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John Strongbow's Tavern
710 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
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Dinner Menu
The First Crusade (Appetizers)
Bread side or Basket
Served with jam or butter
- Side $2.00
- Basket $4.00
Basket o' Chips
$7.00
A pile of fries. Choose from fries or yam fries. Dusted with parmesan
Strongbow's BBQ Nachos
$9.00
Our own homemade potato chips, smothered in blended cheeses, sour creme and scallions and topped with your choice of BBQ chicken or BBQ pot roast. Jalapenos served on the side
Basket O' Tots
$7.00
A Pile of tater tots or yam tots. Dusted with parmesan
Basket o' Crisps
$6.00
Our homemade potato chips, fresh fried, in a basket. Served with cinnamon honey mustard or ranch
Strongbow's Sliders
$10.00
Choose bbq pot roast, Strongbow's burger or honey mustard chicken. Or choose the Slider Variety and get one of each. Served with choice of fries, sweet potato fries or tater tots
Cheese Chips
$9.00
Your choice: Loaded: Topped with cheddar, bacon, ham, and sour creme, and served with cinnamon honey mustard or ranch. Garlic, Cheese and Red Sauce: Topped with fresh garlic and herbs, parmesan, and mozzarella and served with red sauce
Fried Almond Crusted Brie
$12.00
With sliced apples, crackers, and honey
BBQ Quesadillas
$9.00
Stuffed with blended cheeses, sour creme, scallions and your choice of BBQ chicken or BBQ pot roast
Fried Calamari with Strongbow's Aioli
$12.00
Crispy Calamari served with our house-made aioli
Bacon Mac and Cheese
$9.00
Applewood bacon, cheddar and truffle oil
Cheese Plate
$12.00
Chevre, Irish Port Cheddar, Pecorino Toscano, Maytag Blue Cheese
The Second Crusade (Salads)
Add Meat to Your Salad: Roasted honey mustard chicken or pot roast - $5. Dressings: Cinnamon pear sauce. Cinnamon honey mustard sauce. Maple balsamic vinaigrette. Raspberry Vinaigrette. Vinegar and oil. Ranch. Blue Cheese. Italian. French. Thousand Island. First sauce free with any dish $0.50. Extra sauces for $0.50 per side.
Spinach Salad
$10.00
Spinach leaves, grape tomatoes, red onions, bacon, walnuts, mushrooms, hard boiled egg and bacon. Served with house made bacon vinaigrette
Chef's Salad
$13.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots, cheddar, Swiss, onions, candied walnuts, ham and chicken. Served with your choice of dressing
Side Salad
$5.00
A side salad of mixed greens, carrots and tomatoes. Choose your dressing from the list below
Medieval Salad
$10.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots, cheddar, swiss, onions and candied walnuts. Served with a maple balsamic vinaigrette
Soup of the Day
We create delicious, unique soups from scratch daily
- Cup $5.00
- Bowl $7.00
The Third Crusade (Entrees)
Vegetables listed may be substituted for any vegetables on our vegetable menu, but some additional charges may apply
Slow Roasted Prime Rib
$39.00
Prime rib au jus, seasoned with 15th century herb mix, served with horseradish, mashed red potatoes and asparagus. Note: We do our best to serve your prime rib to order; however, we do not guarentee the exactness of temperature due to our slow roasting cooking process
Strongbow's Pot Roast
$21.00
Served with boiled red potatoes and cinnamon roasted carrots
Pork Loin
$18.00
Brined duroc pork loin, slow roasted and finished on the grill. Served with sausage mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables, with a whole grain mustard demi-glaze
The Hearty Diner's Roasted Chicken Platter
$19.00
Served with mashed potatoes, green beans and a very special stuffing flavored with apple, cinnamon, bacon, sausage
Chicken Schnitzel in Gravy
$18.00
Served with your choice of French fries, sweet potato fries, sweet potato tots or regular tots, or mashed red potatoes
Sausage and Mashers
$14.00
Two of our famous pork sausages with homemade pear sauce mashed potatoes, and cinnamon roasted carrots
Tilapia Stuffed with Spinach, Artichokes and Creme
$21.00
With brown rice and seasonal vegetables
Roasted Chicken Skewers
$14.00
Chicken Skewers roasted in cinnamon honey mustard. Served with peas and choice of mashed red potatoes, fries, sweet potato fries, tots, or sweet potato tots
Vegetables
Mashed Red Potatoes. Boiled Red Potatoes. Sweet Potato Fries/Tots. French Fries/Tots. Steamed Brown Rice. Peas Roasted in Pear Sauce. Sauteed Mixed Vegetables. Cinnamon Roasted Carrots. Green Beans
- $4.00
- $5.00
- Roasted Asparagus $5.00
Chef's Vegetable Plate
$14.00
A unique selection of seasonal sauteed vegetables
The Fourth Crusade (Desserts)
Key Lime Pie
$7.00
and yummy!
gluten-free
Chef's Cinnamon Bread Pudding
$7.00
Our Chef's bread pudding with whipped cream, creme anglais and coulis
Linzer Raspberry Tort
$6.00
This is hailed as the oldest cake in the World. A glorious, big cookie!
Chocolate-Maple Pecan Pie
$7.00
Served with homemade whipped cream
The Fifth Crusade (Sandwiches)
All sandwiches served with your choice of potato fries, sweet potato fries or mixed greens
Simple Roast Beef
$8.00
Our own roast beef, sliced, served on toasted white bread with your choice of mayo or cinnamon honey mustard sauce
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich
$12.00
Served with Swiss, bacon, lettuce, onion. Choice of mustard or regular mayo
Build Your Own Burger
$10.00
Choose a pretzel bun, or a sesame seed bun. Comes with mayo, lettuce, onion and tomato
- Cheese: Choose from Cheddar, American, Swiss, or Blue Cheese
- $1.00
- Extras: Bacon, Sauteed Mushrooms, Fried Egg, Caramelized Onions
- $1.00
Strongbow's Hot Honey Mustard Chicken
$11.00John Strongbow's Dog
$8.00
Our signature sausage on a pretzel bun served with pear sauce
The Pot Roast Sandwich
$12.00
On a pretzel bun. Choose from Swiss or cheddar cheese
Strongbow's Hot Roasted Beef
$13.00
Served with horseradish. Choose swiss or cheddar cheese
For Princes and Princesses
Children under 12 only. All dishes served with potato fries, tater tots or choice of vegetable from our vegetable menu
Cheese Flatbread Pizza
$5.00Mini-Burgers
$5.00Chicken Tenders
$5.00Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$5.00Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
$5.00Soda and Juice
Fountain Soda
$3.00
Coke, Diet Coke, Orange Fanta, Ginger Ale, Lemonade, Sprite, Diet Sprite, Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, CLub Soda, Tonic. (Free Refills)
Juice
$3.00
Cranberry, Apple, Pineapple, Orange (No free refills on juices)
Coffee and Tea
$3.00
Regular or Decaf. Hot tea. Sweet or unsweetened iced tea
Boylan Creme Soda or Birch Beer
$3.00Reed's Ginger Ale
$3.00Naked Juices
$5.00
Strawberry-banana or Blue Machine.
San Pellegrino
$2.00Honest Tea
$2.50
Peach white tea or half & half
Vitamin Water Zero
$3.00
Assorted flavors
Dasani Bottled Water
$2.50The First Crusade (Appetizers)
Bread side or Basket
Served with jam or butter
- Side $2.00
- Basket $4.00
Basket o' Chips
$7.00
A pile of fries. Choose from fries or yam fries. Dusted with parmesan
Strongbow's BBQ Nachos
$9.00
Our own homemade potato chips, smothered in blended cheeses, sour creme and scallions and topped with your choice of BBQ chicken or BBQ pot roast. Jalapenos served on the side
Basket O' Tots
$7.00
A Pile of tater tots or yam tots. Dusted with parmesan
Basket o' Crisps
$6.00
Our homemade potato chips, fresh fried, in a basket. Served with cinnamon honey mustard or ranch
Strongbow's Sliders
$10.00
Choose bbq pot roast, Strongbow's burger or honey mustard chicken. Or choose the Slider Variety and get one of each. Served with choice of fries, sweet potato fries or tater tots
Cheese Chips
$9.00
Your choice: Loaded: Topped with cheddar, bacon, ham, and sour creme, and served with cinnamon honey mustard or ranch. Garlic, Cheese and Red Sauce: Topped with fresh garlic and herbs, parmesan, and mozzarella and served with red sauce
Fried Almond Crusted Brie
$12.00
With sliced apples, crackers, and honey
BBQ Quesadillas
$9.00
Stuffed with blended cheeses, sour creme, scallions and your choice of BBQ chicken or BBQ pot roast
Fried Calamari with Strongbow's Aioli
$12.00
Crispy Calamari served with our house-made aioli
Bacon Mac and Cheese
$9.00
Applewood bacon, cheddar and truffle oil
Cheese Plate
$12.00
Chevre, Irish Port Cheddar, Pecorino Toscano, Maytag Blue Cheese
The Second Crusade (Salads)
Add Meat to Your Salad: Roasted honey mustard chicken or pot roast - $5. Dressings: Cinnamon pear sauce. Cinnamon honey mustard sauce. Maple balsamic vinaigrette. Raspberry Vinaigrette. Vinegar and oil. Ranch. Blue Cheese. Italian. French. Thousand Island. First sauce free with any dish $0.50. Extra sauces for $0.50 per side
Spinach Salad
$10.00
Spinach leaves, grape tomatoes, red onions, bacon, walnuts, mushrooms, hard boiled egg and bacon. Served with house made bacon vinaigrette
Chef's Salad
$13.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots, cheddar, Swiss, onions, candied walnuts, ham and chicken. Served with your choice of dressing
Side Salad
$5.00
A side salad of mixed greens, carrots and tomatoes. Choose your dressing from the list below.
Medieval Salad
$10.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded carrots, cheddar, swiss, onions and candied walnuts. Served with a maple balsamic vinaigrette
Soup of the Day
We create delicious, unique soups from scratch daily
- Cup $5.00
- Bowl $7.00
The Third Crusade (Entrees)
Vegetables listed may be substituted for any vegetables on our vegetable menu, but some additional charges may apply
Slow Roasted Prime Rib
$39.00
Prime rib au jus, seasoned with 15th century herb mix, served with horseradish, mashed red potatoes and asparagus. Note: We do our best to serve your prime rib to order; however, we do not guarentee the exactness of temperature due to our slow roasting cooking process
Strongbow's Pot Roast
$21.00
Served with boiled red potatoes and cinnamon roasted carrots
Pork Loin
$18.00
Brined duroc pork loin, slow roasted and finished on the grill. Served with sausage mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables, with a whole grain mustard demi-glaze
The Hearty Diner's Roasted Chicken Platter
$19.00
Served with mashed potatoes, green beans and a very special stuffing flavored with apple, cinnamon, bacon, sausage
Chicken Schnitzel in Gravy
$18.00
Served with your choice of French fries, sweet potato fries, sweet potato tots or regular tots, or mashed red potatoes
Sausage and Mashers
$14.00
Two of our famous pork sausages with homemade pear sauce mashed potatoes, and cinnamon roasted carrots
Tilapia Stuffed with Spinach, Artichokes and Creme
$21.00
With brown rice and seasonal vegetables
Roasted Chicken Skewers
$14.00
Chicken Skewers roasted in cinnamon honey mustard. Served with peas and choice of mashed red potatoes, fries, sweet potato fries, tots, or sweet potato tots
Vegetables
Mashed Red Potatoes. Boiled Red Potatoes. Sweet Potato Fries/Tots. French Fries/Tots. Steamed Brown Rice. Peas Roasted in Pear Sauce. Sauteed Mixed Vegetables. Cinnamon Roasted Carrots. Green Beans
- $4.00
- $5.00
- Roasted Asparagus $5.00
Chef's Vegetable Plate
$14.00
A unique selection of seasonal sauteed vegetables
The Fourth Crusade (Desserts)
Key Lime Pie
$7.00
Gluten Free and yummy!
Chef's Cinnamon Bread Pudding
$7.00
Our Chef's bread pudding with whipped cream, creme anglais and coulis
Linzer Raspberry Tort
$6.00
This is hailed as the oldest cake in the World. A glorious, big cookie!
Chocolate-Maple Pecan Pie
$7.00
Served with homemade whipped cream
The Fifth Crusade (Sandwiches)
All sandwiches served with your choice of potato fries, sweet potato fries or mixed greens
Simple Roast Beef
$8.00
Our own roast beef, sliced, served on toasted white bread with your choice of mayo or cinnamon honey mustard sauce
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich
$12.00
Served with Swiss, bacon, lettuce, onion. Choice of mustard or regular mayo
Build Your Own Burger
$10.00
Choose a pretzel bun, or a sesame seed bun. Comes with mayo, lettuce, onion and tomato
- Cheese: Choose from Cheddar, American, Swiss, or Blue Cheese
- $1.00
- Extras: Bacon, Sauteed Mushrooms, Fried Egg, Caramelized Onions
- $1.00
Strongbow's Hot Honey Mustard Chicken1
$11.00John Strongbow's Dog
$8.00
Our signature sausage on a pretzel bun served with pear sauce
The Pot Roast Sandwich
$12.00
On a pretzel bun. Choose from Swiss or cheddar cheese
Strongbow's Hot Roasted Beef
$13.00
Served with horseradish. Choose swiss or cheddar cheese
For Princes and Princesses
Children under 12 only. All dishes served with potato fries, tater tots or choice of vegetable from our vegetable menu
Cheese Flatbread Pizza
$5.00Mini-Burgers
$5.00Chicken Tenders
$5.00Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$5.00Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
$5.00Soda and Juice
Fountain Soda
$3.00
Coke, Diet Coke, Orange Fanta, Ginger Ale, Lemonade, Sprite, Diet Sprite, Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, CLub Soda, Tonic. (Free Refills)
Juice
$3.00
Cranberry, Apple, Pineapple, Orange (No free refills on juices)
Coffee and Tea
$3.00
Regular or Decaf. Hot tea. Sweet or unsweetened iced tea
Boylan Creme Soda or Birch Beer
$3.00Reed's Ginger Ale
$5.00Naked Juices
$5.00
Strawberry-banana or Blue Machine
San Pellegrino
$2.00Honest Tea
$2.50
Peach white tea or half & half
Vitamin Water Zero
$3.00
Assorted flavors
Dasani Bottled Water
$2.50Beer, Cider and Mead on Draft
Fuller's Old Winter Ale (1650)
$8.00
A winter special from England's oldest brewery. 5.3%
Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse Bier (1418)
$10.00
A classic example of a Hefe Weissen. Enjoy it with lemon. 5.5%
Wiehenstephen Krystall Weisse Bier (1418)
$10.00
A classic example of a crystal weisse. Enjoy it with a lemon. 5.5%
Eggenberg Hopfenkoning Pilsener (1400)
$7.00
A fine Austrian Pilsener. 5.1%
Chimay Tripel
$11.00
Here is the acclaimed work of Trappist monks. Served in 10 oz. glasses. 8%
Tennents
$7.00
Scotland's leading pale lager. 4%
Northern Lights IPA
$8.00
It is from a Virginia Micro Brewery, but it has a macro taste. 6.5%
Fuller's ESB (Extra Special Bitter) (1650)
$8.00
A fine bitter from England's oldest brewery. England's best. 5.9%
Fuller's London Porter (1650)
$8.00
Considered Englang's finest dark beer. If you like Guinness, you will love Fuller's. 4.1%
Roggen Bier
$8.00
A rye beer made from a 14th century recipe. Great beer! Made by Forge Brewing in Lorton, VA. 5.4%
Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale
$8.00
English strong ale brewed from Thomas Jefferson's own recipe. Really good! 8%
Delirium Tremens Ale
$10.00
A special Belgian beer. Spicy, golden color, very good. Served in a 10 oz. glass. 8.5%
Strongbow's Cider
$6.00
Of course we have Strongbow's Cider! A really good cider! 5%
Redstone Black Raspberry Mead
$8.00
Fermented honey; mead is the oldest fermented drink in the World. 8%
Belgian Blonde
$6.00
Made by Forge Brew Works. A fine example of Belgian Blonde. Served in a goblet. 7%
Guinness Stout
$5.75
Irish dry stout from the oldest brewery in Ireland. One of the World's most famous beers. 4.4%
Solstice. Black Saison
$5.00
Made by Forge Brew Works. A fine Belgian farmhouse ale. Served in a goblet. 8.3%
Belgian Bottled Beer
Leffe Blonde (1240)
$7.00
11.2 oz. bottle. Ancient Belgian White from Monks at Namur Abbey on the Meuse River. 6.6%
Trappist Rochefort (1595)
11.2 oz bottle. From the Abbey of Notre-Dame de St. Remy. The water for the beer is drawn from a well located inside the monastery walls
- Trappist 6 (7.5%) $12.00
- Trappist 8 (9.2%) $13.00
- Trappist 10 (11.3%) $14.00
Grimbergen Double Abbey Ale (1128)
$8.00
11.2 oz bottle. A classic Belgian Brown Ale. 6.5%
Gulden Draak
$14.00
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge. Very smooth but very strong. 10.5%
Gouden Carolus Triple (1471)
$13.00
11.2 oz bottle. A Flemish triple brewed ale rich in flavor. 9%
Affligem Blonde Ale (1129)
$8.00
10.1 oz bottle. Brewed by Benedictine Monks. This is a really good blonde ale. 6.8%
Tripel Karmeliet
$15.00
11.2 oz bottle. Three grain beer from the Carmelite Monastery at Dendermonde. Tripel brewed. 8.4%
Duchesse de Bourgogne (1400)
$11.00
11.2 oz bottle. Sour Flemish beer flavored with wild cherries. 6%
German Bottled Beer
Ettaler Kloster Edel Hel (1330)
$11.00
16.9 oz bottle. An amazing lager hand-brewed by Monks in the Bavarian Alps. 5%
Ettaler Kloster Doppel Bock (1330)
$12.00
16.9 oz bottle. An amazing dark also by Monks in the Bavarian Alps. 9%
Weihenstephan Vitus (761)
$11.00
16.9 oz bottle. Winner of the World Cup of Beer. A superb wheat beer. 7.7%
Weihenstephan Original (761)
$10.00
16.9 oz bottle. A magnificent lager (helles) from the oldest brewery in the World. 5.1%
Weihenstephan Dark Hefe-Weisse Beer (761)
$10.00
16.9 oz bottle. One of the best dark wheat beers in the World. 5.3%
Weihenstephan Hefe Weisse Beer (761)
$10.00
16.9 oz bottle. A terrific wheat beer best served with lemon. 5.4%
Weihenstephan Kristall Weisse Beer (761)
$10.00
16.9 oz bottle. A cleer wheat beer best served with lemon. 5.4%
Weihenstephan Korbinian (768)
$10.00
16.9 oz bottle. Rich and dark. 7.4%
Gaffel Kolsh (1050)
$10.00
11.2 oz bottle. An old lager from Cologne. 4.8%
Thirteen Century Grut Beer (1200)
$15.00
16.9 oz bottle. Rare, ancient beer flavored with ginger and lemon. 4.4%
British Isle Bottled Beer
Fuller's London Pride (1450)
$9.00
16.9 oz bottle. If you love British beer, this one is considered the best. 4.7%
Bass Ale
$6.00
12 oz bottle. Though not historic, Bass is considered a whale of an ale. 5%
American Craft Bottled Beer
Yards, General Washington's Tavern Porter
12 oz bottle. Vrafted in Philly from Washington's recipe. 6%
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General Info
Cuisine
American - Traditional
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Brunch
Hours
Monday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday:
4:00pm - 1:00am
Saturday:
11:30am - 1:00am
Sunday:
10:00am - 11:00pm
About Us
History and the arts abound at John Strongbow’s Tavern. We are proud to bring them to life on our stage, our walls, your plate and your tankards and chalices. We expand the boundaries of the modern culinary arts by bringing back historic, hand-prepared dishes to the culinary world. We feature the wonders of the ancient brewing and wine-making arts. We provide a home for people with passion for history and the arts.