The Occidental

1475 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington DC 20004 occidentaldc.com (202) 783-1475

Cuisines and Dishes at The Occidental:

Seafood
Steak
American

Menu for The Occidental

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Dinner Menu - Starters

Malpeque Oysters Served on the Half Shell $13.00 - $26.00
With mignonette and cocktail sauces
Grilled Jumbo Gulf Coast Shrimp $14.00
With sweet garlic puree & a sun dried tomato, capers, cured olives, and eggplant tapenade
Sauteed Jumbo Lump Crab Cake $17.00
Served with a salad of cabbage, red pepper, snow peas & green papaya, toasted black and white Sesame seeds, & ginger aioli
Steamed Blue Bay Mussels $13.00
With scallions, thai basil, lemongrass broth and a touch of coconut puree
207 Gale Ray Maine Lobster Poached in Butter $16.00
With braised fennel, glazed ginger root, and a pomegranate - sauterne sauce
Braised Beef Short Rib & White Sweet Potato Ravioli $13.00
Served with red wine sage reduction
Pan Roasted Foie Gras $19.00
With sour grape powder, black mission fig jam, baby upland cress and duck glace. Served with a walnut raisin toast point
Occidental Antipasto Board $15.00
Thinly sliced prosciutto, hard salami, traditional chicken ballotine, smoked duck breast mixed salads of mushrooms a la grecque, marinated olives, and grilled vegetables

Soups and Salads

Classic Lobster Bisque With Brandy $12.00
With diced maine lobster, wilted leeks and spicy rainbow micros
Millers Farm Blue Hubbard Squash Soup $10.00
Fall fruit compote & golden angel apiary sourwood honey cream
Holler Folks Buttercrunch Bibb Salad $12.00
Syria, VA bibb lettuce with roasted weakly orchards rome apples, pickled red onion, glazed walnuts, crumbled blue cheese and quince dressing
Slow Boat Growers Baby Arugula and Parma Prosciutto $13.00
With dates, shaved pecorino cheese, olave extra virgin olive oil and aged balsamic
Occidental Caesar Salad $12.00
Hearts of romaine & sun-dried tomatoes topped with parmesan tuile, poached free ranged egg, anchovy filet. Creamy foasted garlic dressing
Brightwood Farms Baby Greens Salad $10.00
Macerated bing cherries, spicy peppered pecans, goat cheese and white balsamic vinaigrette

Entrees From the Land

Grilled Center Cut Filet Mignon $36.00 - $41.00
Sweet onion soubise, grilled scallions, and yukon gold potato croquette black truffle essences
Grilled Dry Aged New York Strip Steak $42.00
14 Oz. Roseda farms maryland black angus beef, encrusted in smoked kosher salt and peppercorn served with tempura fried onion rings and creamy point reyes blue cheese sauce
Grilled Prime Aged Porterhouse Steak $65.00
24 Oz. Served with forrest mushrooms compound butter
Grilled Cervena Venison $37.00
With pickled beet coulis, chestnut puree, dried wild blueberries, and gosling's ginger beer reduction
Shenandoah Valley Cuq Braised Lamb Shank $35.00
Served with black cumin scented seminole farms baby carrots, israeli mint couscous and pine nuts
Grilled Twin Breast of Quail Stuffed with Duck Sausage $32.00
With sauteed swiss chard, caramelized sweet onions and herb jus
Combi Roasted Amish Organic Half of Chicken $30.00
With fried confit of shady grove gardens kennebec potatoes tossed with crisp panko bread crumbs, parmesan, garlic, and rosemary. Pan drippings

Entrees From the Sea

Pan Seared Jumbo Elephant Trusk Sea Scallops $32.00
Topped with a crisp pita crust and served with hummus, cilantro taboule, and mr. whipple paprika oil
Sauteed Yellow Fin Tuna Steak $30.00
With steamed dwarf pac choi, whisper hill farms parsnip puree, champagne grapes, and a star anise sauce verjus
Roasted Chesapeake Bay Rockfish $30.00
With oyster III ways, poached chincoteague, sharondale farm mushrooms, and a oyster dill sauce
Grilled Norwegian Salmon $29.00
Topped with poached egg yolk & truffle hollandaise, ragout of chanterelle mushrooms, frisee lettuce and sweet corn sauce

Sides

Grilled White Asparagus $6.00
Sauteed Rapini $6.00
With golden raisins and shallots
Sauteed Wild Mushrooms $6.00
With Garlic and Herbs
Roasted Pee Wee Fingerling Potatoes $6.00

Desserts

Chocolate Caramel Pyramid $10.00
Bittersweet chocolate mousse with a caramel center and a chocolate cake bottom served with framboise sauce
Praline Crunch Torte $10.00
Layers of orange caramel mousse, dark chocolate mousse, and praline crunch, served with blood orange reduction
Lemon Pistachio Charlotte $10.00
Tart lemon mousse with pistachio creme brulee center
Poached Apricot Tarte $10.00
Baked with flaky puff pastry, a vanilla cream center, and house granola served with buttermilk ice cream
White Chocolate Cheesecake $10.00
With white chocolate shavings, strawberry sauce and a chocolate dipped strawberry
Trio of Sorbets or Ice Creams $10.00
Please ask your server for our current selections
Root Beer or Ginger Beer Float $10.00
Old dominion root beer or gosling's ginger beer with fresh vanilla bean ice cream
Classic Creme Brulee $10.00
Classic vanilla bean creme brulee served with cranberry ginger short bread cookie

Chef's Selection of Artisan Cheeses

Landaff, Vermont $15.00
Semi firm with rich buttermilk tones and stunning aroma, made with cows milk
Nobel Organic Cheddar, Pennsylvania $15.00
Rich flavor with a smooth after taste, creamier than traditional cheddar, made with grass fed cows milk
Bayley Hazen Blue, Vermont $15.00
Drier than most blues, its texture reminds one of chocolate and butter
Cabra La Mancha, Maryland $15.00
Spanish inspired semi firm goat cheese

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Apr 25 2012

Oskey D. via Yelp

Food was tasty, but with such poor service and only fair value for the meal, I have no intention of returning. Location: outdoor patio. Hostess asked us...read more
Apr 16 2012

M. M. via Yelp

The night was a perfect blend of contradictions, we were comfortable and yet there were butterflies, there was quiet conversation and raucous laughter and...read more
Apr 02 2012

jessica s. via Yelp

It was "pretty good" in my opinion. I'm a big steak eater so it kinda takes a lot to wow me. The lobster mashed potatoes that I was so thrilled about, were...read more

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