ALLEGORY

Culinary Excellence at Montclair’s MC Hotel
Allegory is The MC’s signature restaurant with a shared-plate, multi-course format.  Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, the menus offer artfully done plates with accommodations for vegan and allergy restrictions. Flavor and freshness is paramount, and evident in dishes wherever they are served. Be it at the stylish bar, breakfast table, lunch, dinner or in room dining. From artisan breads, to farm fresh produce, aged steaks, fresh fish and fowl, pastas and dessert, there is no bad choice. Craft cocktails and wines round out a perfect dining experience.

Sample menu:

breakfast:
Smoked Salmon – Capers, sliced tomato, red onion, bagel, cream cheese
Avocado Toast – Whole grain, feta, pickled red onion, toasted pumpkin seeds, eggs any style
Classic Eggs Benedict – Canadian bacon, poached eggs, hollandaise, rosemary potatoes

lunch:
Tuna Tartar Tacos – Cilantro aioli, pickled thai chili, tobiko, sesame
ABCLT – Avocado, bacon, grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, garlic aioli, multigrain bread, house made chips
MC Cheese Burger – Aged cheddar, b&b pickle, bacon onion jam, garlic aioli, red watercress, sesame brioche fries
The MC Cobb Salad (GF) – Smoked bacon, grilled chicken, avocado, cherry tomato, pickled red onion, blue cheese, farm egg, radish, green goddess dressing

shareable:
Hummus – Kalamata olive, Persian cucumber, cherry tomato, red onion
Jersey Girl Burrata – Marinated local heirloom tomatoes, balsamic, garlic basil oil
Ahi Tuna Tartar – Roasted lemon vinaigrette, sweet peppers, pickled onion, crostini
Confit Pork Belly (GF) – Chermoula, cucumber raita, oregano
Grilled Octopus (GF) – Piquillo pepper purée, baby potato, chorizo

veggies & salads:
Farm Salad (GF/VG) – Frisée, baby lola rosa, radicchio, seasonal crudité, champagne vinaigrette
Charred Cauliflower (GF/VG) – Pickled mustard seed, fresno chili, lime honey, cilantro
Blistered Pea Salad (GF/VG) – Lemon, shaved radish, feta, mint

fresh made pasta:
Cavatelli – Rapini, sweet italian sausage, chili, pecorino
Spaghetti al Pomodoro – San Marzano tomatos, stracciatella, sweet basil
Vegetable Bolognese (TN) (VG) – Paccheri, vegetable ragu, fig balsamic, lemon herb gremolata

mains:
Potato Crusted Cod (GF) – Caldo verde, rutabaga, chorizo
Roasted Chicken (GF) – Bell & Evans chicken breast, english peas, heirloom carrots, charred cippolini
Crispy Skin Faroe Island Salmon (GF) – Fennel purée, citrus tabbouleh
Sage Crusted Pork Chop (GF) – Castle Valley Mill pecorino grits blistered haricot vert, fennel sausage
Black Angus – Prime NY Strip (GF) – au poivre, pomme purée, roasted mushrooms

sides:
Potato Purée (GF)
Garlic Chili Rapini (GF/VG)
Castle Valley Mill Pecorino Grits (GF)
Blistered Haricot Vert (VG) – Caramelized onion, toasted almonds

craft cocktails:
Violets Are Blue – Creme de Violette liqueur, champagne
Strawberry Fields – Wheatley vodka, strawberry, mint, lemon
Purple Rain – Patron, pineapple, blackberry, mint, tajin
Rosé Sangria – Pineapple, orange liqueur, rosé
Honeypot – Beefeater gin, honey, lemon, lavender
Goodfella – Misunderstood Ginger whiskey, lemon, orange, amaro ciociaro
Smoke & Mirrors – Four Roses bourbon, orange, smoked cherry wood