Dinner Menu

Our menu reflects our commitment to using organic, sustainably harvested,
locally produced ingredients whenever available.

Click here for a print-friendly dinner menu (PDF)

STARTERS...
chef’s soup du jour cup 4 bowl 6
sweet potato fries 7
onion rings 8
grilled chicken quesadilla 11
with black beans, roasted corn, salsa fresco and achiote-lime sour cream
crispy ahi wontons 11
fresh ahi tuna, seared rare, on our own crispy wonton chips
crab and avocado timbale 12
fresh crab & avocado lightly tossed with basil-lemon aioli on dressed field greens, with crostini
nell and lucie’s deep fried artichokes 9
served with our homemade ranch dressing
fresh monterey bay calamari 12
served with meyer lemon-cornichon tartar and cocktail sauce

SALADS...
noelle’s favorite salad 11 field greens, apple slices, candied walnuts and Roquefort cheese
with roasted chicken 17
with grilled wild king salmon 19
river inn caesar salad 11 romaine hearts tossed with our classic caesar dressing and asiago cheese
with roasted chicken 17
with grilled wild king salmon 19
seared rare ahi tuna salad 18 mixed field greens tossed with soy sesame vinaigrette topped
with crispy rice noodles and served with wasabi and pickled ginger

MAIN EVENTS...

grilled black angus rib eye steak 38
16 oz rib eye, served with your choice of baked potato or garlic mashed potatoes with fresh seasonal vegetables

black angus new york steak 28
12 oz , grilled to your order, served with your choice of baked potato or garlic mashed potatoes with fresh seasonal vegetables

grilled hanger steak 22
marinated overnight and grilled to perfection, served with your choice of baked potato or garlic mashed potatoes with fresh seasonal vegetables

our own roadhouse ribs 18.25
slowly braised pork ribs kissed on the grill with our famous smoked orange bourbon barbeque sauce
served with cole slaw and fries

merlot braised lamb shanks 24.50
served with garlic mashed potatoes with fresh seasonal vegetables

sicilean lemon rosemary roasted chicken 20
served with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal garden vegetables

wild king salmon with blackberry mirin reduction 24.25
served with wasabi mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables

shrimp scampi 23.25
loads of shrimp sauteed with sundried tomato and garlic and tossed with linguine

pasta castroville 19.25
chunks of chicken and artichoke hearts sauteed in a pesto cream sauce with fettuccine

marathon pasta 19.25
a garlicky sauté of the freshest seasonal vegetables tossed with linguine
a favorite of big sur marathon finishers!

river inn half pound black angus burger 13.25
add bacon, cheddar, swiss or blue cheese 1.50 each

all veggie garden burger 12.25

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