Soft tacos served with pico de gallo, cheese, guacamole and cup of beans. Choice of: 3 Certified Angus Beef® Filet Mignon, 3 Shrimp or 3 Chicken
Green Chile Corn Queso Dip
$10.50
Roasted Hatch green chile, corn, jalapeño jack cheese, and cream cheese. Served with spicy chips
Spicy Crab Cakes
$12.00
New Mexico-styled cakes drizzled with our sour cream, served with lemon-pepper tossed mixed greens and a side of habanero aioli
Green Chile Cheese Crisp
$9.75
Large tortilla with cheddar and jack cheeses, green chile sauce and diced tomato
Add Chicken
$4.00
Add Shrimp
$6.00
Add Certified Angus Beef® Filet Mignon
$5.00
Chicken Quesadilla
$11.00
Green chile chicken and jalapeño jack cheese melted in a flour tortilla served with our two homemade salsas
Skillet Nachos
$14.75
Spicy chips topped with black beans, chipotle ground beef, three cheese sauce, fire roasted jalapeños, pico de gallo and sour cream
New Mexican Potstickers
$11.00
Chicken, minced peppers and Anaheim chiles served with sweet corn-cream sauce
Chips and Two Salsas
Spiced chips with fresh tomatillo and red salsas
$4.00
Add Homemade Guacamole$7.50
Soups
Tortilla Soup
Chicken, tomato, and onions in a spicy chile broth garnished with sour cream, cheddar, and tortilla strips
Cup$8.00
Bowl$9.00
Green Chile Stew
Roasted pork, green chiles, potatoes, carrots, and roasted corn
Cup$8.50
Bowl$9.50
Salads
Add to your salads Spiced Certified Angus Beef® Steak $5
Filet Salad
$14.00
Diced Certified Angus Beef® filet mignon on a bed of mixed greens with roasted avocado corn salsa, jalapeño bacon, sliced avocados, tomatoes and served with chipotle ranch dressing
Tesuque Chicken Salad
$13.00
Tortilla-encrusted chicken breast thinly pounded and tossed with spicy chipotle-lime vinaigrette, spinach, mixed greens, jalapeño bacon, corn, tomatoes and topped with tortilla strips
Chicken Chopped Salad
$13.00
Adobo Chimayo chicken, pumpkin seeds, roasted corn, wild rice, sundried cherries, and queso fresco tossed with mixed greens and chipotle ranch
Caverns Chicken Salad
$13.00
Chicken marinated in lime and cilantro, then tossed with mixed greens, tomatoes, black beans, corn, two cheeses with jalapeño ranch. Topped with a drizzle of red chile prickly pear BBQ & tortilla strips
House Salad
$9.00
Mixed greens topped with cheddar and jack cheeses and diced tomato. Served with jalapeño ranch dressing
Green Chile Trail
Served with rice and black beans | Add fried egg $1.75 | Sopaipilla and honey $1.50
Silver City Chimi
$17.75
Your choice of carne adovada, Hatch green chile chicken or machaca with onions and red chile sauce, rolled in a flour tortilla with pepper jack cheese, topped with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo
Carne Adovada Plate
$16.50
Slow roasted pork, simmered in red chile, topped with cheddar and jack cheese. Served with a flour tortilla
Stacked Enchiladas
$18.50
One layer of Carne adovada and one layer of Hatch green chile chicken topped with our red chile sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo and a fried egg
Green Chile Burrito
$16.75
Choice of grilled chicken, Carne adovada, machaca or vegetable. Rolled in a flour tortilla with jalapeño jack and topped with Hatch green chile sauce
Blue Corn Enchiladas
$15.50
Two cheese enchiladas, one stuffed with chicken and one stuffed with rock shrimp. Topped with Hatch green chile sauce
Chile Rellenos
$17.50
Roasted Anaheim chiles stuffed with roasted pork and jalapeño jack cheese. Topped with Hatch green chile sauce
Enchantment Platter
$19.25
Carne adovada burrito, chicken enchilada, and chile relleno. Served with red and Hatch green chile sauce with a sopaipilla
Prime Rib Burrito
$17.50
Ancho chile rubbed Certified Angus Beef® prime rib, sautéed onions, mushrooms, pepper jack cheese, and red chile au jus. Topped with homemade picante sauce and a horseradish cream drizzle
Burgers, Sandwiches & Wraps
All 1/2 pound lean ground beef grilled over pecan wood. Choice of either beer-battered fries, house salad. Chipotle mayonnaise upon request. Make it Vegan $3.25 | Add Waffle Fries $1.75. Top 5 Recommended Toppings: Jalapeño Bacon, Sliced Avocado, Sautéed Mushrooms or Grilled Onions $2 Each
Cheeseburger
$14.50
Cheddar cheese served with lettuce and tomato on a Kaiser bun
Open Face Green Chile Cheeseburger
$15.25
Served on a slice of sourdough toast, topped with green chile sauce and cheddar & jack cheeses
Southwest Patty Melt
$15.50
Served with grilled red onions, cheddar cheese and spicy thousand island dressing on grilled sourdough
Red River Chicken
$14.75
Grilled chicken breast with cilantro pesto, red chile, mushrooms, and jalapeño jack cheese. Served on a tortilla with rice and black beans
Ruben's Chicken-Fried Chicken
$16.00
Buttermilk-marinated chicken breast on sourdough bread, topped with chorizo gravy. Served with green chile mashed potatoes and salad
Habanero Cheeseburger
$18.00
2009 Food Network's Burger of Arizona! Lots of freshly ground habanero chili, mixed with lean ground beef, grilled and topped with melted jalapeño jack cheese. Served with fries and salad. Warning Extremely Hot: You order it you own it
Scorpion Burger
$19.00
Grilled lean ground beef blended with Carolina reaper, habanero, and ghost pepper chiles. Topped with scorpion salt and ghost-pepper cheese served with fries and salad. Warning Extremely Hot: You order it you own it
Santa Fe Club
$14.50
Grilled chicken, jalapeño bacon, lettuce, pico de gallo and chipotle mayonnaise rolled in a flour tortilla, with melted jack & cheddar cheeses on top. Served with choice of beer-battered fries or house salad
Ancho Prime Rib Wrap
$16.50
Ancho encrusted Certified Angus Beef® roasted prime rib, peppers, onions, lettuce, and chipotle horseradish mayo. Served with choice of beer-battered fries or house salad
Lite Bites
Veggie Enchiladas
$15.00
Spinach, asparagus, artichokes, mushrooms, and jalapeño jack cheese. Topped with a three-chile cream sauce. Served with rice and beans
Fiesta Chicken Salad
$14.00
Chipotle marinated chicken, corn, black beans, red bell peppers, cilantro and jalapeños, topped with cotija cheese and tossed with a chipotle beet vinaigrette
Veggie Tostadas
$12.00
Four mini tostadas with black beans, lettuce, avocado tomatillo salsa, topped with cotija cheese and tomatoes
Calabacitas Tacos
$14.00
Street style tacos served with fresh veggies (zucchini, peppers, carrots and beans) sauteed in guajillo oil. Served with a cup of beans topped with cheese
Smoky Southwest Burger
$15.00
Locally sourced, handcrafted Nex Veg protein patty, served with guacamole, pepper jack cheese, tomato, spinach tossed with lemon pepper oil and chipotle mayonnaise, served with house salad
Entrees
Served from 4 pm to 10 pm ~ Add a Dinner Salad | $2 ~ Wine can enhance your dining pleasure by bringing out the food flavors
N.Y. Carne Asada
$28.50
Chile-rubbed twelve-ounce Certified Angus Beef® N.Y. steak grilled, topped with a mushroom cholula sauce & served on a bed of black beans. Paired with a cheese quesadilla and roasted corn & avocado salsa. Wine pairing ~ Cosentino The Franc
Chimayo Chicken
$17.75
Marinated in chipotle, garlic oil and herbs, grilled chicken breast, topped with three chile cream sauce, served over a bed of wild rice and calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Chacewater Sauvignon Blanc
Osso Bucco
$25.00
Pork shank slow roasted with serranos, garlic, onion, and leeks, finished off with an apple chipotle glaze. Served with green chile mashed potatoes and calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Martin Codax Albarino
Ribeye
$39.50
Chili-rubbed sixteen-ounce Certified Angus Beef® steak served with guajillo chili BBQ sauce and a honey tomatillo cilantro sauce. Topped with portobello mixed pepper relish. Wine pairing ~ Dona Paula Cabernet Sauvignon
Cowboy Meatloaf
$19.75
Ground veal, pork, and chuck mixed with jalapeño bacon, smoked gouda, roasted onion, garlic, and Hatch green chile then finished with red chile prickly pear BBQ. Served with Hatch green chile mashed potatoes and calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Trapiche Malbec
Filet Mignon
$30.00
7-ounce Gold Canyon Premium Angus Beef filet grilled on pecan wood, topped with chile mushroom sauce on a bed of black beans. Served with calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Cloudfall Pinot Noir
Sierra Sirloin
$23.00
Top Sirloin stuffed with roasted chilies, peppers, cilantro, pepper jack cheese and garlic. Served with a spicy red wine sauce, green chile mashed potatoes and calabacitas
Chipotle Stroganoff Chicken Pasta
$18.00
Grilled chicken, mushrooms, onions, cilantro, and spicy chipotle. Tossed with penne pasta
Maine Lobster Enchiladas
$19.25
Two enchiladas stuffed with Maine lobster, mixed peppers, poblano chiles, pepper jack, and cheddar cheeses. Served with a three-chile cream sauce, rice, and black beans. Garnished with grilled asparagus
Crab-Stuffed Poblanos
$19.75
Two poblano chiles stuffed with crab, peppers, onions, and cilantro. Served with a three-chile cream sauce and with rice & black beans
Fish & Chips
$17.50
Tempura-battered Cod with jalapeño tartar and chile vinegar sauces both served on the side. Served with beer-battered fries
Las Cruces Platter
$25.00
Crab-stuffed poblano, shrimp enchilada, and lobster enchilada, topped with three chile cream sauce and Hatch red chile sauce. Served with rice and black beans
Side Orders
Green Chile Mashed Potatoes
$5.00
Plate of Calabacitas
$6.00
Cup of Homemade Guacamole
$8.50
Rice & Black Beans
$4.75
Beer-Battered Bat Fries
$6.00
Green Chile Mac & Cheese
Cup$8.00
Bowl$10.00
Desserts
Basket O' Sopas
$7.50
With powdered sugar and honey
Add Butterscotch Sauce
$1.25
Caramel Flan
$8.00
Optional Prickly Pear
Chocolate Bread Pudding
$8.00
With butterscotch sauce
Key Lime Pie
$8.00
Dulce de Leche Fried Ice Cream
$8.50
Churros and Ice Cream
$8.50
Kid's Korner
For kids under 12 only, please! Each selection includes your choice of fries or a house salad
Cheeseburger
$6.75
Chicken Tenders
$6.75
Grilled Cheese
$6.75
Folded Cheese Crisp
$6.75
Food
Early Bat Special: Ribeye Quesadilla
$12.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with blackened ribeye, sautéed onions, mixed peppers, mushrooms, and jalapeño jack cheese. Topped with pico de gallo and served on a bed of spicy black beans
Carlsbad Tacos
$14.50
Soft flour tacos with pico de gallo, cheese, guacamole and a cup of beans. Choice of: 3 Certified Angus Beef® Filet Mignon, 3 Shrimp or 3 Chicken
Green Chile Cheese Crisp
$8.00
Crispy large tortilla with cheddar and jack cheeses, green chile and diced tomatoes
New Mexican Potstickers
$10.00
Chicken, minced peppers and Anaheim chiles. Served with sweet corn cream sauce
Spicy Crab Cakes
$10.00
New Mexico-styled cakes served with lemon-peppered tossed greens and habañero aioli
Mac and Cheese Bites
$10.00
6 Panko Crusted Bites Stuffed with Green Chile Mac and Cheese. Served with Chipotle Ranch Dipping Sauce and jicama
Sliders
$13.50
Three sliders served with beer battered fries. Choose one of the following: Habanero- Fresh
Habanero Sliders
$13.50
Three mini Certified Angus Beef® burgers mixed with fresh habañeros and served with pepper jack cheese and fries. You Order It, You Own It!
Meatloaf Sliders
$13.50
Three Meatloaf Sliders with Grilled Onions, Ghost Pepper Cheese, and Black BBQ Sauce. Served with our Beer Battered Fries
Green Chile Chicken Quesadilla
$9.00
Shredded chicken marinated in green chile with melted jalapeno jack cheese in a flour tortilla. Served with two homemade salsas
Skillet Nachos
$12.75
Spicy Chips topped with black beans, chipotle ground beef, three cheese sauce, fire roasted jalapenos, pico de gallo and sour cream
Green Chile Corn Queso Dip
$8.50
Roasted Hatch green chile, corn, jalapeno jack cheese and cream cheese. Served with spicy chips
Drinks
Special: Monte Alban Silver Tequila
$5.75
Made with 100% pure agave
Specialty Margaritas
$8.00
Carlsbad Favorites
$8.00
All Wine (By the Glass)
$6.00
Well Drinks
$4.00
Domestic Bottled Beer
$4.00
Draft Beers
$5.00
Two featured drafts are always offered on tap Bat Brew (Pale Ale), Four Peaks Kiltlifter, Lagunitas IPA, Blue Moon, Dos Equis Amber, Dos Equis Lager
Food
Carl's Chicken Wings
$13.00
Bone in chicken wings with your choice of either raspberry chipotle, Cholula garlic, black BBQ or the works. Served with blue cheese dressing and jicama sticks
Bat Sliders
$13.50
Three mini Certified Angus Beef® burgers served with grilled onions, jalapeño jack cheese, and fries
Habanero Sliders
$13.50
Three mini Certified Angus Beef® burgers mixed with fresh habañeros. Served with ghost pepper cheese and fries
Meatloaf Sliders
$13.50
Three mini Certified Angus Beef® burgers served with grilled onions, BBQ sauce, ghost pepper cheese, and fries
Green Chile Chicken Quesadilla
$9.00
Melted cheeses and two salsas
Cheeseburger
$14.50
Tillamook Cheddar Cheese served with tomato and lettuce on kaiser bun served fries
Add Bacon
$2.00
Add Avocado
$3.00
Add Grilled Onion
$2.00
Add Mushrooms
$2.00
Add Egg
$2.00
Cholula Burger
$15.25
Half pound Certified Angus Beef® burger marinated in Cholula hot sauce. Served with jalapeño cheese, mushrooms, avocado salsa, and fries
Blue Corn Enchiladas
$15.00
Two Enchiladas, One Chicken & One Shrimp, Served with Green Chile Sauce, Rice & Beans
New Mexican Potstickers
$10.00
Chicken and Anaheim chiles with a sweet corn cream sauce
Green Chile Cheese Crisp
$9.75
Large tortilla with cheddar and jack cheeses, green chiles and diced tomato
Add Shrimp
$6.00
Add Chicken
$4.00
Add Filet
$5.00
Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese
$11.00
Macaroni tossed in our secret green chile cheese sauce
Add Carne Adovada
$5.50
Add Grilled / Blackened Chicken
$5.50
Street Tacos
Soft flour taco with pico de gallo, cheese, lettuce. Your choice of Chipotle Ground Beef, Carne adovada, or green chile chicken
(each)$3.50
Add Ramekin of Guacamole$3.00
Carne Asada Waffle Fries
$14.50
Certified Angus Beef Filet and Melted Cheddar and Jack Cheeses on a Bed of Waffle Fries, Topped with Cholula Sauce and Roasted Avocado Corn Salsa
Spicy Crab Cakes
$11.00
New Mexico-styled cakes served with lemon-pepper tossed mixed greens and a side of habanero aioli
Chips and Salsa
Spiced chips with homemade tomatillo and red tomato salsas
$3.75
Add Cup of Guacamole$7.00
Mac & Cheese Bites
$10.00
6 panko crusted bites stuffed with green chile mac n cheese. Served with chipotle ranch and jicama
Chicken Tenders w/ Fries
$11.50
Cheese Quesadilla
$9.00
Veggie Tostadas
$10.00
Four mini tostadas with black beans, lettuce, avocado tomatillo salsa topped with cotija cheese and tomatoes
Drinks
Screwball
$5.25
Titos Vodka
$5.25
Brown Sugar
$5.25
Bourbon
Jameson Irish Whiskey
$5.25
All Wine By-The-Glass
$2 Off
All Drafts Beers
$1 Off
Monte Alban Silver
$5.25
Brunch
Carlsbad Benedict
$12.00
Two poached Eggs Smothered in Jalapeño Hollandaise Sauce. Served with Cup of Black Beans and Potato Hash. Choose one of the following: Carne Adovada, Canadian Bacon, Chorizo Sausage, or Blue Crab Cakes
Tavern Skillets
$13.50
Potato Hash, Tomatoes, Onions, Corn and Two Fried Eggs. Topped with Tomatillo Salsa. Served in a Piping Hot Cast Iron Skillet. Choose From One of the Following: Carne Adovada, Green Chile Chicken, Chorizo or Veggies
Huevos Rancheros
$12.50
Large Flour Tortilla Topped with Three Eggs, Smothered Red Chile and Topped with Cheddar and Jack Cheese. Served on a Bed of Rice and Beans
Carne Adovada & Eggs
$13.00
Carne Adovada Served on a Bed of Black Beans with Two Fried Eggs, Pico de Gallo, and Topped with Cheddar and Jack Cheese
Tamale & Eggs
$11.50
Beef Tamale on a Bed of Black Beans Smothered in Hatch Red Chile. Topped with Cheddar and Jack Cheese, Three Fried Eggs and Pico de Gallo
Meatloaf & Eggs
$13.50
Our Cowboy Meatloaf Served Over Potato Hash Smothered in Hatch Red and Green Chile. Topped with Two Fried Eggs, Pico de Gallo and Cheddar and Jack Cheeses
Pollo Chilaquiles
$12.50
Corn Tortilla Chips Sautéed in Hatch Red Chile Sauce. Served with Green Chile Chicken, Two Fried Eggs and Black Beans. Topped with Pico De Gallo, Cotija Cheese and a Drizzle of Sour Cream
Chicken Fried Steak And Eggs
$12.75
Crispy Sirloin Lightly Breaded, Topped with Jalapeno Gravy. Served with Two Eggs and Potato Hash
Breakfast Burrito
$11.75
Carne Adovada, Eggs, Mushrooms, Mixed Peppers, Onions, Cheddar and Jack Cheese. Served with a Side of Potato Hash
Green Chile Stew Skillet
$12.00
Green Chile Stew topped with Cheddar and Jack Cheese, Two Fried Eggs and Pico de Gallo. Served over a Bed of Potato Hash
Breakfast Tostadas
$11.50
Three Tostadas Topped with Black Beans, Fried Egg, Pico De Gallo and Cotija Cheese. Served with Potato Hash and Avocado Tomatillo Salsa
Breakfast Tacos
$11.25
Two Soft Tacos with Scrambled Eggs, Pico de Gallo, Avocado, Cheddar and Jack Cheese. Served with a Side of Piquin Sauce and Chile Avocado Salsa. Choose one of the Following: Carne Adovada, Chorizo, Canadian Bacon or Veggies
Bloody Mary Bar
Flavor Up Your Bloody Mary with Stoli Hot or Stoli Cucumber– add $1.25
Zonin Mimosa
$5.75
Bottomless Mimosa
$14.50
with brunch item– Last call 12:45pm
Refills
$0.01
Brunch Drinks
Sat & Sun 10 AM - 1 PM
Build Your Own Bloody Mary
$5.50
Spice It up with Absolute Peppar | Add
$1.25
Mimosas
$5.75
Enhance Your Mimosa with Blood Orange Liqueur | Add
$2.00
Beer List
Happy Hour 2 pm to 6 pm: Draft Beer $4.75
Draft Beer
Two featured drafts beer on tap: Four Peaks Kilt Lifter, Blue Moon, Dos Equis Lager, Lagunitas IPA, Dos Equis Amber, Bat Brew (Pale Ale)
Wine
White
Happy Hour 2 pm to 6 pm: Glass Wine $6
Hess Chardonnay, Monterey
Tropical Crisp and Clean with Balanced Acidity from Shirtail Creek
G$9.00
B$34.00
Cielo, Pinot Grigio, Italy
Creamy Flavors of Lemon Custard, Honey Dew with a Nectarine Soft Finish
G$8.00
B$30.00
Sokol Blosser Luck No. 9
Lush and tropical on the palate, with a soft round sweetness that is tempered by a burst of citrus
G$9.00
B$36.00
Engine House Sauvignon Blanc, Lake County CA
Zesty Lemongrass and Pineapple flavors gives way to floral herbs
G$9.00
B$34.00
Lago Rose, Portugal
Notes of Cherry Blossom and Berry Fruits with Melon
G$8.00
B$30.00
Red
Happy Hour 2 pm to 6 pm
Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon
flavors of blueberries and blackberries mix with warmth of vanilla and toasted bread
G$10.00
B$38.00
Cosentino "The Franc" Cabernet Franc, Lodi
Flavors of Tart Dark Fruit with Hints of Black Pepper and Smoke
G$10.00
B$38.00
Conundrum "By Caymus" Red Blend, California (Ltr)
Dark red varietals including Zinfandel and Petite Syrah. It is rich, complex and approachable. With lush flavors of cherries and baking chocolate
G$10.00
B$42.00
Sea Sun Pinot Noir
thers is an intensity and creaminess to the fruit, evoking the ripe richness of pie filling
G$9.00
B$36.00
Domaine St. George Merlot, California
Rich, Black Cherry Aromas Followed by Lush Fruit with Hints of Oak and Vanilla
G$8.00
B$30.00
Chacewater Zinfandel
This organically grown big jammy Zin is packed with strawberry, red cherry, white pepper and laced with smoky vanilla oke
G$10.00
B$38.00
Cocktails
Tavern Mules
$11 | Happy Hour 2 pm to 6 pm
Fresh Stoli Cucumber Mule
$11.75
Stoli Cucumber Vodka, Pomegranate, Lime Juice and Ginger Beer
Dark Storm
$11.75
Goslings Dark Rum, fresh lime juice, Gosling Ginger beer
Moscow Mule
$11.75
Stoli Vodka, Fresh Lime Juice, Topped with Ginger Beer
Cherry Bomb Mule
$11.75
Three Olives Cherry Vodka, Lime Juice, Topped With Ginger Beer
Carlsbad Tavern’s philosophy centers on providing guests with an entertaining environment, excellence in the kitchen and friendly, efficient service. While the sign touts New Mexican “grub,” the quality of food and attention to detail in preparation has always been of utmost importance. Many of the original and core dishes are still being served today. Favorites (Carne adovada, osso bucco, crab-stuffed poblanos) requested by regulars – aka “bat fans” – are daily specials. Carlsbad Tavern continues today under the ownership of Andrew Capriola and Judith Merritt. As a family-run restaurant, Carlsbad Tavern welcomes all ages and offers excellent food and service in a relaxed and welcoming environment for casual dining, special occasions, group events, and parties and just hanging around the bat cave with a draft beer.