Palena Menu and Prices

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Last Update: 2025-03-14


Salad, Soup & Starters

Café Salad

$12.00

local greens and lettuces, roasted beets, hazelnuts, hazelnut vinaigrette

Caesar Salad

$13.00

organic romainelettuce, palena’s way

Burrata Di Puglia

$17.00

with oven roasted cauliflower marinatiand greens dressed withbalsamico

Pennsylvania Raised Rabbit "En Porchetta"

$16.00

boneless saddle stuffed with chard and herbs - with fennel remoulade, pickled rhubarb, balsamico dressed greens

Stuffed Lamb Breast

$18.00

with a salad of wax beans, peas, pecorino cheese and red sauce

Salad Of Wood Oven Roasted Artichokes

$16.00

with our pancetta, calabrian chilies and whipped ricotta

Café Salad

$8.00

local greens and lettuces, roasted beets, hazelnutvinaigrette

Caesar Salad

$9.00

organic romaine lettuce palena’s way

Rabbit Porchetta

$17.00

boneless saddle stuffed with spring greens and herbs ~ with fennel remoulade, pickled ramps, cherrymostarda, balsamic dressed greens

Burrata Di Puglia

$15.00

wood oven roasted cauliflower marinate andbalsamico

Salad Of Wood Oven Roasted Artichokes

$14.00

with our pancetta, calabrian chilies and aioli

California King Salmonand Lancaster County Pea Salad

$18.00

arugula, pink grapefruit, pumpernickel croutons


Pasta

Mezze Rigatone Al Ragu

$17.00

fennel scented rabbit ragout, shaved reggiano cheese

Farreto

$17.00

spelt flour pasta with sugar snaps, mint, peas and reggiano cheese

Torchietti

$16.00

with our cotecchino sausage, northern neck spinach and shaved reggiano cheese

Bucatini

$17.00

mussels, calamaretti , roasted broccoli and lemon toasted breadcrumbs

Torchietti

$16.00

with our cotecchino sausage, baby swiss chard and shaved reggiano cheese

Faretto

$16.00

spelt flour pasta with ramps, peas, mintand shiitake mushrooms

Mezze Rigatone Al Ragú

$17.00

fennel scented rabbit ragu, shaved reggiano cheese


Specialties

Palena’s Wood Oven Roasted Chicken

$21.00

lemon braised greens

Wood Oven Roasted Thick Cut Berkshire Hog Loin Steak

$28.00

wilbur’s pickled cabbage

Block Island Swordfish Alla Ghiotta

$26.00

in a sicilian inspired braise made from potatoes, olives, capers and tomato; with braised fennel

Brodetto

$30.00

halibut and louisiana white shrimp in a fragrant broth - with baby bok choy and fennel

Wood Oven Roasted Whole Fish

$30.00

black sea bass. early summer vegetables, lemon-olive condiment

Grill Frittes

$30.00

bluefin tuna, angus beef. both with shoestring fries and a warm balsamico/anchovy vinaigrette. a salad to begin: boston lettuce, pt. reyes blue cheese, croutons and aged sherry vinaigrette

The Palena Cheese Burger

$14.00

pickles


Tastes From Our Dining Room

Chilled Northern Neck Sweet Peasoup

$17.00

our lightly smoked salmon, soft cooked egg and a marcona almond froth

Glen Eby’s Humanely Raised Veal - Königsberger Klopse

$20.00

veal meatballs in caper gravy with spätzle andearly summer vegetables

Paccheri

$17.00

tube shape pasta from gragnano with carolina shrimp in an aromatic tomato sauce


Sides

House Baked Breads

$3.00

with lightly salted butter

Northern Neck Greens

$8.00

with garlic, oregano and chilies

Shoestring Fries

$8.00

Selection Of Artisanal Cheeses

$14.00

with fig compote and tyrolean almond bread

Shoestring Fries

$7.00

House Made Pork & Veal Sausage

$3.00

House Madebacon

$3.00

Basket Of House Baked Breads

$2.00

with lightly salted whipped butter


Specials, Eggs, Etc

Buckwheat Crepe

$16.00

filled with northern neck greens and fontina - with a fried hen egg

Eggsand Bacon

$18.00

with our lightly smoked pork belly, coddled organic hen egg, rösti potato, tomato condiment, salsa verde

Polpettini Al Uovo

$18.00

lamb meatballs with an organic farmer egg and grilled bread

Whole Wheat Sourdough Pancakes

$15.00

with steve’s blueberries, whipped cream and pistachios


Pizze

Tomato And Mozzarella

$13.00

Tomato And Mozzarella

$14.00

add salami or pepperoni

Anchovy

$14.00

oven-dried tomatoes, capers, chilies and reggiano

Vongole

$14.00

manila clams, chilis, parsley

Bianco

$14.00

calabrian chilis, wood roasted onions, smoked mozzarella and an organic hen egg

Artichoke, Vidalia, Fontina

$14.00

con salcicce


Between Two Slices

Fried Pipe Dreams Organic Duck Egg Cheeseburger

$14.00

mushroom condiment, pickles

The Palena Cheeseburger

$13.00

pickles, chips

Crispy Open Faced Soft Shell Crab Sandwich

$14.00

tartar sauce, spring onion and lemon, served with coleslaw and chips


Cafe Sweets $10

Uptowner 2.0

Price may varies

frozen dark chocolate torte, cocoa nib marshmallow, popcorn parfait, milk chocolate bavarian, caramelized crispy rice

Cherry Pie

Price may varies

vanilla ice cream, candied almonds poached cherries

Sheepsmilk Ricotta Cheesecake Bavarian

Price may varies

strawberry sorbet, balsamic reduction strawberries and basil, black pepper shortbread

Lemon Thyme Posset

Price may varies

blueberry sorbet, blueberry compote, cornmeal sable

Baseball Stadium Sundae

Price may varies

caramel popcorn ice cream, milk chocolate ice cream, peanut butter caramel sauce, salted peanuts, caramel corn

Cookies, Nougat And Caramel Plate

Price may varies

Pineapple Basil Merinuge Glacee

Price may varies

pineapple basil sorbet, toasted coconut dacquoise, roasted pienapple, coconut-white chocolate ganache, basil


Dining Room Menu

Greencastle Spring Salad

Price may varies

baby romaine, shaved radish and umbrian truffle, burata di puglia

Chilled Northern Neck Peasoup

Price may varies

our lightly smoked salmon, soft cooked egg and a marcona almond froth

Pennsylvania Rabbit, En Porchetta

Price may varies

boneless saddle stuffed with herbs and chard.fennel remoulade, mustard fruits, pickled rhubarb and balsamico

Wood Oven Roasted California King Salmon And Lancaster County Pea Salad

Price may varies

with pink grapefruit and pumpernickel croutons

Eastern Shore Soft Shell Crab Fritto

Price may varies

spring onions, wax beans, sugar snaps, lemon and radish remoulade

Faretto

Price may varies

spelt flour pasta with sugar snaps, mint,peasand shiitakemushrooms

Nova Scotia Halibut

Price may varies

with rosemary and lime. chioggia beets, english peas, baby carrots

Wood Grilled Muscovy Duck Breast

Price may varies

air chilled with special spices. with early summer vegetables, pea purée, and a sauce of local cherries

Brodetto

Price may varies

american red snapperand louisiana white shrimp. with baby bok choyand glazed fennel


Sweets

Strawberries And Cream

Price may varies

steve's strawberries, whipped vanilla ganache, strawberry sorbet, shortcake bits

Passion Fruit White Chocolate Ganache

Price may varies

valrhona dulcey namelaka, caramelized rice crispices, exotic caramel sauce, lime sherbet

Vanilla Polenta Custard

Price may varies

blueberry sorbet, buttermilk sherbet, blueberry compote, cornmeal sable, northern neck blueberries

Pineapple Basil Meringue Glacee

Price may varies

pineapple basil sorbet, toasted coconut dacquoise, roasted pineapple, basil

Dark Chocolate Torte

Price may varies

whipped manjari ganache, salted caramel sauce, caramelia namelaka, buttermilk soorbet

Strawberry And Rhubarb Sorbets

Price may varies

roasted beet cake, pipe dreams goat cheese cookies, candied rhubarb, strawberries


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