Esca Menu with Prices

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Esca Menu

Ostriche

Montauk Wild Oysters
$3

montauk, li

Crudo

Cape Cod Bay Scallops
$24

with chervil

Halibut Belly
$19

with extra virgin sunflower oil

Pink Snapper
$18

with black lava salt

Diver Scallop
$20

with tangerine pressed olive oil

Ivory King Salmon
$20

with bronze fennel

Pumpkin Swordfish
$19

with crushed almonds

Yellowfin Tuna
$20

carpaccio with olio verde and chives

Yellowfin Tuna
$50

alba white truffles supplement supp

Longfin Tuna
$18

with pickled jalapeno

Spanish Mackerel
$18

with gaeta olive aioli

Maine Sea Urchin
$20

with capezzana olive oil

Giant Santa Barbara Sea Urchin
$20

simply natural

Razor Clams
$20

two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint

Crudo Tasting
$16

three unique tastes of raw seafood in one flight

Crudo Tasting
$30

six unique tastes of raw seafood in two flight

Antipasti

Bianchetti
$17

'french fries of the sea'

Insalata Di Pomodoro
$19

salad of tim's heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula and farmhouse cheese

Insalata Di Amara
$19

salad of local bitter greens with aged merlot vinaigrette

Acciuga
$18

grilled fresh portuguese anchovies with house made green olive tapenade

Calamari Alla Galicia
$18

local squid, pimenton, toasted bread crumbs and arugula

Fritti
$17

crispy halibut cheeks, local steamers and all blue potatoes with calabrian chili aioli

Fegato Di Pescatrice
$17

maple syrup glazed local monkfish liver with honey crisp apple and organic grains

Verdura Mista
$18

organic salad of fall vegetables, sheep's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette

Insalata Mista
$16

salad of local greens and herbs with cold pressed pistachio oil

Vongole Al Forno
$18

local littleneck clams, heirloom apples, nueske's bacon, just dug horseradish

Caprese
$17

bufala mozzarella with wild arugula and oven dried tomatoes

Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana
$16

fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta

Pesce Azzurri
$9

house marinated sardines with pepperonata - marinated anchovies, preserved blood orange and manzanilla olives - grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette - bresaola di tonno with capers, raisins and pine nuts

Primi

Spaghetti
$30

with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint

Perciatelli
$23

house made whole wheat fat spaghetti with sardines, walnuts and fennel compote

Linguine
$24

with medley of briny clams, hot red pepper and pancetta

Spaghetti Neri
$26

house made squid ink spaghetti with seppia, scallion and green chilis

Maccheroni Alla Chittara
$28

house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat

Secondi

Orata Americana Per Uno O Due
$26

whole grilled local porgy for one or two with almond oregano pesto

Spigola Nera Per Uno O Due
$27

whole roasted local black bass for one or two with caperberries and olives

Lampuga
$26

grilled local mahi mahi with peperonata and oil cured olives

Ippoglosso
$28

nova scotia halibut with spinach and tiny tomatoes

Squalo Alla Siciliana
$26

grilled sicilian style thresher shark with heirloom beans and greens

Polipo
$24

grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon

Zuppa Di Pesce
$23

sicilian style fish stew

Fritto Misto Amalfitano
$24

crispy mixed seafood

Pollo
$25

four story farm hills farm chicken with primo olives, fregula and lemon

Contorni
$19

italian style vegetables

Ostriche

Montauk Wild Oysters
$3

montauk, li

Wild Maine Belon Oysters
$4

damariscotta river, me

Crudo

Cape Cod Bay Scallops
$24

with chervil

Halibut Belly
$19

with extra virgin sunflower oil

Pink Snapper
$18

with black lava salt

Opakapaka
$18

longtail snapper. with olive oil from chianti

Diver Scallop
$20

with tangerine pressed olive oil

Geoduck
$22

giant clam. lightly marinated with ruby crisp apple

Black Grouper
$18

with seaweed salt

Striped Bass
$18

with sicilian dried cherry tomato

Ivory King Salmon
$20

with bronze fennel

Icelandic Arctic Char
$18

with pickled baby kirby cucumber

Pumpkin Swordfish
$19

with crushed almonds

Mahi Mahi
$18

seared with wild fennel pollen

Yellowfin Tuna
$20

carpaccio with olio verde and chives

Yellowfin Tuna
$50

alba white truffles supplement supp

Longfin Tuna
$18

with pickled jalapeno

Escolar
$19

white tuna. seared au poivre

Spanish Mackerel
$18

with gaeta olive aioli

Bluefish
$18

ceviche 'carribean style'

Maine Sea Urchin
$20

with capezzana olive oil

Giant Santa Barbara Sea Urchin
$21

simply natural

Razor Clams
$20

two minute ceviche with chilis, scallion and mint

Crudo Tasting
$30

six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights

Altro

Uovo Di Pollo
$65

soft scrambled farmhouse egg with alba white truffle

Bianchetti
$17

'french fries of the sea'

Insalata Di Pomodoro
$19

salad of tim's heirloom tomatoes, wild arugula and farmhouse cheese

Verdura Mista
$18

organic salad of fall vegetables, sheep's milk ricotta and herb garden vinaigrette

Brodetto
$20

mussels, clams, scallops and spicy pumpkin broth

Fegato Di Pescatrice
$18

maple syrup glazed local monkfish liver with honey crisp apple and organic grains

Calamari Alla Galicia
$18

local squid, pimenton, toasted bread crumbs and arugula

Granchio
$24

warm jonah crab with marinated pink lemons

Funghi
$24

salad of matsutake mushrooms (pine mushrooms) and parmesan vinaigrette

Moscardino
$19

grilled baby octopus with cippoline and bitter greens

Fritti
$18

crispy halibut cheeks, local steamers and all blue potatoes with calabrian chili aioli

Vongole Al Forno
$18

local littleneck clams, heirloom apples, nueske's bacon, just dug horseradish

Mozzarella Di Bufala
$19

buffalo mozzarella with grilled fresh portuguese anchoyies and house made green olive tapenade

Polipo
$18

grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon

Insalata Di Amara
$19

salad of local bitter greens and aged merlot vinaigrette

Zuppa Di Pesce Amalfitana
$16

fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta

Pesci Azzurri
$18

house marinated sardines with pepperonata - marinated anchovies, preserved blood orange and manzanilla olive - grilled sardines with shallot thyme vinaigrette -bresaola di tonno (tuna prosciutto) with capers, raisins and pine nuts

Primi

Taglierini Piedmontese
$100

piedmontese style spaghetti with alba white truffles

Spaghetti
$30

with a one pound lobster, chilis and mint

Fettuccine
$32

house made ribbon pasta with alaskan king crab and chervil

Spaghetti Neri
$26

squid ink spaghetti with seppia, green chilis and scallion

Maccheroni Alla Chitarra
$27

house made guitar cut spaghetti with sea urchin and crabmeat

Conchiglie
$27

house made shells with gulf shrimp, mantis shrimp and heirloom tomato sauce

Linguine
$26

with briny clams, hot red pepper and pancetta

Gnocchi Di Ricotta
$26

old chatham sheep's milk ricotta gnocchi with tomato, bufala mozzarella and basil

Pesce Intero

Branzino
$36

whole mediterranean sea bass for two or three cooked in sea salt

Branzino
$50

alba white truffle supplement supp

Spigola Nera
$37

whole roasted local black bass with caperberries and olives

Orata Americana
$36

whole grilled local porgy for one or two with almond oregano pesto

Lampuga
$36

grilled local mahi mahi with peperonata, oil cured olives and arugula

Dorado Alla Siciliana
$37

grilled sicilian style wahoo with romanesco cauliflower, capers, raisins and pine nuts

Ippoglosso
$38

nova scotia halibut with organic spinach and tiny tomatoes

Zuppa Di Pesce
$30

sicilian style fish stew

Fritto Misto Amalfitano
$33

crispy mixed seafood

Pollo
$34

four story hills farm chicken with primo olives, fregula and lemon

Contorni
$19

selection of italian style vegetables

Tasting Menu

Crudo Del Mercato

a selection from today's raw seafood

Crudo Del Mercato

prosecco, flor, nv veneto

Crudo Del Mercato
$25

five extra 'crudo' tasting supplement. nebbiolo rose brut 'jad'or' ca nova nv piemonte

Pimentoni Ripieni

baked stuffed heirloom peppers

Pimentoni Ripieni

sauvignon scarbolo 2012 friuli

Moscardino

grilled baby octopus with cipollini and bitter greens

Moscardino

vermentino di gallura 'sciala' surrau 2012 sardegna

Gnocchi Di Ricotta

grilled spanish mackerel with heirloom beans and greens

Gnocchi Di Ricotta

nerello mascalese 'etna rosato' pietradolce 2013 sicilia

Sarago

grilled spanish mackerel with heirloom beans and greens

Sarago

nebbiolo di langhe produttori di barbaresco 2011 piemonte

Dolci

a tasting of our favorite desserts

Dolci

moscato, rosa zeni 2007 trentino

Dolci

Affogato Di Caffe
$12

fior di latte gelato, chocolate, caramel with caramel biscotti, drowned in espresso

Warm Upside Down Cranberry Cake
$12

spiced oranges, cranberry and brown butter gelato

Pumpkin Ricotta Cannoli
$12

chocolate, maple and pumpkin seed toffee

Warm Pear Cake
$12

concord grape, candied walnuts and red wine gelato

Warm Apple Bread Pudding
$12

with cranberry, bourbon and apple swirl gelato

Gelati
$12

house made traditional flavors

Sorbetti
$12

house made seasonal flavors

Formaggi
$13

witchgrass, bellweather san andreas, quadrello di bufala, dunbarton blue and seasonal fruit confettura

Cocktails

Porto Cervo
$14

mirto sardinian liqueur, orange, prosecco

Carciofo Negroni
$14

greenhook ginsmiths gin, cynar, carpano antica, orange

Milano
$14

rittenhouse rye whiskey, carpano antica vermouth, amarena cherry

Two-Minute Razor Martini
$16

vodka, razor clam, chili, scallion, mint, citrus

Watermelon Collins
$14

watermelon, mint, lemon, greenhook ginsmiths gin

Birre

Forst Premium Lager
$8

alto adige

Forst Sixtus Doppel Bock
$8

alto adige

Lurisia Otto
$24

belgian tripel style w/gentian root from piemonte

Piccolo Chiostro
$18

white ale with absinthe from liguria

Reale Birra Del Borgo
$18

roman red ale from lazio

Bruaherren Einbecker
$6

non-alcoholic beer (germany)

Del Ducato Nuova Matina
$18

saison from emilia romagna

Gazzose Fatte In Casa $4

Sorrento Lemon

Hibiscus

Espresso

Madagascar Vanilla

Cherry

Vini Spumanti Al Bicchiere

Prosecco, Flor
$12

veneto, nv

Garda Rose Brut, Olivini
$18

lombardia, 2010

Carricante Brut 'Noblesse' , Benanti
$26

sicilia, nv

Brut, Henriot
$25

champagne, france, nv

Bianco

Ribolla 'Adriatico' , Bastianich
$15

slovenia, 2010

Sauvignon, Scarbolo
$16

friuli, 2011

Arneis, Vietti
$19

piemonte, 2012

Cortese, 'Gavi' Fontannafredda
$19

piemonte, 2010

Vermentino, 'Sciala' , Vigne Surrau
$19

sardegna, 2011

Soave 'Monte Grande' Pra
$21

veneto, 2011

Cataratto'Benede'Alessandro De Camporeale
$20

sicilia, 2010

Vespa Bianco Bastianich
$22

friuli, 2008

Rosato

Refosco Rosato, Bastianich
$12

friuli, 2011

Mourvedre/Grenache/Tiburen, La Courtade
$13

provence, 2011

Monica/Cannonau/Bovale Argiolas
$14

sardegna, 2012

Rosso

Dolcetto D'Alba 'Sant Anna' Brandini
$17

piemonte, 2011

Nebbiolo Di Langhe Produttori Di Barbaresco
$20

piemonte, 2011

Morellino Di Scansano 'I Perazzi' , La Mozza
$14

toscana, 2010

Petit Rouge 'Torrette' , Noussan
$20

valle d'aoste, 2010

Teroldego, Foradori
$21

trentino, 2010

Carignano 'Grotto Rossa' Santadi
$21

sardegna, 2010

Schiava Gentile Egger Muller Chilled
$15

alto adige, 2011