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Easter Menu's In Harvard Square

Join us in Harvard Square for Easter Brunch or Dinner. Our restaurants have wonderful menus and our Dessert Shops have bunnies and easter eggs galore!


Easter Menu

 

OM

Sunday April 4, Brunch served from 11:30am-3pm

Something Sweet

Yogurt Parfait

berries, local honey, granola

Orange Blossom French Toast

iggies brioche, whipped cream

Caramelized Banana Pancake

cinnamon, brown sugar, ginger

 

Eggs & Things

Choice of spiced potatoes or baby greens

Yogurt Parfait -berries, local honey, granola

Two Eggs - two eggs any style, smoky bacon, sourdough

Beni Bao - bao bun, poached egg, creamy spinach, sugared bacon & hollandaise

Fish Cake - market fresh fish, fennel hollandaise

BLT - over easy egg, avocado aioli, bacon, sourdough

Grilled Cheese - local cheddar, country sourdough

Wolee’s neck burger -Tomato marmalade, truffle egg, local cheddar, red onion confit & brioche

 

Desserts

Pumpkin Crème Brulee - pumpkin seed tuile

Banana Spring Roll - coconut sorbet, penuche caramel

 

OM, 57 JFK Street, Entrance on Winthrop Cambridge, MA 02138

info@omrestaurant.com | www.omrestaurant.com

617.576.2800

 

Rialto

Sunday April 4, Brunch served from 11am-2pm

Three courses: $65

 

FIRST

Treviso and arugula… artichokes, dates, almonds,

Asparagus, peas, favas…fresh and dried ricotta, carta musica, preserved lemon

Olive oil poached shrimp… hearts of palm, avocado, lemon gelee

Parma prosciutto… sweet and sour beets, burrata, candied walnuts

Gratin of oysters… marsala, fried shallots, chervil

Escarole-nettle soup… spinach-ricotta dumplings, sunchokes

Seared salt cod gnocchi…eggplant, tomatoes, bottarga

Pappardelle… artichokes, favas, aged gouda, pine  nuts

 

SECOND

Local farm herb omelet… morels, robiola, cardoon

Gypsy eggs…prosciutto, polenta, spiced poached eggs

House smoked salmon… slow poached egg, crespelle stack, caviar

Lobster and sole… peas, mint, hearts of pal

Grilled rabbit loin and fresh bacon… potato terrine, foie gras, rhubarb chutney

Lamb with peas and honey…garlic, rosemary, hops

Steak and egg with béarnaise… tenderloin, quail egg, asparagus

 

DESSERTS

Blueberry Frangipane Tart with lemon verbena ice cream,

Coconut cake with ginger lime cured, brown sugar rum sauce

Honey ricotta cheesecake with honey- rose strawberries, rose meringue,

Chocolate hazelnut brownie layered with chocolate espresso  cream, chocolate ganache, hazelnut praline

 

FOR THE KIDS

Three course fixed price brunch: $25

 

FIRST

Shrimp cocktail

Parma prosciutto and mozzarella

Simple lettuces with parmesan cheese

 

SECOND

French toast with maple syrup

Cheese omelet with smoked bacon and toast

Spaghetti with tomato sauce and bacon

 

DESSERT

Strawberry and mascarpone crespelle

Apple blueberry crisp

Brownie Sundae

 

Rialto, One Bennett Street Cambridge, MA 02138

rialto@charleshotel.com | www.rialto-restaurant.com 617-661-5050

 

 

 

Sandrine's Bistro

Sunday April 4, served till 3pm

Reservations accepted from 12 ~ 6pm

 

Appetizers

Soupe du Jour

Simple Green Salade

black truffle vinaigrette

Apple and Gorgonzola Salade

mesclun greens, spicy cashews, Port wine vinaigrette

Smoked Coho Trout

couscous tabbouleh, lemon vinaigrette

Assiette de la Forêt- Noire

long stem artichokes, Alsatian black forest ham, arugula lemon vinaigrette

Traditional Baked Alsatian Escargots

Baked Oysters Florentine

topped with spinach, crispy lardons & Swiss cheese

Moules Frites

mussels steamed in Riesling wine,garlic, shallots & onions with pommes frites

Terrine de Foie Gras Maison Mi-cuit, sur Brioche

Hudson Valley foie gras with a dried gewürztraminer apricot

Foie Gras Farandole

terrine de Foie Gras brulee, Foie Gras mousse, pate Perigourdine with truffles

 

Prix Fixe Menu: $47 per person

Choose from any of our appetizers,

select entrees and our full dessert menu

éentrees to select from

*excludes Foie Gras Terrine, Moules frites

Foie Gras Farandole, baked oysters, dozen escargot,

upgrades to the filet mignon

 

Entrees

Thyme & Rosemary Marinated Rack of Lamb

roasted fingerling potatoes, roasted artichokes, au jus

éGrilled Angus Filet Mignon

crushed Yukon gold potatoes, sautéed haricots verts, white truffle butter, Port wine reduction

Roasted Veal Tenderloin

fingerling potatoes, vegetable tian, wild mushroom sauce

éRoasted Long Island Duck Breast

wild mushroom risotto, brandied cherry sauce

Alsatian Choucroute Garnie au Riesling

sauerkraut slow cooked in Riesling and juniper berries with bauernwurst, weisswurst,

wiener, grilled smoked pork loin, ham hock, hickory smoked bacon wrapped potato

Giannone Roasted Half Chicken aux Herbes dProvence

pommes frites, mesclun greens

éPoisson du Jour

éRavioli du Jour

Maine Lobster Risotto

mushroom & peas, sauce Americaine

Chorizo & Cheese Omlette

mesclun greens with black truffle vinaigrette

 

Sandrine's Bistro, 8 Holyoke Street Cambridge, MA 02138
| www.sandrines.com 617-497-5300

 

 

UpStairs on the Square

Sunday April 4

Brunch for $50 in the MCB from 10 am to 3 pm

$25 for children under 12 - two courses

 

<Easter Basket of Homemade Breads & Confections>

* * * *

<Fruit Two Ways>

Low-Fat Yogurt, Cranberry Walnut Kashi, Market Fruit& Smoothie Shooter

<Smoked Salmon Blinis>

House Made Crème Crème Fraîche, Shallots, Capers & Chives

<Salad of Warm Spring Asparagus>

Brioche Crumbs, Pea Greens & Poached Country Hen Egg

<Bacon & Cheddar Anson Mills Grits ~ Texas Toast>

* * * *

<Easter Eggs Benedict>

Brown Sugar-Glazed Ham & Tarragon Hollandaise

<Stuffed & Roasted Saddle of Spring Lamb>

Baby Carrots, Asparagus & Red Potatoes Anna

<Cast Iron French Toast with Organic Blueberry Compote>

Warmed Maple Syrup & House-Made Sausage Patty

<Pan-Seared Arctic Char>

Sautéed Mustard Greens, Citrus Vinaigrette & White Asparagus

<Braised Beef Short Rib Cannelloni>

Horseradish Gremolata & Caramelized Garlic

* * * *

<Biscuits & Cream>

James Beard Biscuit, Berry Salad, Vanilla Cream & Basil Coulis

<Chocolate Brioche Bread Pudding with Turkish Coffee Ice Cream>

<Date Brown Butter Tart with Orange Supremes & Orange Sorbet>

<Crème Fraîche Panna Cotta with Honey-Poached Peaches & Candied Pistachios>

<Artisan Cheeses ($12 supplement)>

 

SPECIAL EASTER SUNDAY SUPPER IN THE SOIRÉE ROOM

From 5:30 to 8:00 pm in the Soirée Room for $65 per head

Half price for children under 12

 

<Amuse Bouche>

* * * *

<Citrus Salad>

Boston Bibb Lettuce, Pink Navel Oranges & Pistachio Vinaigrette

<Roasted Baby Beets>

 Horseradish Panna Cotta, Passionfruit & Arugula

<Potato Gnocchetti>

 Spring Peas, Snipped Mint & Pecorino Romana

<Spring Time Minestrone>

Heirloom Beans, Mushrooms, Slow Roasted Tomatoes & Fennel Pesto

* * * *

<Wood-Grilled Colorado Lamb Loin with Spiced Jus>

Succotash of Favas, Black Trumpet Mushrooms, Smoky Bacon, Parsnip Purée

<Pan-Seared Arctic Char>

Sautéed Mustard Greens, Citrus Vinaigrette & White Asparagus

<Roasted Breast of Giannone Chicken>

Creamy Polenta, Asparagus & Morel Mushrooms

<Spring Risotto>

Spring Garlic, Fiddleheads & Baby Carrots

* * * *

<Selection of Artisan Cheeses (supplement $12)>

* * * *

<Crème Fraîche Panna Cotta with Honey-Poached Peaches & Candied Pistachios>

<Very Berry Trifle with Vanilla Butter Cake, Crème Légère, Basil Coulis, Granité à la Framboise>

<Maria’s PB & J>

Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Bignets & Blueberry Compote

<Chocolate Brioche Bread Pudding with Turkish Coffee Ice Cream>

* * * *

<Mignardises>

UpStairs on the Square, 91 Winthrop Street Cambridge, MA 02138
marycat@upstairsonthesquare.com | www.upstairsonthesquare.com 617-864-1933

 
 

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Matt Frank, Communications and Administration Manager
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