From the Oyster Bar $ per dozen / $ per 1/2 dozen
Select Oysters on the Half Shell  $14 / $8.5

Boiled Shrimp
1/2 pound of shrimp served chilled with lemons & cocktail sauce  $12

Starters

Oysters Desire
broiled oysters with garlic butter,
parmesan cheese, & creole seasoning $11

BBQ Oysters
fried select oysters served with Desire
BBQ sauce, & blue cheese dressing  $11

Fried Green Tomato Stack
fried green tomatoes with remoulade sauce  $9

Catfish Nuggets  $8

Cajun Popcorn Crawfish Tails  $8

Fried Pickles  $7

Shrimp Remoulade  $10

Calamari
Fried & tossed in parmesan cheese with spices  $10

New Orleans BBQ Shrimp
jumbo shrimp sautéed in garlic, rosemary & lemons in a rich worcestershire sauce, with garlic bread  $10

Crab Cakes
fried jumbo lump crabmeat served with spicy aioli and slaw  $12

Soups & Salads
Salad Dressings - Blue Cheese, Buttermilk Ranch, House Balsamic, French, Thousand Island, Honey Mustard

Caesar Salad
tossed with caesar dressing, parmesan cheese & croutons topped with parmesan crisps  $8
add fried shrimp, grilled shrimp, or grilled chicken  $13

Desire House Salad
tomato, cucumber, red onion & fresh croutons  $7

Creole Gumbo
shrimp, chicken, & smoked sausage  $8

Turtle Soup
New Orleans style soup with turtle, citrus, & sherry  $7

Crawfish Corn & Tasso Chowder  $7


Po-Boys & Sandwiches

All Po-Boys & Sandwiches served on Leidenheimer Bread and dressed (tomato, lettuce & mayo) with choice of french fries, potato salad, or sweet potato fries.

The Peacemaker
fried shrimp, oyster or combination po-boy  $14

Warm Roast Beef & Gravy Po-Boy  $12

Soft Shell Crab Po-Boy  $16

Fried Catfish Po-Boy  $12

Pulled Pork Po-Boy
Slow roasted pulled pork served with Desire BBQ sauce & fried pickles  $12

Bourbon's Best Burger
8 ounces of the finest ground beef on a toasted brioche  $11
add .75 extra for cheese or bacon

Muffaletta
toasted muffaletta bread with hard salami, chisesi's ham, provolone & olive salad  $8 1/2  $15 whole

Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich
marinated grilled chicken topped with swiss cheese & bacon  $12

Gator Burger
Grilled Gator burger served on a brioche bun topped with crispy onion rings  $12

Desire Specialties

BBQ Shrimp
jumbo shrimp sautéed in garlic, rosemary & lemons in a rich worcestershire
sauce, with garlic bread  $19

Crawfish Etouffe
crawfish tails in a brown creole sauce served over rice  $15

Creole Jambalaya
spicy rice casserole & red gravy with chicken, shrimp, & andouille sausage  $14

Shrimp Creole
shrimp simmered in a creole tomato sauce with celery, peppers, & onions over steamed rice  $15

Red Beans & Rice
New Orleans creamy style red beans & rice with grilled sausage  $12

10 oz. Ribeye Steak
served with choice of potato and sautéed mixed vegetables topped with lump crab meat  $25

Shrimp & Grits
shrimp and tasso ham in spicy seafood sauce over grit cakes  $20

Cajun Shrimp Alfredo
fettuccine pasta tossed with shrimp in a spicy alfredo sauce  $15

Fresh "Market" Fish
blackened, topped with lump crab meat, capers, and lemon beurre blanc; served with a potato and sautéed vegetables  $25

Crawfish Alfredo
crawfish and fettuccine pasta tossed with a spicy cream sauce  $15

Creole Trio
A combination platter of gumbo, jambalaya, red beans & rice with smoked sausage  $20

Southern Fried Seafood Platters
Spiced corn flour dusted & deep fried in cholesterol-free oil. Served with hush puppies, coleslaw and choice of potato.

Oyster Platter  $19
Shrimp Platter  $19
Catfish Platter  $16
Soft Shell Crab Platter $20
Seafood Platter
shrimp, select oysters, crawfish tails & catfish  $21

Lagniappe
Hush Puppies  $4
French Fries  $4
Vegetable of the Day  $5
Coleslaw  $3
Potato Salad  $3
Loaded Sonesta Potato  $6
Sweet Potato Fries  $4
Onion Rings  $6

Desserts

Chocolate Pecan Pie  $6
New Orleans Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce  $6
Abita Root Beer Float  $6
Banana Foster Cheesecake
House made cheesecake topped with banana foster sauce & candied banana  $6


Beer On Tap

Premium Draft glass / pitcher  $7 / $20
Domestic Draft glass/pitcher  $6 / $18

Bottled Beer

Domestics
budweiser, bud light, coors light, michelob ultra, miller lite, & o'douls non-alcoholic  $5

Premium/Imports
amstel light, shiner bock, corona, newcastle, & heineken  $6

Local & Micro Brews
abita turbodog, jockamo IPA, purple haze, restoration ale, and shiner bock  $6

New Orleans Specialty Drinks

Plaquemines Hurricane
a traditional hurricane with a twist - absolut mandarin & a splash of oj  $9

Category 5 Hurricane
light rum & fruit juices topped with myer's
rum  $9

Big Easy Lemonade
a refreshing mixture of lemonade & citrus flavored vodka  $9

Desire Cooler
a Royal Sonesta original - rum, banana liqueur, & fruit juices  $8

Sazerac
a New Orleans original made with bitters,
herbsaint, & rye  $8

Ramos Gin Fizz
gin, orange flower water, cream & sugar  $8

Mint Julep
a traditional southern treat of muddled mint & bourbon  $9

Cajun Blood Mary
spicy bloody mary with absolut peppar  $9

Wine - Glass/Bottle

Kenwood Champagne  $8 / $36
Hogue Shiraz  $7 / $32
Beringer White Zinfandel  $6 / $30
Echelon Pinot Noir  $8 / $36
Brancott Sauvignon Blanc  $8 / $36
Chalone Merlot  $8 / $36
Edmeades Red Zinfandel  $12 / $52
Danzante Pinot Grigio  $8 / $36
Frei Brothers Chardonnay  $9 / $39
Merryvale Chardonnay  $10 / $42
Main Street Cabernet  $9 / $39

Beverages - small / large
Hot Chocolate  $5
Tea - Hot or Iced  $3
Coffee - Regular or Decaf  $4
Spring Water  $4 / $6
San Pellegrino  $4 / $6
Evian  $4 / $6
Soft Drinks
coke, diet coke, sprite, ginger ale  $3
Bottled Barq's Root Beer  $4
Abita Root Beer Draft  $5