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Nell Thorn Waterfront Bistro & Bar

Small Plates and Salads from 2:00-3:00, full menu starting 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
Seafood Chowder
wild alaskan halibut, wild alaskan sockeye salmon, razor clams, bacon, sweet corn, potato, bell pepper, onion, garlic, fumet, cream, fresh chives
$10
Caprese
hedlin's heirloom tomatoes, castelvetrano olives, thyme & parmesan bread crumbs, fresh burrata, anchovy basil vinaigrette, fried basil, basil oil, evoo, sea salt
$21
Fresh Skagit Bay Oishi Oysters*
shucked to order, mignonette, cocktail sauce, lemon
half dozen - $24
full dozen - $44Mussels Calabrese*
penn cove mussels, fennel, 'ndjua, garlic, cilantro, calabrian pepper, pastis, cream, grilled sourdough & ricotta spread
$28
Fried Oysters*
fresh pacific oysters coated with cajun spices, lightly fried, lemon aioli
$18
Penn Cove Clams &/or Mussels
white wine, butter, pastis, bacon, parsley, cream
$25
Crispy Polenta
shiitake gorgonzola cream sauce
$18
Truffle Fries
hand cut, with black truffle aioli
$13
Salads
Bistro Salad
well fed farms organic mixed greens, olives, pecorino romano, champagne vinaigrette
half bistro - $7
full bistro - $11Caesar Salad*
hedlin's organic pomegranate gem lettuces, house dressing, parmesan, lemon, house made croutons
half - $11
full - $16Smoked Chicken Salad
smoked mary's free range leg & thigh, pistachio, hedlin's cherry tomatoes, castelvetrano olives, goat cheese, arugula, organic baby kale, sesame pistachio vinaigrette
$21
Salmon Nicoise*
grilled wild alaskan sockeye, soft-cooked egg, fingerling potatoes, nicoise olives, capers, lemon, hedlin's cherry tomatoes, ralph's organic asparagus, parmesan, organic well fed farms mixed greens, champagne vinaigrette
$32
Pink Lemonade Blueberry & Beet Salad
fresh hayton farms pink lemonade blueberries, well fed farms roasted beets, arugula, well fed farms organic mixed greens, gorgonzola, crushed marcona almonds, burnt honey vinaigrette
$23
Available To Accompany Any Salad
fried oysters - $10
grilled free range chicken - $9
grilled alaskan sockeye*- $14Entrees
Dungeness Crab Pasta*
wild dungeness crab, organic spinach, gentian, rosé, grapefruit, saffron butter sauce, house semolina spaghetti, shallots, garlic sourdough breadcrumbs, evoo
$39
Prawn Pasta*
wild gulf prawns, crispy pancetta, calabrian pepper, fresh basil, pomodoro cream sauce, house semolina spaghetti, evoo
$35
Duck Confit*
crispy mary's duck hindquarter, shiitake mushrooms, wild yellow chanterelle mushrooms, house semolina tagliatelle, marsala demi
$38
Pesto Pasta
house semolina tagliatelle, snap peas, organic spinach, well fed farms zucchini, well fed farms basil pesto, cream, white wine, lemon, fresh burrata, garlic sourdough breadcrumbs, evoo
$28
Bolognese
rich tomato sauce with ground prime ribeye & new york strip, house semolina rigatoni, parmigiano reggiano, evoo
$33
Halibut*
seared wild alaskan halibut, pea vines, hedlin's sweet corn, roasted red peppers, red onions, parmesan risotto, harissa beurre blanc
$52
Pan Roasted Chicken
mary's airline chicken breast, confit garlic whipped potatoes, chef's veg, truffle pan sauce
$35
Steaks
NY Strip*
10 oz. prime double r ranch, confit garlic whipped potatoes, chef's veg, sauce au poivre
$62
Tenderloin*
8 oz. prime double r ranch, confit garlic whipped potatoes, chef's veg, black truffle demi
$68
Ribeye*
12 oz. prime st. helen's, confit garlic whipped potatoes, chef's veg, sauce bordelaise
$64
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