The Menu
Written by the season,
not by us.
One menu each evening: a seasonal five-course progression, chef’s choice, $105 per person. There is no printed menu to hand you months in advance. It moves with the Gulf. What holds steady is the way it’s built.
How the evening is built
Five courses, chef’s choice.
$105 per person · one menu each evening · about two hours
- I
The Gulf opens the evening with what the boats brought in, treated with restraint.
- II
A course built on the pantry: shiso, seaweed, aged miso, koji, and time.
- III
From the farms outside the door, whatever this week demanded.
- IV
Fermentation, cure, and restraint, applied to what the Coast brings.
- V
A close that changes as the season does.
The courses above describe how the menu is built, not a printed list. The dishes change with the season, and the price can move with it. Pairings follow course by course.
The Pantry
Shiso. Seaweed.
Aged miso. Koji.
The kitchen’s vocabulary is Japanese, meaning fermentation, cure and restraint, applied to what the Coast brings to the door: wild-caught Gulf fish, local farms, the occasional find that only lasts a week. We buy from small-scale local and regenerative farms and sustainable Gulf seafood, on purpose.
Past courses the MICHELIN Guide singled out include a mochi cornbread and wild-caught tilefish with seaweed gribiche. Both are gone now, replaced by whatever this season demanded. That’s how it should be.
To Drink
Poured to match.
Sake served the way it deserves, natural wines, and a back bar chosen with the same care as the plates. Pairings follow the menu course by course. Tell us how deep you want to go.
Good to Know
Before you come.
One menu, five courses, $105 per person. Chef’s choice, changing with the season; the price can move with it.
Give it two hours. The menu is a progression. Plan on the evening, not a quick bite.
Parties of up to four. The room is a small historic cottage; that’s the charm and the limit.
Dietary needs take 48 hours’ notice. The kitchen does its best but can’t guarantee every request, and because it’s a small kitchen with shared equipment, guests with serious allergies can’t be safely served.
Seasonal means seasonal. If you fell in love with a course last visit, it may have moved on. Something better is likely in its place.
Reservations
Taste what the season wrote.
Five courses, one menu, a room that seats a handful of tables. Reserve on OpenTable or call. A person answers either way.
Dinner · Tue to Sat · 5 to 9 PM · 715 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs · Parties of up to four