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New Rivers Bistro Menu

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By: jehutson on 02/06/09

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BISTRO MEALS

Prix Fixe — Monday To Thursday — $28

Sample Seasonal Menu - Winter

OUR MENU CHANGES with Availability of Seasonal Produce.
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NIBBLES

Brandade - House-made Salt Cod and Potato Spread with Olive Oil and Garlic, Grilled Bread, Herb Grissini and Pickled Peppers

10

Cheeses - Choice of Three Artisan Cheeses with Fig Cake and Breads
All cheeses sourced at Farmstead in Wayland Square. Ask server for details.

13

 

STARTERS & SALADS

 

Soup - Seasonal Selection
cup
bowl

4
8

Baby Greens - Salad with Baby Greens, White Balsamic and Shallot Vinaigrette and Herbed Goat Cheese Croutons

9

Romaine Salad - Romaine Chiffonade with Anchovy, Caper, and Lemon Vinaigrette and Grilled Garlic Croutons

9

Winter Salad - Warm Spinach, Frisee and Kale Salad with Roasted Grape/Verjus Vinaigrette, Marinated Watermelon Radish, Crispy Sesame and Grafton Cheddar Croutons

12

Plum Point Oysters - Plum Point, Saunderstown, RI Oysters on the Half Shell with Fresh Grated Horseradish Cocktail and Lemon Wedges

3 each

Sweetbreads - Pan-Roasted Sweetbreads on Melting Leeks with Duckfat Potato and Brandy Beurre Noisette

12

Littlenecks - Local Littlenecks Steamed open with White Wine, Shallots and Garlic With Toasted, Garlic Rubbed Crostini

12

Agnolotti - Filled with Toasted Chestnut, Westfield Farm Goat Cheese and Thyme In Caramelized Parsnip Bisque and Beets with 10 yr Balsamic Vinegar

14

Yellowfin Tuna - Local Yellowfin Tuna Crudo, Marinated in Manfredi Olive Oil, Capers and Chile with Salsa Verde, Shaved Radishes and Candied Meyer Lemon

14

 

ENTREES AND LARGER PLATES

 

New Rivers Burger - 1/2 Pound Sirloin Burger on Portuguese Sweetbread Roll with Seasonal Toppings, Potato & Veggie "Du Jour"

18

Mezzaluna Pasta - Broccoli Rabe and House-Made Farmers' Cheese Filled Mezzalunas with Spicy Pinenut Gremolata, Chervil and Grated Dried Orange
Optional Guanciale, Crispy Pancetta or Duck Proscuitto

16
21

Autumn Gratin - Baked Gratin of Buttercup Squash, Sugar Pumpkin, "Wild" Mushrooms With Smoked Cheddar And Thyme Crumble with Local Fall Greens

17

Grilled Halibut - Grilled Halibut Fillet on French Green lentils with Braised Celery Jam, Crispy Onions and Roasted Carrot/Anise Vinaigrette

28

Nantucket Cape Scallops - Grilled Nantucket Scallops with Pan-Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes and Beets, Carrots, Crisp Country Ham and Sweet and Hot Pepper Marmalade

27

Duck Breast - Pan-Roasted Long Island Duck Breast with Campari Gastrique on Fennel Confit with Pulled Duck Leg Vol au Vent, Shaved Fennel Chips, Blood Orange and Mache Salad

27

Berkshire Pork - Tasting of Berkshire Pork with Brined and Grilled Loin, Slow Roasted Pork Belly and Crispy Seared Pork Confit with Westport Turnips, Frisee and Lardons

28

Braised Beef Shortribs - Braised Wolfe Neck Farm Beef Shortribs on Yukon Gold Puree with Roasted Trumpet Royale Mushrooms and Tempura Onion Rings

27

 

DESSERTS

 

Praline/Rum Ice Cream with Fudge Sauce — and New Rivers' cookiess

9

Sorbet — intensely flavored, house-churned fruit purée with cookie

8

Cookie Plate — a selection of eight New Rivers' cookies

6

Lemon Tartlet — made to order—garnished with seasonal fruit

10

Fresh Fruit — with New Rivers' cookies

7

Chocolate Dessert — something rich and chocolaty

Priced accordingly

"Pear Trio" — Rioja poached seckle pear with blue cheese, rustic pear Galette with crème fraiche, and pear and ginger sorbet

10

NEW RIVERS supports sustainable agriculture. We purchase produce, organic whenever possible, from local growers and vintners including Baby Greens in North Kingstown, Wishing Stone Farms in Little Compton, Steve Ramos in Bristol, Four Town Farm in Seekonk, Manic Organic in Portsmouth, Eva’s Garden in South Dartmouth and Sakonnet, Westport and Greenvale Vineyards. Selected meats are naturally raised from Niman Ranch, Marin, CA, Mountain View Red Deer farm in Vermont, and Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Maine.

Reservations:  Recommended. Please call for reservations. Email is not a reliable method of making reservations. On Fridays, Saturdays, and special evenings there may be a short wait for reservations after 6:30PM.

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