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Craigie on Main
(617) 497-5511
853 Main St
,
Cambridge
,
MA
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02139
42.363459
-71.098709
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Hours
Tue-Fri 5:30pm-10pm Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm Sun 11am-2pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm
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Menu for Craigie on Main
Sample Dinner
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Seasonal Tasting
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Brunch
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Sample Dinner
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Seasonal Tasting
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Brunch
Sample Dinner
First Courses
Six Bagaduce Oysters
Candied lemon mignonette
Crispy-Fried Pig's Tails
Pickled peanuts, nuoc cham, cilantro
Grilled Spanish Octopus
Grilled cipollini onion, green olive & lemon salad, bulgur wheat, chorizo purée
Crispy-Fried Nova Scotia Smelts
Preserved lemon, pickled peppers, dried black olives, squid ink anchoiade
Assiette of House-Made Terrines
Fromage de tete, venison terrine, foie gras au torchon, traditional accompaniments
House-Made Buckwheat Flour Casarecce Pasta
Boudin noir ragoût, forest mushrooms
Ragout of Pork Belly, Bone Marrow & Local Forest Mushrooms
Farro verde, parsnip purée, farm-fresh egg
Veloute of Jerusalem Artichoke & Lobster
Cockscombs, rye flour cavatelli
Salad of Mixed Winter Chicories
Pistachio, satsuma tangerine
Entrees
Grass-Fed Sirloin a La Poele
Oxtail pastrami, forked potatoes, crispy ginger-shallot salad, grilled onion purée
Options: Supplement
(+5.00)
Olive Oil-Poached Slow-Roasted Icelandic Cod
Peekytoe crab, rock shrimp, green garbanzo bean, vadouvan & cider broth
Slow-Roasted Chicken Breast
Chicken sausage, apricots, forest mushrooms, turnip puree, wheat berries
Vermont Pork Three Ways: Suckling Confit, Grilled Belly, Spice-Crusted Rib
Apple purée, turnips, port-soaked prunes, maitake mushrooms
Glacee of Winter Farm Vegetables
Five grain & mushroom pilaf, savory beet jus, walnut oil
Entrees for Two
Confit & Roasted Milk-Fed Pig's Head (for Two)
Peking pancakes, spicy pumpkin sambal, bouding noir-hoisin sauce
Whole-Roasted Misty Knoll Chicken (for Two)
Apricots, forest mushrooms, turnip purée, barley risotto
Desserts
Our Selection of Artisanal Cheeses
Sheep, goat, & cow milk cheese – each chosen daily
Dark Chocolate Marquis
Beet & white chocolate swirl ice cream, pumpernickel crumb, beet coulis
Orange Blossom Beignets
Date-orange caramel, cardamom anglaise
Citrus Parfait
Chartreuse gel, yuzu, kataifi, candied kumquats
Spearmint Affogato
Taza coffee chocolate, chicory rum sauce
Three House-Made Sorbets
Candied fruits
Seasonal Tasting
Three Amuse Preparations
Raw nantucket bay scallops, watermelon radish smoked sturgeon rillettes, sturgeon roe, bagel chip citrus-cured scottish sea trout, horseradish cream
Sashimi of Kona Kampachi
Citrus coulis, pickled mustard seeds, pine nuts
Grilled Spanish Turbot
Peekytoe crab, maine shrimp, carolina gold rice, red curry
Red Chile & Sesame-Marinated Kona Kampachi Kama
Daikon & asian pear salad
House-Made Boudin Noir Rigatoni Pasta
Ham ragoût, forest mushrooms
Slow-Roasted Veal Sweetbreads
Wheat berries, black garlic, piment d’espelette vinaigrette, farm-fresh egg
Elysian Fields Lamb Four Ways: Slow-Roasted Neck, Grilled Tongue, Crepinette, Bacon
Eggplant purée, spiced spinach, pomegranate, roasted carrots
House-Made Sorbet
Ruby red grapefruit, campari
Orange Blossom Beignets
Date-orange caramel, cardamom anglaise
Dark Chocolate Marquis
Beet coulis, coffee ice cream, pumpernickel crumb
Brunch
18.00
House-Cured Ham & Forest Mushroom Gravy
Farm-fresh egg, carolina gold rice
18.00
House-Made Pork Crepinettes
Two fried eggs, house-made English muffin, braised pea greens
18.00
House-Cured Scottish Sea Trout & Mackeral Rillettes
Bagel & traditional accompaniments
15.00
Country-Style Organic Whole Wheat Pancakes
Warm sassafras & pear compote
17.00
Local Grass-Fed Beef Burger
Shel burne farm cheddar, mace ketchup, house-made bun, crispy potato fries
Options: Fried egg
(+3.00)
, House-smoked bacon
(+3.00)
18.00
Grass-Fed Beef Cheek, Brisket, & Smoked Beef Tongue Hash
Slow-poached farm-fresh egg, crispy onion rings
16.00
Grilled Cheese & Roasted Veal Sandwich
Pickled ramps, crispy potato fries
Options: Fried egg
(+3.00)
18.00
House-Made Semolina Spaghetti & Venison Ragout
Farm-fresh egg, forest mushrooms
Desserts
15.00
House-Made Profiteroles
Peanut butter ice cream, valrhona chocolate sauce
10.00
Market Fruit Crisp
Apples, lemon balm ice cream
Sides, Etc
5.00
Our House-Made Donut w/ Confiture Du Lait
6.00
Potato Galette
8.00
Smoked Pork Belly
8.00
"Dimanche” Sausage
6.00
Coriander & Cashew Granola, Milk or Organic Yogurt
Options: Milk, Organic yogurt
4.00
Side of House-Made Strawberry-Pastis Jam
5.00
Side of Confiture De Lait
10.00
Salad of Frisee, Upland Cress, Endive
4.00
Our Bartenders Present…Sunday Revivers
House-squeezed orange or grapefruit juice
Options: House-squeezed orange, Grapefruit juice
9.00
’21St Century’
Vodka, lillet, crème de cacao, egg white
11.00
Through the Woods
Becherovka, spiced apple, maple, sparkling wine
11.00
Daiquiri
Appleton reserve, lime
11.00
Italian Greyhound
Punt e mes, grapefruit
10.00
Bloody Mary
Hemingway’s favorite corpse reviver choice of spicy vodka, gin, tequila, vegetable-infused vodka, gin
Sample Dinner
First Course
Six Bagaduce Oysters
Candied lemon mignonette
Crispy-fried Pig’s Tails
Pickled peanuts, nuoc cham, cilantro
Grilled Spanish Octopus
Grilled cipollini onion, green olive & lemon salad, bulgur wheat, chorizo puree
Crispy-fried Nova Scotia Smelts
Preserved lemon, pickled peppers, dried black olives, squid ink anchoiade
Assiette of House-made Terrines
Fromage de tete, venison terrine, foie gras au torchon, traditional accompaniments
House-made Buckwheat Flour Casarecce Pasta
Boudin noir ragoût, forest mushrooms
Ragoût of Pork Belly, Bone Marrow And Local Forest Mushrooms
Farro verde, parsnip puree, farm-fresh egg
Veloute of Jerusalem Artichoke And Lobster
Cockscombs, rye flour cavatelli
Salad of Mixed Winter Chicories
Pistachio, satsuma tangerine
Entrees
Grass-Fed Sirloin a La Poele
Oxtail pastrami, forked potatoes, crispy ginger-shallot salad, grilled onion puree
Options: Supplement
(+5.00)
Olive Oil-Poached Slow-Roasted Icelandic Cod
Peekytoe crab, rock shrimp, green garbanzo bean, vadouvan & cider broth
Slow-roasted Chicken Breast
Chicken sausage, apricots, forest mushrooms, turnip puree, wheat berries
Vermont Pork Three Ways: Suckling Confit, Grilled Belly, Spice-crusted Rib
Apple puree, turnips, port-soaked prunes, maitake mushrooms
Glacee Of Winter Farm Vegetables
Five grain & mushroom pilaf, savory beet jus, walnut oil
Entrees for Two
Confit & Roasted Milk-Fed Pig's Head (for Two)
Peking pancakes, spicy pumpkin sambal, Boudin noir-hoisin sauce
Whole-Roasted Misty Knoll Chicken (for Two)
Apricots, forest mushrooms, turnip puree, barley risotto
Desserts
Our selection of artisanal cheeses
Sheep, goat, & cow milk cheese – each chosen daily
Dark Chocolate Marquis
Beet & white chocolate swirl ice cream, pumpernickel crumb, beet coulis
Orange Blossom Beignets
Date-orange caramel, cardamom anglaise
Citrus Parfait
Chartreuse gel, yuzu, kataifi, candied kumquats
Spearmint Affogato
Taza coffee chocolate, chicory rum sauce
Three House-made Sorbets
Candied fruits
Seasonal Tasting
Three Amuse Preparations
Raw Nantucket bay scallops, watermelon radish smoked sturgeon rillettes, sturgeon roe, bagel chip citrus-cured Scottish sea trout, horseradish cream
Sashimi of Kona Kampachi
Citrus coulis, pickled mustard seeds, pine nuts
Grilled Spanish Turbot
Peekytoe crab, maine shrimp, carolina gold rice, red curry
Red Chile & Sesame-marinated Kona Kampachi Kama
Daikon & Asian pear salad
House-made Boudin Noir Rigatoni Pasta
Ham ragout, forest mushrooms
Slow-roasted Veal Sweetbreads
Wheat berries, black garlic, pigment d’espelette vinaigrette, farm-fresh egg
Elysian Fields Lamb Four Ways: Slow-roasted Neck, Grilled Tongue, Crepinette, Bacon
Eggplant puree, spiced spinach, pomegranate, roasted carrots
House-made Sorbet
Ruby red grapefruit, campari
Orange Blossom Beignets
Date-orange caramel, cardamom anglaise
Dark Chocolate Marquis
Beet coulis, coffee ice cream, pumpernickel crumb
Brunch
18.00
House-cured Ham & Forest Mushroom Gravy
Farm-fresh egg, carolina gold rice
18.00
House-made Pork Crepinettes
Two fried eggs, house-made English muffin, braised pea greens
18.00
House-cured Scottish Sea Trout & Mackerel Rillettes
Bagel & traditional accompaniments
15.00
Country-style Organic Whole Wheat Pancakes
Warm sassafras & pear compote
17.00
Local Grass-fed Beef Burger
Shelburne farm cheddar, mace ketchup, house-made bun, crispy potato fries
Options: Fried egg
(+3.00)
, House-smoked bacon
(+3.00)
18.00
Grass-fed Beef Cheek, Brisket, & Smoked Beef Tongue Hash
Slow-poached farm-fresh egg, crispy onion rings
16.00
Grilled Cheese & Roasted Veal Sandwich
Pickled ramps, crispy potato fries
Options: Fried egg
(+3.00)
18.00
House-made Semolina Spaghetti & Venison Ragoût
Farm-fresh egg, forest mushrooms
Desserts
10.00
House-made Profiteroles
Peanut butter ice cream, valrhona chocolate sauce
10.00
Market Fruit Crisp
Apples, lemon balm ice cream
Sides, Etc.
5.00
Our House-Made Donut w/ Confiture Du Lait
6.00
Potato Galette
8.00
Smoked Pork Belly
8.00
“Dimanche” Sausage
6.00
Coriander & Cashew Granola, Milk or Organic Yogurt
Options: Milk, Organic yogurt
4.00
Side of House-made Strawberry-pastis Jam
5.00
Side of Confiture De Lait
10.00
Salad of Frisee, Upland Cress, endive
Our Bartenders Present…Sunday Revivers
4.00
House-squeezed Orange or Grapefruit Juice
Options: Orange, Grapefruit
9.00
’21st Century’
Vodka, lillet, crème de cacao, egg white
11.00
Through The Woods
Becherovka, spiced apple, maple, sparkling wine
11.00
Daiquiri
Appleton reserve, lime
11.00
Italian Greyhound
Punt e mes, grapefruit
10.00
Bloody Mary
Hemingway’s favorite corpse reviver choice of spicy vodka, gin, tequila, vegetable-infused vodka, gin
Best of Citysearch
Won for:
Burger
(2011)
Nominations
Nominated for:
Overall
(2011)
Restaurant
(2010)
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