The Roots

Soup du Jour

Grilled Caesar

Romaine hearts grilled and finished

With fresh parmesan, rosemary croutons,

And Dijon Caesar dressing  7.95  with entree  4.95

Top with one of the following:

Pepper crusted tips of beef tenderloin  add 5.95

Seared yellow-fin tuna  add 4.95

Grilled wild shrimp  add 4.50

Smoked mountain trout (Sunburst) add 4.95

Grilled chicken breast  add 2.50


Organic Baby Mixed Greens

 grape tomatoes, carrot, cucumber, and grilled artichokes

Served with house dressing  7.95  with entree  3.95


Organic Baby Spinach With Pancetta

Candied cayenne pecan halves, grilled apple slices,

Gorgonzola crumbles, grape tomatoes and a Key Lime  vinaigrette  9.25 

with entree 4.95


Romaine Hearts and Grilled Asparagus

Avocado slices, Roma tomato wedges and croutons

drizzled with Green Goddess dressing 8.95  with entree 4.95


Smoked Mountain Trout and Chipotle Dip

Served on organic greens with fennel chips,

and cracked wheat pita points  9.95

Grilled Asparagus Rolls

Wrapped in fresh dill, capers, goat cheese,

And Scottish lox  9.95

Calamari Fra Diavlo

Tender seasoned calamari, sauteed sweet and hot peppers,

Sweet onions and house marinara     9.95

Crawfish en Croûte

Tender sautéed crawfish tails in a brandy cream reduction

With a puff pastry  9.95


Cilantro-Lime Hummus and Fresh herb and Fava Bean Dip

Served with carrot planks, cucumber slices and

Cracked wheat pita points  8.95


The Trunk and Branches

We are proud to serve all natural, antibiotic, and hormone free meats

Local organic produce available seasonally.


Filet of Beef

Cast-iron seared and finished with a wild mushroom, sun-dried tomato, marsala reduction
served over roasted garlic whipped potatoes   Market price

New York Strip Steak

Warm apple wood smoked bacon and cipollini onion vinaigrette   Market price

Organic Scottish Salmon

Pacific Rim crusted, served over a Fresh basil couscous

and accompanied by roasted radishes  20.95

Pork Tenderloin 

Marinated in a tequila-lime adobo, fanned over black bean-corn cakes

And finished with a salsa de tres chiles rojos   19.95  a little less  14.95

Handmade Raviolis

Proscuitto, spinach and ricotta in a fire roasted

 marinara with a touch of cream 18.95 appetizer 11.50

Farfalle Primavera
Sauteed sweet peas, leeks and asparagus in a citrus, sherry reduction 14.95
add wild shrimp 18.95

Lump Crab Cakes

Pan fried and finished with a Green Goddess tartar

Served over a Parmesan risotto 19.95  a single cake  13.95

New Zealand lamb shank

Slow braised in dry Riesling, brandy and fresh tarragon  19.95

 Bone-in Split Breast of Chicken

Stuffed with chevre and pancetta then ddrizled
With a smoked tomato cream
 19.95   single breast  14.95

Seafood Curry

Sauteed wild shrimp, calamari, green lip mussels, and grilled pineapple

In a coconut red curry over ginger-leek brown rice  18.95

North Carolina Mountain Trout

Pan fried and drizzled with a fresh blackberry and chipotle reduction  19.95

Roasted Wild Shrimp and Chorizo

 
Sweet peppers and onions in a smoked tomato gravy over ancho-Parmesan polenta  19.95

Chef's vegetable selection

A seasonal selection of freshly prepared vegetables and accompaniments 14.95

Herb Roasted Eggplant

With grilled tomatoes, crumbled feta and served over pearl couscous  14.95


The Leaves and Fruit

Ask us about our house made desserts