"This is perhaps the most wonderful food in upstate New York."
J.W., Vestal, NY

Tapas Price Range:
4.25 - 17.95.
Dinner Price Range:
15.95 - 49.95
(For Surf 8oz & Turf 16oz)


OUR DINNER MENU
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TAPAS MENU (SMALL PLATES)
Our "Tapas" menu can be enjoyed separately in our warm, inviting new lounge. We also offer scrumptiously decadent desserts and an extensive wine, liquor and beverage selection. Plus, we are experts in preparing for a gluten-free diet. Please ask us or your server for more information.

What is a "tapa?" Discover the origins of the this popular trend in dining.

Small Plates (Tapas)

French Onion Soup

Baked Brie in filo with apricot chutney

Mozzarella Crostini with tomato basil salad

Quesadilla – tortilla stuffed with chicken, monterey jack cheese & salsa

Pulled Pork Sandwich served with coleslaw

Cellar Potato twice baked with boursin, bacon, mushrooms & onions

Portobello Fritters with Chipotle Aioli

Chicken Fingers with Five Flavor Sauce or Ranch Dip

Basket of Homemade Onion Rings.

Steak or Sweet Potato Fries

Big Island Burger - An 8-oz. choice ground chuck burger with lettuce, bacon, tomato, cheese and onion

Optional (add $.50 each): sautéed onions, mushrooms, swiss cheese, provolone cheese, smoked gouda, bleu cheese, honey mustard, five flavor sauce or chipotle mayonnaise

Flatbread Pizza

Seafood - White garlic with shrimp

Smoked Goat Cheese with sautéed leeks and bacon

Grilled Marinated Ahi Tuna with wasabi cream and ginger cilantro
on a coconut jasmine rice cake

Bob’s BBQ Shrimp wrapped with bacon

Mussels steamed in white wine & garlic

Seafood Cakes lightly panko breaded crab, shrimp, and scallop mousse with mango chutney and cilantro ginger pesto

Pan Seared Sea Scallops with wilted sautéed spinach on a bed of jalapeno cream
For dinner we’ll double the scallops and add a salad & side

The Gillette Filet Mignon a 4-oz. filet mignon topped with blue cheese peppercorn butter
on a bed of red pepper pesto
For a dinner we’ll double the size of the filet and add a salad & side

Surf & Turf – Start with our 4 oz. Gillette Filet Mignon and add your choice of
one seafood selection listed above with a salad & side

Seafood Platter - Our scallops, BBQ shrimp, and a seafood cake
For a dinner add a salad & side

SALADS

House - Fresh mixed greens and our specially selected ingredients

Garden – Fresh mixed greens, seasonal vegetables, your choice of dressing

Caesar – Romaine tossed with romano cheese, croutons and our own Caesar dressing

Spinach – Fresh spinach, bacon, mushrooms, hard boiled egg topped with Bacon dressing.


The Cayuga Catch...Fresh Market Value
Your server will be pleased to describe our catch of the day.

Stuffed Haddock
Fresh haddock fillets stuffed with snow crab meat, spinach, mozzarella cheese,
topped with lobster sauce.

Sizzling Shrimp Scampi
Baked with garlic & herbs and served with broccoli & pasta.

Seafood Czarina
A delectable combination of scallops, shrimp, and lobster meat sautéed in a spicy cream sauce, served over pasta.
Also available with homemade marinara.

Surf’N Turf
An 8-oz. lobster tail with your choice of any house steak.
Just a Tail

FROM THE PAST
Two traditional 19th Century Entrees that we at the Cellar have kept true to form from their original recipes.
We highly recommend them!

Lobster Thermidore
An 8-oz. lobster tail removed from the shell, chunked and sautéed in sherry cream sauce and finished with Swiss cheese.

Beef Wellington
Filet mignon with sliced prosciutto ham, pate forestiere, baked in puff pastry, and served on Bordelaise sauce.

The Cellar Cut Filet Mignon
Eight ounces of our hand-cut, lightly seasoned steak, charbroiled and served on a bed of bourbon barbeque sauce.

Savor any steak “Smothered” with sautéed mushrooms
Enjoy any steak “Oscar” topped with fresh steamed asparagus, alaskan king crab, and
hand-whisked hollandaise sauce..............extra

Whiskey Medallions
Two 4-oz. filet mignon medallions, pan-seared and served with a mustard whiskey sauce.

All entrees served with salad.

Breast of Duck
Hazelnut crusted duck breast served medium rare with sweet dried cherry sauce.

Pecan Crusted Pork
Pan-seared, nut-crusted boneless pork medallions topped with balsamic maple glaze.

Harvest Pork Chop
A 10-oz. center cut boneless pork chop grilled and served plain or dressed up for the season.

Stuffed Chicken Breast
Boneless chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese pesto and topped with fresh tomato basil salad.

Veal Bartolucci
Tender veal, egg-battered and sautéed, topped and baked with spinach, ricotta cheese, white wine tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Or Prefer chicken?

Veal Marsala
Sautéed with a marsala wine sauce and mushrooms.

Veal Oscar
Sautéed medallions of veal, topped with fresh asparagus, sweet crabmeat, and homemade hollandaise sauce.

Vegetarian

Pasta Mornay
Penne pasta smothered with a creamy cheese sauce and fresh steamed broccoli.

Homemade Wild Mushroom Ravioli
Homemade ravioli in ginger cream sauce layered with braised napa cabbage,
water chestnuts.

Vegetable Pot Pie
Stuffed with fresh seasonal vegetables and topped with a puff pastry crust.

One Check Per Table

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