Here is a sampling of the new menu.
The Dates
If all continues on schedule...as of today, we are looking at starting our soft opening invites towards the latter part of July. We will open Orsay with the 60 seat original dining room, while we complete the finishing touches in the lounge, so I imagine that will be in November or so.
We are still deciding the structure of our soft opening evenings, but most likely we will offer a discount on the food purchases, along with some special treats for joining us while we work through all of our kinks. The Soft Opening Evenings will be invite only, but there are a multitude of ways to join us...so we definitely encourage Jacksonville Confidential Readers to
become MySpace Friends or FaceBook Fans. We plan to send out special invites via those sites.
Menu Highlights
Raw Bar - East Coast & West Coast Oysters, Clams, etc...
Charcuterie - Daily house-made pates, mousse, pork rillettes (basically pork cooked slowly in bacon fat & salted, until it is spreadable and can be shredded, served with toast points - indulgent and perfect for bacon whores, which we all tend to be ;).
Great Appetizers - Just to name a few: The best house-made Fries (we found the Crush recipe buried in a time capsule underneath the demolished building ;), Calamari, Crab Beignets
Entrees $ Range - Just to name a few...A perfect omelet, The best mussels with white wine, butter, garlic, and plenty of French Baguettes, The best burger, seriously....we are using local, hormone free, grass fed beef from Rosas Farms in Ocala, and Ashlen Farms here on the outskirts of Jacksonville. So good. Steak Frites - Hanger steak, red wine jus, house made pommes frites.
Entrees $$ Range - Just to name a few...Lobster Pot Pie (This is SO good) - Poached lobster, lobster broth, English
peas, baby carrots, biscuit crust. Whole Roasted Fish (This dish is Gorgeous) - Fennel, tomato, artichokes, Nicoise olives, fingerling potatoes. Grove Farms Lamb (It’s a take on "Lamb Two Ways) - Seared rib chop, ragout of braised leg, Israeli couscous, summer vegetables.
Chances are that when you come in for the first time, the menu will look something like this. But it will be on paper, with much cooler formatting than I can manage here Questions, suggestions, and other various forms of feedback are encouraged.
The Full Menu
Raw Bar
Oysters
• West Coast
• East Coast
• Gulf Coast
Shrimp Cocktail - Poached wild local shrimp, house made cocktail sauce, fresh horseradish.
Sea Scallop Tartare - Key lime, cucumber, fleur de sel
Plateaux (Petite et Grand) - Oysters, clams, mussels, lobster, shrimp, seasonal selections
Charcuterie
Pate du Jour - Dijon mustard, cornichons
Trois Foie Mousse - Chicken liver, duck liver, foie gras, Vidalia onion marmalade
Duck Rillettes - Pommery mustard, cornichons
Hors d'Oeuvres
Prince Edward Island Mussels - White wine, garlic, butter, thyme
Littleneck Clams - Andouille, lager, extra virgin olive oil
Roasted Oysters - Spinach, house made bacon, Parmigiano Reggiano
Sea Scallops - Roasted beets, truffled goat cheese, citrus vinaigrette
Calamari - Sauteed or fried, tomato, basil, nicoise olives
Crab Beignets - Roasted corn, potato, spicy aioli
Escargots - Lemon, herbs, garlic butter fondue
Hudson Valley Foie Gras - Georgia peaches, buttered French Pantry brioche, sweet tea gastrique
Steak Tartare - Capers, red onion, mustard oil
Soups / Salads
Onion Soup - Crispy baguette, broiled Gruyere
Soup du Jour - Soup of the day
Haricots Verts Salad - French green beans, roasted hazelnuts, crème fraiche vinaigrette
Orsay Salad - Organic greens, house pickled baby vegetables, champagne vinaigrette
Spinach Salad - Buttermilk bleu cheese, spiced pecans, granny smith apples, bacon vinaigrette
Shrimp Salad - Organic greens, poached wild local shrimp, avocado, crispy shallots, creamy shrimp nage
Sandwiches -with house made pommes frites or petite salad
Hamburger - Grass fed Rosas Farms beef, garlic aioli, traditional garniture
Croque Madame - Spiced pork shoulder, broiled Gruyere, baguette, roasted garlic cream, fried egg
Tartine du Jour - Tartine of the day
Entrees
Omelet - Goat cheese, fine herbs, petite salad
Prince Edward Island Mussels Frites - White wine, garlic, butter, thyme, house made pommes frites
Carolina Trout - Glazed haricots verts, toasted Marcona almonds, lemon brown butter vinaigrette
Whole Roasted Fish - Fennel, tomato, artichokes, Nicoise olives, fingerling potatoes
Alaskan Halibut - Clams, mussels, Arborio rice, saffron shellfish broth
Lobster Pot Pie - Poached lobster, lobster broth, English peas, baby carrots, biscuit crust
Coq au Vin - Pan roasted breast, red wine braised thigh, house made bacon, mushrooms, organic pasta
Duck Breast - Lentils du Puy, cippolini onions, roasted duck jus
Pork Chop - Braised cabbage, roasted fingerling potatoes, Pommery mustard cream
Steak Frites - Hanger steak, red wine jus, house made pommes frites
Filet Mignon - Truffled mashed potatoes, wild mushrooms, house made bacon, asparagus
Grove Farms Lamb - Seared rib chop, ragout of braised leg, Israeli couscous, summer vegetables
Those all sound so good....making me hungry.
carolina trout... Yummy