Our menu is carefully planned and lovingly prepared. Our Executive Chef is on the premises at all times carefully overseeing every detail of food preparation, personally ensuring that everything is prepared fresh in the kitchen. Our steaks are hand cut and our sauces and desserts are homemade!

Lunch Dinner Dessert Wine List Take Out

 

GREAT BEGINNINGS

Award Winning Boston Clam Chowder
A family favorite brought to you here via New England! Rich, creamy and loaded with sweet Maine clams.  Cup - 4      Bowl - 6       Bread Bowl - 7

Fire Cracker Wings
Choose your temperature, Mild...Hot... or "On Fire," with bleu cheese dressing to cool you down!   8

Great Outdoors Nachos
Organic corn chips, BBQ pulled pork, grilled corn, melted jack and cheddar, sour cream, honey BBQ sauce.    9

Black and Tan Rings
“Stout right delicious” beer-battered onion rings, smoky barbeque dipping sauce.     6

Bag 'O' Fritters
Conch fritters served “Hot in a Bag,” Cajun aioli.     8

Tail-Gator Bites
Filet of gator tail, fried tender and cajún crispy, honey mustard dipping sauce. Bite 'em back!     6

Onion Soup Gratinée
Using only sweet vidalia onions with focaccia croutons, bubbling mozzarella and Swiss.    Crock  5

Fried Green Tomatoes
A Southern favorite, light and crispy served up with a Parmesan sauce      6

Calamari
Calamari, dusted in Parmesan, fried crispy, zesty tomato sauce.     8.5

Sriracha Shrimp
Fried light and crispy with hot chili dipping sauce.     9

Tuxedo Tuna
Sushi tuna seared in black and white sesame seeds with cool Asian noodles and a ginger ponzu.     9

Grilled Pizza
Our special dough recipe char grilled then topped with "The Chefs inspiration of the Day"    10

Moulé! Moulé! Moulé!
A  FULL POUND of Prince Edward Island Mussels.  Choose your favorite style.    10

Arrabiattá: Spiced chillies, garlic, pomodoro.
Formage: Crispy bacon, bleu cheese, shallots, white wine.
Spanish: Roma tomatoes, basil, garlic, saffron butter.

SIGNATURE SALADS

The Caesar
Crisp romaine, foccacia croutons, shaved imported Parmesan, house made caesar dressing, and anchovy if you would like!     Side - 4.5     Entrée -  8.5   Grilled or blackened chicken add - 3

The Chop Chop
A chopped salad of greens, tomato, grilled corn, red and green onion, cucumber, celery, crispy won tons, seared Ahi tuna, sesame ginger vinaigrette, drizzled with a Wasabi cream.     13.5

The Thai Salad
Mixed wild greens, coconut crusted tofu, sliced mango,slivered almonds, crunchy soba noodles in a Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette.     11

The Favorite
Iceberg &  Romaine lettuces, chopped tomato, shredded carrot, crispy wontons, cool sesame noodles, teriyaki grilled chicken, honey mustard dressing.     12

The Gorgonzola Spinach Salad
Baby spinach, Gorgonzola, Applewood smoked bacon, roasted Portabella mushrooms, Parmesan croutons, roma tomatoes, red onion, toasted pine nuts, drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette. Side - 5     Entrée - 9.5 Add grilled chicken if you would like! - 3

The Wedge
A big chunk of Iceberg, creamy Roquefort dressing, Applewood bacon, a thick red onion slice.     6.5

GREAT OUTDOORS BURGERS

Our burgers are ground from USDA Angus sirloin STEAK.  ALWAYS char-grilled and ALWAYS a ½ POUND.  Served with fries and a half-sour pickle.

The Suwannee
Cheese me please! Choice of American, Jack, Swiss or aged cheddar.     8.5

The Ginnie
Local's favorite! Applewood bacon, aged cheddar, smoky barbeque and a couple “O” rings.     9.5

The Big Blue
Our big burger loaded with bleu cheese and griddled red onion.     9

Jimmy's Jerk Burger
House ground pork, smoky bacon, Vermont cheddar, apple slaw, served with sweet potato fries.     9.5

Veggie Burger
Pan griddled Portobello mushroms garden burger, roasted red pepper aioli, chopped scallion.     8

Portobello Burger
Char-grilled with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and red pepper remoulade.     7

Tom Turkey Burger
Ground turkey with smoked gouda, applewood bacon, red onion and Creole mayonaise.     9

Bison Burger
Char-grilled with horseradish mayonnaise.     10

LUNCH TIME FAVORITES

All our lunch favorites come with homemade chips and a pickle.

Pretzel-Crusted Fish Sandwich
Atlantic white fish deep-fried, American cheese, shredded lettuce and house made tartar sauce. 9.5

Great Outdoors Club
Fresh-roasted turkey breast, Applewood smoked bacon, Swiss cheese,
green leaf lettuce, tomato and avocado mayo. 9

High Springs Heaping
Thinly sliced prime rib piled high on a flour roll with caramelized onions and melted horseradish cheddar.  9

Black Forest Ham Sandwich
Brie, house made beer mustard, coleslaw, marble rye. Cold or griddled.  8

Great Outdoors Philly Steak Sub
Shaved sirloin grilled with mushrooms, peppers, and onions. Topped with Asiago cheese on a griddled hoagie roll.  9

The Weeki Wachee
Chicken breast, basted with honey mustard, char-grilled, crisp bacon, aged cheddar and griddled bun.  8.5

Santa Fe Sizzler
Tofu marinated in tamari and spice griddled with onions and mushrooms on whole grain bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and sprouts. Cheese too! 8

River Runners Reuben
Thin sliced corned beef, house made sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing and melted Swiss on griddled marble rye. 8.5

BBQ Pulled Pork
Slow roasted pork, pulled, piled high on a griddled honey bun, white cheddar. 8

Chicken Waldorf Salad Croissant
Fresh roasted chicken, glazed walnuts, sweet apple, and celery on a warm croissant. 9

The Tubers Tuna
Ahi tuna steak, Wasabi creme fresch, crunchy sprouts and mango ketchup. 11

LUNCH TIME PLATTERS

All of our lunch time platters come with french fries and homemade coleslaw.

Captain's Platter
Large sea scallops and gulf shrimp, deep-fried, with fries, slaw, onion rings and boom-boom dipping sauce.   14

Drunken Rib Eye
12 ounce hand-cut rib eye, marinated in our own great American Pale Ale, char-grilled with sauteed mushrooms and onions, served open-faced on grilled french loaf with fries.     18

Hook Line & Sinker
Fresh local catfish, buttermilk crumbed and deep-fried, white cheddar cheese grits, and maple baked beans.     13

Campfire Ribs
St. Louis style ribs, smoky barbeque sauce, maple baked beans.   Half Rack  12.5    Full Rack  18

Great Outdoors Blue Plate Special!
Changes Daily! ALWAYS GREAT! ALWAYS FRESH! ALWAYS A GREAT DEAL!

KIDS MENU

All meals include choice of small soft drink, juice or milk and a Moose Track Sundae for dessert. (9 years and younger please) All Meals $4.99

Kid Burger or Cheesy Burger with Curly Fries

Griddled Hot Diggity Dog with Curly Fries

OooEEY GOOeey Mac ní Cheese topped with Crunchy Chips

Captain Ahabís Chicken Wings ní Fries

BBQ Ribs with Curly Fries

(No substitutions please)

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SIGNATURE STEAKS & CHOPS

Our center cut steaks are from the finest USDA Top Choice Angus Beef available. They are hand-selected for perfect marbling and aged a minimum of four weeks to ensure the most flavorful, juicy, tender steak possible. ENJOY! 

New Zealand Lamb Chops
3 double chops,  basted in Dijon and char roasted, finished with a smokey plum demi.   24

New York Strip
14 oz., aged New York Strip, cut 2 inches thick.   24

Double Cut Pork Chop 8 oz.
Deliciously char-grilled with a side of green apple chutney.   19

Filet Mignon
8 oz, center cut, roasted shallot demi, our most tender cut.   24

Our Premier Steak
A 20 oz. bone-in Porterhouse.   26

Above Signature Steaks and Chops served with your choice of the Signature salad or Caesar salad and served with whipped potatoes, or truffled Parmesan fries.  Ask your server to “OSKAR” your steak (a cognac cream sauce with jumbo lump crab meat)  add $3.00

Go Native, Go Fresh!
Choose your fish.....Choose your dish!

Redfish - 14    Mahi Mahi - 16    Grouper - 16

Cajun Griddled: With Chef Paul Prudhomme's special blend of spices. 
Pan Roasted: With  just a light touch of our gingered ponzu sauce.
Deep Fried: We always use 100% canola oil.
"Just Grilled": A light touch of olive oil.

We serve our fish on a bed of organic greens with  sweet pea and saffron infused Israeliean cous cous.

FROM THE PAN

Scalloped Pesto Pasta
Linguine in a classic pesto sauce with jumbo grilled scallops and garnished with pico de gallo.     16

The Flattened Pork Chop
A bone-in center-cut Chop, pounded thin, pan-sauteed in a portobello and marsala demi, with whipped potatoes.     16

Chicken Oskar
Medallions of natural chicken, pan sauteed francese style, finished with jumbo lump crab meat and baby asparagus in a lemon cream sauce.     16

Pasta Seafood
Shrimp, scallops and mussels in a white wine butter sauce with roma tomatoes, fresh basil, touch of garlic, tossed with linguini.     18 

Chicken Asparagus
Medallions of free-range chicken, roma tomatoes, asparagus tips, white wine butter sauce, penné pasta.     14

Pan-Fried Trout
Fresh Idaho Brook Trout encrusted in an almond semolina, wild rice pilaf.    15 

GREAT OUTDOORS FAVORITES

Campfire Ribs
St. Louis style ribs, smoky barbecue sauce, french fries, maple baked beans, coleslaw.  Half Rack - 13   Full Rack - 18

Hook, Line & Sinker
Fresh local catfish, buttermilk crumbed and deep-fried, white cheddar cheese grits, maple baked beans and homemade coleslaw.     14

Steak Diane
A 10 oz. cut of N.Y. Strip, peppered and smothered with cognaced mushrooms and onions.     16

Drunken Rib Eye
12 oz. hand-cut rib eye, marinated in our own great American Pale Ale, char-grilled with sauteed mushrooms and onions, served open-faced on a grilled french loaf with fries.     18

Captain's Platter
Large sea scallops and gulf shrimp, deep-fried, with fries, slaw, onion rings and boom-boom dipping sauce.     16

Snow Crab Platter
A full pound of steaming snow crab legs with hot drawn butter,french fries and slaw.     18

Tequila Chicken
Grilled chicken breast, tequila lime vinagerette, black beans, grilled corn, crunchy tacos, rice.     14

"Chicken Fried" Chicken
Buttermilk and hot sauce, marinated, breaded and fried chicken with cheese grits, baked beans and slaw.    13 

Naked Edís Low Country Boil
Gulf shrimp, snow crab legs, Georgia sausage,mussels, cobbed corn, red skins and of course Naked Ed’s Pale Ale with special spice.  Comes with grilled country bread for dipping!   19

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DESSERT

Our Famous Bread Pudding
Topped with warm bananas ìFoster style.î

Better Than Your Motherís Chocolate Cake
Layers and layers of chocolate, ala mode of course!

OUR Homemade Apple Crisp
Served warm in a bakerís crock. Enough for two if you want to share! And of course, topped off with H‰agen DazsÆ Vanilla Bean ice cream.

ìThe Blantonsî Peanut Brittle Ice Cream Pie
Mile High ice cream pie with freshly roasted peanut brittle, OreoÆ crust, hot fudge and real whipped cream.

Fried Praline Cheeezee Cake
Rich, creamy, deep fried with cinnamon sugar.

Key Lime Pie. . . The dessert of Florida!

The Great Outdoors Berry Berry Shortcake
Old fashioned all butter short cake, seasonal berries, Chefís secret sauce and lots of whipped cream!

All desserts above only 6.00 each

ìRum Island Sundaeî
Bob and Karenís favorite! Blondie sundae for fourÖall of the ice creams, all of the toppings, plenty of blondies, tons of whipped cream and our own secret rum sauce in a huge deep dish with four spoons....Good Luck! 9.00 serves 4 or more!

Premium French Press Coffee
Green Mountain Organic Rain Forest Blend. Service for 2 is $3.50 - Service for 4 is $6.00.

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OUR WINE SELECTION

“The Great Outdoors Restaurant is proud to offer a selection of Wines from Around The World”

Our House Pour, by “LaTerre,” Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, White Zinfandel, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon   
5.25   Glass      19.00   Bottle

Whites:

Sauvignon Blanc
SKN 2007, California
Brancott, New Zealand

Pinot Grigio
Lagaria, Italy
Bollini, Italy

Pinot Gris
King Estate, Oregon

Chenin Blanc
Simonsig, South Africa

Albarino
Salneval, Spain
Spanish Quarter, Spain, Chardonnay - Albarino Blend

Chardonnays:

Kenwood, California
Aquinas, Napa Valley 2006
Marraso, Argentina
Four Vines Naked, California
Lolonis “Organic,” California
Cakebread, California

The Sweeter Side:

Riesling
Riesland Cellars Qualitatswein, Germany
Helfrich Riesling, France
Next, Washington
Symphony Obsession,  Ironstone California

Sparklings:

Kenwood Yulpa Brut, California
Kenwood Sparkling, Californa
 

Champagne:

Piper Heidsiek-Extra Dry, France

Reds:

Syrah & Grenache Blend
Cline Cellars 2007 Cashmere, California
Tempranillo Gran Feudo Reserva, Spain   

Shiraz
Penfolds, Australia
Bellingham, South Africa

Malbec
El Portillo, Argentina
Andeluna, Argentina

Pinot Noir
Castle Rock, California
Mia’s Playground, Russian River Valley
King Estate, Oregon
David Bruce, Russian River

Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Blend
Roogle Red Blend, Australia
Blackstone Reserve, California

Merlot
Blackstone Reserve, California
Chianti Classico Castello D’Albola, Italy
Amarone Masi, Italy
Rioja Ramon Bilbao Crianza, Spain

Cabernet Sauvignon
Marraso, Argentina
J. Lohr, California
Justin, California
Pepperbridge, Washington
Frei Brothers Reserve, California

Cabernet Franc
Steele California

Martinis $8.00 each

Lemondrop Martini:  Van Gogh Citroen, fresh lemon juice and a sugar rim
Pomegranate Martini: Van Gogh Raspberry, Pomegranate Liqueur and a dash of pineapple juice
Chocolate Martini: Van Gogh Vanilla, Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, with a touch of cream
Key Lime Martini: Van Gogh Vanilla, fresh lime juice, with a graham cracker rim
Raspberry-tini: Van Gogh Raspberry, Raspberry Schnapps with a dash of lime
Sex in the City: Van Gogh Citroen, fresh cranberry juice, and a twist of lime
Appletini: Van Gogh Wild Apple and Sour Apple Schnapps

Specialty Drinks $6.00 each

The River Runner: Malibu Melon Rum, Captain Morgan, banana liqueur, and a blend of fruit juices
The Blue Crush: Malibu Rum, pineapple juice and Blue Curacao
The Louisiana Sweet Tea: Sweet tea-infused vodka and fresh lemon juice. “This ain’t your mom’s sweet tea!”
Great Outdoors Sangria: Fresh fruit, blended wine and “Mr. Smith’s” secret ingredient. Served in our 12 oz. mug!

Our Private Labeled Beers

Tail-Gator Pilsner: High Springs finest brew! This pilsner beer boasts a golden color, foamy head and elegant body. For beer lovers, Tail-Gator represents a full-bodied beer with a smooth, clean flavorful taste.
Naked Ed Pale Ale: a crisp amber ale brewed to perfection with premium pale and caramel malts, blended with hops, to create a crisp satisfying taste! Enjoy naked or fully clothed!
Three Merry Widows: a light-bodied low calorie pilsner, delicately balanced between the sweetness of malted barley with the crisp finish of German hops. During the 2007 renovation of the Great Outdoors Restaurant several vintage items were discovered. Among the old worn leather shoes, antique bottles and historical local newspapers was found an original Three Merry Widows metal canister containing 3  reusable prophylactics. Here’s to Agnes, Mabel and Beckie, three merry widows who signified the strength and fortitude of all American women in the era of 1910!

Join us for Happy Hour in the Springhouse Tavern every Monday - Friday from 4:00 pm  - 7:00 pm

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TAKE OUT

All of our delicious food is available for take out, except for desserts.

For our printable TAKE OUT menu, please click here.

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