McKnight's Little Ireland
CELTIC CAFE
Menu
Open 7 days a week
DINNER
Starters
McKnight's Famous Fried Green Tomatoes
Golden browned in our own beer batter, stacked high and topped with our own Rosemary Parmesan dressing, crisp bacon and rosemary! $6.95
Scotch Eggs McKnight
Our own secret recipe, a culinary sensation and one of the most authentic items on our menu! Perfectly hardboiled eggs are rolled in banger sausage and our own rosemary bread crumbs, then baked to perfection. Sliced and served with toast points, fresh sliced tomatoes and Irish boxty cakes. Served with our own hollandaise sauce! $9.95
Galway Crab Dip
Smooth and creamy crab and vegetable dip with artichokes, celery, carrots and more. Served with toast points. $7.95
Buffalo Chicken Dip
The better way to get your spicy chicken fix! Grilled breast of chicken, vegetables, blue and Irish cheeses make this hot dip a real treat! Served with fresh carrots and celery! A low carb favorite! $7.95
Chef's Bruschetta
Made from sweet ripened tomatoes, fresh basil and pine nuts
With our own ciabatta crackers for spreading! $6.95
Smoked Trout Cakes w/ black eyed pea salsa
Everyone loves these! A most requested recipe. You will never want anything else! $9.95
Basket of Beer Battered Fries - The best fries on the planet!
Perfectly battered, browned and seasoned! $5.95
Basket of Beer Battered Rings - Ditto for onion lovers! $6.95
McKnight's Famous House Salad
Fresh baby greens with our own Irish tomato and cuke chutney, parmesan cheese, house croutons and served with our "most requested recipe" our Rosemary Parmesan Dressing $6.95 alone
(complimentary with your dinner entree!)
Rosemary Almond Chicken Salad Crock
Because you can never get enough of our chicken salad! $7.95
Chef's Special Soup of the Day
Each day we make two of our favorites from the freshest ingredients we can find! Betcha one of them will be your favorite, too!
Cup with entree $3.95
Bowl with our house bread $5.95
Bottomless Cup of Soup with Salad and Bread $9.95
Freshly baked SODA BREAD $4.95 loaf with sweet cream butter
Great Beginnings….Starters & Tapas
SOUP OF THE DAY $3.95 Cup $5.95 Bowl
Galway Bay Crab Dip - Tender crab, veggies and Irish and imported cheese. Served hot with crusty bread. $7.95
Salsa and Chips - We make our own from fresh red tomatoes, sweet onions and sweet and hot peppers! $4.95
**Scotch Eggs McKnight - Specially seasoned banger sausage wrapped around hardboiled egg and seasoned bread crumbs . Served with hollandaise sauce, potatoes and sliced crusty bread. Garnished with red, ripe tomatoes. One of the most Irish dishes on our men and a culinary wonder! $9.95
HOT Artichoke and Veggie Dip - Best ya ever had! With lots of irish and imported cheese and chips! $7.95
Chef’s Sweet Roma tomato and Basil Bruschetta - Made with the freshest HAND SELECTED tomatoes, fresh basil and a hint of rosemary. Served w/ rosemary bread $6.95
Smoked Gouda and Bruschetta Chicken Nachos - Crisp Tortilla chips topped with imported smoked gouda cheese, cheddar jack, tomato bruschetta and sliced grilled chicken. Sprinkled with Sweet and Spicy Datil Pepper Sauce and real smoky bacon! $7.95
Grilled Veggie Smoked Gouda and Bruschetta Nachos - balsamic infused grilled portebellas, peppers and onions instead of the chicken! $7.95
Jumbo Shrimp Martini - Our own horseradish and lemon aioli layered with spicy cocktail sauce, topped with Jumbo Shrimp $8.95
DINNER ENTREES
ALL Dinners served with our famous house salad and signature grilled rosemary bread~ Also, choice of potato or Chef’s Vegetable.
House specialties
The King’s Cut: SLOW ROASTED ROSEMARY & Garlic ENCRUSTED PRIME RIB - Succulent and tender, served medium rare with our demi glace au jus sauce and fresh horseradish $21.95
Pirate’s Bounty of Tender Chophouse Loin Of Pork - Slow roasted marinated pork tenderloin served with a light deglazing. The best ya ever had. $15.95
The Queen’s Favors - CHOPPED ANGUS BEEF STEAK smothered in the Queen’s roasted sweet onions, Portobello mushrooms in a brandy peppercorn sauce reduction. $13.95
Mixed Grill - Skewered tender pork loin and beef tenderloin medallions with grilled mushrooms, roasted peppers and sweet onions, glazed with our Brandy Peppercorn Sauce 16.95
Beef TENDERLOIN Steak hand cut bacon wrapped fillet, lightly dusted with garlic, cracked peppercorns, and porcini mushrooms, perfectly roasted to medium rare and glazed with truffle infused au jus and herb butter $22.95
The ULTIMATE BEEFSTEAK!
FISH, Chicken AND SEAFOOD
Seared Chophouse Cut Ahi Tuna - Chef’s Favorite! Sushi grade AHI TUNA(yellowfin) perfectly cut, sesame crusted, seared RARE and served with our Ginger Aioli $16.95
Chef’s FISH OF THE DAY - Market Price
Spicy Chicken Cakes - roasted chicken cakes W/ basil and pine nuts! Topped with hollandaise sauce, served with lemon aoli. $13.95 Smoked Freshwater River Trout Cakes - Flown in from the cold rivers of Indiana! Smoked trout paired with tender vegetables to make the most wonderful cakes! Served with our handmade salsa for a wonderful spicy finish! $13.95
Chicken and Trout Cake Combo - One of each of our famous cakes~! $14.95
IRISH SPECIALTIES:
Ages Old Recipe Shepherd’s Pie: Chopped beef, peas and carrots in a roasted mashed potato crust. Topped with two gravies…… $14.95
Bangers and Mash: Across the Pond English Sausages with a bed of red potato mash. With Chef’s Vegetable, too. $13.95
McKnights Connemara Sauced Pasta: Served with House Salad Our Connemara Sauce is a specialty made from Jameson Irish Whiskey, Dijon Mustard, Fresh Garlic and a hint of lemon and basil, finished with rich cream! Connemara Shrimp - Tender JUMBO shrimp served over Angel hair Pasta with Connemara Sauce Finish and fresh imported parmesan cheese $15.95
Connemara Chicken - Grilled chicken atop the Jameson Irish Whiskey & Dijon Mustard Pasta sauce. Served over angel hair pasta with fresh imported parmesan cheese~ $14.95
Connemara Mussels: Our tender steamed in shell mussels served atop our Connemara Pasta with a garlic and lemon zestng. $14.95
Connemara Primavera - Our tender Connemara Posta and Sauce with Grilled Portebello Mushrooms, bruschetta tomatoes and freshly steamed veggies $11.95
SALADS
McKnight’s BIG House Salad - Baby greens topped with marinated tomatoes and cucumbers, imported parmesan cheese and our much requested Rosemary Parmesan Dressing $6.95
……..with grilled chicken $10.95
Ahi Tuna Salad - Seared Ahi Tuna over baby greens, WITH veggies and pickled ginger with our ginger dressing. This is beautiful sushi grade tuna,, sesame crusted and seared rare! A delight! $12.95
Firecracker Beef Salad - tender strips of beef AND GRILLED BALSAMIC PORTEBELLO MUSHROOMS AND VEGGIES atop baby field greens with blue cheese crumbles and dressing. With toasted pine nuts, tomatoes and cucumbers. A beef eater’s favorite! $11.95
SANDWICHES: Served with Side of The Day !
Mother McKnights Angus Beef Burger - The famous 8 oz Brandy and peppercorn Burger, cooked medium, w/ Jameson Irish Whiskey carmelized onions on a soft Kaiser roll $9.95
With Provolone Cheese and Bacon $10.95
The Best Chicken Salad Sandwich ever! Made fresh w/ pine nuts and rosemary! $9.95
McKnight’s Connemara Cheese Steak - A specialty! Big sandwich filled with chopped steak, Jameson Irish whiskey onions and peppers, cheeses and our famous Connemara Sauce! $10.95
Connemara Chicken Cheesteak - With grilled chicken instead of steak! $10.95
DAILY SPECIALS - ASK US! $3.00 plate sharing charge - No sharing of tapas bar allowed. One check per table please 18% gratuity is added for your convenience to tables of 6 or more persons.
BEER ON TAP AND BY THE BOTTLE WINE BY THE GLASS
DESSERTS
Selection of Handmade Cheesecakes - Ask about today’s selections $4.95
Apple Cobbler A La Mode - Our cinnamon apple cobbler topped with ice cream and whipped cream and carmel sauce $6.95
Irish Whiskey Cake - A praline whiskey sauced cake dressed up with ice cream and whipped cream. Good to share~! $7.95
Hills of Ireland - PARTY TIME! This is a HUGE dessert which arrives with quite a bit of fanfare on a huge tray~ ! Big scoops of ice cream, chocolate and carmel sauces, hot lava cakes with ice cream, whipped cream, cherries! Enough to serve the whole crowd! Birthday candles optional! $17.95
HOUSE DRINKS TRY OUR DRUNKEN PONY COCKTAIL~ The Irish Storyteller’s drink that comes with a wee story! HOUSE SANGRIA - Made from white grapes and fresh peach nectar. Garnished with fresh fruit! Because you are in an Irish Bar in the country’s oldest and Spanish influenced city~ Glass $5.95 Pitcher $16.00
Please allow time for the Chef to specially prepare our freshly made Sangria for you~