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Our Menu

  • Lunch Menu
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Starters

Bread & Butter Board

$9.00
Mix of house-made cornbread & focaccia served with seasonal butter board.

Fried Squash

$10.00
Served with our comeback sauce.

Crispy Brussels

$12.00
Served with a peach jalapeño glaze.

Burrata

$15.00
with caramelized apples, arugula, sherry, pita.

Blackened Chicken Dip

$13.00
Shredded blackened chicken, cream cheese, parmesan, pita.

Crispy Cauliflower

$12.00
Masala spiced, crispy cauliflower florets, turmeric honey yogurt, dried figs

Salads

House Salad

$14.00
Mixed greens, cheddar, tomato, carrots, red onion, hardboiled egg, croutons, Barrister’s buttermilk herb dressing.

Kale Caesar Salad

$14.00
Kale, parmesan, croutons, Barrister’s Caesar dressing.

Bacon Gorgonzola Salad

$14.00
Mixed greens, bacon crumbles, red onion, gorgonzola, candied pecans, Barrister’s sorghum vinaigrette.

Seasonal Salad

$14.00
Mixed greens, roasted butternut, dried cranberries, goat cheese, roasted sunflower seeds, apple cider vinaigrette.

Handhelds

Includes Fries, Crackled Potatoes, Vegetable Medley, or Crispy Brussels.

Double Burger

$16.00
2 4-oz patties, arugula, pickled red onion, tomato, comeback sauce, potato bun.

Nashville Hot Chicken

$16.00
Nashville spiced fried chicken breast, arugula, pickled red onion, buttermilk herb dressing, potato bun.

Barrister’s Club

Choice of salmon or chicken (fried, grilled, or blackened), arugula, pickled red onion, bacon, tomato, buttermilk herb dressing, potato bun • Salmon $20.00 | Chicken $18.00

Nashville Mushroom

$16.00
Nashville-glazed local mushrooms, arugula, pickled onions, buttermilk herb dressing, grilled sourdough. Make it vegan! Swap the dressing for our vegan aioli!

NY Strip*

$20.00
6-oz NY strip, arugula, tomato, pickled onion, comeback sauce, toasted baguette.

Chicken And Chow-Chow

$18.00
Fried chicken, arugula, Brussels chowchow, buttermilk herb dressing, potato bun.

Add Any Of The Following To Your Meal

Fried, Grilled or Blackened Chicken

$7.00

Local Mushroom Medley

$7.00

Grilled Shrimp

$10.00

6 Oz Ny Strip*

$12.00

8 Oz Salmon*

$15.00
Choice of fries, crackling potatoes, crispy Brussels, and vegetable medley.

Side House or Side Caesar

$7.00

Additions

Crackled Potatoes

$7.00

Crispy Brussels

$7.00

Vegetable Medley

$7.00

Carolina Gold Rice

$7.00

Brown Butter Corn

$7.00

Local Mushroom Medley

$7.00

Farm And Sparrow Grits

$7.00

Extra Pita Bread

$2.00

Starters

Bread & Butter Board

$9.00
Mix of house-made cornbread & focaccia served with seasonal butter board.

Fried Squash

$10.00
With our comeback sauce.

Crispy Brussels

$12.00
With a strawberry jalapeño glaze.

Burrata

$15.00
With caramelized apples, arugula, sherry, pita

Blackened Chicken Dip

$13.00
Shredded blackened chicken, cream cheese, parmesan, pita.

Whipped Goat Cheese

$15.00
served with puffed poha, saffron oil, dried cranberries & herbs, pita.

Crispy Cauliflower

$12.00
Masala spiced, crispy cauliflower florets, turmeric honey yogurt, dried figs

Salads

House Salad

$14.00
Mixed greens, cheddar, tomato, carrots, red onion, hard boiled egg, croutons, Barrister's buttermilk herb dressing.

Kale Caesar Salad

$14.00
Kale, parmesan, croutons, Barrister's Caesar dressing.

Bacon Gorgonzola Salad

$14.00
Mixed greens, bacon crumbles, red onion, gorgonzola, candied pecans, Barrister's sorghum vinaigrette.

Seasonal Salad

$14.00
Mixed greens, roasted butternut, dried cranberries, goat cheese, roasted sunflower seeds, apple cider vinaigrette.

Chef's Selections

Chicken Fried Chicken

$28.00
Buttermilk fried chicken breast served with Farm and Sparrow grits, vegetable medley, and Brussels chow chow.

Red Wine Steak

$36.00
Grilled 6 oz NY strip with creamed leeks, local mushrooms, red wine glaze.

Seasonal Pork Chop

$35.00
Bone-in pork chop, fennel seed spiced butternut puree, sautéed cauliflower, kale, dried figs, pecan dukkah.

Mushroom Bhaji

$26.00
Local mushroom Bhaji curry, served with seasonal veggies, saffron infused Carolina Gold rice.

Salmon Pesto Risotto*

$38.00
Grilled salmon, marinated tomatoes, house-made pesto in creamy risotto, and balsamic reduction.

Cajun Shrimp And Grits

$30.00
Farm and Sparrow grits, local mushrooms, red bell pepper, wilted arugula, Cajun cream sauce, shrimp.

From the Grill

Served with crackled potatoes & grilled asparagus. Steaks and pork chops come with truffle finishing butter. Salmon and shrimp are finished with a lemon, caper, and brown butter • Add Any Of The Following To Your Meal: Fried, Grilled, or Blackened Chicken $7.00 | Local Mushroom Medley $7.00 | Grilled Shrimp $10.00 | 6 oz NY Strip $12.00 | 8 oz Salmon $15.00

6 Oz Filet

$55.00

12 Oz Ny Strip

$38.00

14 Oz Ribeye

$45.00

10 Oz Bone-In Pork Chop

$35.00

8 Oz Salmon

$36.00

8 Oz Shrimp

$28.00

Pasta

Pesto & Local Mushroom

$28.00
House-made sunflower seed pesto, sautéed leeks, local mushrooms, parmesan cheese.

Cajun Cream

$30.00
Parmesan cream sauce, roasted red peppers, blackened shrimp and crispy Brussels sprouts.

Gorgonzola Cream

$32.00
Gorgonzola cream sauce served with grilled NY strip.

Additions

Crackled Potatoes

$7.00/each

Grilled Asparagus

$7.00/each

Carolina Gold Rice

$7.00/each

Local Mushroom Medley

$7.00/each

Farm and Sparrow Grits

$7.00/each

Brown Butter Corn

$7.00/each

Crispy Brussels

$7.00/each

Vegetable Medley

$7.00/each

House Salad

$7.00/each

Caesar Salad

$7.00/each

Extra Pita Bread

$2.00/each

Menu

Key Lime Pie

$10.00
Graham cracker crust, crystallized white chocolate, cranberry syrup, Chantilly cream.

S'mores Creme Brulee

$10.00
Chocolate cream, graham cracker crumble, toasted marshmallow.

Chai Pumpkin Pudding

$9.00
Pumpkin, oat milk, chai masala, oat crumble.

Cherry Lemon Poke Cake

$10.00
Served with cherry glaze and a lemon curd.

Butter Pecan Cornbread Pudding

$10.00
Butter pecan crème anglaise, candied pecans, butter pecan ice cream, whipped cream.

Seasonal Ice Cream Or Sorbet

$6.00
Please ask your server for current selections.
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