Bacalao
Nouvelle Newfoundland Cuisine

Appetizers:

 

Bacalao’s soon-to-be-famous Seafood Chowder

Resplendent with beautiful NL seafood – cod, bay scallops,

coldwater shrimp, mussels & snow crab in a light cream broth.

Brightly flavoured with Pernod, herbs & a touch of citrus. $12

 

Jigg’s Dinner Cabbage Roll

Everything we love about Jigg’s Dinner in an appetizer!

Salt beef, turnip, potato & carrot rolled in a tender

cabbage leaf, dollop of pease pudding, pot liquor

“shooter” & homemade mustard pickles. $13

 

Housemade Charcuterie Plate

3 delicious creations featuring local game & meats.

Rabbit terrine, spicy merguez-style lamb sausage

and smoked partridge.  Quidi Vidi Honey Brown

beer-caraway mustard, oven roasted tomatoes. $22

*Selection may vary depending on availability of local game;

your server will advise of any changes.

 

Surf, Turf & Coop!

Juicy pan-seared Atlantic sea scallops with 2 ‘marmalades’

– citrus & mushroom. Zippy tenderloin tartare topped with

a soft-poached local quail egg, crispy local potato gaufrette,

truffle-mustard vinaigrette, fried capers. $20

 

Bacalao – and then some!

A wonderful trio of local seafood – so you don’t have to choose!

Crispy fritter-cake of salt cod, with our house lemon

and green peppercorn aioli; Golden and tender calamari

finished with crispy onions and a hit of chilies;

Snow crab cocktail, spiked with Iceberg vodka.  $20

 

Mussels on the Bottle

Plump, juicy NL mussels steamed with light-citrusy

Quidi Vidi Iceberg beer, leeks, garlic and a hint of chilies. $16

 

Cod Tongue Salad

Crispy tongues atop a salad of greens with

pickled radishes and red onions, with

roasted tomatoes and buttermilk anchovy dressing. $16

 

Water Street Waldorf

Crisp lettuces with shredded local cabbage with crisp

celery & apple, toasted walnuts & creamy Gorgonzola dressing

made with local artisan Five Brothers cheese. $14

 

Roots and Feta Salad

Tender roasted then chilled local beets & potatoes, with

green beans, Feta cheese,  hard-boiled egg wedges, prosciutto

& toasted pine nuts with grainy mustard vinaigrette. $14

 

Pastas / Risotto:

 

Moose Bolognese

Wild Newfoundland moose in a rich & flavourful

tomato sauce tossed with tagliatelle pasta

and topped with Parmigianno Reggiano. $26

 

Seafood Risotto

Beautiful Newfoundland seafood – bay scallops,

sweet little coldwater shrimp & snow crab in

unctuous saffron risotto with asparagus, garnished

with mussels, lobster & a drizzle of lobster oil. $32

 

Main Courses:

 

Roasted Chicken Breast with Bakeapple Gastrique

We brine breast of local chicken, then roast to

lovely golden brown.  With roasted garlic mashed

potatoes, caramelized bacon-sautéed Brussels

sprouts and savoury-bakeapple gastrique. $29

 

Local Duck Duo

Pan-roasted local duck breast with duck leg confit galette,

leek brioche bread pudding, glazed carrots and apples,

duck jus spiked with locally-made Rodrigues pear brandy.  $36

 

Bacalao du Jour

True to our name, we feature a daily salt cod dish…

could be inspired by traditional local cuisine

or the far-away places that share our love for salt fish,

or a creation all our own.  $28

 

Gooseberry Cove Cod and Cassoulet

We have the exclusive on this beautiful ranched cod.

Exceptional quality, succulent skin-on filets.

Pan-seared with sweet’n’sour bell pepper sauce

atop aromatic fennel-parsnip chick pea cassoulet with

local mussels & house-made spicy chorizo sausage. $32

 

Tenderloin ‘deLuxe’

 Pan seared to your liking, with braised short rib onion ‘jam’,

celery root & potatoes Dauphinoise, turnip purée,

grilled asparagus and rich, luscious bordelaise sauce. $38

 

Catch of the day

We celebrate the seasons of the seafood of our province.

Your server will fill you in on what

the chefs created with what we ‘caught’ today.  $30

 

Game of the Day

Always inspired, showcasing and enhancing

its natural deliciousness. $36

 

Globetrotting Vegetarian

Crispy grits cake with cheese and herbs, ratatouille timbale

(eggplant, zucchini, tomato) with Romesco sauce (made

from roasted peppers & almonds), crispy parsnip chips. $23

 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013