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Cheese Plate     18

Today's trio of cheese:

***Moo & Blue***   (Firefly Farms, Accident, MD)

* Cow, Pasteurized *

A dense, buttery and rich blue cheese with a mild sweetness and really clean flavor. Aged for at least 4 months.

***Aged Seven Sisters***   (The Farm at Doe Run, Coatesville, 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.

 ***Hudson Valley Camembert***   (Old Chatham Creamery, Groton, NY)

 * Sheep/Cow, Pasteurized *

Soft ripened blend of sheep’s milk, cow’s milk, and cow’s cream.

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.

 

Lamb Meatballs     11

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

 

Lion's Mane Mushroom Cake     15

This umami-laden mushroom patty (lion's mane & combs tooth mushrooms from Mycopolitan) resembles a crab cake in appearance and texture, but the flavor is all earth. Pan seared and served over a bed of local, lightly dressed baby arugula. Topped with our samurai sauce made with house mayo, sambal, and créme fraiche.

 

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

 

Soup of the Day     8

Cream of Cauliflower (VEGETARIAN) (Contains Dairy)

 

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

Autumn Salad     15

Local Kale, Honeynut Squash, Sunshine Pears, Red Onion, and Goat Cheese. Tossed in Maple Dijon Vinaigrette and topped with Granola *contains walnuts, almonds and cashews

 

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

 

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     16

 

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    

broccoli rabe & cheddar 

 

Monk's    

caramelized leeks & bleu cheese

 

Trappist    

goat cheese, lettuce, tomato & raw onion

 

Sandwiches

Duck Salad Sandwich     17

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

 

Pulled Pork Sandwich     15

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

 

Sausage Sandwich     15

Spicy Italian sausage poached in beer and grilled.  Served on an Amoroso roll with sautéed onion, pickled red peppers, and house mustard.  Served with side baby green salad.

 

Seitan Cheese Steak     14

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) NOW AVAILABLE: Daiya dairy-free "mozzarella" upon request

 

Main Plates

Butternut Squash Bolognese     18

Rotini pasta, butternut squash, ground beef & pork, mirepoix & pickled Habanada peppers. Topped with freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano.

 

Roasted Half Chicken     25

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

 

Sautéed Fall Veggies     15

Broccoli, Romanesco, Brussels Sprouts, Turnips, and red onion lightly sautéed with kale and served over a roasted sweet potato purée. Dressed with a reduced balsamic vinaigrette and garnished with pickled carrots.  (VEGAN/GLUTEN FREE)

 

Steak Frites Salad     21

5 oz. 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

Apple Raspberry     12

fresh sliced apples baked over a raspberry filling in 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

 

Cranberry Grand Marnier     12

fresh cranberries and oranges baked in a Grand Marnier custard and sweet pastry shell

 

Eggnog Cheesecake     12

with a graham cracker crust, homemade rum whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg

 

Key Lime Tart     12

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