To our East Rock community,
We are now open for indoor and outdoor dining! Our current hours are Tuesday-Saturday 5pm-10pm. All items shown on our menu below are available for dine-in or takeout. To place your order TO GO, please give us a call at 475-202-6883 or place it online here.
(Note: Reservations for parties of 6 guests or more cannot be made online. Please call to check for availability.)
Gift Cards are available to be purchased at the restaurant or over the phone and can be mailed upon request.
We are hiring kitchen staff! Please email info@tavernonstate.com if you or anyone you know is interested in joining a fun and dedicated team.
Thank you for your endless love and support. See you soon!
Menu as of 3/28/24
Chef kindly requests placing your entire order at
once to ensure the best possible dining experience.
FOOD
little gem caesar with anchovy, buttered croutons,
grana padano & lemon 15
radicchio salad with honey mustard, satsuma mandarin,
hakurei turnips, sunflower seeds & roomano pradera 16
grilled carrots with tarragon labne,
pumpkin seed granola & mimolette 17
crispy sweet potatoes with pickled pepper chimichurri,
meyer lemon & shiso 16
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cured steelhead trout with horseradish, dill oil,
smoked rye crumb & buttermilk vinaigrette 18
beef tartare with cornichons,
potato chips & cured egg yolk 18
crispy blood sausage with garlic-roasted broccolini
& whipped membrillo 18
grilled octopus with chili butter,
crispy fingerlings & pickled peppers 21
ricotta gnudi with romesco,
marcona almonds, pickled shallots & urfa 19
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tavern burger with b&b pickles,
lettuce, tomato conserva, cheddar fondue & french fries 24
pan seared scallops with smoked parsnip,
pistachio, castelvetrano olive & orange 38
roasted half chicken with morel mushrooms,
nettle purée, cripsy capers & spring herbs 36
pan roasted ny strip with roasted escarole,
taleggio velouté & garlic confit 48
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mushroom congee with maitake mushrooms,
bok choy, chili crisp & soft egg 22
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DESSERT 14
pandan & coconut sundae
with key lime curd & cookie crumble
chocolate pot de crème
with toasted fluff & cacao nibs
mille-feuille
with sarsaparilla cream & luxardo cherry
*all items available for dine-in or to-go*
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COCKTAILS 14
shaken
the next episode
scotch, zucca amaro, beet juice, lemon, vanilla, honey, lagavulin spray
island avenue
jamaican rum, honey, peychauds, kalamansi, kummel, lime
outsider's cove
aged rum, haitian rum, cachaça, banana, lime, pineapple, mint
cherry-coloured funk
gin, lacto-fermented cherries, peppercorn cordial, lime, tonic, thai basil
crimson league
turkish tea infused vodka, gin, amaro, raspberry, lemon, egg white
paradise lost
laird's, tavern rye, aquavit, carrot, lemon, pedro ximénez, lady smith apple shrub
idle hands
blanco tequila, cassis, grapefruit, habanero cordial, kampot pepper & salt rim
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exchange student
mezcal, ginger, lime, pineapple, suze
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stirred
and the rest of the day to yourself
irish whiskey, blended scotch, génépy, sweet vermouth, gran classico, mole bitters, nutmeg
desert spoon
sotol, manzanilla sherry, cocchi, sailers, grapefruit bitters
parched cowboy
rye, aged rum, root beer cordial, absinthe spray
feathered serpent
reposado tequila, pasilla pepper, créme de cacao, manzanilla sherry, saline
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amorous semantics
tavern rye, cognac, nocino walnut liqueur, averna, oloroso sherry, boston bitters
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SPIRIT FREE 10
pacific proffer
lychee, green tea, coconut, yuzu, lemon, thai basil
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dear darla
raspberry, ginger, mint, lime, club soda
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WINE
sparkling / rosé
cava
nv, montsarra, penedes, spain 12/46
crémant brut rosé
nv, victorine de chastenay, burgundy, france 15/58
sparkling rosé
brundlmayer, kamptal, austria 95
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champagne
nv, gaston chiquet, champagne, france 96
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white
scheurebe
2021, braunewell, theinhessen, germany 13/63 (1L)
catarratto
2020, ciello, sicily, italy 11/42
furmint blend
2020, gilvesy winery, transdanubia, hungary 15/58
cortese
2022, broc cellars, clarksburg, california 13/50
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sauvignon blanc
2022, domaine du chapitre, touraine, france 13/50
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ribolla gialla
nv, sfera, piedmont, italy 60 (1L)
xarel-lo
2022, anima mundi, catalonia, spain 62
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macabeo
2022, bodegas frontonio, aragon, spain 56
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red
monastrell
2020, ver sacrum, barrancas, argentina 13/50
zweigelt
2020, erich sattler, burgenland, austria 12/46
garnatxa blend
2022, cellar bernavi, catalonia, spain 12/46
barbera d'asti
2021, cantina del lupo, piedmont, italy 12/46
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mencia
2021, bodegas albamar, ribeira sacra, spain 15/58
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vin de france
2020, yohann moreno, loire valley, france 70
crianza
2019, akutain, rioja, spain 78
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xinomavro
2019, kir-yianni, macedonia, greece 78
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BEER 8
house lager
5.2% abv, jack's abby craft lagers (framingham, ma)
weisse bier
5.4% abv, east rock brewing co (new haven, ct)
sea hag ipa
6.2% abv, new england brewing co (woodbridge, ct)
crucial mass double ipa
8.0% abv, counter weight brewing co (cheshire, ct)
pause & reflect porter
5.0% abv, kent falls brewing co (kent, ct)
imperial stout trooper
8.5% abv, new england brewing co (woodbridge, ct)
farm flor cider
6.9% abv, graft cidery (newburgh, ny)
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run wild non-alcoholic ipa
athletic brewing company (stratford, ct)
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