I saw the menu for the Red Hen and photos of their offerings. It was hard to get relevant photos because the restaurant changed their menu weekly. Here is what I found:
ENTREES
Pan Seared Arctic Char $25 Sunflower Flats Herb Risotto, Heirloom Tomato Vierge
Blackened Pork Chop $25 Donald’s Meats, Wades Mill Espelette Grits Pipérade, Sula’s Garden Kale
Cardamom Spiced Duck Breast $26 Donald’s Meats Smoked Bacon Lentils, Brandied Peaches, Dijon
Vegetable Risotto $24 Sunflower Flats Snap Peas, Sula’s Garden Kale, 2yr Aged Pecorino
Rosemary Basted Ribeye $28 Buffalo Creek Beef, Horseradish Creme Fraîche, Grana Padano
“Pan Seared Arctic Char $25 Sunflower Flats Herb Risotto, Heirloom Tomato Vierge
Blackened Pork Chop $25 Donald’s Meats, Wades Mill Espelette Grits Pipérade, Sula’s Garden Kale
Cardamom Spiced Duck Breast $26 Donald’s Meats Smoked Bacon Lentils, Brandied Peaches, Dijon
Vegetable Risotto $24 Sunflower Flats Snap Peas, Sula’s Garden Kale, 2yr Aged Pecorino
Rosemary Basted Ribeye $28 Buffalo Creek Beef, Horseradish Creme Fraîche, Grana Padano”
No thanks Bruce.
Prices don’t seem THAT bad. You’d pay that much in a good restaurant in Charlotte. Food looked good too...at least on the menu. They shot themselves in the foot.
Rank amateurs trying to look impressive.
I long ago learned that the more words used to describe the food item on the menu, then the smaller the food portion AND the more expensive it will be.
Phony, Chez Panisse wannabe.