Don's Lighthouse Grille Menu (Update 2025)
Appetizers
Soup Du Jour
Chef's daily creation
Don's Seafood Chowder
Manhattan style, fresh fish and shellfish
French Onion Soup
Sherry, onion, three cheese
Crab Cake
Jumbo lump crab, roasted corn relish, remoulade, chipotle honey
Bruschetta
Artichoke tapenade, asiago cheese, marinated tomatoes
Escargot
Garlic, butter, white wine, brie cheese
Stuffed Mushrooms
Spinach, sun dried tomatoes, artichokes, sherry cream, asiago cheese
Calamari
Lightly dusted, garlic, almonds, lemon curry aioli
Baked Brie
Puff pastry, cranberry compote, apples, candied pecans, toast points
Shrimp Cocktail
5 Gulf shrimp, wasabi remoulade and cocktail sauce
Don's Sampler
3 bruschetta, 2 gulf shrimp cocktail, 1 crab cake
Prince Edward Island Mussels
Sauteed with sherry, garlic butter, and herbs
Bistro
Grape tomatoes, asiago cheese, pine nuts, white balsamic vinaigrette
Pomeroy
Mandarin oranges, strawberries, red onion, poppyseed dressing
Fishmarket
Baby shrimp, chopped eggs, blue cheese, Don's Italian
Iceberg Wedge
Bacon, egg, scallion, thousand island
Caesar
Romaine, asiago cheese, croutons, creamy Caesar dressing
Grilled Romaine Wedge
Poached pears, black mission figs, smoked blue cheese, almonds, cherry port vinaigrette
Salads
Lighthouse Favorites
Bell & Evans Farms Roasted Chicken
Semi-boneless breast, pan roasted, roasted peppers & onion, herb spaetzel, truffle sour cream
Portuguese Seafood Stew
Scallops, shrimp, mussels, chorizo sausage, paparadelle pasta, tomato broth
Steak and Lobster
Maine lobster tail, center cut filet mignon, whipped potato, vegetable
Alaskan King Crab Legs
One and one-half pounds, steamed, whipped potato, vegetable
Maine Lobster Tail
Broiled cold water lobster, whipped potatoes, vegetable
Kobe Meatloaf
Kobe beef, veal and sausage, white cheddar whipped potatoes, grilled asparagus, tomato bordelaise
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Deep fried breast, jalapeno/cheddar polenta, Cajun creamed spinach
Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast
Pan seared, horseradish whipped potato, napa cabbage saute, orange, sweet soy glaze
Vegan Ravioli
Seitan, wild mushrooms, roasted garlic, vegan truffle sour cream
Bistro Salad
First Course
Second Course
Swordfish
Steak Oscar
Great Lakes Walleye
Faroe Island Salmon
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Fresh Fruit Sorbet
Chocolate Mousse
Third Course
Freshline
South American Tilapia
Pistachio crust, Thai chili brussel sprouts, crab cake, wasabi creme, sweet soy
George's Bank Cod
Cracker crust, oven baked, wild rice blend, vegetable, lemon beurre blanc
Nantucket Lightship Scallops
Pan seared, carmelized cauliflower puree toasted fennel, oyster mushrooms golden raisin vinaigrette
Togarashi Seared Tuna
Shiitake mushrooms, edamame, lo mein noodles, miso broth, wasabi creme fraiche
Rainbow Trout
Lobster/herb stuffed, horseradish creamed spinach
Mustard Aioli
Lemon Beurre Blanc
Caper Remoulade
Cherry Port Vinaigrette
Simply Seafood
Grilled
Nantucket Scallops
Yellowfin Tuna
Pan Roasted
Steaks
Filet Mignon
Char-grilled, whipped potatoes, vegetable, cabernet demi-glace
Beeler Farms "Tomahawk" Pork Chop
Bone-in chop, sweet potato salad with almonds & golden raisins, lemon curry aoili, red onion marmalade
Moody Blues
Twin tenderloin medallions, smoked Moody bleu cheese, chive garlic whipped potatoes, asparagus, balsamic reduction
Short Rib
White bean ragout, roasted peppers & onions, crispy jalapeno, cheddar polenta, chipolte glaze