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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.

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appetizers
Twin Tartars With Pita Chips horseradish dill and mustard salmon wasabi sesame red peppered tuna "east meets west"       14
Steamed Pei Mussels chorizo and corn make this a beautiful fall treat with garlic white wine and butter       16
Classic Country Club Shrimp Cocktail if you ever had one here you will recognize the difference a little love makes       18
Fried Oysters Over Creamed Spinach & Chipotle Aioli best darn cream spinach anywhere with a plump oyster a top and slightly spicy chipotle sauce       15
Crab Cakes Over Black Bean Salad jumbo lump crab and house made 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 Cured Spanish Anchovies it’s all about the fresh garlic and imported pecorino romano cheeses garlic pita wedges       8
Soup Du Jour it changes daily and most love the chefs way of messin’ with your palate       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
entrees
Ny Strip Steak served au poivre with a classic country style potato hash       30
Diver Scallops from the pristine waters of new bedford, massachusetts over our signature mushroom risotto       28
Grilled Salmon basmati rice grilled zucchini and mediterranean tzatziki sauce       26
Blackened Yellowfin Tuna wasabi mashed potatoes haricots verts orange coriander reduction       28
Market Fish Du Jour Over Lobster and Corn Mashed Potatoes shaffer’s famous signature dish mashed potatoes and yes it’s made with lobster again       33
Market Fish Du Jour With Steamed Vegetable Assortment a lighter fare you choose the cooking technique (grilled, roasted, poached or broiled)       25
Pasta Du Jour ask what chef’s mood is today and enjoy our kitchen’s creativity       24
Side Vegetable of the Day       6
Side of Creamed Spinach ok so it’s better than a steak house but so is our steak       8
Side Lobster & Corn Mashed Potatoes they are so good we are forced to offer them as side dish with hints of truffles and loads of love       18
atlantic coast oysters $3 each
&Quot;served on a Bed of ice"
Blue Islands - Long Island Sound similar in taste, texture and size to the blue points      
Beau Soleil - Nova scotia, Canada these small sweet oysters are delicate and clean similar to malpeque      
Bras D'or - Nova scotia, Canada this sweet, crisp and clean oyster should be on every east coast oyster lover's wish list      
Caraquet - New brunswick, Canada this oyster is similar to wellfleets with slightly more salty finish      
Duxbury - Massachusetts medium sized oyster with sweet salty finish you may see them as island creeks      
Fishers Island - Long Island Sound 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      
Peconic Bay - Peconic bay, Long Island small long island oyster, sweet, mild and a bit briny      
Pemaquid - Pemaquid bay, Maine firm, sweet and a hint of cucumber at the end      
Saddle Rocks - Connecticut these wild guys are large, meaty, sweet and amazingly clean flavored like a sip of the sea      
Salt Aire - pei, Canada medium sized canadian oyster with salty crisp finish      
Shaffer Cove - Great South bay, Long Island created by us for you and it's our very own and its sweet, crisp and salty      
Wellfleet - Massachusetts one of america's favorite oysters, sweet, crisp and salty      
Widows Hole - greenpoint, Long Island another one of the small boutique oysters sweet, salty and very clean finish      
pacific oyster selection $3 each
Denman Island - British Columbia medium sized, slightly musky and creamy with big pacific briny finish      
Fanny Bay - Baynes sound, B.c imported from japan these medium sized oysters have a slightly creamy exotic taste      
Kumomoto - Baja Peninsula Mexico we can’t get the washington state ones so we found some wild ones in mexico      
Cortez Island - 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      
draught beer $8
Stoudts Pilsner - adamstown, Pa dry and refreshing a perfect match with oysters      
River Horse Double White - lambertville, Nj this belgian style wit is a nice strong beer for the summer months      
Captain Lawrence Ny3 - pleasantville, Ny a farmhouse ale made with honey from ithaca, long island, and westchester      
Victory Abbey 6 - downingtown, Pa a great abbey double from our friends at victory      
Lagunitas Lucky 13 - petaluma, Ca an american strong ale with caramel notes and lots of hops      
Legacy Hoptimus Prime - reading, Pa a big and bold double ipa. do you dare drink a second      
Stone Arrogant Bastard - escondido, Ca this is an aggressively hopped amber ale and one of my favorites      
Coney Island Mermaid Pilsener - brooklyn, Ny this lager is easy drinking and refreshing. made for those of you who like "yellow beer"      
Sixpoint Righteous Rye - brooklyn, Ny a smooth and creamy rye ale with lots of great hop flavor      
Smuttynose Summer Weizen - portsmouth, Nh an unfiltered wheat ale that is light and refreshing      
Fort Collins Rocky Mountain Ipa - Fort collins, Co this is a nice mild and piney ipa smooth and easy to drink it is my favorite from this brewery      
Fishermans Pumpkin Stout - gloucester, Ma think coffee, caramel, and pumpkin pie. the best pumpkin beer made      
bottles of beer
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
Cisco Sankaty Light the best light beer on the market hands down       7
Victory Prima Pils dry and hoppy this is the beer i recommend if you only like light beers       7
Brooklyn Lager a great local selection easy drinking yet also has some body to it       7
Original Sin Cider a local favorite this cider is clean, crisp, and refreshing       7
Fire Island Lighthouse Ale an easy drinking amber ale from long island       7
Blue Point 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       7
Abita Pecan Harvest louisiana pecans are the reason this beer has that nutty flavor       7
Troegs Dreamweaver Wheat hints of banana, cloves, and pepper make this a great beer       7
Allagash White a crisp and refreshing belgian style wit note the hints of spice       8
Sierra Nevada Kellerweis Hefeweizen unfiltered and malty a solid american hefe       7
Sly Fox Saison Vos one of the best american saisons around spicy and clean       (25 oz) 19
Abita Turbodog a brown ale with a bit of hops to round it out there is also a caramel note in it       7
Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale brown sugar and hints of vanilla and nuts       7
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard oak chips help to mellow out this wonderfully rich ale       10
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       (22 oz) 19
Boulder Beer Hazed & Infused dry hopped and unfiltered a great pale ale       7
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
Ommegang Abbey Double an amazing belgian style abbey beer stone fruit and candy sugar yum       9
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      
ambers & browns
Abita Turbodog      
Green Flash Hop Head Red      
Ommegang Abbey Ale      
Hebrew Messiah Bold      
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard      
Southampton Alt Bier      
pale ales
Dogfish Head 90 Minute Ipa      
Smuttynose Ipa      
Two Brothers Bitter End      
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale      
Lagunitas Maximus      
wheat beers
Allagash White      
Troegs Dreamweaver Wheat      
fruit beers
Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale      
Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager      
Magic Hat #9      
Original Sin Cider      
stouts & porters
Avery Out of Bounds Stout      
Rogue Mocha Porter      
Eel River Organic Porter      
whites & reds by the glass
Pinot Grigio bacaro, delle venezie, italy, 2007. light and refreshing like a cool fall breeze with plenty of subtle fruit flavors       10
Dry Riesling selbach weinkellerei, mosel, germany 2007. it’s definitely a great wine dry clean and crisp with the hints of citrus and minerals and all the alsacian flavors we crave       13
Sauvignon Blanc targaris winery, eliseo silva, columbia valley, washington state 2006. a beautifully well balanced sauvignon blanc with citrus little subtleties and a crisp ripe finish       12
Piko wines, marlborough, New Zealand 2008. Cool Evenings Allow For This Wonderful Citrus Sauvignon Blanc With Minerals and Grapefruit       14
Chardonnay morgan winery, unoaked metallico, monterey, california 2007, how about this another california without the pomp and circumstances of butter and oak       14
Pinot Noir rock point, rogue valley, oregon 2007, "what a pleasant to surprise from this new vineyard lite bright ripe fruit with a touch of this regions classic bit of dryness"       14
Piko wines, South island, New Zealand 2006. "with a Lovely Smoky Cherry Nose Clove and Bacon on the Finish Kudo’s Go Out to This Pinot From New zealand"       16
Malbec maipe, andeanculture, mendoza, argentina 2008. we are talking beautiful south american ripe fruit with cherries and light balanced tannins       10
Cabernet Sauvignon michael sullberg, "98" california 2006 memories of cherries and charms lollypops from childhood with out the sugar       10
Tagaris winery, Eliseo silva, Columbia valley, Washington 2006. This Is the Second Vintage For This Family’s Cult-like Wines Loads of Cherries and No Tannins I Loved It Betcha You Will Too      
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Zinfandel hendry ranch, block 7, napa valley, california 2005. wow a real zin with the flavors of blackberry fruit and chocolate a tribute to great wine-making region of napa valley      

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