Nutshell Cafe

Nutshell Cafe Great Portuguese food, great drinks, great company. Onion Rings $4.50
Chicken Fingers $6
With honey mustard or barbecue sauce. Add bacon for $1.00.
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NUTSHELL LUNCH MENU
Starters
Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage) $8
Sautéed in a spicy sauce with peppers and onions. Steamed Clams in White Wine Garlic Sauce $8
Shrimp & Garlic Sauce $8
Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese $5.25
Fried Calamari $8
Hand battered and made to order. Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce $5
Portuguese Shrimp Dumplings $2.00
Codfish Cakes (each) $1.50
Traditional Portugue

se cod and potato dumplings. Broccoli & Cheese with Marinara Sauce $6
Breaded and fried to perfection. Salads
All Salads served with a Portuguese Roll and butter. Choice of Regular Dressings - Italian, Blue Cheese, French, Ranch, Balsamic Vinaigrette
Choice of Light Dressings - Italian and Raspberry Vinaigrette

House Salad $4
Add tuna salad for $4.50. Caesar Salad $4
Add grilled chicken or steak for $4. Add grilled shrimp or salmon for $5. Chef’s Salad $7
Ham, turkey, hard-boiled egg and American cheese. Cobb Salad $8
Ham, turkey, salami, hard-boiled egg and bacon.


*Burgers
All of our 6oz. burgers include your choice of rice, salad, French fries, or home-made chip fries. In addition, burgers include your choice of cheese (Swiss, American, or Provolone) and lettuce, tomato, and onion. House Burger $6.50
Nutshell Special $7.95
House Burger served with bacon, gorgonzola cheese,
fried onions, sautéed mushrooms, French fries,
and onion rings. Soups
All Soups served with a Portuguese roll and butter. Traditional Portuguese Caldo Verde $3.50 Traditional Portuguese kale soup w/ pieces of chouriça

Chicken Soup $3.50
Soup of the Day $3.50
Sandwiches
Sandwiches served on either Portuguese Roll or wheat bread and include lettuce, tomato, and onions. Sandwiches also include a choice of cheese (Provolone, American, or Swiss) and either rice, salad, French fries, or home-made chip fries. BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato) $7.45
Grilled Chicken Sandwich $7.45
Steak Sandwich $7.45
Philly Cheese Steak $7.45
On Portuguese Roll w/ American Cheese fried onions. Pork Sandwich $7.45
Ham Sandwich $7.45
Turkey Sandwich $7.45
Turkey Club $7.95
Turkey w/ Bacon Tomato Lettuce Mayonnaise
Tuna Salad Sandwich $7.45
Chicken Salad Sandwich $7.45
Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage) Sandwich $7.95
Includes sautéed peppers and onions.





½ Grinder Lunch Specials
1/2 Grinders are served on a grinder roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, and Provolone cheese. Served with an order of home-made chip fries

Italian Grinder $7.95
Ham, salami, pepperoni and provolone
Meatball Grinder $7.95
Pepperoni Grinder $7.95
Chicken Parmigiana Grinder $7.95
Eggplant Parmigiana Grinder $7.95
Ham Grinder $7.95
Turkey Grinder $7.95
Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage) Grinder $7.95

Beverages
Soda (free refills) $2.00
Iced Tea (free refills) $2.00
Lemonade (free refills) $2.00
Sumol (Orange and Pineapple) $2.00
Sparkling Water $2.00
Bottled Water $1.50
Coffee or Tea (Decaf & Regular) $1.50
Hot Chocolate $2.50


Chef’s Special Lunch Entrees
Unless otherwise indicated, lunch entrees come with your choice of any two of the following - rice, salad, French fries, or home-made chip fries. NY Strip Steak (6 oz.) $12
Bitoque $12
NY Strip steak (6 oz.) with ham, fried egg and gravy
Grilled Pork Loin $10
Our special pork marinated in white wine and garlic. Grilled Chicken Breast $10 You can add spicy sauce, sautéed peppers and onions. Crispy Chicken Tenders $7.95
Fish and Chips with Rice $10. Grilled Salmon $12. Pork and Clams $11. Sautéed cubes of marinated pork served with clams
over a bed of home fries. (Does not include rice, salad,
or French fries.) Shrimp & Garlic Sauce $12
Steamed Clams in White Wine Sauce $12
Grilled Shrimp & Squid w/ Peppers & Onions $12
Pork & Steak Mix $11
Add shrimp for $4. Double Order Pork & Steak Mix $20
Add double the shrimp for $8. Desserts
Rice Pudding $3
Flan $4
Brownie w/ Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream $5
Carrot Cake $4
Chocolate Cake $4



NUTSHELL DINNER MENU


Appetizers

Shrimp Cocktail
Fresh Boiled Shrimp w/ Cocktail Sauce
$8

Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage)
Chouriça sautéed in the chef’s special spicy sauce with Peppers and Onions
$8

Steamed Clams
Steamed Little-Neck Clams
$8

Shrimp & Garlic Sauce
Sautéed Shrimp in a spicy garlic sauce
$8

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops
Baked Scallops wrapped with a Slice of Bacon.
$8

Fried Calamari
Fried Calamari – each batch made fresh-to-order
$8


Salads

House Salad
Iceberg Lettuce w/ Tomatoes, Onions, and Cucumbers
$4

Caesar Salad
Romaine Lettuce w/ Croutons
$5

Mixed Green Salad
Mixed Greens w/ Tomatoes, Raisins, Walnuts and Blue Cheese
$6

Soups

Caldo Verde, Vegetable and Chicken Soup
$3.50




Fish

Grilled Salmon
Fresh Salmon grilled w/ a Butter & Lemon Sauce
(Served w/ steamed vegetables, roasted potatoes and rice)
$16.95

Fish & Chips
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables and Rice)
$14.95

Grilled Shrimp & Squid w/ Peppers & Onions
(Served w/ roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$17.95

Grilled Shrimp
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$16.95

Sautéed Shrimp in Spicy Garlic Sauce
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$16.95

Nutshell Clams
Steamed Little-Neck Clams served with sautéed Chouriça, Peppers and Onions
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$17.95

Stuffed Flounder
Baked Flounder with home-made Seafood Stuffing
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$17.95

Seafood Linguine
Linguine topped w/ Shrimp, Scallops & Clams
$18.95

Bacalhau (Codfish) A Bras
Traditional Portuguese dish of shredded Salt-Cod and Onions sautéed in Olive Oil, w/ fried shredded Potatoes , all held together with Eggs and served over a bed of Lettuce
$15.95

Bacalhau (Codfish) Portuguese Style
Thick cut of Salt-Cod, grilled over open flame and sautéed in Olive Oil w/ a dollop of Tomato Sauce. (This is not a filet and has bones.) Served w/ boiled Potatoes, topped w/ Clams and sautéed Onions.
$18.95

Fish Stew
Made w/ clams, mussels, shrimp, salmon, swordfish and squid. Served over a bed of linguini or boiled potatoes.
$18.95





Beef / Chicken / Pork

Nutshell House Steak
Pan-cooked Steak with garlic sauce reduction topped with slice of Ham and a fried Egg. (Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$19.95

Grilled New York Sirloin
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$16.95

Chef’s Special Pork and Steak Mix
Grilled chopped Pork and Steak in the chef’s special spicy sauce. (Served w/ French Fries and Rice)
$14.95

Grilled Pork Loin
This slices of Pork Loin, lightly seasoned and grilled
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$14.95

Pork & Clams
Sautéed cubes of marinated Pork served with Clams over a bed of Home Fries
$16.95

Grilled Chicken Breast
Grilled Chicken Breast in a spicy sauce with sautéed Peppers and Onions
(Served w/ roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$14.95

Quails
Marinated Quails fried to perfection
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$14.95

Chef’s Shish Kebab
Skewered pieces of grilled Steak, Chouriça (Portuguese style sausage),
Squid, Peppers, Onions and whole Shrimp. (Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$19.95

09/25/2022

FÁTIMA

07/03/2021
05/23/2021

BOM DIA E BOM DOMINGO A TODOS

02/06/2020

Today is a bittersweet moment that we have to announce that the Nutshell Cafe will be closing it’s doors on February 16. Please come down share your memories with Maria! She has enjoyed being a dedicated loyal part of this community and cherish the friendships that she has made over the years. In Celebration of her retirement we look forward to seeing you and thank you for your patronage!

10/24/2019

Come down and join us for Patty‘s last day & celebrate her retirement!

💥50% off bottles of wine*🍷 *when ordering from our “Fall Specials 3 course Menu”... (2 specials minimum, dine in only). ...
10/05/2019

💥50% off bottles of wine*🍷 *when ordering from our “Fall Specials 3 course Menu”... (2 specials minimum, dine in only). 🇵🇹

Stop in and check out our new fall specials!!
09/13/2019

Stop in and check out our new fall specials!!

FALL SPECIALS!
09/13/2019

FALL SPECIALS!

Stop in and try our new fall specials

Stop in and try our new fall specials
09/06/2019

Stop in and try our new fall specials

Happy  Mother’s Day! Come join us for lunch!
05/12/2019

Happy Mother’s Day! Come join us for lunch!

03/08/2019

We will be open Saturday at 11:00 am for lunch! Come enjoy Corned Beef dinners and sandwiches and all the Guinness you want! Happy St. Patty’s day 😋

Address

229 White Street
Hartford, CT
06114

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 7pm

Telephone

+18609562836

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