Ever since we caught wind of plans for The Strand House in Manhattan Beach, we’ve been scratching our heads as to what the heck Neal Fraser and Travis Lorton are doing down there. Now the picture is pretty much complete, as we have the opening menu for you to suss out before the place opens in mid-August. It sounds like the expected Fraser stunner, filled with both imagination and farm and ranch bounty. Pork shoulder pate, roots from Wesier Farms, braised rabbit gnocchi, air-dried duck, almond grilled hanger steak, lomo curado, pizza with Manila clams, and duck fat fries leap out at us from a first glance, all sounding pretty intriguing and possibly marking another step up for South Bay restaurants. Take a first look at The Strand House’s opening menu, below.
The Strand House
117 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach. 310-545-7470.
MENU
salads
Strand House salad spicy salami, arugula, radicchio, fingerling potatoes, haricot vert, radish, sun gold tomatoes, poached egg, cotija, asparagus, red onion, yogurt dressing
Anson Mills faro salad arugula, shaved Grana Padano, preserved lemon vinaigrette
grilled peach salad Purple Haze goat cheese, baby greens, Benton’s country ham, Pedro Ximenez vinegar
Munak Ranch heirloom tomato salad greens, balsamic onions, Burrata, avocado
appetizers
slow cooked duck egg sautéed greens, forest mushrooms, shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano
hamachi crudo Garcia Farms avocado, tomato seed vinaigrette, red alaea salt, chives
braised rabbit gnocchi rabbit ragout, grilled green onion, pine nuts
seared ‘day boat’ scallop charred corn, corn veloute
Snake River Farms pork belly white bean puree, grilled frisée, sauce gribiche
steamed PEI mussels tomatillo, chile, Corona, grilled bread
sweet corn soup Dungeness crab, roasted corn, crème fraîche, paprika
hand torn pasta rags lamb sausage, roasted fennel, tomato, white wine, pine nuts
charcuterie
paté campagne pork shoulder, garlic, served with frisée, mustard vinaigrette
jäggerwurst pork shoulder, coriander, mustard, garlic served with sauerkraut
duck rillettes garlic, thyme served with grilled bread, Pedro Ximenez sherry reduction
lomo curado garlic, smoked paprika, served with slow cooked quince, vinaigrette
rabbit terrine leeks, pistachios, currents, served with pickled baby vegetables and shallots
pizzas
margherita pomodoro sauce, buffala mozzarella, basil
house-made pork sausage rapini, grilled green onion, oregano
forest mushroom melted leeks, garlic, Fontina cheese, chervil
Manila clams creamywhite wine sauce, bacon, chile, parsley, chive
house-made chicken sausage asparagus, Midnight Moon goat cheese, fennel
grilled raddichio guanciale, asparagus, asiago, aged balsamic
prosciutto roasted red pepper-tomato sauce, arugula, oregano
zucchini squash blossoms, garlic, smoked mozzarella, parsley
mains
crispy air-dried duck baby root vegetables, apricot gastrique
grilled Wild King salmon roasted shiitake, ginger vinaigrette, sesame seeds
Salmon Creek Farm’s porterhouse pork chop heirloom tomato, red onion, warm crouton
almond grilled hanger steak grilled onions, watercress gremolata
certified angus ribeye green peppercorn sauce, herbs
crispy black sea bass fire-roasted corn, cucumber, herbs
almond roasted lamb shoulder garlic, mustard, tarragon
grilled prime filet herbed truffle sauce
crispy Tai snapper roasted fingerling potatoes, mustard aioli
sides
hand-cut Weiser Farms frites garlic aioli, roasted tomato ketchup
stuffed Anaheim chiles goat cheese, garlic, tomatillo salsa
cauliflower gratin Jarlsberg, breadcrumbs, parsley
Weiser Farm’s parsnips + carrots toasted almonds, lemon, parsley
duck fat fingerling potatoes Grana Padano, Maldon sea salt, parsley
roasted brussels sprouts brown butter, maple, caraway seed
potato gratin caramelized onions, bacon, Gruyére
roasted cippolini onions aged balsamic, basil, sea salt
