Dinner Menu








   DINNER   Served in our historic, art-filled dining rooms.

Please note:  This dinner menu is a representative sampling of what we offer.  Entrées range from $16 to $30.

 

 Starters

 

Roasted Oysters with Brown Sugar Cured Bacon

and horseradish crust, served with house smoked tomato relish

Classic Chilled Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail 

Soups and Salads

Griswold Inn Signature Clam Chowder or

Chef’s Soup of the Evening

House Salad of Gathered Greens

with tomatoes, bacon, croutons and sparkling wine vinaigrette

Baby Spinach & Spring Arugula Salad

pancetta, feta cheese, honey-lemon dressing, toasted croutons

Chef’s Main Feature

Pan-Roasted Breast of Pheasant

atop a ragu of spring vegetables, smokehouse bacon and long grain and wild rice pilaf

Main Dishes

Fusilli Pasta Bolognaise

house made Bolognaise sauce with tomatoes, beef, veal and pork

Pan Seared Mountain Trout

sauté of cauliflower, golden raisins and capers, and walnut-brown butter sauce

Classic Yankee Pot Roast

the New England favorite slowly cooked in a rich demi-glace served

with parsley boiled new potatoes, sautéed green peas and spring-dug carrots

Roasted Duck Breast

tangle of green cabbage, house made spoon bread and caramelized

honey gastrique

Marinated and Grilled Lamb Leg “Steak Frites”

crispy fried potatoes, charred red onions and Griswold Inn signature steak sauce

 

From Our Signature Grill    

 

Natural Chicken Breast with lemon-thyme pan sauce

Top Sirloin “Bistro” Steak

New York Sirloin Steak (12 oz.) with truffle herb butter

 Ribeye Steak (14 oz.) smoked in house, with red onion marmalade

 

Sides

 

sautéed gathered mushrooms                                      toasted barley pilaf

potato gratin                                                                 mashed potatoes

purée of winter squash                                                 apple-parsnip purée      

                                                        

Executive Chef Josh Berry                                    Chef de Cuisine Chris Harmon    

 

Some menu items may change over the course of the season.


 

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