The Appetizers

Fritters (6)NEW
Made with codfish and fresh herbs & spices served with our special cream dip
$6.75
Onion RingsNEW
Beer battered
$6
Beer Steamed ClamsNEW
Steamed in beer, garlic, onions and pepper flakes
$12
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
$12
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/ Full order (6) $10
Filled with cheddar cheese and your choice of bacon or broccoli sour cream on the side
$8.95
Nachos
Your chose of toppings ground turkey, or chili
$10
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
$9

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
$19

The Pasta

Rasta Pasta & Broccoli
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with broccoli
$11
Rasta Pasta & Chicken
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with grilled chicken
$13
Rasta Pasta & Shrimp
Served in a creamy sauce mingled with shrimp
$14
Rasta pasta & Oxtail
Slow cooked oxtails over our creamy pasta sauce
$18.75
Rasta pasta & Salmon
Pan seared salmon served with our rasta pasta and creamy sauce
$16

Pork

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

Seafood

Fried Whiting and Fries
$12
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
$15.99
Grilled or Fried Shrimp & Fries (6)
Golden brown jumbo shrimps and fries
$13
Steamed or Fried 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
$19
Spicy and sweet grilled
Served with any two sides
$14.75
Grilled shrimp
Essence garlic-grilled shrimp drizzled with a buttery garlic glaze and 2 sides
$14
Grilled shrimp on a lettuce bed
Essence garlic-grilled shrimp drizzled with a buttery garlic glaze
$13.75
Pepper shrimp
Sauteed in green and red peppers w/ our special sauce. Served with 2 sides
$14.75

Wings

Boneless Chicken Wing8 pieces
Honey or hot and spicy sauce
$11
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
5 Fried Wings & Fries
$8.99
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
$12
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
2 sloppy joe sliders & mashed potatoes
Choice of mashed potatoes or Fries
$10.75

Sandwiches

Fried Chicken Sandwich QT. Leg
$1 more for breast
$8
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
$5

Wraps

Salmon Wrap
Pan seared salmon served with lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese
$10
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

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