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Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant Menu

  • Takeout Available

sample menu

appetizers
Fried Oysters tartar sauce       11.45
Fried Whole Ipswich Clams       12.45
Fried Calamari with marinara sauce       10.45
Poached New Zealand Greenlip Mussels with dijon dressing       7.95
Wild Maine Mussels steamed with white wine and garlic       12.95
Bloody Mary Oyster Shooter with pisco porton       7.95
Cajun Fried Florida Popcorn Shrimp       13.95
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail       18.95
Marinated Dutch Herring with mustard dill dressing       8.95
Caviar Sandwich       8.95
Oysters Rockefeller       16.45
Clams Casino       10.95
Broiled Hama Hama with green chili cilantro butter       11.25
Maine Lobster Cocktail       14.50
Mixed Green Salad       5.95
Alaskan Red King Crabmeat Cocktail       16.95
Smoked Idaho Brook Trout Filet with horseradish cream       7.25
Smoked North Atlantic Salmon       12.95
Florida Stone Crab Claws mustard mayonnaise       (3pc) 19.95
Grilled Canadian Whole Smelts herb oil       10.95
soups
New England Clam Chowder       6.25
Manhattan Clam Chowder       5.95
Tuscan White Bean Soup with florida rock shrimp       6.95
Bouillabaisse an oyster bar classic       27.95
cold buffet
Jumbo Shrimp and Jumbo Lump Crabmeat over classic caesar salad       28.45
Foursome of Seafood Salads with crabmeat caesar, basil squid, piquant shrimp, poached salmon w/ sauce verte       23.95
Point Judith Squid Salad with opal basil vinaigrette and avocado       21.95
Jumbo Shrimp Salad with tangy chutney dressing, coconut & cashews       28.95
Maine Peekytoe Crabmeat Salad Over Mesclun Greens with artichokes, ricotta insalata, white beans and white balsamic dressing       27.95
Cold Poached Farmed Norwegian Salmon Filet with cucumber dill salad, sauce verte       26.95
Maine Lobster Roll on a Toasted Potato Bun with cole slaw and sweet potato chips       28.95
Nicoise Salad with seared ecuadorian bigeye tuna       27.95
Poached Whole Maine Lobster with lemon- dill mayonnaise, french bean salad       29.95
shrimp, crab & scallops
Fried Jumbo Shrimp in tempura batter       27.95
In Coconut       27.95
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp with garlic butter       28.95
Jumbo Shrimp Salad with tangy chutney dressing, coconut & cashews       28.95
Ancho Fried New Bedford Sea Scallops with scallion-chili aioli and sweet potato fries       27.95
Coquille st. Jacques       27.95
Pan Fried Nantucket Bay Scallops with garlic herb butter       29.95
Broiled Maine Extra Large Sea Scallops       29.95
Florida Stone Crab Claws (med) with mustard mayonnaise       44.95
smokehouse
Whole Smoked Idaho Brook Trout with horseradish cream       14.25
Smoked North Atlantic Salmon       12.95
Eggs Benedict with smoked north atlantic salmon and hollandaise, english muffin       13.95
stews
Oyster       11.45
Ipswich Clam       13.95
Cherrystone Clam       12.75
Shrimp       14.45
Lobster       21.95
Sea Scallop       13.95
Combination       21.45
pan roasts
Oyster       11.95
Ipswich Clam       14.95
Cherrystone Clam       13.25
Shrimp       14.95
Lobster       22.45
Sea Scallop       14.45
Combination       21.95
winter wine specials
Tohu Pinot Noir new zealand, 2008       45
J.j Vincent "julienas" Gamay burgundy, 2006       45
Kunde "century Vines reserve" Zinfandel sonoma, 2004       72
raw bar - oysters
Per Pc
Gcob Bluepoint long island sound, ct     piece 1.95   xl 2.25
Beavertail rhode island       2.25
Blackberry Point prince edward island       3.05
Blue Diamond british columbia       2.25
Bras D’or nova scotia       2.35
Chefs Creek washington st       2.15
Chincoteague virginia       2.15
Cotuit massachusetts       2.65
Cuttyhunk massachusetts       2.65
Discovery Bay washington st       2.15
French Kiss nova scotia       3.15
Hama Hama washington st     piece 2.25   xxl 3.85
Kumamoto oregon       3.15
Madeleine new brunswick       2.35
Malpeque prince edward island       2.35
Martha's Vineyard massachusetts       2.65
Mirada washington st       2.15
Moonstone rhode island       2.65
Naked Cowboy long island ny       2.15
North Haven maine       2.65
Northumberland nova scotia       2.35
Onset Bay massachusetts       2.65
Peconic Pearl long island, ny       2.35
Pemaquid maine       2.95
Plum Island ipswich, massachusetts       2.65
Samish Bay washington st       2.25
Sunken Meadow Gems massachusetts       2.75
Wellfleet massachusetts       2.65
Witch Duck virginia       2.15
Yaquina oregon       2.35
raw bar
Littleneck Clams long island sound       1.35
Top Neck Clams long island sound       1.45
Cherrystone Clams long island sound       1.55
Sea Urchin maine       2.85
shellfish platters
East Coast Oyster Platter       (8pc) 21.35
Bivalve Platter 4 oysters, 4 clams       14.35
Medley of Shellfish 10 oysters, 2 clams, 2 jumbo shrimp, 3 n.z. mussels       32.35
With 1/2 Lobster       46.35
With Whole Lobster       60.35
cooked shellfish
Oysters Rockefeller       16.45
Broiled Bluepoint oysters, Anchovy Butter       13.95
Clams Casino       10.95
Long Island Steamers       24.95
Fried Long Island Bluepoint Oysters with tartar sauce and french fries       21.45
Fried Ipswich Whole Belly Clams with tartar sauce and french fries       24.95
Lobster the live lobsters in our tank are shipped directly from maine to us. pick your own       (per lb) 28.95
main dishes
Maine Peekytoe Crabmeat Salad Over Mesclun Greens with artichokes, ricotta insalata, white beans and white balsamic dressing       27.95
Cajun Grilled Florida Mahi-mahi tostada-corn tortillas, refried beans, jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacamole       27.95
Pepper Seared Ecuadorian Bigeye Tuna Steak with green peppercorn brandy sauce & celery root puree       29.95
Ancho Fried New Bedford Sea Scallops with scallion-chili aioli and sweet potato fries       27.95
Broiled Florida Red Snapper Filet with candied ginger lime butter and bamboo rice       33.95
Thai Spiced and Broiled Chincoteague Black Sea Bass Filet Over Roasted King Oyster Mushrooms with thai yellow curry sauce and jasmine blend rice       29.95
today’s catch
Arctic Char Filet broiled       27.95
Barramundi Filet broiled      
Bluefish Filet broiled       21.95
Whole Brook Trout boneless, broiled, amandine       21.95
Catfish Filet cajun grilled       21.95
Whole Flounder broiled       26.95
Grouper, Red Filet cajun grilled       29.95
Halibut Filet broiled       35.95
Lemon Sole Filet pan fried or broiled       27.95
Mahi Mahi Filet cajun grilled, tostada, corn, tortillas, refried beans       27.95
Monkfish (lotte) tourneados, broiled, bearnaise       27.95
Redfish (drum) Filet cajun grilled       27.95
Salmon, Wild Red King Filet broiled, bearnaise       30.95
Salmon, Norwegian Farmed Filet broiled, hollandaise       26.95
Xl Sea Scallops broiled       29.95
Ancho Fried Sea Scallops scallion chili aioli, sweet potato fries       27.95
Bay Scallops pan fried, garlic butter       29.95
Scrod Filet broiled       26.95
Black Sea Bass Filet broiled, thai spiced, king oyster mushrooms       29.95
Whole Smelts grilled, herb oil       21.95
Snapper, Red Filet broiled, candied ginger lime butter, bamboo rice       33.95
Squid (calamari) fried, marinara sauce       22.95
Wild Striped Bass Filet broiled       27.95
Swordfish Steak grilled       28.95
Tilapia Filet broiled       21.95
Tuna, Bigeye Steak pepper seared, green peppercorn brandy sauce       29.95
Old Fashioned Fish-n-chips       21.95
non-seafood
Grilled Sirloin Steak       34.35
Half Roasted Chicken       14.95
Vegetable Platter       14.95
sandwiches
Fried Oyster po’ Boy       9.75
Bouillabaisse Sandwich       6.95
Grilled & Sliced Tuna w/ tomato salsa       9.50
Maryland Crab Cake       9.75
Grilled Tuna burger, Asian Style       10.95
Crabmeat Salad limited availability       9.75
Maine Lobster Roll w/ cole slaw       27.95
Fried Clam       10.95
Cajun Fried Popcorn Shrimp w/ creole mayo       9.95
Fried Fish       6.95
Smoked Salmon with capers       12.95
side dishes
Creamed Spinach       4.75
French Fries       4.75
Rice Pilaf       4.25
Steamed Yukon Gold Potatoes       4.25
Cole Slaw       3.75
Vegetable Du Jour       6.95
homemade desserts
Six Layer-crystallized Ginger Nougatine Chocolate Dome Cake       8.50
Rhubarb Cranberry & Apple Tart with toasted almond crust       7.50
Vanilla Poached Mixed Dried Fruit & Goat Cheese Crostata       7.50
Chocolate Mousse       6.75
Rice Pudding       5
Creme Caramel       6.95
Very Fresh Fruit Salad       5.95
Florida Key Lime Pie       7.25
New York Cheesecake       6.95
Citrus Kiwi Sorbet       6.50
Hazelnut Pistachio Ice Cream       6.75
Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream       5.75
Hot Fudge Sundae       7.50
Any Dessert a la Mode Add       2
beverages
Saratoga Water sparkling or flat       (28oz) 5.75
Soda       2.25
Lemonade / Arnold Palmer       4.50
Coffee Hot or Iced       2.75
Decaf       2.75
Espresso, Hot or Iced       2.75
Decaf       2.75
Cappuccino, Hot or Iced       4.25
Decaf       4.25
Tea Hot       2.75
Tea Iced       2.75
beer and wine on draught
Bud Light st. louis       5.75
Blue Moon Belgian White colorado       6.50
Bluepoint Toasted Lager long island, ny       6.50
Brooklyn Lager brooklyn, ny       6.50
Brooklyn Winter Ale brooklyn, ny       6.50
Chelsea "checker cab" Blonde Ale man       6.50
Chelsea "sunset Red ale" manhattan       6.50
Chimay White belgium       (9oz) 10
Guinness ireland       7.50
Palm Amber belgium       (14oz) 7.50
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale california       6.25
Sixpoint "righteous rye" brooklyn, ny       7.25
Stella Artois belgium       7.25
Victory "prima pilsner" pennsylvania       7
beers of the world
Amstel Light holland       6.25
Asahi japan       (33.8oz can) 12.25
Beck’s Dark / Non-alcoholic germany       6.25
Brooklyn "local 1" Ale new york       (750ml) 18
Chimay ‘red’ belgium       10.50
Chimay "blue" belgium       11.50
Cisco "whales tale" Pale Ale nantucket       6.75
Corona mexico       6.75
Duvel belgium       9.25
Heineken / Heineken Light netherlands       6.25
Kirin "ichiban" japan       6.75
Leffe Blonde Abbey Ale belgium       6.75
Magic Hat #9 vermont       6.50
Magners Cider ireland       7.25
Michelob "ultra" - Low Carb usa       6.25
Ommegang "hennepin" new york       7.50
Sam Adams Light massachusetts       6.75
Sam Smith Taddy Porter england       8.25
Schneider Weisse germany       (16oz) 11

wine by the glass

Sample Menu

sparkling
63 Terrazzo Prosecco (extra dry) Nv veneto, italy       8.75
71 Raventos "reserva brut" Cava 2006 sant sadurni d' anoia, spain       11
85 Veuve Cliquot "reserve cuvee" Nv reims, france       17
chardonnay
120 Columbia-crest "two vines" 2007 washington state       8.50
214 Costello 2009 napa       10
238 D. Dampt Ac Chablis 2009 burgundy, france       11.25
sauvignon blanc
321 Sanama 2009 chile       8
375 Murray's Road 2009 marlborough, new zealand       9.50
377 Trinchero "mary's vineyard" 2009 napa       10
385 Domaine Fournier Sancerre 2009 loire valley, france       12
394 Cloudy Bay 2008 marlborough, new zealand       17
riesling
442 Trimbach "cuvee r" 2007 alsace, france       8.50
460 Van Volxem 2008 mosel-saar-ruwer, germany       11.50
472 Jj Prum "bernkasteler" Kabinett 2009 mosel, germany       17
viognier
491 Chateau la Selve "saint regis" 2008 coteaux de l'adeche, france       10
chenin blanc
536 Man Vinters 2009 coastal, south africa       8.50
white pinots
543 Anterra Pinot Grigio 2009 delle venezie, italy       7.50
549 Huia Pinot Gris 2008 marlborough, new zealand       9.50
gewurztraminer
558 Firestone Estate 2008 santa ynez valley, california       9
other whites
563 Nyakas "budai" Muller Thurgau 2008 hungary       8
567 Castiglione "colombaio di candia" Erbaluce 2007 piedmonte, italy       10
569 Castillo Perlada "blanc pescador" 2009 perlada, spain       8
570 Yangarra Estate Roussane 2008 mclaren vale, australia       10
571 Domaine de la Grenaudiere Muscadet "la grenouille" 2008 loire valley, france       8
573 D'orta-de Conciliis Falaghina 2009 salerno, italy       11.25
577 Spaetrot Klassik 2009 austria       9
582 Maculan Pino & Toi 2008 (tocai/pb/pg) italy       9
584 Viticoltori de Conciliis "donnaluna" Fiano 2008 salerno, italy       10.75
585 Villavid Blanco (verdejo/macabeo) 2009 manchuela spain       8
587M Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet 2009 france (magnum)       8.50
sake
599 Hakurakusei Junmai Daijingo miyagi, japan       14
cabernet
618 Echeverria "reserve" 2009 maipo valley, chile       8.50
636 Santa Rita "medalla real" 2008 maipo valley, chile       11.25
667 Trinchero "central Park west" 2008 napa       18
merlot
735 Casa Julia 2009 rapel valley, chile       8
775 Robert Sinsky "los carneros" 2005 carneros, napa       16.25
zinfandel
818 Napa Cellars 2006 napa       10
819 Terra D'oro "deaver vineyard" 2006 amador county, california       11
pinot noir
833 Morande "pionero" 2009 chile       9
851 Nicolas Potel Bourgogne "cuvee gerard" 2007 burgundy       11.50
862 Hamilton Russel 2007 hemel-en-aarde valley, south africa       19
syrah & shiraz
884 Bulletin Place 2008 south eastern australia       8.50
other reds
934 Quinto Do Crasto Douro Roja 2006 portugal       8.50
rosé
958 Chateau Bonnet 2009 bordeaux       9
dessert wine
966 Terra D'oro Moscato 2008 california       8
969 Sensi Vin Santo 2002 tuscany       13
970 Lieutenant de Sigalas Sauternes 2004 bordeaux       14
971 Saracco Moscato D Asti 2009 italy       10
sherry
973 Barbadillo Manzanilla "extra dry" jerez - xeres, spain       8
974 Barbadillo "principe" Amontillado jerez - xeres, spain       10
976 Barbadillo "cuco" Oloroso Secco Dry jerez-xeres, spain       10
977 Barbadillo Bodegas Tradicion Palo Cortado jerez-xeres, spain       15
port
989 Casa de Santa Eufemia "special reserve" White 30 Yr Old       13
990 Churchill's Tawny 10 Yr Old       8
991 Rozes Lbv 1994       8.50
992 Ferreira 2000       9
993 Quinta de la Rosa 1995       9
994 Calem "quinta Da foz" 1996       12
995 Quinta de Noval Black Port       12
997 Grahams 1991       20
999 Grahams 1970       34
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