Tasting Menus
Nightshade Noodle Bar offers several tasting menu options. All of them are blind, however, the guest may choose two dishes from the menu of options that are available that night and offer other dining preferences for the team to work with. Chef & Owner, Rachel Miller, will then coordinate a menu around the criteria, hand-writing tasting menus to order on a grid designed to navigate service with several customized menus at different times. Every menu is tailored to every guest and occasion, and the service staff expertly and nimbly pairs beverages for each different menu as it’s happening. The menu includes over 30 dishes showcasing ingredients sourced from all over the world, including local foods, with an expansive and diverse beverage selection to match.
Menu changes daily. Below is a sample of what you may find in your tasting.
Priced per Person
Nine Courses 95 Fourteen Courses 160 Twenty One Courses* 275
Five Courses Prix Fixe 75 available from 5-6pm daily
Thirty Courses* 395 to book email info@nightshadenoodlebar.com with party size and desired date and time
*No dietary restrictions please
Custom Beverage Pairings Available Daily - Click here for a recent drink list
*nnb bowfin caviar service
eggspuma dip, crispy garlic, potato chips
chilled portuguese percebes
black pepper & lime dipping sauce
*vineyard bay scallops
brown butter hollandaise, smoked raisins, green chili, citrus
grilled coconut sticky rice pops
tamarind brown butter pork floss
bone marrow banh mi
bone marrow, green chili citrus butter
kabocha squash bột chiên
fermented rice cakes, green chili sauce, crispy confit duck tongues, pickles
jonah crab
glass noodles, tomato water nước chấm, smoky roe, spicy marcona almonds
tamarind bbq moulard duck
braised yuba, smoky hủ tiếu broth, finger lime
chinese broccoli
aged ginger scallion vinaigrette, black garlic-chili sauce
fermented black bean puttanesca
fresh phở noodles, opal basil, lobster
*maine uni bruleé
brown butter, red curry hollandaise, torched cinnamon
sherry claypot beef cheek
peanut romesco, grilled pickles
@nightshadeclamshack rock shrimp roll
red chili lime sauce, crispy shallots
sherry claypot beef cheek
peanut romesco, grilled pickles
claypot caramel foie gras
~or~
chanterelle & beech mushroom conserva
grilled coconut sticky rice, amarena cherries
shredded cabbage
green apple, maitake mushrooms, mint, buttermilk-maple nước chấm
crispy confit turkey neck
charred ginger scallion lettuce, fermented habanero caramel
garlic noodles
confit garlic sauce, cravero parmesiano reggiano, candied lemon, fennel pollen
homemade egg noodles
caramelized garlic sauce, tingly chili crisp, thai basil, shredded beef, peanuts
lobster glacé
smoked vanilla chili vinaigrette, sea foam
delice de bourgogne tart
smoked pineapple, black cardamom
~tiger’s blood palate cleanser~
salted chocolate mousse
66% valrhona caraibe, cognac
coconut froyo
with feuilletine crunch
~ Available on 14, 21 & 30 Course Tastings ~
hot oyster
mushroom + oyster velouté, crispy bijou pearl
amaretto pearls, burgundy truffle
burgundy truffle
delice de bourgogne, fresh phở noodles
milk-cured foielipop
smoked papaya, caramelized hazelnut
bone marrow fried rice
smoked raisins, pea leaves, butter
blue cheese s’more
rogue creamery caveman blue, graham, dark chocolate
chestnut bột chiên
montgomery's cheddar, honey, meyer lemon
~ Available on 14, 21 & 30 Course Tastings ~
spicy marcona almond ice cream
east india solera sherry
fresh bay leaf & clove ice cream float
white alba truffle, 1997 carcavelos
You’ll notice we’ve included a 20% “administrative fee” to your check. This is not a tip, service fee or gratuity. Rather the administrative fee is used to provide equitable wage for all of our employees.
In the state of MA, tips cannot be shared with anyone who provides your dining experience besides the service employees. This contributes to a wage gap between service employees and the back of house employees, perpetuating the inequities that our industry faces. In efforts to not embrace the traditional wage gap between service and back of house employees, the entire 20% admin fee is shared fairly between all employees who create your dining experience.
Tipping is not required nor expected from our guests. However, tipping is not prohibited and is greatly appreciated by our service employees.
We take pride in our equitable-pay work environment which further promotes the positive restaurant culture we all deserve as professional adults.
Thank you,
Chef Rachel & The Nightshade Team