Menus
Please note menu items, pricing, & availability subject to change. A 20% service fee is applicable to all to go orders.
GF: Gluten free.
Soups and Salads
She Crab Soup – made with jumbo lump crab and a hint of sherry | 10.99
Tomato Basil Soup – made with Beaufort Olive Oil Co. basil olive oil, fried goat cheese and citrus crema | 8.99
House Salad (GF) – mixed greens, hard-boiled egg, tomato, and bacon topped with croutons, dressing of your choice | 11.99
Sesame Tuna Salad (GF) – benne encrusted local yellowfin tuna, mixed greens, pickled cucumber, roasted edamame, soy ginger vinaigrette | 19.99
Caprese Salad – heirloom tomato, herbed mozzarella, basil, basil olive oil and 18 year traditional balsamic, smoked alderwood salt | 14.99
Spinach Salad (GF) – red apple, walnuts, dried cranberries, pickled red onion, hot bacon dressing | 14.99
Add grilled chicken for 6.99, grilled shrimp 6.99. Salad dressings: balsamic, raspberry or soy-ginger vinaigrettes, ranch.
Cheese & Charcuterie
Ashe County Cheeses – variety of North Carolina cheeses, table crackers, fruit chutney | 16.99
Pimento Cheese – with biscuit crackers (GF option) | 11.99
Jamón Serrano – dry, cured Spanish ham by Redondo Iglesias, aged 18 months, sliced country loaf | 11.99
Benton's Ham – cured and smoked Appalachian ham aged 18-24 months, sliced country loaf | 13.99
Lady Edison Dry Cured Spanish Chorizo – with table crackers | 13.99
Chef's Tour (GF option) – variety of cheeses and hams, olives, seasonal pickled items, crackers, chef's choice of accompaniments | half 29.99 / full 39.99
Tapas Menu
Bread Service – featuring Beaufort Olive Oil Co. Tuscan herb olive oil, 18 year traditional balsamic vinegar | small 3.99 / large 5.99
Green Olives (GF) – Castelvetrano, Italy | 6.99
Fried Goat Cheese – mango chutney, sweety drop peppers | 10.99
Seafood Mac and Cheese – shrimp and scallops, the gastronomic equivalent of your favorite blanket | 14.99
Spanish Lamb Meatballs – sriracha, whipped feta, cilantro | 15.99
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms (GF) – spinach, chevre, sundried tomatoes, pesto | 13.99
Parmesan Truffle Fries – with roasted garlic aioli | 11.99
Hot Crab Dip – with parmesan flat bread | 14.99
Shrimp & Grits – fried grit cake, chorizo sautéed shrimp & Cajun cream sauce | 14.99
Crab Cake – homemade with a blend of crabmeat, served with lemon tarragon aioli, pineapple mango salsa | 14.99
Pot Stickers – pork dumplings, served with a soy ginger dipping sauce and sweet Thai chili | 12.99
Black Bean Quesadilla – black beans, Monterey Jack and Havarti cheese, chipotle aioli, sour cream (+ grilled chicken 2.99) | 11.99
Seared Sesame Tuna – wasabi, soy ginger dipping sauce, pickled ginger | 14.99
Potatoes Brava – sliced potatoes, grilled to a crisp with a spicy brava aioli | 9.99
Medjool Dates – bacon, almond, chevre | 11.99
Savory Stuffed Brie – with pepper jelly & toasted walnuts, wrapped in puff pastry & served with warm French bread | 11.99
Rosemary Beef – asparagus, mashed potatoes, garlic demi-glace | 15.99
Gambas al Ajillo – (shrimp in garlic) extra virgin olive oil, crostini | 11.99
Truffle Honey Pork Belly – smoked gouda cheese grits, toasted benne, citrus arugula | 13.99
Charred Brussels Sprouts – harissa emulsion, sea salt, lemon | 11.99
Steamed Mussels – with lime and cilantro | 19.99
Asparagus (GF) – smoked salt, cured yolk, parmesan, poached egg, citrus arugula | 10.99
Rustic Bruschetta – Benton's ham, fig, honey, citrus goat cheese, arugula, peach white balsamic, country loaf | 11.99
Large Plates
Fried Shrimp Plate – French fries, Carolina slaw, tartar sauce | 26.99
Parmesan Encrusted Mahi Mahi – asparagus, garlic mashed potatoes, lemon basil cream | 36.99
Blackened Shrimp or Chicken Alfredo – choice of chicken or shrimp with truffled mushroom, spinach, pappardelle | 29.99
Stuffed Beef Shoulder Tenderloin – feta, bacon, basil, sundried tomatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted red pepper cream, asparagus | 39.99
Grilled Chicken Breast – grilled chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus, Cajun cream sauce | 29.99
SIDES + SUBSTITUTIONS
Extra Side Items – potato salad, pasta salad, broccoli salad, edamame succotash (GF), sweet potato fries, house cooked chips | 3.99
Gluten-free bread/gluten-free substitutions | 3.00
Special Events & Menus
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As part of Beaufort Wine and Food’s Crystal Coast Restaurant Week, enjoy a special set-price menu available during normal business hours January 28 through February 1st.
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Check back here for more special menus and events coming to Circa 81 in 2026.