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The National

(706) 549-3450
  • 232 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
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  • Mediterranean
  • $$$$$
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  • Menu
  • Dinner Tapas
    • Marinated Olives $5

    • Hummus $7

      Sumac, warm flatbread, available with gluten-free flatbread (not vegan).

    • Hummus with Lamb $10

      Warm flatbread with spiced ground lamb with piquillo peppers, mint and pomegranate molasses.

    • Stuffed Medjool Dates $8

      Celery, manchego cheese, smoked paprika.

    • Patatas Bravas $6

      Home fries with spicy-tomato sauce and aioli.

    • Boquerones $8

      Anchovies. Pickled chili, caper berries and tomato-garlic toast.

    • 3 Cheeses $15

      Cabot Clothbound cheddar (cow, Vermont), Alisios (cow-goat, Spain), Mt. Tam (cow, California), with toasts, marcona almonds, apple, quince.

  • Dinner Appetizers
    • Kale Salad $10

      Frisee, kohlbari, apple, cambozola cheese, pecans, honey-balsamic.

    • Little Gem Lettuces $10

      Georgia satsuma mandarins, grilled scallion, ricotta salata, hazelnuts and hazelnut vinaigrette.

    • Cup of Tomato Soup $8

      Black eyed peas, collards, cornbread croutons.

    • Pizzette with Ground Pork $10

      Benji's ground pork, chard, red onion, chili flake, mozzarella, Parmesan, arugula, balsamic.

    • Pizzette with Butternut Squash $10

      Butternut squash, radicchio, caramelized onion, fontina, Parmesan, arugula, balsamic.

  • Dinner Large Plates
    • Roasted Airline Chicken Breast $25

      Butternut squash pancake, savoy cabbage, green sauce, pistachios, pomegranate, radish.

    • Crisp Pork Milanesa $26

      Fermented sweet pepper aioli, napa cabbage salad with marinated onion, watermelon radish and peanuts.

    • Grilled Beef Hanger Steak $30

      Punched fingerling potatoes, caramelized onions au jus, arugula, savory tomato jam and horseradish cream.

    • Vegetable Plate $22

      Sweet potato salad with tzatziki; black rice salad with butternut squash and mushrooms; roasted cauliflower with muhummara; sunchoke salad with apple and pecans; roasted carrots with parsnips with cumin-coriander-turmeric and pomegranate; lightly dressed arugula.

  • Lunch Appetizers
    • Marinated Olives Lunch $5

    • Stuffed Medjool Dates Lunch $8

      Celery, Manchego cheese, smoked paprika.

    • Pimento Cheese Lunch $7

      Peppadews, pecans, toast.

    • Hummus Lunch $7

      Sumac and warm flatbread, available with gluten-free flatbread.

  • Lunch Today's Soup
    • 7 oz. Cup of Tomato Soup Lunch $8

      Peas, collards, cornbread.

    • 12 oz. Bowl of Tomato Soup Lunch $13

      Peas, collards, cornbread, bowl with green salad and baguette.

  • Lunch Mains
    • Power Lunch $12

      Sweet potato salad with kale and Dijon vinaigrette; Moroccan spiced lentils; brown rice with crowded peas and salsa verde; roasted Brussels sprouts with balsamic and pomegranate; beet salad with whipped goat cheese, arugula and almonds.

    • Chicken Salad Lunch $12

      Poached breast tossed in yogurt-herb dressing, radishes, pecans, grapes, over arugula with fresh local baguette.

    • Pork Milanesa Lunch $13

      Thin pork loin cutlet, panko breadcrumbs, charred scallion aioli, lightly dressed greens, cucumber, radish, marinated onion, lemon wedge.

    • Shrimp and Polenta Lunch $14

      Gulf shrimp sauteed with leeks, tomato, peppers, napa cabbage and smoked paprika, over creamy Dayspring grits.

    • Impossible Burger Lunch $13

      American cheese, caramelized onions, bread and butter pickles, "comeback sauce", on Luna sesame seed bun, fries with pomegranate ketchup and green salad.

    • Butter Chicken Lunch $13

      Poached chicken breast in yogurt marinade, rich tomato sauce, ginger-turmeric rice, yogurt, cilantro, shaved Vidalia onion.

  • Dessert
    • Portuguese Custard Tart $3.5

      Cinnamon, whipped cream.

    • Apple Basque Cake $9

      Vanilla gelato, whipped cream, apple cider sauce, pecans.

    • Flourless Chocolate Cake $9

      Stracciatella gelato, condor chocolate sauce, cocoa nibs.

    • By The Scoop $4

      Mango sorbet, vanilla gelato, hazelnut-chocolate gelato, olive oil gelato.

  • House Sodas and Refreshers
    • Lemonade $4

    • Ginger Beer $5

    • Pomegranate Lemon Soda $4

    • Turmeric Tonic $5

    • Montane Georgia Sparkling Water $2.5

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