Tastings of Charlottesville
Restaurant • Wine Bar • Wine Shop
502 E. Market St., Charlottesville, Va. 22902 • 434-293-3663 • info@tastingsofcville.com
Tastings of Charlottesville Lunch Menu
Lunch
Tuesday - Saturday
11:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Reservations accepted
434-293-3663
Online reservations

At the right is a sample of our lunches. The menu changes, of course.

And we always have several specials, depending on the season or to take  take advantage of unique foods from local farms
.

Click here to see past newsletters about our Saturday lunch tastings.

Also check our blackboard featuring daily lunch specials

Appetizers

  Lobster Bisque $6 cup  $12 bowl
Real Lobster, Real Butter, Real Cream. Period. Served with Croustades.
 
Salade Maison $5
Fresh mix of Baby Lettuces, English Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Arnaud Olives,
Artichoke Hearts with a Tomato/Balsamic Vinaigrette & La Brea Roll
 
Chef William’s Crabmeat Casserole $12 for one, $18 for two
Chef William’s Secret Recipe. Served with Hot Buttered Croustades
 
Pâté Foie de Vollailles $10
Chicken Liver Pâté with Cornichon Relish, Dijon Mustard.
Made with All-Natural Chicken Liver
 
Side Order of La Brea Rolls with Butter & Olive Oil   $3
 
Salad Entrées
Served with La Brea rolls and butter
 
Chilled Lobster Salad $23
A half of a freshly steamed and chilled Maine Lobster, served with Salad Greens, Hard Cooked Egg, Potato Salad, Artichokes, Olives, Roasted Red Peppers, Capers, Vegetable du Jour, Drawn Butter, and Saffron Aioli
 
Salade Niçoise
Niçoise Olives, Artichoke Hearts, Potato Salad, Garlic Green Beans, Ratatouille, and Hard-Cooked Egg on a bed of Leaf Lettuce.
Served with choice of domestic brand white tuna  $12
OR
Spanish/Italian line-caught tuna in olive oil, with salt capers $19
 
Duck Breast & Lentil Salad $18
Oak-Grilled Long Island Duck Breast
with Lentils Provençal over Mixed Baby Lettuces,
Balsamic Onions, Olives, Artichokes.
Dressed with Tangerine Agrumato Oil.
 
Brussels Sprout Salad
$10 – small. $18 - large
Seared Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Red Onion,
Stilton, Roasted Pecans, Mint and Vinaigrette
 
Burgers & Sandwiches
All served on Ciabatta Bread with French Fries & Vegetable du Jour
 
All-Natural One-Steer Hamburger $11
6.5 Ounce Ground Chuck with Peppers & Onions & Gruyere

All-Natural Virginia-Grown Lambburger $13

6.5 Ounce Ground Lamb with Balsamic Onions,
Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Truffled Cheese.
 
Italian Sausage Sandwich $11
Grilled Fennel Sausage with Sautéed Peppers and
Onions with Gruyere Cheese
with a Side of Marinara Sauce.
 
Tuscan Vegetarian Sandwich $10
Oak Grilled Portobello Mushroom with Oven-Dried Tomatoes, Sautéed Peppers and Onions, Olive Tapenade & Parmesan Cheese with
a Side of Marinara sauce.
 
Entrées
Served with La Brea rolls & butter and vegetable du jour
 
Fresh Catch of the Day
See blackboard for today’s special
 
Sautéed Backfin Crabcake $18
with Saffron Aioli, Rice Pilaf
 
Chef William’s Crabmeat Casserole $21
A Fabulously Rich Secret Recipe. Served with Rice Pilaf
 
Steak Frites $20
5 Oz. Oak-Grilled Certified Angus Tenderloin with
Marchand Du Vin Sauce,
Sautéed Wild Mushrooms, and French Fries