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The Liberty Tavern

3195 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
www.thelibertytavern.com

DELIVERY: No   TAKEOUT: Yes

 

Introductions
Fritto misto $8.00
Maine rock shrimp, clam strips, lemon, fennel, tartar sauce
Split Pea Soup (cup) $3.00
Puree of split pea soup, crème fraiche
Split Pea Soup (bowl) $5.00
Puree of split pea soup, crème fraiche
PEI Mussels $8.00
Skillet roasted PEI Mussels, smoked tomato broth, fennel pollen, basil, grilled country bread
Tavern Salad (sm) $3.00
Irwin petit greens, black radish, frisee, red wine vinaigrette
Tavern Salad (lg) $6.00
Irwin petit greens, black radish, frisee, red wine vinaigrette
Apple/Frisee Salad $9.00
Great Hill blue cheese, spicy pecans, tarragon, buttermilk dressing, North Country applewood smoked bacon
Wood Oven Fired Pizzas
Add meadow mushrooms, caramelized onions, sweet peppers - $1 ea
Classico $13.00
San Marzano tomatoes, Bufala mozzarella, basil, extra-virgin olive oil
Staten Island Pie $10.00
San Marzano tomatoes, cows' milk mozzarella, provolone, basil
Vermont $14.00
Cabot white cheddar, prosciutto, caramelized onions, granny smith apples, sage
Pugliese $13.00
Handcrafted spicy pork sausage, tomatoes, marjoram, provolone, mozzarella
Americano $14.00
Grilled chicken, smoked cheddar, mozzarella, crushed tomato, arugula
Autumn $14.00
Pancetta, pecorino, provolone, Polyface farms pastured eggs, frisee
Wings
Chicken Wings $10.00
Oven roasted, honey, lemon, herbs
Entrees
Beef Stroganoff $11.00
Pennsylvania Dutch egg noodles, meadow mushrooms, mustard sour cream sauce
Wild Virginia Bluefish $12.00
Smoked bluefish and butternut squash hash, watercress-black radish salad, maple-grain mustard vinaigrette
Gnocchi $12.00
Handcrafted gnocchi, squash, Jenkins orchard apples, brown butter, sage, amaretti
Chopped Salad $12.00
Clarendon market chopped salad, grilled chicken breast, creamy mustard dressing, potatoes, pickled shallots, radish, chevre
Skatewing $13.00
Roasted fingerlings, braised cabbage, caramelized apples, pumpkinseed-thyme brown butter
Sandwiches/Panini
Served with choice of side dish
"Primanti Brothers" Style Sandwich $9.00
Housemade pastrami, Tom's Swiss, coleslaw, French fries on housemade Italian bread. Add fried egg for only .50!
Portobello Sandwich $9.00
Ale-marinated. Domestic aged gouda, arugula, grainy mustard on toasted "anadoma" bread
Cubano Panino $10.00
Roasted pork, Smithfield style country ham. Tom's Swiss, smoked pepper aioli
Skirt Steak Burger $9.00
House-ground Pineland Farms skirt teak, VT cheddar, applewood smoked bacon on housemade Amish potato roll
Grilled Chicken Sandwich $10.00
Provolone, North Country applewood smoked bacon, smoky chipotle aioli on toasted "anadama" bread
Corned Beef Reuben $10.00
Housemade rye, cabbage, Tom's Swiss, "1001" island dressing
Italian Sausage $10.00
Peppers and onions, tomato sauce, provolone, basil on Italian bread
Panini & Sliders
Choose field greens with vinaigrette or Route 11 chips as side $3.00
Cubano $10.00
Roasted pork, Edward's country ham, Tom's Swiss, smoked pepper aioli
Prosciutto $9.00
Mozzarella, tomato and basil
Grilled Cheese $7.00
White cheddar, fresh mozzarella. Add tomato .50; add caramelized onions .50, add bacon $1
Meatball Sliders $9.00
LaCivita's recipe, housemade sweet rolls, fresh tomato sauce, pecorino romano
Pulled Pork Sliders $9.00
North Carolina style, housemade sweet rolls, BBQ sauce
Little Tavern Salad $3.00
A La Carte Side Dish
Sauteed Market Greens $4.00
Traditional Potato Salad $3.00
Hand-Cut Fries $4.00
Fresh herbs
American Farmstead Cheese
Buche Noir
Firefly Farms, Goat, Maryland. Ripe, pleasant acidity, vegetable ash
Smokey Blue
Rogue River, Cow, Oregon. Caramel, sharp, smoky goodness
Bandaged White Cheddar
Fiscalini, Raw Cow, California. Sharp, rich, complex
Marisa
Carr Valley, Sheep, Wisconsin. Sweet, mellow, distinctive character
Grayson
Madison Creek Dairy, Cow, Virginia. Taleggio style, creamy, rich, complex
Derby
Oakspring Dairy, Cow, Virginia. Sharp, sweet, balanced.
Any Two $7.00
Any Three $10.00
Any Five $13.00
Housemade Desserts
Old Fashioned Chocolate Bundt Cake $7.00
Vanilla pastry cream, tuile cookie, Chantilly cream
Warm Indian Pudding $7.00
Maple ice cream, warm vanilla sauce
Zeppole with Carnival Sugar $7.00
Hot chocolate and rum, homemade marshmallow
Warm Cranberry-Orange Crostada $7.00
Creamy goat cheese ice cream, vin cotto
Pineapple Upside Down Cake $7.00
Coconut/Malibu ice cream
Duet of Crème Brulee $7.00
Chocolate and vanilla bean-fennel pollen
House Made Ice Cream and Sorbets $5.00
Children's Menu
All children's menu items include a complimentary beverage and house made ice cream for dessert. Sides: fries, smashed, fruit or vegetables.
Tomato and Mozzarella Pizza $7.00
3 Cheese Pizza $7.00
Macaroni & Cheese $7.00
W/ side
Pasta and Red Sauce $7.00
W/ side
Pasta with Butter and Parmesan $7.00
W/ side
Cheeseburger Sliders $7.00
W/ side
Introductions
Fritto misto $10.00
Maine rock shrimp, clam strips, lemon, fennel, tartar sauce
PEI Mussels $8.00
Skillet roasted PEI Mussels, smoked tomato broth, fennel pollen, basil, grilled country bread
PEI Mussels (2) $14.00
Skillet roasted PEI Mussels, smoked tomato broth, fennel pollen, basil, grilled country bread
Tavern Salad (lg) $6.00
Irwin petit greens, black radish, frisee, red wine vinaigrette
Apple/Frisee Salad $9.00
Great Hill blue cheese, spicy pecans, tarragon, buttermilk dressing, North Country applewood smoked bacon
Housemade Pastrami $9.00
Pickled red cabbage and radish, pumpernickel crostini, spicy mustard
American Farmstead Cheese (2) $7.00
Accompaniments
American Farmstead Cheese (3) $10.00
Accompaniments
American Farmstead Cheese (5) $13.00
Accompaniments
Crisped Pork Belly "Au Poivre" $10.00
Polyface Farm crisped pork, wild flower honey, split pea "soup"
Grilled Octopus $10.00
Sunchokes, smoked tomato-lime vinaigrette and watercress
Duck Confit $9.00
Fennel and watercress salad, lemon-pomegranate marmalade
Watercress Salad $9.00
Fried Polyface Farm pastured egg, fingerling potatoes, creamy mustard dressing and pickled shallots
Wood Oven Fired Pizzas
Add meadow mushrooms, caramelized onions, sweet peppers - $1 ea
Classico $13.00
San Marzano tomatoes, Bufala mozzarella, basil, extra-virgin olive oil
Staten Island Pie $10.00
San Marzano tomatoes, cows' milk mozzarella, provolone, basil
Vermont $14.00
Cabot white cheddar, prosciutto, caramelized onions, granny smith apples, sage
Pugliese $13.00
Handcrafted spicy pork sausage, tomatoes, marjoram, provolone, mozzarella
Americano $14.00
Grilled chicken, smoked cheddar, mozzarella, crushed tomato, arugula
Autumn $14.00
Pancetta, pecorino, provolone, Polyface farms pastured eggs, frisee
Wings
Chicken Wings $10.00
Oven roasted, honey, lemon, herbs
Macaroni
Maccheroni (Half) $9.00
Handcrafted maccheroni, Pineland Farms Beef short rib "gravy", oregano, pecorino
Maccheroni (Full) $18.00
Handcrafted maccheroni, Pineland Farms Beef short rib "gravy", oregano, pecorino
Orechiette (Half) $8.00
Stewed lamb neck, oven-dried tomato, rapini, fresh mozzarella, fennel pollen
Orechiette (Full) $17.00
Stewed lamb neck, oven-dried tomato, rapini, fresh mozzarella, fennel pollen
Gnocchi (Half) $8.00
Handcrafted baked gnocchi, smoked cheddar, Jenkins orchard apples, Delicata squash, brown butter, amaretti
Gnocchi (Full) $16.00
Handcrafted baked gnocchi, smoked cheddar, Jenkins orchard apples, Delicata squash, brown butter, amaretti
Wood Burning Oven
Skirt Steak $20.00
Pineland Farms skirt steak, "boulangere" sunchokes and fingerling potatoes, applewood smoked bacon, roasted hen of the woods, tarragon-mustard sauce
Wild Virginia Bluefish $19.00
Smoked bluefish and roasted squash hash, black radish/scallion/watercress salad, maple-grain mustard sauce
Arctic Char $22.00
Spiced cabbage and smoked bacon, spaetzle, spiced plum/zinfandel sauce
Yorkshire Pudding $14.00
Old New England Yorkshire pudding, roasted autumn vegetables, sharp cheddar and apple watercress salad
Pan Roasted
Amish 1/2 Chicken $20.00
Mashed potatoes, rapini, caramelized onion gravy, lemon marmalade
Rhode Island Skate $19.00
Johnnycakes, squash puree, toasted pumpkinseed/Jenkins orchard apple and thyme brown butter
Berkshire Pork Shank $21.00
Fried spinach, creamy artisan grits with cheddar, horseradish jus
Beef Tri-Tip $24.00
Pineland Farms beef tri-tip, roasted housemade cotechino sausage, Concord grapes, stewed petit green lentils and vin cotto
Panini & Sliders
Choose field greens with vinaigrette or Route 11 chips as side $3.00
Cubano $10.00
Roasted pork, Edward's country ham, Tom's Swiss, smoked pepper aioli
Prosciutto $9.00
Mozzarella, tomato and basil
Grilled Cheese $7.00
White cheddar, fresh mozzarella. Add tomato .50; add caramelized onions .50, add bacon $1
Meatball Sliders $9.00
LaCivita's recipe, housemade sweet rolls, fresh tomato sauce, pecorino romano
Pulled Pork Sliders $9.00
North Carolina style, housemade sweet rolls, BBQ sauce
Little Tavern Salad $3.00
A La Carte Side Dish
Sauteed Market Greens $4.00
Macaroni $7.00
Au gratin, applewood smoked bacon
Hand-Cut Fries $4.00
Fresh herbs
Roasted Squash puree $4.00
Anadama bread crumbs
American Farmstead Cheese
Buche Noir
Firefly Farms, Goat, Maryland. Ripe, pleasant acidity, vegetable ash
Smokey Blue
Rogue River, Cow, Oregon. Caramel, sharp, smoky goodness
Bandaged White Cheddar
Fiscalini, Raw Cow, California. Sharp, rich, complex
Marisa
Carr Valley, Sheep, Wisconsin. Sweet, mellow, distinctive character
Grayson
Madison Creek Dairy, Cow, Virginia. Taleggio style, creamy, rich, complex
Derby
Oakspring Dairy, Cow, Virginia. Sharp, sweet, balanced.
Any Two $7.00
Any Three $10.00
Any Five $13.00
Housemade Desserts
Old Fashioned Chocolate Bundt Cake $7.00
Vanilla pastry cream, tuile cookie, Chantilly cream
Warm Indian Pudding $7.00
Maple ice cream, warm vanilla sauce
Zeppole with Carnival Sugar $7.00
Hot chocolate and rum, homemade marshmallow
Warm Cranberry-Orange Crostada $7.00
Creamy goat cheese ice cream, vin cotto
Pineapple Upside Down Cake $7.00
Coconut/Malibu ice cream
Duet of Crème Brulee $7.00
Chocolate and vanilla bean-fennel pollen
House Made Ice Cream and Sorbets $5.00
Children's Menu
All children's menu items include a complimentary beverage and house made ice cream for dessert. Sides: fries, smashed, fruit or vegetables.
Tomato and Mozzarella Pizza $7.00
3 Cheese Pizza $7.00
Macaroni & Cheese $7.00
W/ side
Pasta and Red Sauce $7.00
W/ side
Pasta with Butter and Parmesan $7.00
W/ side
Cheeseburger Sliders $7.00
W/ side
Sample Brunch Menu
Menu changes weekly. Contact restaurant for updated specials $17.00
Sample menu: Warm apple spice muffins; hot mulled apple cider; ziti pasta salad, julienned vegetables, vinaigrette; mixed green salad with arugula and goat cheese; seasonal fruit salad; frittata, tomatoes, rapini, diced tomatoes, mozzarella; smoked Irish salmon with assorted accompaniments; scrambled eggs with cream; country egg scramble, ham, cheese, onion, peppers; brioche french toast, maple syrup; applewood smoked bacon; maple glazed breakfast sausage; homefries with peppers and onions; broccoli and potato gratin with cheddar; roasted king mackerel, lemon caper butter sauce; broccoli with butter/shallots, honey-glazed carrots; baked ziti with roasted pork belly, tomato sauce, basil, mozzarella; Polyface Farm roasted pork loin, thyme jus; brined and roasted turkey with turkey gravy; honey-glazed ham, biscuits and milk gravy; homemade coffee cake and blueberry pound cake; pumpkin tart with chantilly cream; pineapple upside down cakes and sugar cookies; assorted vintage American candies.
Sunday Breakfast A La Carte
Omelet $9.00
With white cheddar, tomatoes, mushrooms.
Skirt Steak Burger $9.00
House ground Pineland Farms skirt steak, VT cheddar, applewood smoked bacon, on housemade Amish potato roll
Chicken Sandwich $9.00
Grilled chicken, provolone, applewood smoked bacon, smoky chipotle aioli on toasted andama bread
Clarendon Chopped Salad $12.00
Grilled breast of chicken, creamy mustard dressing, radish, fingerling potato, goat cheese
Portobello Sandwich
Ale-marinated portobello, domestic aged gouda, arugula, grainy mustard on toasted andama bread
Breakfast Sausage Links $2.00
Applewood Smoked Bacon $3.00

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