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Executive Chef Jeff Strom
* Gluten Free

DINNER

APPETIZERS

Brown Butter Brussels Sprouts 11

cider-miso mustard, shaved apple, crispy shallots *

Pulled Pork & Kimchi Egg Rolls 12

carrot-habanero sauce, pickled shiitake, scallion

Tomato Braised Calamari 14

house-made chorizo, chickpeas, saffron aioli, parsley *

Kung Pao Cauliflower 11

leeks, peanuts, cilantro, szechuan chili oil

Crab & Ricotta Fritters 15

pineapple, sweet chili sauce, scallion *

Smoked Tomato Braised Meatballs 14

grits, ricotta, pesto *

Tuna Poke 15

coconut rice, shiitake, edamame, ginger-scallion sauce, crispy shallots, togarashi

Cheese Plate 19

trio of local cheeses, spiced nuts, chutney, mostarda, house-made crackers *

SOUP & SALAD

Creamy Onion Soup 9

smoked mushroom puree, gruyere crisp, thyme *

Mixed Greens 10

apple, celery, walnut, blue cheese, cranberry, sherry vinaigrette *

Duck & Soba Noodle 13

hoisin barbecue, napa cabbage, cucumber, carrot-ginger vinaigrette, scallion, sesame

Roasted Beets 12

tahini yogurt, quinoa, orange, pistachio dukkah, mint, pomegranate *

ENTREES

Hand Rolled Gnocchi 14/23

root vegetables, kale, walnut pesto, gorgonzola cream

Ragu alla Bolognese 14/23

house-made tagliatelle, grana padano, parsley

Shrimp & Grits 19/29

buttery shrimp broth, creole sofrito, pickled pepper sauce, scallion *

Next Door Burger 18

NY cheddar, bacon jam, tomato, garlic aioli, hand-cut fries or simple salad

*Gluten Free Bun Available

Grilled Pork Chop 29

kimchi fried rice, grilled pineapple, ginger-scallion sauce, sweet soy, radish

Pastrami Spiced Wild Salmon 28

smoked fish cream, potatoes, cabbage, dill, shoestring beets, mustard seed vinaigrette *

Grilled NY Strip 36

mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, shallot demi-glace, smoked marrow butter, chive *

The Best Fried Chicken 25

pimiento mac & cheese, bacon braised greens, buttermilk biscuit, apple butter

SIDES

Spiced Nuts* 6

Pimiento Mac & Cheese 4/9

Bacon Braised Greens* 4

* Gluten Free

Hand-Cut Fries* 4/7

Simple Salad* 4

Buttermilk Biscuit 3

Hominy Grits* 4

DESSERT

Chocolate Decadence Cake – 8

house-made nutella, chocolate ice cream, hazelnuts *

Ferreira Dona Antonia Reserva Tawny Port NV Porto Portugal 6/10

Chèvre Cheesecake – 8

key lime curd, whipped cream, toasted coconut

La Fleur d’Or Sauternes 2015 Bordeaux France 6/11

Sticky Toffee Pudding – 8

pecan toffee, vanilla ice cream, sea salt

Dow’s Tawny Port NV Douro Portugal 5/9

Lavender Crème Brûlée – 9

white chocolate, blackberries, macadamia nut cookie

* Gluten Free Without Cookie

La Fleur d’Or Sauternes 2015 Bordeaux France 6/11

Bourbon Peach Crisp – 9

brown butter streusel, vanilla ice cream

The Santa Julia ‘Tardio’ Late Harvest Torronté 2016 Mendoza Argentina 5/9

Ice Cream Floats

Saranac Root Beer * 6

Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout 8

Not Your Father’s Root Beer * 8

Bourbon Cream Float 8

Dessert Flight Trio – 14

Chèvre Cheesecake, Chocolate Decadence Cake, Lavender Crème Brûlée

COCKTAILS

Pamplemousse Sparkler 10

Infuse Grapefruit Vodka, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Pamplemousse Liqueur, Prosecco

Sin And The Saint 11

Hendrick’s Gin, St~Germain, Lime, Soda Water

Midnight Manhattan 14

FEW Rye, Averna Amaro, Benedictine, Walnut Bitters

Winter White Cosmo 13

Grey Goose Vodka, Cointreau, Lime, White Cranberry

Blood Orange Margarita 12

Cazadores Reposado Tequila, Blood Orange, Jalapeňo Syrup, Lime, Agave, Black Salt Rim

Scarlett Glow 10

La Caravedo Pisco, Yellow Chartreuse, Hibiscus Tea Syrup, Ruby Red Grapefruit

Ain’t Cho Ole Fashioned 14

Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon, Ancho Chili Liqueur, Honey Water

WINE

WINE FLIGHTS

Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc, La Cana Albariño, Davis Bynum Chardonnay 12

Columbia Red Blend, Kermit Lynch Côtes du Rhône, Oberon Cabernet 12

WINES BY THE GLASS

Nino Franco ‘Rustico’ Prosecco NV
Valdobbiadene, Italy 12/39

Dr. Hermann Dr. H. Riesling 2018
Mosel, Germany 10/35

di Lenardo Pinot Grigio 2018
Friuli, Italy 8/28 SP

Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc by Kim Crawford 2017
Marlborough, New Zealand 13/43 SP

La Cana Albariño 2018
Rías Baixas, Spain 12/39 SP

Château Guilhem Heritage
Chardonnay 2018 Pays d’Oc, France
8/28 SP  *

Davis Bynum Chardonnay 2016
Russian River Valley, California 13/45
SP

Triennes Rosé Vin de Pays du Var
Mediterranée 2017 Provence, France
10/33 SP

Etude ‘Lyric’ Pinot Noir 2016 Santa
Barbara, California 11/38 SP

Kermit Lynch Côtes du Rhône 2017
Rhône, France 9/32 SP

Belasco De Baquedano Llama
Malbec 2017 Mendoza, Argentina
8/28

Columbia Red Blend Cabernet
Sauvignon/Syrah/Merlot 2016
Columbia Valley, Washington 12/39 SP

Silver Totem Cabernet Sauvignon
2016 Horse Heaven Hills, Washington
9/32 SP

Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Napa, California 14/48

SPARKLING WINES

Nino Franco ’Rustico’ Prosecco NV Valdobbiadene, Italy 12/39

Lanson Black Lable Brut NV Champagne, France (375 ml) 29 SP  *

Domaine Carneros by Taittinger 2015 Carneros, California 55 SP

Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV Reims, France 105 SP

Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ 2009 Reims, France 370 SP

Jean-Louis Denois Brut Rosé (NV) Languedoc, France 35 SP  *

WHITE WINES

Broadbent Vinho Verde NV Portugal 27

Herman J. Wiemer Dry Riesling 2017 Seneca Lake, NY 30 SP

Dr. Hermann Dr. H. Riesling 2018 Mosel, Germany 10/35

G.D. Vajra Moscato d’Asti 2017 Piedmont, Italy (375 ml/750 ml) 16/36 SP *

Lange Pinot Gris 2017 Willamette Valley, Oregon 36 SP

Pighin Pinot Grigio 2017 Friuli, Italy 33 SP

di Lenardo Pinot Grigio 2018 Friuli, Italy 8/28 SP

Honig Sauvignon Blanc 2017 Napa Valley, California 34 SP

Domaine Fournier Sancerre Les Bellas 2017 Vignes Loire Valley, France 49

Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc by Kim Crawford 2018 Marlborough, New Zealand 13/43 SP

La Cana Albariño 2018 Rías Baixas, Spain 12/39 SP

Vietti Roero Arneis 2017 Piedmont, Italy 40 SP

Château Guilhem Heritage Chardonnay 2018 Pays d’Oc, France 8/28 SP *

Domaine Maison Chanzy Bourgogne Chardonnay 2017 Burgundy, France 44 SP *

Château de Puligny-Montrachet Bourgogne Clos-du-Château 2016 Burgundy, France 56 SP

Cakebread Chardonnay 2017 Napa Valley, California 67

Groth Chardonnay 2016 Napa Valley, California 49

Kistler ‘Les Noisetiers’ Chardonnay 2017 Sonoma Coast, California 92

Davis Bynum Chardonnay 2016 Russian River Valley, California 13/45 SP

ROSE WINES

Triennes Rosé Vin de Pays du Var Mediterrannée 2017 Provence, France 10/34 SP

Bridge Lane Rose 2017 North Fork, New York 28

Jean-Louis Denois Brut Rosé (NV) Languedoc, France 35 SP *

RED WINES

Château des Jacques Moulin-à-Vent 2016 Burgundy, France 49 SP

Babich ‘Headwaters Block’ Pinot Noir 2014 Marlborough, New Zealand 44 *

Etude ‘Lyric’ Pinot Noir 2016 Santa Barbara, California 11/38 SP

Domaine Francoise et Denis Clair Côtes de Beaune-Villages 2016 Burgundy, France 47 SP

St Innocent Pinot Noir ‘Temperance Hill‘ 2015 Willamette Valley, Oregon 59 *

Pali Wine Co. ‘Riviera’ Pinot Noir 2017 Sonoma Coast, California 41 SP

Sea Smoke ‘Southing’ Pinot Noir 2015 Santa Rita Hills, California 110 SP *

Tenuta Sant’ Antonio Scaia Rosso Corvina 2016 Valpolicella, Italy 26 SP

Sartori di Verona Amarone della Valpolicella Corvina Blend 2013 Veneto, Italy 75

De Martino Lagadon Carménère Reserva 2014 Maipo Valley, Chile 35 SP *

Tenuta Nozzole Chianti Classico Reserva DOCG 2015 Tuscany, Italy 39 SP

Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2014 Tuscany, Italy 47 SP

Mocali Brunello di Montalcino 2013 Tuscany, Italy 58 *

Domaine de l’Amauve Laurances Cotes du Rhone Villages Estelles 2015 Seguret, France 35 SP *

Kermit Lynch Côtes du Rhône 2017 Rhône, France 9/32 SP

Domaine Lafond Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2015 Rhone Valley, France 68 SP

Amonte Barbera 2018 Piedmont, Italy 31 SP

Trig Point Merlot ‘Diamond Dust Vineyard’ 2015 Alexander Valley, California 35 SP

Steele ‘Writer’s Block’ Zinfandel 2015 Lake County, California 34

Turley Zinfandel ‘Estate’ 2016 Napa Valley, California 63 SP

Seghesio Zinfandel 2017 Sonoma County, California 45 SP

Bodegas Y Viñedos Artadi Tempranillo 2015 Rioja, Spain 40 SP

Franco-Españolas Rioja Reserva 2011 Rioja, Spain 36 SP

Vatan Tinta de Toro Tempranillo 2013 Toro, Spain 82 SP *

Cavallotto ‘Vignolo’ Barolo 2010 Piedmont, Italy 170 *

Paolo Scavino ‘Monviglero’ Barolo 2013 Piedmont, Italy 86 *

Belasco De Baquedano Llama Malbec 2017 Mendoza, Argentina 8/28 SP

Bodega Colome Malbec 2016 Salta, Argentina 46 SP *

Columbia Red Blend Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah/Merlot 2016 Columbia Valley, Washington 12/ SP

Brown Estate Chaos Theory Zinfandel/Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 69

Château Fleur de Jean Gué LaLande-de- Pomerol 2016 Pomerol, France 43

Peter Michael ‘L’Esprit des Pavot’ Meritage 2014 Knights Valley, California 153 *

Aia Vecchia Bolgheri Rosso Superiore ‘Sor Ugo’ 2015 Tuscany, Italy 61

Waterbrook Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Walla Walla, Washington 28 SP

Silver Totem Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Horse Heaven Hills, Washington 9/32 SP

Orin Swift Palermo Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Napa Valley, California 69

Hall Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Napa Valley, California 87 SP

Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Napa Valley, California 57 SP

Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Napa, California 14/48

Paul Hobbs ‘Crossbarn’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 83

Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California 136 SP

Turley Wine Cellars ‘Estate’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 79

Browne Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Columbia Valley, Washington 55 SP

O’Shaugnessy ‘Howell Mountain’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Napa Valley, California 162 *

PlumpJack Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Napa Valley, California 230 SP *

Domaine Pierre Vaisse ‘Le Galibaou du Russe’ Syrah 2013 Terrasses du Larzac, Languedoc, France 65 *

Stags’ Leap Winery Petite Sirah 2016 Napa Valley, California 60 SP

PORT / DESSERT WINES

Ferreira Dona Antionio Tawny Reserva Port NV Porto, Portugal 10

Dow’s Fine Ruby Port NV Douro, Portugal 9

Taylor Fladgate 10yr Tawny Port Douro, Portugal 12

Ramos Pinto 30yr Tawny Port Douro, Portugal 22

Santa Julia Vineyard Late Harvest Torrentés ‘Tardio’ 2016 Mendoza, Argentina 9 SP *

La Fleur d’Or Sauternes 2015 Bordeaux, France 11

Bodegas Jorge Ordóñez & Co. Málaga Moscatel Nᵒ 2 Victoria 2016 Andalucía, Spain 12

SP Sustainable Practices

* Organic

All wines and vintages subject to availability

BEER

DRAFT

1903 Vienna Lager Frog Alley 1903 Schenectady, NY 7 5.5%

White In The Glasses Belgian Wit Artisanal Brew Works Saratoga Springs, NY 7 4.6%

Plaintop Pilsner SingleCut Beersmiths Astoria Queens/Clifton Park, NY 7 5.2%

Oktoberfest Bolton Landing Brewing Company Bolton Landing, NY 7 5.7%

Juice Bomb IPA Sloop Brewing Company Elizaville, NY 8 6.5%

Fiddlehead IPA Fiddlehead Brewing Company Shelburne, VT 8 6.2%

BOTTLES/CANS DOMESTIC

Bud Light 4

PBR 4  16 oz. can

Michelob Ultra 4

Miller Lite 4

BOTTLES/CANS IMPORT

Red Stripe 5

Corona 5

Stella Artois 5

Amstel Light 5

Heineken 5

Guinness 6 16oz. can

Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout 7 5.0%

CRAFT BOTTLES/CANS

Sip of Sunshine IPA Lawson’s Finest Liquids Warren, VT 8 8.0%

Fat Tire Amber Ale New Belgium Brewing Company Fort Collins, CO 6 5.2%

Ninja vs Unicorn Double IPA Pipeworks Brewing Company Chicago, IL 8 8.0%  16oz. can

Captain’s Daughter Double IPA Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island Westerly, RI 8 8.5% 12oz. can

Double Milk Stout Southern Tier Brewing Company Lakewood, NY 6 7.2%

Gluten Free IPA Steadfast Beer Co. Albany, NY 7 7.0%

IPA Peak Organic Brewing Company Portland, ME 6 7.2% 12oz. can  SP *

Super Session #7 Lawson’s Finest Liquids Waitsfield, VT 6 4.8% 12oz. can

Hard Apple Cider Doc’s Draft Warwick, NY 6 5.0% *

Original Hard Apple Cider 1911 Lafayette, NY 6 5.5% *

Hard Root Beer Not Your Father’s Wauconda, IL 6 5.9%

* Gluten Free

Whiskey

BOURBON

1792 Small Batch Reserve Bardstown, KY – 11

1972 Full Proof Bardstown, KY  – 19 ◊

Angel’s Envy Louisville, KY – 16

Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Louisville, KY – 55 ◊

Blanton’s Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 18

Barrell Bourbon Cask Strength 9yr Batch #14 – 14

Bowman Brothers Small Batch Fredericksburg, VA – 12

Breckenridge Bourbon Breckenridge, CO – 14

Buffalo Trace Frankfort, KY – 12

Bulleit Louisville, KY – 12

Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Frankfort KY – 14

Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Frankfort KY – 18

Eagle Rare 10 yr Frankfort, KY – 15

Elijah Craig Small Batch Louisville, KY – 13

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Louisville, KY – 16 ◊

Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 16 ◊

Four Roses Small Batch Lawrenceburg, KY – 13

George T. Stagg Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 29 ◊

Hancock’s President’s Reserve Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 23 ◊

Henry McKenna 10 yr Single Barrel Louisville, KY – 25 ◊

Hillrock Solera Aged Hudson Valley, NY – 18

Hudson Baby Bourbon Gardiner, NY – 16

Jim Beam Clermont, KY – 9

John J Bowman Single Barrel Fredericksburg VA – 16

Knob Creek Clement, KY – 12

Maker’s Mark Loretto, KY – 12

Michter’s Small Batch Bourbon Louisville, KY – 17 ◊

Rockhill Farms Single Barrel Frankfort, KY – 23 ◊

Stagg Jr Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 14

Taconic Distillery Dutchess Private Reserve Stanfordville, NY – 12

Taconic Distillery Double Barrel Maple Bourbon Stanfordville, NY – 14

Town Branch Lexington, KY – 14

Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond Spring 2018 11 yr Louisville, KY – 29 ◊

Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond Fall 2018 9 yr Louisville, KY – 23 ◊

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 yr Frankfort, KY – 29 ◊ 1.5oz

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 yr Frankfort, KY – 55 ◊ 1.5oz

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 yr Frankfort, KY – 110 ◊ 1.5oz

Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 yr Frankfort, KY – 36 ◊ 1.5oz

W.L. Weller Special Reserve Frankfort, KY – 14 ◊

W.L. Weller 12 yr Frankfort, KY – 18 ◊

Old Weller Antique 107 Frankfort, KY – 22 ◊

William Larue Weller Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 45 ◊

Widow Jane 10 yr Red Hook, NY – 16

Woodford Double Oak Versailles, KY – 14

Woodford Reserve Versailles, KY – 11

RYE

Angel’s Envy Finished Rye Louisville, KY – 18 ◊

Bulleit Rye Louisville, KY – 13

F E W Rye Evanston, IL – 13

Hillrock Double Cask Rye Hudson Valley, NY – 23

Hudson Maple Cask Rye Gardiner, NY – 19

Hudson Manhattan Rye Gardiner, NY – 16

Michter’s Straight Rye Louisville, KY – 12

Michter’s Straight Rye 10 yr Louisville, KY – 33 ◊

Ragtime Rye Brooklyn. NY – 12

Sazerac Rye Frankfort, KY – 10

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Barrel Proof Frankfort, KY – 23

Whistle Pig Farmstock Rye crop 002 Triple Terroir Vermont, Indiana, Canada – 15

WHISKEY

Crown Royal Canada – 10

Dewar’s 12 yr Scotland – 12

Dewar’s Scotland – 10

Gentleman Jack Lynchburg, TN – 12

George Dickel #8 Tullahoma, TN – 10

Hudson Single Malt Gardiner, NY – 16

Jack Daniel’s #7 Lynchburg, TN – 10

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire Lynchburg, TN – 11

Jameson County Cork, Ireland – 10

Michter’s Sour Mash Toasted Barrel Finish  Louisville, KY – 25 ◊

Monkey Shoulder Dufftown, Scotland – 11

Redbreast Cork Ireland – 18

Seagram’s 7 USA – 9

Seagram’s VO Canada – 8

Stranahan’s Black Diamond Colorado Whiskey Denver, CO – 17

Tin Cup Denver, CO – 11

Tullamore Dew County Offaly, Ireland – 9

Two James Johnny Smoking Gun Whiskey Detroit, MI – 12

SINGLE MALT SCOTCH

Ardbeg 10 yr Islay – 12

Balvenie 12 yr Doublewood Speyside – 14

Balvenie 14 yr Caribbean Cask Speyside – 18

Balvenie 15 yr Sherry Cask Speyside – 22

Balvenie 17 yr Doublewood Speyside – 28

Bruichladdich 24 yr “Black Art 5” Islay – 79 ◊

Glenfiddich 12 yr Speyside – 13

Glenfiddich 15 yr Speyside – 18

Glenfiddich 18 yr Speyside – 21

Glenfiddich 21 yr Speyside – 29

Highland Park 12 yr Highlands – 14

Kilchoman Islay – 13

Laphroaig 10 yr Islay – 15

Macallan 12 yr Highlands – 16

Macallan Rare Cask Highlands – 69

Oban 14 yr  West Highlands – 18

JAPANESE WHISKY

The Hukushu 12 yr Single Malt Yamanashi, Japan – 19 ◊

The Yamazaki 12 yr Single Malt Shimamoto, Japan – 21 ◊

Kikori Kumamoto, Japan – 14 *

Kaiyō Single Malt  Osaka, Japan – 15

Kikori  Kumamoto, Japan – 14 *

NikkaTaketsuru Pure Malt 12 yr  Hokkaido, Japan – 18 ◊

Ohishi Sherry Cask Kumamoto, Japan – 15 *

Suntory Toki Shimamoto, Japan – 13

Yamato Niseko, Japan- 12

WHISKEY FLIGHTS

Eastern Drams Kaiyō Single Malt, Ohishi Sherry Cask, Yamato  22

Rocky Mountain High Stranahan’s, Breckenridge, Tin Cup – 21

Run Four The Roses Woodford Double Oak, Four Roses, Angel’s Envy – 22

Speyside Twelves Balvenie 12 yr, Macallan 12 yr, Glenfiddich 12 yr – 21

Upstate Widow Jane, Hudson Baby Bourbon, Hillrock – 24

◊ Limited Availablilty

* Gluten Free