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Essex Menu

  • Takeout Available

dinner

starters
Oysters on the Half-shell      
Warm Goat Cheese Salad with roasted beets, walnuts & arugula       8
Mixed Greens & Calabaza Salad with sheep’s milk cheese & toasted pumpkin seeds       7
Baby Spinach Salad with house smoked duck, orange supremes & pecans       9
&Quot;banitzas" - Phylo Triangles Filled with spinach & queso blanco       7
Trio of steak, Tuna & Salmon Tartare       11
Fried Calamari with habanero-avocado dip       9
Soup of the Day      
Jumbo Lump Crabcake over hearts of palm salad       10
Tuna Sushi Spring Roll with wasabi & sweet ginger sauce       9
Seared Diver Scallops Over Croutons watermelon, roasted peaches & basil       10
Braised Pork Belly over alsatian red cabbage in a sweet apple leek sauce       10
Cheeseburger Empanadas       7
Tilapia & Mango Ceviche with homemade tortilla chips       8
Edamame       5
mains
Spicy Chipotle Pork Loin with shitake-corn-cilantro salad       16
Wasabi-crusted Salmon & Sautéed Vegetables over himalayan red & bamboo rice       19
Roasted Duck Breast with duck spring roll, baby bok choy & ginger citrus sauce       18
Firecracker Bbq Short Rib with cheesy-bacon grits, collard greens & jalapeño hushpuppies       22
Colorado Lamb Chops over ricotta gnocchi & spinach with sun-dried cherry demi-glace       25
Grilled Swordfish Steak over shellfish bouillabaisse       22
Manchego Macaroni & Cheese with edamame, haricot vert & citrus salad       13
Grilled Half-chicken with mixed vegetables & porcini mashed potatoes       16
Essex Cubano Sandwich with tostones       13
Filet Mignon with sweet potato fries, mixed greens & shallot red wine reduction       25
Potato Cake Napoleon with sautéed spinach, shitake mushrooms, asparagus & truffle oil       14
Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast with asparagus & roasted potatoes       17
Cajun Spiced Catfish over shrimp, potato & scallion hash       18
Essex Famous Potato Pancakes with melted goat cheese & arugula with homemade salmon gravlax, salmon caviar & sour cream with sautéed onions & apple sauce     ea 6   14
Steamed Mussels with chorizo in a tomato-cilantro broth with white wine, garlic & herbs or with thai curry sauce       14
Add French Fries       2
Market Cheese Plate daily selection of 4 artisanal cheeses, fruit, olives & honey       12
Half-pound Angus Burger & French Fries       13
Bacon, cheese, jalapeños, Avocado or Fried Egg       1
Essex Style topped with bbq short rib and gruyère cheese add       2
sides $5
French Fries      
Simple Salad      
Sautéed Spinach      
Mashed Potatoes      
Grilled Vegetables      
Sweet Potato Fries      
Tostones & Pico de Gallo      

standard prix fixe $65

With 3-hour Premium Open bar. Passed Appetizer Course Add $15, Dessert Course Add $5

starters
Cheeseburger Empanadas      
Crispy Potato Pancake with salmon gravlax & salmon caviar      
Steamed Mussels with white wine, garlic & herbs      
Mixed Greens & Calabaza Salad with sheep’s milk cheese & toasted pumpkin seeds      
main course
Wasabi-crusted Salmon over braised mixed vegetables      
Grilled Hanger Steak with mashed potatoes, french fried onions & green peppercorn sauce      
Grilled Half-chicken with mixed vegetables & porcini mashed potatoes      
Manchego Macaroni & Cheese with edamame, haricot vert & citrus salad      

deluxe prix fixe $70

With 3-hour Premium Open bar. Passed Appetizer Course Add $15, Dessert Course Add $5

starters
Cheeseburger Empanadas      
Tuna Sushi Spring Roll with wasabi & sweet ginger sauce      
Seared Diver Scallops over croutons watermelon, roasted peaches & basil      
Warm Goat Cheese Salad with roasted beets, walnuts & arugula      
main course
Wasabi-crusted Salmon over braised mixed vegetables      
Filet Mignon with sweet potato fries, mixed greens & shallot red wine reduction      
Roasted Duck Breast with duck spring roll, baby bok choy & ginger citrus sauce      
Manchego Macaroni & Cheese with edamame, haricot vert & citrus salad      

brunch

weekend brunch $20
Includes 3 Bloody marys, Screwdrivers or Mimosas (additional Cocktails $4) Saturday 11-4.30. Sunday 11-8
3 Eggs Any Style * with fresh fruit & choice of bacon, chicken apple sausage, breakfast sausage, or tempeh bacon      
Baked Eggs Over Crisp Ham * with roasted peppers, shitake mushrooms & monterey jack      
Eggs Benedict * with canadian bacon, salmon gravlax or spinach      
Lobster Benedict add       3
Crabcake Benedict add       2
Omelet of Fresh Spinach * tomatoes, sheep’s milk cheese & chives      
Seared Diver Scallops Topped with potato pancake & poached eggs add       2
Crispy Potato Pancakes with sautéed apples & honey cream sauce & spinach-shiitake-black bean hash      
The Leo * gravlax, scrambled eggs & onions served with a kossar’s bialy      
The Ceo * chorizo, scrambled eggs & onions served with corn tortillas      
Mixed Greens & Calabaza Salad with sheep’s milk cheese, toasted pumpkin seeds & choice of grilled chicken or steak      
The Essex Cubano with tostones & salsa      
Egg Whites Only       1
The Aristocrat potato pancake topped with house-cured salmon gravlax, salmon caviar & poached eggs add       2
The Southern biscuits, sausage patties & eggs with sausage gravy      
The Deep South chicken fried steak with biscuits, eggs & sausage gravy add       2
Corned Beef Hash with two eggs any style chocolate-banana or blueberry pancakes      
Challah French Toast with bananas foster sauce & fresh fruit      
Les Matzo Brei with homemade apple sauce & chicken apple sausage      
Mexican Matzo Brei scrambled eggs with tortilla crisps, monterey jack, avocado, black beans & pico de gallo      
Vegan Mexican Matzo Brei with tofu scramble & soy cheese      
Manchego Macaroni & Cheese with chicken apple sausage      
The Sunday Platter house-cured salmon gravlax, whitefish salad, onions, capers, tomatoes & kossar’s bialy grilled ribeye steak & eggs add       2
Half-pound Angus Burger & Fries add bacon, cheese, jalapeños or fried egg       1
Served Essex Style topped with bbq short rib and gruyère cheese add       2
sides
Chicken Apple Sausage       4
Tempeh Bacon       4
Bacon       4
Sausage Patties       4
Fresh Fruit       4
Home Fries       4
Spinach-shiitake-black Bean Hash       4
Canadian Bacon       4
French Fries       4
Mixed Greens       4
Tostones       4
Potato Pancake with apple sauce       5
Single Pancake       6
Manchego Mac & Cheese       8
Fresh-squeezed Oj       3
Coffee & Tea       2
Iced Coffee & Tea       3
Espresso       3
Cappuccino       4
daily specials
Sunday - Thursday oysters all night ½ price drinks 6pm-9pm       1
Wednesday maine lobster       18
house cocktails
Fresh Espresso Martini       11
The King George champagne, red bull & lemon       10
Mango Lava Lamp       9
Raspberry Smoothie       10
Fresh Watermelon Martini       10
Godiva Chocolate Martini       11
The Green Zinger green tea vodka, pimm’s, mint & lime       11
Pomegranate Martini       10
Red or White Sangria       7
Jumbo Pitcher       35
Ciroc White Grape Martini       11
Ginger Pear Saketini       10
Blood Orange Cosmopolitan       10
Perfect Peach Martini       10
Strawberry Cream Martini       10
Key Lime Martini       11
sauza margaritas $10
Jumbo Pitcher 50
Mango      
Jalapeno      
Raspberry      
Strawberry      
Peach      
Blood Orange      
mojitos
Jumbo Pitcher 50
Mango       10
Pear       10
Raspberry       10
Bacardi o       10
Strawberry       10
Blood Orange       10
Key Lime       11
bellinis $9
Peach      
Mango      
Raspberry      
Strawberry      
Pear      
beers $7
Sierra Nevada      
Stella Artois      
Magic Hat #9      
Ommegang      
Newcastle Brown      
Negra Modelo      
Hoegaarden      
Abita Purple Haze raspberry wheat beer      
Boddington’s Pint      
Leffe Blond      
Guinness Pint      
Heineken      
Amstel Light      
Corona      
Hennepin      
Anderson Valley      
Boont Amber Ale      
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