Open Sunday & Tuesday 5-11
Wednesday & Thursday 5-12
Friday & Saturday 5-2am
We accept reservations through Resy and by phone or email
434.296.5003
thealleylight@gmail.com
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Book your The Alley Light reservation on ResyTucked away in the side streets of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall, The Alley Light offers classic French shared plates, craft cocktails and small grower wines in a casually elegant atmosphere.
Robin McDaniel, Owner/Chef
Chris Dunbar, Owner/General Manager
Micah LeMon, Bar Manager
Will Richey, Founder
5 Course Dinner ($75 p/person) 6 & 8:30pm Seatings
Please Call or Email for Valentine's Day or Graduation Reservations
Selection of Hors d’Oeuvres
Entrements
Chilled Pea Soup with Asparagus & Grapefruit Vanilla Crab Salad
Salad of Artisanal Lettuces, Fines Herbs, Garlic Goat Cheese Mousse, Marcona Almonds, Sherry Vinaigrette
Seared Scallops, Carrot, Beets, Sauternes Glaze
Braised Beef Ravioli, Roquefort Sauce
Main Course
Mushroom Risotto with Morels & Parmesan
Meyer Lemon Glazed Cod, Ratatouille, Saffron Aioli, Tomato Beurre Blanc
Duck Confit, Polenta, Watercress, Fig Vinaigrette
Beef Tenderloin, Potato Puree, Spring Vegetables, Red Wine Sauce
Dessert
Passion Fruit Cheesecake
Chocolate Ganache, Raspberry Sorbet, Pistachio Crumble
We are hosting private events the evenings of Tuesday, January 29th and Sunday, February 3rd
We now accept dinner reservations for the bar at either 5 or 5:15pm. At all other times, the bar is on a walk-in basis, and features the entire menu.
If you are interested in hosting a private dinner or cocktail reception at The Alley Light, please contact Chris via email at thealleylight@gmail.com.
Gift Certificates may be purchased in person or by calling the restaurant (434.296.5003).
Thank you for choosing The Alley Light, always let us know how we can best serve you.
bacon, carrot, parmesan
10
olive oil, tomato pulp, sherry vinegar
8
parsley butter, country bread
7
cauliflower, bechamel, cheese
10
braised escargot, parsley breadcrumb, greens
14
herbs, balsamic dressing
9
herbs, yogurt, cumin-lemon-orange vinaigrette
9
tuna, roasted red pepper, green beans olives
9
dried fruits, nuts, fig vinaigrette
11
grated foie gras, almond-shallot vinaigrette
14
Chef’s selection of freshly prepared, seasonal seafood with accoutrements
25 / 40
Chef’s selection of freshly prepared, seasonal meats with accoutrements
25 / 40
Provencal aioli, assortment of Chef’s fresh vegetables
25
shallots & Basque sheep’s milk cheese
16
capers, shallots, pastured eggs
16
beet & oranges
14
braised & roasted, apple
15
salmon mousse, lime
12
tomato confit, olives
12
pear and blackberry preserves
15
rosemary, sweet & sour carrot
10
grapefruit mayonnaise
12
raspberries, pistachio pastry cream, shortbread
9
hazelnut macaron, praline parfait, hot chocolate sauce
10
passion fruit, moscovado sugar crust
9
poached pear, chocolate sauce, almond parfait, candied almond
9
14
Chardonnay
12
Sauvignon Blanc
13
Chenin Blanc, Demi Sec
9
Gruner Veltliner
10
Chardonnay
10
Italy, Pinot Nero, Brut Rose
10
Cremant de Jura
12
Rose
10
Virginia, Blanc de Chardonnay
55
Cremant De Bourgogne
60
Grand Cru, 'Tradition' Ay
75
Tradition, Brut
85
Grand Cru, Brut Rose, Ambonnay
115
'Oeil de Perdrix' Bouzy
110
Rose, Ay
150
Brut
110
Grand Cru, Brut Rose, Ay
115
Brut
350
Rose 'Les Rougesmonts'
130
Meursault
75
Bourgogne
45
Vire Clesse 'Quintaine'
55
Pouilly Fuisse
60
Chabis 'Saint Pierre'
58
Puilly Fuisse 'La Roche'
50
Puligny-Montrachet
98
Pernand Vergelesses
70
Jura, 'Lias'
50
Rully
65
Meursault 1er Cru 'Les Charmes'
120
Montagny, 1er Cru 'Les Bassets'
75
Chablis, 1er Cru 'Montee De Tonnerre'
90
Chassagne Montrachet, 1er Cru 'Les Encegnieres'
130
Nuits Saint Georges 'Les Terrasses'
210
Corton Charlemagne, Grand Cru
250
Muscadet 'Grand Fief de Al'Audigere'
38
Vouvray 'Les Grives Soules' Sec
50
Sancerre
50
Montlouis-sure-Loire 'Grenouilleres' Demi-Sec
52
Savennieres 'Croix Picot'
55
Muscadet Sevre et Maine
40
Pouilly Fume
75
Sancerre 'La Croix du Roy'
60
Pessac Leognan
90
Graves
60
Altenburg, Pinot Gris
36
Gewurtztraminer
50
Pinot Gris, Grand Cru
90
Pinot Gris, 'Les Elements'
45
Altenbourg, Pinot Gris Grand Cru
45
Pinot Blanc
50
Pinot Gris
60
Riesling 'St. Hipolyte'
50
Riesling, Mosel, Spatlese
45
Riesling Auslesse
80
Riesling Spatlese
75
Gruner Veltliner 'Hefeabzug'
65
Riesling Spatlese
60
Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Kabinett
60
Cassis Blanc
45
Cairanne Blanc 'Les Travers' Rhone
45
Selection Guibert
30
Blanc
85
Pinot Grigio 'Jesera' Friuli
45
Pinot Grigio 'Dessimis' Fruili Isonzo
65
Pinot Grigio
65
Fontanasanta, Manzoni Bianco
60
Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
72
Pinot Gris 'Vitae Springs Vineyard' Willamette Valley
55
Chardonnay 'Hyde Vineyard' Napa Valley
125
Chardonnay 'Red Shoulder Ranch' Napa Valley
80
Chardonnay Reserve, Napa Valley
90
Chardonnay 'Sleepy Hollow Vineyard'
75
Chardonnay 'Bee Block' Santa Cruz
90
Chardonnay 'Wild Meadow Vineyard'
55
Viognier
58
Chardonnay
50
Chardonnay
50
Chardonnay
48
Syrah, Grenache
13
Barbera D'Asti
10
Nebbiolo Blend
11
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
10
Pinot Noir
15
Pinot Noir
12
Ripasso della Valpolicella
45
Barolo
48
Barbaresco
68
Barolo 'San Lorenzo'
105
Amarone della Valpolicella
130
Barolo 'Lecinquevigne'
85
Barolo 'Gallinotto'
95
Barbaresco 'Vallegrande' Riserva
95
Rosso
135
Barolo 'le coste di monforte'
105
Barolo ‘Fiasco’
135
Barbaresco 'Pora'
140
Barolo 'Cerequio'
325
Toscana Rosso 'Ateo'
45
Brunello di Montalcino
105
Toscana Rosso 'Cepparello'
150
Toscana Sangiovese ‘Il Nero Di Casanova’
45
Rosso di Montalcino
60
Chianti Classico 'Riserva'
45
Toscana 'Le Trame'
78
Brunello di Montalcino 'Gualto'
165
Brunello di Montalcino
135
Brunello di Montalcino
255
Pommard 'Les Noizons'
75
Givry 1er Cru ‘Le Petit Pretan’
60
Mercurey
70
Gevrey-Chambertin
115
Marsannay
65
Savigny Les Beaune, 1er Cru 'Les Narbantons'
95
Volnay, 1er Cru 'La Carelle'
180
Pommard, 1er Cru 'Les Epenots'
175
Nuits-Saint-Georges, 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains'
165
Nuits-Saint-Georges, 1er Cru 'Les Pruliers'
210
Gevrey-Chambertin
180
Pommard, 1er Cru 'Les Vaumuriens'
125
Clos-Vougeot, Grand Cru
600
Nuits-Saint-Georges, 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains'
270
Echezeaux, Grand Cru
270
Beaune, 1er Cru ‘Tante Berthe’
160
Bandol
60
Cotes du Rhone Villages, Cairanne, Reserve des Siegneurs
45
Chateauneuf du Pape (375ml)
80
Chateauneuf du Pape (1.5L)
275
Bandol 'La Tourtine'
135
Bandol 'La Migoua'
135
Chateauneuf du Pape ‘Chaupin’
150
Rhone ‘Terre D’Argile’
50
Chateauneuf du Pape
130
Cornas 'Renaissance'
240
Rouge
90
Vaucluse
90
Chateauneuf du Pape ‘Secrets de Pignan’
120
Cote Rotie 'La Mordoree'
250
Chateauneuf du Pape, V.V.
210
CDR ‘Les Garrigues'
90
Gigondas
80
Cote Rotie
150
Listrac-Medoc
55
Superieur
48
Pomerol
72
Pomerol
135
Pauillac
75
Graves
72
Saumer Champigny 'La Marginale'
90
Pauillac
155
St. Exupery, Margaux
225
Medoc
140
St. Estephe
300
Monte Real Gran Riserva, Rioja
110
Bordeaux Blend
85
Bordeaux Blend
150
Bordeaux Blend
1200
Meritage (Monticello)
70
Cabernet Franc (Carter Mountain)
58
Hardscrabble Red (Cabernet Franc)
75
Cabernet Franc
60
Merlot
52
Cabernet Franc Reserve
60
Othello (Tannat)
60
VR (Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot)
65
Petit Verdot
56
Novum (Blend)
48
Smith and Cross rum, Myer's Dark rum, pineapple, honey, lime, passionfruit
11
Bulleit rye, Carpano Antica, Abbot's bitters
13
Valdespino Oloroso sherry, demerera, Angostura, orange
11
Monkey Shoulder scotch, Plymouth sloe gin, lemon, Angostura orange, absinthe
12
Barr Hill gin, house lime cordial, hopped bitters
11
Reyka, house ginger beer, house bitters
10
Mount Gay rum, house malacca tonic, muddled citrus
10
Bombay gin, Dolin Blanc, lemon peel, carbonated
11
Spirit, citrus, lemon, water, sugar, spice, seasonal fruit
10
Tanqueray gin, Virginia cider, lime, fall herbs, Angostura
11
Tanqueray Rangpur, Hardy orange marmalade, citrus, passionfruit, Angostura orange
15
Rittenhouse rye, local organic elderberry, Put e Mes, Fernet
15
For the adventurous tippler only please
MP
Sauternes
8
Muscat Beaumes De Venise
10
10 Year Tawny
10
Ruby
8
LBV
12
VSOP
11
VSOP
14
XO
33
XO
18
Bas Armagnac VSOP/XO
11/17
Reserve de Chateau Tour du Monde Bas Armagnac
18
We encourage you to call or email for dinner reservations at The Alley Light. There is also a link on the top of our page to book a table through Resy. Due to limited space, we have 2 seatings; one early (5, 5:15, 5:30, 6, and 6:30) and late (8pm on). We cannot take 7/7:30 reservations. We are also available for private parties and cocktail hours.
We accept reservations through Resy and by phone or email
434.296.5003
thealleylight@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook
Open Sunday & Tuesday 5-11
Wednesday & Thursday 5-12
Friday & Saturday 5-2am