The Cove
The Cove, a retro, nautical-themed bar and restaurant, is the kind of place you see everywhere in New Orleans. We specialize in fresh oysters and classically prepared cocktails.
The décor and dimmed lighting offer an intimate setting where you can savor delicious seafood, panini, and pizzas. With the most extensive drinks menu in town, you can enjoy one of over 50 of our famous libations.
Tapas
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$4.50 Boquerones and Chips
These are not the dry, salt-cured fare you find in a jar. Fresh, marinated anchovies and capers on top of potato chips
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$4.50 Not! Wings
Cove Blue Cheese dressing spiked with red chili sauce served with Fritos and celery sticks
Tags: appetizer
Starters
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$6.50 Oysters on the Half Shell - 1/2 Dozen
(Crassostrea Virginica) Wild caught, Breton Sound Louisiana
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$12.00 Oysters on the Half Shell - Dozen
(Crassostrea Virginica) Wild caught, Breton Sound Louisiana
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$10.50 Oysters Rockefeller
1/2 dozen oysters cooked in the half shell topped with Rockefeller sauce and Parmesan cheese
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$10.50 Oysters Casino
1/2 dozen oysters cooked in the half shell topped with bacon and sherry with a hint of nutmeg
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$10.50 Antipasto Platter
Sliced genoa, sopressata, and coppa salamis, provolone, grilled eggplant, roasted tomatoes, and olives
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$10.50 Mediterranean Veggie Platter
Marinated artichokes, hummus, grilled eggplant, roasted tomatoes, olives, and pita bread
Tags: vegetarian
Salads
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$10.50 Shrimp Salad
Seven large seasoned grilled shrimp. Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and goat cheese; lightly tossed with our garlic lemon vinaigrette and topped with croutons
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$6.50 Mermaid Salad
Wedge of iceberg lettuce topped with our Cove blue cheese dressing, diced pimentos, and crumbled bacon; served with a side of garlic lemon vinaigrette
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$3.75 House Salad
Romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, chopped celery, and red onions tossed in garlic lemon vinaigrette
Vegetarian Friendly
Casseroles
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$8.50 Stoner Pie
Two LaRosa Tamales baked in a casserole boat topped with cream cheese Rotel dip and fresh ground cumin; served with Fritos. For extreme heat, ask your server for red hot chili sauce.
Tags: tamales
Panini
Panini are grilled sandwiches on a ciabatta bun. Each is served with a side salad.
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$9.50 The Sicilian
Marinated artichokes, goat cheese, fresh-marinated anchovies and capers
Tags: sandwich, vegetarian
Pita Pizzas
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$16.00 Jim's Ultimate Oyster Pizza
Spinach Rockefeller sauce with marinated artichokes, goat cheese, bacon and topped with a half dozen fresh-shucked oysters
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$9.50 Rockin' Artichoke
Spinach Rockefeller sauce with marinated artichokes, goat cheese and bacon
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$9.50 Italian Veggie
Pesto with goat cheese, sautéed eggplant and roasted tomatoes
Tags: pizza, vegetarian
Desserts
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$4.50 Chocolate Truffle
Chocolate gelato with a zabaione cream center; topped with hazelnuts and cocoa powder
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$5.50 Blonde Butter Brownie
Brown sugar brownie made with butter, pecans, and cream cheese; topped with whipped cream
Cocktails
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$8.00 Sazerac
Originally concocted by Antoine Peychaud in 1793, it's as old and mysterious as its birthplace: New Orleans. Sazerac Rye Whiskey, absinthe, sugar, Peychaud bitters, lemon twist
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$11.00 CosmoPama
We've updated a 90's staple: the Cosmopolitan. Made with pomegranate liqueur and peach bitters, this is sex in our city. Monopolowa vodka, Pama liqueur, orange liqueur, lime, peach bitters, sugar
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$8.00 Vampire
Mean and hot…for times when you're out for blood.
Sauza tequila, organic tomato juice, lime, red chili, salt, balsamic vinegar -
$7.50 Lovely Margarita
Nothing phony here. Made to order with fresh-squeezed lime juice, she's a natural beauty. Sauza tequila, lime, orange liqueur, orange, sugar, salt
Double $13.00
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$7.50 Manhattan
This all-time classic cocktail is as suave and sophisticated as the island for which it's named.
Buffalo Trace bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters, cherry -
$6.00 Memphis Mule
This will remind you of those tangy NuGrape sodas you drank as a kid—except now there's a kick!
Monopolowa vodka, crème de cassis, lime, soda water -
$7.50 Cove Martini
Made as it was originally intended with gin and definitely stirred not shaken. Plymouth gin, dry vermouth, lemon twist, wild caperberry
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$8.75 Singapore Sling
This tropical classic was created in 1911 at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Plymouth gin, cherry brandy, orange liqueur, lemon juice, sugar, Benedictine, soda water
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$6.00 Blue Steel
Cold and sharp…to get straight to the point.
Monopolowa vodka, Sauza tequila, blue curacao, lemon twist -
$10.50 Side Car
The dashing officers in First World War Paris would be chauffeured off in motorcycle side cars after having had a few of these. Meukow VSOP cognac, orange liqueur, lemon, sugar
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$7.50 Old Fashion
Old fashioned, but never out of style. Our recipe hails from that venerable New York institution The Oak Bar at the Plaza Hotel. Buffalo Trace bourbon, orange, cherry, sugar, bitters, lemon twist, soda water
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$10.75 Mai-Tai
Worthy of the fiercest Tiki…we think you will find our not-too-sweet version truly out of this world!
Barbancourt rum, lime, curacao, Pama liqueur, orgeat, pineapple, cherry -
$6.00 Jimlet
We aim to convert those shy of gin by our hybrid of the Gimlet and Gin Rickey. Plymouth gin, lime, sugar, soda water
Beers
Wine and Champagne Cocktails
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$7.50 Sangria Cocktail
Merlot, chardonnay, brandy, triple sec, orange and cranberry juices, orange slice, cherries
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$24.00 Sangria Pitcher
Merlot, chardonnay, brandy, triple sec, orange and cranberry juices, orange slice, cherries
Absinthe Cocktails
Bourbon Cocktails
Brandy and Cognac Cocktails
Gin Cocktails
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$12.00 Rick's Cucumber Martini
Hendrick's gin, dry vermouth, muddled with cucumber and served with a fresh cucumber slice
Irish Whiskey Cocktails
Pimm's
Rum
Vodka
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$8.00 Bloody Mary
Vodka, organic tomato juice, lemon juice, salt, pepper, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce
