Tavern Menu

Summer 2008

appetizers

Crispy Fried Calamari
lightly seasoned, creamy lemon & parmesan dipping sauce $10.95

Traditional French Onion Soup
gruyere cheese, toasted garlic croutons, rich broth $9.95

Hawaiian Bluefin Tuna Tacos
wasabi crème fraiche, guacamole, black bean salsa, crispy tortillas, bibb lettuce, spicy mango sauce $14.95

Tavern Cobb Salad
applewood smoked bacon, boiled eggs, watercress, avocado, poached chicken, stilton, honey mustard dressing $12.95

Steamed Asian Pork & Vegetable Dumplings
spicy Napa cabbage & grilled pineapple salad, jicama, julienne snow peas, cilantro, scallion & vinegar sauce $13.95

Empire Classic Greek Salad
feta cheese, cucumbers, kalamata olives, plum tomatoes, romaine, red onion, artichokes, zesty garlic oregano dressing $11.95

Warm Crispy Petit Brie
haricot vert & roasted beet salad, baby greens, toasted spicy pecans, crostini, ginger mango compote $11.95

Blue Crab & Avocado Dip
fontina cheese, tomatoes, herb crostini & pita bread, spinach, creamy herb sauce $15.95

Roasted Chile Rellenos & Spicy Romaine Salad
latin flavored rice & cilantro, avocado, jicama, shaved fennel, yellow corn, roasted tomato salsa $13.9

entrées

“330” Baked Potato & Sauteed Pork Belly
steamed broccolini, sautéed pork belly, creamy leeks & spinach, grilled red onion, crème fraiche & white truffle oil $19.95

Empire Seafood Paella
steamed mussels & scallops, seasonal fish, saffron rice, chicken, sausage, shrimp, fish fumét & herbs $24.95

Holt’s Ashley Farms Crispy Chicken Cordon Bleu
spicy haricot vert, creamy rice & celery, bok choy & batonnet root vegetables, wild mushrooms, thyme natural jus $22.95

Grilled Berkshire Farm Pork T-Bone
creamy hominy grits & Oregon state mushrooms, collard greens, chow chow, red eye gravy $23.95

Pan-Roasted Belhaven Jumbo Lump Crab cake
rigatoni pasta & oven-dried plum tomatoes, sautéed spinach, grilled red onion, goat cheese, apple curry cream $24.95

Braised Free Range Lamb Shank
creamy polenta & fontina cheese, dried dates, roasted root vegetables, ginger braised Swiss chard, natural jus $24.95

Tavern Chicken Pasta
cheese filled tri-colored tortellini, roasted peppers, spinach, cremini mushrooms, vegetables, goat cheese, herb jus $19.95

Sautéed Key West Shrimp & Crispy Potato Gnocchi
baby romaine & grilled radicchio, snow peas, jicama, tasso ham, grape tomatoes, asparagus tips, Greek olive oil & herbs $21.95

Roasted Tavern Filet Wellington
asparagus, wild mushroom duxelles & foie gras, puff pastry, creamy saffron risotto, shallot red wine sauce $29.95

Sautéed Ayden North Carolina Farm Raised Catfish
sautéed fingerling potatoes, broccolini, julienne vegetables, mango & edamame salsa, chive náge $21.95

Veal a la Parmigiana
buffalo mozzarella, seasoned veal cutlet, ratatouille, creamy fettuccini pasta, grilled red onions, hearty tomato sauce $24.95

Steamed Snead’s Ferry N. C. Clams & Linguini Pasta
cherry tomatoes, shaved garlic, manchego cheese, pancetta ham, haricot vert, parsley white wine jus $21.95