Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve
Just in time for the holidays, Miami’s iconic dining destination, The Rusty Pelican, reopened to the public after a stunning transformation. Boasting the most breathtaking waterfront views of Miami’s skyline, the newly revamped venue is sure to please guests’ eyes as well as their palates.
On Christmas Eve, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Christmas Day, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., The Rusty Pelican will serve their regular menu as well as a prix-fixe menu, priced at $45 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Those partaking in the prix-fixe menu can enjoy The Pelican – mesclun greens, teardrop tomatoes, fried plantains and grain mustard aioli; wild mushroom cappuccino – porcini dust with truffle froth; or pork belly skewer with caramelized apple and blood orange balsamic reduction. For the main-course, guests can choose between oven roasted Vermont turkey with roast chestnut roulade, apple sausage stuffing, cranberry sauce with dried apricots, cardamom and port wine, roasted potatoes and natural gravy; or baked salmon roulade with sweet water prawns, foie gras, teardrop tomato ceviche and braised leek fondue. A scrumptious dessert of chocolate yule log with mocha buttercream frosting brings the meal to a festive close.
On New Year’s Eve, The Rusty Pelican will offer its regular menu from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Beginning at 9 p.m., the restaurant will serve a delicious four-course, prix-fixe dinner, priced at $125 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity (requires credit card reservation). To start, guests can enjoy eel and foie gras with tostones and ice wine “gelee” soy-truffle glaze; baked crab cake with grilled corn, chives, peppers and Chipotle aioli; or all-American cheese plate with aged goat-midnight mood from Vermont, mature cheddar from California, smoky blue from Oregon, grana from Wisconsin, pear mustard and blood orange marmalade. For the second-course, choose between The Rusty – heirloom tomatoes, hearts of palm, avocado, mache, lotus root chips and vanilla-jalapeno vinaigrette; or tableside poured bouillabaisse – lobster consommé, sea scallops, crab claws, roasted tomatoes and toasted corn relish. Entrées selections include duck fat fried Colorado lamb loin – wrapped in phyllo pastry, caramelized onions, sweet potato puree and mint jus; pan seared sea scallops – saffron risotto cakes, sweet eggplant and roasted red pepper coulis; grilled filet mignon and lobster tail with pork belly and pee-wee potato hash and cabernet reduction; or baked salmon roulade with sweet water prawns, foie gras, teardrop tomato ceviche and braised leek fondue. To conclude, diners can enjoy a decadent dessert of warm café con leche with white chocolate, Cuban coffee and cookies and cream ice cream; individual baked Alaska with vanilla ice cream, sponge cake and meringue; or chocolate sabotage – a duo of chocolate mousse, chocolate lava cake, ganache and chocolate panna cotta. Guests will also be given party favors to ring-in the New Year at midnight while they enjoy the Bayside Fireworks Show right from their dinner table.
Alternatively, guests can take part in the celebration in the Grand Ballroom, where The Rusty Pelican will host a New Year’s Eve Gala Party, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., priced at $200 per person, inclusive. At the party, guests can enjoy the delicious buffet, a premium bar with a wide variety of high-end spirits and libations, and party favors for the midnight toast. Don’t forget to wear your dancing shoes as DJ Jeff Green will spin and mix tunes throughout the evening.
The Rusty Pelican is located at 3201 Rickenbacker Causeway in Key Biscayne. For more information and to make reservations call (305) 361-3818 or email Rpelican@SRCmail.com.
