Best Of Staff Pick Menu

Grill 225 

• Starters

• Lowcountry Blue Crab Chowder

  served with a cornbread muffin

  9.00
  

• French Onion Soup

  with baguette crouton and warm gruyère cheese

  9.00
  

• Broiled Colossal Lump Crab Cake

  with lobster tarragon cream and pineapple relish

  16.00
  

• Garlic Calamari

  lightly fried calamari, pan-tossed with sautéed peppers, white wine and garlic butter

  14.00
  

• Kobe Beef Tartare

  capers, dijon mustard, shallots and quail egg with potato gaufrette

  16.00
  

• Foie Gras

  pan seared with drambuie syrup, caramelized pear slices and balsamic onions

  19.00
  

• Escargot

  french snails, cremini mushroom caps and garlic butter with toasted kasseri cheese

  13.00
  

• Oysters Rockefelle

  broiled oysters topped with local seasoned spinach and hollandaise sauce

  15.00
  

• Fried Lobster Tail

  fresh cold water lobster served with dijon tarragon aioli

  19.00
  

• Tomato Napoleon

  fried green tomatoes with shiitake mushrooms, goat cheese and roasted tri-color pepper coulis

  12.00
  

• Shrimp Brûlée

  baked jumbo shrimp with garlic butter, italian bread crumbs and parmesan cheese

  16.00
  

• Charcuterie And Artisan Cheese

  selection of duck pate, capicola, soprosetta, and serrano cured meats with bellavitano merlot, camembert white stilton and sardinian pecorino cheeses

  19.00
  29.00
  

• Salads

• Yonges Island Mesclun Salad

  with organic greens, chipped pecans, tomatoes and ginger soy vinaigrette

  9.00
  

• Chilled Wedge Of Iceberg

  with roquefort dressing and applewood-smoked bacon

  9.00
  

• Chopped Caesar

  chopped romaine lettuce, tomatoes and herbed croutons with shaved parmesan cheese

  10.00
  

• Sliced Tomato And Onion

  layered beefsteak tomatoes and vidalia onions with roquefort dressing

  10.00
  

• B.l.t.

  with chiffonade romaine and iceburg lettuces, diced tomatoes, smoked bacon, red onion, candied walnuts and cranberry vinaigrette

  12.00
  

• Beefsteak Tomatoes

  sliced beefsteak tomatoes with buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil and balsamic vinaigrette

  12.00
  

• Organic Baby Spinach Salad

  with radishes, red grapes, pistachio nuts, goat cheese and herbed champagne vinaigrette

  11.00
  

• Seafood Entrees

• Jumbo Shrimp And Grits

  with applewood-smoked bacon cream sauce over a cheddar grit cake

  29.00
  

• Broiled Colossal Lump Crab Cakes

  with lobster tarragon cream and pineapple relish

  32.00
  

• Pan Seared Black Grouper

  with citrus and cucumber coulis, peach, potato and truffled vegetable timbale

  36.00
  

• Tuna Steak Provencal

  with fresh tomatoes, garlic, white wine, capers and lemon

  32.00
  

• Sea Scallops

  seared with tarragon shiitake mushrooms, foie gras medallion and black cherry brandy sauce

  36.00
  

• Steamed Chilean Sea Bass

  with ginger broth, green onions and bok choy

  36.00
  

• Broiled Maine Lobster 3, 4, 5 Lb

  served with lemon and butter

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• Chilled Seafood

• Tuna Tower

  tuna tartare, lump crabmeat and avocado with lemon chile oil

  22.00
  

• Shrimp Cocktail

  chilled jumbo shrimp served with cocktail sauce and traditional garnishes

  19.00
  

• Colossal Crab Cocktail

  colossal lump crabmeat served with cocktail sauce and traditional garnishes

  19.00
  

• Oysters On The Half Shell

  malpeque oysters 1/2 doz. / 1 doz.; chef ’s selection of oysters 1/2 doz. / 1 doz

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• Chef ’s Selection Of Caviar

  served with traditional garnishes and crème fraîche

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• Maine Lobster Cocktail

  maine lobster with saffron citrus aioli

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• Specialties

• Usda Prime Filet Foie Gras

  filet mignon, sliced foie gras with truffled béarnaise, parmesan cheese and fig demi-glace

  10 Oz.:  49.00
  

• Usda Prime Steak Fromage

  filet mignon stuffed with roquefort cheese wrapped in applewood-smoked bacon with port wine reduction

  10 Oz.:  45.00
  

• Stuffed Veal Rib Chop

  usda prime bone-in veal chop stuffed with prosciutto and provolone in a shallot shiitake mushroom reduction

  37.00
  

• Veal Parmesan

  usda prime bone-in veal chop with beefsteak tomato reduction and reggiano parmesan cheese

  35.00
  

• Roma Tomato Pie

  baked roma tomatoes, spinach, fresh herbs, mozzarella and feta cheeses in a flaky pie crust served with fresh tagliatelle pasta, roasted garlic, fresh basil and olive oil

  26.00
  

• Maine Lobster Family Style

• Classic Steamed Lobster

  with melted butter

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• Spicy Lobster

  with miso, ginger, soy and chile cream sauce

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• Piccata Lobster

  with lemon, capers, white wine and butter

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• Thermadore Lobster

  with cream, sherry, bread crumbs and parmesan cheese

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• Brandied Lobster

  with with black cherries, tarragon and herb butter

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• Scampi Lobster

  with fresh basil, white wine and garlic butter

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• Dessert Selection

• Banana Bread Pudding

  with sugar fired bananas, caramel ice cream and warm caramel sauce

  12.00
  

• Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée

  smooth vanilla custard and fresh berries with an almond tuile cookie

  12.00
  

• Chocolate Mousse Cake

  cloud-like chocolate mousse on macadamia nut fudge with strawberries and warm ganache

  14.00
  

• Molten Chocolate Cake

  baked rich chocolate cake served with raspberry compote and warm chocolate ganache

  14.00
  

• 225 Panna Cotta

  chilled vanilla scented créme fraîche with fresh local berries

  12.00
  

• Classique Napoléon

  chantilly and vanilla creams layered between flaky pistachio puff pastry with local berries

  12.00
  

• New York Cheesecake

  organically farmed cream cheese with macerated fresh blueberries and chantilly cream

  12.00
  

• Green Apple And Almond Tart

  almond marzipan cream and granny smith apples baked in a flaky tart shell served with vanilla bean ice cream

  12.00
  

• Baklava Purse

  phyllo wrapped walnut filling served with cinnamon ice cream and local honey

  13.00
  

• Carolina Peach Cobbler

  with a cinnamon crunch topping and vanilla bean ice cream

  12.00
  

• Cinnamon Beignets And Ice Cream

  cinnamon dough fritters drizzled with warm local honey, dusted with powdered sugar and served with vanilla bean ice cream

  12.00
  

• Family Style Dessert

• Cinnamon Beignets

  cinnamon dough fritters drizzled with warm local honey, dusted with powdered sugar and served with vanilla bean ice cream

  Serves 4-6 Guests:  36.00
  

• Fromage And Fruit

  chef’s selection of bellavitano merlot, camembert white stilton and sardinian pecorino cheeseswith truffled apple chutney, sliced fruits and gourmet crackers

  Per Guest:  15.00
  

• Baked Carolina

  strawberry ice cream and raspberry sorbet layered onto a candied peanut cake with a meringue crust flambéed tableside

  Serves 6-8 Guest:  66.00
  Serves 2-4 Guests:  30.00
  

• Bananas Foster

  traditional bananas foster flambéed tableside and served with cinnamon ice cream

  2 Guest Minimum:  60.00
  For Each Additional Guest:  15.00
  

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