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The River Café

The River Café

American Restaurant, Café, and New American Restaurant$$$$
DUMBO, Brooklyn
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The River Café
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Dinner Menu 3Dessert Menu 2Brunch Menu 3Breakfast Menu 17Lunch Menu 3
Appetizers
Three Shells
A variety of chilled shellfish. Fresh abalone, citrus, soy, lime. Shigoku oysters, cucumber Champagne mignonette. Peconic Bay scallop ceviche, sea bean, tomato, coriander
Wild Shrimp
Pacific Blue shrimp, Alaskan King Crabmeat, spring white asparagus, citrus Maltaise sauce
Foie Gras Duet
Classic pressed terrine of La Belle Farms, parfait with Hudson Valley Farm, cider, walnut and warm brioche
Smoked Salmon
Applewood house smoked salmon, wild Hackleback sturgeon caviar, Yukon Gold potato, lemon, crème fraîche, pumpernickel, herb leaves
Spring Salad
Fresh local burrata, roasted red and golden beets, arugula leaves, white balsamic vinaigrette
Gnocchi
Handmade ricotta gnocchi, Button squash, cipollini onions, salsify purée, crispy guanciale
Wagyu Steak Tartare
Hand cut Kobe style beef with quail egg, Cognac gelée, traditional garnish, toast points
Oysters
East Coast Wellfleet and West Coast Shigoku oysters, chilled on the half shell with lemon pepper granita
Crab
Sautéed Maryland and Maine crabcake, uni vinaigrette, sliced avocado, herb salad and basil aioli
Roasted Rabbit
Herb wrapped rabbit loin, 21 layer rabbit bolognese lasagna, Brooklyn ricotta, rabbit jus
Sea Scallop and Pork Belly
Sautéed Maine sea scallop, slow smoked Niman Ranch pork belly, soft white polenta, fruit mostarda, natural jus
Octopus
Char-grilled Portuguese octopus, citrus ~ fennel ~ olive vinaigrette, Marcona almond and sunchoke purée, warm confit potato
Main Course
Organic Chicken
Miller Family Farm herb roasted breast, corn "custard" agnolotti pasta, Chanterelle mushrooms, Madeira wine natural jus
Niman Ranch Strip Steak
Char-grilled 16 ounce, bone marrow Duchess potato, red wine mushroom marmalade. $7 Supplement
American Red Snapper
Sautéed with lobster brown butter, grilled artichoke ravioli and fresh artichoke
Lobster
Poached Nova Scotia lobster, fresh corn tamale, baby green bean and spring onion sauté, mild Guajillo sauce
Mushroom Wellington
Vegetarian roasted mushroom, truffled mushroom duxelles, crisp puff pastry, vegetarian bordelaise
Lamb
Colorado rack of lamb, braised lamb breast and Swiss chard cannelloni, Sicilian pistachio and arugula pesto, whipped ricotta
Crescent Farms Duck
Apple~honey and spice crusted breast, roasted root vegetables and farro, wild huckleberry sauce
King Salmon
Organic Pacific salmon seared a la plancha, Meyer lemon, mushroom ~ miso consommé, bok choy, aromatic jasmine rice
Branzino
Mediterranean sea bass fillet, wild shrimp crust, lemon, olive oil and saffron nage, classic Romesco sauce, zucchini
Caviar Service
each served with traditional garniture, toast points, tiny corn pancakes
Caspian Golden Osetra, Acipenser Gueldenstaedtii, (Germany)
Siberian Sturgeon, Acipenser Baerii, (Germany)
Desserts
$20 supp.
Chocolate Brooklyn Bridge
Milk chocolate Marquise, raspberry sorbet, vanilla ice cream, crisp meringue, dark chocolate glaze
Key Lime Soufflé
Meringue, graham cracker ice cream
Sorbet
Cranberry, apple cider and buttermilk sorbets, chiffon cake with fall spices
Goat Cheese Cheesecake
White chocolate ~ mango ganache, hibiscus flower gelée, mango sorbet
Pistachio Semifreddo
Pistachio dacquoise, Pixie tangerine sorbet, Pixie tangerine chip
Madeira Tasting
Verdelho - Bual - Malmsey each paired with petit sweets
Cheese Plate
$20 supp.
Vermont Creamery 'Cremont'
Pasteurized goat and cow's milk
Cabot Creamery 'Clothbound Cheddar'
Pasteurized cow's milk
Von Trapp Farmstead 'Oma'
Raw cow's milk
Jasper Hill Farm 'Alpha Tolman'
Raw cow's milk
Old Chatham Sheepherding Company 'Ewe's Blue'
Pasteurized sheep's milk
Appetizer
Taylor Bay Scallop Ceviche
Chilled on the half shell with sea beans, tomato, coriander
Pork Belly
Smoked and slow roasted Niman Ranch pork, poached egg, soft white polenta, candied kumquats, pork jus
Smoked Salmon
Lightly cured and smoked over fruitwood, poached Yukon Gold potato and creme fraîche salad, roasted lemon vinaigrette, toasted pumpernickel
Pear Salad
Roasted Anjou pear, butter leaf lettuce, goat cheese crisp, maple glazed bacon, toasted hazelnuts, fresh cider vinaigrette
Chilled East and West Coast Oysters
East Coast Wellfleet and West Coast Kumamoto oysters, chilled on the half shell with lemon pepper granita
Crisp Duck Egg
Creamy spinach, duck foie gras sauce, Sauternes pickled baby onion
Foie Gras Duet
Classic pressed terrine of La Belle Farms, parfait with Hudson Valley Farm, cider, walnut and warm brioche
Wagyu Steak Tartare
Hand cut Kobe style beef with quail egg, Cognac gelée, traditional garnish, toast points
Main Course
French Onion Omelet
Farm eggs, three varieties of caramelized onions, brandy flambé, crusty gruyère cheese, rosemary roasted marble potatoes
Lobster
Nova Scotia lobster, butter poached with sweet and sour butternut squash risotto, Trumpet Royal mushrooms, Brussels sprout leaves. $7 supplement
Waffle Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs, oatmeal and grain waffle, lightly smoked ham loin, classic lemon hollandaise
Organic Salmon
Lightly grilled Pacific Chinook with Meyer lemon, aromatic jasmine rice, shiitake ~ miso consomme
Mushroom Wellington
Vegetarian roasted mushroom, truffled mushroom duxelles, crisp puff pastry, vegetarian bordelaise
Filet Mignon
Char-grilled center cut with Pinot Noir mushroom marmalade, smoked Yukon Gold potato puree. $7 supplement
Crescent Farms Duck
Apple~honey and spice crusted breast, roasted root vegetables and farro, wild huckleberry sauce
Golden Pancakes
Buttermilk pancakes, gold dusted milk chocolate, caramelized hazelnuts, smokey bacon, Vermont maple syrup
Branzino
Crusted with shrimp and chorizo, grilled baby zucchini, romesco sauce, Spanish olive oil, lemon
Caviar Service
each served with traditional garniture, toast points, tiny corn pancakes
Caspian Sea Golden Osetra (Germany)
Royal White 'Transmontanus' Sturgeon (California)
Savory
Omelet
22.00
Three egg omelet, Gruyère, mushrooms and herbs
Waffle Benedict
28.00
Poached egg over a cracked oat and walnut Belgian waffle, Irish ham, classic hollandaise
Smoked Salmon Benedict
27.00
Poached eggs, our griddled brioche, lemon-Tellicherry pepper hollandaise
Two Eggs
22.00
Cooked to your liking: fried, poached, scrambled or boiled, with toast and bacon
Wagyu Pastrami
28.00
House smoked, eggs sunnyside-up, russet and sweet potato hash brown, Dijon horseradish sauce and pickled onion
Avocado Toast
23.00
Poached eggs over five-grain toast, salsa verde, avocado salad, Aleppo pepper
Smoked Salmon Plate
22.00
House cured and lightly smoked over fruitwood, classic garniture, cream cheese, toast points
Sweet
Pancakes
22.00
Choice of: milk chocolate and hazelnut Gianduja or fresh blueberries with Vermont maple syrup, applewood smoked bacon
Irish Oatmeal
18.00
Steel cut Irish oats, cinnamon, maple sugar, fresh berries, and bananas choice of: heavy cream, milk, soy milk, almond milk
River Café Granola
21.00
Whole oats, pecan, hazelnuts, flax, and chia, fresh berries, wildflower honey on the side choice of: Greek yogurt or milk
Side Plates
$10
Sliced Avocado
Applewood Smoked Bacon
Russet and Sweet Potato Hash Brown
Irish Ham
Toast
Toast Points
8.00
Served with our seasonal fruit jam (berries only, no sugar added) & Vermont Creamery butter choice of white or five grain
Caviar Service
Three-Four Minute Egg
28.00
Topped with Wild Hackleback Caviar and toast soldiers
By the Ounce
served with traditional garniture, toast points, tiny corn pancakes;
Tsar Imperial Ossetra Italy
170.00
Royal White 'Transmontanus' Sturgeon, California
95.00
Cheese Plate
$28
Vermont Creamery 'Cremont'
Pasteurized goat and cow's milk
Cabot Creamery 'Clothbound Cheddar'
Pasteurized cow's milk
Von Trapp Farmstead 'Oma'
Raw cow's milk
Jasper Hill Farm 'Alpha Tolman'
Raw cow's milk
Old Chatham Sheepherding Company 'Ewe's Blue'
Pasteurized sheep's milk
Bakery
served with our seasonal fruit jam (berries only, no sugar added) & Vermont Creamery butter
Croissant
Traditional, Chocolate, Almond
Lemon Madeleines Zucchini & Carrot Loaf
8.00
Scone
Traditional, Cranberry and Orange Zest
Bakery Basket
Bakery Basket
24.00
Assortment of freshly baked pastries
Fresh Fruit
$12
Mixed Berries
Whole Grapefruit Sections
With mint
Fresh Pineapple
With lime zest
Breakfast Cocktails
Mimosa
19.00
Bloody Mary
18.00
Irish Coffee
18.00
The Morning Buzz
19.00
Gin, Cointreau, fresh squeezed grapefruit, fresh lime, lavender honey
The Upstater
20.00
Locally distilled vodka, fresh pressed organic apple with a splash of lime juice
Bellini
19.00
Hot Toddy
18.00
Brandy Apple Cider
18.00
The Marley
19.00
Prosecco, vodka, fresh squeezed pineapple
Wines By the Glass
Champagne – Roederer – Brut – Non Vintage
23.00
Chardonnay – Heitz Wine Callar – Napa Valley – 2013
20.00
Pinot Noir – Laetitia – California – 2012
16.00
Riesling – Schloss Johannisberg – Germany – 2013
16.00
Rosé – Sancerre – France – Domaine Balland – 2014
17.00
Pinot Noir- Nuits Saint Georges-Dubois – Burgundy – 2012
24.00
Bottles of Beer
Amstel Light
9.00
Corona
9.00
Brooklyn Lager
10.00
Budweiser
9.00
Heineken
9.00
Fresh Squeezed Juice
$14
Orange
Pineapple Apple
Grapefruit
Carrot
Coffee Service
Coffee
7.00
Espresso
7.00
Macchiato
7.50
Cappuccino
7.50
Iced Cappuccino
9.50
Americano
7.00
Double Espresso
8.50
Latte
7.50
Iced Coffee
7.00
Iced Latte
9.50
Tea Service
Orange Pekoe
6.75
Earl Grey
6.75
Chamomile
6.75
Hot Chocolate
7.50
English Breakfast
6.75
Green Jasmine
6.75
Iced Tea
6.75
Hot Chocolate with Irish Cream
16.00
Bottled Water
Bottled Water
9.00
Sparkling or Flat
Appetizer
Sea Scallop and Pork Belly
Sautéed Maine sea scallop, slow smoked Niman Ranch pork belly, soft white polenta, fruit mostarda, natural jus
Taylor Bay Scallop Ceviche
Chilled on the half shell with sea beans, tomato, coriander
Wagyu Steak Tartare
Hand cut Kobe style beef with quail egg, Cognac gelee, traditional garnish, toast points
Foie Gras Duet
Classic pressed terrine of La Belle Farms, parfait with Hudson Valley Farm, cider, walnut and warm brioche
Crab
Sautéed Maryland and Maine crabcake, uni vinaigrette, sliced avocado, herb salad and basil aioli
Chilled East and West Coast Oysters
East Coast Wellfleet and West Coast Kumamoto oysters, chilled on the half shell with lemon pepper granita
Smoked Salmon
Lightly cured and smoked over fruitwood, poached Yukon Gold potato and creme fraiche salad, roasted lemon vinaigrette, toasted pumpernickel
Pear Salad
Roasted Anjou pear, butter leaf lettuce, goat cheese crisp, maple glazed bacon, toasted hazelnuts, fresh cider vinaigrette
Main Course
Crescent Farms Duck
Apple~honey and spice crusted breast, roasted root vegetables and farro, wild huckleberry sauce
Filet Mignon
Char-grilled center cut, Pinot Noir mushroom marmalade, smoked Yukon Gold potato purée. $7 supplement
Branzino
Crusted with shrimp and chorizo, grilled baby zucchini, romesco sauce, Spanish olive oil, lemon
Mushroom Wellington
Vegetarian roasted mushroom, truffled mushroom duxelles, crisp puff pastry, vegetarian bordelaise
Organic Chicken
Miller Family Farm herb roasted breast, corn "custard" agnolotti pasta, Chanterelle mushrooms, fresh Burgundy truffle jus
Halibut
Atlantic Halibut, green peppercorn au poivre sauce, Maitake mushroom, garden pea and pickled baby onion
Organic Salmon
Lightly grilled Pacific Chinook with Meyer lemon, aromatic jasmine rice, shiitake ~ miso consommé
Caviar Service
each served with traditional garniture, toast points, tiny corn pancakes
Caspian Sea Golden Osetra (Germany)
Royal White 'Transmontanus' Sturgeon (California)
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The River Café
1 Water St (at Brooklyn Bridge)
Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States
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The River Café is one of New York and America’s most unique locations. Nestled under the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Open until 11:00 PM (Show more)
  • Mon–Fri
    • 5:30 PM–11:00 PM
  • Sat–Sun
    • 11:30 AM–Noon
    • 5:30 PM–11:00 PM
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(718) 522-5200
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Outdoor Seating
Yes
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