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Nell Thorn Waterfront Bistro & Bar

Served Monday - Friday from 11:30 - 2:00
Small Plates
Nell's Bread
local grains, hearth baked, extra virgin olive oil infused with garlic, herbs, & lemon zest
(Not available for take out.)
$6
Tomato Basil Soup
san marzano tomatoes, basil, cream, garlic, shallot, brioche croutons, evoo
$10
Fresh Skagit Bay Oishi Oysters
shucked to order, mignonette, cocktail sauce, lemon
$24/$44Mussels Calabrese*
penn cove mussels, fennel, 'ndjua, garlic, cilantro, calabrian pepper, pastis, cream, grilled sourdough with goat cheese
$29
Penn Cove Clams &/or Mussels *
white wine, butter, pastis, bacon, parsley, cream
$25
Fried Oysters*
fresh pacific oysters coated with cajun spices, lightly fried, lemon aioli
$18
Crispy Polenta
shiitake gorgonzola cream sauce
$18
Truffle Fries
hand cut, with black truffle aioli
$13
Salads
Bistro Salad
organic mixed greens, olives, pecorino romano, champagne vinaigrette
half bistro - $7
full bistro - $11Caesar Salad*
hedlin's organic gem lettuces, house dressing, parmesan, lemon, house made croutons
half caesar - $11
full caesar - $16Panzanella
frisée, radicchio, hedlin's roasted delicata squash, skagit bosc pear, roasted red onion, shaved pecorino, white balsamic & sage dressing, toasted sourdough pieces in caramelized shallot butter
$26
Salmon Niçoise*
grilled wild alaskan coho, soft-cooked egg, fingerling potatoes, niçoise olives, lemon, campari tomatoes, organic green beans, parmesan, well fed farms organic mixed greens, champagne vinaigrette
$32
Roasted Beet Salad
ralph's roasted red and yellow beets, organic mixed greens, arugula, gorgonzola, crushed marcona almonds, burnt honey vinaigrette
$21
Available To Accompany Any Salad
fried oysters - $10
grilled free range chicken - $9
grilled alaskan coho*- $14Sandwiches
Sandwiches are served with hand-cut fries
Substitute a green salad - add $1
Substitute a gluten-free bun - add $2
Split plates - add $2 Lamb Burger
anderson ranch 7 oz ground lamb, arugula, balsamic caramelized shallots, grilled eggplant, coriander & mint yogurt sauce, house brioche bun
$24
Wagyu Burger*
snake river farms 7 oz american wagyu, caramelized onion aioli, creamy gouda, organic mixed greens, lemon vinagrette, house brioche bun
$26
Grilled Chicken Sandwich*
grilled mary's free-range chicken breast, dijonnaise, well fed farms mixed greens, pepper bacon, aged gruyère, house brioche bun
$23
Entrees
Dungeness Crab Pasta*
wild dungeness crab, chili flakes, organic spinach, lemon butter, house semolina spaghetti, shallots, garlic sourdough breadcrumbs, evoo
$36
Lamb Gnocchi
braised anderson valley lamb, house goat cheese gnocchi, wild yellow chanterelles & blue oyster mushrooms, shallot, lamb demi, goat cheese, parsley
$39
Spaghetti Arrabbiata
organic spinach & broccoli, calabrian chili, pomodoro, white wine, house semolina spaghetti, garlic breadcrumbs, burrata, evoo
$29
Duck confit
crispy mary's duck hindquarter, wild yellow chanterelle and shiitake mushrooms, shallots, house semolina taglietelle, marsala demi
$34
Bolognese
rich tomato sauce with ground prime ribeye & new york strip, house semolina rigatoni, parmigiano reggiano, evoo
$28
Halibut & Chips
5 oz panko encrusted wild alaskan halibut, hand-cut fries, tartar sauce
$30
Quiche Lorraine
caramelized onions, pepper bacon, and aged white cheddar, in house pastry served with green salad in champagne vinaigrette
$24
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