Menu - Sassafraz

small & shared

avocado on toast: 11; charred tomato / sunflower shoots / radish
grilled Miami cut short ribs: 15; Thai marinade / togarashi / mango
fish taco: 17; jicama cabbage slaw / salsa roja / pico de gallo
tuna & shrimp ceviche: 21; plantain / corn nuts / coconut black rice
market selection of oysters: 23; fresh horseradish / cocktail sauce / shallot gin mignonette / per half dozen
cured meat board: 24; Seed to Sausage chorizo / San Danielle prosciutto / Bündnerfleisch
Canadian cheese board: 24; Queen Bee Gouda / Avonlee cheddar / 14 Acres

crowd pleasers

herbed frites: 7; Dijon aioli
salad: 7; mixed greens
sourdough grilled cheese: 17; aged cheddar / Emmental / chèvre / herbed frites or salad
village burger: 19; smoked cheddar / bourbon onion jam / herbed frites or salad
Sassafraz club on rye: 19; house roast turkey breast / peppercorn bacon / beet compressed apple / Brie / sage aioli / herbed frites or salad

soups & salads

chef's feature soup: 9.50; please ask your server
mixed lettuce: 14; endive / red oak / frisée / baby kale / grapefruit / citronette
Ontario heirloom tomato and Tuscan bean salad: 15; white balsamic / mixed basils
caesar salad: 15; white anchovy / cured egg / Parmigiano-Reggiano / croutons
pistachio crusted Itsumo tuna salad: 28; sunflower sprouts / pomegranate seeds / avocado / ginger honey vinaigrette

Add your choice to any salad:

Harrison Co-op chicken: 8
sautéed shrimp: 8
Cape d'Or salmon: 10
avocado: 3

main attractions

Cape d’or salmon: 26; chilled soba noodle / ginger ponzu dressing / pickled enoki
gemelli pasta: 24; Fogo Island crab / broccolini / saffron / parsley and chili
8oz Wellington County beef striploin: 29; salsa verde / frites
lemon ricotta agnolotti: 22; asparagus / shucked Ontario peas / toasted pine nuts / purple basil
Harrison Co-op roast chicken breast: 26; new potatoes / red pepper romesco / Spanish chorizo / cherry tomatoes / olive
Fogo Island cod n chips: 26; caper remoulade / coleslaw
sumac roasted aubergine: 23; harissa hummus / herbed quinoa salad / piquillo purée / summer squash / spiced walnuts / roasted garlic / pomegranate

Canadian artisan cheese

Avonlee Cheddar: 7*; unpasteurized cow’s milk / P.E.I
14 Acres: 7*; creamy aromatic cows milk / Quebec
Queen Bee Gouda: 7*; pasteurized goats milk / Ontario
*all Canadian cheese selection items are $7 per 40 grams: *

small & shared

spiced olives / feta: 11
taro chips / avocado: 8
herbed frites / Dijon aioli: 7
Ontario beef tartare: 17; smoked paprika cracker / Manchego
duck pâté: 15; house crisps / pickled blueberry
grilled Miami cut short ribs: 15; Thai marinade / togarashi / mango
tuna & shrimp ceviche: 21; plantain / corn nuts / coconut black rice
fish taco: 17; jicama cabbage slaw / salsa roja / pico de gallo
Nova Scotia lobster cocktail: 21; red romaine / avocado / tamarind cream / grapefruit pearls
market selection of oysters: 23; fresh horseradish / cocktail sauce / shallot gin mignonette / per half dozen
cured meat board: 24; Seed to Sausage chorizo / San Daniele prosciutto / Bündnerfleisch
Canadian cheese board: 24; Queen Bee gouda / Avonlea cheddar / 14 Acres

soups & salads

Chef’s feature soup: 9.50
Ontario heirloom tomato and Tuscan salad: 15; white balsamic / mixed basils white balsamic / mixed basils
caesar salad: 15; white anchovies / Parmigiano-Reggiano / cured egg / crouton
mixed lettuce: 14; endive / red oak / frisée / baby kale / grapefruit / citronette

main attractions

gemelli pasta: 24; Fogo Island crab / broccolini / saffron / parsley and chili
lemon ricotta agnolotti: 22; asparagus / shucked Ontario peas / toasted pine nuts / purple basil
Pacific halibut: 36; Ontario heirloom tomato salsa / red rice / roasted corn / jalapeño lime emulsion
sumac roasted aubergine: 25; harissa hummus / herbed quinoa salad / piquillo purée / summer squash / spiced walnuts / roasted garlic / pomegranate
Quebec wild boar chop: 38; red cabbage choucroute / roast potatoes / rhubarb strawberry mustarda
village burger: 19; smoked cheddar / bourbon onion jam / herbed frites or salad
Harrison Co-op roast chicken breast: 28; new potatoes / red pepper romesco / Spanish chorizo / cherry tomatoes / olive
Cape d’Or salmon: 35; Fogo Island crab & corn risotto / shaved radish salad
venison tenderloin: 39; watercress / honey mushroom / cauliflower purée / quinoa / wild blueberry juniper sauce

steak

Wellington County Ontario beef

6oz tenderloin: 37; red onion soubise / Ontario asparagus / baby carrots / bone marrow butter / horseradish
Canadian AAA 10oz beef striploin: 38; salsa verde / frites
Canadian prime 28oz bone-in rib steak: 89

Canadian artisan cheese

Avonlea Cheddar: 7*; unpasteurized cow’s milk / P.E.I
14 Acres: 7*; creamy aromatic cows milk / Quebec
Queen Bee Gouda: 7*; pasteurized goats milk / Ontario
* all Canadian cheese selections are $7 per 40 grams: *

starters

house made scones: 5; crème fraîche / apricot jam
chef's feature soup: 10; please ask your server
caesar salad: 15; white anchovies / cured egg / Parmigiano-Reggiano / croutons
beet & burrata salad: 16; wild flower honey / orange / Marcona almond / watercress
Ontario beef tartar: 17; smoked paprika cracker / Manchego

main attractions

avocado on toast: 16; charred tomato / sunflower shoots / radish
fish taco: 17; jicama cabbage slaw / salsa roja / pico de gallo
French toast: 18; banana brûlée / pickled blueberries / chai maple syrup
tomato chickpea chana masala: 18; poached eggs / salsa verde / raita / crispy radish / grilled naan
village burger: 19; smoked cheddar / bourbon onion jam / herbed frites or salad
Sassafraz club on rye: 19; house roast turkey breast / peppercorn bacon / beet compressed apple / Brie / sage aioli / herbed frites or sala
eggs benedict: 19; root vegetable / mixed greens Choice of: smoked salmon or Kunan Farms pork belly
bacon pinto bean cassoulet: 21; sunny side eggs / roast tomato / caramelized onion and black pepper sausages
braised leek and cheddar omlette: 21; Fogo Island crab / shaved fennel / caper remoulade
8oz Wellington County beef striploin: 26; two eggs / roasted root vegetable / chimichurri
pistachio crusted Itsumo tuna salad: 28; sunflower sprouts / pomegranate seeds / avocado / ginger honey vinaigrette
mac & cheese: 19; aged cheddar / panko crust / truffle essence / caramelized onion and black pepper sausages

sides

herbed frites: 7; Dijon aioli
salad: 7; mixed greens
vegetables: 7; roasted root vegetables
bacon: 8; black pepper and molasses bacon
sausage: 8; caramelized onion and pepper sausage

Wines by the glass

* please see our wine list for our selection of wines by the bottle: *

Saké

Izumi ‘Nama Nama’ Ontario Spring Water Saké Company, Canada: 11

Sparkling

Prosecco, Serenissima, Veneto, Italy: 15
Tawse Spark!, Beamsville Bench, Ontario: 16
Giró Ribot Cava Rosé‚ Barcelona, Spain: 18
Tarlant, Brut Reserve, Champagne, France: 25

Rosé

2018 Tawse Rosé, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario: 14
2018 Jean Luc Colombo Rosé Cape Bleue, Provence, France: 18

White

2017 Pinot Grigio, ‘Matto’ Vinicola Tombacco, Veneto, Italy: 12
2017 Tawse Riesling, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario: 13
2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Vignoble Gibault, Touraine, France: 13
2017 Redstone Winery, Viognier, Beamsville Bench, Ontario: 14
2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Stoneburn, Marlborough, New Zealand: 16
2017 Chardonnay, Murphy Goode, Sonoma Valley, California: 18
2017 Petit Chablis, Bouchard Père et Fils, Burgundy, France: 17
2017 Chablis, Domaine Bernard Defaix, Burgundy, France: 27

Red

2015 Syrah/Grenache, Terroir Languedoc, Gerard Bertrand, Languedoc France: 13
2016 Tempranillo, Domino de Punctum ‘Lobetia’. La Mancha, Spain: 13
2016 Grenache blend, Domaine du Séminaire, Rhône, France: 15
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Dreaming Tree, California: 16
2017 Shiraz, Wakefield, 'Crooked Horse', Australia: 16
2016 Pinot Noir, Bachelder, Parfum, VQA Niagara, Ontario: 16
2017 Malbec, Andeluna 1300mts, Mendoza, Argentina: 17
2016 Zinfandel, Lodi Wine Company, Lodi, California: 17
2016 Sangiovese, Tenute Piccini, Chianti DOCG, Tuscany, Italy: 15

Enomatic Selections

2016 Pinot Noir, La Crema, Sonoma Coast, California: 25
2011 Tempranillo, Rioja Reserva, Bodegas LAN, Spain: 22
2015 Amarone della Valpolicella, Zironda, Veneto, Italy: 30
2016 J Lohr Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, California: 38

Dessert wine (2oz)

Canada

2016, Reif Late Harvest Vidal, Niagara, Ontario: 13
2013 Tawse, Riesling Icewine, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario: 25

France

2004 Château Doisy-Védrines, Sauternes, France: 17

Port (2oz)

10yr old Tawny Port, Taylor Fladgate, Portugal: 12
20yr old Tawny Port, Taylor Fladgate, Portugal: 18

Digestivo (2oz)

Distilleria Montanaro, Barolo Chinato, Italy: 18

Half bottles 375ml

Sparkling (375 ml)

Veuve Clicquot, Ponsardin, Brut, Champagne, France: 98
Collard-Picard, ‘Cuvée Sélection, Brut, Champagne, France: 115

White (375 ml)

2016 Domini Veneti, Soave Classico, DOC Veneto, Italy: 35
2014 Chardonnay, Cave Spring, 'Dolomite', Niagara, ON, Canada: 30
2014 Sauvignon Blanc, Astrolabe, Marlborough, New Zealand: 53
2016 Chardonnay, La Crema, Sonoma Coast, California, USA: 66

Red (375 ml)

2013 Cabernet Franc Cave Spring, Niagara Peninsula, ON, Canada: 30
2014 Pinot Noir, La Crema, Sonoma Coast, California, USA: 74
2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Brigaldara, Veneto, Italy: 80
2013 Merlot, Duckhorn Wine Company, Napa Valley, California, USA: 85
2011 Barolo, Cascina Adelaide, “4 Vigne”, Piedmont, Italy: 100

small & shared

crowd pleasers

soups & salads

Add your choice to any salad:

main attractions

Canadian artisan cheese

small & shared

soups & salads

main attractions

steak

Wellington County Ontario beef

Canadian artisan cheese

starters

main attractions

sides

desserts

Wines by the glass

Saké

Sparkling

Rosé

White

Red

Enomatic Selections

Dessert wine (2oz)

Canada

France

Port (2oz)

Digestivo (2oz)

Half bottles 375ml

Sparkling (375 ml)

White (375 ml)

Red (375 ml)

cocktails

wine based