Oliver's Restaurant

 

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APPETIZERS

SALT AND PEPPER SQUID lightly fried with ginger, garlic, red chili and scallions over basmati rice with ponzu
STEAMED MUSSELS
portuguese sausage, orange, tomato, butter beans
AHI TUNA “PACKAGE” sashimi grade ahi with buckwheat soba noodle salad and wasabi oil
DAY BOAT SCALLOP “SANDWICH”
prosciutto & lime saffron sauce
SKEWERED TEMPURA SHRIMP
wakame salad, English cucumber and ponzu dip
BARBECUED BABY BACK RIB NAPOLEON
off-the-bone baby back rib meat braised with tomato salsa & chili oil
VEAL & LEEK SPRING ROLL
hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, mache lettuce, shaved gruyere and white truffle oil
OLIVER’S SALAD
ricotta salata, cherry tomatoes, and a mix of walnut oil and e.v.o.o.
CAESAR SALAD
romaine lettuce, traditional caesar dressing, reggiano parmesan, white anchovies and croutons
GOAT CHEESE PISTACHIO TERRINE
with artichokes tempura, arugula, roasted roma tomatoes and chervil pesto
HEIRLOOM TOMATO AND FRESH BUFFALO MOZZARELLA
caper-olive vinaigrette and grilled baguette

PASTA | PIZZA
TAGLIATELLE PASTA WITH GRILLED SHRIMP
calamata olives, tomato, garlic, parmesan & e.v.o.o.
OPEN RAVIOLI
asparagus, wild mushrooms, aged goat cheese & truffle oil
SPICY KING CRAB SPAGHETTINI
king crab, ginger, chili paste & sesame oil
NEOPOLITAN PIZZA
with tomato, basil, olives and fresh mozzarella
TOSCANO PIZZA
with prosciutto, figs, arugula & truffled honey

SMALL PLATES
GARBAGE SALAD
chopped iceberg and romaine lettuces, white balsamic vinaigrette, cucumber,
tomato, artichoke hearts, shrimp, gorgonzola cheese, cici beans, sopressata, black & green olives

CHILLED SEAFOOD PLATE
shrimp, king crab and calamari salad with dijon aioli & traditional cocktail sauce
CHICKEN MILANESE SANDWICH
chicken cutlet with arugula salad
KOBE BEEF BURGER
snake river farms kobe beef with gruyere swiss, tomato, cucumber,
thin red onion & russian dressing on kaiser roll

STEAK TARTARE
black angus tenderloin, quail egg, traditional accompaniments
OLIVER’S PRIME STRIP SANDWICH
grilled baguette, crimini mushrooms, provolone, garlic spinach, truffled frites

SPECIALTIES WILD KING SALMON chinese mustard and honey glazed with apple, onion & lentil pilaf, baby bok choy
ALASKAN HALIBUT
roasted with a hazelnut and green olive pesto, cauliflower, sugar snaps & smoked corn
LIVE MAINE LOBSTER
12 oz cold water, broiled with a warm charred fava bean salad
FOUR SEASONS DUCKLING
tea-braised and lacquered with orange, ginger & honey, kimchee fried rice
FREE-RANGE CHICKEN “AL MATTONE”
seared “bricked” chicken with blackeyed pea succotash,

tomato concasse & lemon caper sauce
RACK OF PORK CHOP
apple-brined with sweet potato and corn hash, vinegared cabbage & pan jus
RACK OF LAMB
with swiss chard, pine nuts & Israeli cous cous
FILET MIGNON
Lightly dry-rubbed, served with a wild mushroom hash & broccolini with roasted garlic

U.S.D.A. PRIME N.Y. STRIP SIRLOIN warm bacon and parsley potato salad, sauteed garlic tomatoes

 


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WHERE THE LOCALS EAT
Category Winner