Cha's Seafood Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Cha's Seafood, a culinary gem located in Trenton, NJ, that specializes in fresh, flavorful seafood dishes. From the moment you step in, the welcoming atmosphere sets the stage for an unforgettable dining experience.
The menu boasts a delightful range of options, ensuring there’s something for everyone. Start your meal with steamed appetizers like Medium Shrimp or Green Shell Mussels, seasoned to perfection with your choice of garlic butter. For those craving something crispy, the fried appetizers like Sea Scallops and Fried Oysters are a must-try, offering a satisfying crunch with every bite.
Complete your feast with a seafood salad or creamy macaroni salad, both of which add a refreshing balance to your meal. Customers rave about generous portions and exquisite flavors, making Cha's Seafood not just a dining destination, but a delightful culinary experience you’ll want to revisit time and again.
Steamed Appetizers
Steamed Deveined Shrimp
Deveined shrimp, 1/2 lb, steamed. Seasoning options: on top, side, or none. Butter choices: garlic, Cha's house garlic on side/top, or without.
Steamed Medium Shrimp
Steamed medium shrimp, 1/2 lb. Choose from seasoning/butter options: on top, on side, or no addition. Options include garlic butter or Cha's house garlic butter.
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Steamed shrimp, 1/2 lb, with garlic butter options - choice of on top, on side, or none. Seasoning according to preference: on top, side, or omitted.
Green Shell Mussels
2 lbs of green shell mussels.
Top Neck Clams
Medium or large top neck clams. Choice of garlic butter or Cha's House garlic butter. Regular, light, or no seasoning.
Black Mussels
regular, light, or none. Medium (1 lb) or large (2 lbs).
Half Shell Blue Crabs
1 lb of half shell blue crabs.
Cajun Seafood Salad
Fresh green salad topped with cajun-seasoned seafood. options for salad size: 1/2 lb or 1 lb.
Coleslaw
Cabbage slaw with carrot, choice of 1/2 lb or 1 lb sizes.
Seafood Salad
Mixed seafood atop fresh greens. choice of 1/2 lb or 1 lb portion sizes.
Macaroni Salad
Macaroni salad with choice of 1/2 lb or 1 lb.
Salads
Fried Appetizers
Crab Sticks
Crab Sticks (6 pc)
French Fries
Crispy golden strips of deliciousness served hot and seasoned to perfection.
Wing Dings
Wing Dings (6 pc)
Fried Oysters
Fried Oysters (10 pc)
Jumbo Shrimp
Jumbo Shrimp (6 pc)
Scallops
Scallops (6 pc)
Sea Scallops
Sea Scallops (1/2 lb)
Chicken Gizzards
Chicken Gizzard (1/2 lb)
Large Shrimp
Large Shrimp (6 pc)
Seafood Cake
Seafood Cake (1 pc)
B3 Tilapia Platter
Tilapia & Deveined Shrimp (4 pc)
B6 Jumbo Shrimp Platter
Jumbo Butterfly Shrimp (1/2 lb)
B7 Jumbo Shrimp Sea Scallop Platter
Sea Scallop (1/2 lb) & Jumbo Butterfly Shrimp (1/2 lb)
B4 Catfish Platter
Catfish & Deveined Shrimp (4 pc)
B1 Flounder Platter
Flounder & Deveined Shrimp (4 pc)
B2 Salmon Platter
Salmon & Deveined Shrimp (4 pc)
B5 Sea Scallop Platter
Sea Scallop (1/2 lb)
Broiled Platters
Fried Platters
F11 Wing Ding Platter
Wing Dings (12 pc)
F6 Tilapia Platter Shrimp
Tilapia (2 pc) & Large Shrimp (6 pc)
F13 Shrimp Platter
Large Shrimp (8 pc)
F7 Catfish Platter
Catfish (2 pc)
F5 Tilapia Platter
Tilapia (2 pc)
F9 Shrimp Crab Stick Platter
Large Shrimp (6 pc) & Crab Sticks (6 pc)
F1 Whiting Platter
Whiting (3/4 lb)
F10 Whiting Platter Crab Stick Scallop Shrimp
Whiting (1/4 lb), Scallops (3 pc), Large Shrimp (3 pc) & Crab Sticks (3 pc)
F4 Flounder Platter Shrimp
Flounder (2 pc) & Large Shrimp (6 pc)
F8 Catfish Platter Shrimp
Catfish (2 pc) & Large Shrimp (6 pc)
F12 Crab Stick Scallop Platter
Crab Sticks (6 pc) & Scallops (6 pc)
F14 Jumbo Shrimp Platter
Jumbo Shrimp (8 pc)
F2 Whiting Platter Shrimp
Whiting (3/4 lb) & Large Shrimp (6 pc)
F3 Flounder Platter
Flounder (2 pc)
F15 Seafood Cake Platter
2 pcs Seafood Cake
SF Deveined Shrimp Party Tray
Steamed Deveined Shrimp (5 lb)
SA Snow Crab Party Tray
Snow Crab Legs (4 lb)
SD Shrimp Party Tray
Steamed Medium Shrimp (5 lb)
SB Dungeness Crab Party Tray
Dungeness Crab Legs (3 lb)
Special Party Trays
Combos
C4 Whiting Combo
Whiting (1 lb), Scallops (6 pc), Large Fried Shrimp (6 pc) & Crab Sticks (6 pc)
C3 Wing Ding Chicken Gizzard Combo
Wing Dings (24 pc) & Chicken Gizzard (1 lb)
C5 Snow Crab Combo
Snow Crab Legs (4 lb) & Steamed Shrimp (2 lb)
C2 Whiting Flounder Combo
Whiting (1 lb), Flounder (1 lb), Crab Sticks (6 pc), Scallops (6 pc) & Large Fried Shrimp (12 pc)
SDA Dungeness Crab Shrimp Platter
Dungeness Crab Legs (2 pc) & Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
SBA Clam/Mussel Shrimp Platter
Top Neck Clams (1 dz) OR Black Mussels (2 lb) & Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
SSA Snow Crab Shrimp Platter
Snow Crab Legs (2 pc) & Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
SSD Snow Crab Dungen Crab Platter
Snow Crab Leg (1 pc), Dungeness Crab Leg (1 pc) & Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
SGA Green Shell Mussel Shrimp Platter
Green Shell Mussels (2 lb) & Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
SDB Dungeness Crab Platter
Dungeness Crab Legs (3 pc)
SLA Lobster Tail Shrimp Platter
Baby Lobster Tails (1 lb) & Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
SSB Snow Crab Platter
Snow Crab Legs (3 pc)
SHA Blue Crab Shrimp Platter
Half Shell Blue Crabs (1/2 lb) & Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
Steamed Platters
Sauces
Garlic Butter
Melted butter infused with minced garlic, often used as a complement to seafood dishes.
Cha's House Garlic Butter
House garlic butter, choice of small or large.
Tartar Sauce
A creamy blend of mayonnaise, finely chopped pickles, capers, and a touch of herbs, traditionally served with seafood.
Cocktail Sauce
A tangy blend of ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, and spices, creating a bold accompaniment for seafood.
Can Soda
Assorted canned beverages including pepsi, citrus & tea flavors, and diet options.
Bottle Soda
Assorted bottled sodas including pepsi, various canada dry flavors, tahitian treat fruit punch, diet pepsi, and sunkist orange.
Drinks
Fried Lunch Specials
L1 Whiting Lunch Special
Whiting (1/2 lb)
L2 Flounder Lunch Special
Flounder (1 pc)
L3 Catfish Lunch Special
Catfish (1 pc)
L4 Tilapia Lunch Special
Tilapia (1 pc)
L5 Wing Ding Lunch Special
Wing Dings (6 pc)
L7 Chicken Gizzard Lunch Special
Chicken Gizzard (1/2 lb)
L8 Shrimp Lunch Special
Large Shrimp (6 pc)
L9 Crab Stick Scallop Lunch Special
Crab Sticks (3 pc) & Scallops (3 pc)
L10 Snow Crab Lunch Special
Snow Crab Legs (1 pc)
L11 Dungeness Crab Lunch Special
Dungeness Crab Legs (1 pc)
L12 Shrimp Lunch Special
Steamed Shrimp (1/2 lb)
L13 Deveined Shrimp Lunch Special
Steamed Deveined Shrimp (1/2 lb)
L14 Clam/Mussel Lunch Special
Top Neck Clams (1 dz) OR Black Mussels (2 lb)
L15 Vegetable Lunch Special
Vegetable Platter