Our Menu
• Gluten Free option Available | Shared Plate (Entrees, Sandwiches, and Salads) $5 | * Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. | Menu items and pricing are subject to change without notice.
Appetizers
Rudder Chips •
$6.00
House-fried potato chips with Parmesan cream, crumbled bacon, and scallions | Add chicken +$2, shrimp +$2, braised short rib +$2
Shrimp Cocktail •
$10.00
Five shrimp and cocktail sauce
Seafood Cake
$13.00
Haddock, shrimp, and crabmeat with onions, peppers, and corn, served with remoulade sauce
Popcorn Shrimp
$12.00
With cocktail sauce
Mussels •
$17.00
PEI mussels tossed with scampi butter, white wine, chorizo, caramelized onions, and roasted tomato
Reuben Egg Rolls
$12.00
Two egg rolls filled with corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese, with thousand island dressing
Fried Calamari
$14.00
Lightly fried, with our house Asian chili sauce
Fried Clams *
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With house-made tartar sauce.
Pot Stickers
$10.00
Steamed pork pot stickers tossed in a sweet Asian chili sauce, topped with scallions
Rolls
$3.00
Two baked-to-order rolls served with our brown sugar butter
Fried Scallops
With tartar sauce
Salads & Soups
Add to any Salad or Pasta: 5 Grilled Shrimp • $10, *Grilled Marinated Steak Tips • $12, Grilled Chicken Breast • $6, Fried Calamari $10, Fried Haddock $10, Seafood Cake $10 Popcorn Shrimp $10, 4 ounces Lobster Meat • $MP, Grilled, Blackened, or Honey-Garlic Salmon • $12
New England Clam Chowder •
$6.00/Cup
$8.00/Bowl
Traditional!
Traditional Lobster Bisque •
$6.00/Cup
$8.00/Bowl
Lobster stock, sherry and cream | Add 4oz Lobster Meat at Market Price
French Onion Soup
$8.00/Crock
With toasted baguette and Swiss cheese
Chili & Cornbread
$7.00/Cup
$10.00/Bowl
Beef chili with beans topped with scallions and sour cream, with a side of house-made cornbread.
Caesar Salad •
$10.00
Romaine, Parmesan cheese, croutons, and our Caesar dressing
Demi Caesar Salad •
$6.00
Spinach Salad •
$12.00
Spinach, shaved Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, dried cranberries, toasted pecans, and Parmesan crisps with a bacon vinaigrette
Rudder Wedge Salad •
$12.00
Halved Romaine heart, red onion, roasted tomato, bacon, bleu cheese dressing
Pasta Dishes
Gluten-free Pasta $2 | Add to any Salad or Pasta: 5 Grilled Shrimp • $10, *Grilled Marinated Steak Tips • $12, Grilled Chicken Breast • $6, Fried Calamari $10, Fried Haddock $10, Seafood Cake $10 Popcorn Shrimp $10, 4 ounces Lobster Meat • $MP, Grilled, Blackened, or Honey-Garlic Salmon • $12
Seafood Scampi *•
$26.00
Scallops, shrimp, and mussels sautéed with roasted tomatoes in our house scampi sauce, served on linguine
Chicken Pasta •
$21.00
Grilled Chicken, cavatappi pasta, with bacon, roasted tomatoes, and spinach, in a Parmesan cream sauce
Risotto •
$21.00
Creamy risotto with roasted butternut squash, toasted pepitas, and Parmesan cheese
Mac & Cheese •
$18.00
Cavatappi pasta with a creamy cheese sauce
Lobster Mac 'N' Cheese •
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Our Mac & Cheese with a quarter pound of Lobster Meat | Double Lobster also possible
Seafood Lasagna
$34.00
Crabmeat, scallops, and shrimp, layered with lasagna pasta, spinach, and our ricotta cheese blend with a Béchamel sauce, served with a demi Caesar salad
Entrées
Served with two sides unless note different.
Maple-Bourbon Steak Tips •
$25.00
Marinated and grilled to order, with mashed potatoes and green beans (recommended served medium) | Add Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions $2
Chicken Parmigiana
$21.00
Breaded boneless chicken breast, prosciutto, mozzarella, and red sauce on spaghetti
Pork Tenderloin •
$23.00
Cider-brined pork tenderloin
with maple-mustard sauce, with roasted sweet
potatoes and bacon Brussels sprouts
Baked Haddock •
$23.00
Seasoned crumbs, lobster sherry cream sauce, with garlic herbed rice, and roasted carrots
Seafood Stuffed Haddock
$28.00
Our seafood stuffing, lobster sherry cream sauce, with garlic herbed rice, and roasted carrots
Braised Short Rib •
$24.00
Red wine-braised boneless short rib, with garlic mashed potato, and roasted carrots
Honey-Garlic Salmon *•
$26.00
Grilled, with mashed sweet potatoes, and garlic-sautéed baby spinach
14-ounce NY Strip Steak •
$36.00
Grilled to order, roasted garlic demi-glace, mushroom risotto, and green beans | Add 5 Grilled Shrimp $10.00, add Sautéed Mushrooms & Onions $2.00
Sandwiches
Served with one side and a pickle | Sandwich Sides: French Fries, Mashed Potato, Roasted Carrots, Garlic Sautéed Baby Spinach, Cole Slaw, House-Fried Chips Sweet Potato Fries $2, Onion Rings $2, Mac & Cheese $2, Lobster Mac & Cheese at Market Price, Bacon Brussels Sprouts $3
Burger *
$14.00
Hand-formed, grilled to order, with lettuce, tomato, and onion | Add Cheese $2, add Bacon $2, add Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions $2
Rudder Burger
$16.00
Our signature burger, grilled to order, topped with roasted garlic beef demi-glace, bleu cheese, and onion rings
Fried Haddock Sandwich
$14.00
With lettuce, tomato, onion, a side of cole slaw, tartar sauce
Lobster Croissant
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¼ pound fresh-picked lobster meat, lettuce, and lemon aioli on a flaky croissant, or warm with drawn butter +$2
Fried Chicken Sandwich
$14.00
Fried chicken breast with sriracha-honey aioli, shredded lettuce, tomato, and pickle on a toasted brioche bun
Caesar Wrap
$14.00
Fried haddock or grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese and our Caesar dressing
Seafood Cake Sandwich
$16.00
Our seafood cake with lettuce, tomato, and a side of remoulade sauce
Rueben
$15.00
Corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing served on marble rye bread
Fried Platters
Served with French Fries, cole slaw, and Tartar Sauce
Chicken
$18.00
Shrimp
$22.00
Served with cocktail sauce
Scallops
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Haddock
$23.00
Clams
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Calamari
$22.00
Seafood Cake Platter
$28.00
2 Seafood Cakes
Fisherman’s Platter
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Shrimp, Haddock, Clams, Scallops
Our Desserts
Chocolate Torte
$9.00
Gluten free. Flourless, rich dark chocolate drizzled with raspberry coulis
Crème Brulee
$9.00
Gluten Free. Classic, house-made chilled custard topped with flame melted sugar.
Muddy Marquise
$9.00
Gluten Free. Chocolate Heath Bar mousse topped with chocolate ganache and Frangelico Creme Anglaise with hazelnut pieces, and made with imported Belgian Chocolate.
Carrot Cake
$9.00
House-made cheesecake-stuffed carrot cake with candied walnuts and our own buttercream frosting
Peanut Butter Pie
$9.00
House-made Oreo cookie crust, delicious peanut butter filling with crumbled Reese's Peanut Butter cups
Blueberry Pie
$9.00
House-made in a traditional pastry crust filled with Maine Blueberries served with a scoop of Gifford's of Maine vanilla ice cream
Ice Cream
$6.00
Serving ice cream from Gifford's of Maine!
Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Ice Cream, Coffee Ice Cream, Vanilla Ice Cream, and Seasonal Sorbet
Classic Frappes
$7.00
Vanilla, Chocolate, and Coffee
Specialty Frappes
$9.00
Chocolate Peanut butter Cup, Oreo Cookie, Blueberry Pie, Salted Caramel, and Summertime S'more