Spicy Lump Crabmeat Imperial

VALENTINE'S DAY MENU
February 14, 2012
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"Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with
abandon or not at all."

To Whet the Appetite
Pure Ecstasy Grey Goose vodka, laced with Chambord and pineapple / $12
Charles Heidsieck Champagne Split / 18
Prosecco, Zardetto, Split / 9

First Tease
Roasted Oysters with curried chardonnay sauce / $12.5
Long Island Oysters on the half shell / 12
Spicy Lump Crab Imperial, sliced avocado / 14
Grilled Shrimp over pesto beans, oven-roasted tomatoes / 8.5
Crisp-fried Calamari, roasted red pepper aioli / 9
Shellfish bisque, (clams and crab) / 7.5
Carpaccio of Beef, with baby arugula and shaved Parmesan / 12

Field greens with goat cheese / 7.5
BLT Salad with buttermilk blue cheese dressing / 8
Paradise Salad / 8

The Main Event
Sea Scallops linguine pasta, spinach, zucchini and mushrooms / $23
Salmon Filet with oven-roasted fennel and leeks / 23
*Crab Conrad, lump crabmeat on Portobello, pancetta and spinach / 32.5
Monocle Crab Cakes, roasted red pepper sauce / 28
*Filet Mignon with Porcini mushroom, port wine sauce / 35
New York sirloin - 14oz cut, grilled / 35
Bone-in Ribeye Steak - 20oz cut with spicy butter / 38
Wellington Farms Chicken breast, sauvignon sauce, pine nuts & capers / 17
Vegetarian pasta with wild mushrooms and spinach, roasted red pepper sauce / 16

On the Side
Fried onion crisp / $6
Steamed asparagus with hollandaise / 8
Creamed spinach with Reggiano Parmesan / 7
Wild mushrooms and onions / 8


*Four-Course Tasting Menu ~ Valentine Dessert
and boxed Truffles $59

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Now taking reservations for rehearsal dinners in the Federal Room

For reservations for groups of more than six,
please call us at 202-546-4488 or email us.

Reservations for six or less may be made
online at www.opentable.com.

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The Monocle Restaurant
107 D Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-546-4488
www.themonocle.com