~The Tempting Blog~

Happy New Year from The Temp staff, have a safe & happy holiday!
We will be open for Lunch & Dinner tomorrow so you can nurse your headaches with some wonderful food from our kitchen! Come & watch a Bowl Game with Nicole at the bar, or relax in our dining room!

Soup de Jour

Chicken Tortilla 5

Appetizer

Fried Green Tomato’s 12
Served with Cucumber Relish

Entrees

Slow Roasted Prime Rib 31
Served with Au Jus and Sour Cream Horseradish Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Pinot Noir Saddlerock (glass/bottle) 9/34
Pinot Noir Wildhorse 44

Veal Osso Bucco 32
Braised 16oz Veal Shawk with Roasted Vegetables and Traditional Gremolata
Wine Suggestion:
Red Zinfandel Joel Gott (glass/bottle)11/40
Red Zinfandel Valley of the Moon (bottle) 41

Live Maine Lobster 42
Flown In Special for Today, 1 ½ Lb Lobster Served with Drawn Butter
Wine Suggestion:
Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc(glass/bottle)8/32
Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 35

Entrees

Yellowfin Tuna 36
Sesame Seared Grade A Yellowfin Tuna with Wakami Seaweed Salad, Sirachi Aioli and Wasabi Vinaigrette
Wine Suggestion:
BV Reserve Pinot Noir (glass/bottle) 14/53
Belle Gloss Pinot Noir (bottle) 78

Pork Marsala 29
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin over Pearl Pasta with Marsala Cream Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Louis Martini Cabernet (glass/bottle)9/36
Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon (bottle) 44

Lane Snapper 36
Pan Seared with Choice of Citrus Beurre Blanc or Frangelico Butter Pecan Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Blanc de Mer (glass/bottle) 10/38
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 36

Local Pompano 36
Char Grilled Served with Choice of Almondine, Picatta or Meuniere Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Sterling Chardonnay (glass/bottle) 9/35
Kistler Chardonnay 81

American Red Snapper (33)
Black Grouper (33)
Served Blackened, Bronzed, or Flame Broiled with Picatta, Almondine,
or Meuniere Sauce

Be sure to join us at The Temptation for a Midnight Champagne Toast! We will be open late to ring in the New Year!

Lunch at The Temptation
Today’s Specials
Soups

Crawfish & Andouille 6

Lobster Bisque 6

Fried Green Tomatoes 10
With Cucumber Relish

Fried Lobster 14
Japanese Breaded Garlic Fried Lobster Served with Ginger Aioli

Salads, Sandwiches & Fresh Fish
Strawberry Chicken Salad 12
Spring Mix Greens with Strawberries, Grilled Chicken, Toasted Pecans,
Boursin Cheese & Balsamic Reduction

Lobster Roll 14
Sweet Cold Water Lobster with Celery & Seasoned Mayonnaise
Served on a Toasted Roll

Loaded Philly 12
Delmonico, Peppers, Onions & Mushrooms with Provolone Cheese on a Hoagie Roll

Key West Panini 12
Sour Orange Roasted Pork, Rosemary Ham, Lacey Swiss & Sliced Pickles
on Ciabatta Bread with Roasted Garlic Mayo

Bronzed Grouper 16
The Island Sensation! Served on a Bed of sautéed Brussell Sprouts
with Roasted Garlic, Shallots, Prosciutto, & Parmesan Cheese
Topped with an Orange Beurre Blanc
Vegetarian (Grilled Veggie Burger & No Prosciutto) 10
Bronzed Chicken 11

Soup de Jour

Crawfish and Andouille 6

Appetizer

Fried Lobster 14
Japanese Breaded Garlic Fried Lobster Served with a Ginger Aioli

Entrees

“Straight out of the Water” 32
1lb of Fresh Local Stone Crab Claws Served with Keylime Mustard Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Sterling Chardonnay (glass/bottle) 9/35
Kistler Chardonnay 81

Clam Linguini 27
Cedar Key Little Neck Clams in a Garlic White Wine Sauce over Linguini
Wine Suggestion:
Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc(glass/bottle)8/32
Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 35

Entrees

Yellowfin Tuna 36
Sesame Seared Grade A Yellowfin Tuna with Wakami Seaweed Salad, Sirachi Aioli and Wasabi Vinaigrette
Wine Suggestion:
BV Reserve Pinot Noir (glass/bottle) 14/53
Belle Gloss Pinot Noir (bottle) 78

Pork Marsala 29
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin over Pearl Pasta with Marsala Cream Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Louis Martini Cabernet (glass/bottle)9/36
Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon (bottle) 44

Hog Snapper 36
Pan Seared Hog Snapper Finished with a Frangelico Butter Pecan Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Blanc de Mer (glass/bottle) 10/38
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 36

American Red Snapper (33)
Black Grouper (33)
Served Blackened, Bronzed, or Flame Broiled with Picatta, Almondine,
or Meuniere Sauce

Lunch at The Temptation
Today’s Specials
Soups

Roasted Carrot & Lump Crabmeat 6
Lobster Bisque 6

Salads, Sandwiches & Fresh Fish
Strawberry Chicken Salad 12
Spring Mix Greens with Strawberries, Grilled Chicken, Toasted Pecans,
Boursin Cheese & a Balsamic Reduction

Dirty Fried Soft Shell Crab 17
with Arugula, French Radish, Cucumber & Grape Tomato
Served with Creole Remoulade

Lobster Roll 12
Sweet Cold Water Lobster tossed with Celery & Herb Mayonnaise
Served on a Toasted Bun

Grilled Shrimp Carbonara 15
Shrimp, Bacon, Shallots, & Penne Pasta Tossed in a Parmesan Cream Sauce

Fried Green Tomatoes 9
With a Crawfish Corn Salsa

Bronzed Chicken 11
The Island Sensation! Served on a Bed of sautéed Brussell Sprouts with Roasted Garlic, Shallots, Prosciutto, & Parmesan Cheese
Topped with an Orange Beurre Blanc
Vegetarian (Grilled Veggie Burger & No Prosciutto) 10
Bronzed Grouper 16

Soup de Jour

Chicken Con Queso 6

Appetizer

Temp Me Bruschetta 12
Fried Green Tomatoes with a Corn and Crawfish Salsa

Entrees

Surf & Turf 42
Marinated 12oz Delmonico Served with Rosemary Compound Butter Accompanied
By a 7oz Lobster Tail Served with
Tequila Butter
Wine Suggestion:
Post House Merlot (glass/bottle) 10/44
Duckhorn Merlot (bottle) 77

“Straight out of the Water” 32
1lb of Fresh Local Stone Crab Claws Served with Trio of Crudite and Bagna Cauda
Wine Suggestion:
Sterling Chardonnay (glass/bottle) 9/35

Char-Grilled Local Pompano 36
Served with Choice of Almondine, Picatta or Meuniere Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc(glass/bottle)8/32
Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 35

Entrees

Yellowfin Tuna 36
Sesame Seared Grade A Yellowfin Tuna with Wakami Seaweed Salad, Sirachi Aioli and Wasabi Vinaigrette
Wine Suggestion:
Blanc de Mer (glass/bottle) 10/38
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 36

Pork Marsala 29
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin over Pearl Pasta with Marsala Cream Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Markham Sauvignon Blanc(glass/bottle)8/34
Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 35

Hog Snapper 36
Pan Seared Hog Snapper with a Frangelico Butter Pecan Sauce
Wine Suggestion:
Pinot Noir Saddlerock (glass/bottle) 8/34

Maple Farms Duck 29
Orange Glazed Oven Roasted Half Duck over Steamin Greens
Wine Suggestion:
Pinot Noir Saddlerock (glass/bottle) 8/34

American Red Snapper (33)
Black Grouper (33)
Served Blackened, Bronzed, or Flame Broiled with Picatta, Almondine,
or Meuniere Sauce

Lunch at The Temptation
Today’s Specials
Soups

Southwest Fiesta 6

Lobster Bisque 6

Salads, Sandwiches & Fresh Fish

Strawberry Chicken Salad 12
Spring Mix Greens with Strawberries, Grilled Chicken, Toasted Pecans,
Boursin Cheese & a Balsamic Reduction

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich 10
with Bacon, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato & Onion
Served with Choice of Side

Southwest Blackened Special
Served over Yellow Rice with Black Bean Sauce
Choice of Chicken 10
Shrimp 14
Grouper 16

Bronzed Chicken 11
The Island Sensation! Served on a Bed of sautéed Brussell Sprouts with Roasted Garlic, Shallots, Prosciutto, & Parmesan Cheese
Topped with an Orange Beurre Blanc
Vegetarian (Grilled Veggie Burger & No Prosciutto) 10
Bronzed Grouper 16

Soup de Jour

Beef Barley 6

Appetizer

Temp Me Bruschetta 12
Fried Green Tomatoes with a Corn and Crawfish Salsa

Entrees

Delmonico Au Poive 31
15oz Delmonico Steak Peppercorn Seared Served over Onion Straws and Finished with a Brandy Cream Sauce

Wine Suggestion:
Post House Merlot (glass/bottle) 10/44
Duckhorn Merlot (bottle) 77

“Straight out of the Water” 31
1lb of Fresh Local Stone Crab Claws Served with Trio of Crudite and Bagna Cauda
Wine Suggestion:
Sterling Chardonnay (glass/bottle) 9/35

“Early Christmas Present” 35
Pompano En Papillote with Shrimp, Oysters, Fresh Herbs and a Creole BBQ Butter
Wine Suggestion:
Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blanc(glass/bottle)8/32
Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 35

Entrees

Yellowfin Tuna 36
Sesame Seared Grade A Yellowfin Tuna with Wakami Seaweed Salad, Ginger Vinaigrette and Siracha Aioli
Wine Suggestion:
Blanc de Mer (glass/bottle) 10/38
Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 36

Twin 7oz Lobster Tails 42
Broiled to Perfection and Served with Drawn Butter
Wine Suggestion:
Markham Sauvignon Blanc(glass/bottle)8/34
Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc (bottle) 35

Seafood Pasta 31
Diver Scallops, Jumbo Shrimp and Cedar Key Clams with Grape Tomatoes, Garlic, Scallion, White Wine and Butter over Angel Hair Pasta
Wine Suggestion:
Stags Leap Chardonnay (glass/bottle) 12/49
Robert Mondavi Chardonnay (bottle)36

Maple Farms Duck 29
Orange Glazed Oven Roasted Half Duck over Steamin Greens
Wine Suggestion:
Pinot Noir Saddlerock (glass/bottle) 8/34

American Red Snapper (33)
Black Grouper (33)
Served Blackened, Bronzed, or Flame Broiled with Picatta, Almondine,
or Meuniere Sauce

Lunch at The Temptation
Today’s Specials
Soups

Beef Barley 6

Lobster Bisque 6

Salads, Sandwiches & Fresh Fish

Strawberry Chicken Salad 12
Spring Mix Greens with Strawberries, Grilled Chicken, Toasted Pecans,
Boursin Cheese & a Balsamic Reduction

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich 10
with Bacon, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato & Onion
Served with Choice of Side

Hot Italian Hoagie 11
Salami, Ham and Provolone with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion on a Garlic Grilled Bun

Grilled Shrimp & Pancetta Carbonara 12
Served over Penne Pasta

Bronzed Chicken 11
The Island Sensation! Served on a Bed of sautéed Brussell Sprouts with Roasted Garlic, Shallots, Prosciutto, & Parmesan Cheese
Topped with an Orange Beurre Blanc
Vegetarian (Grilled Veggie Burger & No Prosciutto) 10
Bronzed Grouper 16