Tortuga's Saltwater Grill Menu

Introducing Tortuga's Saltwater Grill, a New American restaurant located in Port Aransas, TX. Known for their delightful mix of steakhouses and seafood, Tortuga's offers a wide range of menu options for all preferences, including many vegetarian choices. Their inviting ambiance, with casual, trendy, romantic, and upscale vibes, sets the perfect scene for a relaxing dining experience. Customers rave about the delectable dishes, such as the southern fried shrimp, oysters, crab cakes, and crab bisque. The attentive waitstaff adds to the overall pleasant dining atmosphere, providing top-notch service. With a variety of payment options, outdoor seating, and catering services available, Tortuga's Saltwater Grill is a must-visit destination for those looking for a satisfying and delicious meal in Port Aransas.

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CRAB IMPERIAL DIP

A creamy hot blend of cheeses broiled to a golden brown and topped with blue crab. Served with fresh chives, tomatoes, and crispy tortilla chips.

Poke Tuna Stack

Poke tuna stacked over carrot-cashew slaw and cucumber. Topped with pineapple-mango salsa, avocado, sriracha aioli, and eel sauce. Served with wonton chips.

Manila Clams

lb in a velvety cajun butter sauce. Served with grilled french bread.

Crab Cake

House blend of blue claw and lump crab mixed with a perfect blend of spices. Served with house remoulade.

Boudin Balls

Cajun sausage of pork and rice-breaded and fried crispy. Served with special house remoulade

Shrimp Cocktail

Jumbo Shrimp served cold along side house cocktail

Truffle Fries

A shareable portion of natural cut fries, white truffle oil, and gruyere cheese. garnished with green onions.

On The Half Shell

Ask your server or check the chalk board for availability.

Seafood Tower

Custom built to order. Choose from: Sashimi Tuna Shrimp Cocktail Crab Salad Dungeness Crab Oyster on the half shell

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Salads

Southwest

Fresh avocado, pico de gallo, bacon, roasted corn, cotija cheese with a house green-chile ranch served on the side

D'ANJOU PEAR SALAD

Fresh spring mix salad with sweet pear slices, crunchy pecans, dried cranberries, and creamy goat cheese. White balsamic mustard vinaigrette on the side

Wedge

Bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, diced tomatoes and red onion with a drizzle of house ranch

CAESAR SALAD

Artisan Romaine tossed with a Caesar dressing, shaved parmesan, garlic croutons and olive tapenade

House Salad

Spring mix, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, croutons, shredded cheese, and choice of dressing

Classic Pour-Over

Hand-selected and fresh ground beans from our local, artisanal roaster - bloom city coffee co. Please request cream from your server

Mimosas

Make it traditional with orange juice or switch it up and choose cranberry, pineapple or ruby red grapefruit

Cafe Latte

Fresh roasted beans from bloom city paired with

Lydia Ann

La marca with a shot of st. Germaine and splash of grapefruit juice

Island Coffee

Locally roasted beans, baileys and texas whiskey on ice with house whip

Bloody Mary

Ask your server for details!!

Brunch - SUNDAY ONLY —

Brunch - French Toast

Tenders And Toast

Hand-breaded tenders candied bacon powdered sugar house syrup

Berry

House berry compote powdered sugar homemade whipped cream

Traditional

House syrup powdered sugar house whip

Tuga Style

House caramel spiced mexican chocolate candied pecans house whip

Brunch Burger

/ lb beef patty bacon fried egg american mayo texas toast

Blackened Blt

Blackened gulf fish bacon lettuce tomato mayo texas toast

Classic Burger

/ lb beef patty lettuce tomato pickles onions mustard mayo cheddar cheese challah bun

Brunch - Handhelds

Brunch - Plates

Steak & Hash

Tenderloin cutlets sauteed spinach caramelized onions potato hash jack cheese topped with two over easy eggs

Shrimp And Grits

Jumbo shrimp moist grit cakes bacon corn and poblano pan sauce

Biscuits & Gravy

Homemade biscuits house chorizo gravy scrambled egg breakfast potatoes bacon

Migas

Eggs pico de gallo corn chips house chorizo jack cheese, avocado served with breakfast potatoes

Port A Benny's

House biscuit, crab cake, avocado, and diced tomato layered with over easy eggs, hollandaise, and breakfast potatoes

Filet

- Oz Ribeye

Ribeye And Shrimp

- oz ribeye with jumbo shrimp

Filet Oscar

oz filet topped with lump crab and hollandaise

Black And Bleu

oz filet charbroiled with a bleu cheese crust and finished with port wine reduction. oz filet

Surf And Turf

Beef tenderloin medallions & jumbo shrimp scampi

Churrasco Steak

oz. flank steak charbroiled, sliced, and fanned over a bed of rice set with an asparagus-cherry tomato sauté. Finished with cilantro Chimichurri.

Dinner - Steaks

Southern Fried Seafood

Lightly Breaded, Crispy And Perfectly Seasoned

Seafood Pasta

Gulf shrimp, scallops and mussels in a rich buerre blanc tossed with bowtie pasta, sundried tomatoes and spinach.

Pasta Acadiana

An Acadiana cream sauce with caramelized onions, mushrooms, and bacon. Garnished with Gruyère cheese, green onion and tomato.

LOBSTER MAC

Chunks of decadent lobster tossed in a cheese bechamel with bowtie pasta. Garnished with toasted bread crumbs and parsley.

Dinner - Pastas

Featured Seafood

SEARED SCALLOPS

Seared jumbo scallops on a bed of seasonal risotto served alongside a sautéed kale salad. Finished with a carrot-ginger coulis

Charbroiled Choice Of The Day

A simple and delicious classic. Served with lemon butter, seasonal risotto and roasted vegetables.

Snapper Pontchartrain

Blackened red snapper topped with a house crawfish creole sauce, served with a cheddar grit cake & seasonal roasted vegetables

Shrimp And Grits

A fan favorite. Gulf shrimp sauteed with crispy bacon, poblano and sweet corn. Served over cheddar grit cakes, topped with a decadent pan sauce. Garnished with green onion and diced tomato.

LEMON PARMESAN FLOUNDER

Parmesan-crusted fresh Flounder, lemon beurre blanc, creamy risotto, and vegetables

Crab-Crusted Fish Of The Day

Fresh rotating gulf fish encrusted with lump blue crab mix topped with a decadent lemon butter cream sauce. Served with seasonal risotto and roasted vegetables. Garnished with green onion and diced tomato.

Southwest Salad

Butter lettuce, green chile ranch, pico de gallo, bacon, roasted corn, cotija cheese.

D'ANJOU PEAR SALAD

Fresh spring mix salad with sweet pear slices, crunchy pecans, dried cranberries, and creamy goat cheese. White balsamic mustard vinaigrette on the side

Black And Bleu

oz New York strip with a wedge salad. Iceberg wedge, bleu cheese crumbles, bacon, tomatoes and red onion -- drizzled with house ranch

CAESAR SALAD

Artisan Romaine tossed with a Caesar dressing, shaved parmesan, garlic croutons and olive tapenade

Lunch Menu - Salads

Lunch Menu - Entrees

Southern Fried Seafood

Lightly breaded, crispy and perfectly seasoned. Served with fries and hush puppies

Blackened Fish Of The Day

Fresh gulf fish blackened or chargrilled with lemon butter, rice and roasted vegetables.

Charbroiled Fish Of The Day

Fresh gulf fish blackened or chargrilled with lemon butter, rice and roasted vegetables.

Shrimp And Grits

A fan favorite! Gulf shrimp sauteed with crispy bacon, pablano and sweet corn. Served over cheddar grit cakes, topped with a decadent pan sauce. Garnished with green onion and diced tomato.

TUNA POKE BOWL

Sashimi tuna, steamed rice, pineapple-mango salsa, Asian slaw, cucumber, jalapeno, avocado, crispy wonton strips, poke vinaigrette, and sriracha aioli

SNAPPER PONTCHARTRAIN

Blackened Red Snapper topped with a house crawfish Creole sauce. Served with a cheddar grit cake and roasted vegetables.

CHURRASCO STEAK

oz. New York strip steak charbroiled, sliced, and fanned over a bed of rice set with an asparagus-cherry tomato sauté. Finished with a cilantro Chimichurri

Lobster Roll

Butter poached lobster meat in a toasted New England bun, drizzled with horseradish crème fraîche and garnished with green onions.

STEAK SANDWICH

Chunks of New York strip steak on a ciabatta bun with Boursin cheese, mushrooms and onions. Topped with horseradish crème fraîche.

Classic Burger

/ lb Angus beef patty with Tillamook Cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickles, caramelized onions and "special sauce". Served on a gourmet bun

Tuna Bahn Mi

Seared sesame tuna on a gourmet telera roll with house bahn mi slaw, crisp cucumbers, and avocado. Topped with a Thai-inspired coulis

Lunch - Handhelds