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Shaffer City Oyster Bar & Grill Menu

  • Takeout Available | Delivery Available
  • Delivery Hours:
    Daily, noon-11pm
  • Delivery Area:
    15th St. to 24th St., Park Ave. to Sixth Ave.

appetizers
Salmon Tartare With Pita Chips the flavors of horseradish dill and mustard make this one of our favorite apps       10
Steamed Pei Mussels hints of lemongrass with black peppercorns wine and butter plump and juicy       14
Fried Calamari With Spicy Tomato Coulis these tender sweet squid are flash fried and server with a little kick on the side       9
Fried Oysters Over Creamed Spinach & Chipotle Aioli best darn cream spinach anywhere with a plump oyster a top and slightly spicy chipotle sauce       15
Shrimp and Spinach Dip With Corn Chips the shrimp is cut up and cooked with the spinach with hints of vinegar and gooey cheese       10
Crab Cakes Over Black Bean Salad jumbo lump crab and housemade mayo make this crab cake almost as good as a maryland one       14
Mesclun Salad Truffled Mushroom Vinaigrette slow roasted mushrooms make this vinaigrette with hints of white truffles a house favorite       7
Caesar Salad it’s all about the fresh garlic and imported pecorino romano cheeses       7
Soup Du Jour it changes daily and most love the chef’s way of making creamy vegetable bisques with shellfish       8
New England Clam Chowder this is not your typical thick floury white chowder ours is light and has a rich flavor of fresh clams       7
atlantic coast oysters $3 each
Blue Island - Connecticut side of the long island sound produces a fairly briny firm fleshed oyster with a sweet and clean finish      
Beau Soleil - Nova scotia, Canada these small sweet oysters are delicate and clean similar to malpeque      
Duxbury - Massachusetts medium sized oyster with sweet salty finish you may see them as island creeks      
Fishers Island - Long Island well you love the shaffer cove try it’s sister oyster from the other side of the sound      
Malpeque- pei, Canada easiest oysters to eat, light in flavor and texture with a sweet and mild finish      
Pemaquid- pemaquid bay, Maine firm, sweet and a hint of cucumber at the end      
Peconic bay- Long Island small long island oyster, sweet, mild and a bit briny      
Rappahannock River - Virginia slightly larger chesapeake oyster with a sweet salty clean finish      
Shaffer Cove - Long Island created by us for you and it’s our very own and its sweet, crisp and salty      
Sting rays- Virginia similar in flavor to the old salts these deep cold water oysters shine throughout the spring      
Wellfleet- Massachusetts one of america’s favorite oysters, sweet, crisp and salty      
Top Neck clams- Great South Bay L.i a tweener as we call it somewhere between a little neck and a cherrystone      
pacific oyster selection $3 each
Due to a Persistent Red Tide on the West Coast of North America For the Entire Winter of 2009. We Will Not Be Serving Any Puget Sound Oysters We Ask You Patience Until Then We Will Not Serve a Subpar Oyster or Any Artificial Triploid Washington State Oysters
Cortez Island-british Columbia medium to large pacific cold water oyster with creamy metallic finish      
Denman island- British Columbia medium sized, slightly musky and creamy with big pacific briny finish      
Kumomoto-baja Peninsula Mexico we can’t get the washington state ones so we found some wild ones in mexico      
Malaspina-british Columbia med. sized creamy and succulent, nice change from the strong tastes of washington      
Nootka-nootka sound, British Columbia deep cupped oyster with sweet liquor, creamy and musky, hama hama’s watchout      
Royal Miyagi-british Columbia medium sized oyster with a plump creamy rich briny little fella inside      
Olympia-oregon a cult oyster on the west coast now available from new beds in oregon’s pristine waters they may be small but wow what a powerful little fella      
entrees
Ny Strip Steak Classic Caesar Steak Fries pepper crusted and pan roasted served with our classic caesar salad and refried baked potatoes       30
Diver Scallops Over a Bacon and Sugarsnap Pea Risotto diver scallops from the pristine waters of bedford, massachusetts over our signature risotto       28
Grilled Salmon Horseradish Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Zucchini our mashed potatoes are to write home about and the mustard dill sauce adds a nice finish       26
Penne Ala Vodka With Your Choice of Shrimp or Chicken a light pink sauce highlights this classic italian favorite made with our fresh roasted tomato sauce       22
Tile Fish Over Shrimp and Corn Mashed Potatoes pan seared light firm flakey fish with delicate flavor served atop our signature mashed potatoes       28
Lightly Grilled or Roasted Fish With Spring Vegetable Assortment made for those who want a lighter fare you choose the protein we’ll do the rest       24
Side Vegetable of the Day       6
Side Shrimp & Corn Mashed Potatoes they are so good we are forced to offer them as side dish with hints of truffles and loads of love       12
draught beer $8
Blue Point Imperial pilsner-patchogue, Ny 7.2% Abv hints of biscuit and pine make this a well rounded strong pils      
Allagash White ale-portland, Me 5% Abv this belgian style wit is rich and tasty with complex spice notes      
Ommegang Abbey dubbel–cooperstown, Ny 8.5% Abv this abbey dubbel has hints of stone fruit and sweet rich candy this is a winner      
North Coast Pranqster Golden Ale-fort bragg, Ca 7.6% Abv an antique yeast strain gives authenticity to this belgian style golden ale      
Lagunitas the Hairy eyeball-petaluma, Ca 9% Abv an american strong ale with hints of raisons and caramel      
Captain Lawrence Freschester Pale ale-pleasantville, Ny 5.6% Abv a very aromatic beer with hints of pine and citrus very sessionable      
Sixpoint Bengali Tiger ipa-brooklyn, Ny 6.8% Abv hopped 6 times this beautiful ipa has enough malt character to give it perfect balance      
Bear Republic Racer 5 ipa-healdsburg, Ca 7% Abv this beer is a hop heads dream. one of the most respected ipa's on the market      
Oscar Blues gordon-lyons, Co 8.7% Abv hoppy and strong this is a wonderful imperial amber      
Sierra Nevada Brown saison-chico, Ca 7.8% Abv a funky take on a saison with lots of malt and some fruity undertones      
Pennichuck Chiefs Imperial ipa-milford, Nh 10% Abv super big super sweet and super hoppy. this is an extreme beer for serious hop heads      
Stone Smoked porter-escondido, Ca 5.9% Abv smoked malts add to (but doesn’t overpower) the rich flavor of this porter      
bottles of beer
Amstel Light if you have to drink a mass produced light beer then this is the one       6
Coors Light the beer that "smokey and the bandit" made famous       6
Corona we serve it with a lime to mask the flavor       6
Heineken it’s not the 1980’s stop drinking me       6
Stella Artois since when did the belgians know anything about brewing pilsners       6
Budweiser the "king of beers" is the most consumed beer in the world so someone will probably order it       6
Victory Prima Pils dry and hoppy this is the beer i recommend if you only like light beers       7
Blue Point Toasted Lager a local amber lager that is a session beer at its finest       7
Original Sin Cider a local favorite this cider is clean, crisp, and refreshing       7
Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager local louisiana strawberries give sweetness to this lager       7
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale light and refreshing this ale is packed with real blueberries       7
Magic Hat #9 this not quite pale ale uses apricots to give you a what is in it? flavor       7
Tröeg’s Dreamweaver Wheat hints of banana, cloves, and pepper make this a great beer       7
Southampton Alt Bier a düsseldorf style ale is malty without a lot of hops       7
Hebrew Messiah Bold a rich nut brown ale with a lot of malt character       7
Abita Turbodog a brown ale with a bit of hops to round it out there is also a caramel note in it       7
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard oak chips help to mellow out this wonderfully rich ale       10
Two Brothers Bitter End Pale Ale a good balance of hops and malt       7
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale this is the pale ale that all others are judged spicy and fragrant. a classic       6
Stone Vertical Epic 08.08.08 a vintage belgian golden ale with an amazing west coast hop flavor       (22oz) 19
Smuttynose Ipa a hop lovers ipa, lots of citrus notes and very little malt flavor       7
Greenflash Hop Head Red resinous hop character and bitterness balanced with malty goodness       8
Lagunitas Maximus big and bold this double ipa is from the west coast and it shows       8
Dogfish Head 90 Minute Ipa a huge imperial ipa hopped for 90 strait minutes one of my favorites       10
Eel River Organic Porter certified organic it is full bodied and rich not quite a stout but close       8
Rogue Mocha Porter chocolate and coffee are evident in this winner from rogue       8
Avery Out of Bounds Stout a reasonably hoppy stout but well balanced with rich dark malts       7
Atwater Block Vanilla Java Porter a mild sweet porter that reminds us of iced coffee       7
lagers
Blue Point Toasted Lager      
Victory Prima Pils      
Amstel Light      
Corona      
Heineken      
Stella Artois      
Budweiser      
Coors Light      
Cisco Sankaty Light      
wheat beers
Allagash White      
Tröeg’s Dreamweaver Wheat      
fruit beers
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale      
Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager      
Magic Hat #9      
Original Sin Cider      
pale ales
Dogfish Head 90 Minute Ipa      
Smuttynose Ipa      
Two Brothers Bitter End      
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale      
Lagunitas Maximus      
ambers & browns
Abita Turbodog      
Green Flash Hop Head Red      
Ommegang Abbey Ale      
Hebrew Messiah Bold      
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard      
Southampton Alt Bier      
stouts & porters
Avery Out of Bounds Stout      
Rogue Mocha Porter      
Eel River Organic Porter      
whites
Pinot grigio, bacaro, della venezia, Italy "light and refreshing like a cool spring breeze with plenty of subtle fruit flavors"       10
Pinot blanc, the Eyrie vineyards, Dundee hills, Oregon "lovely spring flavors abound with honey suckles and hints of vanilla"       14
Dry riesling, Selbach weinkellerie, mosel, Germany "it’s definitely a great wine dry clean and crisp with the hints of citrus and minerals and all the alsatian flavors we crave"       13
Sauvignon blanc, Tagaris Eliseo silva, Columbia valley, Wa "a beautifully well balanced sauvignon blanc with citrus little subtleties and a crisp ripe finish"       12
Sauvignon blanc, Babich "black label", marlbororough, New Zealand "babich is back and better then ever loads of fresh pink grapefruit minerals and touches of grass"       10
Chardonnay, del Rio vineyards, Rouge valley, Oregon "how about this wonderful oregonian chardonnay with nectarines and light minerals without any buttery finish"       14
Chardonnay, Miner Family vineyards, oakville, California "just found a case of this creamy beautiful chard with touches of peach vanilla undertones worth the price"       18
reds
Pinot noir, Rock point, Rogue valley, or "what a pleasant to surprise from this new vineyard light bright ripe fruit with a touch of this regions classic bit of dryness"       14
Pinot noir, Piko wines, South island, New Zealand "with a lovely smoky cherry nose clove and bacon on the finish kudos' go out to this pinot from new zealand"       16
Malbec, Bodega uno, mendoza, Argentina "we are talking beautiful south american ripe fruit with cherries and light balanced tannins"       10
Cabernet sauvignon, Michael sullberg, manteca, Ca "memories of cherries and charms lollypops from childhood with out the sugar"       10
sparkling wines champagne
Brut, gruet, albuquerque, Nm "and you thought they only had great skiing american sparkling wine ripe and fruity       12
White star, Moet & chandon, epernay, France "this one is french and very dry and bubbly"       16
Brut, Veuve cliquot, reims, France "a most delicious glass of champagne with well balanced acidity and effervescence"       20
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