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BREAKFAST
LUNCH & DINNER
Breakfast served 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
eggs
Steak & Eggs

Grilled shoulder tenderloin steak, scrambled eggs, smoked Gouda cheese grits, and a fresh-baked biscuit

18.5
Veggie Frittata

An open-faced omelet made with fresh eggs, zucchini, yellow squash, red onion, and red pepper. Finished with Romano cheese

12
Café Breakfast

Scrambled eggs and your choice of breakfast meat and side. Served with a fresh hot biscuit

12
house specialties
The Fisherman

Today's fresh catch, char-grilled then topped with your choice of fresh salsa, Creole hollandaise, or olive tapenade—and scrambled eggs, smoked Gouda cheese grits, and a fresh-baked biscuit

22
Make It Local Catch – Mkt.
Grits and Grillades

A Southern classic—slow-roasted beef in a natural rich wine broth, laden with vegetables, on a bed of Gouda cheese grits

18
Avocado Toast

Buttered, grilled, and topped with avocado, red onions, tomato, spices, and EVOO

15
Topped with two eggs your way — 18
Topped with West Indies marinated jumbo lump crab — 23
Grits Á Ya Ya

A sautée of smoked bacon, portobello mushrooms, and spinach over smoked Gouda cheese grits, spiced shrimp, and sweet potato hay

18
great southern benedicts

All come with poached organic eggs over English muffins and graced with sauce Hollandaise; served with smoked Gouda cheese grits.

Fried Green Tomato Benedict

A new Southern tradition

12
Eggs Sardou Benedict

With a creamy Gouda, collard, and artichoke heart sauce

14.5
Crab Cake and Fried Green Tomato Benedict

Our tasty crab cakes astride a few fried green tomatoes

Mkt.
Corned Beef Hash Benedict

House-made hash

16
Café Benedict

Poached organic eggs, smoked bacon

12
breakfast standards
Fruit Plate

Fresh fruit, granola, and pourable yogurt with today’s fruit puree

10
Kids Pancake Plate

One fun-shaped pancake served with scrambled eggs and bacon

8
Pancake Plate

Three large vanilla-scented pancakes with scrambled eggs and your choice of breakfast meat

12
Cakes only — 7
Biscuits and Gravy

Hot biscuits covered in house-made sausage gravy—a giant helping of love

11
Lox & a Bagel

Smoked salmon, toasted everything bagel, pickled onions, jalapeño cream cheese, and fried capers

15
Lox & Bagel

Smoked salmon, toasted everything bagel, pickled onions, jalapeño cream cheese, and fried capers

15
Waffles

One large house-made waffle with a side of fresh fruit

9
Add chopped bacon and local pecans — 11
Chicken & Waffle

One large golden waffle topped with a generous helping of crispy fried chicken and covered in our orange-rosemary glaze

17
to start the day
Kombucha-Mosa

Noli South's Citrus Butterfly Jasmine and champagne

10
Add CBD +2
Skinny Mimosa

Swap the OJ for orange essential oil

8
Mimosa

Got for it—you’re on vacation!

8
Make it with Tito’s — add 2
Bloody Mary

A dash of horseradish, spiced beans, pickled okra

8.5
Make it with Tito’s — add 2
Beignets!

A half order of our New Orleans friends’ answer to doughnuts. Covered in powdered sugar!

5
Full order — 9
freshly squeezed juice

Cold Pressed, Ultra Sonic, and Ozone Sterilized.

5 Alive

Lemon, carrot, orange, ginger, & a touch of Register Farms local honey. Packed with essential vitamins to boost immunity, improve eye health, protect your liver, and reduce inflammation

8.5
Ginger Shot

Boost immunity, soothe digestion, reduce inflammation

3
southern sides
Fresh Salsa
2
Smoked Gouda Cheese Grits
4
Side of Fresh Fruit
4
Side of Gravy
4
Hashbrowns
3.5
Chicken Sausage
4
Smoked Bacon
4
Chorizo
4
House-Made Sage Sausage
4
beverages
Kombucha
10
Add CBD+2
Milk: Whole or Chocolate
4
Juice: Apple, Orange, Cranberry
3.5
Amavida Cold Brew Coffee (16 0z.)
6
Amavida Coffee
3.5
lunch & dinner served 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Starts
Caesar Side Salad

Crisp romaine, croutons, Romano cheese, & our classic garlic dressing

6.5
Butler Salad

Spring greens with olive tapenade, tomatoes, cucumber, Romano cheese and choice of dressing

6.5
Crisp Frog Legs

A Southern delicacy

14
Buffalo Chicken Wings

Our favorite bar grub, a mix of 10 wings and drumettes

16
Soul Rolls

Chicken, collard greens, crisp wrapper, peach chutney, and Creole mustard-horseradish

12
Duck Calls

Duck confit, poblano, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and crisp wrapper with spicy mustard and pepper jelly

12
Crab Cakes & Fried Green Tomatoes

Loaded with jumbo lump crab and served with roasted red pepper rémoulade

Mkt.
Little Southern Seafood Plateau

8 Fresh Oysters, 8 Chilled Shrimp, and 1 Lobster Tail

59
Great Southern Seafood Plateau

12 Fresh Oysters, 12 Chilled Shrimp, 2 Lobster Tails, and our West Indies marinated jumbo lump crab

105
Baked Oyster Trio

2 each of Acadian, Rockefeller, and Bienville

20
Flash-Fried Calamari

Romano cheese and tomato garlic sauce

14
Blue Crab Claws

Garlic, cream, sherry, butter and Romano cheese with warm pita bread for dipping

Mkt.
Cracker meal-crusted with cocktail sauce — Mkt.
New Orleans-Style Seafood Gumbo

Cup

6.5
Bowl — 9.5
Soup of the Day

Cup

8
Bowl — 12
quick bites
Collard & Artichoke Dip

A Southern twist on the spinach classic; served with warm pita wedges

9
Pemiento Cheese

Served with warm pita wedges

7
Black-eyed Pea Hummus

Served with warm pita wedges 

7
Olives Angelina

Cured olives, extra virgin olive oil, herbs, and Vidalia onions

7
Shrimp Rémoulade

12
West Indies “Crab Martini”

Jumbo lump crabmeat, tomato and avocado

Mkt.
Fresh Oysters

Dozen or half dozen on the half shell

Mkt.
char-broiled steaks

Your choice — served with mashed potatoes and sautéed green beans.

8-oz. Bacon-Wrapped Filet Mignon
42
14-oz. Ribeye
40
Add a 6-oz. Lobster Tail
Mkt.
entrées
Mac & Cheese with Bacon & Shrimp

Havarti, aged Cheddar, and Grand Cru cheeses tossed with house-made pasta, smoked bacon, and spiced shrimp with a pancetta béchamel.

23
Grits and Grillades

Slow-roasted beef in rich Shiraz stew over our smoked Gouda grits—or over mashed potatoes and we'll call it Braised Beef

21
Meat & Three

Tonight’s meat feature served with three Southern sides

Mkt.
Double Meat – Mkt.
Balsamic Salmon

Fresh grilled salmon, balsamic glaze, feta-caper relish, sautéed green beans, and mashed potatoes

27
Gulf Shrimp

Your choice of blackened, grilled, or fried and served with two Southern sides and two hush puppies

26
Cold Water Lobster Tails

Two 6-oz. tails baked to perfection and served with two Southern sides

Mkt.
Three Tails — Mkt.
Fried Oysters

Served with two Southern sides and two hush puppies

28
Fish of the Day

Your choice: pecan-crusted, blackened, or grilled with two Southern sides and two hush puppies

27
Substitute Catch-of-the-Day — Mkt.
Seafood Celebration

Grilled fish, blackened shrimp, and fried oysters with two hush puppies, smoked-corn tartar sauce, and two Southern sides

32
Substitute Catch-of-the-Day — Mkt.
Grits Á Ya Ya

Blackened shrimp, sauté of smoked bacon, spinach, portobello mushrooms, and cream on a bed of smoked Gouda cheese grits

23
Substitute Catch-of-the-Day — Mkt.
salads
Caprese Salad

Locally grown tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, and balsamic glaze

15
Imperial Caesar Salad

Crisp romaine, croutons, Romano cheese, & our classic garlic dressing

14
Mediterranean Salad

Herbed feta cheese timbale, fresh greens, marinated artichoke hearts and cucumbers, pepperoncini, kalamata olives, grape tomatoes

14
Black and Blue Salad

Spiced & seared beef shoulder tenderloin over crisp romaine tossed with our garlic dressing and capped with blue cheese crumbles

19
Balsamic Grilled Salmon Salad

Balsamic vinegar-brushed salmon fillet over spring greens with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, & roasted vegetables

24
Add to any salad:
Marinated grilled chicken breast 6; or blackened, grilled, or fried Shrimp 9; Fish-of-the-Day 9; or Catch-of-the-Day Mkt.
sandwiches
Marinated Grilled Chicken

Served on a kaiser roll with tangy mustard sauce on the side, romaine lettuce, tomato, and red onion

14
Chicken Deluxe: add ham and cheese –– 16
Muffuletta: add house-made olive salad, ham, and cheese –– 17
Pensacola Pulled Pork

Slow-cooked pork in Korean barbecue, coleslaw to replace the lettuce — a Southern favorite

14.5
The Carson

The best Fried chicken sandwich you will ever have –– sweet tea marinated thighs, candied bacon, fried green tomato, candied jalapeño, creole mayo, and crisp romaine on a warm bun

15.5
Po’ Boys

Crispy fried with romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, and roasted-corn tartar sauce

Shrimp Po’ Boy — 18
Oyster Po’ Boy — 21
Fish Sandwich

Your choice of blackened, grilled, or fried, served on a kaiser roll with romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, and roasted-corn tartar sauce (and cheddar cheese if you are old school)

18
Substitute Catch-of-the-Day — Mkt.
The Great Southern Dip

(Think French.) Tender, slow-roasted shredded beef, melted Swiss cheese, French baguette, & au jus for dipping

16.5
Best Burger

Ground fresh daily, served on a kaiser roll with romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickles, & our zippy sauce on the side

16
Add cheddar, Swiss, pepper jack, or American cheese — +1.5
Add smoked bacon — +1.5
Blackened with blue cheese and smoked bacon — 19
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