After 8 amazing years we lost our lease. If you are a fan of our restaurant, contact us to see what we are up to!

December 8, 2018 – Saturday

Garden Kitchen Menu, Saturday 12/8/2018

Taster
Baba Ganoush roasted eggplant spread, sesame seed, crudite, whole wheat bread (V, can be GF)   12

Casper Pumpkin Fries butter leaf, tempura batter, sesame seed, creamy chive   (V, GF) 12

Kitchen Sink 3 cheeses, calabrese salami, medjool dates, baked apple, cantaloupe curd, carrot marmalade, strawberry jam, candied figs, beet chutney, marinated olives, mixed nuts, honey, garlic pickled cucumbers, sangria beets, valencia orange, grilled whole wheat bread   (VO, can be GF) 18
~ 5 cheeses & double bread   25 ~ roasted bone marrow & extra bread  +9
Suggested Drink: Garden Kitchen Sangria

Farmers Salad
Rooty Goat butter oak lettuce, housemade goat milk chevre cheese, iberico ham, roasted sweet potato, turnips, carrots, radish, chioggia beet, parsley, toasted pine nuts, pickled raisins, persillade (VO,GF) 15

Greek Feta wild arugula, sheep’s milk feta cheese, kalamata olive, heirloom tomato, avocado, winter peas, pistachio, fresh dill, red onion, choice of dressing (VO,GF) 14
~ add grilled flat iron steak to either salad + 10 ~

Warm the Soul Soup
Power Greens our best cold fighting soup, carrot top, turnip & beet greens, ginger, cashew yogurt (V,GF) 9/13

Spicy Carrot chicken broth, heirloom pepper, cotija, chimichurri, tortilla chips, green onion (GF) 9/13

Entree
Pork Tenderloin grilled pork tenderloin, sweet & sour orange gastrique, mushroom risotto, roasted gala apple, persimmon, pomegranate arils   (GF) 25
Suggested Wine: F. Rubio “Herencia” Montepulciano Rose

Chimichurri Lamb housemade lamb bone broth, chimichurri sauce, caramelized onion butternut squash mash, pickled onions & radish, warm cabbage slaw   (GF) 25
Suggested Wine: Santo Tomás Tempranillo Cabernet

Linguine & Meatballs tomato pesto sauce with mallow, hempseed & fermented tomato, steel cut oat grass fed organic beef meatballs, sun dried tomato, romano, parsley   25
Suggested Wine: Vigneti del Vulture Pipoli Aglianico

Portobello “Mac & Cheese” white wine & garlic roasted portobello mushroom, roasted spaghetti squash, butternut squash cheddar bechamel, heirloom tomato, herb pangritata, truffle oil, parmigiano reggiano   (VO, can be GF) 22
~ add local San Diego Spiny Lobster tail  add $25 ~
Suggested Wine: South Coast Winery Reserve Chardonnay

Jumbo Sea Scallops five pan seared jumbo sea scallops, creamy whipped polenta, seared green tomato, warm chile verde sauce, marigold butter, chioggia beet, breakfast radish   (GF) 32
Suggested Wine: Tohu Sauvignon Blanc

Farmers Delight soup du jour, choice of salad, whole wheat bread & whipped herb butter   (VO, can be GF) 18/20

Sweet Tooth
Chocolate Date Mousse whipped medjool dates & coconut cream, pomegranate reduction & arils (V,GF) 10
Suggested Dessert Wine: Edwards Late Harvest Syrah

Peanut Butter Chocolate Tart almond crust, noir chocolate & peanut butter ganache (GF) 14

Apple Dumpling cinnamon sugar gala apple, baked in house made pastry crust, voyager caramel sauce, vanilla bean whipped cream   (can be GF) 14
~ add housemade vanilla bean ice cream +2 ~

(V)= Vegan (VO)= Vegan Option (GF)= Gluten Free
All food at Garden Kitchen is handcrafted from scratch using the freshest ingredients, opting for local & organic when possible. We also strive to use hormone & antibiotic free meats.