
The Press Gang Restaurant & Oyster Bar
ClosedSeafood, Oyster Bar · $$$ · Halifax
Located in the heart of downtown Halifax, The Press Gang Restaurant & Oyster Bar is housed in a historic stone structure dating back to 1759 and offers seafood, meat, game and poultry with a well stocked oyster bar.
Desserts
From the restaurant's menu page*Our menu is based on availability. Please advise your server of any food allergies or medical conditions! Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 5pm to late | Friday & Saturday 5pm to 11pm | Sunday 5pm to 9pm 5218 Prince Street HFX, NS 902 423 8816
- Peanut Butter Pie15
Oreo crust, whipped peanut butter & chocolate ganache
- Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake15
dark Belgian chocolate, coffee, Tia Maria, fruit coulis & fresh cut berries
- Cheesecake Creations15
New York style cheesecake. Ask your server for today's flavour
- Vanilla Creme Brule15
classic custard cream flavoured with Madagascar bourbon vanilla & finished with torched sugar
- The Ceremony15
a scoop of house made vanilla ice cream with a shot of Chivas 12 on the side for you to pour over, finished with a twist of fresh cracked pepper
- Lemon Tarte15
house-made lemon curd & pastry shell with torched meringue & fresh berries
Shuck, slurp, and savour. Be part of our oyster cult and taste the widest selection of Atlantic oysters in the city, coming from Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Each oyster farm, or producer, have oysters of a specific look and taste which speak to the flavours of their environments. Travel the Maritimes by tasting through our briny bivalves, within the comfort of our historic space on the Halifax harbour.
Raw Bar Featured Oysters
Served raw, or baked, oysters can be ordered in any number and combination. The bar selection changes daily. $3.75 each.
- Black Point, NS$3.75 each
- Pristine Bay, NS$3.75 each
- Caribou Island, NS$3.75 each
- Sheet Harbour, NS$3.75 each
- Beausoleil, NB$3.75 each
- Lovers Creek,NB$3.75 each
- Malpeque, PEI$3.75 each
- Fortune Bay, PEI$3.75 each
- Raspberry Point, PEI$3.75 each
- Shiny Seas, PEI$3.75 each
- Lucky Limes, PEI$3.75 each
- Puffin Rock, NFLD$3.75 each
*Our menu is based on availability. Please advise your server of any food allergies or medical conditions! Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 5pm to late | Friday & Saturday 5pm to 11pm | Sunday 5pm to 9pm 5218 Prince Street HFX, NS 902 423 8816
From The Sea
- Seafood Risotto54
rich & creamy, sherry, dill risotto with seared Atlantic scallops, jumbo shrimp Nova Scotia lobster & Atlantic halibut
- Atlantic Halibut57
6 oz Atlantic halibut with sweet bell pepper & jalapeno jam parsnip puree, broccolini & beef fat breadcrumbs
- Atlantic Salmon47
6 oz cedar planked salmon with spinach crème fraiche, corn & lardon succotash, & buttermilk chive compound butter
- Henry's Feast200
4 fresh shucked, oysters with lemon & cocktail sauce, 1.5 lb Nova Scotia lobster cracked & grilled with drawn butter, grilled beef tenderloin with chimichurri sauce, Atlantic halibut with sweet jalapeno jam jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic & chilies. Finished with roasted potatoes & seasonal vegetables (no substitutions or allergies)
- Jumbo Shrimp Spaghetti Aglio e Olio46
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic, chilies & olive oil tossed with spaghetti noodles Finished with white wine, lemon juice & parmesan cheese
- Nova Scotia Boiled LobsterMarket Price
1.5 lb hard shell, Nova Scotia lobster, boiled & cracked Plated with roasted potato, seasonal vegetables, drawn butter & grilled lemon.
From The Land
- Stuffed Breast of Chicken49
supreme cut breast of chicken stuffed with melted leeks & Dubliner cheese, plated with whipped potato, seasonal vegetables & roasted shallot cream sauce
- Grilled Beef Ribeye67
14 oz AAA Atlantic Beef rib eye steak, grilled to your liking with mash potato, seasonal vegetables, green peppercorn-demi-cream sauce, & gol gappa stuffed with Roquefort blue cheese
- Beef Tenderloin67
6 oz Atlantic Beef tenderloin seared to your liking, with smashed potatoes (or mashed potato), seasonal vegetables, chimichurri sauce & garnished with watermelon radish
- The Drill200
allow our Chef & his talented team to call the shots on your meal designed for two, this 4-course dining experience is sure to please! (no allergies or stipulations on the drill) (Last call for The Drill is 8:30pm from Tuesday to Friday and 7:30pm on Sunday)
- Tide & Stride69
bacon wrapped, lobster stuffed scallops & grilled, 6 oz Atlantic Beef tenderloin with mashed potato, peas puree, beet gel, red wine demi-glace parsnip chips & oven dried cherry tomatoes
- Duck Breast52
pan seared, Brome Lake duck breast with white bean puree, pickled & sauteed Swiss chard, cranberry glaze & roasted cashew crumble
Appetizers
From the restaurant's menu page*Our menu is based on availability. Please advise your server of any food allergies or medical conditions! Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 5pm to late | Friday & Saturday 5pm to 11pm | Sunday 5pm to 9pm 5218 Prince Street HFX, NS 902 423 8816
- The 'Bulkeley' Salad19
organic leaves tossed with cranberry, toasted walnuts, blue cheese, carrot, red onion & apple with apple ginger gastrique & spring roll bowl
- Press Gang Chowder21
dill, sherry cream chowder broth with fresh Maritime seafood including: halibut, mussels, salmon & cold-water shrimp
- Calamari19
lightly breaded, crisp rings of calamari with herbed, San Marzano tomato sauce
- Torched Oysters19
4 baked oysters with Pernod, baby spinach, caramelized onion, double smoked bacon & parmesan cheese
- Cheese & Charcuterie Board27
cured meat/pate & rillettes/domestic & imported cheese crostini/preserves/house-made pickles
- Beef, Bacon and Blue21
chunks of beef tenderloin seared with double smoked bacon simmered in red wine demi-glace & finished with Danish blue cheese
- Braised Beef Croquettes21
Atlantic Beef tenderloin slow braised in red wine, pulled & rolled into potato croquettes
- The Admiral' Garden19
mixed organic greens, arugula, cherry tomatoes, shaved fennel, pickled carrot, aged gouda, candied almonds with champagne vinaigrette. Add 3oz seared Atlantic salmon $15 / Add 3oz grilled Beef Tenderloin $21
- Beef Tenderloin Crostini21
Atlantic beef tenderloin, grilled & sliced thin on grilled baguette crostini with Grana Padano cream sauce
- Nova Scotia Smoked Salmon21
shallot & dill cream cheese in vol au vent pastry with fried capers & red onion topped with a rose of Nova Scotia smoked salmon
Cocktails
From the restaurant's menu pageTuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 5pm to late | Friday & Saturday 5pm to 11pm | Sunday 5pm to 9pm
- “New” Fashioned18
Lot 40 Canadian Rye, bitters, simple syrup & orange peel -a new twist on an “old” classic-
- Salted Caramel Espresso Martini18
Baileys Salted Caramel, vodka, espresso
- Gold Rush18
Wiser’s Deluxe, lemon juice, honey syrup with an orange rind twist
- Rum Blossom18
Amber Rum, hibiscus tea, lime juice, demerara syrup topped with soda water
- Blueberry Maragarita18
Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, blueberry syrup with fresh blueberries
Prices by the glass.
Reds
- Luckett Vineyards Phone Box Red, NS53
Canada
- Norton Reserva Malbec, Mendoza58
Argentina
- Trapiche Medalla Reserve Malbec, Mendoza75
Argentina
- Stoneleigh Pinot Noir69
New Zealand
- McLaren Vale Jester Shiraz70
Australia
- Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet62
Australia
- Errazuriz Max Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, Aconcagua Valley63
Chile
- M. Chapoutier Belleruche Côtes de Rhône63
France
- Chateau Puyfromage - Bordeaux64
France
- Louis Latour Pinot Noir - Burgundy89
France
- Chateau Le Puy Emilien, Le Coteau des Merveilles89
France
- Heritages Chateauneuf Du-Pape, Rhone Valley140
France
- Cecci Chianti Reserva62
Italy
- Masi Campofiorin IGT, Veneto63
Italy
- Sartori Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore Verona, Veneto65
Italy
- Zenato Ripassa, Veneto85
Italy
- Tedeschi Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto120
Italy
- Banfi Brunello di Montalcino, Vento140
Italy
- Pio Cesare Barolo DOCG, Piedmonte187
Italy
- Barista Pinotage52
South Africa
- Kleine Zalze Cabernet65
South Africa
- Campo Viejo Reserva (Tempranillo, Graciano, Mazuelo) Logroño, La Rioja67
Spain
Whites
- 2024 Luckett Vineyards Tidal Bay, NS60
Canada
- 2024 Nova 7 by Benjamin Bridge, NS69
Canada
- 2023 Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc54
New Zealand
- 2023 Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc62
New Zealand
- 2024 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc63
New Zealand
- 2023 Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc63
New Zealand
- 2024 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc110
New Zealand
- 2023 Gerard Bertrand Cotes de Rosé61
France
- 2024 Louis Latour Chardonnay85
France
- 2023 Louis Jadot Chablis98
France
- 2024 Chateau de Sancerre95
France
- 2022 Pierre Andre Pouilly Fuisse115
France
- 2024 Masi Masianco Pino Grigio & Verdezzo Fruiuli58
Italy
- 2024 Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Trention- Alto Adige61
Italy
- 2023 Livon Pinot Grigio Friuli78
Italy
Champagne & Sparkling
- Jacob’s Creek Chardonnay-Pinot Noir Cuvee47
Australia
- Mionetto Prosecco62
Italy
- 2019 Lightfoot & Wolfville Brut, NS88
Canada
- Moet & Chandon Imperial162
France
- Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label172
France
- 2013 Dom Pierre Perignon Hautvillers550
France