesante seared montauk sea scallops with cauliflower roasted with capers and lemon       37
Pesce Luna pan seared opah with spinach and fennel       35
Tonno pan seared longfin albacore with ragu of greens and beans       36
Zuppa di Pesce sicilian style fish stew       30
Fritto Misto Amalfitano crispy mixed seafood       33
Pollo four story hills farm chicken with fregula, house cured olives and lemon       34
Contorni selection of italian style vegetables   (1) 9   (3) 15   (5) 19
tasting $75
$125 Per Person With Selected wines. Five Extra "crudo" Tasting Supplement $25 Per Person
Crudo del Mercato a selection from today's raw seafood. prosecco, flor, nvveneto      
Fritti crispy halibut cheeks, steamers, blowfish tails, pumpkin and sage. verdicchio dei castelli di jesi andrea felici 2010le marche      
Crispy Local steamers, Monkfish Cheeks With Caper-tarragon aioli. Verdicchio di Castelli Dei Jesi "classico" Bucci 2008 Marche      
Bavette house made fresh spaghetti with santa barbara spot prawns, fire roasted chiles and heirloom garlic. verduzzo bressan 2006 friuli      
Capesante seared montauk sea scallops with cauliflower roasted with capers and lemon. rossese cascina fipu dei massaretti 2009 liguria      
Pesce Luna pan seared opah with spinach and fennel. "montevertine rosso" montevertine 2007 toscana      
Dolci a tasting of our favorite desserts. malvasia la stoppa 2010 emilia romagna      
dolic
Dessert
Bomboloni fritters with plum and brandy-orange zabaglione       12
Affogato di Caffe madagascar vanilla gelati and cocoa nib croquante with espresso soda       12
Crostata di Fichi fig crostata with candied almonds and coach farm's goat milk ricotta gelatti       12
Bomboloni fritters with fresh huckleberries and lemon       12
Torta di Zucca pumpkin cake with candied walnuts, mascarpone and cinnamon caramel       12
Cannoli salted gianduja ricotta with chili hazelnuts and chocolate sauce       12
Granita concord grape granita with madagascar vanilla gelati       12
Gelati house made traditional flavors       12
Sorbetti house made seasonal flavors       12
Biscotti       5
Formaggi vermont shepherd, stracchino di capra,braciuk, erboronati di pecora and seasonal fruit confettura       13
birre
Toasted Lager Blue Point patchogue, long island       7
Summer Ale Blue Point patchogue, long island       8
Karnival Kolsch Stoudt’s adamstown, pennsylvania       8
Sesonette Piccolo Birifficio liguria, italia. brewed with chinotto, juniper and coriander       16
Weizentea Birifficio Grado Plato emilia-romagna, italia. (european wheat brewed with american hops and chinese green tea       (500ml) 24
Oude Geuze Drie Fonteinen beersel, belgium. a blend of one, two and three year old wildly fermented beers       (750ml) 28
Bruaherren Alkoholfrei Einbecker einbecker, germany. non-alcoholic beer       7
cocktails del giorno
Bellini di Pesca prosecco, fresh peach juice       12
Venetian aperol, white wine, soda       11
Negroni campari , bombay sapphire, carpano antica       12
Porto Cervo mirto, orange, champagne       14
Improved Milano michter’s rye whiskey, amarena cherry, hyssop, bitters, lemon       14
Two-minute Razor Martini hangar one vodka, razor clam, chili, scallion, mint, citrus       16
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