Restaurant Week 2013

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Indulge in the timeless taste of the Fredericksburg area during the annual celebration of scrumptious cuisine.

Tempt your taste buds with the flavors of the City of Fredericksburg’s annual Restaurant Week January 18-28, 2013. Quaint bistros, corner delis, eclectic wine bars and historic inns present a plethora of palate pleasers with everything from fresh seafood and Colonial-inspired favorites to country cuisine and all-American faire.

During the 8th Annual Restaurant Week, indulge in three-course prix fixe meals in the historic district of downtown Fredericksburg, which boasts more than 30 chef-owned restaurants. Two-course lunches are priced at $10.13 while three-course dinners are priced $20.13. Participating restaurants include: Bavarian Chef, Bistro Bethem, Brock’s Riverside Grill, Capital Ale House, Castiglias, Colonial Tavern/Home of the Irish Brigade, Eileen’s Bakery & Café, Fizzlebottom’s Café, Foode, Jake & Mike’s, Kybecca Wine Bar, La Petite Auberge, Poppy Hill Tuscan Kitchen, Ristorante Renato, Sunken Well Tavern, Tru Luv’s, and Virginia Deli.

Enjoy daily tasting menus and live music (at participating restaurants) or take in the works of local artists to round out your dining experience. Be sure to check out the sample menus below!

Participating Restaurants:

Sample Menu:

The Bavarian Chef Fredericksburg
200 Lafayette Blvd.
540-656-2101

 

Vorspeisen & Suppen
Hearty New England Clam Chowder
Brie & Brandied Apricot Phyllo
Bavarian Sausage Sampler
Oompah Shrimp

Hauptspeisen Rindsrouladen
Beef top round stuffed w/veal, bacon & onions, rolled, baked & served in paprika wine sauce
 

Swiss Chicken Schnitzel
Lightly breaded chicken breast, topped w/sautéed apples and onions, smothered with Swiss cheese and set into lemon curry cream

Schweinebraten
Tender braised pork w/local wild mushroom ragout, served over whipped sweet potatoes

Flounder Imperial
Crab stuffed fillet of flounder over Riesling beurre blanc

Nachspeisen

Strawberry Bavarian Cream - Grand Marnier-soaked strawberry mousse

Karotte Kuchen - Almond crusted spiced cake w/cream cheese icing

Mocha Chocolate Cheesecake - Dark chocolate Kahlua cheese cake topped w/kaffee crème

Choose 2 family-style side dishes to accompany your entrée:

Red cabbage, spaetzle, glazed carrots, creamed corn, string beans, whipped potatoes, potato dumplings or zucchini

Bistro Bethem
309 William Street
540 371-9999

 

Three Course Tasting Menu

(Note: Offering represents an example of the menu with daily changes). For daily detailed menu, please call or the visit website)     

First:

Fried Local Oysters
(Dragon Creek Chincoteagues, remoulade)
(Seafood-garlic-chili broth)

Crispy Brussels Sprout
(Country Ham)

Second:

Caesar Salad

Mesclum Salad
(Spiced Walnuts, pecorino, mustard vinaigette)

Roasted Beet Salad
(Goat Cheese, micro greens)

Tomato Bisque         

Third:  

Veal Cutlet
(Panko Jacket, parsnip puree, haricot verts, lemon-dill butter)

BBQ-Lacquered Quail
(Black Beans, fennel, Brussels sprouts)

Seared Jumbo Shrimp
(Crispy polenta, wilted spinach, smoked tomato butter)   

Hanger Steak
(Potato Puree, roasted shitakes)

Roasted Salmon
(Brown sugar-chili rub, ricotta gnudi, roasted roma tomato, arugula salad)

Brock’s Riverside Grill
503 Sophia St.
540-370-1820

 

Lunch:    

Half Reuben sandwich with french fries

Half Turkey Reuben sandwich with french fries

Small house salad with choice of grilled or fried chicken

(Choice of soup of day or tortilla soup)

Dinner:

Ist Course:

Italian Brushetta

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Chicken Tortilla Soup

2nd Course:

Half Rack of Ribs with coleslaw and mashed potatoes

Chicken Marsala served over angel hair pasta

Crab Cakes served with mashed potatoes and day vegetables

3rd Course:

Bread Pudding

Key Lime Pie

 

Castiglia’s Italian Restaurant
324 William St.
540 -842-4093

 

Lunch:

Half a grilled chicken sandwich

A cup of Soup of the day

Cannoli      

Dinner:

Salad of mixed greens with your choice of dressing

Grilled Salmon and seasonal vegetables

Tiramisu

Glass of Castiglia’s House White Wine

Colonial Tavern
Home of the Irish Brigade
540 -373-1313

 

Lunch:  

Choose any 2 of the following:

BLT Sandwich w/fries

Pork BBQ Sandwich w/fries

Beef BBQ Sandwich w/fries

Chicken Salad Sandwich w/fries

Dinner:

Choose any 2 of the following:

Shepherd’s Pie

Fish & Chips

Stout Burger with 2 sides

Includes: Non-alcoholic beverage of choice

Eileen’s Bakery and Café
1115 Caroline St.
540 372-4030

 

Lunch:

Choice of:

Whole Sandwich

Side Salad or Soup

Specialty Pastry or Dessert

Soda or Regular or Specialty Iced Tea

Fizzlebottom’s Café
920 Caroline St.  540-693-5099

Lunch:   

Cup of Soup (daily changes)      

Regular sandwich ($8.00 and under)

Drink

Foode
1006 C Caroline St.
540-479-1370

 

Dinner:

Choice of: 

Chili Burger and Butterscotch Budino

Arugula salad, Smoked Pork Plate and a veggie option

Harvest Plate and Butterscotch Budino  

 

Kybecca
402 William St.
540-373-3338

 

First course:

Grilled cuttlefish & Chorizo with romesco

Housemade whipped lardo with pumpkin seed pesto, toast

Rabbit springroll, pickled daikon, carrots and nuoc mam

Vegetable pot stickers, ginger ponzu

Second course:

Watercress salad with fuji apples and manchego

Roasted beet salad with herbed chèvre and arugula

Marinated local mushrooms with pepper thyme vinaigrette

sweet potato-coconut-miso soup

Main:

Tempura cod with watercress and miso vinaigrette

Shrimp & Grits, vintage cheddar grits, pancetta and green onions

Duck Breast with ginger-scallion dressed udon noodles

Braised Shortribs, sticky rice, scallion kim chi

La Petite Auberge
311 William St.
540-371-2727

 

Lunch:

Soupe du Jour or House salad

Choice:

Chicken Caesar Salad

Trout Setoise

Pork Viennoise

Steak Frites Bearnaise

Poached Eggs Benedict

Dinner: 

Soupe du Jour or Salad Auberge

Choice:

Trout Amandine

Flank Steak Bearnaise

Breast of Chicken stuffed with spinach and mushrooms with white wine sauce

Ice Cream or Chocolate Mousse

 

Renato Restaurante
422William St.
540-371-8228

 

Lunch:

Appetizer and Entree or Appetizer and Dessert

Appetizer (choice of)

Soup of the Day

Insalata Caprese
(Fresh mozzarella, tomato and fresh basil drizzled with olive oil)

Mozzarella Carozza
(Homemade bread and mozzarella cheese baked in a white wine lemon butter sauce)

Entree (choice of)

Pollo Milano
(Chicken breast breaded with Italian breadcrumbs in a lemon, butter and white wine sauce)

Four Cheese Ravioli
(Homemade ravioli stuffed with Fontana, Ricotta,  Mozzarella & Parmesan Cheese in pink sauce)

Salsiccia Calabrese
(Italian sausage with green peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomato sauce)

Filet of Sole
(Filet of sole with fresh mushrooms in a lemon, butter and white wine sauce)

Cannelloni
(Homemade pasta stuffed with ground veal topped with marinara sauce)

Dessert (choice of)

Spumoni

Tiramisu

Dinner:

Appetizers (choice of)

Oysters Rockefeller
(Baked with prosciutto and spinach in a light cream sauce)

Mozzarella Carozza
(Homemade bread and mozzarella cheese baked in white wine lemon butter sauce)

Soup of the Day

Insalata Caprese
(Fresh mozzarella, tomato and fresh basil drizzled with olive oil)

Entree (choice of)

Pollo Milano
(Chicken breast breaded with Italian breadcrumbs in a lemon, butter and white wine sauce)

Four Cheese Ravioli
(Homemade ravioli stuffed with Fontana, Ricotta, Mozzarella & Parmesan Cheese in pink sauce)                 

Veal Parmigiana
(Veal scaloppini with mozzarella baked in a marinara sauce)

Tilapia with Crabmeat
(Sautéed in a white wine lemon, butter sauce)

Spaghetti with Meatballs

Dessert (choice of)

Cappuccino Panna Cotta

Creme Caramel

Spumoni

Cannoli

The Sunken Well
720 Littlepage St.
540-370-0911

 

3 course meal for $20.13

First Course - Choice of one

Micro Green Salad

Prosciutto & fried egg, Herb vinaigrette

Sausage & Root Vegetable Stew

Second Course - Choice of one

Streak Medallion

Fingerling potatoes and sautéed mushrooms

Demi Glaze

Rotisserie Airline Cut Chicken Breast

Braised field greens & homemade mac n cheese

Third Course

Brownie Sundae

 

2 course meal for $10.13

First Course - Choice on one

Micro Green Salad

Prosciutto & fried egg , Herb vinaigrette

Sausage & Root Vegetable Stew

Second Course - Choose one of our burgers or sandwiches from menu!

 

The Virginia Deli
101 William Street
540 371-2233

 

Lunch:

Two -“Virginian” sandwiches
(Baked Ham & Swiss cheese with coleslaw and Russian Dressing on onion roll)