below is a sample menu - our live menu changes regularly with the harvest from our own farm and the hudson valley
Stuffed Squash Ratatouille
micro herbs, wild rice, rouille $32
Farm Beet Risotto
marinated ardith mae goat cheese, dill,
pistachio $19 / $25
Buffalo Maitake Sandwich
house made hot sauce, carrot + celery slaw, blue cheese, frites, gluten-free bun $28
Crispy Duck Confit
alaskan fingerling potatoes, warm snap peas and green bean salad, chicory, dijon garlic scape vinaigrette $33
Local Half Roasted Chicken
olive oil smashed new potatoes, capers, bok choy, peppernada $30
Seared Scallops
creamed cauliflower, roasted broccolini,
potatoes $34
Miso Marinated Black Cod
marinated cabbage, confit wild mushrooms,
red lentil puree $42
Duck For Two
14-day dry aged duck breast, charred greens, celery root baked potato, appl mostarda, calvados gastric $90
Seeded Summer Squash Bread
quinoa flour, charred eggplant, pickled heirloom tomato $9
Little Gem Salad
dandelion green goddess dressing, carrot bread crumbs,
shaved radish, cucumber $18
House Made Mozzarella
garden tomato + cucumber, white balsamic + mirin vinaigrette, basil, grilled brown rice sourdough $23
Summer Squash + Lobster Salad
chilled zucchini + tarragon soup, arugula, spring onion $26
Poached Turnip Pappardelle
caramelized turnip puree, shaved almonds, black truffle,
confit spring onion, orange, fennel pollen $16
Caviar Frites
sturgeon caviar + trout roe, crispy pee-wee potatoes, confit garlic aioli, sexy ketchup $23
Roasted Bone Marrow + Beef Tartare
caper + gerkin remoulade, potato crisps, black garlic aioli, grated horseradish $22
Twice Baked Truffle Potato
celery root cream, shaved truffle $20 (add 10g caviar $20)
Summer Corn Fritters
white sturgeon caviar, chives, creme fraiche $23
PEI Mussels
tasso ham, leeks, coconut cream, chips $22
Selection of Local Cheeses
ardith mae meredith cheure, silhouette, green peppercorn mcgrath rascal, bar nuts, gluten-free bread, compote $24
Cast Iron Hanger Steak
heirloom tomato, arugula, shaved root vegetables, garlic scape chimichurri $34
served with pink peppercorn and white
balsamic mignonette, cocktail sauce,
horseradish, lemon
with potato crisps, profiterole,
creme fraiche, lemon, egg
Pandino White Sturgeon, Italy
$85/30g $135/50g $245/100g
Siberian Sturgeon, Lombardy
$105/30g $165/50g $315/100g
Royal Belgian Osetra
$155/30g $225/50g $385/100g
Shigoku (WA)
$3.50 ea. | $20 half doz. | $38 doz.
Ocean Kiss (ME)
$4.00 ea. | $22 half doz. | $42 doz.
Salt Bay (NS)
$4.00 ea. | $22 half doz. | $42 doz.
Aphrodite (ME)
$4.50 ea. | $25 half doz. | $48 doz.
Moonstone (MA)
$4.50 ea. | $25 half doz. | $48 doz.
Kumamoto (PNW)
$4.50 ea. | $25 half doz. | $48 doz.
CHEF-SELECTED OYSTERS
$20 half doz. | $38 doz.
LITTLE NECK CLAMS
$15 half doz. | $28 doz.
SHRIMP COCKTAIL
$18 half doz. | $34 doz.
MAINE LOBSTER
½ Lobster at $32
Whole Lobster at $62
CAVIAR OYSTER
$16 ea.
ROYAL
$175
6 East Coast Oysters ■ 6 West Coast Oysters
6 Little Neck Clams ■ 6 Shrimp
1 Whole Lobster ■ 30g Pacific Sturgeon Caviar
DeLUXE
$90
6 East Coast Oysters ■ 6 West Coast Oysters
6 Little Neck Clams ■ 3 Shrimp
½ Lobster
The M
organic vodka, dry gin,
extra dry vermouth, goat cheese, olive
$18
Famous Enough
mal bien mezcal, lemon grass, maraschino,
lillet blanc, white bitter,
cherry wood smoke
$17
Not From Paris
bourbon, strawberry, cask tales campari,
punt e mes, paris tea
$17
Baiting a Storm
tomcat gin, pommeau, grenadine,
acid adjusted apple, ginger beer, shiso bitters
$16
Bumps + Bruises
banhez mezcal, pickled blueberries, grapefruit,
pamplemousse, rhubarb bitters
{ clarified milk punch }
$16
Inaudible
symphony 6, dassai 35 sake,
strawberry rhubarb gin, yuzu + lemon bitters
$16
Halfway Crooks
aconic straight rye, small batch rosso,
lagavulin 8-year, st agrestis amaro,
bleeding heart bitters
$18
Mata Hari
rhum blanc, aged rum, overproof rum,
absinthe, turbinado, lime
$17
Public Enemy No. 1
absinthe verte, lemon, orgeat, ginger,
egg white, sparkling water
$18
Mademoiselle Parfaite
tanqueray 10 gin, peated scotch,
blend of dry vermouths, orange bitters
$17
Absinthe Fountain
absinthe verte, sugar, ice water
$16 per Guest
with oyster pairing
$26 per Guest
One for Nelson $16
Côtes du Rhône, cherry brandy, fig syrup, orange, star anise, clove, cinnamon (served hot)
Sections Part Cleanly $16
small batch extra dry vermouth,
spiced orange foam, cinnamon
Call Me Pudding $16
extra dry chamomile vermouth, small batch sweet vermouth, lime juice, fig syrup
Devil’s Lyre $16
zero-proof bourbon, zero-proof absinthe, chile de arból, cherrywood smoke
To Meadow $14
tomato dill balsamic shrub, sparkling water
Public Servant $16
zero-proof absinthe, lemon, orgeat, ginger, egg white
Tamarind $6
White Birch $6
Grapefruit $6
Ginger $8
Cold Brew Coffee $8
(add coconut vanilla bean whipped cream $2)
Iced Moroccan Mint Tea $6
kilogram loose leaf moroccan mint tea
Coffee in French Press $10 / $20
for two or four; decaffeinated available
Loose Leaf Tea $5 / $9 / $12
for one, two or four; Earl Grey, Masala Chai, Moroccan Mint, Chamomile, Turmeric Tonic, or Jasmine Peach
Henriet-Bazin
Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut Grand Cru NV $30 / $120
Franck Besson
Gamay Rosé Pet Nat 2021 $17 / $80
Clotilde Davenne
Crémant de Bourgogne NV $19 / $90
Domaine Des Granits
Beaujolais Blanc Chardonnay 2021 $16 / $75
Herdade do Cebolal
Vale de Éguas Branco 2020 $15 / $70
Le Vigne di Zamó
Zamó Bianco Venezia Giulia 2020 $17 / $80
Poderi Marchesi Migliorati
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Rosé 2020 $16 / $75
Le Fief Noir
Anjou Chenin Contact 2021 $20 / $95
Colliano
Ribolla Gialla - Primorska, Slovenia NV $15 / $70
Herdade do Cebolal
Vale de Éguas Tinto 2021 $15 / $70
Easton Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon Shenandoah Valley 2013 $25 / $120
Nino Costaó
Roero Nebbiolo 2017 $18 / $85
Le Fief Noir
Val de Loire Pineau d’Aunis Révolution 2021 $20 / $95
Other Half
Brewing Co.
DDH Mylar Bag
New England IPA
(8.5%)
$15
Hudson Valley
Brewery
Amulet Sour Ale
(7.0%)
$13
Talea Beer Co.
Al Dente Italian-Style Pilsner
(5.0%)
$12
Tea Cake
poached pear, concord grapes, vanilla gelato, gingersnap crumb
$12
Chocolate Tart
sorghum flour, chocolate semi freddo, marshmallow, honey toffee
$12
Gelato
vanilla, plum, blackberry,
ginger, mango,
coffee
$12
Irish Eye
irish whiskey, coffee, buckwheat honey,
coconut vanilla bean whipped cream
$17
Train Travel
cognac, heavy cream, banana liqueur, cocoa bitter
$18
Witch Outside the Window
mezcal espadín, cold brew, coffee liqueur, buckwheat honey,
oat milk, cocoa bitter
$18
Coffee in French Press $10 / $20
for two or four; decaffeinated available
Loose Leaf Tea $5 / $9 / $12
Earl Grey, Masala Chai, Moroccan Mint, Chamomile, Turmeric Tonic, or Jasmine Peach
6417 montgomery street
rhinebeck
forthebooks@prettytothink.so
(845) 516-4556