Hampton's Restaurant, 4 West Hampton Ave. Sumter, SC 29150
LAURENCE GOTTLIEB
Executive Chef
Some might say Laurence Gottlieb is ahead of the curve, so far ahead of the curve that he is beyond trends. He has dined at elBulli, the tiny restaurant on Spain's Costa Brava that is ground zero for the world's molecular-gastronomy movement, and he thought it was amazing. But even as Gottlieb enjoys the avant-garde, he nonetheless recently was named executive sous chef at the historic White Barn Inn on Maine's coast in the tradition-drenched town of Kennebunkport...Read More
  

 

First Course Selections

 

Crispy South Carolina Oysters
with Remoulade Sauce

$13

Tartar with Asian Overtones, Avocado
and Mango-Pineapple Couli

$16

Purée of Tomato Soup with Jumbo
Lump Crab and Lemon Cream

$9

A Salad of Spinach and Arugula with
Raspberry Poppy Vinaigrette, Shaved
Proscuitto,
Toasted Walnuts, Sweet
Cranberries and Feta Cheese

$9

Carpaccio of Seared Prime Beef
Tenderloin, Tomato, Cheddar Cheese,
Red Onion,
Cornichons, Baby
Arugula and Horseradish Cream

$16

Carolina Shrimp and Grits: Boykin Mill Grits
with Corn Sauté and Sweet Shrimp

$12

 

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Main Course Selections

 

 

Long Island Peking Duck with
Trofie Pasta, Butternut Squash,
Baby Spinach and Toasted Pecans

$19

Southern Fried Coleman Farms Chicken
on Red Wine Risotto and French Beans

$23

Barbecued Grouper with Caramelized
Shallots, Fingerling Potatoes and
Sautéed
Baby Spinach with Red Wine Reduction

 $29

Grilled Prime Tenderloin of Beef with
Winter Vegetables and Wild Mushrooms

$34

Seared Yellow Fin Tuna with Sweet
and Sour Peppers, Cauliflower
Purée and Braised Cabbage

$29

Blackened Striped Bass on Jumbo Lump
Crab Ragout with Lemon Buerre Blanc

$31

Braised Beef Short Rib on Creamy Grits
with Tomato Fondue and Tempura Onion Ring

$35

Grilled USDA Rib Eye, Grilled Vegetable Napoleon,
Mashed Potatoes and Homemade Steak Sauce

USDA Prime $44…with USDA Choice $29

Grilled Scottish Salmon on Lemon
Grits with Grilled Asparagus and
Brown Butter Beurre Blanc

$28

Garlic Parsley Crusted Rack of
Colorado Lamb with Roasted Cipollini
Onions, Broccoli and Creamy Grits

$44