The Esquire Tavern Menu and Prices

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The Esquire Tavern Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Appetizerswe make our own pickles, condiments, & pastries

Tacos Con Papas

$6.00

mashed potatoes, chili coleslaw, salsa verde, three crispy taco shells

Fried Plantains

$7.00

mojo aioli

Texas Onion Dip

$5.00

served with waffled potato chips

Fried Pickles

$6.00

house-pickled english cucumber, ranch

Shrimp Campechana

$14.00

tomato, onion, avocado, lemon, tostadas

Chili Salt Fries

$6.00

cumin aioli, ketchup

Deviled Eggs

$7.00

free-range eggs, pink peppercorns, arugula

Fried Corn on the Cob

$6.00

cotija cheese, chili-lime aioli

Chalupitas

$7.00

organic chicken, refried beans, chimichurri, white cheddar, sour cream, salsa verde

Pork Belly Rillettes

$10.00

blackberry mustard, mixed greens, toasted bread


Soup & Saladsadd chicken for $5 or steak for $9 to any salad

House Salad

$6.00

mixed greens, roasted tomato, pickled red onion, cucumber, pepitas, croutons, basil vinaigrette

Hanger Steak Salad

$15.00

niman ranch hanger steak, mixed greens, roasted tomato, chèvre, croutons, basil vinaigrette

Chicken Tortilla Soup

$10.00

tostadas, avocado, cotija, sour cream

Corn Salad

$10.00

roasted corn, spicy italian pepper, arugula, chimichurri, lime, parmesan

Heirloom Tomato Salad

$14.00

pickled shallot, shaved fennel, feta

Niçoise Salad

$16.00

seared tuna, pickled green bean, deviled egg, macerated onion, olive, roasted potato, peanut vinaigrette

Baby Kale Salad

$10.00

golden raisin chutney, mint, roasted peanuts, peanut vinaigrette


Sandwichesadd chili-salt fries, house salad, or any other side $3

Fried Bologna Melt

$13.00

american cheese, dijon mustard, pickle, aioli, sweet roll

Bánh Mí

$13.00

pork loin, pork rillettes, pickled carrot, cucumber, jalepeño, aioli, mint, cilantro, basil, baguette

Pimento Grilled Cheese

$10.00

arugula, tomato, white bread

Fried Chicken Sandwich

$13.00

chicken thigh, aioli, lettuce, tomato, sweet & spicy pickle, sweet roll

Tuna Melt

$14.00

tuna confit, tomato, swiss cheese, baguette

Meatball Sub

$15.00

organic beef, oaxacan & cotija cheese, green chili aioli, baguette


Burgersadd chili-salt fries, house salad, or any other side $3

Sirloin Cheeseburger

$11.00

organic beef, lettuce, tomato, pickle, ketchup, mustard, choice of white cheddar, american, cambozola, or smoked gouda, sweet roll

Bison Burger

$13.00

organic bison, special sauce, pickled red onion, white cheddar, sweet roll

Wildcat Burger

$14.00

organic beef, grilled pineapple, grilled jalapeño, american cheese, lettuce, habanero aioli, red pepper jelly, sweet roll

Bacon Cheeseburger

$13.00

organic beef, bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli, smoked gouda, sweet roll

Hudspeth River Ranch Lamb Burger

$20.00

mint, herbed feta cream, tomato chutney, sweet & spicy pickle, sweet roll


Plates

Big Red Empanada

$14.00

beef short rib, puff pastry, salsa verde, chimichurri, sour cream, cilantro

Shrimp Toast

$11.00

beer-battered shrimp toast, chèvre, spicy peppered jelly

Fried Catfish

$18.00

cornmeal-crusted catfish, hush puppies, coleslaw

Tavern Chicken Breast

$23.00

white bean salad, baby kale salad, golden raisin chutney

Frito Pie

$12.00

pork & bean chili, smoked gouda, onion dip, scallions

Hudspeth River Ranch Lamb Lettuce Wraps

$15.00

sweet & spicy pickle, tzatziki, feta, cilantro, bibb lettuce

Chicken-fried Ribeye

$24.00

8oz texas wagyu ribeye, mashed potato, southern gravy

Loaded Sweet Potato

$11.00

date-cream cheese, salted walnut, sour cream, scallions

Chille Relleno

$15.00

pulled pork, ancho chile-refried beans, ranchero sauce, white cheddar, avocado

Texas Wagyu Ribeye

$36.00

grilled 16oz texas wagyu ribeye, lemon-herb compound butter


Sides

Chili Coleslaw

$3.00

Borracho Beans

$3.00

Cheddar Grits

$3.00

Chili Salt Fries

$3.00

House Salad

$3.00

White Bean Salad

$3.00


Sweets

Justin's Ice Cream

$6.00

consult your server for flavors

Chocolate Mousse

$7.00

seasonal berries, candied orange peel

Fried Apple Pie

$9.00

justin's vanilla bean ice cream, bourbon caramel sauce

Berries & Whipped Cream

$8.00

macerated berries, whipped cream

Esquire Tavern Ice Cream Float

$8.00

justin's ice cream, choice of st. arnold root beer or big red


Drinks

Big Red, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Iced Tea, Topo Chico

$2.50

Esquire Limonada

$3.50

choice of raspberry, blackberry, mint, cucumber $0.50

Mexican Coca-Cola

$3.00

Esquire Ginger Beer

$4.00

St. Arnold Root Beer

$4.00

French Press

$5.00

merit roasting co.


Late Nightbetter late than never, come dine with us late night. thursday - saturday 11pm - 1am

Chili-Salt Fries

$6.00

Fried Pickles

$6.00

Sirloin Cheeseburger

$11.00

Bacon Cheeseburger

$13.00

Bison Burger

$13.00

Hudspeth River Ranch Lamb Burger

$20.00

Wildcat Burger

$14.00

Meatball Sub

$15.00

Tuna Melt

$14.00

Fried Chicken Sandwich

$13.00

Texas Wagyu Beef Hash

$15.00


Lunch Specialsmonday-friday 11:30am - 3:00pm. all lunch specials served with iced tea

Monday - Pulled Pork Sandwich & House Potato Chips

$8.00

Tuesday - Choice of Soup & House Salad

$8.00

Wednesday - Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich & Fried Pickles

$8.00

Thursday - Esquire BLT & House Potato Chips

$8.00

Friday - Sirloin Cheeseburger & Chili-salt Fries

$8.00


Happy Hourmonday-friday 3:00pm - 7:00pm

$1 Off Texas Draft Beers

Price may varies

$3 Off All Menu Cocktails & Wine

Price may varies

Rellenitos

$3.00

Curried Chicken Wings

$3.00

Green Eggs & Ham Nachos

$3.00

Chicken Skins

$3.00

Deviled Eggs

$3.00


House Cocktails

Appeasement No. 3

$9.00

Choice of spirit: vodka, gin, or blanco tequila esquire vanilla-hibiscus cordial, grapefruit, mineral water. Shaken, served long

Camparinha Preservada

$11.00

Campari, martinique rhum, preserved lime. Shaken, served on crushed ice

Vanquished Enemies

$14.00

Esquire aquavit blend, carrot, orange, cherry. Shaken, served on crushed ice

Texas Is the Reason

$9.00

Bonded corn whiskey, brimstone, cynar, grapefruit, honey. Shaken, served on the rocks

Peaches En Regalia

$10.00

Campari, italian vermouth, peach, sparkling wine. Stirred, served on the rock

Black:guayaba

$13.00

Puerto rican rum, guava, fernet-vallet, honey, lime. Shaken, served up

Me Gustas Tú

$12.00

Sotol, ancho reyes, cucumber, cinnamon, grapefruit, lime. Shaken, served on the rocks

En Pointe

$10.00

Gin, lemongrass, lime, cilantro-wormwood bitters. Stirred, served on the rock

Waking the Dead No. 2

$11.00

Esquire rum blend no. 3, coffee-fernet, pineapple, leMon. Shaken, served on crushed ice

Wonderlust King

$12.00

Bonded rye whiskey, amaro nardini, italian vermouth, xocolatl bitters, orange bitters. Stirred, served up

Parked in a Puddle

$9.00

Blended scotch whisky, amontillado sherry, passion fruit, blackberry, leMon. Shaken, served on crushed ice

Texecutioner

$10.00

Espadín mezcal, xtabentun, cocchi americano, grapefruit. Shaken, served on the rocks


Classic Cocktails

Old-Fashioned

$10.00

Choice of spirit: rye whiskey, esquire rum blend no. 1, or añejo tequila bitters, sugar, citrus oils. Stirred, served on the rock

Mai Tai

$11.00

Esquire rum blend no. 4, dry curaçao, orgeat, lime. Shaken, served on crushed ice

Moscow Mule

$9.00

Vodka, lime, esquire ginger beer. Served on crushed ice

Nuestra Margarita

$11.00

Blanco tequila, reposado tequila, french triple-sec, key lime, kosher salt. Shaken, served up, or on the rocks

Bramble

$9.00

Gin, blackberry, leMon. Served on crushed ice

Pirate

$14.00

Cognac, martinique rum, strawberry, leMon. Shaken, served up

French 75

$10.00

Gin, lemon, sparkling wine. Shaken, served up

Pequot Semer

$10.00

Old tom gin, pineapple, grenadine, mint, mineral water. Shaken, served long

Matador

$10.00

Blanco tequila, dry curaçao, french vermouth. Stirred, served up

Pimm's Cup

$10.00

Pimm's no. 1, cucumber, lemon, esquire ginger beer. Shaken, served long

Mint Julep

$10.00

Bonded bourbon whiskey, mint, sugar. Served on crushed ice

Pisco Sour

$11.00

Peruvian pisco, key lime, sugar, amargo chuncho bitters, egg white. Shaken, served up

Last Word

$11.00

Gin, chartreuse, maraschino, lime. Shaken, served up


Sparkling

Cocchi Brut, Piemonte, Italy

$13.00 - $48.00

Bodegas Naveran Brut Cava, Penedès, Spain

$10.00 - $36.00

Pierre Peters Cuvée De Reserve Blanc De Blancs, Champagne, France

$100.00

Cocchi Brut, Piemonte , Italy

$12.00 - $44.00

Gruet Blanc De Noirs, Albuquerque, New Mexico

$13.00 - $48.00


Rose

Domaine Skouras Zoe, Peloponnese, Greece

$10.00 - $36.00

Chateau Goudichaud, Graves De Vayres, France

$9.00 - $32.00


White

Kaltern Caldera Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige, Italy

$11.00 - $40.00

Boundary Breaks Ovid Line North Riesling, Finger Lakes, New York

$12.00 - $44.00

Pazo De Galegos Albariño, Rías Biaxas, Spain

$13.00 - $48.00

Evening Land Chardonnay, Sonoma, California

$13.00 - $48.00

Pighin Pinot Grigio, Friuli , Italy

$9.00 - $32.00

Jules Taylor Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

$10.00 - $36.00

Bischöfliche Riesling, Mosel, Germany

$10.00 - $36.00

Evening Land Chardonnay, Sonoma, California

$13.00 - $48.00


Red

éRic Chevalier Pinot Noir, Loire Valley, France

$12.00 - $44.00

Kermit Lynch Cypress Cuvée, Rhône, France

$12.00 - $44.00

Mencos Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain

$11.00 - $40.00

True Myth Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, California

$15.00 - $56.00

Michael Pozzan Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, California

$12.00 - $44.00

Famille Perrin Côtes Du Rhône Villages, Rhône, France

$9.00 - $32.00

Pago Cimera Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina

$11.00 - $40.00

Charles Smith Substance Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington

$12.00 - $44.00


Draft

Freetail Brewing Co. Bat Outta Helles Lager, San Antonio, Texas

$6.00

Freetail Brewing Co. Soul Doubt Ipa, San Antonio, Texas

$6.00

Branchline Brewing Co. Shady Oak Blonde Ale, San Antonio, Texas

$7.00

Ranger Creek Oatmeal Pale Ale, San Antonio, Texas

$6.00

(512) Brewing Co. Ipa, Austin, Texas

$6.00

(512) Brewing Co. Pecan Porter, Austin, Texas

$6.00

Live Oak Brewing Co. Hefeweizen, Austin, Texas

$6.00

Live Oak Brewing Co. Big Bark Amber, Austin, Texas

$6.00

Independence Brewing Co. Convict Hill Stout Austin, Texas

$7.00

Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Boiler Room Berliner Weisse, Houston, Texas

$6.00

Karbach Brewing Co. Love Street Kölsch, Houston, Texas

$6.00

Texas Seasonal

$6.00

Consult your server for details

(512) Brewing Co. Ipa, Austin, Texas

$5.00

(512) Brewing Co. Pecan Porter, Austin, Texas

$5.00

Boerne Brewing Co. Willy's Esb, Boerne, Texas

$6.00

Branchline Brewing Co. Shady Oak Blonde Ale, San Antonio, Texas

$6.00

Freetail Brewing Co. Freetail Ale, San Antonio, Texas

$6.00

Freetail Brewing Co. Soul Doubt Ipa, San Antonio, Texas

$6.00

Independence Brewing Co. Convict Hill Stout, Austin, Texas

$7.00

Live Oak Big Bark Amber, Austin, Texas

$6.00

Live Oak Hefeweizen, Austin, Texas

$6.00

Ranger Creek Oatmeal Pale Ale, San Antonio, Texas

$5.00

Strange Land Brewery Alemania Alt, Austin, Texas

$6.00

Texas Seasonal

$6.00

Consult your server for details


Bottles

Alamo Golden Ale

$5.00

Anchor Porter

$6.00

Argus Cidery Ginger Perry

$7.00

Bohemia

$5.00

Bud Light

$4.00

Budweiser

$5.00

Dogfish Head 90 Minute Ipa

$8.00

Dos Equis Lager

$5.00

Independence Brewing Co. Stash Ipa

$6.00

Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout

$6.00

Miller Lite

$4.00

Pacifico

$5.00

Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe

$6.00

Samuel Smith Organic Apple Cider

$8.00

Shiner Bock

$5.00

Stella Artois

$5.00

Victoria

$5.00

Alamo Golden Ale

$5.00

Anchor Porter

$6.00

Bohemia

$5.00

Bud Light

$4.00

Budweiser

$4.00

Dogfish Head 90 Minute Ipa

$8.00

Dos Equis Lager

$5.00

Harpoon Ufo White

$6.00

Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale

$9.00

Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout

$6.00

Miller Lite

$4.00

Pacifico

$5.00

Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe

$5.00

Samuel Smith Organic Apple Cider

$8.00

Shiner Bock

$5.00

Stash Ipa

$6.00

Stella Artois

$5.00

Victoria

$5.00


Cans

Austin Eastciders Dry Cider

$6.00

Brooklyn Lager

$6.00

Guinness

$6.00

Lone Star Tallboy

$4.00

Karbach Weekend Warrior Pale Ale

$6.00

Pearl

$4.00

Real Ale Hans' Pils

$6.00

Austin Eastciders Dry Cider

$6.00

Avery White Rascal Belgian Wheat

$6.00

Brooklyn Lager Tallboy

$6.00

Guinness

$6.00

Lone Star Tallboy

$4.00

Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale

$5.00

Pearl

$4.00

Real Ale Hans' Pils

$5.00


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