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Our Menu

Tavern MenuDraft ListCanned Craft BeerRTD - Ready To Drink CansWineCocktailsNon-Alcoholic Beers

*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.

Appetizers

Black Eyed Pea Cracklins

$8.00
Deep fried bowl of black eyed peas
Wings photo

Wings

$13.00/6
$24.00/12
6 or 12 wings tossed in your choice of sauce: Buffalo, BBQ, Alabama White, Dry Rub, Citrus Rub (1 Sauce per 6) Choice of Ranch, Blue Cheese or Alabama White Sauce for dipping

Southern Seafood Salad

$12.00
Poached Shrimp and Tender Baby Scallops tossed in a tangy Low Country Aioli, served with choice of pita bread, baguette or crackers

Tuna Poke

$12.00
Seared Ahi Tuna topped with Asian style slaw and finished with a citrus aioli and tangy Korean BBQ Sauce

Clothesline Bacon

$16.00
1/2 inch smokey candied Benton’s bacon served hanging and torched table side. Paired with crudité and pickled vegetables

Short Rib Nachos

$16.00
Fried Tortilla Chips, Short Rib, Queso, Tomato, Pickled Red Onion, Jalapeño

Country Ham and Onion Dip

$10.00
Creamy house made onion dip with country ham, served with pita bread

Brussels

$10.00
Flash Fried and dressed with Korean BBQ Sauce and Lemon Aioli

Beer Pretzels

$11.00
Served with Beer Cheese, Honey Butter, Hot Mustard

Bowls

Make your salad a wrap +$2.00 | Make it shrimp +$3.00

Chicken Caesar Salad photo

Chicken Caesar Salad

$16.00
Chopped romaine, chicken, parmesan cheese and croutons with Caesar dressing. Option to Sub Grilled Shrimp instead of Chicken

Handhelds

Smash Burger photo

Smash Burger

$16.00
Two 4oz CAB smashed beef patties, caramelized onions, dual American cheese, house dill pickles, with BJ's sauce served on a potato bun

Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich

$15.00
Zaxby’s Style with Fried Chicken Tenders, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickles, with BJ's sauce and a potato bun
Southern Seafood Roll photo

Southern Seafood Roll

$17.00
Poached Shrimp, Tender Baby Scallops tossed in a tangy Low Country Aioli topped off with chives on a New England Style Brioche Roll

Chicken Tender Basket

$18.00
Chicken Tender Basket served with Fries and your choice of dipping sauce

Short Rib Grilled Cheese

$12.00
Texas Toast, short rib, mixed cheese. Served with a side of house made brown gravy.

Ahi Tuna Wrap

$14.00
Seared Ahi Tuna, pickled red onions, Asian slaw, with crispy lettuce, and citrus aioli, served with a side of Korean BBQ sauce

Sides

Mac & Cheese

$5.00

Fries

$5.00

Brussel Sprouts

$6.00
Side of Flash Fried Brussels with Korean BBQ Sauce and Lemon Aioli

Kids Menu

Mac & Cheese

$10.00

Chicken Tenders

$12.00

Cheeseburger

$10.00

Check out our Draft Selection

Drafts

*Denotes Local

New Realm "Hazy Like a Fox"*

$8.00
Hazy IPA | Charleston, SC | 6.5%

Common House "Looking East"

$8.00
American IPA | Charleston, SC | 6.2%

Sierra Nevada "Sunny Little Thing"

$8.00
Fruited Wheat Ale | Chico, CA | 5%

Lo-Fi Mexican Lager

$8.00
Mexican Style Lager | Charleston, SC | 5.5%

Sierra Nevada "Oktoberfest"

$8.00
Seasonal Festbier | Chico, CA | 6.0%

Michelob Ultra

$8.00
Light Lager | St Louis, MO | 4.2%

Twisted Tea

$8.00
Draught Hard Tea | Boston, MA | 5.0%

Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin

$8.00/10 oz
| Portland, ME | 9%

Ghost Monkey "Sparkles the Fluffy Unicorn"*

Cotton Candy Sour | Charleston, SC | 4.5%

Ship's Wheel "Anchor OG"*

$8.00
Hard Apple Cider | Charleston, SC | 6%

Stemmari Rosé

$10.00
Rosé Wine | Sicily | 12.5%

Guinness

$8.00
Irish Dry Stout | Dublin, Ireland | 4.2%

Light and Refreshing

Coast Brewing

$8.00
Kolsch | N. Charleston, SC | 4.8%

Ebbs Brewing Co. "No. 2 Kolsch"

$8.00
Kolsch | Brooklyn, NY | 4.4%

Munkle Brewing

$8.00
Pilsner | Charleston, SC | 5.1%

Freehouse Brewing

$8.00
Lager | N. Charleston, SC | 5%

Ebbs Brewing Co."No. 1"

$8.00
Lager | Brooklyn, NY | 5.3%

Lo-Fi Brewing

$8.00
Mexican Lager| N. Charleston, SC | 5%

WOLFFER Estates “No. 139”

$10.00
Rose Cider | Long Island, NY | 6.9%

Anderson Valley Hazy Sour

$10.00
Hazy Sour Ale | Booneville, CA | 4/2%

Revelry Never Let Me Down

$12.00
American Wheat Ale | Charleston, SC |

New Realm Blackberry Smoke

$8.00
Blackberry Smoked Lager | Daniel Island, SC | 4.5%

Southern Barrel Bluff Lite

$8.00
Lite American Lager | Bluffton, SC | 4.5%

Hoppy

Commonhouse Aleworks “Park Circle”

$8.00
Pale Ale| N. Charleston, SC | 5.5%

Revelry Brewing "Poke the Bear"

$8.00
Pale Ale | Charleston, SC | 5.5%

Sierra Nevada

$7.00
Pale Ale | Chico, CA | 5.6%

Westbrook Brewing "One Claw”

$8.00
Rye Pale Ale| Mt. Pleasant, SC | 5.5%

Wicked Weed Brewing “Pernicious”

$8.00
IPA | Asheville, NC | 7.2%

Coast Brewing “Hop Art”

$8.00
IPA | N. Charleston, SC | 7.7%

Wheat

Westbrook Brewing “White Thai”

$8.00
Wietbier | Mt. Pleasant, SC | 5%

Holy City Brewing “Washout Wheat”

$8.00
Hefeweizen | N. Charleston, SC | 5.3%

Fruited and Sour

Wicked Weed Brewing "Burst"

$8.00
Session Sour | Asheville, NC | 4.5%

Lo-Fi Brewing "Blueberry"

$8.00
Fruited Wheat | N. Charleston, SC | 5.2%

Darker

Palmetto Brewing

$8.00
Amber | Charleston, SC | 5.8%

Holy City Brewing "Pluff Mud"

$8.00
Porter | N. Charleston, SC | 5.5%

River Dog Brewing “Perkolatte”

$8.00
Milk Stout | Ridgeland, SC | 5%

Pawley’s Island Brewing "Gray Man"

$8.00
Stout | N. Charleston, SC | 7.2%

Ready to Drink Cans

Brands

Highnoon

$11.00
Pineapple, Grapefruit, Watermelon, Black Cherry

Long Drink

$11.00
Grapefruit, Juniper, and Berry Flavors

Nutrl

$9.00
Orange Vodka Soda

Bubbles

Poggio Costa

$10.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Brut Prosecco NV | Italy

Louis Perdrier

$13.00/glass
$40.00/bottle
Brut Rose NV | France

Charles Heidsieck

$20.00/glass
$76.00/bottle
Brut Champagne NV | France

Villa Sandi Prosecco

$10.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Prosecco | Italy

Whites & Rosé

Stemmari

$10.00/glass
Dry Rose (Draft) | Sicily, Italy

Mirabello

$10.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Pinot Grigio | Veneto, Italy

Whitehaven

$10.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Sauvignon Blanc | Marlborough, New Zealand

Sonoma Cutrer

$13.00/glass
$48.00/bottle
Chardonnay | Sonoma, California

St. M

$10.00/glass
$40.00/bottle
Riesling (Off-Dry) | Pfalz, Germany

Fini

$10.00/Glass
$40.00/Bottle
Pinot Grigio | Veneto Italy

Reds

J Vineyards

$13.00/glass
$48.00/bottle
Pinot Noir | Sonoma, California

Comtesse de Malet

$13.00/glass
$44.00/bottle
Bordeaux Blend | Bordeaux, France

Gundlach-Bundschu

$14.00/glass
$52.00/bottle
Merlot Blend | Sonoma, California

Charles Krug

$20.00/glass
$76.00/bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa, California

Pascual Toso

$10.00/glass
$36.00/bottle
Malbec | Mendoza, Argentina

Oberon

$14.00/glass
$40.00/bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa, California

Strong & Stirred

Fore Fathers Manhattan

$13.00
Local barrel aged Red Harbor rum, Dolin vermouth, bitters, filthy cherries.

Jump Seat

$14.00
Ketel One vodka, Americana, Italicus.

Lebowski Over Achiever

$15.00
Ketel One vodka, local Six & Twenty rum cream, cream, fresh pulled espresso and Borghetti ice infused.

Flavorful & Interesting

Queen of Hearts

$14.00
Reposado corazón tequila, cappelletti, Yellow Chartreuse, activated charcoal.

Purple Rain

$14.00
Empress gin, bolyan lemonade, honey, lavender.

Juan Caliente

$14.00
Sombra mezcal, fresh pineapple shrub, lime, agave, jalapeño.

Vacation Time

Pirates Paradise

$14.00
Local barrel aged Red Harbor rum, local Sea Island spiced rum, coconut, nutmeg.

Summer Zest

$12.00
Local Zest lemon drop vodka, club soda, fresh rosemary.

The Other Side of Martinis

Earl Grey Martini

$14.00
House-infused Earl Grey Tanqueray, lavender, lemon.

Kings’ BerryTini

$14.00
House-made seasonal berry infused Ketel One vodka, Dolin vermouth, lime.

Espresso Martini

$17.00
Ketel One vodka, Kahlúa coffee liqueur, fresh pulled espresso, chocolate bitters, egg white.

Chocolate Martini

$15.00
Ketel One vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueur, Baileys, House-made dark chocolate ganache.

Non-Alcoholic Beers

Non-Alcoholic Beers

Heineken 0

$5.00

Budweiser 0

$5.00

Ceebo Pilsner

$5.00
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