The Essex Menu

4.5
(275+ Reviews)
  • Starters

    • Spoon Salad Kale

      Iceburg | root veg | grains | seeds | arethusa blue | vinaigrette
      $11.00
    • Four Mile Farm Veal Fritters

      Lemongrass | peanut | coconut potato
      $14.00
    • Spiced Chopped Chicken & Lettuce

      Ginger | turmeric | mint | coriander | chili
      $13.00
    • Pekin Duck & Pork Ramen

      Soft egg | scallion | pickled onion | koji | ramen noodle
      $16.00
    • Shrimp Dumplings

      Carrot cardamom | coconut milk | chicken glace | thai chili
      $13.00
    • Duck Confit Pot Pie

      Black garlic | edamame | chili oil | scallion | carrot
      $16.00
    • Foie Gras 'Banh Mi'

      Aged blue fin toro | mint | basil | radish | turnip | aioli | pickles
      $16.00
  • Entrees

    • 29 Butter Chicken 1/2

      Green circle chicken | winter vegetables | mango coconut rice
    • 30 Seared Ora King Salmon

      Parsnip | carrot | cashew | soy | dried chilis | beef jus
    • 32 Spiced Steamed Fluke

      Serrano chili wheat noodle | lychee | scallion | lime leaf
    • 32 Braised Pork Shoulder

      Coconut | ginger | bamboo rice | sausage | bok choy | chili
    • 33 Lobster & Beet Fusilli

      Harvard beets | local honey | thyme | garlic
    • 35 Huntsman Stew

      Venison | boar | beef | three beans | nardello | harvard beets
    • 45 Beef Wellington

      Filet | crispy maiitake | blue oyster | trumpet | mushroom caramel
  • Sides

    • Crispy Fingerlings

      $5.00
    • Roasted Broccoli

      $5.00
    • House Fermented Kimchi

      $5.00
    • Harvard Beets

      $5.00
  • Raw

    • Niantic Bay Oysters

      Pamplune granita, daily selection half dozen
      $18.00
    • Salmon Poke

      Shiro soy, vidalia onion, cucumber, ginger, radish
      $17.00
    • Foie Gras Candy Ba

      Blueberry, granola, squid ink
      $19.00
    • Black Bass Ceviche

      Mint, sun gold tomato, chili, castelvetrano olive
      $17.00
  • Omakase

    • For A Preview Of Hearth, Put Yourself In The Hands Of Our Impassioned Culinary Brigade And Have A Custom Experience Designed For Your Palate. Seven Course

      $125.00
  • Cocktails & Libations

    • Along For The Ride

      Maison rouge vs cognac 1 punt e mesl combier 1 lemon 1 orange bitters
      $12.00
    • Pretty In Pink

      Brockmans gin 1 st elizabeth allspicel cinnamon syrup 1 raspberry 1 lemon
      $13.00
    • Play On Words

      Banhez mezcal 1 luxardo maraschino liqueur 1 green chartreuse 1 lime 1 orange bitters
      $14.00
    • Ramon's Vacation

      Espolon blanco 1 aperol 1 agave syrup 1 limel orange
      $13.00
    • Wild Winter

      Wild turkey bourbon 1 cynar 1 winter syrup 1 grapefruit 1 lemon
      $12.00
  • Sparkling & Rose

    • Prosecco Brut, Zardetto 'Conegliano', Italy

      $11.00
    • Champagne Brut, Veuve Clicquot, Nv

      $18.00
    • Rose Brut, Francois Montand, France Nv

      $11.00
    • Coteaux D'aix Rose, Provence 'Sabine' '19

  • White Wine

    • Grillo, Tasca D'almerita, Sicily, Italy 2016

      $10.00
    • Sauvignon Blanc, Dog Point, New Zealand

      $12.00
    • Chardonnay, Böen, California 2016

      $11.00
    • Estate Riesling, Donnhoff, Germany '18

  • Red Wine

    • Pinot Noir, Poco O Poco' Sonoma, Ca '17

      $15.00
    • Bordeaux Superieur, Château St Julian Fr '18

    • Cabernet, Broadside, Ca 2016

    • Nebbiolo, Gd Vajra, Italy 2018

  • Beer

    • Bad Sons Light Rider Lager

      (5.7%)
      $9.00
    • Clown Shoes Pecan American Porter

      (8%)
      $14.00
    • Finch Taco Cat Kettle Sour Ale

      (5%)
      $8.00
    • Grey Sail Captain's Daughter Dipa

      (8.5%)
      $12.00
    • Landshark Lager

      (4.6%)
      $6.00
    • Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout

      (6%)
      $8.00
    • Michelob Ultra

      (4.2%)
      $6.00
    • Relic Ultra Violet Tipa

      (10%)
      $14.00
    • Relic The Quill Nut Brown Ale

      (6%)
      $10.00
    • Revival Pinky Swear

      (3.7%)
      $11.00
    • Thomas Hooker

      Nofilter (7%)
      $10.00
    • Troegs Sunshine Pils

      (4.5%)
      $8.00
    • Heineken Zero

      (Na)
      $4.00
    • Buckler

      (Na)
      $4.00
  • Desserts

    • Chocolate Tasting

      $10.00
    • Mexican Sundae

      $10.00
    • Cinnamon Gelato

      $10.00
    • Dulce De Leche

      $10.00
    • Whipped Cream

      $10.00
    • Citrus & Blueberry Parfait

      $10.00
  • First Course

    • Citrus 'Salad'

      Blood orange meyer lemon | mandarin | pomello | avocado oregano marjoram | mint | honey | cotija cheese
      $14.00
    • Ora King Salmon Aguachile

      Fermented pineapple | lemongrass | salsa verde tomatillo red onion | avocado | chayote | cucumber
      $16.00
    • Ceviche Veracruz

      Hiramasa snapper | bass | olive | caper | lime | tomato
      $15.00
    • Crispy Octopus

      Tacos black bean | bitter orange | corn mole jicama
      $17.00
    • Shrimp & Chorizo

      Tacos housemade pork chorizo napoles | jocoque
      $16.00
    • Smoked Seacoast Mushrooms

      Fermented banana | almond | jocoque hibiscus
      $15.00
  • Main Course

    • Black Cod Al Pastor

      Shellfish whitebean ragout | mole verde pineapple | broccoli rabe
      $36.00
    • Braised Chicken Pozole

      Crispy hominy cabbage | avocado | spiced radish | cara cara
      $32.00
    • Watermelon Barbacoa

      Black bean achiote rice | adobo | cilantro | sikil pak | pepitas
      $35.00
    • Wagyu Birria Enchiladas

      Bone marrow cumin raisin mole | chihuahua cheese | cilantro
      $36.00
    • Lobster & Corn

      Chileatole guajillo chile corn textures | wheatberry | epazote
      $38.00
    • Pork & Scallop

      Cocinita pibil bitter orange | spiced apple tamale | almond mole
      $37.00
  • Side-Car Cocktails

    • Barrel-Aged Manhattan

      Four roses bourbon carpano antica luxardo cherry
      $16.00
    • Classic Negroni

      Prairie gin campari carpano antica
      $16.00
    • Martini Rouge

      Tito's vodka lillet rouge grapefruit oleo orange
      $16.00
    • Old Fashioned

      Four roses bourbon simple syrup orange & aromatic bitters
      $16.00
    • Raspberry Cosmo

      Tito's vodka combier d'orange raspberry lime cordial
      $16.00
    • Vieux Carre

      Maison rouge vs rittenhouse rye carpano antica d.o.m. Benedictine
      $16.00
  • Others

    • Mystic Oysters

      Bitter orange coconut mignonette & adobo cocktail sauce
      $3.00
    • Study Of Mexico 6 Course Chefs Tasting Menu

      $75.00
    • Steak Frites

      Avocado mayonaisse | salsa verde

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247 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT 06475


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