Starters

• Stuffed Farm Pepper (seasonal)$10.00
  filled with housemade bacon & oyster dressing, flash-fried and finished with ghost pepper caviar cream

• Crabmeat Cheesecake$8.00
  a palace cafe signature dish baked in a pecan crust with a wild mushroom saute and creole meuniere

• Shrimp Remoulade$9.00
  spicy boiled shrimp in a crisp tomato cup with sauce remoulade

• oysters Pan Roast$8.00
  oysters poached in rosemary cream with herb breadcrumbs, served in a roasting skillet

• Barbecued Shrimp$9.50
  in a new orleans style barbecue sauce, spiked with abita beer, served with cracklin corn bread

• fried Oyster "loaf"$8.00
  corn fried oysters served on grilled ciabatta bread with melted st. andre cheese and sherry-tasso cream sauce

• Crab Claws Bordelaise$9.00
  sauteed blue crab claws with new orleans style bordelaise sauce with garlic, lemon, parsley and creole seasoning

Soups & Salads

• Turtle Soup$7.00
  enriched with fresh lemon and lots of sherry

• Soup Du Jour$6.50
  inspirations from the chef

• Seafood Gumbo$7.00
  shrimp, oysters and okra, served with white rice

• Chicken And Sausage Gumbo$6.50
  rotisserie chicken, local andouille and file

• Grilled Ponchatoula (seasonal)$9.00
  sweet melon with mizuna, shaved manchego cheese and lemon-basil vinaigrette, finished with a pancetta crisp

• Cafe Spinach Salad$7.00
  tossed with housemade candied bacon, red onion and chopped boiled egg in a sherry cane vinaigrette

• Werlein Salad$6.00
  romaine lettuce with garlic-anchovy dressing, grated pecorino romano and housemade croutons. with fried oysters

• Bleu Cheese Salad$8.00
  ponchatoula strawberries, toasted pecans, danish bleu cheese crumbles, shaved red onions and mixed greens tossed with strawberry-balsamic vinaigrette

• Rib-eye And Shrimp$34.00
  12 oz. cast iron-seared rib-eye accompanied by lyonnaise potatoes, jumbo gulf shrimp and finished with toasted pine nut brown butter sauce

• Gulf Fish Pecan$18.00
  pecan-crusted with creole meuniere sauce, spiced pecans, popcorn rice and vegetable du jour

• Grilled Gulf Fish Panzanella$22.00
  with housemade olive bread croutons, local cucumbers, creole tomatoes, grilled eggplant, capers and spinach tossed in an italian parsley pistou

• Rotisserie Chicken Aux Champignons$18.00
  dusted with mushrooms and served with truffled mashed potatoes, lemon-arugula salad and finished with a creole marchands de vin

• Creole Seasoned Filet$32.00
  grilled 8 oz. filet with roasted shiitake demi-glace, grilled onions and stilton bleu cheese crumbles accompanied by green onion mashed potatoes

• Crispy Braised Pork Shank$23.00
  with a warm salad of crispy sweet potatoes, bleu cheese, frisee & housemade bacon finished with a strawberry-chicory barbeque sauce

Entrees

• Paneed Gulf Pompano And Crab (seasonal)$28.00
  served with tomato-smothered okra and topped with brown butter and jumbo lump crab

• Soft Shell Crab Salad (seasonal)$25.00
  hearts of palm, cherry tomatoes and summer greens tossed with a jalapeno-cilantro vinaigrette, topped with a cornmeal-fried soft shell crab and finished with chipotle creme fraiche

• Pepper Crusted Duck Breast With Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras$26.00
  set on parsnip mashed potatoes with a citrus-confit salad and sauce au poivre

• Shrimp Tchefuncte$17.00
  in a creole meuniere sauce with green onions, roasted mushrooms and popcorn rice

• Andouille Crusted Fish$18.00
  pan-roasted and served with crystal beurre-blanc, chive aioli, rissole potatoes and vegetable du jour

• Gulf Seafood Fra Diavlo$26.00
  gulf fish, shrimp, crab and oysters simmered in a spicy fennel & tomato sauce, draped with a basil-romano bechamel & served with housemade ciabatta crostini

Desserts

• White Chocolate Bread Pudding$6.00
  the original- white chocolate baked inside bread pudding, smothered with a warm white chocolate ganache

• Pecan Pie$8.00
  traditional pecan pie, served with praline ice cream

• Creole Cream Cheese Cake$8.00
  creamy cheesecake made with old-fashioned creole cream cheese topped with "turtle" accompaniments

• Housemade Frozen Desserts$6.00
  ask your server for today's selection of creative offerings

• Bananas Foster$6.00
  a palace cafe favorite! fresh bananas sauteed tableside in brown sugar and cinnamon, then flambeed with banana liqueur and rum, served over vanilla bean ice cream

• Dark Chocolate And Walnut Brownie$8.00
  covered with chocolate ganache and served with vanilla bean ice cream and hot fudge

• White Chocolate Creme Brulee$6.00
  a traditional velvety custard flavored with a hint of white chocolate and topped with crispy caramelized sugar, accompanied by fresh seasonal fruit

• Pineapple Upside Down Cake$7.00
  served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce