Photos: A Closer Look at Council Oak’s New Johnny Bench-Themed Menu Items

On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati’s Council Oak Steaks & Seafood unveiled two new menu items named after Cincinnati Reds legend and Big Red Machine catcher Johnny Bench.

The items include an entrée and a dessert. The entrée, “Johnny Bench’s Catch & Release,” features a 10-ounce blackened Gulf Snapper topped with five royal red prawns, an apple-mango relish and cilantro lime crema. As for the dessert, “Johnny Bench’s Apple Caramel Funnel Cake,” is a baseball glove-shaped funnel cake with 14 simple–syrup-poached apple bites, vanilla bean ice cream and topped with Crown Royale Apple Whiskey caramel sauce and Cracker Jack streusel topping.

The introduction of the new menu items happened at an event co-hosted by Bench himself, and CityBeat was there to capture all the delicious excitement. Keep scrolling to get a closer look at new menu items, as well as some other dishes you can find at Council Oak.

Photos: Reid Mann (@rbmframes on Instagram)