The Continental Menu

$$Lounge, Gastropub, Restaurant

407 E 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50309

Salads
- Blackened Sashimi Tuna Salad
  Cooked medium rare. Served over mixed greens tossed in lemon vinaigrette. Served with a soy hot mustard.
  $14.95
- Bronzed Chicken Salad
  Sliced bronzed chicken fanned over mixed greens and tossed in a mediterranean vinaigrette with red onions, tomatoes, cucumber. Topped with feta cheese.
  $8.95
- Roasted Pear Salad
  Roasted bartlett pears and maytag blue cheese served over mixed greens with a toasted walnut vinaigrette.
  $8.95
Sandwiches
- Steak And Egg Sandwich
  Medium rare hangar steak served open face with lettuce, onion, tomato and a soft egg. Choose a side: Pomme Frites, Fresh Fruit, Mediterranean Chickpea Salad.
  $10.95
- Blackened Tilapia Sandwich
  Blackened tilapia filet served on south union focaccia with creole mayo. Choose a side: Pomme Frites, Fresh Fruit, Mediterranean Chickpea Salad.
  $9.45
- Veggie Burger
  A housemade vegetarian patty with pecans, mushrooms, and sweet bell peppers, served on a kaiser roll with basil aioli. Choose a side: Pomme Frites, Fresh Fruit, Mediterranean Chickpea Salad.
  $8.95
Small Plates and Tapas
- Chicken And Chorizo Brochettes
  Chicken breast and spanish chorizo with red onion and green pepper in a cilantro lime marinade.
  $9.95
- Panko Crab Cakes
  Freshly baked cakes with crab and shrimp, encrusted in panko and parmesan. Served with a remoulade sauce.
  $9.95
- Seafood Brie Encroute
  Brie cheese topped with a blend of shrimp, crab and spinach; then baked in puff pastry and served with fresh fruit.
  $9.95
- Blue Cheese Crostini
  Maytag blue cheese, honey and roasted walnuts. On toasted south union focaccia.
  $8.95