Prix Fixe menus are available for groups of 6 or

more and are required for weekend dinners of 14

or more. A dessert course is an additional $5 per

guest and a passed appetizer course is an additional

$15 per guest. Our event planners can also

create custom menus and party packages.

Starters

oysters on the half-shell m.p.

warm goat cheese salad with

roasted beets, walnuts & arugala 8

grilled shrimp & avocado salad over

baby spinach with sherry vinaigrette 10

endive, pecan & dried cranberry salad with

warm gorgonzola puffs & pear vinaigrette  9

fried calamari with habañero-avocado dip 8

seared dayboat scallops over croutons

watermelon, roasted pears & basil 13

cheeseburger empanadas 7

jumbo lump crabcake

over hearts of palm salad 11

tuna sushi spring roll with

wasabi & sweet ginger sauce 9

chipotle baby lamb t-bone

over watercress & pear salad 10

tilapia & mango ceviche 8

braised angus short rib sliders

with horseradish sauce 10

 



$125 Four-Course Menu

(includes full premium open bar until 3am)

First Course

oysters on the half-shell

Second Course

seared diver scallops over

warm snow pea salad with uni sauce

chipotle crusted baby loin lamb chop

over watercress & pear salad

Hawaiian tuna sashimi with taro chips

endive, walnut & dried cranberry salad

with gorgonzola croutons and pear vinaigrette

Main Course

filet mignon with short rib, lobster mashed potatoes,

grilled asparagus & truffled hollandaise sauce

Chilean sea bass with shrimp-risotto cake,

baby bok choi & lobster sauce

shitake & root vegetable ravioli with

artichokes & chanterelle mushroom sauce

warm smoked Atlantic salmon filet with caviar, apples &

sour cream served with fingerling potatoes & haricot vert

roasted duck breast over vegetable quinoa with

caramelized calabaza & 16-ingredient mole sauce

Dessert

double chocolate ganache cupcake with

raspberry sauce & crème anglaise

selection of sorbets & mixed berries


Presidents' Day Brunch

Monday, February 20th

 

Standard Prix Fixe

$60 per person

includes 2½-hour premium open bar

Starters

cheeseburger empanadas

crispy potato pancake with

salmon gravlax & salmon caviar

steamed mussels with

white wine, garlic & herbs

tilapia & mango ceviche

with homemade tortilla crisps

warm goat cheese salad with 

roasted beets, walnuts & arugula

Main Course

wasabi-crusted salmon & sautéed

vegetables & himalayan red rice

hanger steak with mashed potatoes,

fried onions & peppercorn sauce

grilled half-chicken with mixed

vegetables & porcini mashed potatoes

manchego macaroni & cheese with

edamame, haricot vert & citrus salad

Deluxe Prix Fixe

$70 per person

includes 2½-hour premium open bar

Starters

angus short rib sliders

tuna sushi spring roll with

wasabi & sweet ginger sauce

chipotle baby lamb t-bone

over watercress & pear salad

seared diver scallops over croutons

watermelon, roasted peaches & basil

endive, pecan & dried cranberry salad with

warm gorgonzola puffs & pear vinaigrette

Main Course

wasabi-crusted salmon & sautéed

vegetables & himalayan red rice

angus "baseball" steak with lobster mashed

potatoes & mushroom-peppercorn sauce

roasted duck breast with duck spring

roll, baby bok choy & ginger sauce

lobster manchego macaroni & cheese

with edamame, haricot vert & citrus salad

Essex Famous Potato Pancakes

with melted goat cheese & arugala 6

with homemade gravlax, salmon caviar & sour cream 7

with sautéed onions & apple sauce 5

Half-Pound Angus Burger & Fries 13

bacon, cheese, jalapenos or fried egg 1

Steamed PEI Mussels 13

with chorizo in tomato-cilantro broth

or with white wine, garlic & herbs

Wednesday Lobster Special

Fresh Maine Lobster with

potatoes & corn on the cob 18

Mains

wasabi-crusted atlantic salmon over

himalayan red rice & sauteed vegetables 19

frenched center-cut pork chop with

creamed corn & shoestring potatoes 23

angus "baseball" steak with lobster mashed

potatoes, asparagus & peppercorn sauce 23

papardelle with shrimp, mussels & calamari 18

manchego macaroni & cheese with,

edamame, haricot vert & citrus salad 13

(add lobster 4)

roasted duck breast with duck spring roll,

baby bok choy & ginger-citrus sauce 19

grilled free range half-chicken with mixed vegetables & porcini mashed potatoes $18

veal skirt steak over orzo with mushrooms,

crispy zucchini, scallions & parmesan 22

grilled swordfish over shellfish bouillabaisse 24

potato cake napoleon with spinach,shitake

mushrooms, asparagus & truffle oil 14

cajun spiced catfish over shrimp,

potato & scallion hash 18

ESSEX NYC

(212) 533-9616