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Lobster Shanty

Date
1977-08-12
Restaurant
Lobster Shanty
Physical description
35.5x27cm folded; 35.5x54cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Shanty Pub Lunch$1.95 – $2.25

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Chilled Tomato Juice$0.65
Fresh Fruit Cup$1.25
Marinated Herring in sour cream$1.50
Cherrystone Clams$1.95
Melon in Season$1.25
Fish & Chips- Crispy Fish & Lots of Fries- Tartar Sauce$4.95
Broiled Bluefish- Delicately Basted with a Delicious Lemon Butter$5.95
Broiled Alaskan King Crab Legs- Broiled to perfection and basted in lemon butter and white wine$8.95
Flounder Almondine- Delicately Broiled Flounder sprinkled with Almonds- the Perfect Marriage$6.50
Pot of Steamed Clams for (1 or 2)$4.50
Shrimp Cocktail$3.25
Clams Oreganata$2.25
Extra set up for steamers (Broth and Butter for one)$0.50
Manhattan clam chowder$0.75 – $1.10
New England Style Clam Chowder$0.90 – $1.25
Crock of Onion Soup au Gratin$1.50
Lobster Tail (or Tails): when available. Due to a fluctuating market, Please ask server for current price. Seafood Stuffing $1.50 extra.
Shanty Seakebob- Juicy Chunks of Beef, Scallops, and Shrimp surrounded by Mushroom Caps, Tomato, Green Pepper, Onion. basted with Drawn Butter and served on a skewer$7.50
Center Cut Boneless Sirloin Steak- broiled to your specification$9.50
Twelve Ounces of Fresh Ground Chopped Steak$4.95
1/2 Broiled Chicken$4.95
Fried or Broiled Filet of Flounder- Have it your way$5.95
Like A Slide Splitter? Well here it is: Shrimp, Scallops, Fish, Clam Strips, and Crab Cake. all Deep Fried to perfection$7.95
Fried Shrimp, with Tomato and Tarter Sauce$7.75
Broiled Shrimp- Lots of crispy juicy Shrimp broiled to a golden tenderness$7.75
Deep Fried Scallop- For a delicate mellow taste treat- served with Tartar Sauce$6.95
Broiled Scallops- with Lemon Butter Sauce$6.95
Soft Crab Platter- A bit of Chesapeake Bay Region right here at the Shanty$7.50
One Dozen Fried Oysters- Fried to a mouth-watering goodness (when in season)$6.50
Seafood Saute Supreme- Chunks of Lobster, King Crab, Scallops, & Shrimp- sauteed in butter with a dash of sherry wine$8.95
Jersey Shore Sampler: Small Lobster Tail or Half a Lobster (according to availability), a few Shrimp, a few scallops, and filet seasoned as only "The Shanty Can"$8.95
Shanty Shrimp- Lots of Spicy Shrimp en casserole topped with our savory Seafood Stuffing$7.95
Broiled Stuffed Flounder- Perfectly seasoned Flounder topped with our Seafood Stuffing$6.95
Broiled Red Snapper- A flavorful Treat- Basted in Lemon Butter$7.95
Broiled Filet of Beef Tenderloin and Lobster Tails- The Best of Land and Sea$11.50
Fish and Chips- Crispy Fish and lots of Fried- Tartar Sauce$6.25
Broiled Stuffed Flounder- Perfectly seasoned Flounder topped with our stuffing$8.25
Slide Splitter- A mixture of Shrimp, Scallops, Fish, Clam Strips, and Crab Cake all deep fried to perfection$9.25
Chopped Steak- Choice of Ground Beef broiled to your liking$6.25
Apple Cake
Cold Boiled Lobster- Stuffed with Seafood Salad, accompanied by cold Boiled Shrimp and Half Shell Clams served on a bed of crisp lettuce leaves$10.50
Shrimp Salad- Hunks of Shrimp and Celery combined. garnished with Lettuce & Tomato & Cucumber Salad$7.50
Baked Potato
French Fries
Shanty Salad
cole slaw
Apple Cake$1.00
Jello
Assorted Ice Cream
Assorted Sherbert
Coffee
Tea
Sanka
Iced tea
Milk
Ice cream$0.75
Sherbert$0.75
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$1.50
Cheese Cake$1.25
Apple Pie$1.00
Pecan pie$1.35
Jello$0.75
Coffee$0.50
Milk$0.35
Sanka$0.50
Iced tea$0.50
Iced coffee$0.50
Tea$0.35
Shrimp Cocktail (supplement)$1.50
Fresh Fruit Cup
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Marinated Herring in sour cream
Melon (in season)
Cup Manhattan Clam Chowder
Cup New England Clam Chowder
The Shanty Dinners- Choice of:
The Lobsters- are served either Boiled or Broiled and priced accordingly by size. Please check with your server for size available and their prices. You Lobster may be ordered with Seafood Stuffing for $1.50 extra regardless of size. No sharing charge on Large Lobsters(three pounds or over). Served with Melted Butter and Lemon Wedges.
All entrees are served with choice of Baked Potato or French Fries and Salad or Shanty Cole Slaw

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Early Bird Special$3.95 – $4.95

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