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River Cafe
1 Water St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Uber
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Dinner Menu
Fixed Price $195 per person
Appetizer
River Café Oysters
warm lemon glazed Irish Point Oysters, caramelized sweet onion, Speck ham, Pacific sturgeon caviar
Hot Foie Gras
sautéed duck foie gras, Pell Farms strawberry and caramelized onion crêpe, strawberry vinegar gastrique, toasted pistachio
Wild Shrimp
Pacific blue shrimp, vegetable stuffed baby sweet pepper, whipped white polenta, smoked shrimp butter
Scallop Ceviche
Maine diver scallop chilled on the half shell, tomato citrus marinate, sea beans, avocado and coriander
Scallop and Pork
seared sea scallop, Berkshire pork tenderloin wrapped with herbs and smoked trotters, spring onion, fig mostarda
Yellowtail Hamachi
thinly sliced Hamachi, crisp edamame and toasted sunflower seed filled tempura squash blossom, aromatic ginger, white soy and lime leaf sauce
Tortelloni
buffalo ricotta, asparagus, ramps, roasted Maitake, Madeira mushroom jus
Wagyu Steak Tartare
hand cut Kobe style beef with quail egg, Cognac gelée, traditional garnish, toast points
Octopus
Portuguese octopus ala plancha, black garlic, basil emulsion, zucchini, crisp potato
Caviar Service
each served with traditional garniture, toast points, tiny corn pancakes
Caspian Golden Osetra, Acipenser Gueldenstaedtii, (Germany)
- (per ounce) $180.00
Siberian Sturgeon, Acipenser Baerii, (Germany)
- (per ounce) $95.00
Main Course
Vegetarian Menu available on request
Lamb
pan roasted Colorado lamb loin, merguez sausage, "stuffed" baby eggplant, spring English peas, natural lamb reduction
Beef
Char grilled Niman Ranch strip steak, cipollini, brocolini, russet and yam potato gratin, Pinot Noir sauce
Duck
crispy Crescent Farms duck breast, confit risotto cake, poached rhubarb, Tuscan kale, duck jus
King Salmon
seared Ora King salmon, sunchoke purée, roasted beet and organic carrots, red wine star anise sauce
Black Sea Bass
wild Atlantic bass, lobster brown butter, white asparagus, fennel lobster croquette
Dessert
Toasted Almond Semifreddo
almond dacquoise, Cara Cara citrus sorbet, candied almond lace
Chocolate Brooklyn Bridge
dark chocolate Marquise, poached blueberries, honey vanilla ice cream
Pistachio Soufflé
Winonoa Farms peaches, peach sorbet, fresh Chantilly cream
Artisanal Cheeses
Five American cheeses and seasonal accompaniments. $22 additional
Blandy's Madeira Dessert Flight
5 Year Verdelho, 10 Year Bual, 5 Year Malmsey - each paired with petit sweets, $24 additional
Handmade Chocolates And Confections
Specialty Cocktails
$22
Hound of Culann
Jameson Irish Whiskey, espresso, salted Guinness honey
A View of Manhattan
Widow Jane Bourbon and Rye, 10 Year Malmsey Madeira, Ramazzotti, Angostura and orange bitters
French 77
Plymouth Gin, Champagne, lavender honey, lemon, egg white
The Centenario
1921 Añejo, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, antique triple orange au cognac, cacao, agave
Vintage Daiquiri
Barbancourt15 year rum, Flor de Caña 18 year, fresh lime
Cognac
Hennessey VS
$22.00Hennessey XO
$80.00Hennessey Paradis
$132.00Hine Antique XO
$40.00Delamain Pale & Dry XO
$28.00Pierre Ferrand 1840
$20.00Courvoisier XO Impérial
$80.00Remy Martin Vsop
$23.00Special Flights
Blandy's 10-year Madeira Flight - Verdelho, Bual, Malmsey
$25.00Port Variety Sampling - 10 Year Tawny, 20 Year Tawny, 1992 Vintage
$35.00Champagne and Sparkling Wines
Prosecco Superiore
$18.00
Mionetto - Valdobbiadene - Non Vintage
Champagne
$22.00
Pommery - Apanage - Brut - Non Vintage
Rosé Champagne
$29.00
Alfred Gratien - Brut - Non Vintage
White Wines
Riesling
$18.00
Hermann Wiemer - Finger Lakes - 2017. Off-Dry
Sauvignon Blanc
$18.00
Chatelain - Pouilly-Fumé -2017
Chardonnay
$26.00
Domaine Michelot - Meursault - 2016
Chardonnay
$24.00
Heitz Cellar - Napa Valley - 2016
Red Wines
Pinot Noir
$28.00
R. Dubois et fils - Nuit-Saint-George - Les Chaillots - Burgundy - 2016
Sangiovese Blend
$20.00
Monsanto - Chianti Classico Riserva - Tuscany - 2016
Cabernet Sauvignon
$24.00
Kenwood Vineyards - Jack London - Sonoma Mountain - 2012
Tempranillo
$20.00
Marques de Murrieta - Rioja Reserva - 2014/15
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General Info
Hours
Saturday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
About Us
“The River Café opened in June of 1977 in a forgotten and abandoned neighborhood by the Brooklyn docks – desolate except for trucks waiting to enter the piers. When Michael Buzzy O’Keeffe first “found” this spot, it was barren and devoid of life. To him, this small strategic piece of chaotic waterfront was special – lacking any civility, but with wonderful possibilities. This was the oasis that he had been searching for.It took twelve years of beseeching the City before approval was granted in 1974. The City was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Some of New York’s most important business executives and government officials advised Mr. O’Keeffe that building on the Brooklyn waterfront was extremely risky, exposed to peril, and destined to fail. Every bank in New York turned him down. Despite all this, the restaurant opened and was an immediate success.