Central Square’s Little Donkey is back in the brunch business (after an extended hiatus since March 2020) so you can fill your fall Sundays with all manner of midday deliciousness from the award-winning duo of Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette. The pair has reintroduced some old favorites and added some new touches. Look for the Caviar Sandwich on a grilled Martin’s potato roll with whipped butter, chive and sturgeon caviar; and Octopus A La Plancha with over easy eggs, sweet potato, salsa macha and radish — plus the lauded Toad in the Hole makes its triumphant return with miso banana bread, habanero maple sausage and creamed spinach. Celebrate the momentous occasion with a brunch cocktail toast or two from the rotating selection of boozy morning bevvies, or go for something zero proof like a Stair Car (Grapefruit, Lemon, Cinnamon, Hoppy Refresher). Reservations are available here between 10:30am and 3:00pm or by calling 617.945.1008.
OYSTERS
On the half shell $4ea * (add Caviar +6 per gram) (add oyster shooter +5)
ISLAND CREEK (Duxbury, MA)
strong salinity up front, vegetal, buttery richness
HOLBROOK (Wellfleet, MA)
briny & clean
EIDER COVE (New Meadows, ME) potato chip and french onion dip
PLEASANT COVE (Damariscotta, ME)
strong clean brine
CRUDOS
TUNA POKE $19
gochujang, pickled bean sprouts, fried ginger, white soy
HAMACHI $19
umeboshi, nori, pickled beech mushrooms, shiso (GF)
SALMON SASHIMI $18
tare ponzu, pickled daikon, serrano peppers, burnt cinnamon oil (GF)
FLUKE $18
leche de tigre, kohlrabi, apple, coconut milk
SNACKS
CAVIAR SANDWICH $25
grilled Martin’s potato roll, whipped butter, chive, sturgeon caviar
SHRIMP & PORK WONTON $18
sesame chili oil, chicken tare, scallion
FOIE GRAS $21
mutsu apple, bacon chutney, vietnamese caramel, bee pollen
WAGYU STEAK TARTARE $18
thousand island dressing, beef tendon chicharron
FOR THE TABLE
BANGKOK STREET NOODLES $18
roasted pork, rice noodles, fried peanuts (egg* +2)
CHILAQUILES $12
salsa roja, cotija, over easy eggs, avocado crema
PORK STICKY RIBS $19
ramp sweet & sour, pickled lotus, aji limon
BURRATA $18
golden beets, kale, sesame, gochugaru
BLT LETTUCE WRAPS $17
lamb bacon, pimento cheese, tomato jam, pickled red onion
AVOCADO TOAST $14
malay street corn, peanut satay, fresno chili
FRENCH TOAST $15
cornflakes, coconut milk, apples
EGGS & SAMMIES
BREAKFAST TORTA $15
lamb bacon, over easy eggs, cheddar, harissa, cilantro
MISO BANANA BREAD $14
sunny egg, habanero sausage, creamed spinach
FRIED CHICKEN SANDWICH $15
pickled jalapeno, papaya slaw, avocado ranch
VIETNAMESE PORK ROLL $9
fried egg, american cheese, potato roll, cilantro
CARNITAS HASH $16
sunny eggs, avocado fresca, black bean butter, toast
OCTOPUS A LA PLANCHA $22
over easy eggs, sweet potato, salsa macha, radish
BURGER $16
dry aged beef, buffalo pickles, onion soup mayo, foie gras, jalapeno chips, cheese
NIÑO’S TAMALE $14
Guatemalan rice and chicken tamale, fried eggs, chirmol
SIDES
EGGS $4
HABANERO MAPLE SAUSAGE $6
BRAVAS $6
SOURDOUGH TOAST & JAM $4
ESPRESSO MARTINI COCOA PUFFS $10
SMOKED PORK BELLY $5
