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