The Coal House Bistro

Appetizers

• Meatball Eggrolls$13.00

  Hand rolled with Mozzarella, deep fried to crispy perfection. Served with Marinara

• Hot Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Caps$14.00

  Dana's Favorite. Large mushroom caps stuffed with hot sausage and Fontina cheese. Baked with Madeira wine and a demi glace

• Tuscany Antipasto$18.00

  The kind of platter you will find on an Italian Family Holiday Table. House roasted peppers, Roma Tomato Oreganata, Rabe, Aged Sharp Cheese, Seasonal Dried Sausage, Portobello Mushroom, preserved fruit, Fava bean salad, and Crustini

• Prince Edward Island Mussels$16.00

  Prince Edward Island black shell mussels set the bar on quality for being tender, sweet, and clean. Your choice of Chunky Red (hot or mild) OR Garlic White Sauce

• Roasted Portobello Gorgonzola$17.00

  The "Porterhouse" of mushrooms; roasted with Italian plum tomato, Gorgonzola cheese, XVOO, fresh basil, and garlic

• Italian Wedding Soup$7.00

  Complete with meatballs, escarole, and pasta

• Fried Calamari$15.00

  Tubes only, fried with just a wisp of seasoned flour. Served with fresh lemon and hot or mild Marinara

• Coal House Original Pizzette$10.00

  Fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, olive oil and fresh basil

  • Gluten Free Available$3.00

• Roasted Sausage with Sauteed Broccoli Rabe$15.00

  Oven roasted Italian rope sausage served in garlic and olive oil

• Italian Nachos Family Style$21.00

  House fried "chips", Italian sausage, sweet vinegar peppers, fresh tomatoes, house roasted peppers, black olives, beans, ricotta, fontina cheese sause, and marinara

• Spiedini ala Romano$16.00

  Two slices of mozzarella stuffed with seasoned creamy ricotta, lightly breaded and fried to melty perfection. Served with either alfredo or marinara

• Spedini ala Campania$16.00

  Served with XVOO, Garlic, Capers, anchovy, and hot seeds

• 8 Clams Oreganata Style$16.00

  Perfect sized "Middleneck" clams served 8 per order

• Pasta Fagioli$10.00

  This rustic version is a hearty pasta and beans soup with a touch of tomato. Served topped off with Pecorino, a touch of fresh basil and XVOO

• Fagioli "Wit da Works" the Way the Chef Eats It$13.00

  A bowl of Pasta Fagioli with a garniture or diced prosciutto, provolone, roasted pepper, hot vinegar pepper and raw onion

• Fagioli "Re-Fried"$13.00

  with Broccoli Rabe and Long Hots

• Shrimp Scampi Appetizer$18.00

  Olive oil, fresh garlic, wine, and lemon

• Shrimp Scampi Entrée$28.00

  Served with cappellini

• Shrimp "Beeps" Appetizer$18.00

  Lightly battered and fried shrimp in Marinara. Original extra hot or medium hot

• Shrimp "Beeps" Entree$28.00

  Served with linguini. Original extra hot or medium hot

Salads

• Jimmy's Salad with "That Dressing"$14.00

  Jimmy started serving this salad over 30 years ago. A family style garden salad topped with provolone, salami, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and of course "That Dressing"

• Chopped Salad$12.00

  Chopped romaine, tomato, olives, roasted peppers, red onion and cucumbers. With grated Pecorino cheese and made to order balsamic dressing. Served with the dressing mixed in

• "That Dressing" To Go$12.00

  Take it home by the quart. Great not only as a dressing but also a dip and a marinade

Entrees

All chicken used in Coal House Bistro kitchen is A.B.F, no G.M.O vegetarian fed and humanely raised

• Chef Jimmy's Chicken Murphy$27.00

  Boneless chicken breast, garlic, vinegar peppers (mild, mixed or hot), mushrooms, fried potatoes, oregano, basil and that savory sauce

• Chicken Parmigiana with Linguini Marinara$24.00

  Breaded in seasoned crumbs, crispy fried then baked with our house marinara and mozzarella cheese. Served with linguini marinara

• Chicken Francaise with Cappellini$24.00

  All white meat breast sautéed with a lemon-butter and white wine sauce. Sided with Cappellini

• Chicken Saltimbocca$28.00

  Tastes so good it "jumps in your mouth". Sauteed chicken cutlets with prosciutto over braised escarole topped with melted Fontina cheese and a rich Espagnole sauce made from demi glace, Madeira wine and tomato. Served with house made croquettes

• Chicken Cutlet Milanese$26.00

  Pan fried, lightly breaded, butterflied breast. Served with arugula salad and potato croquette

• Chicken Savoy$23.00

  Stretch's original recipe Traditional On-The-Bone served with potato croquette. This dish may take up to 30 minutes to prepare

  • Made with Boneless Chicken Breast$26.00

• Chicken Marsala$24.00

  Chicken cutlets, shallots, mushrooms, marsala wine demi glace and a touch of creamy butter. Served with potato croquette

• Vegetable and Cheese Napoleon with Porcini Linguini$25.00

  A tower of flavors and textures. Grilled portobello mushroom, roasted tomato, greens and fava beans, fontina cheese, and roasted pepper. Served with a swirl of linguini in Porcini broth

• Oven Roasted Cod Fillet Oreganata Style$30.00

  Fresh cod fillet seasoned with Italian bread crumbs, xvoo, lemon juice, grated cheese and a kiss of oregano. Served with escarole and beans

• Shrimp Parmigiana with Linguine Marinara$30.00

• Shrimp Francaise with Cappelini$30.00

  Sided with Cappellini

• Shrimp ala James$30.00

  U/12 Shrimp sautéed then baked with thin strips of prosciutto and Fontina cheese. Served with our shallot, butter and white wine reduction sauce and a house made bistro croquette

House Specialties

• "Cowboy Cut" Pork Chop Murphy Style$32.00

  Oh so tender "on the bone" pork chop with Chef Jimmy's Murphy

• "French Bone" Rib Veal Chop Parmigiana with Linguini Marinara$35.00

  A tender cut of veal parmigiana style paired with a side of linguini

• Grass Fed Oven Roasted Rack of Lamb$38.00

  Cut into chops, served over Broccoli Rabe, fava beans and potatoes. Topped with a demi glaze

• "18 Hour Sunday Gravy" Dinner$28.00

  This dinner is a literal "Sunday at Nana's" portion of special large cut Rigatoni, meatball, sausage and braised gravy meat. A flavor that only great products, time and care can create

• Snapper, Shrimp, and Clams Marachaire Style$33.00

  Fresh snapper filet, U/12 Shrimp and Whole Clams poached in a light red clam broth. Served with Cappellini in the same sauce

Specialty Drinks

• Sparkling French Lemonade by the Bottle$8.00

• Alcohol Free House Made Sangria Carafe$10.00

  Add your Own Wine!

• Farinelli Sparkling Water$6.00

• Panna Still Water$6.00

Pastas

Add to your Pasta- Portobello Mushroom $6, Chicken $7, Shrimp $10, Crab $12. Gluten free Pasta Available +$3

• Rigatoni Zingara

  Chef Jimmy Vena's original recipe created in 1988. Half circle cuts of Italian sausage are pan fried in pomace oil, garlic, onion, mushrooms and vinegar peppers (mild/mixed/hot) then deglazed and reduced with cream, butter, marinara, cheese and herbs. The result is a rich cream sauce with a robust kick

  • Half Order$14.00
  • Full Order$25.00

• Cappellini D'angelo

  When you are eating d'Angelo sauce it's like going to Pasta's Happy Place. Made with thin slices of prosciutto, shallots, wine, butter, tender peas, cream, tomato and fresh basil

  • Half$14.00
  • Full$25.00

• Cheese Ravioli Marinara

  Seasoned ricotta filled ravioli served in marinara sauce and garnished with Pecorino and fresh basil

  • Half (3)$10.00
  • Full (7)$21.00

• Cavatelli with Pot Cheese

  Sunday Gravy whipped with butter, ricotta, cheese and basil

  • Half$14.00
  • Full$25.00

• Linguini White or Red Clam Sauce with Local Harvest Clams

  • Half Order$15.00
  • Full Order$26.00

• Penne ala Vodka

  A New Jersey favorite since the early 80's

  • Half$13.00
  • Full$23.00

Sides

• Broccoli di Rabe$10.00

  Sauteed in garlic and oil

• Long Hots$8.00

  Italian hot peppers and herbs sautéed in garlic and olive oil

• House Meatballs$7.00

  2 meatballs with marinara

• Warm Ricotta Cheese$5.00

• Escarole & Beans$5.00

  Our house vegetable

• Truffled Potato Croquettes$7.00

  2 croquettes, our house potato

• Penne Marinara$5.00

• Side Garden Salad$7.00

  Served with balsamic vinaigrette

Children's Items From the Bistro

For our guests 10 years old and younger

Appetizers

• Fried Mozzarella Sticks$5.00

  with Sauce to Dip

Entrees

$8. Served with a fountain drink

• Kid's Size Pizza Pie!

  A personal size cheese and tomato sauce pizza. Also available with gluten free crust or dairy free cheese

• 'Roonie's & Meatball

  Ziti pasta with marinara sauce or butter. Served with a meatball

• Tenders and Taters

  Real solid meat chicken and french fries

Desserts

$4

• Raw Cookie Dough

  Dessert craze that everybody wants!

• Kids Ice Cream

  A kid's size scoop of delicious ice cream!