Dinner Menu
Native Game & Speciality Catches
Native game subject to availability and seasonal adjustments.
Elk Sirloin
Eight ounces of American elk charbroiled
Buffalo Sirloin
Eight ounces of center cut South Dakota bison charbroiled
Trout
10 ounces of the Black Hills favorite served broiled, almandine, sauted or baked
Walleye
Eight ounces walleye baked, broiled or our own herb encrusted using a flat bread crumb crust
Prairie Lamb Chops
South Dakota raised our Lamb is a local favorite. Your chops will be grilled to perfection Above dinners are served with your choice of soup or salad rice pilaf or potato and our great herb dinner rolls.
Beef
The Bay Leaf Caf serves ONLY the finest USDA beef; and our steaks are cut in house.
Top Sirloin, Petite or Twin
Rib Eye
Twelve ounces Rib Steak
Filet Mignon
Six to eight ounces tenderloin
Steak Sand
6 oz sirloin with grilled French bread All beef and seafood dinners are served with choice of soup or salad, rice or potato and a Bay Leaf herb dinner roll.
Seafood
The Bay Leaf Caf serves the highest quality seafood available. Seasonally we fly in fresh seafood from Alaska or Florida!
Salmon Filet
Eight ounce wild salmon grilled and topped with herb butter
Yellow Fin Tuna
Eight ounce center cut filet grilled
Shrimp Scampi
Jumbo shrimp sauted in white wine, garlic and butter
Sauted Scallops
Jumbo scallops sauted in garlic and lemon butter
Halibut
Eight ounce loin of Halibut, grilled or baked
Alaskan King Crab
Twelve ounces split legs with drawn butter. Market price
Pasta
Hearty and deliciousall of our sauces are made ON SITE!
Almond Chicken
Sauted chicken and almonds over fettuccini
Bourbon Street Pasta
Andouille sausage, sauted peppers, onions, mushrooms and Cajun seasoning over fettuccini
Rosemary Linguini
Caramelized onion, walnut and rosemary sauce over linguini
Fettuccini Primavera
Veggies tossed in cream sauce over fettuccini
Italian Marinara
Marinara sauce and parmesan cheese over fettuccini
Seafood Fettuccini
Large shrimp, scallops and mussels Your choice red or white sauce over fettuccini
Portabella Fettuccini
Portabella mushrooms with parmesan cheese in a cream sauce over fettuccini
Chicken
Lemon Caper Chicken
Chicken breast sauted with capers and lemon juice
Chicken Provencal
Sauted in extra virgin olive oil with vegetables and capers
Cajun Chicken
Chicken breast blackened and dusted with Cajun seasoning Chicken dishes served with soup or salad, baked potato or rice and French's great herb dinner rolls.
Vegetarian
The Bay Leaf offers an interesting array of vegetarian selections. Although our menu does not specifically list dishes as vegetarian we are committed pleasing you. If you choose to eliminate meat and dairy from your diet or have allergies to food we will satisfy your needs. We also have tempeh and tofu available to add to dishes.
Spinach Pie and Tabbouleh
This dish does contain dairy and eggs
Mediterranean Plate
Humus, falafel, tabbouleh and pita chips
Portabella Gorgonzola
This dish does contain dairy
Italian Marinara with fettuccini Rosemary Linguini Portabella Fettuccini
This dish does contain dairy Please let your server know if you have special needs!
Speaking Bay Leaf
There may be items on our menu that are unfamiliar to you or made from food mixtures you have not tried before. We are very careful to review any products we purchase to be certain they do not contain MSG. We also do not purchase products having preservatives if there is a similar product we can obtain that does not. Extra virgin olive oil is used for sauting. Please do not
hesitate to ask your server the ingredients of any selection or how it is prepared. If you have special dietary needs we will be happy to accommodate you.
Black Bean Burger
Patties are made in house of black beans, green peppers, onions, green chilies, brown rice, dried chilies, garlic, bread crumbs, corn flour and salt.
Capers
Small, unopened blossoms of a bush which are sun dried then pickled, making them salty and soft. They have a gentle taste, neither hot nor spicy.
Falafel
Ground chick peas (garbanzo beans) seasoned with herbs.
Filo
Phyllo is the Greek word meaning leaf. Culinary, it refers to tissue-thin layers of pastry dough.
Garden Burger
A purchased product containing mushrooms, brown rice, onions, rolled oats, part skim mozzarella (part skim milk culture, salt, vegetable enzyme), egg white, cheddar cheese, bulgur wheat, natural seasonings and spices, olive oil, tapioca starch and vegetable gum.
Hummus
This refreshing Mediterranean dip is made of chick peas (garbanzo beans), garlic, tahini and lemon juice.
Provencal
A sauce made in the style of Provence; we use white wine, extra virgin olive oil, capers and diced vegetables.
Tabbouleh
Bulgur wheat, lemon juice, olive oil and diced vegetables.
Tahini
A smooth paste made from ground white sesame seeds.
Tempeh
A food made from split soybeans, water and a special bacteria which is allowed to ferment for several hours. Cholesterol free, low in fat with a yeasty nutty flavor. Rich in vitamin B12 and protein.
Tofu
Soybean curd, made from soybeans and nigari (a coagulant taken from salt water), and used in soups, vegetables dishes, dressings, etc. Tofu is high in protein.
Appetizers
Our appetizers are made fresh and are a tantalizing beginning to your meal!
Scampi Appetizer
Shrimp sauted in scampi butter choose 1/2 or full dozen
Sauted Mussels
With a toasted slice of our fresh French bread
Portabella Gorgonzola
Grilled portabella mushrooms topped with creamy gorgonzola cheese and served on a bed of port demi sauce
Tabbouleh
Bulgur wheat tossed with cucumbers, tomato, parsley, and onion in lemon oil dressing served with pita chips
Warm Artichoke Dip
Artichoke hearts, assiago cheese and garlic topped with fresh grated parmesan cheese served with French's French bread
Mediterranean Plate
Hummus dip, falafel, tabbouleh and served with pita chips
Spinach Pie and Tabbouleh
Spinach pie made with filo dough, feta cheese and eggs, served with a side of tabbouleh salad
Salads
Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach tossed in honey mustard dressing - with "spinach only" salad
Bay Leaf Greens Caribbean Style
Large Bay Leaf greens salad served with sesame Mandarin dressing
6 Ounce Steak 'n' Caesar
Sirloin grilled or blackened over Bay Leaf Caesar
Bay Leaf Caesar
With grilled shrimp or buffalo shrimp skewer atop
Garden Salad
Assortment of greens & fresh garden vegetables
Greek Salad
Greens, fresh veggies, Feta cheese, peppercini pepper, olives & Bay Leaf Greek dressing
Chef Salad
Garden salad topped w/ ham, turkey, cheeses & egg
Tabbouleh Salad
Bulgar wheat with cucumbers, tomato, parsley, onion and lemon oil dressing
Salad Nicoise
Garden salad topped with grilled yellow fin tuna
6 Ounce Salmon Salad
Served over large Bay Leaf salad with your choice of dressing