River Rat Restaurant

American (Traditional) Italian Seafood

Starters‏​

Cheesy Bread Bites

House made fresh crust, baked thick with herbed mozzarella
$6.99

Shrimp Cocktail

Jumbo shrimp with lemon and cocktail sauce
$10.99

Zip Sauce Steak Bites

Pan seared with zip sauce
$10.99

Bar-Bq Rib Bites

Served with garlic toast
$7.99

Calamari

Fried squid served with a cream lemon and caper sauce
$8.99

Escargot Bourguignonne

Six​ classic style, served‏ with puff pastry topping
$8.99

Boneless Buffalo Wings

Coated in a slightly spicy, special recipe BBQ sauce
$7.99

Shrimp Scampi Starter

Sauteed​ jumbo gulf shrimp‏ served atop seasoned angel hair pasta
$10.99

Cold Smoked Salmon

Nova style, served with cream cheese, capers, red onions and flat bread
$12.99

Oyster Rockefeller

Six broiled with bacon, spinach, cheeses and white sauce
$12.99

Mussels Contreau

Bowl of select mussels in a traditional orange, black pepper, contreau cream sauce
$8.99

Crab Cakes

Lump crab develed and panko breaded, served with chowder sauce and spicy remoulade tartar sauce side
$10.99

French Fries

$3.99

French Fries

Seasoned curly fries
$4.99

Onion Rings

Thick and crunchy
$5.99

Soup​

French Onion Soup

A crock topped with cheese and baked to a golden brown
$4.59

Chili

Thick, meaty, zesty, and slightly sweet, award winning
$0.00

Clam Chowder

$0.00

Soup Du Jour

$0.00

Salad​

Maurice Salad

Crisp shredded iceberg lettuce topped with ham, turkey, and swiss, served with the famous “maurice" dressing
$9.99

Michigan Vinyard Salad

Mixed​ greens with dried cranberries, crumbled bleu cheese, red onions, walnuts in a raspberry vinaigrette, or your choice of dressing
$8.99

Tropical Chicken Salad

Romaine lettuce topped with‏ tropical fruit, walnuts, raisins, and grilled chicken breast. Served with raspberry vinaigrette dressing, or your choice
$9.99

Antipasto Salad

Crisp​ mixed lettuce topped with olives, pepperoncini, ham, salami and provolone. Anchovies on request. Served with italian dressing, or your choice
$9.99

Classic Caesar

Crisp romaine homemade croutons‏ and parmesan cheese
$7.99

Pizza​

Square Pan with Cheese

Small (4 piece)
$7.99

Square Pan with Cheese

Large (8 piece)
$11.99

Italian Favorites‏​

Italian favorites served with soup or house salad and bread basket

Tony's Combo Platter

Lasagna, chicken parmigiana and fettucine alfredo, an east side classic
$14.99

Jimmy's Baked Spaghetti

Spaghetti topped with our delicious house made meat sauce, mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese, baked to a golden brown
$11.99

Chicken Parmigiana

Breaded chicken breast with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, served with pasta and vegetable
$13.99

Chicken Picante

Sautéed in a lemon butter wine sauce with artichokes, mushrooms, onions and capers, served with pasta and vegetable
$13.99

Mostaccioli or Spaghetti

Our famous house made sauce with imported pasta, your choice marinara or meat sauce
$9.99

Linguini with Clam Sauce

Linguini with your choice of our house made white or red clam sauce
$14.99

Shrimp Scampi Angel Hair

Jumbo gulf sauteed shrimp served atop seasoned angel hair pasta
$16.99

Seafood Fettucine

Shrimp, mussels, scallops and clams, sautéed in an herbed olive oil, wine and tomato sauce
$16.99

Casino Ngei Hair

Chicken breast, artichoke hearts, broccoli and fresh tomato sautéed in an olive oil and garlic wine sauce
$14.99

Fettuccini Alfredo

Tender fettuccini noodles tossed in our house made alfredo sauce
$12.99

Lasagna

Layered high with meat and fine imported cheeses, baked with meat sauce
$13.99

Seafood​

Fish and Chips

Beer battered hand cut atlantic cod filets, served with french fries and tartar sauce
$10.99

Fish and Mac

Atlantic​ hand cut cod filets batter fried, served with side of house made mac and cheese
$12.99

Lake Perch

Genuine yellow perch, fried‏ light crust, with lemon 8 tartar
$15.99

Walleye

Walleye fried in a light crust
$14.99

Broiled Icelandic Cod Filet

Hand cut lightly seasoned with lemon and tartar
$14.99

Colossal Fried Shrimp

Jumbo, lightly breaded, with lemon and cocktail sauce
$15.99

Seafood Platter

Fried atlantic cod filets, jumbo shrimp, broiled sea scallops and crab legs, served with tartar and cocktail sauces
$21.99

Maryland Crab Cakes

Lump crab develed and panko breaded, served with chowder and spicy remou lade tartar sauce side
$17.99

Pesto Parmigiana Whitefish

Lake superior whitefish topped and baked with pesto parmigiana crust
$14.99

Grilled Salmon Honey Mustard

Atlantic filet grilled and glazed with house made honey mustard sauce
$14.99

Deadliest Catch King Crab

1 lb. Alaskan king crab pre split, steamed and served with lemon and butter
$0.00

Grill​

Above grill and seafood entrées served with soup, house salad or cole slaw, house potato, vegetable of the day and bread basket

New York Strip Steak

Choice thick hand cut served with zip sauce
$17.99

Prime Rib

Tender slow roasted and herb crusted, served with au jus and horseradish sauce.
$0.00

Mixed Grilled

New york sirloin, with grilled jumbo shrimp, onions, and red pepper kabob
$18.99

Pub Style Sirloin

Sirloin tip marinated, topped with haystack onion and zip sauce
$14.99

New York Strip Steak Siciliano

Breaded with a tasty crumb, served with amogue sauce
$18.99

Pork Chops

Thick, with wine glaze, served with applesauce
$13.99

St. Louis Style Bar-Bq Ribs

Tender, meaty, sweet and zesty, served with french fries
$0.00

Grilled Chicken Breast Montreal

Breast marinated and broiled with montreal seasoning
$11.99

Sandwiches​

1/2 Lb. Ground Round

Fresh ground round, shredded lettuce, tomato, chopped onion, and special sauce
$6.59

New York Steak Sandwich

New york steak with onion rings, served open face on bun
$11.99

River's Corned Beef Sandwich

Thin sliced on grilled rye with special sauce, swiss cheese and cole slaw
$8.99

River Rat Dipper

Thinly sliced prime rib and swiss cheese stacked on our crispy bread with a rich zip dunking sauce
$9.99

The Big Dipper

River rat dipper, for the big appetite
$12.99

Slim Jim

Sliced ham, swiss, tartar sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickles on a grilled bun
$8.99

Perch Sandwich

Fried filets with lettuce and tomato, served on a soft grilled bun with tartar
$9.99

Big Fish

Flakey, battered fish with cheese and tartar sauce, on a soft grilled bun with shredded lettuce and tomato
$8.99

Toasted Italian Submarine

Salami, capocollo ham, provolone, pepper rings, onion, tomato and lettuce, with italian dressing, toasted
$7.99

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Boneless breast with shredded lettuce, tomato and side of mayonaise
$7.99

Cocktails​

Blue Margarita

Cuervo, blue curacao, triple sec, fresh lime, sweet and sour mix
$0.00

Bahama Mama

Kahlua, dark rum, coconut liqueur, lemon and pineapple juice
$0.00

Mandarin Melon

Absolute mandarin, midori, orange juice, sour and sprite
$0.00

Day at the Beach

Malibu rum, amaretto, orange juice, and grenadine
$0.00

Long Island Iced Tea

Vodka, gin, light rum, tequila, triple sec, lemon, and pepsi
$0.00

Kahlua Coconut Mudslide

Malibu,​ kahlua, bailey’s, cream, and ice
$0.00

Sex on the Beach

Vodka, peach schnapps, orange and cranberry juice
$0.00

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila,​ grenadine, and orange juice
$0.00

Funky Monkey

Pina colada, bailey’s, and crème de banana
$0.00

Summer Daze

Dark rum, coconut rum, bacardi dark, pineapple juice
$0.00

Swedish Fish

Raspberry absolute, raspberry pucker, cranberry juice
$0.00

Limebite Rumrita

Captain morgan limebite, triple sec, lime juice, sour, 7up, salt rim
$0.00

Martinis​

Snikertini

Absolute, milk chocolate godiva, crème de cacao, buttershots
$0.00

Raspberry Bash

Smirnoff absolute, cointreau, orange juice, and cranberry juice
$0.00

Almond Joy

Coconut rum, milk chocolate godiva, white godiva, buttershots
$0.00

Banana Split

Smirnoff vanilla, malibu, crème de banana, crème de cacao, tequila rose
$0.00

Satin Sheets

Bailey’s, kahlua, buttershots, frangelico, amaretto
$0.00

Pear Cosmo

Smirnoff​ pear, pomegranate vodka, grand marnier, pineapple, sour
$0.00

Thin Mint

Crème de menthe, crème de coco, chocolate vodka, godiva, rumple minze
$0.00

Key West

Smirnoff​ stoli, midori, lime juice, and whipped cream
$0.00

Sweet Teatini

Sweet tea vodka, fresh lemon, lemonade, raspberry ice tea
$0.00

Toasted Coconut

Coconut rum, light rum, pina colada, cranberry, pineapple
$0.00

Raspberry Torte

Smirnoff raspberry, bailey’s irish crème, godiva
$0.00

French Kiss

Smirnoff vanilla, godiva white
$0.00

French Cosmopolitan

Smirnoff vanilla, chambord, pineapple
$0.00

Wine List​ - House Wines

5.5 glass

Chardonnay

$0.00

Cabernet Sauvignon

$0.00

Merlot

$0.00

Piesporter Michelsberg

$0.00

Wine List​ - Blush

Montevina White Zinfandel California

Light creaminess, with a crisp finish of strawberries and melon.
$0.00

Wine List​ - Sparkling Wines

Korbel Brut California

Medum, rich and creamy sparkling wine
$0.00

Martini and Rossi Asti Spumante Italy

Light, fruity and refreshing sparkl
$0.00

White Wines​

Newton Chardonnay, California

Medium bodied with rich aromas of melon and apple
$0.00

Kendall Jackson Chardonnay California

Rich aromas of apple and pear with a creamy texture.
$0.00

Cupcake Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand

Lemon zest with a slight citrus finish
$0.00

Barefoot Moscato, California

Intense floral and candy aromas with a refreshing finish
$0.00

Leelanau Select Harvest Riesling, Michigan

Medium bodied with flavor of pineapple and a long finish
$0.00

Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, Italy

Light, crisp and clean‏ with tropical fruit
$0.00

Red​

Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon, California

Full bodied with aromas of dark fruit and a long smooth finish
$0.00

Glass Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, California

Sweet​ plum and black cherry flavors complemented by hints of cocoa
$0.00

Blackstone Merlot, California

Medium bodied with flavors of black cherry and plum
$0.00

Alamos Malbec, Argentina

Creamy with hints of dried fruit
$0.00

Beaulieu Pinot Noir, California

Medium soft cherry and berry flavors
$0.00

The Little Penquin Shiraz, Australia

Beautifully spicy with rich fruit and oak
$0.00

Bolla Chianti Docg, Tuscany Italy

A full bouquet with supple flavors
$0.00

Beer​ - Bottled

Amstel Light

$0.00

Blue Moon

$0.00

Budweiser

$0.00

Bud Light

$0.00

Bud Light Lime

$0.00

Bud Select

$0.00

Bud Select 55

$0.00

Corona

$0.00

Corona Light

$0.00

Coors Light

$0.00

Heineken

$0.00

Heineken Light

$0.00

Killian's

$0.00

Labatt Blue

$0.00

Labatt Blue Light

$0.00

Michelob Light

$0.00

Michelob Ultra

$0.00

Miller Genuine Draft

$0.00

Miller High Life

$0.00

Miller 64

$0.00

Miller Light

$0.00

Molson

$0.00

Moose Head

$0.00

Peroni

$0.00

Pabst Blue Ribbon

$0.00

Smirnoff Ice

$0.00

Stella Artois

$0.00

Labatt Non-Alcoholic

$0.00

Guiness

$0.00

Bud Light​

Miller Light

$0.00

Shiner Bock

$0.00

Samuel Adams (Seasonal)

$0.00

Samuel Adams Boston Lager

$0.00

Draft Domestic

$0.00

Shiner Bock

$0.00

Sam Adams

$0.00

Bottled Beer

$3.00

Bottled Premium

$3.25

Guiness

$4.50