Opening March 17th
St. Patrick's Day
Menu
Our family owned and operated restaurant has been serving locals and visitors for over 55 years. In our quest for the best tasting seafood, we always buy the freshest seafood from local fisherman. To ensure the greatest flavor, all meals are prepared to order. Please sit back and enjoy the view as we prepare your meal. As always, if you are on a special diet, or have any allergy, please inform your server: we will do our best to accommodate special orders, but please no substitutions.
~ Your hosts, The Parlante Family ~
Raw Bar
Oysters on the Half Shell* 
6 for …… $13
12 for …… $26
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
each $3
Littlenecks on the Half Shell*
6 for …… $8
12 for …… $15
Appetizers
Oysters Rockefeller
Five oysters baked with a blend of spinach, parmesan cheese, panko bread crumbs and topped with mozzarella cheese
$16
Clams Casino
Six littlenecks with a blend of onion, peppers, and garlic, topped with bacon and herb breadcrumbs
$13
Stuffed Mushroom Caps
With house made crabmeat stuffing and topped with cheddar cheese
$15
Littlenecks*
Steamed in herbs, garlic and white wine butter broth, served with toasted french bread
$17
Fried Calamari
Squid rings and tentacles with pickled hot peppers with a side of marinara sauce
$16
Artichoke Dip
Artichoke hearts and baby spinach blended with a creamy cheese sauce, baked with breadcrumbs, served with grilled pita bread
$13
Fried Seafood Sampler
Assortment of oysters, scallops and shrimp $20
Cajun Shrimp
Five shrimp baked in cajun spiced butter, served with our own honey lime sour cream $16
Mussels
Classic Bookstore ~ tarragon garlic butter wine sauce with bread or Belgian Style ~ steamed in Belgian pale ale with butter, garlic, shallots, and herbs, served with seasoned fries and black pepper-truffle aioli $17
Chicken Fingers or Chicken Wings
Golden fried plain, habanero orange or buffalo-style, with blue cheese dressing
$12
Soups
Clam Chowder
Cup… $7
Bowl… $9
Quart… $20
Oyster Stew
With oysters, sautéed shallots, butter and cream sauce
$18
French Onion Soup
Baked with buttery crostini, swiss, and mozzarella cheese
$8.50
Soup of the day….
Cup…$5
Bowl…$7
Quart…$15
Salads
Roasted Beet Salad
Roasted beets, pumpkin seeds and goat cheese, tossed in balsamic vinaigrette
$12
Classic Caesar
$11
marinated white anchovies…$2
Chopped Wedge
Chopped romaine lettuce with diced tomatoes, bacon, onion, crumbled blue cheese and blue cheese dressing
$12
… $7Add Grilled or Cajun Shrimp
… 4 for $10 or 6 for $16Add Steak Tips … $12
Fried Oysters … $17
Add Lobster Salad … $20
Blue Cheese, Caesar, Greek, Ranch and Sweet balsamic vinaigrette
Sides
Vegetable of the day
$5
Basket of fries
$6
Basket of Onion Rings
$10
Potato Salad
$3
Basket of sweet potato waffle fries
$8
Chicken Fingers (3)
with fries or apple sauce
$8
Grilled Cheese
with fries or apple sauce
$5
Hot Dog
with fries or apple sauce
$6
Fried Fish
with fries or apple sauce
$10
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
with fries or apple sauce
$5
Capellini Pasta
With butter or marinara sauce
$6
Entrées
Lobster Gnocchi
Gnocchi sautéed with lobstermeat, diced tomatoes, mushrooms and scallions in a Madeira wine cream sauce
$35
Fruits of the Sea
Littlenecks, scallops and shrimp served over linguini, sautéed in tarragon butter garlic white wine sauce
$30
Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp sautéed with tomatoes and spinach in garlic butter capellini pasta
$22
Baked Scallops*
Topped with herb breadcrumbs, served with vegetables and rice
$26
Bourbon Beef Tips
Char-grilled tender sirloin tips in our house bourbon marinade served with a baked potato and vegetables with bourbon-laced red eye gravy
$27
Chicken Piccata
Pan fried chicken with sautéed tomatoes and baby spinach in lemon caper butter served with capellini pasta
$18
Fish Pot
Littlenecks, mussels, shrimp, scallops and cod in buttery herbed wine broth with toasted bread
$35
Portuguese Stew
Mussels, scallops, calamari and linguica simmered in a spicy marinara sauce, served over capellini pasta
$35
Baked Cod*
Topped with herbed breadcrumbs, served with vegetables and rice
$23
Baked Medley*
Cod, shrimp, and scallops, topped with herb breadcrumbs, served with vegetables and rice
$28
Chicken Parmesan
With marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese over capellini pasta
$20
Eggplant Parmesan
With marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese over capellini pasta
$20
Sandwiches
Served with french fries, potato salad or coleslaw
Chilled Lobster Roll
6 oz. chilled lobster salad on butter-grilled roll
OR
Hot Lobster Roll
6 oz. lobster salad served hot, sautéed in butter
on a grilled roll
$25
Bookstore Reuben
Fried cod on grilled marble rye with Swiss cheese on a bed of coleslaw
$16
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Topped with lettuce, tomato, pickled red onions and chipotle aioli, served on a brioche bun
$13
Steak Sandwich
Topped with onion rings on french bread
$22
Oyster Po’Boy
Fried oysters on grilled french bread with remoulade sauce and fresh greens
$17
Fish Sandwich
Fried cod on a toasted brioche bun with lettuce
$14
Classic Burger
Char-grilled 1/2 lb. Angus burger with lettuce and tomato, served on a brioche bun
ADD CHEESE (American, cheddar or swiss)…$1
$14
Fried Platters
Served with french fries & coleslaw
All of our fried food is lightly battered and fried in trans-fat free canola and cottonseed oil blend
Oysters
$25
Fish & Chips
$21
Shrimp
$23
Fried Fisherman’s Platter
Cod, scallops, oysters and shrimp
$32
Scallops
$25
Tacos
Fried Cod, Shrimp or Oysters
Served in two corn tortillas with cabbage, shredded cheddar jack cheese, pico de gallo and avocado cilantro garlic aioli
$18
Lobsters
Boiled
1 1/4 lb.
$30
Clambake
$38
Baked/Stuffed
$38
Desserts
Keylime Pie
$8
Dessert Special
…ask your server!
Chocolate Flourless Cake
$8
Lemoncello Cake
$8
Wine
White Wine by the Glass
Chardonnay,
Franciscan, Napa Valley
$12
Moscato D’Asti,
Borgo Maragliano
$10
Riesling,
Dr. Loosen QBA, Germany
$9
Sauvignon Blanc,
Tohu, New Zealand
$10
Chardonnay,
Matchbook, Dunnigan Hills
$10
Pinot Grigio,
Borgo Boschetto, Italy
$9
Rosé,
La Patience “Nemeusa” France
$10
Txakolina,
Gaintza, Spain
$10
Red Wine by the Glass
Pinot Noir,
High Hook, Willamette Valley
$12
Merlot,
Dom.de la Patience, France
$10
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Gravel Bar, CA
$9
Malbec,
Bodini, Argentina
$10
Sparkling Wines and Bellini’s
Prosecco
$10
Ocean Wave
Prosecco, Cranberry & Framboise
$12
Mimosa
Prosecco, freshly squeezed orange juice & splash of Grand Marnier
$12
Specialty Coffee & Tea
Espresso,
Decaf Espresso
$3
Iced Tea or Coffee Unsweetened
$3
Tea Black or Mint
$3
Cappuccino,
Decaf Cappuccino
$4
Snowy Owl Coffee, Brewster
$3
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
San Pellegrino
Blood Orange or Limonata
$3.75
Pink Lemonade
$3
Panna
Spring Water
$3.75
Bookstore Rootbeer,
Coca Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale
$4
San Pellegrino,
Sparkling Water
$3.75
Beer
Domestics
Budweiser
$4
Coors Light
$4
Michelob Ultra
$4
Bud Light
$4
Miller Light
$4
Imports
Heineken
$6
Corona Extra, Lager
$6
Heineken 0.0 N/A
$5
Corona Light
$6
Draft Beer
Fiddlehead IPA
$6
Lagunitas IPA
$6
Stella Artois, Belgium Lager
$6
Guinness Stout
$6
Hog Island IPA
$6
Alternative Libations
Aval Cider, France
$7
Ginger Libation Ginger Beer
$7
Cocktails
Paloma
El Jimador tequila, fresh squeezed
grapefruit juice, grapefruit soda
$12
Caipirinha
Cachaça, lime and sugar
$11
Dark & Stormy
Gosling’s Rum and ginger beer
$12
Bellamy Bloody
Absolut pepper vodka infused with Scotch
Bonnet peppers, blended with our
housemade mary mix
$11
Aperol Spritz
Aperol, prosecco
$12
Bee’s Knees
Berkshire Gin, locally sourced honey,
and lemon juice
$12
Sazerac
Bullet Rye Whiskey, Herbscint
and Peychauds Bitters
$12
Parrot Head
Twenty Boat Rum “Truro Vineyards”
Black raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice
$12
Tuscan Iced Tea
Italian Amaro, honey, lemon,
and prosecco
$12
Sangria
Spanish grenache blended with brandy
and fresh fruit
$9
Blood Orange Margarita
Hornito’s, Triple Sec, blood orange puree,
and San Pellagrino soda
$12
Original Trader Vic’s Mai Tai
Jamaican and Martinique Rum, lime juice,
orgrat, and orange Curacao
$12
Boulevardier
Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Luxardo Bitters
and stock sweet vermouth
$12
The Perfect Storm
Twenty Boat Spiced Rum, Truro,
Ginger Libation
$12
House-infused Martinis
Meyer Lemon and Tarragon Martini
Vodka infused with fresh tarragon, Meyer lemons
$13
Pomegranate Martini
Three Olives vodka, Pama Liqueur and pomegranate juice
$13
Pineapple Martini
Pineapple infused vodka with a touch of pineapple juice
$13
Lemongrass and Ginger Martini
Vodka infused with fresh lemongrass, ginger
$13
Fig Martini
Vodka infused with figs and blended with passion fruit juice
$13
Pitchers
Aperol Spritz
Aperol and prosecco
$35
Blood Orange Margarita
Hornito’s, Triple Sec, blood orange puree, and San Pellagrino soda
$35
Sangria
Spanish Grenache, brandy, simple syrup, sprite and fruit
$24
Tuscan Iced Tea
Amaro, honey, lemon, and prosecco
$35
Mimosa
Prosecco, Cointreau, and fresh squeezed orange juice
$35
Gluten Free* Can be made Gluten Free
— Before placing your order, please inform your server if you or a person in your party has a food allergy
— Please note consuming raw or undercooked meats or shellfish may increase your risk of food borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
3.5% Cash discount
7% MA meals tax added
20% gratuity added to parties of 6 or more
Masks are required at all times except while seated at a table
Items and Prices subject to change