ESCA - Hell's Kitchen (Yelp)

Esca, delish Italian Seafood - One of Mario Batali's restaurants in NYC with Dave Patternack as head chef. The place is small but the out door garden seating is adorable. You should also try Otto's downtown, which is also a Mario Batali's restaurant but a lot cheaper!

DINNER


Menu disclaimer
The menu at Esca changes daily. It is driven by the fish markets and farms that we have access to. This menu represented here is changed every two weeks. Therefore this menu will give you a feel for what to expect when you come to Esca, but does not represent the menu exactly.

TASTING MENU

Crudo del Mercato
A selection from today's raw seafood
Prosecco, Zardetto N.V. Veneto

Anguilla
Local eel, neapolitan style
Albana di Romagna, Poggio Pollino, Emilia Romagna

Scialatielle
Amalfitana flat pasta with maine diver scallops, stewed broccoli and pickled cherry peppers
Sauvignon Blanc, Scarbolo 2000, Friuli

Bucatini
With rita's spicy baby octopus
Barbaresco, Produttori del Barbaresco 1997, Piemonte

Spigola Striaca
Roasted local wild striped bass with hubbard squash, caramelized apple and wild mushrooms
Barbera D'asti, Ferraris 2001, Piemonte

Dolci
A tasting of our favorite desserts
Moscato D'Asti, Saracco 2001, Piemonte


$65.00 per person
$95.00 per person with selected wines

Tasting menu is available for the entire table only



ANTIPASTI

CRUDO

Pemaquid Oysters (me) $3.00ea
Belon Oysters (me) $3.00ea
Half dozen minimum on both

Black Bass $11.00
With toasted pinenuts

Tilefish $11.00
With blood orange

Fluke $11.00
With mixed organic radish

Weakfish $12.00
With caper berries

Tuna $13.00
Big eye carpaccio with olio verde and chives

Hamachi $12.00
With pickled green tomato

Spanish Mackerel $11.00
With crispy sage

Geo Duck $13.00
Two minute ceviche of giant clam with chilis, scallion and mint

Maine Sea Urchin $13.00
With olio montevertine

Crudo Tasting $30.00
Six unique tastes of our raw seafood in two flights per person. Tasting is available for the entire table only



ALTRO

Assaggi di Pesci Marinati $16.00 all
House marinated sardines, anchovies and monkfish agrodolce $11.00 each

Vongole $11.00
Crispy Great South Bay steamers with caper tarragon aioli

Mojama $11.00
"Dave's" garage cured Tuna bresaola with arugula and oven dried tomatoes

Anguilla $11.00
Local eel, neapolitan style

Baccala $11.00
Warm salad of poached salt cod, porcini mushrooms and yukon golds

Puntarelle $11.00
Wild dandelion greens with anchovy vinaigrette

Calamari $11.00
Grilled local squid with hot red pepper, lemon and olio novello

Bottarga $12.00
Bluefin tuna bottarga with watercress and pickled red baby beets

Polipo $11.00
Grilled octopus with giant corona beans and preserved sorrento lemon

Zuppa di Pesce Amalfitana $11.00
Fish soup in the style of amalfi with tomato chili bruschetta

Mozzarella di Bufala in Carozza $11.00
With fagiolini and herb salad

Insalata di Porcini $13.00
Salad of shaved raw porcini and arugula with lemon and Parmigiano Reggiano



PRIMI

Linguine $21.00
With taylor bay scallops, maine mussels, hot red pepper and pancetta

Paccheri $21.00
Artisanal neapolitan rigatoni with bluefin tuna meatballs

Spaghetti Neri $22.00
House made black spaghetti with calamari, green chilis and roasted garlic

Scialatielle $23.00
Amalfitana flat pasta with maine diver scallops, stewed broccoli and pickled cherry peppers

Maccheroni alla Chittara $24.00
With lump crabmeat and sea urchin

Gnocchi di Ricotta $19.00
With bufala mozzarella, tomato and basil

Taglierini $35.00
House made "Piemontese style" fresh pasta with nantucket bay scallops and black truffles

Bucatini $21.00
With rita's spicy baby octopus

Bigoli $20.00
Whole wheat spaghetti with fresh sardines and walnuts

Spaghetti $24.00
With chilis, mint and a one pound lobster

Mezzaluna $22.00
House made half moon shaped ravioli stuffed with a ragu of braised baby lamb and calabrese olives

Gnocchi di Zucca $21.00
Roasted cheesepumkin gnocchi with wild mushrooms, sage and saba

SECONDI

Pesce Intero:

Branzino per Due $50.00
Whole mediterranean sea bass for two cooked in a sea salt crust

Robalo per Due $50.00
Grilled pacific sea bass for two with marinated blood orange and lime

Ricciola $27.00
Whole grilled florida pompano with salsa verde

Spigola Nera $27.00
Black bass with porcini mushrooms, braised parsnips and chestnuts

Ippoglosso $28.00
Digby bay halibut with braised leeks and baby spinach

Pescatrice $25.00
Sautéed monkfish with broccoli rabe, pine nuts and raisins

Capesante $28.00
Hand harvested maine diver scallops with roasted brussel sprouts and pancetta

Dentice $27.00
Grilled american red snapper with braised fennel, oven dried tomato and Sardinian couscous

Merluzzo $26.00
Roasted casco bay cod with stewed okra, tomato and slow roasted polenta

Spigola Striaca $27.00
Roasted local wild striped bass with hubbard squash, caramelized apple and wild mushrooms

Zuppa di Pesce Siciliana $25.00
Fish stew in the style of sicily

Fritto Misto Amalfitano $24.00
Crispy skate, scrod, calamari, steamers, oysters and shrimp

Anitra $26.00
Roasted local wild duck with castellucio lentils and balsamic cippoline
(Please be careful of the birdshot)

CONTORNI

Daily selection of Italian style vegetables
one $7 three $12 five $15