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The Waterboy
2000 Capitol Ave
Sacramento, US-CA 95811
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Our menu changes frequently and the items listed below may not reflect our current availability. Please call the restaurant for the most up-to-date information on our menu offerings
First Course
Daily Soup
Please Inquire for Today's Selection
- $14.00
Waterboy Caesar Salad
$16.00
Reggiano, Garlic, Croutons & Lemon
- Add Grilled Mary's Chicken Breast
- $7.00
Mixed Baby Greens
$16.00
Beautiful Local Lettuces, Toasted Goat Cheese Crouton, House Vinaigrette
Salad of Little Gems
$18.00
Gulf Shrimp, Pickled Beets, Radish, Cucumber, Croutons, Green Goddess Dressing
Warm Salad of Frisée
$18.00
Baby Spinach, Bacon Lardons, Poached Egg & Croutons
Steak Tartare
$19.00
Angus Beef, Izzy's Gougère, Aioli, Watercress
Bruschetta
$24.00
House Smoked Salmon, Shaved Fennel, Capers, Lemon-Dill Crème Fraîche
Veal Sweetbreads
$23.00
Mushrooms, Bacon, Lemon, Capers, Marsala, Demi-Glace
Cheese Plate
$23.00
Selection of Four Cheeses with Toasted Bread, Crostini & Olives
Antipasto
$23.00
Selection of Cured Meats, Cheese, Marinated Vegetables, Olives & Crostini
Half Dozen Oysters
$21.00
on the Half Shell with Mignonette
Main Course
Pappardelle
$25.00
Meatballs of Mary's Chicken, Caramelized Onion, Mortadella, Greens & Parmesan with Porcini Mushroom Jus & Watercress
Pan Seared Sea Scallops
Risotto Verde, Spring Onions, Asparagus, Nantes Carrots, Maine Lobster Butter, Crispy Artichokes
- $32.00
Herbed Potato Gnocchi
$24.00
Spring Pea Cream, Mint, Cipollini Onions, Toasted Breadcrumbs, Sheep's Milk Cheese
Bouillabaisse
$32.00
Fish & Shellfish Stew with Alaskan Halibut, Gulf Shrimp, Clams, Pork Belly & Monterey Squid with Aioli, Gremolata & Grilled Focaccia
Emigh Ranch Leg of Lamb
$28.00
Sautéed Greens, Full Belly Farm Carrots, Spring Garlic Potato Purée, Tapenade, Sage-Rosemary Jus
Roast Mary's Chicken
$27.00
Panzanella of Bitter Greens, Dried Cherries, Almonds, Spring Onions, Warm Pancetta Vinaigrette
Daily Fish
Please Inquire for Today's Selection
- A.Q.
Rick's Deluxe Burger
Wagyu Beef, White Cheddar, Lettuce, Tomato, Dill Pickles, Grilled Onions & Fries
- $21.00
- Add Bacon
- $3.00
First Course
Tonight's Soup
$14.00
Please Inquire for this Evening's Selection
Waterboy Caesar Salad
$18.00
Reggiano, Garlic, Croutons & Lemon
- Add Grilled Mary's Chicken Breast
- $7.00
Mixed Baby Greens
$16.00
Beautiful Local Lettuces, Toasted Goat Cheese Crouton, House Vinaigrette
Salad of Little Gems
$25.00
Gulf Shrimp, Pickled Beets, Radish, Cucumber, Croutons, Green Goddess Dressing
Warm Salad of Frisée
$18.00
Baby Spinach, Bacon Lardons, Poached Egg & Croutons
Steak Tartare
$19.00
Angus Beef, Izzy's Gougère, Aioli, Watercress
Bruschetta
$24.00
House Smoked Salmon, Shaved Fennel, Capers, Lemon-Dill Crème Fraîche
Veal Sweetbreads
$23.00
Mushrooms, Bacon, Lemon, Capers, Marsala, Demi-Glace
Cheese Plate
$23.00
Selection of Four Cheeses with Toasted Bread, Crostini & Olives
Antipasto
$23.00
Selection of Cured Meats, Cheese, Marinated Vegetables, Olives & Crostini
Half Dozen Oysters
$21.00
on the Half Shell with Mignonette
Main Course
Pappardelle
$34.00
Meatballs of Mary's Chicken, Caramelized Onion, Mortadella, Greens & Parmesan with Porcini Mushroom Jus & Watercress
Pan Seared Sea Scallops
$46.00
Risotto Verde, Spring Onions, Asparagus, Nantes Carrots, Maine Lobster Butter, Crispy Artichokes
Herbed Potato Gnocchi
$33.00
Spring Pea Cream, Mint, Cipollini Onions, Toasted Breadcrumbs, Sheep's Milk Cheese
Sonoma Liberty Duck Breast
$49.00
Soil Born Farm Chicories & Bread Salad, Almonds, Preserved Cherries, Balsamico
Bouillabaisse
$46.00
Fish & Shellfish Stew with Alaskan Halibut, Gulf Shrimp, Clams, Pork Belly & Monterey Squid with Aioli, Gremolata & Grilled Bread
Emigh Ranch Leg of Lamb
$43.00
Sautéed Greens, Full Belly Farm Carrots, Spring Garlic Potato Purée, Tapenade, Sage-Rosemary Jus
Steak du Jour
Warm Marinated Asparagus, Roasted Full Belly Farm Potatoes, Crispy Fried Onions, Garlic-Parsley Butter
- AQ
Daily Fish
Please Inquire for Tonight's Selection
- AQ
Bubbles
Billecart-Salmon, Brut Rosé, Champagne
$150.00Bollinger, Special Cuvee, Champagne
$175.00Domaine Carneros, Brut, Napa Valley
$72.00J. Vineyards, Brut, California Cuvée
$85.00Lucien Albrecht, Brut Rosé, Alsace
$54.00Roederer Estate, Brut, Anderson Valley
$48.00Sharffenberger, Brut Excellence, Mendocino
$42.00Andreola Asolo, Prosecco, Italy
$39.00Half Bottles
Chablis: Domaine William Fevre '20
$48.00Champagne: Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label, Brut
$80.00Chardonnay: Rombauer, Carneros '20
$39.00Pinot Grigio: Terra Alpina, Dolomiti, Italy '22
$20.00Moscato d'Asti: Saracco, Piedmont, Italy '21
$23.00Sancerre: Alphonse Mellot, '20
$38.00Barolo: Damilano, Lecinquevigne '17
$46.00Brunello di Montalcino: Castello Banfi, Tuscany '16
$78.00Cabernet: Faust, Napa Valley '19
$58.00Cabernet: Mount Veeder, Napa Valley '19
$60.00Chianti Classico: Isole e Olena, Italy '19
$31.00Esprit Rouge, Tablas Creek, Paso Robles '20
$70.00Pinot Noir: Siduri, Willamette Valley '21
$35.00Zinfandel: Frog's Leap, Napa Valley '20
$35.00Sauvignon Blanc
Craggy Range, Martinborough Te Muna, New Zealand '23
$49.00Cliff Lede, Napa Valley '22
$60.00Fiddlehead Cellars, Santa Ynez Valley '18
$43.00Kim Crawford, Marlborough, New Zealand '23
$45.00Twomey, Napa/Sonoma '21
$62.00Whitehall Lane, Napa Valley '19
$40.00Sancerre: Dominique Roger, La Jouline, Loire, France '20
$67.00Chardonnay
Domaine William Fevre, Chablis '20
$70.00Dutton Estate, Kyndall's Reserve, Russian River Valley '20
$48.00Ridge Estate, Monte Bello Estate Vineyard, Santa Cruz '21
$94.00Hartford Court, Russian River '21
$60.00Jordan, Russian River Valley '20
$70.00Mâcon-Villages: Domaine Les Chenevières, Bourgogne, France '19
$43.00MacRostie, Sonoma Coast '21
$55.00Maggie Hawk, Skycrest Vineyard, Anderson Valley '19
$92.00Matchbook, Dunnigan Hills '19
$31.00Rodney Strong, Chalk Hill Sonoma '19
$33.00Rombauer, Carneros '20
$72.00Ryan Cochrane, Solomon Hills, Santa Rita Hills '17
$69.00Shafer, Red Shoulder Ranch, Napa Valley '21
$110.00Sonoma-Cutrer, Les Pierres Sonoma Coast '21
$72.00Interesting White Wines & Rosé
Chenin Blanc: Clarksburg Wine Co., Clarksburg '21
$24.00Gewurtztraminer Dry: Navarro Vineyards, Anderson Valley '21
$37.00Langhe Arneis, Tintero Elvio, Piedmont, Italy '19
$28.00Lumassina: Punta Crena, Liguiria, Italy '20
$42.00Pinot Blanc: Meyer-Fonné, Vin d'Alsace '20
$44.00Pinot Grigio: San Angelo, Toscana '21
$38.00Pinot Gris: Trimbach Reserve, Alsace '17
$69.00Pinot Gris: Franz Keller, Germany '19
$48.00Riesling: Dr. Loosen, Kabinett, Mosel, Germany '18
$43.00Rosé: Domaine du Gros 'Noré, Bandol, Côtes de Provence '21
$52.00Rosé: Domaine Tempier Bandol, Provence '20
$89.00Sancerre Rosé: Dominique Roger, Domaine du Carrou '22
$48.00Pinot Noir
Anne Amie, Willamette, OR '22
$48.00Anthill Farms, Anderson Valley '21
$70.00Capiaux Cellars, Old Vine, Russian River Valley '22
$68.00Domaine Carneros, Carneros '20
$83.00Fiddlehead, Oldsville Reserve, Oregon '14
$96.00Flowers, Sonoma Coast '21
$66.00Hartford Court, Land's End, Sonoma '21
$85.00Hanzell Vineyards, Sebella, Sonoma Coast '21
$62.00J. Christopher, Volcanique, Dundee Hills, Oregon '18
$50.00Navarro, Anderson Valley, '19
$60.00Ryan Cochrane, La Encantada Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills '17
$110.00Twomey, Anderson Valley '21
$105.00Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Burgess Cellars Estate, Hillside Vineyards, Napa '15
$75.00Chappellet, Mountain Cuvée, Napa Valley '20
$73.00Duckhorn, Napa Valley '20
$132.00Foley Johnson Estate, Rutherford '20
$65.00Frank Family, Napa Valley '21
$120.00Frog's Leap, Rutherford, Napa Valley '19
$135.00Jordan, Alexander Valley '19
$98.00Joseph Phelps, Napa Valley '21
$126.00Rodney Strong, Symmetry, Alexander Valley '20
$82.00Shafer Vineyards, Hillside Select, Napa Valley '18
$450.00Silver Oak, Alexander Valley '18
$140.00Whitehall Lane, Napa Valley '20
$75.00Zinfandel, Merlot & Syrah
Carol Shelton Zinfandel, "Monga" Old Vine, Cucamonga '19
$44.00Green & Red Zinfandel, Chiles Mill Vineyard, Napa '18
$64.00Robert Biale Zinfandel, Party Line, North Coast '21
$50.00Rombauer Zinfandel, California '20
$53.00Turley Zinfandel, Old Vine Vineyard, Amador '21
$57.00Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley '20
$92.00Grgich Hills Merlot, Napa Valley '18
$79.00Keenan Merlot, Napa '19
$66.00Paradigm Merlot, Oakville, Napa Valley '16
$86.00Morgan Syrah, Double L Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands '19
$76.00Tatomer Syrah, Santa Rita Hills '19
$68.00French Reds
Bandol Rouge, Domaine du Gros' Noré '19
$84.00Bourgogne, Régnard '18
$60.00Chateau Aney: Haut Medoc, Bordeaux '15
$45.00Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Télégramme Rouge '20
$92.00Côtes du Rhône: Dom de Durban, Beaumes de Venise '20
$38.00Côtes du Rhône: La Nerthe, Les Cassagnes '20
$60.00Crozes Hermitage: Domaine des Lises, Rhône Valley '20
$66.00Fixin: Domaine Michel Magnien '19
$83.00Givry 1er Cru, Domaine Besson '19
$66.00Maranges La Fussiere, Thomas Morey, Premier Cru '18
$62.00Margaux: Château Paveil de Luze '18
$88.00Morey-Saint-Denis: Vincent Girardin '17
$105.00Morgon: M. & C. Lapierre à Villé-Morgon, Beaujolais '21
$92.00Moulin-À-Vent: Château des Jaques '18
$45.00Pessac-Léognan: Chateau Haut-Bailly '16
$90.00Pomerol: Château Belles-Graves '16
$62.00Saint-Emilion: Lasségue, Grand Cru '18
$110.00Saumur Champigny: Thierry Germain, "Cuvée Domaine," Loire, France '21
$59.00Italian Reds
Amarone della Valpolicello: Domini Veneti, Veneto '16
$125.00Barbera: San Silvestro, "Appassimento" Piedmont '20
$36.00Barolo: Curto Marco, Piedmont '17
$132.00Barolo: San Silvestro "Patres", Piedmont '18
$70.00Barolo Riserva: Damilano, Lecinquevigne Piedmont '18
$86.00Brunello di Montalcino: La Fiorita, Tuscany '18
$130.00Brunello di Montalcino: Tre Contrade, Tuscany '15
$82.00Chianti Classico: Isole e Olena, Italy '19
$61.00Chianti Riserva: Renzo Masi & C, Rufina '17
$30.00Nebbiolo: Seghesio, Langhe, Piedmont '20
$45.00Rosso Riserva: Vignalta, Colli Eugane, Veneto '16
$48.00Tuscan Blend: Villa Antinori, Tuscany '19
$49.00Interesting Red Wines & Blends
Barbera: Boeger, El Dorado County '20
$42.00Gamay Noir: Anne Amie, Willamette, OR '21
$38.00Grenache: Torbeck, Hillside, Barossa Valley, Australia '17
$135.00Malbec: Los Noques, Valle de Uco, Argentina '18
$39.00Proprietary Blend: Shafer, TD-9, Napa '19
$110.00Rhone Blend: Bonny Doon Vineyard, Le Cigare Volant, Central Coast '20
$46.00Rhone Blend: Tablas Creek, Esprit Beaucastel, Paso Robles '19
$130.00Sangiovese: Vino Noceto, Amador '19
$44.00Sangiovese: Vino Noceto, "Dos Oakies," Amador '19
$73.00Tempranillo: Marques de Murrieta, Rioja Reserva, Spain '18
$63.00Dessert
Strawberry Crostata
$12.00
Housemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Key Lime Pie
$12.00
Graham Cracker Crust, Whipped Cream & Toasted Coconut
Chocolate Truffle Terrine
$12.00
Ganache Layered with Flourless Chocolate Cake, Chantilly Cream & Caramel Sauce
gluten-free
Profiteroles
$12.00
Housemade Fresh Mint-Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, Crème Anglaise & Chocolate Sauce
Let's Eat Cake
$12.00
A Slice of Delicious Cake, Seasonal & Frequently Changing
Affogato
$9.00
Warm Pachamama Espresso Served Over Housemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Specialty Cocktails
Velvet Fog
$14.00
Tahoe Blue Vodka, Blackberry Liqueur, Velvet Falernum, Lemon Juice
Papa San
$14.00
Absolute Ruby Red Vodka, Triple Sec, St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Fresh Grapefruit & Lemon Juices
Empress 75
$14.00
Empress 1908 Gin, Lemon Juice, Prosecco
Waterboy Manhattan
$14.00
Maker's Mark Bourbon, Dolin Sweet Vermouth, Angostura Bitters
Honolulu
$14.00
City of London Gin, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice, Pineapple Juice
Fleurette Martini
$14.00
Fleurette Gin, Dry Vermouth, Fee Orange Bitters, Lemon Twist
Tequila Honeybee
$14.00
Piggyback Rye Whiskey, Benedictine, Dolin Sweet Vermouth, Angostura Bitters, Absinthe Washed Glass
Tequila Honeybee
$14.00
Gran Agave Reposado Tequilla, Del Rio Farms Honey, Lemon Juice, Angostura Bitters, Mezcal Rinse
Sazerac
$14.00
Whistle Pig Piggy Back 6yr Rye Whisky, Fee Orange Bitters, Peychaud's Bitters, Absinthe Wash
Imm's Cup Revamp
$14.00
Fleurette Gin, Ginger Beer, Lemon Juice, Pimm's Liqueur Float
Blackberry Fauxito
$7.00
Blackberry Jam, Fresh Mint, Lime Juice, Soda Water (non-alcoholic)
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
American - Contemporary
French
Italian
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 2:00pm
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Saturday:
-
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Sunday:
Closed
Additional Information:
We are open for dine-in and take-out.
About Us
We're a cozy restaurant in Midtown Sacramento providing really great service and cooking delicious food since 1996. We feature a monthly changing menu, inspired mostly by the beautiful cuisines of northern Italy and southern France. We also feature a terrific wine list with lots of interesting options and a full bar featuring classic cocktails and aperitifs.