Our Menus

Responsibly sourced, locally produced, expertly crafted

Our menus change according to the seas, the catch and the seasons and as such menus are samples and subject to availability.

FOR THE TABLE

Tuna TarTa tots7ea

Maryland crab crumpet8ea

Grilled Breadfurst sourdough6

Roasted VA peanuts3

OYSTERS & RAW BAR*

Tall Timbers Rocks8eaGrilled with 'nduja brown butter

Baywater Rocks5eaNatural, house hot sauce, or mignonette

Local farms' picked radishes and vegetables with whipped bean dip15

Fish Shop seafood platter with marinated clams, dressed crab, oysters and tartar60

Roseda Black Angus beef tartare with toasted sunflower seeds and Keswick Farm cheddar cheese21

STARTERS

Blue crab salad with Earth and Eats cucumbers, Black Rock Orchard gold rush apples and Green Goddess25

Maryland lobster and summer garden salad with strawberry gazpacho, baby herbs and olive oil21

Smoke in Chimney's hot smoked trout with new potatoes, green beans and dill sauce15

Golden brown Maryland sugar toads with tamarind and lime sauce and herb salad22

Grilled New Jersey squid in escabeche20

1876 Old Durham Church blue crab cakes with tartar and lemon32

Grilled summer zucchini and broad bean salad with vegetable vinaigrette20

MAINS

Pan seared Maryland black bass with buttered farro, new season asparagus, pickled lemon and cilantro36

Seared tilefish with orzo, confit tomatoes and saffron aioli32

Conchiglie with Maryland blue crab, tomato and basil36

Grilled Autumn Olive Farms pork chop with cauliflower and quark puree, cauliflower friti and peach mostarda34

Roasted cauliflower with mushrooms, herbed breadcrumbs and sunchoke puree25

Whole grilled New Jersey mackerel with salsa verde, confit fennel and arugula saladMP

SIDES

Twice cooked potatoes6

Woodson's Mill grits with ramp butter6

Dreaming Out Loud baby lettuce with cider vinegar dressing and crispy shallots6

Sautéed greens with bagna cauda6

FOR THE TABLE

Tuna tarta tots7ea

Grilled Breadfurst sourdough6

Maryland crab crumpet8ea

Roasted VA peanuts3

OYSTERS & RAW BAR*

Tall Timbers Rocks5eaGrilled with 'nduja butter

Local farms' market radishes and vegetables with whipped bean dip15

North Carolina tuna carpaccio with watermelon radish and olive oil vinaigrette26

Roseda Black Angus Beef tartare with toasted sunflower seeds and Keswick Farm cheddar cheese21

STARTERS

Crab salad with Earth and Eats cucumbers, Black Rock Orchard gold rush apples and Green Goddess25

Smoke in Chimney's hot smoked trout with new potatoes, green beans and dill sauce15

Grilled New Jersey squid in escabeche20

The first of the seasons tomatoes with tonnato sauce and capers18

Grilled asparagus with smoked almond milk vinaigrette and ramps20

Fried Maryland softshell crab with comeback sauce and bread and butter pickles25

MAIN COURSES

Pan seared Maryland black bass with buttered farro, new season asparagus, pickled lemon and cilantro36

Seared rockfish with orzo, confit tomatoes and saffron aioli32

Chesapeake fried catfish sandwich with bread and butter pickles and tartare sauce21

Mrs. Carlton Mitchell's roasted half Bobo chicken45

Roasted cauliflower with mushrooms, herbed breadcrumbs and sunchoke puree25

SIDES

Twice cooked potatoes6

Woodson's Mill grits and ramp butter6

Dreaming Out Loud baby lettuce with pickled walnuts and dressing6

Sautéed collard greens with bagna cauda6

2 Courses 18 | 3 Courses 25
Monday to Friday, 11.30am - 2pm

Download Prix Fixe Menu

FOR THE TABLE

Tuna TarTa Tots7ea

Maryland crab crumpets8ea

Roasted VA Peanuts3

Grilled Breadfurst sourdough6

OYSTERS & RAW BAR

Tall Timbers Rocks8eaGrilled with 'nduja brown butter

Baywater Rocks5eaNatural, house hot sauce, or mignonette

Local farms' picked radishes and vegetables with whipped bean dip15

Half dozen buffalo fried oysters with blue cheese and pickled celery23

Roseda dry aged beef tartare with toasted sunflower seeds and Keswick cheddar cheese21

BRUNCH

Fish Shop overnight bircher with Black Rock orchard apples and oats14

Kings mushrooms with sunchoke miso toast and oat labneh17

Maryland crab and piquillo pepper tortilla española and citrus kosho aioli22

Poached eggs with crumpets and hollandaise with Virginia Surryano ham, Smoked trout or sauteed market greens16

Chicken and waffles with buttermilk fried Bobo chicken leg and white BBQ sauce22

Steak and eggs with Black Angus beef, cottage potatoes and house steak sauce36

Chesapeake fried catfish sandwich with bread and butter pickles and tartar sauce21

Roseda dry aged smash burger with comeback sauce and bread and butter pickles23

Roasted cauliflower with mushrooms, herbed breadcrumbs and sunchoke puree25

Johnny cakes with whipped Keswick Creamery ricotta and DC honey17

Menorcan style Maryland lobster 'frit' with double cooked potatoes and crispy fried egg50

DESSERT

75% Potomac chocolate ice cream with sea salt and Californian olive oil9

VA candied peanut tiramisu14

Citrus and mace chawan with kaffir lime oil14

Smith Island cake with milk chocolate cremeux and chantilly13

Firefly Farms Moo & Blue, Meadow Creek Dairy cheddar, Earth N Eats jam and lavosh16

Home made ice cream and sorbet6

Dessert

75% Potomac chocolate ice cream with sea salt and Californian olive oil9

VA candied peanut tiramisu16

Citrus and mace chawan with kaffir lime oil14

Keswick Creamery cheddar with Breadfurst grilled sourdough and Moon Valley honey12

Homemade ice cream and sorbet6

Happy Hour Menu
Monday to Thursday, 4pm - 6pm

Baywater rock oysters3ea

Tall Timbers' fried oysters with tartar sauce and chili oil3ea

Maryland crab hushpuppies12

Fritto misto with saffron aioli12

Local farms' pickled radishes and vegetables with whipped bean dip10

Old Bay fries6

Tiber Creek Spritz12Manzanilla sherry, violette, yuzu sake, cherry liqueur, curacao, prosecco

Orange House12Fords gin, curacao, orange, lime, crushed ice

Louis Roederer 'Collection 242' Champagne25

La Staffa Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi12

La Bastide Blanche Bandol Rose18

Torre Mora Etna Rosso12

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4 courses 90pp

Smoke in Chimneys smoked trout crumpet

Tall Timbers and Baywater oyster selection with house hot sauce

North Carolina blue fin tuna with artichoke a la grecque and sea herbs

Housemade fresh pasta with King's mushrooms and bottarga

or

Chesapeake striped bass with sweet onion soubisse, new season asparagus and citrus hollandaise

VA candied peanut tiramisu

Fridays, 4pm - 6pm
Only on the patio

Half a dozen grilled oysters with garlic butter and Old Bay18

Autumn Olive Farms pork belly hot dogs11

Virginia wines16

Crush Bar cocktails16

Gin Mare and tonic16

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SPARKLING – 5 OZ

Crémant de Loire, Domaine de la Bergerie, Loire, France 201920

Sparkling Rosé, Gaspard, “Bulles”, Loire, France NV16

Brut, Louis Roederer, “Collection 242”, Champagne, France NV28

Brut Blanc de Blancs, A. Bergère, “Solera”, Champagne, France NV32

WHITE – 5 OZ

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie, Luneau-Papin, “Le Verger”, Loire, France 202217

Riesling Trocken, Stein, “Blauschiefer”, Mosel, Germany 202319

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, La Staffa, Le Marche, Italy 202315

Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, Bailly-Reverdy, Loire, France 202324

Chardonnay, Kelley Fox, Willamette Valley, Oregon 202222

SKIN CONTACT – 5 OZ

Cabernet Franc/Grolleau, Thibaud Boudignon, Loire, France 2023 (Rosé)18

Welschriesling Blend, Rennersistas, “Intergalactic”, Burgenland, Austria 2023 (Orange)18

RED – 5 OZ

Gamay, Marcel Lapierre, “Raisins Gaulois”, Beaujoulais, France 202217

Nerello Mascalese/Nerello Cappuccio, Torre Mora, “Cauru”, Sicily, Italy 202216

Pinot Noir Blend, Day Wines, “Vin de Days”, Willamette Valley, Oregon 202219

Tempranillo, Viña Sastre “Roble”, Ribera del Duero, Spain 202218

Merlot/Cabernet Blend, Haut-Médoc, Château Saint Paul, Bordeaux, France 202120

SHERRY & SAKE – 3 OZ

Fino, El Maestro Sierra, Jerez, Spain NV12

Junmai Ginjo, Brooklyn Kura, “Number 14”, New York NV12

SWEET & FORTIFIED – 3 OZ

Sauternes, Château d’Anna, Bordeaux, France 201215

Petit Manseng, Glen Manor Vineyards, Late Harvest Raepheus, Virginia, USA, 202220

Rivesaltes Ambré, Domaine de Rancy, Languedoc-Rousillon, France 200018

Verdelho, Henriques & Henriques, Madeira, Portugal 200722

BEER & CIDER - CANNED

Calvert Beer I Just Crush A Lot, Sour 5.0%, Maryland (12 oz)10

Artifact Cider Project, Slow Down Craft Cider 6.0%, Massachusetts (16 oz)13

Other Half Green City Hazy IPA 7.0%, Washington DC (16 oz)13

Good Time, Non-Alcoholic Pilsner, New York (12oz) <0.5%ABV10

DRAFT BEER – 12.5 OZ

Other Half Poetry Snaps Rice Lager, Washington DC9

Nepenthe Space Jellyfish Hazy India Pale Ale 7.0%, New England10

Cocktails

HARDY NEGRONI18To honor our sister restaurant in Scotland, we adapted their signature Samphire Negroni using the invasive maritime succulent the Hardy Ice Plant Forager’s Gin, Caffo Red Bitter, Cocchi di Torino, Hardy Ice Plant

A GRAND MEMORY18Fords Gin, spruce tip vermouth, Hakutsuru Yuzu

BEST LAID SCHEMES18Bardstown Bourbon, rhubarb cordial

SALT MIST17Arrete Blanco, lime, salted cucumber, soda

THIS IS THE RIVER18Choose from Ketel One or Tanqueray 10, vermouth, Fish Shop olive brine

FOR HER BENEFIT17Cotton and Reed Gold Rum, peppermint tea, lemon, soda

THE PLOUGH16Compass Box Artist’s Blend Scotch, Fever Tree Soda

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SPARKLING – 5 OZ

Crémant de Loire, Domaine de la Bergerie, Loire, France 201920

Sparkling Rosé, Gaspard, “Bulles”, Loire, France NV16

Brut, Louis Roederer, “Collection 242”, Champagne, France NV28

Brut Blanc de Blancs, A. Bergère, “Solera”, Champagne, France NV 32

WHITE – 5 OZ

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie, Luneau-Papin, “Le Verger”, Loire, France 202217

Riesling Trocken, Stein, “Blauschiefer”, Mosel, Germany 2023 19

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, La Staffa, Le Marche, Italy 2023 15

Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, Bailly-Reverdy, Loire, France 202324

Chardonnay, Kelley Fox, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022 22

SKIN CONTACT – 5 OZ

 

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness

**Please let us know if you have any allergies or dietary requirements, our dishes are made here and may contain trace ingredients of milk, eggs, fish, seafood, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and sesame