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Belgian Street Corn     7

Local corn on the cob, topped with Samurai Sauce (house-made créme fraîche, mayo, sambal sauce), espelette pepper, micro cilantro.

 

Starters

Cheese Plate     18

Today's Trio of Cheese:

***Birchrun Blue***    (Birchrun Hills Farm, Chester Springs, PA)

*Cow, Raw*

Semi-soft blue cheese. Mild, sweet, and peppery. Creamy with delicate blue cheese flavors.

***Nimbus***  (Chaseholm Farm Creamery, Pine Plains, NY)

*Cow, Pasteurized*

Triple Cream bloomy rind in the French tradition. Cave aged for 6-8 weeks for a pronounced cream line and a soft, creamy decadent paste through to the center.

***Aged Seven Sisters***   (The Farm at Doe Run, Unionville, PA)

*Cow, Raw*

Aged 12-24 months. A cross between Alpine and Gouda. The cheese is aged in stone caves located below the dairy farm. Firm, with a natural rind. Its flavor starts with sweet milk, moves to a butterscotch and nutty taste with a pinch of herbaceousness. Best paired with light ales and beers, as well as dry ciders.

Served with house-made jams, Green Meadow Farm raw honey & seasonal fruit, our house-made pickles & pickled mustard seed.

 

Chicken Fingers     12

House-made, lager-battered, golden fried chicken fingers.  Served with mild barbecue sauce

 

Chicken Liver Mousse     12

with pickled mustard seeds, house-made jam, pickled apple, chives, and toasted focaccia from Metropolitan Bakery

 

Chilled Tomato Gazpacho     9

 Green Meadow Farm tomatoes, cucumber, and herbs. Finished with  fresh dill and micro cilantro. (VEGAN)

 

Cured Salmon     11

Ploughman Lummox cider-washed salmon, fennel-orange salad, lime crème fraiche & pistachio.

 

Lamb Meatballs     11

3 lamb meatballs, cauliflower puree, kimchi-tahini, cucumber and onion relish

 

Pommes Frites     6

Our award winning fresh-cut, double-fried frites. Served with Monk's world-famous bourbon mayonnaise for dipping

 

Smoked Trout Dip     11

Smoked trout spread topped with caper and onion relish. Served with sliced baguette

 

Spanish Flies     15

Incredibly hot chicken wings w/chipotle pepper sauce that are not for the faint of heart. They aren't those wimpy 'buffalo wings' - these babies are incendiary!  HOT! HOT! HOT! Did I mention that they're HOT? We do offer barbecue sauce for the less adventurous. Served with a side order of our famous frites

 

Salads

Baby Green Salad     7

Organic greens with our Monk's Flemish Sour Ale vinaigrette
ADD Goat Cheese for 3  ADD Chicken Breast 9

 

Caesar     9

Romaine lettuce tossed in our tangy caesar dressing and topped with croutons
ADD Chicken Breast 9

 

Monk's Duck Salad     21

Organic greens with duck breast (grilled medium/medium rare), goat cheese, spicy walnuts & Monk's Flemish Sour Ale soaked craisins *contains walnuts

 

Summer Salad     15

Fresh arugula, local cherry tomatoes, local apricots, house-pickled onion and goat cheese. Tossed in a jalapeño & lime vinaigrette and topped with pine nuts.   ADD Chicken Breast 9

 

Mussels

All Mussels served with Pommes Frites (about a pound and a half of mussels per pot)    22

Ghent    

Ommegang Hennepin, fumet, parsley, caramelized leeks, bacon, bleu cheese & garlic

 

Monks    

Allagash White, fumet, garlic & parsley

 

Red Light    

Belgian golden ale, fumet, toasted chili de arbol broth, parsley and garlic *contains soy

 

Thai Curry    

Monk's Flemish Sour, fumet, Thai red curry, basil, garlic & coconut milk

 

Burgers

All are served on a buttery Baker Street Bread brioche and bottom buns have our home-made mayo (contains eggs). Burger, Chicken Breast & Vegan Burger. (Vegan bun available upon request.) Served with Pommes Frites or Side Salad.

Burger     18

 

Chicken Breast     16

 

Vegan Burger     16

 

Burger Topping

Bruges    

sauteed mushrooms & gruyere

 

Brussels    

bacon & cheddar

 

Cheddy    

Cheddy Topper cheese from Vermont Farmstead (made with Alchemist Heady Topper) & pickled red onion

 

Ghent    

broccollini & cheddar 

 

Monk's    

caramelized leeks & bleu cheese

 

Trappist    

goat cheese, lettuce, tomato & raw onion

 

Sandwiches

BLT     17

House-made, thick-sliced bacon on Baker Street Bread with Heirloom Tomatoes (Urban Roots Farm), Bergam's Green Lettuce (Green Meadow Farm), and Green Goddess Mayo.  Served with a side baby green salad.

 

Duck Salad Sandwich     18

Our award winning salad served sandwich style on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Baby greens with duck breast grilled to medium rare, goat cheese, spicy walnuts and Monk's Flemish Sour Ale soaked craisins. Served with a side baby green salad *contains nuts

 

Kielbasa Sandwich     15

Traditional style pork kielbasa on a long roll with house-made cider mustard and sauerkraut. Served with side baby green salad.

 

Mushroom Cake Sandwich     18

Pan seared Lion's Mane mushroom patty with remoulade, shredded lettuce and tomato on brioche. Served with a side baby green salad.

 

Pulled Pork Sandwich     16

Spicy pork slow cooked in Belgian brown ale, served with slaw and BBQ sauce on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Served with a side baby green salad. *contains soy

 

Seitan Cheese Steak     15

Michael's seitan (wheat meat) sauteed with onions, mushrooms and gruyere cheese. Served on an Amoroso roll with light house mayo. Served with a side baby green salad (VEGETARIAN) CAN BE MADE VEGAN: Daiya dairy-free "mozzarella" upon request

 

Main Plates

Grilled Heirloom Summer Squash     22

Costata Romanesco Squash, Jimmy Nardello Romesco sauce (contains almonds), local mushrooms, bread and butter pickled Goldbar zucchini slices, fresh herbs  (VEGAN/GLUTEN FREE)

 

Pan Seared Salmon     25

6oz salmon filet pan-seared and served with wheatberries cooked in dashi, charred asparagus, preserved citrus peel, and green garlic pesto

 

Roasted Half Chicken     25

Half a roast chicken, charred broccollini, duck fat roasted potatoes, chicken jus

 

Steak Frites Salad     21

5oz flat iron steak marinated with roasted garlic and herbs de Provence then grilled and served over seasonal greens with our award winning pommes frites

 

Dessert

Blueberry Lemon Tart     12

fresh blueberries baked in a lemon brown butter custard with a sweet pastry shell

 

Bourbon Pecan Tart     12

gooey bourbon spiked filling, pate brisee shell and pecan pieces, served warm.

 

Chocolate Créme Brülée     12

vanilla créme brülée filling, chocolate espresso bean pastry, chocolate-espresso ganache

 

Key Lime Tart     12

fresh Key Lime curd, local whipped cream, sweet pastry shell

 

Mango Cheesecake     12

cool and creamy with fresh mango purée and vanilla beans on a graham cracker crust topped with whipped cream and berries

 

Plum Almond Tart     12

fresh plums baked in a sweet pastry shell with thinly sliced almonds

 

Takeaway Beer - All Cans

Beer

Single Can Four Pack Six Pack
Alchemist Focal Banger 16oz (VT) 8 30
Alchemist Heady Topper 16oz (VT) 8 30
Allagash White (ME) 6 30
Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose 12oz (CA) 6 30
Collective Arts Guava Gose 12oz (Canada) 7
Collective Arts Ransack the Universe NEIPA 12oz (Canada) 6 30
Crooked Stave Sour Rose 12oz (CO) 7 25
De Dolle XL (40th Anniversary Ale) 12oz (Belgium) 7
Dogfish Head Grateful Dead 6 30
Gaffel Kolsch 16.9oz (Germany) 7
Hitachino Yuzu Lager 11.8oz (Japan) 10 35
Jever Pilsner 16.9oz (Germany) 7 25
Nomad Freshies Salt & Pepper Gose 12oz (Australia) 9 35
OEC Trifaldi Oatmeal Stout 16oz (CT) 7 25
Rodenbach Classic 16.9oz (Belgium) 7.5 28
Schlenkerla Helles Smoked Lager 16oz (Germany) 10 35

Cider

Single Can Four Pack Six Pack
Downeast Original Cider 12oz (MA) 6 30
Frecon Early Man (PA) 7 26
Ploughman Birdwatcher 12oz (PA) 7.5 28
Ploughman Dornick Cider (PA) 7.50 28
Ploughman Lupulin Lummox dry cider w/hops 12oz (PA) 7.5 28
Ploughman Stayman Winesap cider 12oz (PA) 7.5 28
Sagardoa Gurutzeta Basque cider 12oz (Spain) 9 35

Non-Alcoholic

Single Can Four Pack Six Pack
Bitburger Ride 0.0% 6
Collective Arts Emerald Dark (Non-Alcoholic) (Canada) 6
Collective Arts IPA (Non-Alcoholic) 12oz (Canada) 6
Collective Arts N/A Guava Gose (Canada) 6
De Halve Maan Zot Sport (Non-Alcoholic) (Belgium) 8
Guinness "Draught" Zero 6.5
Sierra Nevada Golden (Non-Alcoholic) 5.5
Sierra Nevada IPA (Non-Alcoholic) 5.5