lunch

Cold Spicy eggplant, Fried Salt cod, Hard Boiled Egg				11
Empress Crab Claws with tabasco butter				15
James Beard's Onion Sandwich with fried chicken livers				10
Pasta kerchief, Poached egg, French ham, Pine Nuts				12
Oatmeal Sandwich with trenton pork roll				10
Bacon and Marmalade Sandwich on pumpernickel toast				9
Crisp Cod in Saffron Broth with cabbage, leeks and potatoes				14
Egg - on - a - Roll				10
Grilled Hamburger on English Muffin with cheddar cheese				12
Buttered Brown Rice with rock shrimp & pork cracklings				14
Grilled Tuna Club on Sourdough with aioli and arugula				14
Caesar Salad				8
&Quot; Sous chef" Salad				10
Alda's Plain Vegetable with extra virgin olive oil				6
Potatoes one way or the other				4

dinner

Octopus with celery and chili flake				15
Parmesan Omelette				8
Roasted Marrow bones, Parsley Salad, Sea salad				14
Marinated White anchovies, Celery hearts, Toasted Marcona Almonds				10
Fried Sweetbreads with bacon and capers				14
Lamb Blade Chop rice beans "avgolemono" with green garlic				25
Poussin " Pot Au feu" with spring vegetables, parsley dumplings and liver stuffing				29
Grilled King Mackerel saffron aioli, pickled beets, apples and onions				21
Seared Duck Breast with dandelion greens, raisin-caper dressing				24
Whole Grilled Fish fennel oil, gros sel
Roasted Hen of the Woods Mushrooms				10
Artichokes with snails and tarragon butter				9
Cold Braised Fennel "victor"				8
Homemade Silken Tofu with fresh soybeans, french salted butter				9
Escarole with merguez sausage and warm vinaigrette				10
Swiss Chard Leaves and Stems				10

brunch

brunch specials
Lower East Side Appetizing smoked salmon, sturgeon, sable and chubs from russ & daughters with assorted breads and garnishes				23
Fresh Ricotta fresh soft ricotta with raspberries, dried figs, toasted pine nuts and honey. served with merveilles				13
Monte Cristo triple-decker ham, turkey and swiss cheese sandwich, custard-style battered and deep fried. with fried eggs and red currant jelly				13
Spaghetti a la Carbonara the italian way to get your bacon and eggs. with pasta. and plenty of black pepper				12
Youth Hostel Breakfast fish pastes, liver wursts, lanjaegers, and grainy breads. with butter, jam and condiments				16
Dutch Style Pancake one large individual pancake, cooked in the oven, with pears. served with real maple syrup and canadian bacon				14
Classic Eggs Benedict poached eggs on english muffins with hollandaise sauce, canadian bacon and potatoes rosti				13
Sausages & Oysters grilled handmade lamb sausages with 3 malpeque oysters on the 1/2 shell, with stewed tomatoes and grilled peasant bread				18
Soft Scrambled Eggs on the wet side, with fresh chopped parsley, smoked bacon, potatoes rosti, and toasted english muffin				12
Egg " en cocotte" coddled egg with savory chicken, buttered white toast, mixed lettuces vinaigrette				12
Steak and Eggs 7 oz. prime dry-aged ribeye steak, grilled, with parsley-shallot butter and 2 eggs, any style. toasted english and potatoes rosti				19
Spicy Stewed Chickpeas butter-crumbed eggs with spicy stewed chickpeas, preserved lemons and warm flatbread				14
Huevos Rancheros baked eggs in tomato, garlic and chilis. with black beans, avocado, cilantro, and lime				15
cereals & fruits $9
Homemade Toasted Granola with banana and whole milk
Cream of Wheat with buttermilk ice cream and maple syrup
Steel Cut Irish Oats with brown sugar, walnuts, cream
Ginger- Mint Macerated Fruit Salad
eggs & omelettes
Toasted Caraway Seed and Sour Cream Omelette				8
Fried Oyster Omelette with remoulade sauce				14
Choices swiss, cheddar, cream cheese, ham, bacon, smoked salmon, canadian bacon			(each additional item) 1	(with one) 7
Eggs fried, poached, scrambled, 4-minute soft boiled				(2 eggs) 4
sides
English muffin, Pullman White toast, Dark Grainy Breads				2
Grilled Lamb sausage, Bacon, Canadian bacon				5
Potatoes Rosti				3
Stewed Chickpeas				3
Stewed Tomatoes				2.50
Bibb Lettuces Vinaigrette				8
Merveilles				7
bar
Deviled Eggs				4
Sardines with triscuits and mustard				5
Shrimp Toasts				7
Radishes with sweet butter, kosher salt				5
Grilled Handmade Lamb Sausages				8
Spanish Goat Cheese buttered brown bread, salted red onion				8
dessert
Trifle with brandied cherries and homemade ladyfingers				9
Chocolate semi- Freddo with honey peanuts and banana				9
Peche Melba				9
Ricotta Ice Cream with salted caramel "croutons"				8
Calvados Omelette				9
cocktails
Mojito
Pisco Sour
Martini
Junipero Gibson
Pimm's Cup
Lemon Drop
Cosmopolitan
Caipirinha
Caipiroska
3 Rum Daiquiri
Bourbon Sour
Negroni
Americano
Champagne Cocktail
Rose's Gimlet
Sidecar
Vodka Stringer
Metropolitan
Kir
Kir Royale
Margarita
Mint Julep
L. I Iced Tea
beers
Red Stripe				5
Kronenbourg 1664				5
Brooklyn Pilsner				5
Etienne Dupont Cider				12
Schneider Weisse Hefeweizen				8
Saison Dupont Farmhouse Ale				12
Le Baladin 'nora,' 25oz				18
Corsendonk Abbey Brown Ale				10
sparkling
Castell Roig cava brut, spain				8
Binner cremant d'alsace extra brut, france o4				11
white
Stein blauschiefer riesling trocken, germany o7				10
Claude Branger muscadet sevre et maine, france o6				8
Roger Champault sancerre les pierris, france o7				12
Paumanok chenin blanc, long island, new york o7				9
red
Grosjean Torrette vallee d'aoste, italy o6				10
Kir Yianni xinomavro paranga, greece o7				8
Edmunds st. John rocks and gravel, california o5				12
Adanti montefalco rosso, umbria, italy o5				13
Mas Des Chimeres coteaux du languedoc, france o5				11