For a more traditional experience add Frites (fries) with Aioli Dipping Sauce $18.
Sweet Potato Fries
$6.00
Tradition was our guide for this dish of tavern fries cut from sweet potaoes, tosses with our special blend of spices and served with a sour caramel dipping sauce.
Smorgas-Bord
$17.00
Chef's choice of artisan cheeses, sausage, & fruit served with olive tomato spread, tavern mustard, fennel almonds & warm herb bread.
Olde English Flat Bread
$9.00
Crusty English bread brushed with olive oil, dressed with garlic, white wine, tomatoes, wild mushrooms & topped with shredded cheese.
Jessop's Tavern Crab Dip
$15.00
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 Shrimp
$12.00
Large beer battered shrimp served with sweet & sour mustard for dipping.
Steamboat Shrimp
$14.00
One pound of freshly steamed Peel & Eat shrimp served with cocktail sauce.
Halve Maen Mossels
$15.00
One pound of fresh mussels steamed in Belgium Ale, diced tomatoes, garlic & West Indies spices, topped with shredded cheese & grilled flatbread.
From the Ladle
Seafare's Catch Chowder
$7.00
From The Chef's Soup Kettle
$7.00
On the Green
Tavern Salad
$8.00
Our house salad of mixed greens served with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, carrots, onions & wild mushrooms.
Caesar Rodney
$9.00
Traditional salad of romaine lettuce, sugared walnuts & shredded parmesan cheese tossed in our tavern made Caesar dressing.
Harvest Spinach Salad
$10.00
A bed of baby spinach with hard-boiled egg, crumbled bacon & sliced mushrooms, topped with a warm bacon shallot dressing.
Our Swedish inspired version of a classic is accompanied with a vodka cream sauce & lingonberry preserves.
"Hutspot" Dutch Pot Roast
$17.00
Hearty slow cooked pot roast, served with mashed potatoes & garden vegetable, topped with a rich beef gravy.
Fish & Chips
$17.00
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 Pie
$17.00
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 iwth crust & served with a fresh buttermilk biscuit. Served four ways!
Chicken$16.00
Crab$19.00
Beef & Ale$17.00
Center of the Plate
Classic Entrecote Bordelaise
$10.00
Marinated London broil grilled to perfection in a red wine shallot reduction.
Fricken Chicassee
$19.00
A pan-seared breaded breast of chicken simmered in a burgundy wine, local mushrooms, garlic & cream. A much loved Jessop's classic.
Pilgrim's Feast
$18.00
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 Halfing
$23.00
One half of a roasted domestic duck topped with a cherry Kummel glaze.
Salmon Perziken
$21.00
A baked wild caught salmon filet served over Arugula dressed in raspberry vinaigrette with sweet onion peach chutney.
Casimir Crab Cakes
$24.00
Twin jumbo lump crab cakes, pan seared to perfection served with a roasted red pepper coulis.
Between Bread
Red, White, & Blue
$15.00
Grilled flank steak topped with sauteed mushrooms & crumbled Stilton bleu cheese, served on frilled sourdough bread.
Olde Dutch Tilehouse Chicken
$14.00
Grilled chicken breast with bacon & sharp cheddar cheese on a toasted Dutch pretzel roll with roasted tomato mayonnaise.
Patriot Pulled Pork
$14.00
Homemade slow roasted pork shoulder topped with a tangy marinated vegetable slaw & mild Sriracha mayo served in a french roll.
Grilled Vegetable
$12.00
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 Cake
$16.00
Pan seared, served on a toasted cornmeal roll with lettuce & tomato. Accompanied with our classic sauces.
Bunker Hill Beef
$14.00
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 Turkey
$12.00
Roasted turkey. Swiss cheese, coleslaw, lettuce and tomato served with cranberry mayonnaise on wheat berry bread.
Dutch Pastrami Reuben
$12.00
Hot pastrami topped with Swiss cheese, grilled onions, and spicy brown mustard on a Dutch pretzel roll.
Meatloaf Sandwich
$14.00
Baked meatloaf with lettuce, tomato & onion. Served on toasted wheat berry bread with a garlic aioli.
Battery Park Burger
Ground sirloin burger served with lettuce, tomato & choice of Havarti Dill, Stilton Bleu, Cheddar, Swiss or American cheese. Served on a toasted cornmeal roll.
$13.00
With Bacon$14.00
To Finish
Cobblestone Cobbler
$9.00
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 Cakes
$8.00
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 Pudding
$9.00
Rich bread, raisin & custard mixture topped with butterscotch bourbon sauce. This delicious treat is a reason enough to visit Jessop's.
Chocolate Decadence
$9.00
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 Cream
$5.00
Made at Historic Woodside Farm Creamery served in either a bowl or Belgian Waffle cone.
Homemade Soups, Salads with House Made Dressings,
Hot and Cold sandwiches, Dry Aged Steaks, Fresh Seafood, Bugers hand made with our own special blend of Premium Beef, Fresh Pasta with Homemade Sauces – all maintaining our core philosophy of simple, fresh and flavorful.