Sequoia Menu (2025 Update)
Introducing Sequoia - a New American venue in Washington, DC offering a sophisticated dining experience. With a range of amenities including outdoor seating, a full bar, and happy hour specials, Sequoia caters to various preferences. The menu features tantalizing options like Seafood Towers, Raw Bar, flavorful starters like Louisiana-Style BBQ Buffalo Oysters, and refreshing salads such as Sequoia Garden Salad. Customers rave about the Sunday brunch buffet, with endless options like waffles, crab cakes, and bottomless mimosas. The impeccable views of the Potomac River add to the overall ambiance. While some mention slower service, the delicious seafood paella and octopus appetizers leave a lasting impression. Sequoia is a must-visit destination for those seeking a classy setting with delectable dishes and picturesque surroundings.
Seafood Towers and Raw Bar
Oysters
Mignonette, cocktail sauce, lemon
Alaskan Snow Crab Legs
Horseradish, cocktail sauce, lemon
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
Cocktail sauce, lemon
Potomac Tower
1 lb snow crab legs, 1 doz mussels, 1 doz clams, 1 doz oysters, 1 doz shrimp, 1/2 a 2 lb Maine lobster, jumbo lump crab meat
Soup du Jour
French Onion Gratinee
Butternut Squash Bisque
Served with homemade ginger marshmallow
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Garnished with white truffle oil & shaved asiago cheese
Pan-Seared Diver Scallop a la Carbonara
Served with quail egg
Louisiana-Style BBQ Buffalo Oysters
Served with bleu cheese sauce & topped with cilantro & pineapple orange relish
Spiced Tuna Tartare Napoleon
Seaweed salad, wonton chips, crispy endive, yuzu, wasabi aioli
Grilled Spanish Octopus
Served with cannelloni bean ragout, parsley & finished with extra virgin olive oil
Lobster Mac & Four Cheese
tender pieces of butter-infused Maine lobster medlied with a delicious house blend of fontina, gruyere, parmesan & sharp cheddar
Stuffed Mushrooms a la Bourguignonne
Crimini mushrooms stuffed with creamy spinach & saga bleu cheese; served with garlic herb crostini
PEI Mussels
steamed in garlic, shallots, Sancerre & soft herbs; medlied with potato, chorizo & served with garlic herb crostini
Grilled Shrimp & Cheddar Grits
Served with chorizo & finished with shallots, garlic, pepper & clam jus
Sequoia Charcuterie Plate
prosciutto di San Daniele, sweet sopressata, pate de campagne, fig marmalade, olives, peppers, rotating selection of cheeses
Starters
Salads
Sequoia Garden Salad
Mixed greens, cherry tomato, carrots, lotus flower chips, radish, creamy truffle soy vinaigrette
Crispy Caesar Salad
Romaine hearts, cherry tomato, herb parmesan tuile, garlic bread sticks; garnished with edible pansies
Beet Confit Salad
Crispy endive, baby mache lettuce, ricotta, beetroot dressing
Artichoke, Burrata & Pesto
Pickled tomato, fried capers, herb garlic crostini, balsamic glaze
Red Wine Poached Pear Arugula Salad
Frisee, candied walnuts, bleu cheese, passionfruit vinaigrette
Roasted Butternut Squash & Pomegranate
Spinach, baby lola rosa, fried garbanzo beans, pumpkin seeds, tomato, red onion, feta, dried cranberries
Grilled Vegetable Ravioli
extra virgin olive oil "Mosto," feta, olives, ratatouille
Wild Mushroom & Seasonal Vegetable Strudel
Filled with portobello & gruyere; served atop sauteed spinach, braised red cabbage & finished with cherry port wine reduction
Macademia Encrusted Chicken Breast
accompanied by Israeli couscous pilaf, roasted turnips, butternut squash & morel sauce
Crocante Orange Soy Duck Breast
Served with sweet potato hash, baby bok choy & tamarind reduction
Grilled Berkshire Pork Chop
12oz, accompanied by potato pancake, braised red cabbage, pickled pearl onions & finished with an apple cider glaze
Southern-Style Braised Short Rib of Beef
Accompanied by roasted root vegetables, mashed potatoes, crispy onion rings & bordelaise sauce
Aspen Ridge Farm Filet Mignon
Served with creamy spinach & rosemary roasted golden potatoes & finished with bearnaise sauce
Aspen Ridge Farm Applewood-Smoked New York Strip
14 oz, accompanied by gratineed potatoes & asparagus; topped with wild mushrooms, cognac cream sauce & homemade bleu cheese butter
From the Land
Surf and Turf
Our 1 & 1/4 lb. Maine Lobster Thermidor paired with the succulent Aspen Ridge Farm filet mignon accompanied by sauteed spinach, baked potato and finished with our homemade cognac cream sauce
Cajun Squid Ink Seafood Pasta
Asparagus, artichoke, scallops, shrimp, crawfish creme, parmesan
Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Served with sauteed spaghetti squash, broccolini & crawfish corn hash
Maine Lobster Thermidor
1 1/4 baked lobster accompanied by gratineed potatoes & garlic sauteed spinach
2 lb Baked Stuffed Lobster
Stuffed with jumbo lump crab meat; accompanied by asparagus, thyme roasted fingerling potatoes & champagne butter sauce
Seafood Cioppino
Scallops, mussels, shrimp, lobster, clams, fin fish, potato, bok choy, steamed white rice, cassava, tomato, fennel, orange broth
Blackened Pacific Ridgeback Swordfish
accompanied by sauteed garlic Swiss chard, polenta batons & a zesty red pepper & tomato ragout
Baked Whole Fish Dorado
served with Moroccan-style couscous, broccolini & caper butter sauce
Red Quinoa Encrusted Chilean Sea Bass
accompanied by caramelized fennel, asparagus, leeks, lemongrass & Chilean coconut broth
Chile Ancho Encrusted Atlantic Salmon
Served with sunburst squash, baby carrots, farro & citrus beurre blanc