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The Appetizers

Fritters (6)NEW
Made with codfish and fresh herbs & spices served with our special cream dip
$6.75
2 mini sloppy joes & mash potatoesNEW
Beef, mash potatoes
$10.75
Onion RingsNEW
Beer battered
$6
Beer Steamed ClamsNEW
Steamed in beer, garlic, onions and pepper flakes
$12
Baked Potato
Served with chilli or broccoli, cheese and sour cream
$6
Popcorn Shrimp
$8
Chili Fries
Golden fries with sharp cheese sauce and chilli
$6
Fried Catfish Strips
Served with carrots,celery & tartar sauce
$10
Jumbo Cocktail Shrimp (6)
Served with cocktail sauce
$13
Sam's Tacos (3)
Beef or turkey
$7
Crab Cakes
Hand crafted and home made cooked to a golden brown served with our special sauce
$11
Calamari Fried
Served with marinara sauce
$10
Chicken Fingers & Fries
Tender chicken fingers fried to a golden brown served with honey mustered sauce
$10
Mozzarella Sticks (6)
served with marinara dip
$8
Potato SkinsHalf order (3) $4.95
Filled with cheddar cheese and your choice of bacon or broccoli sour cream on the side
$8.95
Cheese Fries
Golden fries sharp cheese sauce
$5
Nachos
Your chose of toppings ground turkey, or chili
$9
Beef Oxtails Of Essence
Served with cabbage,plantain brown rice or rice and peas
$15
Soft Shell Taco Jerk Chicken
Pan seared jerk chicken in our special jerk sauce served with sour cream. Chipotle sauce served on request.
$8
Chipotle Shrimp Taco
Soft shell taco served with toppings, sour cream, lettuce and chipotle sauce
$8.75

The Chicken

Smothered Chicken
Leg & thigh or breast for and extra $1
Served with any two sides
$14
Fried or Baked Chicken
Leg & thigh or breast for and extra $1
Served with any two sides
$14

The Beef

Oxtails of Essence
Served with cabbage,plantain brown rice or rice and peas
$14.99

The Pasta

Rasta Pasta & Broccoli
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with broccoli
$10
Rasta Pasta & Fri CatFish
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with broccoli
12.00
Rasta Pasta & Chicken
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with grilled chicken
$12
Rasta Pasta & Shrimp
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with shrimp
$13
Rasta pasta & langostino lobster meat
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with lobster meat
$15
Rasta pasta & Oxtail
Slow cooked oxtails over our creamy pasta sauce
$16.75
Rasta pasta & Salmon
Pan seared salmon served with our rasta pasta and creamy sauce
$14.75

Pork

2 Fried or smothered Pork Chops
Served with any two sides
$13.99

Seafood

Fried Whiting and Fries
$9
Spicy & Sweet Shrimp
Grilled. Served with fries
$13
Mussels
Served in a creamy white wine clam sauce
$12
Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp (6)
Six shrimps stuff with fresh crab meat served with any two sides
$14
Grilled or Fried Shrimp & Fries (6)
Golden brown jumbo shrimps and fries
$12
Steamed Snapper
Steamed just right in our special seasoning served with rice & peas, plantain and cabbage
$15.99
Lemon Grilled Salmon
Served with any two sides
15.00
Grilled shrimp on a lettuce bed
Essence garlic-grilled shrimp drizzled with a buttery garlic glaze
$14.50

Wings

Boneless Chicken Wing8 pieces
Honey or hot and spicy sauce
$10.50
sweet & sour wings8, 10 or 20 pieces
Honey or hot and spicy sauce
10 for $12 or 20 for $24
$11
Honey Essence Wings8, 10 or 20 pieces
Fried crunchy and glazed with homemade honey sauce
10 for $13 or 20 for $24
$12
Fried Party Wings8, 10 or 20 pieces
10 pieces for $12 or 20 pieces for $22
$11
Jerk Chicken Party Wings8, 10 or 20 pieces
Jerked caribbean style
10 for $12 or 20 for $22
$11
Baked Party Wings8, 10 or 20 pieces
Baked golden brown in our special seasons
10 for $12 or 20 for $24
$11
Teriyaki Wings8, 10 or 20 pieces
10 for $13 or 20 for $24
$11
Buffalo Wings8, 10 or 20 pieces
Hot and Spicy Wing Sauce
10 for $12 or 20 for $24
$11
Waffles N' fried or buffalo wings
$12.95

The Platters

Sea Food ComboPick any 4
(4)Fried Butterfly shrimp,(4)Stuff Shrimp,(4)Steam clams,(4)Fried whiting,(4)Fried calamari,(4)Catfish strips
$26
Mixed Sampler PlatterPick any 4
(4)Fried shrimp,(4)Jerk Wings,(4)Buffalo wings,(4)Boneless chicken,(2)Chicken fingers,(4)Onion rings,French Fries
$26
Soul Chicken Quesadilla
Tortillas stuffed with grilled chicken, onions, tomato, garlic and melted cheese
$10.99
8`` Quesadilla
Turkey or beef, with or without cheese
$9.25
Cheese Quesadilla
Sharp cheese
$8

Premium Burgers

Classic Cheese Burger
Seasoned ground beef served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and fries
$10
Bacon Cheeseburger
Served with cheese, sliced onions and special sauce with fries
$11
Jerk Burger
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles and cheese with fries
$11
Turkey Burger
Served with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and guacamole with fries
$12
Veggie Deluxe Burger
Seasoned just right and topped with swiss cheese, garlic mayonnaise and guacamole and fries
$12
Slider burgersChoose 2, 4 or 6
American or swiss cheese with fries
4 for $11.50 or 6 for $16.50
$6

Sandwiches

Fried Chicken Sandwich QT. Leg
$1 more for breast
$7
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
Pulled pork simmered in our special BBQ sauce piled on a brioche roll
$8.50
Essence Cheese Steak Sandwich
Onions, peppers & american cheese
$8
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Garlic bread chicken and swiss cheese
$8.75
BLT
Turkey or pork bacon
$7.50
Lydell’s Cat Fish Sandwich
Fried or baked
$9
Fried Whiting Fish Sandwich
Golden brown whiting served on lightly toasted bread and tartar sauce
$9
Tuna Sandwich
Lettuce, onions, pickles & pita chips (.75 extra for cheese)
$6.50
Fried porkchop Sandwich
$7

Soups

Lentil Soup
Homemade
$6
Potato Soup
with celery
$5
Chicken Soup (Spicy)
Homemade southern style
$6

Wraps

Salmon Wrap
Pan seared salmon served with lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese
$8.75
Chicken Wrap
Cheese, tomatoes, mayo, onions, green and red peppers
$8
Fish Wrap (Whitting)
Wrapped in a soft white tortilla, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese with tartar sauce
$8
essence steak wrap
Served with onions, lettuce, cheddar cheese and corn chips
$8.95

Salad

Shrimp SaladNEW
Grilled shrimp in a tossed green salad
$13
Grilled or fried chicken finger salad
Fresh greens topped with bacon, tomatoes, feta cheese, chicken fingers chopped and served with special mustard sauce
$11.95
Greek salad
Red onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives and feta cheese
$8
Garden Salad
$7

Homemade Sides

French Fries
Add cheese for $3 or chili for $4
$3
Steamed Cabbage
$4
Fried Plantains
$4
Yams
$5
Potato Salad
$5
Macaroni & Cheese
$5
Steamed Broccoli
$5
Black Eyed Peas
$5
Mixed Vegetables
$4
Fresh Collard Greens
$4
Rice & Peas
$5
Mashed Potatoes
Seasoned with garlic
$5


Address: 1662 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11213 United States

Telephone: (718) 467-3300
Email: info@essencebar.com

       

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Essence Bar & Restaurant is located on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Troy Avenue in Brooklyn. Essence has a laid back, soulful setting for the grown and sexy. Come out and enjoy an evening of live music and live comedy. All of that while you enjoy delicious southern soul food and amazing concoctions to match.

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