Steaks. Meat. Charcuterie.

Primal Kitchen is a chef owned restaurant serving some of the best steaks, meat and charcuterie boards in Halifax. All our meat is smoked, cured and butchered in-house. We take pride in our restaurant menu being locally sourced and prepared from scratch with passion and creativity. We use traditional techniques and methods to produce exceptional steaks and other dishes.

Eat PDF

Drink PDF

Eat
Drink

STARTERS

Harvest Salad

mixed young greens, cranberries, tomatoes, cucumber, carrot, toasted seeds, apple vinaigrette

Oysters

Each 3

local cocktail oysters on black rocks, lime, horseradish lemon aioli

Calamari

buttermilk flash fried, tomato sauce, spring onion, smoked chipotle

Ceviche

jumbo shrimp, salmon, tuna, cucumber, ginger & garlic sesame-hoisin vinaigrette, mango, jalapeño, lime, crostini

Tartare

classic hand chopped premium AAA beef, egg yolk, capers, mustard, crostini

Tomato & Goat Cheese

smoked tomato, tomato water, goat cheese, cantaloupe, grilled zucchini, strawberry fig balsamic

HANDHELD

Primal Burger

old school classic, house-smashed beef, bacon, lettuce, tomato, aged cheddar, confit garlic, bbq mustard

Salmon Tacos

(two) flame grilled salmon toro, lettuce, confit garlic, tomato jalapeño salsa, slaw, smoked chipotle

Beastro Burger

all-beef carnivore, house-smashed beef, smoked brisket, braised shortrib, lettuce, tomato, confit garlic, bbq mustard

Singapore Duck

(two) whole-braised duck, cucumber, crispy eggroll wrappers, pickled daikon, chai spice, sesame hoisin

CHARCUTERIE
kitchen pickles, house crostini, selection of cured & smoked meat & cheese
Choice of Three 22 / Choice of Five 29

Seacuterie

choice of five 35 | choice of three 28

calamari, smoked salmon pâté, drunken jumbo shrimp, tuna pastrami, cape malay pickled cod,

BOARDS TO SHARE

Butcher Board (2 to 4 guests app)

spicy pork ribs, beef shortrib poutine, peri peri chicken, singapore duck

BOWLS

Seoul Bowl

gochubang korean pork ribs, sticky rice, kimchi, carrot, cucumber, roasted nori, crispy duck skin, sunny egg

Atlantic Salmon

panroasted, young potatoes, side harvest salad, saffron cider marmalade

Shortrib Poutine

beef shortrib, quebec cheese curds, hand cut fries, spring onion, beast jus, beer-naise

Shrimp & Chorizo Linguine

jumbo shrimp, chorizo sausage, tomatoes, spicy tomato sauce, loads of parm

STEAKS
35+ day dry aged grass fed AAA premium beef

Savoy Steak

8oz AAA striploin, grilled shrimp, beast jus, garlic potato mash, fried broccolini

Bourbon Steak

8oz striploin, bourbon bordelaise jus, garlic potato mash, fried broccolini

Steak Frites

8oz flank steak marinated in chimilantro, hand cut truffle parmesan fries

Lamb Leg

54℃ sous vide medium rare, smoked tomatoes, grilled zucchini, potatoes, rosemary jus

FAVOURITES

Peri Peri Chicken

charcoal grilled bone-in chicken, lemon, garlic, chili, thyme, tomatoes, olive oil, flame grilled corn polenta, popcorn aioli

Hog Ribs

Half Rack 27 Full Rack 35

PRIMAL smoked & sticky hog back ribs, young salad or bbq spiced fries

Shortrib

fall off the bone braised beef shortrib, fried greens, smoked maple vegetables, potato mash, beast jus

Primal Feature

Market Price

features are created from pasture or sea, please see your serverfor selection

DESSERTS

Malva

Mom's recipe, South African apricot sticky toffee pudding

S'More Tart

modern twist on a classic canadian campfire favourite, 70% callebaut, cinnamon ganache, stout marshmallow

Summer Berry Sorbet

gluten & dairy free

Fresh Fruit Crumble

please see your server, served with vanilla ice cream