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Nell Thorn Waterfront Bistro & Bar

Small Plates & Salads from 2:00 - 3:00, full menu available at 3:00
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/$44Penn Cove Clams &/or Mussels *
white wine, butter, pastis, bacon, parsley, cream
$25
Mussels Calabrese*
penn cove mussels, fennel, 'ndjua, garlic, cilantro, calabrian pepper, pastis, cream, grilled sourdough with ricotta
$29
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 - $11
full - $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
Smoked Chicken Salad
smoked mary's free range leg & thigh, organic baby kale, golden raisins, pecorino, pink lady apples, pine nuts, apple cider dressing
$21
Salmon Niçoise*
grilled wild alaskan coho, soft-cooked egg, capers, niçoise olives, lemon, campari tomatoes, fingerling potatoes, ralph's organic green beans, parmesan, 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*- $14Entrees
Dungeness Crab Pasta*
wild dungeness crab, chili flakes, organic spinach, lemon butter sauce, house semolina spaghetti, shallots, garlic sourdough breadcrumbs, evoo
$39
Cioppino*
clams, mussels, prawns, & halibut, in chili flake, fennel, garlic, parsley, & tomato fumet, white wine, grilled house sourdough
$36
Spaghetti Arrabbiata
organic spinach & broccoli, calabrian chili, pomodoro, white wine, house semolina spaghetti, garlic breadcrumbs, burrata, evoo
$29
Duck Breast*
seared mary's duck breast, shallots, cascadia shiitake mushrooms, wild yellow chanterelle mushrooms, house semolina tagliatelle, marsala demi
$43
Bolognese
rich tomato sauce with ground prime ribeye & new york strip, house semolina rigatoni, parmigiano reggiano, evoo
$34
Black Cod
seared wild alaskan black cod, bell pepper purée, toasted hazelnut and marcona almond, charred green tomato & poblano romesco, frisée, sherry vinegar
$46
Pan Roasted Chicken
mary's airline chicken breast, confit garlic crushed yukon potatoes, chef's veg, truffle pan sauce
$36
Steaks
NY Strip*
10 oz. prime double r ranch, confit garlic crushed yukon potatoes, chef's veg, sauce au poivre
$62
Tenderloin*
8 oz. prime double r ranch, confit garlic crushed yukon potatoes, chef's veg, black truffle demi
$68
Ribeye*
12 oz. prime st. helen's, confit garlic crushed yukon potatoes, chef's veg, sauce bordelaise
$64
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