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The Esquire Tavern
155 E Commerce St
San Antonio, TX 78205
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Food
Cocktails
Wine
Beer
Food
Appetizers
we make our own pickles, condiments, & pastries
Tacos Con Papas
$6.00
mashed potato, chili coleslaw, salsa verde, crispy corn tortilla
Texas Onion Dip
$6.00
served with waffle-cut potato chips
Fried Pickles
$8.00
panko-breaded, ranch
Chili-Salt Fries
$6.00
ketchup, cumin aioli
Deviled Eggs
$7.00
free-range eggs, pink peppercorn, arugula
Chalupitas
$8.00
bell & evans chicken, chipotle refritos, sour cream, chimichurri, white cheddar, salsa verde
Shrimp Toast
$12.00
gulf shrimp mousseline, chèvre, jalapeño jelly, white bread
Fried Plantains
$9.00
huitlacoche salsa
Soup & Salad
add chicken for $7 or hanger steak for $10, add garlic toast for $3
House Salad
$9.00
mixed greens, roasted tomato, pickled red onion, cucumber, pepitas, croutons, basil vinaigrette
Chicken Tortilla Soup
$11.00
cotija cheese, avocado, sour cream, lime, tostadas
Heirloom Tomato Salad
$13.00
watermelon, feta cheese, dill, basil, cucumber vinaigrette
Chicken Salad
$11.00
bibb lettuce, apple, orange, pecan, tarragon, buttered saltine
Kale Salad
$9.00
baby kale, red grape, roasted peanut, golden raisin chutney, peanut vinaigrette
Hanger Steak Salad
$19.00
niman ranch hanger steak, mixed greens, roasted tomato, chèvre, croutons, basil vinaigrette
Sandwiches
add chili-salt fries, house salad, or any other side for $4, add avocado or fried egg for $2, bacon for $3
Esquire Bologna Melt
$13.00
thick-sliced bologna, american cheese, pickle, dijon mustard, aioli, sweet roll
Muffuletta
$17.00
olympia provisions mortadella, ham, salami, provolone, olive salad, sesame focaccia
Pulled Pork Sandwich
$12.00
ancho-braised pork, pickle, honey mustard, sweet roll
Grilled Pimento Cheese
$11.00
three-cheese blend, arugula, tomato, texas toast
Chicken Sandwich
$15.00
fried chicken mousseline, bacon, provolone, lettuce, tomato, aioli, sweet roll
Shrimp Sandwich
$17.00
gulf shrimp patty, chili coleslaw, tomato, tartar, sesame bun
Burgers
Add chili-salt fries, house salad, or any other side for $4, add avocado or fried egg for $2, bacon for $3
Esquire Cheeseburger
$12.00
Texas beef, lettuce, tomato, pickle, ketchup, dijon mustard, sesame bun. Choice of white cheddar, smoked gouda, american, or provolone
Bison Burger
$16.00
thunder heart bison, white cheddar, pickled red onion, lettuce, remoulade, sesame bun
Bacon Cheeseburger
$14.00
texas beef, smoked gouda, niman ranch bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli, sesame bun
Lamb Burger
$18.00
hudspeth river ranch lamb, herbed feta, mint, pickle, tomato chutney, tzatziki, sweet roll
Wildcat Burger
$16.00
texas beef, american, grilled pineapple, lettuce, red pepper jelly, habanero aioli, sweet roll
Plates
add garlic toast for $3
Big Red Empanada
$14.00
big red-braised texas beef, salsa verde, chimichurri, sour cream, cilantro, puff pastry
Frito Pie
$14.00
pork & bean chili, gouda, onion dip, scallions
Grits & Grillades
$16.00
cajun beef stew, cheddar grits, scallion, garlic toast
Lamb Lettuce Wraps
$16.00
hudspeth river ranch lamb sausage, feta, pickle, tzatziki, cilantro, bibb lettuce
Fish & Chips
$16.00
beer-battered cod, fries, tartar sauce, lemon
Chile Relleno
$16.00
pulled pork, chipotle refritos, ranchero sauce, white cheddar, avocado
Crispy Pork Belly
$18.00
tenderbelly pork, green curry, sushi rice, watermelon, pickled watermelon, furikake, scallion
Texas Wagyu Ribeye
$32.00
grilled 12oz texas wagyu ribeye, garlic herb butter
Tavern Chicken
$18.00
bell & evans chicken breast, white bean salad, baby kale, peanut vinaigrette, golden raisin chutney
Falafel
$14.00
baba ghanoush, heirloom tomato, cucumber, pickled vegetable, tzatziki
Sides
Chili Coleslaw
$4.00Chili-Salt Fries
$4.00House Salad
$4.00Cheddar Grits
$4.00Curry Rice
$4.00White Bean Salad
$4.00Sweets
Ice Cream
$6.00
consult your server for flavors
- Make it a Float
- $2.00
Banana Pudding
$9.00
vanilla pudding, whipped cream, banana, wafers
Fried Apple Pie
$9.00
vanilla bean ice cream, bourbon caramel sauce
Chocolate Mousse
$7.00
salted pecans
Drinks
Big Red
$2.50Diet Coke
$2.50Dr. Pepper
$2.50Iced Tea
$2.50Mexican Coca-Cola
$3.50Agua de Piedra
$3.50Limonada
$4.00- Choice of Raspberry, Blackberry, Mint, or Cucumber (Each)
- $0.50
Esquire Ginger Beer
$4.00St. Arnold Root Beer
$4.00French Press Coffee
$5.00
rosella coffee: medium-dark roast or decaf
Late Night
Better late than never come dine with us late night. Thursday - saturday 11pm - 1am
Chili-Salt Fries
$6.00Fried Pickles
$8.00Grilled Pimento Cheese
$11.00Esquire Bologna Melt
$13.00Pulled Pork Sandwich
$12.00Chicken Sandwich
$15.00Esquire Cheeseburger
$12.00Bacon Cheeseburger
$14.00Bison Burger
$16.00Shrimp Sandwich
$17.00Esquire Beef Hash
$13.00Lunch Especials
Monday-Friday 11:30am - 3:00pm. All lunch specials served with iced tea
Monday - Pulled Pork Sandwich & Waffle-Cut Potato Chips
$9.99Tuesday - Chicken Tortilla Soup & House Salad
$9.99Wednesday - Grilled Pimento Cheese & Fried Pickles
$9.99Thursday - Esquire BLT & Waffle-Cut Potato Chips
$9.99Friday - Esquire Cheeseburger & Chili-Salt Fries
$9.99House Cocktails
Soiled Dove
$13.00
kirschwasser, rhum agricole vieux, dry curaçao, don's mix, lemon, demerara 151 rum, angostura bitters; shaken, served on crushed ice
Bitter Coco
$10.00
choice of spirit: esquire rum blend no. 13, blanco tequila, or vodka, coconut-campari, pineapple, lime, mineral water; shaken, served long
Las Fronteras No Existen
$13.00
mezcal, sotol, bacanora, raicilla, tequila, guatemalan coffee-amargo vallet, pineapple gum, fire & damnation bitters; stirred, served on the rock
Wonderlust King
$12.00
rye whiskey, amaro nardini, italian vermouth, xocolatl bitters, orange bitters; stirred, served up
Inframundo Fizz
$12.00
el mirador rum blend, pineapple, rosemary, lemon, egg white, mineral water; shaken, served up
En Pointe
$11.00
gin, lemongrass, lime, cilantro-wormwood bitters; stirred, served on the rock
Commerce Street Fix
$10.00
blanco tequila, chartreuse, pineapple, lemon, angostura bitters; shaken, served on crushed ice
Texecutioner
$11.00
mezcal, xtabentún, cocchi americano, grapefruit; shaken, served on the rocks
Mirepoix
$10.00
aquavit, carrot, onion, celery; shaken, served up
Texas is the Reason
$10.00
bonded corn whiskey, cynar, grapefruit, honey, brimstone, angostura bitters; shaken, served on the rocks
Out to Lunch
$13.00
dry-hopped cachaça-vermouth, kefir, strawberry, pineapple, grapefruit, orange; shaken, served on crushed ice
Classic Cocktails
Paloma
$11.00
reposado tequila, grapefruit, lime, mineral water; shaken, served long
Old-Fashioned
$12.00
choice of spirit: rye whiskey, añejo tequila, or esquire single barrel rum blend no. 1 bitters, sugar, citrus oils; stirred, served on the rock
Moscow Mule
$10.00
vodka, esquire ginger beer, lime; served on crushed ice
El Presidente
$11.00
esquire "cuban" rum blend, blanc vermouth, dry curaçao, pomegranate grenadine; stirred, served up cocktail
Nuestra Margarita
$12.00
blanco tequila, reposado tequila, key lime, french triple-sec, kosher salt; shaken, served up, or on the rocks
Creole
$12.00
rye whiskey, italian vermouth, amer esquire, bénédictine; stirred, served on the rock
Pimm's Cup
$10.00
pimm's no. 1, cucumber, lemon, esquire ginger beer; shaken, served long
Last Rit
$11.00
esquire rhum blend no. 2, golden falernum, passion fruit, lime; shaken, served on crushed ice
Old Pepper
$11.00
bourbon whiskey, rye whiskey, lemon, ol' man worrell's hot sauce; shaken, served on crushed ice
Hoar-Frost
$12.00
gin, multi-island xo rum, french triple-sec, lemon, pomegranate grenadine; shaken, served up
Pirate
$14.00
cognac, rhum agricole vieux, strawberry, lemon; shaken, served up
French 75
$10.00
gin, lemon, sparkling wine; shaken, served up
Sparkling
Naveran Brut Cava, Penedès, Spain
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $40.00
Charles Sparr Brut Rosé, Alsace, France
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $48.00
Henri Billiot Grand Cru Brut Réserve, Champagne, France
- Bottle $100.00
White
Cantina Kaltern Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige, Italy
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $40.00
Adèle Rouzé Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $48.00
Weixelbaum Grüner Veltliner, Kamptal, Austria
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $40.00
Lava Cap Chardonnay, El Dorado, California
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $52.00
Red
Éric Chevalier Pinot Noir, Loire Valley, France
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $48.00
Fantino Rosso Dei Dardi Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $48.00
Marcel Richaud Grenache Blend, Côtes du Rhône, France
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $52.00
Fossil Point Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, California
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $56.00
Draft
Künstler Brewing, San Antonio, Texas
$6.00
consult your server for details
Freetail Bat Outta Helles Lager, San Antonio, Texas
$6.008th Wonder Dome Faux'm Cream Al, Houston, Texas
$6.00Hops & Grain the One They Call Zoe, Austin, Texas
$6.00High Wheel Hefeweizen, San Antonio, Texas
$6.00Freetail Original Amber, San Antonio, Texas
$6.00Ranger Creek Oatmeal Pale Ale, San Antonio, Texas
$6.00Lone Pint Yellow Rose IPA Magnolia, Texas
$8.00High Wheel 56" IPA, San Antonio, Texas
$7.00(512) Pecan Porter, Austin, Texas
$6.00Independence Convict Hill Stout, Austin, Texas
$8.00Texas Seasonal
$7.00
consult your server for details
Bottles
Alamo Golden Ale
$5.00Bohemia
$6.00Bud Light
$4.00Budweiser
$4.00Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
$8.00Dos Equis Lager
$5.00Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout
$6.00Miller Lite
$4.00Negra Modelo
$6.00Pacifico
$5.00Samuel Smith Organic Apple Cider
$8.00Shiner Bock
$5.00Stella Artois
$6.00Victoria
$5.00Sparkling
Cocchi Brut, Piemonte , Italy
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $44.00
Gruet Blanc De Noirs, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $48.00
White
Pighin Pinot Grigio, Friuli , Italy
- Glass $9.00
- Bottle $32.00
Jules Taylor Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $36.00
Bischöfliche Riesling, Mosel, Germany
- Glass $10.00
- Bottle $36.00
Evening Land Chardonnay, Sonoma, California
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $48.00
Red
Glass bottle
Michael Pozzan Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, California
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $44.00
Famille Perrin Côtes Du Rhône Villages, Rhône, France
- Glass $9.00
- Bottle $32.00
Pago Cimera Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
- Glass $11.00
- Bottle $40.00
Charles Smith Substance Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington
- Glass $12.00
- Bottle $44.00
Draft
(512) Brewing Co. Ipa, Austin, Texas
$5.00(512) Brewing Co. Pecan Porter, Austin, Texas
$5.00Boerne Brewing Co. Willy's Esb, Boerne, Texas
$6.00Branchline Brewing Co. Shady Oak Blonde Ale, San Antonio, Texas
$6.00Freetail Brewing Co. Freetail Ale, San Antonio, Texas
$6.00Freetail Brewing Co. Soul Doubt Ipa, San Antonio, Texas
$6.00Independence Brewing Co. Convict Hill Stout, Austin, Texas
$7.00Live Oak Big Bark Amber, Austin, Texas
$6.00Live Oak Hefeweizen, Austin, Texas
$6.00Ranger Creek Oatmeal Pale Ale, San Antonio, Texas
$5.00Strange Land Brewery Alemania Alt, Austin, Texas
$6.00Texas Seasonal
$6.00
Consult your server for details
Bottles
Alamo Golden Ale
$5.00Anchor Porter
$6.00Bohemia
$5.00Bud Light
$4.00Budweiser
$4.00Dogfish Head 90 Minute Ipa
$8.00Dos Equis Lager
$5.00Harpoon Ufo White
$6.00Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale
$9.00Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout
$6.00Miller Lite
$4.00Pacifico
$5.00Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe
$5.00Samuel Smith Organic Apple Cider
$8.00Shiner Bock
$5.00Stash Ipa
$6.00Stella Artois
$5.00Victoria
$5.00Browse Nearby
General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
American - Contemporary
Burgers
Sandwiches
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
10:00am - 12:00am
Tuesday:
10:00am - 12:00am
Wednesday:
10:00am - 12:00am
Thursday:
10:00am - 2:00am
Friday:
10:00am - 2:00am
Saturday:
10:00am - 2:00am
Sunday:
10:00am - 12:00am
About Us
The Esquire Tavern opened in 1933 to celebrate the end of Prohibition
and has been a beloved San Antonio watering hole ever since, with a
short hiatus from 2006 to 2011. The Esquire is back as the quintessential downtown bar: dark, cool, redolent with history, and serving cold, cold beer, swanky cocktails, and excellent food. Classic tavern food made with high-quality, fresh ingredients — simple, deftly prepared, and really, really good. We make everything from scratch — Kaiser rolls, burger buns, puff pastry, ketchup, mustard, pickles, ice cream, sherbet, soda water just about everything but the plate!