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The Ginger Man
234 Western Ave
Albany, NY 12203
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Whiskey and Cordials
Dessert and Fortified Wines
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Lunch Menu
Starters
Potato Croquettes
$12.00
Herb and goat cheese croquettes with truffled garlic cream and basil oil
Fried Calamari
$13.00
Salt and pepper seasoned with housemade kimchi and sesame emulsion
Mussels
$13.00
One pound steamed in lime curry coconut milk broth with pearl onions and red pepper. Topped with toast points
Crab Roll
$15.00
Cucumber wrapped crab salad, watermelon gel, basil oil, avocado and toasted pistachios
Soup & Salads
Add chicken $6, shrimp $9, scallops $10 or crab roll $10 to any of our selections
Classic French Onion
- Cup $5.00
- Crock $7.00
- Sub Gruyère Cheese (Cup)
- $0.50
- Sub Gruyère Cheese (Crock)
- $1.00
Soup Du Jour
- Cup $4.00
- Crock $6.00
House Salad
White balsamic dressed mixed greens, cucumber ribbons, carrots, watermelon radish and heirloom cherry tomatoes
gluten-free
- Small $5.00
- Large $10.00
Grilled Caesar Salad
Charred romaine hearts and garlic herbed croutons with marinated white anchovies and Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Small $6.00
- Large $12.00
Shrimp Panzanella
$17.00
Heirloom cherry tomatoes, red onion, avocado, garlic croutons and chopped romaine. Dressed in balsamic vinegar and rosemary extra virgin olive oil
gluten-free
Fig Salad
$14.00
Arugula tossed in fig balsamic vinaigrette with peach, fig, balsamic pearl onions, Great Hill Bleu cheese and toasted pistachios
gluten-free
Warm Goat Cheese Salad
$15.00
Mixed greens tossed in lime and toasted peppercorn vinaigrette with fresh berries, mandarin supremes, candied ginger pecans and a panko encrusted fried goat cheese ball
Mains
Catch of the Day
Chef's daily preparation
- Market Price
Ginger Man Chicken Salad
$13.00
Our Ginger Man classic with chopped walnuts, red grapes, celery, onion and mayo. Topped with lettuce, tomato and served on a toasted brioche bun
Short Rib Burger
$16.00
House ground 8oz beef burger on butter toasted brioche bun with all the trimmings
Turkey Pilgrim
$12.00
Sliced roast turkey, cranberry sauce, Hellman's mayonnaise, warm dressing on hearty white bread
Cubano
$15.00
Citrus marinated pulled pork loin, bacon, zesty remoulade, house made bread and butter pickles and topped with Gruyere cheese. Served on Ciabatta bread
Ginger Man Paella
$25.00
Jumbo shrimp, mussels, calamari, chorizo and saffron-infused rice with spicy sofrito
gluten-free
Lobster Mac and Cheese
Knuckle and claw lobster meat with cavatappi pasta and baked in a four-cheese cream sauce
- Half $17.00
- Full $27.00
Crab Cake Sliders
$16.00
Two jumbo lump crab cake sliders topped with creamy slaw and Cajun remoulade
Lemon Pepper Chicken Sandwich
$15.00
Topped with goat cheese, arugula, red onion, and caramelized onion aioli. Served on Ciabatta bread
Risotto
$22.00
Roasted Heirloom cherry tomatoes in white wine risotto with basil, parmesan and balsamic pearl onions
Shrimp and Grits
$17.00
Bourbon caramelized cajun shrimp, cheesy grits and braised bacon lardon cabbage slaw
Market Fish Taco
$13.00
Pineapple jalapeño salsa, lettuce, pickled red onion and chipotle tarter sauce
Cheese & Charcuterie Plate
Please choose any three of the following curated artisanal charcuterie and cheese items. Our plates are served with garlic bread, fresh fruit and bacon jam. Gluten free options are available. Small $20, Large $25. Choose Three:
Ginger Man
house blend
Boursin
house blend
Manchego
Four Fat Fowl Triple Cremé
R&G Maple Chipotle Chevre
Dubliner Irish Cheddar
Red Dragon Welsh Cheddar
Great Hill Bleu
Maple Brook Farms Burrata
Humboldt Fog
Prosciutto
Duck Prosciutto
Smoked Salmon
Dry Cured Mild Chorizo
Pâté
Starters & Small Plates
Oysters
Served with Chef's choice of accompaniment
gluten-free
- Market Price
Mussels
$13.00
One pound steamed in lime curry coconut milk broth with pearl onions and red pepper. Topped with toast points
Potato Croquettes
$12.00
Herb and goat cheese croquettes with truffled garlic cream and basil oil
Fried Calamari
$13.00
Salt and pepper seasoned with housemade kimchi and sesame emulsion
Crab Roll
$15.00
Cucumber wrapped crab salad, watermelon gel, basil oil, avocado and toasted pistachios
Scotch Egg
$14.00
6-minute egg wrapped in ground lamb, coated in toasted oatmeal, fried and served over maple mustard sauce
Roasted Heirloom Tart
$15.00
Roasted Heirloom tomatoes and creamed leeks over smoked tomato coulis. Served with Maple Brook Farms Burrata, balsamic pearl onions and half roasted garlic bulb
Roasted Red Pepper Polenta Cake
$13.00
Over sweet corn purée and topped with street corn salsa and charred scallion
Crab Cake Sliders
$16.00
Two jumbo lump crab cake sliders topped with creamy slaw and Cajun remoulade
Cheese Fondue
$12.00
Aged Irish Cheddar & Guinness with toasted garlic bread
- Add Seasonal Crudités
- $3.00
Soup & Salads
Add chicken $6, shrimp $9 or scallops $10 to any of our selections
Classic French Onion
- Cup $5.00
- Crock $7.00
- Sub Gruyère Cheese (Cup)
- $0.50
- Sub Gruyère Cheese (Crock)
- $1.00
Soup Du Jour
- Cup $4.00
- Crock $6.00
House Salad
White balsamic dressed mixed greens, cucumber ribbons, carrots, watermelon radish and heirloom cherry tomatoes
gluten-free
- Small $5.00
- Large $10.00
Grilled Caesar Salad
Charred romaine hearts and garlic herbed croutons with marinated white anchovies and Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Small $6.00
- Large $12.00
Shrimp Panzanella
$17.00
Heirloom cherry tomatoes, red onion, avocado, garlic croutons and chopped romaine. Dressed in balsamic vinegar and rosemary extra virgin olive oil
Fig Salad
$14.00
Arugula tossed in fig balsamic vinaigrette with peach, fig, balsamic pearl onions, Great Hill Bleu cheese and toasted pistachios
gluten-free
Warm Goat Cheese Salad
$15.00
Mixed greens tossed in lime and toasted peppercorn vinaigrette with fresh berries, mandarin supremes, candied ginger pecans and a panko encrusted fried goat cheese ball
Mains
Jumbo Lump Crab Pasta
$27.00
Pancetta, peas, corn, lemon juice and zest tossed with pappardelle pasta in garlic truffle cream sauce
Chicken Roulade
$25.00
Spinach, Ginger Man cheese and bacon stuffed roulade over chorizo gravy, mashed potatoes and asparagus
Lamb Meatloaf
$28.00
Stuffed with white beans, feta, spinach, mushroom and fennel. Served with leek smashed potatoes with grilled asparagus. Topped with madeira mushroom reduction
Ginger Man Paella
Jumbo shrimp, mussels, calamari, chorizo and saffron-infused rice with spicy sofrito
gluten-free
- $25.00
- Double $48.00
Mushroom "Meatball"
$22.00
Maple Brook Farms Burrata, crostini and charred scallions over neapolitan sauce
Short Rib Burger
$24.00
Fennel pollen encrusted, grilled and topped with bacon jam, Four Fat Fowl triple crème, truffled mushrooms and crispy fried onions
Lobster Mac and Cheese
$27.00
Knuckle and claw lobster meat with cavatappi pasta and baked in a four-cheese cream sauce
Risotto
$22.00
Roasted Heirloom cherry tomatoes in white wine risotto with basil, parmesan and balsamic pearl onions
Pork Loin Chop
$26.00
Balsamic glazed 10oz boneless pork loin chop with warm pancetta and Great Hill Bleu cheese potato salad, fennel arugula slaw and finished with peach-balsamic pearl onion- pickled red onion salsa
gluten-free
NY Strip
$32.00
Topped with Great Hill Bleu cheese compound butter, whole roasted garlic bulb, grilled asparagus and au gratin potatoes
Market Fish
Chef's daily preparation
- Market Price
Cocktails
Ginger Man Apple Sangria
$9.00
Topped with Nine Pin Hard Cider and Prosecco
French Connection
$13.00
Lilllet Blanc, Lemon Vodka, Lemon Juice, Prosecco, Dash Simple Syrup, Bertina Elderflower Liqueur
Grilled and Smokey Citrus Margarita
$12.00
Vida Mezcal, Grilled Lemon and Lime Juices, Simple Syrup
Prohibition Punch
$12.00
Albany Distilling Co. 'New Make' Whiskey, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
The Chieftain
$13.00
Powers Irish Whiskey, Prosecco, Cointreau, Orange Zest
Death Wish Irish Coffee
$13.00
Albany Distilling Co. 'Death Wish' Coffee Vodka, Kerrygold Irish Cream, Powers Irish Whiskey, Dollop of Whip Cream
1930's Bees Knee's
$13.00
Plymouth Gin, House Made Honey Syrup, Splash Lemon Juice
ALBany Mule
$12.00
Albany Distilling Co. 'ALB' Vodka, Lime Juice, Crabbie's Ginger Beer
Sebastian
$12.00
Sauza Silver Tequila, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Crabbie's Ginger Beer
Hillrock Manhattan
$24.00
Hillrock Solera Bourbon, Black Walnut Bitters, Acha Vermouth
Yankee Milk Punch
$14.00
Yankee Distillers Bourbon, Myers Dark Rum, Half & Half, Vanilla Extract, Simple Syrup, Dash of Grated Nutmeg
The Black Scot
$14.00
Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch, Muddled Blackberries, Honey, Lemon
Tom Cat Collins
$13.00
Caledonia Spirits 'Tom Cat' Barrel Aged Gin, Lemon juice, Simple Syrup, Mint, Club Soda
Hot Buttered Rum
$9.00
Warm Cider, Bacardi White Rum, Butterscotch Schnapps
Drafts
Please Ask About Our Additional Five Seasonal Selections
Druthers Brewing Co "All In" IPA
- $7.00
- $5.00
Jack's Abby "House Lager"
- $7.00
- $5.00
Warsteiner Pilsner
- $7.00
- $5.00
Pilsner Urquell
- $7.00
- $5.00
Dark Horse Brewing Co "Boffo Brown Ale"
- $7.00
- $5.00
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
- $7.00
- $5.00
Anchor Steam Ale
- $7.00
- $5.00
Franziskaner Hefe-Weizen
- $7.00
- $5.00
Guinness Stout
- $7.00
- $5.00
Petrus Aged Pale Sour
$8.00B. Nektar Zombie Killer
$8.00Nine Pin Cider
$8.00Brewery Ommegang (Rotating Selection)
$8.00East Coast Brews
$14
Druthers Brewing Co. "All In" IPA
Ginger Man Seasonal Selection
Brewery Ommegang (Rotating Selection)
Jack's Abby 'House Lager'
European Excellence
$17
Guinness Stout
Franziskaner Hefe-Weizen
Warsteiner Pilsner
Pilsner Urquell
Ginger Man Feature
Bottles
Browns Oatmeal Stout (NY)
$5.00
Roasted malts, soft hop accents with a medium body slightly sweet with a chocolate aroma
Schneider Weisse (GER)
$7.00
German wheat beer, light, refreshing, hints of clove and banana in the nose and flavor
Steadfast Pale Ale (NY)
$5.00
A true gluten free, heavily hopped pale ale brewed with sorghum and molasses
Lindemans Framboise (BE)
$12.00
Magnificent aroma, delicate palate of raspberries with undertones of fruity acidity
Stillwater Cellar Door (MD)
$7.00
Light bodied Belgian style white ale brewed with a touch of white sage
Crabbies Ginger Beer (UK)
$6.00
Contains four secret ingredients that are blended with steeped ginger to create an unmistakable refreshing flavor
Petrus Aged Red (BE)
$9.00
Perfect balance of sweet and sour, hint of cherry with an undertone of malts. Great for a red wine drinker
Anchor Steam Porter (CA)
$6.00
deep black color, a thick, creamy head, rich chocolate, toffee and coffee flavors, and full-bodied smoothness
Orval (BE)
$12.00
Trappist in style, this beer has a pronounced hoppy aroma and extra dry taste
Brooklyn Brown (NY)
$5.00
Easy drinking Brown ale with notes of caramel and a slight nuttiness
Rotating IPA- Dark Horse Brewing Co. 'Crooked Tree' IPA (MI)
$6.00
Heavily dry hopped to give it a big aroma of pine and citrus. Excellent fruit flavor that finishes dry and crisp
Allagash White (ME)
$7.00
Spiced with coriander and Curacao orange peel
Kaliber (IRE)
$6.00
N/A Euro pale lager with a sweet taste of caramel and grain backbone
Single Malt Scotches
Scotch Tasting Flight - three 2 oz tastings of your choice $24
Macallan 12 year
Highland Park 12 year
Glenkinchie 12 year
Craigellachie 13 year
Bruicladdich Scotish Barley
Bruicladdich Islay Barley
Bruicladdich Port Charlotte
Talisker Storm
Springbank 15 year
Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or
Rye
High West 'Rendevous'
Dark Horse 'Reunion'
Catskill Provisions "New York Honey Rye"
Yankee Distillers Batch No.7
Blended Scotches
The Lost Distillery -Gerston
Monkey Shoulder
Dewar's White Label
Johnnie Walker Red/Black
Bourbon
Bourbon Tasting Flight – Three 1oz Tastings Of Your Choice | $21
Booker's
Knob Creek
Basil Hayden
Baker's
Woodford Reserve
Bib & Tucker
Yankee Distillers
Hillrock
Fruit Liquers & Cordials
Ripe Fruits are crushed and poured into casks containing neutral distilled spirits or selected brandies. Several months of maceration produce a liquid "infusion", which is used to prepare the blend making up the various fruit liqueur and cordials
Godiva Chocolate Liqueur's
White or Dark
Roundhouse Spirits Pumpkin King Cordial
Chambord
Frangelico
Kahlua
Cointreau
Marie Brizzard Crème de Menthe
Green or White
Grand Marnier
Tia Maria
Amaretto Disaronno
Irish Mist
Marie Brizzard Anisete
Apricot Brandy
Bailey's Irish Crème
Tuaca
Jacques Cardin Brandy
Dubonnet
Harvest Distillery's Apple Jack
House- made Orangecello
Herbal Liquers
Herbs, seeds, and spices are added to neutral spirits, brandies, and whiskeys. The mixture is then distilled through a copper pot still and sweetened with sugar or honey. The resulting "infusion" is filtered and bottled
B & B
Campari
Drambuie
Luxardo Sambuca
Sambuca Romana
Black
Nardini Mistra
Pernod
Galliano
Tremontis
Local Favorites
New York Tasting Flight: Three 1oz Tastings of Your Choice $21
Albany Distilling 'New Make' Whiskey, Albany
$9.00Yankee Distillers Bourbon, Clifton Park
$15.00Hillrock Bourbon, Ancram
$18.00287 Single Malt Whisky, Port Chester
$13.00Catskill Provisions "New York Honey" Rye, Long Eddy
$14.00Yankee Distillers Batch No.7 Rye, Clifton Park
$15.00Single Malt Scotches
Scotch Tasting Flight: Three 1oz Tastings of Your Choice $24
Macallan 12 year
$16.00Highland Park 12 year
$15.00Glenkinchie 12 year
$16.00Craigellachie 13 year
$15.00Bruicladdich Scottish Barley
$16.00Bruicladdich Islay Barley
$16.00Bruicladdich Port Charlotte
$16.00Talisker Storm
$16.00Springbank 15 year
$18.00Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or
$16.00Desserts
Cheesecake
Featured Selection by Albany's "Cheesecake Machismo"
Apple Tart
Slow brandy caramelized apples stuffed inside a baked pastry and topped with whip cream and house made sea salt caramel
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Gluten free chocolate cake served with Irish chocolate cream sauce
Crème Brûlée
Please ask about our daily selections
Apple Craisin Bread Pudding
$8.00
Topped with 'Harvest Spirits Distillery Cornelius Applejack' Crème Anglaise
Vanilla Ice Cream
$6.00Chocolate Fondue
Served with Fresh Fruit, Marshmallows, Chocolate Brownie & Pound Cake Pieces
- $9.00
- $12.00
Port of All Calls
$11.00
Bleu Cheese, Roasted Walnuts and Dark Chocolate served with a glass of Ramos Pinto Late Bottled Vintage
After Dinner Therapy
Three chocolate cordial cups fill with Rumchata, Gran Marnier and Tremontis
Fortified Wines, Sherry and Ice Wine
Fonseca Bin # 27, NV, Portugal
$7.00Hardy's Whiskers Blake Tawny Porto, NV, Australia
$8.00Ramos Pinto Late Bottled Vintage Porto, Portugal
$8.00Taylor Fladgate 10 year Tawny Porto, Portugal
$9.00Presidential 20 year Tawny Porto, Portugal
$13.00Emilio Hidalgo 'Morenita' Cream Sherry NV, Jerez, Spain
$7.00Emilio Hidalgo 'Pedro Ximénez' Sherry NV, Jerez, Spain
$10.00Beringer Nightingale Botrytised (375 ml)
$63.00Jackson Trigg's "Ice Wine" (187 ml)
$35.00Whites
Virginie Taunt, Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand
- $8.00
- $26.00
Cinquante-Cinq, Pays D'Oc Chardonnay, Langeudoc, France
- $9.00
- $30.00
Circa, Pinot Grigio, Italy
- $8.00
- $26.00
"Der Stift", Reisling, Germany
- $8.00
- $26.00
Zardetto, Vino Frizzante Private Cuvee Prosecco, Italy
$8.00Reds
Alhambra, Malbec, Argentina (S)
- $8.00
- $26.00
Norton Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa (S)
- $9.00
- $30.00
Crosby, Merlot, California (S)
- $8.00
- $26.00
Domaine de Montvac, Côtes du Rhône Southern Rhône, France (S)
- $9.00
- $30.00
Bodegas y Viñedos, Artuke, Tempranillo, Rioja DOC, Spain
- $9.00
- $30.00
Barrique, Pinot Noir, Russian River, California
- $9.00
- $30.00
Whites
Cousiño-Macul, Sauvignon Gris, Central Valley, Chile
- $10.00
- $33.00
Trefethen "Double T', Chardonnay, Napa, California (S)
- $12.00
- $39.00
Villa Wolf, Dry Riesling, Pfalz, Rhine River Valley, Germany
- $9.00
- $30.00
Domaine Bott Geyl, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Cardinaux Métiss, Alsace, France
- $10.00
- $33.00
Lícia, Albariño, Rías Baixas, Spain
- $11.00
- $36.00
Rosé
Domaine de Terra Vecchia, Cuvée Stella Rosé, Vin de Pays de l'Île de Beauté,, Corsica, France
- $9.00
- $30.00
Reds
Bisceglia, Aglianico del Vulture Gudarrà, Basilicata, Italy
- $10.00
- $33.00
João Portugal Ramos, Ramos Reserva
- $9.00
- $30.00
Le Gerla, Sangiovese, Tosccana, Poggio gli Angeli, Italy
- $11.00
- $36.00
Bodegas Enrique Mendoza, "La Tremenda" , Monastrel (aka Mourvèdre), Valencia, Spain
- $9.00
- $30.00
Château Saint-André Corbin, Bordeaux, Saint-Georges Saint-Émilion, France
- $13.00
- $42.00