Pier131 Kitchen + Bar
9 Riverside Dr, Shelton
(203) 513-2935
Customers' Favorites
Certified Angus Beef Steak Taco
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
Lobster Fettuccine
Little Neck Clams
Butter Crab Roll
Steak Sandwich
Chicken Wings
Smash Burger
Street Corn
Shrimp Taco
Pasta Sundays
Gnocchi Pesto
Grilled chicken, roasted tomatoes, and light pesto sauce.
Lobster Ravioli
Brandy cream sauce, peas, and shrimp.
Fettuccine Salmon
Salmon, spinach cream sauce
Fettucine Alfredo
Chicken, broccoli, cream sauce
Tricolor Tortellini
Pink tomato cream sauce with peas and prosciutto.
Fettuccine Di Mar
Shrimp, crab meat, pink sauce
Tortellini Chicken
Grilled chicken, zucchini, and roasted peppers with a brandy cream sauce.
Cajun Penne
Chicken, spinach, and roasted peppers with a Cajun cream sauce.
Penne Vodka
Pink cream sauce with sautéed shrimp.
Linguini & Meatballs
House made meatballs and marinara sauce.
Linguini Calamari
Sautéed calamari, tomatoes, garlic, and EVOO.
Cavatelli Sausage
Sausage, broccoli, garlic, and EVOO.
Penne Sausage
Sausage, peas, pink sauce
Linguini Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp, fresh tomatoes, garlic, lemon, white wine
Brunch Menu
Breakfast Tots
Egg over easy, bacon, and cheddar. Topped with pico de gallo and house made beer cheddar cheese sauce.
Stuffed Avocado
Avocado stuffed with eggs, bacon, and cheese. Topped with pico de gallo.
French Toast
Mix berries, powdered sugar
Breakfast Pizza
Bacon, onion, over easy egg, pecorino Romano
Crab Cake Benedict
English muffin, Crab Cake, poached egg, and hollandaise. Served with tater tots.
Steak & Eggs
Certified Angus beef NY strip topped with béarnaise sauce. Served with poached egg and tater tots.
Bacon Egg & Cheese
Two fried eggs, bacon, and American cheese on a brioche bun. Served with tater tots.
Featured items
Big Sur
Chipotle marinated shrimp, guacamole, feta cheese, mango, roast corn, and cilantro-lime vinaigrette. Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Nashville Hot Chicken
All natural chicken, pickle, coleslaw, srirachi aioli and brioche bun. Served with fries or salad.
Marinated Ahi Tuna
Ponzu marinated diced tuna, guacamole, scallions, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, spicy cucumbers, blueberries, and miso-lime vinaigrette. Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Butter Crab Roll
Sticky rice, sriracha aioli, and clarified butter.
Salmon on the Pier
Grilled salmon, seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes confit tomatoes.
Starters
General Tso's Broccoli
Served over sticky rice and burrata on toast.
Butter Crab Roll
Sticky rice, sriracha aioli, and clarified butter.
Oven Roasted Wings
Cage-free wings tossed with habanero-mango salsa.
Steak Frites
butchered black pepper sauce over french fries
Chicken Dumplings
Calamari
Calabrian chili honey.
Brussel Sprouts
Maple syrup pumpkin seeds
Tomato Soup
with grilled cheese
Burrata
fried tomato, arugula, drizzle balsamic reduction
Guacamole
Served with tortilla chips.
CRAB CAKES
CORN SALAD, TARTER SAUCE, MUSTARD SEEDS
Grilled Lamb Chops
Served over a roasted corn salad with miso glaze.
Butternut Squash Gnocchi
Street Corn
Street Corn
Cotia cheese, sirracha aioli,
house made corn tortilla chips
Tacos
Certified Angus Beef Steak Taco
Peppers and onion.
Grilled All Natural Chicken Taco
Pico de gallo and cilantro.
Shrimp Taco
Roasted corn and avocado crema.
Pizza
Fig Pizza
Fresh mozzarella, prosciutto di Parma, fig spread, and arugula.
Margarita
Roasted tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil.
Meat Pizza
Hot Oil Pizza
Mozzarella, spicy oil, and sausage.
POPEYES FAVORITE
WHITE, SPINACH, BURATTA
TENDERONI PIZZA
PEPPERONI, HOUSE MADE SICILIAN HONEY
Pepperoni Pizza
BBQ Pizza
Crispy chicken and bleu cheese.
Vegetable Pizza
Shrimp Pizza
Garlic shrimp, arugula, avocado, tomatoes, and drizzle orange dressing.
Broccoli Pizza
Broccoli, cheddar cheese, and bacon.
Steak Pizza
Steak, peppers, and onions.
Clam pizza
White pie, fresh chopped clams, garlic, pecorino Romano, and EVOO.
In Hand
Nashville Hot Chicken
All natural chicken, pickle, coleslaw, srirachi aioli and brioche bun. Served with fries or salad.
Angus Burger
Lettuce, tomato, dill pickle, and chipotle mayo. Served with fries or salad.
Steak Sandwich
Certified Angus beef strip steak, peppers, onions, and melted american. Served with fries or salad.
BEYOND BURGER
PLANT BASED BURGER, LETTUCE, TOMATO, DILL PICKLE, ONIONS, SRIRACHA MAYO ON BRIOCHE BUN
Salad & Rice Bowls
Big Sur
Chipotle marinated shrimp, guacamole, feta cheese, mango, roast corn, and cilantro-lime vinaigrette. Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Marinated Ahi Tuna
Ponzu marinated diced tuna, guacamole, scallions, sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, spicy cucumbers, blueberries, and miso-lime vinaigrette. Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Grilled Chicken
Pan seared all-natural chicken, guacamole, roasted corn, sugar snap peas, sweet potato, and cilantro-lime vinaigrette. Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Sliced Steak
Grilled sliced steak, guacamole, onions, spicy cherry peppers, sweet potato, and miso-lime vinaigrette. Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Seared Salmon Teriyaki
Teriyaki marinated salmon, guacamole, Japanese cutty lentils, sugar snap peas, scallions, and toasted sesame. Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Branzino Bowl
Peppers, white beans, green beans, snow peas, orange dressing
Beet Bowl
Beets, peaches, tomatoes, feta cheese, pumpkin seeds, orange dressing Choose between our organic superfood greens, steamed brown rice, or mix it up half greens and half rice.
Greek Bowl
braised short rib, feta dressing, cucumber, onions, tomatoes, peaches, tzatziki
Mussels in a Pot
White
White wine, thyme, shallots, Mussels served with toasted ciabatta bread
Provencale
Tomatoes, onions, garlic, parsley
Sweet Chili Cilantro
White wine, sweet chili cilantro Mussels served with toasted ciabatta bread
BISQUE
BISQUE CREAM SAUCE
Coco Curry
Coconut cream curry, thyme Mussels served with toasted ciabatta bread
Red
Tomatoes, capers, basil, spices tomato sauce. Mussels served with toasted ciabatta bread
Pasta
Penne Vodka Pasta
Cajun Penne Pasta
Cajun chicken, peppers, spinach, and cream sauce.
Cavatelli
All natural chicken, roasted tomatoes, broccoli, and EVOO.
Skinny Zucchini
All natural chicken, EVOO, garlic, tomatoes, spinach, and Parmesan cheese.
Linguini Scampi Pasta
Shrimp, garlic, and lemon white wine EVOO.
Cavatelli Sausage Pasta
Hot sausage, broccoli, and marinara sauce.
Grandma's Gnocchi
pan tossed potato gnocchi with a beef and lamb ragu sauce
Date Night by the Sea
Shrimp, mussels, calamari, clams, and spicy tomato sauce over linguini.
Main Course
Chicken 131
All natural bone in chicken, served with spinach, Yukon potatoes rosemary sauce.
Salmon on the Pier
Grilled salmon, seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes confit tomatoes.
NY Strip Steak
Served with seasonal vegetables, roasted potatoes, chimmichurri sauce
Lamb Chops
Grilled and served seasonal vegetables, roasted potatoes
Branzino
Pan seared lemon capers, white wine sauce served with roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Pork Chop Charcutiere
Grilled porkchop mustard seed, cornish dijon mustard cream sauce, roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables
Beef Short Rib
Braised Short Rib served with crispy gnocchi, spinach, demi glaze
Dessert
Chocolate Lava Cake
Cheesecake
Tiramisu
Recent Reviews
Hot spot for distinctive cocktails, popular and local draft beer, a smaller, but smart wine list, an eclectic blend of menu choices featuring the best of local shellfish, even pizza and tacos, and Live entertainment. Nice bar.
November 2025
I really enjoyed eating here. Already went two times for birthday dinner. Went on a Sunday at around four o'clock and they have a pasta menu with more choices. They also have a great mocktail menu for people who just wants a fancy drink with no alcohol. The second time the drinks where a little disappointing. But the waite staff was very accommodating. Also when I went there the first time they accommodated me when I didn't like my food choice. Very nice atmosphere....
November 2025
It was my first time at pier131. The place itself was beautiful with a wonderful view of the Houstanic River and bridge. However, the food wasn’t up to par. I ordered the dumplings (which wasn’t bad), the street corn dip that came with tortilla chips, mussels in coconut curry and the chicken, shrimp, beef tacos. Everything was bland or needed sauce or something to make it taste a little better. The tacos were bland. I’ve never had tacos that horrible in my life. The better...
October 2025