Meritage chef Anne Coll just finished updating the Rittenhouse restaurant’s menus for fall, and with the seasonal update comes our second claim this week of a new dessert that’s going to rival Barbuzzo’s cult hit, the salted caramel budino. Coll’s new plates include an ode to autumn in the form of a grilled quail, served with cheddar polenta, collard greens, and an apple cider gastrique; and an obligatory duck dish that pairs a confitted quacker with caramelized sweet potato puree, a petite endive salad, and red wine reduction. But the last course showpiece, a sweet concoction of banana, Oreo and caramel pudding topped with whipped cream is what’s being touted as the city’s next great dessert. Keep on reading to see the full menu.
BITES
Calamari, gojuchang, sesame, scallion 8
*-no sauce
*Pickled vegetables 3
Date, Bacon & Rogue blue cheese Turnovers, miso honey 6
Pan-fried Pork Dumpling 4
*Deviled Verbena Farm Eggs, summer truffle chives 5
Tempura Jalapenos, ground pork, sweet soy 5
VEGETABLES, SALADS, GRAINS
*Yellow Tomato salad, crispy chickpeas, black olive tapenade, basil puree 9
*Farm greens, Rogue bleu cheese, pear, spiced cashews 8
*Endive salad, honey crisp apples, toasted walnuts, smoked Amish cheddar 8
*Roasted Chickpeas, eggplant, garam masala, lemon, coriander 7
*Herb marinated red beets, goat cheese 7
*Aritchoke barigoule, baby carrot, cauliflower, herbs, cherry tomato 8
Specialty Items Head to Tail
Foie gras Ravioli, summer truffle butter, herbs 8
* Pan Fried Sweet Breads, butternut squash, granny smith apple, maitake mushrooms, miso sage butter 13
Eberly Farm Chicken Liver Pate, house made pickles, onion confiture 7
FISH
Small plates:
*PEI Mussels, kaffir lime curry sauce, herbs 12
*Seared Coriander Crusted Ahi Tuna, lemongrass espuma, pickled apple chutney, tempura broccoli 16
*no broccoli
Large plates:
*New Jersey Diver Scallops, Maitake mushrooms, garlic puree, bok choy, black truffle sauce 24
*Roasted Wild Striped Bass, fermented black bean sauce, bok choy, steamed mussels 24
Verlasso Salmon, beet cous cous, horseradish dill cream 20
MEAT
Small plates:
*Braised Rabbit, citrus polenta, green olives, cherry tomatoes, artichokes 14
Curried Lamb Pot Pie 12
*Grilled quail, Oakshade cheddar polenta, collard greens, apple cider gastrique 14
*Duck Confit, caramelized sweet potato puree, red wine reduction, petite endive salad 17
Large Plates:
*Amish Chicken, string beans, yellow & red cherry tomatoes, rosemary, lemon jus 20
*Grass Fed Strip Steak, black truffle croquettes, bordelaise, onion rings 25
*no croquettes
*Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop with smoked cheddar corn pudding, red wine apple reduction 22
*no pudding
(GLUTEN FREE ITEMS ARE MARKED *)
