Saturday Courtyard Dining
Featuring the finest dining experience in Sedona.
Saturday evenings, El Portal offers a limited number of tables with the finest dining in town, with an exciting seasonal menu in a rustic yet elegant setting. Here, the fine dining experience is more than just great food and attentive service. Dinner seating from 5:30 to 8:00 by reservation only.
Enjoy our wine list and local beers in the courtyard From 6 to 7.
Sample Menu
Starters
~ baked french brie ~
triple cream French brie baked with roasted garlic, fresh berries, marinated olives,
toasted nuts, and lahvosh crackers
$12
~ prince edward island mussels ~
lemon butter white wine broth, fire roasted green chiles, and fresh herbs
$12
~ goat cheese soufflé ~
black mesa ranch goat cheese, aged balsamic vinegar, and queen creek olive oil
$12
~ crab louis ~
lump crabmeat, lemon vinaigrette, cucumber, avocado served in a toasted bread vase
$12
~ el portal house salad ~
organic field greens & baby spinach with balsamic vinaigrette, herbed & broiled black mesa ranch goat cheese, rosemary & olive oil crostini, dried tart cherries, toasted pine nuts, and tomatoes
$9
~ mushroom apple soup ~
velvet smooth purée of oak creek canyon apples, forest mushrooms, caramelized shallots & onions,
hint of thyme
$9
Intermezzo
~ prickly pear sorbet el portal ~
Entrées
~ pork loin medallion ~
stuffed with wild forest mushrooms, ancho chile glaze, red potatoes sautéed with herbed butter, butternut squash, and seasonal vegetables
$28
~ southwest blackened salmon ~
ancho & chipotle dusted salmon filet, chipotle beurre blanc, sautéed asparagus, wilted spinach,
and herbed cous-cous
$35
~ cedar river farms all natural tenderloin ~
broiled baby portobello mushroom filled with pine nuts, scallions & black mesa ranch goat cheese, truffled potato purée, red bell peppers & shallots in balsamic, and seasonal vegetables
$40
~ maple leaf duck breast ~
toasted spice rub, duck & ruby red grapefruit jus, leg filled with duck sausage & toasted pepitas, wild rice pilaf, and seasonal vegetables
$30
~ rack of elk ~
red & white posole with fire roasted green chiles, dried new mexico chile infused bordolaise sauce,
and seasonal vegetables
$38
~ el portal lamb shank ~
braised lamb shank wrapped with pork pâté and slow roasted, lamb jus, brown tepary beans,
and seasonal vegetables
$32
~ braised beef short ribs ~
slow cooked in a red wine broth, potato purée, and seasonal vegetables
$28
Desserts
~ almond torte ~
almond torte with sautéed oak creek apples served with
homemade vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce
$9
~ trio of crème brûlée ~
ask server for today’s flavors
$9
$8 Added To All Split Plates
20% Gratuity Added To Tables Of 6 Or More
Reservations Limited - Call For Availability
928–203 -4942
Menu Items Subject to Change upon Quality and Seasonal Availability
*all Natural Meat~ Antibiotic, Hormone, and Additive Free
We Serve Only Certified Prime Cedar Creek Beef
Cedar Creek Beef is All Natural and Contains No Growth Hormones,
Antibiotics or Added Chemicals
