Sweet Potato Fries

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"

Chef's choice of artisan cheeses, sausage, & fruit served with olive tomato spread, tavern mustard, fennel almonds & warm herb bread.

Olde English Flat Bread

Crusty English bread brushed with olive oil, dressed with garlic, white wine, tomatoes, wild mushrooms & topped with shredded cheese.

Jessop's Tavern Crab Dip

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

Large‎‎ beer battered shrimp served with sweet & sour mustard for dipping.

Steamboat Shrimp

One pound of freshly steamed Peel & Eat shrimp served with cocktail sauce.

"Halve Maen Mossels"

One pound of fresh mussels steamed in Belgium Ale, diced tomatoes, garlic & West Indies spices, topped with shredded cheese & grilled flatbread.

Seafare's Catch Chowder

Jalapeno Beer Cheese Soup

From The Chef's Soup Kettle

Tavern Salad

Our house salad of mixed greens served with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, carrots, onions & wild mushrooms.

Caesar Rodney

Traditional salad of romaine lettuce, sugared walnuts & shredded parmesan cheese tossed in our tavern made Caesar dressing

Harvest Spinach Salad

A bed of baby spinach with hard-boiled egg, crumbled bacon & sliced mushrooms, topped with a warm bacon shallot dressing.

The Barrel

Carved tavern-roasted turkey, grilled steak & crumbled Stilton bleu cheese all atop Jessop's tavern salad

New Sweden Meatloaf

Our Swedish inspired version of a classic is accompanied with a vodka cream sauce & lingonberry preserves.

"Hutspot" Dutch Pot Roast

Hearty slow cooked pot roast, served with mashed potatoes & garden vegetable, topped with a rich beef gravy.

Fish & Chips

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

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 three ways!

Classic Entrecote Bordelaise

Marinated London broil grilled to perfection in a red wine shallot reduction

Fricken Chicassee

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

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

One half of a roasted domestic duck topped with a cherry Kummel glaze.

Salmon Perziken

A baked wild caught salmon filet served over Arugula dressed in raspberry vinaigrette with sweet onion peach chutney.

Casimir Crab Cakes

Twin jumbo lump crab cakes, pan seared to perfection served with a roasted red pepper coulis.

Chimay Lobster Mac & Cheese

A favorite dish by our colonial founding fathers, baked in an iron skillet to a golden brown with a Chimay cheese sauce and topped with Old Bay bread crumbs.  Rich & Delicious!

Red, White, & Blue

Grilled flank steak topped with sauteed mushrooms & crumbled Stilton bleu cheese, served on frilled sourdough bread.

Olde Dutch Tilehouse Chicken

Grilled‎‎ chicken breast with bacon & sharp cheddar cheese on a toasted Dutch pretzel roll with roasted tomato mayonnaise.

Patriot Pulled Pork

Homemade slow roasted pork shoulder topped with a tangy marinated vegetable slaw & mild Sriracha mayo served in a french roll.

Grilled Vegetable

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

Pan seared, served on a toasted cornmeal roll with lettuce & tomato.  Accompanied with our classic sauces.

Bunker Hill Beef

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

Roasted turkey. Swiss cheese, coleslaw, lettuce and tomato served with cranberry mayonnaise on wheat berry bread.

Dutch Pastrami Reuben

Hot pastrami topped with Swiss cheese, grilled onions, and spicy brown mustard on a Dutch pretzel roll.

Meatloaf Sandwich

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.

Cobblestone Cobbler

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

Tavern made deep fried apple donut holes served with your choice of Woodside Farm ice cream and topped with cinnamon whipped cream.

Bread Pudding

Rich bread, raisin & custard mixture topped with butterscotch bourbon sauce.  This delicious treat is a reason enough to visit Jessop's.

Chocolate Trilogy

Chocolate sponge cake layered with dark, white and milk chocolate.  Topped with dark chocolate bark

Mother Jessop's Oven

Daily Made Handmade Feature Dessert Selection

Jessop's Colonial Ice Cream

Made at Historic Woodside Farm Creamery served in either a bowl or Belgian Waffle cone