Jessop's Tavern

To Start

For a more traditional experience add Frites (fries) with Aioli Dipping Sauce - $18

• Sweet Potato Fries6,00 $

  Tradition was our guide for this dish of tavern fries cut from sweet potatoes, tosses with our special blend of spices and served with a sour caramel dipping sauce

• Smorgas-Bord17,00 $

  Chef's choice of artisan cheeses, sausage, & fruit served with olive tomato spread, tavern mustard, fennel almonds & warm herb bread

• Olde English Flat Bread9,00 $

  Crusty English bread brushed with olive oil, dressed with garlic, white wine, tomatoes, wild mushrooms & topped with shredded cheese

• Jessop's Tavern Crab Dip15,00 $

  Our signature made with fresh crab in a rich creamy sauce, served in a baked sourdough bread bowl, with grilled garlic bread sticks & veggies for dipping

• Skipjack Shrimp12,00 $

  Large‎ beer battered shrimp served with sweet & sour mustard for dipping

• Steamboat Shrimp14,00 $

  One pound of freshly steamed Peel & Eat shrimp served with cocktail sauce

• Halve Maen Mossels15,00 $

  One pound of fresh mussels steamed in Belgium Ale, diced tomatoes, garlic & West Indies spices, topped with shredded cheese & grilled flatbread

From The Ladle

• Jessop's Famous Jalapeno Beer Cheese Soup7,00 $

• From The Chef's Soup Kettle7,00 $

On the Green

• Tavern Salad8,00 $

  Our house salad of mixed greens served with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, carrots, onions & wild mushrooms

• Caesar Rodney9,00 $

  Traditional salad of romaine lettuce, sugared walnuts & shredded parmesan cheese tossed in our tavern made Caesar dressing

• Harvest Spinach Salad10,00 $

  A bed of baby spinach with hard-boiled egg, crumbled bacon & sliced mushrooms, topped with a warm bacon shallot dressing

• The Barrel15,00 $

  Carved tavern-roasted turkey, grilled steak & crumbled Stilton bleu cheese all atop Jessop's tavern salad

Colonial Fare

• New Sweden Meatloaf17,00 $

  Our Swedish inspired version of a classic is accompanied with a vodka cream sauce & lingonberry preserves

• "Hutspot" Dutch Pot Roast17,00 $

  Hearty slow cooked pot roast, served with mashed potatoes & garden vegetable, topped with a rich beef gravy

• Fish & Chips17,00 $

  Our well-known Olde English pub Fare of beer battered cod filets served with deep fried cottage potatoes, colonial side & traditional sauces. (Voted "Best of Delaware" 3 times!!)

• Shepherd's Pie17,00 $

  From Oxford to New Castle, this cottage pie includes layers of seasoned beef, root vegetables & tavern-made mashed potatoes, all covered in a moat of our rich beef gravy

• Oven Baked Pot Pies

  Root vegetables in a rich herb cream, topped with crust & served with a fresh buttermilk biscuit. Served four ways!

  • Chicken16,00 $
  • Crab19,00 $
  • Beef & Ale17,00 $

Center Of The Plate

• Classic Entrecote Bordelaise18,00 $

  Marinated London broil grilled to perfection in a red wine shallot reduction

• Fricken Chicassee19,00 $

  A pan-seared breaded breast of chicken simmered in a burgundy wine, local mushrooms, garlic & cream. A much loved Jessop's classic

• Pilgrim's Feast18,00 $

  Carved‎ tavern-roasted turkey, cornbread stuffing, tavern-made mashed potatoes & dropped biscuit all smothered with delicious herb gravy, served on a pewter charger with fresh cranberry compote

• Roast Duck Halfing23,00 $

  One half of a roasted domestic duck topped with a cherry Kummel glaze

• Salmon Perziken21,00 $

  A baked wild caught salmon filet served over Arugula dressed in raspberry vinaigrette with sweet onion peach chutney

• Casimir Crab Cakes24,00 $

  Twin jumbo lump crab cakes, pan seared to perfection served with a roasted red pepper coulis

Between Bread

• Red, White, & Blue15,00 $

  Grilled flank steak topped with sauteed mushrooms & crumbled Stilton bleu cheese, served on frilled sourdough bread

• Olde Dutch Tilehouse Chicken14,00 $

  Grilled chicken breast with bacon & sharp cheddar cheese on a toasted Dutch pretzel roll with roasted tomato mayonnaise

• Patriot Pulled Pork14,00 $

  Homemade‎ slow roasted pork shoulder topped with a tangy marinated vegetable slaw & mild Sriracha mayo served in a french roll

• Grilled Vegetable12,00 $

  Grilled Portobello and fried eggplant are topped with wilted spinach, grilled red onion, roasted red pepper and Havarti dill cheese. Served on a rosemary focaccia with sundried tomato pesto

• Crab Cake16,00 $

  Pan seared, served on a toasted cornmeal roll with lettuce & tomato. Accompanied with our classic sauces

• Bunker Hill Beef14,00 $

  Hot Roast beef served on asiago ciabatta roll with caramelized onions, provolone cheese and a horseradish mayonnaise. Accompanied by a side of au jous

• Town Hall Turkey12,00 $

  Roasted turkey. Swiss cheese, coleslaw, lettuce and tomato served with cranberry mayonnaise on wheat berry bread

• Dutch Pastrami Reuben12,00 $

  Hot pastrami topped with Swiss cheese, grilled onions, and spicy brown mustard on a Dutch pretzel roll

• Meatloaf Sandwich14,00 $

  Baked meatloaf with lettuce, tomato & onion. Served on toasted wheat berry bread with a garlic aioli

• Battery Park Burger13,00 $

  Ground sirloin burger served with lettuce, tomato & choice of Havarti Dill, Stilton Bleu, Cheddar, Swiss or American cheese. Served on a toasted cornmeal roll

  • With Bacon14,00 $

To Finish

• Cobblestone Cobbler9,00 $

  Delicious peach cobbler served fresh & hot from the colonial oven served with a scoop of our Old Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream!

• "Oli Bolen" Dutch Apple Cakes8,00 $

  Tavern‎ made deep fried apple donut holes served with your choice of Woodside Farm ice cream and topped with cinnamon whipped cream

• Mother Jessop's Bread Pudding9,00 $

  Rich bread, raisin & custard mixture topped with butterscotch bourbon sauce. This delicious treat is a reason enough to visit Jessop's

• Chocolate Decadence9,00 $

  Chocolate cookie crumb crust layered with a filling of decadent chocolate fudge & topped with an intense coating of chocolate that melts in your mouth

• Jessop's Colonial Ice Cream5,00 $

  Made at Historic Woodside Farm Creamery served in either a bowl or Belgian Waffle cone