Our Menu
A’Town Bistro is a part of the historic downtown Anacortes community. We are dedicated to offering local food with a rustic, old world flair in a come-as-you-are atmosphere.
Small Plates
Manila Clams
White wine, garlic, butter
½ lb - $13
1 lb - $24
Mediterranean Mussels
Pilsner, calabrese, onions, garlic, butter
⅓ lb - $14
⅔ lb - $26
Black Tiger Shrimp
Sa te, lime, aromatics, puffed rice, morita aioli
3 pieces $10
6 pieces $19
Patatas Bravas
Russet norkotah potatoes, mozzarella, sumac & guajillo, aji fraîche, morita aioli, sweety drops
$12
Soup & Salad
French Onion
Caramelized sweet onions, chicken stock, fresh herbs, crostini & gruyere
$16
Clam Chowder
Taylor Shellfish manila clams, house-cured bacon, cream, fumet, celery, onions, potatoes, black pepper, and focaccia
$28
Gem Caesar
Gem lettuce, horseradish caesar, parmesan garlic crumb, cured egg yolk, parmesan foam, focaccia
$19
Smoked Duck Salad
House smoked duck breast, local greens, golden beets, kiwi, Holmquist Farms candied hazelnuts, whipped ricotta, apricot chili coulis, lemon, honey & poppyseed dressing
$21
Toasts
Pork Belly
House braised pork belly, kimchi, soft boiled egg, golden beets, aji fraîche, apricot chili coulis & scallions on Water Tank Bakery sourdough
$24
Kansas City
Slow braised pot roast, cippolini onion & gruyere, potato crisps, Kansas City bbq, roasted garlic & smoked crème fraîche on focaccia
$25
Smoked Duck
House smoked duck, whipped ricotta, hibiscus pickled onion, macerated figs, pomegranate redux, crisped duck skin & hazelnut crumb on focaccia
$23
Mushroom Crostini
Local Oyster mushrooms, whipped goat cheese, house sausage, cippolini onions, brandy cream sauce on Water Tank Bakery sourdough
$24
Burger
Valley Burger
Local beef, butterkäse cheese, roasted garlic aioli, ale mustard, gem lettuce, hibiscus pickled red onions with a side of truffle parmesan fries
$26
Lamb
Oregon lamb, cambozola black label, fennel pickled onions, apricot & chili coulis, morita aioli, gem lettuce with a side of truffle parmesan fries
$28
Burger Bordelaise
Local beef, haystack onions, bordelaise, gruyere, chicken pate, dijon with a side of truffle parmesan fries
$29
Fries
Truffle Parm
Curry ketchup, garlic aioli
$10
Sumac & Guajillo
Apricot chili, morita aioli
$9
Salt
ketchup
$8
Small Plates
Scotch Egg
Soft poached egg wrapped in pork sausage & golden breadcrumbs, arugula, sauerkraut, shoestring potatoes, ale mustard, hibiscus pickled red onions
$15
French Onion
Caramelized sweet onions, chicken stock, fresh herbs, crostini & gruyere
$16
Smoked Duck Salad
House smoked duck breast, local greens, golden beets, kiwi, Holmquist Farms candied hazelnuts, whipped ricotta, apricot chili coulis, lemon, honey & poppyseed dressing
$21
Indoor Picnic
Chef’s choice of two meats & three cheeses, bread & accoutrements
$32
Patatas a la Brava
Russet norkotah potatoes, mozzarella, sumac & guajillo, aji fraîche, morita aioli, apricot coulis, sweety drops
$19
Squid Karaage
Tubes & tentacles, soy maple gastrique, squid ink aioli
$21
Ralph's Greenhouse Asparagus
Butter roasted local asparagus, parmesan foam, cured egg yolk , garlic parmesan crumb, balsamic reduction.
$19
Large Plates
Made to Order Clam Chowder
Taylor Shellfish Manila clams, house-cured bacon, cream, fumet, celery, onions, potatoes, black pepper, and focaccia
$28
Paella
(not available to go)Local shellfish, shrimp, slow-braised pork belly, calabrese, aromatics, sofrito, saffron rice, green olive aioli
For one $39 | For two $59
Nerka King Salmon
Seared Alaskan king salmon, shrimp tempura, kimchi & pork belly okonomiyaki, Korean daikon & cucumber salad, puffed rice, pickled fresnos, black garlic aioli
$51
Duck a l' Orange
Confit hind quarter, yam gnocchi, roasted beets, whipped ricotta, chicharrón & hazelnut crumb
$45
Valley Burger
Double R Ranch beef, butterkäse cheese, roasted garlic aioli, ale mustard, gem lettuce, hibiscus pickled red onions with a side of truffle parmesan fries
$26
Lamb Burger
Oregon Country lamb, cambozola black label, fennel pickled onions, apricot & chili coulis, morita aioli, gem lettuce, with a side of truffle parmesan fries
$28
PNW Ribeye
12oz certified Angus beef, au poivre velouté, Ralph's asparagus, Cascadia oyster mushrooms, cippolini onions, smashed red potatoes
$64
Desserts
Brioche Beignets
Local huckleberry jam, maple thyme glaze, whipped ricotta
$12
Lemon Tart
Lemon curd, whipped lemon cream, butteritz crumb, lemon sherbet syrup
$13
Chocolate Gâteau
Strawberry coulis, brandied macerated figs, whipped goat cheese
$14
Cocktails
Weeds are Like Flowers
Beefeater London Dry Gin, Chamomile infused Lillet,
Benedictine D.O.M., Lemon & Mint Oleo Saccharum
$15
The Same Deep Water As You
Punt e Mes, Carpano Antica, Planteray O.F.T.D.,
Campari Apéritif, Regan Orange Bitters No. 6
$16
No Surprises
Empress Elderflower & Rose Gin, Dolin Dry Vermouth,
Green Chartreuse, Honey, Lemon, Rose Water
$15
Stardew
Hendricks Gin, Planteray Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Rum,
Lime & Pineapple, St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, Cucumber
$15
Pearl of the Atlantic
The Balvenie Double Wood 12 Year Scotch, Benedictine D.O.M.,
Henriques & Henriques Rainwater Madeira, Luxardo Maraschino, Scrappy's Chocolate Bitters
$16
Midnight Sun
Brennivin Aquavit Special Cask Selection, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao,
Ancho Reyes Verde Poblano Liqeuer, Lime
$14
Dusk ‘til Dawn
Banhez Mezcal Jovan, Blood Orange Shrub, Honey, Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters
$15
Like Cockatoos
Bonal Gentiane-Quina, Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Cinnamon Syrup,
Lemon, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao, Egg White
$14