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Hamiltons' At First and Main
101 W Main St
Charlottesville, US-VA 22902
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Sunday Brunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Lunch Menu
Cocktail and Wine List
Graduation Dinner Menu 2025
Sunday Brunch Menu
Served Sundays 11:00 -2:00
Soup, etc.
Vegetarian Soup of the Day
--ask your server about today's offering--
- cup $6.00
- bowl $9.00
Blue Crab and Corn Bisque
with bacon and chives
- cup $9.00
- bowl $12.00
Virginia Ham Biscuits
two buttermilk biscuits with Kite's country ham, pickled apples, arugula and Pommery mustard aioli
- $8.00
House Granola Bowl
$9.00
fresh fruit with Greek yogurt, housemade granola, and honey drizzle
Salads
Mixed Greens
with cornmeal-crusted goat cheese, spiced Virginia pecans, sun-dried tomatoes and ancho chili vinaigrette
- $14.00
Fried Oyster Salad
over mixed greens with cherry tomatoes, avocado, egg, pecan smoked bacon and a creole ranch dressing
- $17.00
Entrees
Shrimp and Grits
shrimp poached in chardonnay and lemon with yellow stone-ground creamy grits, smoked Roma tomato confit, and fresh arugula
- $18.00
Pan-Roasted Jumbo Lump Crabcake
on grilled MarieBette Challah bun with greens, tomato, and remoulade, served with home-fried potatoes
- $20.00
Eggs Benedict
$18.00
Poached eggs on English muffins with avocado purèe, smoked salmon and dill hollandaise, served with home-fried potatoes
Frittata of the Day
$14.00
with a green salad and house vinaigrette
Farm Egg Omelet
$14.00
with chorizo, red onion, green peppers, and queso fresco, served with home-fried potatoes
Honey Smoked Pork Belly Sandwich
$18.00
on a grilled MarieBette challah bun with pimento cheese spread, arugula, tomato, and a sunny side up egg, served with home-fried potatoes
Buttermilk Belgain Waffle
$13.00
with cinnamon apple compote, cream cheese icing and whipped cream
A La Carte
Polyface Farm Breakfast Sausage Links
$7.00Applewood Smoked Bacon
$6.00Home-Fried Potatoes
$5.00Two Local Farm Eggs
$5.00Yellow Stone-Ground Creamy Grits
$5.00Biscuits with Housemade Jam
$5.00Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
$9.00Deconstructed Parfait
$9.00
Greek yogurt with fresh fruit, housemade granola, and a local honey drizzle
Desserts
Gearharts' Flourless Chocolate Torte
- $9.00
Almond Cake with Pomegranate Syrup
- $9.00
Trio of Granita in a Brandysnap Cup
- $7.00
Local Vanilla Ice Cream
$6.00Kahlua Crème Brulée
$9.00Brunch Cocktails
Brunch Cocktails
Smoked Tomato Mary
$14.00
Ketel One, housemade bloody mary mix, smoked Roma tomato puree, celery, bacon, olives
Bloody Maria
$16.00
Herradura Reposado, housemade bloody mary mix, pickled okra, pickled green beans, celery, bacon, olives
The Nutty Virginian
$15.00
Ragged Branch wheated bourbon, Frangelico, Amaretto, Cavalier bourbon cream, fresh nutmeg
Ginger Peach Bellini
$14.00
Domaine de Canton, peach puree, cava, candied ginger
Biggie Mimosa
$18.00
with orange or grapefruit juice
Rhubarb Fizz
$13.00
raw sugar cube, Fee Brother's rhubarb bitters, prosecco
Executive Chef :: Hunter Harding
Soup, etc.
Vegetarian Soup of the Day
ask your server or give us a phone call to find out the soup du jour
- Cup $6.00
- Bowl $9.00
Blue Crab and Corn Chowder
with bacon and chives
- Cup $9.00
- Bowl $12.00
Lamb Meatballs
$13.00
in harissa sauce with crumbled feta
Crispy Fried Oysters
$14.00
with a sweet cabbage slaw and Tobasco aioli
P.E.I. Mussels
$15.00
steamed mussels in a vermouth broth with baguette
Stuffed Shiitake Mushrooms
$13.00
with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, local chèvre, Parmigiano Reggiano and chili oil
Beet Carpaccio
$11.00
thinly sliced local beets with crumbled chevre, toasted pepitas, orange vinaigrette, and micro chevril
Salads
House Salad Vinaigrette
$7.00
with house ginger-soy dressing, cucumbers, and tomatoes
Mixed Greens
with cornmeal-crusted goat cheese, spiced Virginia pecans, sun-dried tomatoes and ancho chili vinaigrette
- HALF $10.00
- WHOLE $14.00
Fried Calamari Salad
$19.00
tossed in a lemon-herb dressing with marinated tomatoes and olives, pickled pepperoncinis, peppadews, and arugula
Entrees
Shrimp and Grits
shrimp poached in chardonnay and lemon with yellow stone-ground creamy grits, smoked Roma tomato confit, and fresh arugula
- $31.00
Vegetarian "Blue Plate" Special
ask your server for today's special
- $24.00
Pan Seared Arctic Char
with a Thai rice noodle salad, edamame hummus, and a sweet soy sauce
- Market Price $31.00
Pan-Roasted Jumbo Lump Crabcakes
$36.00
over herbed basmati rice with sauteed spinach, and remoulade
Wild Mushroom and Herb Ravioli
$30.00
stuffed pasta with Italian sausage bolognese and shaved Parmigiano Reggiano
Polyface Farm Grilled Chicken Breast
$32.00
with oyster mushroom cream sauce, crispy kale and sweet cornbread
Grilled Local Dry-Aged Beef Tenderloin
$41.00
with New York sharp cheddar and red potato gratin, roasted broccolini, housemade steak sauce and crispy leeks
Grilled Bone-in Pork Chop
$32.00
with sweet pomme puree, sauteed Haricot Verts, and honey butter
Soup, etc.
Vegetarian Soup of the Day
- cup $6.00
- bowl $9.00
Blue Crab and Corn Chowder
with bacon and chives
- cup $9.00
- bowl $12.00
Lamb Meatballs
$13.00
with harissa sauce and crumbled feta
Pimento Cheese Hushpuppies
$9.00
with green goddess dressing and pickled fennel
Crispy Fried Oysters
$14.00
with a sweet cabbage slaw and Tobasco aioli
Salads
House Salad Vinaigrette
$7.00
with house ginger-soy dressing and pickled fennel
Asian Pear and Prosciutto Salad
$12.00
over arugula, with fresh figs, chevre, and maple vinaigrette
Mixed Greens
with cornmeal crusted goat cheese, spiced Virginia pecans, sun-dried tomatoes and ancho chili vinaigrette
- BIG $14.00
- LITTLE $10.00
Fried Oyster Salad
over mixed greens, with cherry tomatoes, avocado, egg, smoked bacon and a creole ranch dressing
- BIG $17.00
- LITTLE $13.00
Entrees
Shrimp and Grits
$18.00
shrimp poached in chardonnay and lemon, with yellow stone-ground creamy grits, smoked Roma tomato confit, and fresh arugula
Vegetarian "Blue Plate" Special
$15.00
changes daily
Pan Seared Arctic Char
with a Thai rice noodle salad, edamame hummus, and a sweet soy sauce
- Market Price $18.00
Pan Roasted Jumbo Lump Crabcake
$20.00
over basmati rice with sauteed spinach, and housemade remoulade
Pan Roasted Jumbo Lump Crabcake Sandwich
$20.00
on a grilled MarieBette challah bun with greens, tomato, and remoulade, served with house potato chips
BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich
$17.00
Pulled Polyface chicken in a house bbq sauce with sweet cabbage slaw, on a grilled MarieBette challah bun with house potato chips
Wild Mushroom and Herb Ravioli
$18.00
stuffed pasta with Italian sausage bolognese, and shaved parmesan cheese
Nasi Goreng
$18.00
Indonesian-style stir fry of shrimp, chicken, pork, and basmati rice with cucumber, peanuts, cilantro and lime
House Specialty Cocktails
Our Top Shelf Margarita
$16.00
Herradura Reposado tequila, Cointreau, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup
Albemarle Fizz
$16.00
Hendricks gin, Chambord, lime juice and a splash of soda
Apples and Oranges
$14.00
Troddenvale Sparling Cider, Orange Bitters, a Splash of Woodford Reserve Bourbon, with a Raw Sugar Cube and Orange Twist
Sicilian Dirty Martini
$16.00
Bombay Sapphire, Dolin dry vermouth, caper berry and caper brine
Rum Cocktail
$16.00
House-infused Mt. Gay rum, fresh lime juice and golden cane syrup
Dark Horse
$16.00
Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Carpano Antica Formula, Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters
The Optimist
$16.00
High West Double Rye Whiskey, Cocchi Vermouth di Torrino, Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters
Divot Stomp Old Fashion
$12.00
Catoctin Rye Gin, Fee Brothers Orange Bitters, Muddled Fruit, Ginger Beer
The Petulant Saint
$12.00
Birichino Pet Nat, Saint Germain Elderflower, Lemon and Lavender Bitters, Raw Sugar Cube
Cannella Negroni
$16.00
Fourth Handle Gin, Barolo Chinato Cocchi, Mazzura, and sumac bitters
Ragged Branch Flight
$20.00
sample of three bottled in bond whiskeys: Double Oaked Wheated Bourbon, Signature Bourbon, and Rye Whiskey
Beers
Featured Microbrew on Tap
$8.00Blue Mountain Full Nelson Pale Ale
$7.00Devils Backbone Vienna Lager
$7.00Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale
$7.00Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout
$8.00Bold Rock Virginia Apple Cider
$6.00Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
$10.00Ferme de Bertinchamps Triple. BEL
$12.00
(500ml)
Parkway Get Bent IPA
$7.00Paulaner Salvator Double-Bock
$6.00Stella Artois Pilsner
$7.00Heineken 0.0, NA
$5.00Sparkling Wines
Troddenvale House Cider, VA
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $45.00
JP. Chenet Pinot Noir Rosé, FR
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $40.00
Terre Di San Venanzio, Prosecco Superiore Brut, IT
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $50.00
Birichino Petulant Naturale Malvasia Bianca
- Glass $16.00
- Bottle $55.00
Thibaut-Jannisson Brut n.v., Monticello, VA
$50.00Francois Martinot Bistrotage Rosé Extra Brut, FR
$100.00Perrier Jouet Belle Epoche Champagne, FR
$195.00Thibaut-Janisson Virginia Fizz, VA
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $40.00
Castell D'Age Cava Aurelia Brut Nature Reserva, SP
$50.00Domaine de Thalie Ricochet Brut Nature, FR
$65.00L. Aubry Fils Champagne Brut 1er Cru NV, FR
- Glass $22.00
- Bottle $95.00
Blush / Rosé
King Family Crose Rose
$45.00Breca Rose, SP
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $40.00
Vinudilice Rose, Sicily, IT
$70.00Terre Siciliane IGT Rosato, IT
$45.00Weninger Rozsa Petsovits Rose, AUST
$45.00White Wines
Le Facteur Vouvray Sec, FR
$50.00Domaine Finot Verdesse, Isere, FR
$75.00Boundary Breaks Riesling, NY
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $40.00
Chateau Jean Faux, Bordeaux, FR
$75.00Ryan Patrick Naked Chardonnay, WA
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $40.00
Talbot Kali Hart Chardonnay, CA
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $50.00
Maillet Macon Verze Bourgogne, FR
$60.00Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay, Napa, CA
$75.00Christophe Camu 1er Cru Chablis, FR
$95.00Maison Guillot-Broux 2021, Pouilly-Fuissé, FR
$75.00Kings Family Roseland, Monticello, VA
$65.00Domaine Bott Geyl Metiss, Alsace, FR
$45.00Gaiefhof Pinot Grigio Trentino, IT
$40.00Acrobat Pinot Gris, OR
- Glass $13.00
- Bottle $40.00
Kloof Street Chenin Blanc, SA
$45.00Immich-Batterieberg Ellergrub Reisling, GER
$110.00Gunther Chereau, Saint Fiacre Muscadet, FR
$50.00Veritas Viognier, va
- Glass $16.00
- Bottle $55.00
Patient Cottat Sauvignon Blanc, FR
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $50.00
Domaine Denizot Sancerre, FR
$70.00Domaine Remi Jobard Bourgogne Aligote, FR
$65.00Yves Cullieron Saint-Joseph Lyseras, FR
$70.00Enfield Chardonnay "Citrine", CA
$55.00Nora Albarino, SP
$60.00Red Wines
Marc Kreydenweiss 'Les Grimaudes' Rouge, FR
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $50.00
Domaine Finot Syrah, Crozes-Hermitage, FR
$70.00Duperray Pinot Noir & Gamay, FR
- Glass $15.00
- Bottle $50.00
Glen Manor St. Ruth Red Blend, VA
$80.00Robert Sinskey Pinot Noir, Los Carneros, Napa, CA
$70.00Lemelson Thea's Selection Pinot Noir, Willamette, OR
$80.00Vincent Gaudry Les Garennes Pinot Noir, Sancerre, FR
$130.00Parent 1er Cru Pommard, FR
$275.00Scala Ciro Rosso Reserva, IT
$55.00Omen Cabernet Sauvignon, CA
- Glass $16.00
- Bottle $55.00
Stags' Leap Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA
$95.00Quietud Tinta de Toro Tempranillo, SP
$50.00Yohan Lardy Cru Chenas Beaujolais, FR
$65.00Raul Perez Ultreia Mencia, Bierzo, SP
$50.00Fatalone Primitivo Riserva, Puglia, IT
$75.00Birichino Saint Georges Zinfandel, Sonoma County, CA
$60.00Mas des Chimeres Nuit Grave, Terrasses du Larzac, FR
$55.00Domaine du Banneret, Chateauneuf du Pape, FR
$155.00Chateau Fonplagade Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion, FR
$135.00Chateau Palmer Alter Ego, Medoc Bordeaux, FR
$185.00Merryvale Profile, Napa Valley, CA
$235.00Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet, Stag's Leap District, Napa, CA
$525.00Chateau Jean Faux Les Sources, Bordeaux, FR
- Glass $18.00
- Bottle $65.00
Birichino Mourvédre, Central Coast, CA
$75.00Chateau Falfas Cote de Bourge, FR
$65.00Birichino Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast, CA
$140.00Early Mountain Petit Verdot, VA
$65.00Early Mountain Foothills Red Blend, VA
- Glass $16.00
- Bottle $55.00
Molinillo Malbec, AR
- Glass $14.00
- Bottle $45.00
Entrometido Uco Valley Malbec, AR
$55.00Conte Gastone Amarone Della Valpolicella, IT
$130.00Choice of Appetizer
Smoked Duck Springrolls
pickled kohlrabi and a sweet chili glaze
Beef Carpaccio
crispy capers, smoked olive oil, and pea tendrils
Blackened Sea Scalllops
blackened and pan seared sea scallops with rutabaga puree, a celery and shallot salad, and pickled watermelon radishes
Shrimp and Grits
shrimp poached in chardonnay and lemon with yellow stone-ground creamy grits, smoked Roma tomato confit, and fresh arugula
Beet and Burrata
heirloom tomatoes, roasted beets, fresh burrata, balsamic glaze, and crushed pistachios
Salad Course
House Salad Vinaigrette
mixed greens with apples, spiced pecans, radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, goat cheese, and our house ginger-soy dressing,
Choice of Entree
Pan-Roasted Jumbo Lump Crabcakes
wild rice pilaf, creamed escarole, housemade remoulade, blue potato frites
Grilled Local Dry-Aged Beef Tenderloin
black truffle pomme puree, charred asparagus, bleu cheese compound butter, a brandy-pink peppercorn sauce, and pickled shallots
Polyface Farm Grilled Chicken Breast
mushroom arancini, basil pistou, and a roasted red pepper and frisee salad dressed in a lemon herb vinaigrette
Pan Seared Halibut
saffron couscous, blistered shishito peppers, citrus gremolata, spiced crème fraîche, and salmon roe
Grilled Half Rack of Lamb
baba ghanoush, honey roasted brussels sprouts, cranberry mint relish, and a balsamic reduction
Vegetarian Gratin
Caramont Farm chèvre, and a watercress salad
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
American - Contemporary
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 2:30pm
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 2:30pm
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 2:30pm
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday:
11:30am - 2:30pm
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Sunday:
11:00am - 2:00pm
About Us
Located in the heart of Charlottesville