The Chestnut Grille & Lounge

Contemporary, Distinctive New England Cuisine

Join us for dinner, or  relax with a cocktail in our lounge. Whether you’re coming in for a casual meal  or a special celebration in one of our beautiful dining areas,  the Chestnut Grille and Lounge is the perfect choice for any occasion. Our menu changes weekly; focusing on the most fresh, local and seasonal ingredients that the Connecticut River Valley has to offer.

Dinner: Wednesday-Sunday 5-9:00 pm

 ‘Bee Happy Hour’: Wednesday-Friday, 5:00-7:00 pm; Sundays, 4:00-5:00 pm

Beer, Wine, and Signature Cocktail Discounts! Expanded Lounge Menu!

Live Music and Bar Menu:  Wednesdays, 6-8:00 pm  |  Sundays, 5-8:00 pm

WEEKLY DINNER MENU

 Starters & Salads

Baby Iceberg   12

BLUE CHEESE / CRISPY BACON / BRIOCHE CROUTONS / RANCH DRESSING

Golden Beet-Goat Cheese Salad  11

TOSATED HAZELNUTS / BABY KALE / FENNEL

Winter Panzanella  12

ARUGULA / BUTTERNUT SQUASH / WILD MUSHROOMS / IDIAZABAL CHEESE

Charcuterie  17

DUCK PASTRAMI / SPECK / WILD BOAR SOPRESSETA /CORNICHONS / OUI AMORE SALAMI

Smoked Trout Napoleon  16

CAPERS / CHIVE-HORSERADISH MOUSSE / CRISP BAGUETTE

Cheese Plate  18

VERMONT SHARP CHEDDAR / GOAT CHEESE / GRANNA PADANO / SMOKED BLUE / HONEY COMB

Mains

Faroe Island Salmon  32

WILD MUSHROOM RISOTTO / BRAISED RED CABBAGE / SAFFRON CREAM

Lamb Sirloin  36

ROASTED GOLDEN BEETS / RED WINE DEMI GLACE / WINTER SWEET POTATO / PANCETTA / MUSHROOM HASH

Fennel Pollen Grilled Pork Tenderloin   27

MASHED SWEET POTATOES / ROASTED BRUSSEL SPROUTS / PANCETTA / APPLE CIDER DEMI GLACE

Pan Roasted Cod  31

OLIVE TAPENADE / TUSCAN KALE / WHITE BEAN PUREE

Grilled Filet Mignon  39

COTSWOLD SMASHED POTATOES / BRAISED FALL GREENS / BACON DEMI GLACE

Sweet Potato Gnocchi  23

TRUFFLE WILD MUSHROOM CREAM/ GRANNA PADANO/ SAGE

Extras 

(All Selections  7)

Sautéed Fall Greens

Cotswold Smashed Potatoes

Sautéed Seacoast Wild Mushrooms

Winter Sweet Potato Hash

The Chestnut Grille & Lounge After Dinner Drinks

Brandy Alexander  10

Brandy / Crème De Cacao & Cream / Cinnamon / Nutmeg

Espresso Martini  12

Espresso Forte / Vodka / A Touch Of Kahlua

Specialty Coffees 

(All Selections  10)

Hazelnut Coffee

Frangelico / Sweet Cream
Hazelnut

Irish Coffee

Jameson’s Irish Whisky
Sweet Cream

Chocolate Almond

Dissarono / Godiva / Cocoa

Italian Coffee

Romana Black Sambuca

Desserts

Paris Tea Truffle Tart  7

Cinnamon Honey Crème Brûlée  7

Cranberry-Orange Bread Pudding  8

Old Lyme Ice Cream Shoppe
Espresso-Heath-Carmel Swirl Hot Fudge Sundae  8

Coffee & Tea

Cappuccino  5
Espresso  4
Harney & Sons Teas  4
Ashlawn Farms Coffee  3

 

THE LOUNGE

Baby Iceberg   12

BLUE CHEESE / CRISPY BACON / BRIOCHE CROUTONS / RANCH DRESSING

Golden Beet-Goat Cheese Salad  11

TOSATED HAZELNUTS / BABY KALE / FENNEL

Fall Panzanella  12

ARUGULA / BUTTERNUT SQUASH / BRUSSEL SPROUTS / IDAZABAL / MUSHROOMS

Smoked Trout Napoleon  16

CAPERS / CHIVE-HORSERADISH MOUSSE / CRISP BAGUETTE

Cheese Plate  18

VERMONT SHARP CHEDDAR / GOAT CHEESE / GRANNA PADANO / SMOKED BLUE / HONEY COMB

Blackened Fish Tacos  16

FRESH TOMATO SALSA / CHIPOTLE-CUMIN RICE / SMOKED TACO SAUCE

BBQ Pork Tenderloin BLT Club  18

SPECK / SRIRACHA AIOLI

Charcuterie  17

DUCK PASTRAMI / SPECK / WILD BOAR SOPRESSETA /CORNICHONS / OUI AMORE SALAMI

White Bean Dip  9

WARM MARINATED OLIVES / GRILLED NAAN

COCKTAIL FAVORITES

Henrietta’s Ghost   12

Crème yvette & Sparkling Wine with a cube of Raw Sugar

Bubbles and Myrrh   12

Sugar, cardamom and lavender bitters, and bitter liquer  topped with bubbly

Lemon Sunburst   12

Vodka and Triple Sec, shaken with pineapple and fresh lemon, garnished with Lemon Oil

Grapefruit Floozy   12

Vodka, St. Germaine, Grapefruit and Ginger beer, garnished with Marinated Grapefruit

The Cat’s Pajamas   12

White rum, fresh lemon juice and honey, with Drambuie and Seltzer

Açai berry cosmopolitan   12

Absolut berry açia vodka, fresh lime, cranberry, and a splash of cointreau

Torchberry Daiquiri   12

Fresh berries coated in sugar and torched til GOLDEN, muddled fresh lime, Spiced Rum, Angostura bitters, AND Seltzer

American Apple Pie   12

Rye Whiskey, Calvados, Apple Schnapps, with vermont maple, a hint of cranberry, and a dusting of apple pie spices

Jack and Ginger Julep   12

American sour-mash whiskey, fresh mint, raw sugar, and Fresh Ginger

Bottled Beer   5

Amstel Light

Stella Artois

Murpheys Stout

Omission Gluten Free Lager

Buckler N/A

Longtrail Double Bag

Bluepoint Toasted Lager

and a small selection of local Ipa’s

FOR THE ADVENTUROUS

The Beast   12

Rye Whiskey, Falernum, and Fresh lime served in a chipotle, cinNamon rimmed glass. topped with a splash of carnivor cabernet

Smoke and Mirrors   14

Ice-cold Purity Vodka stirred and served a scotch-rinsed glass

Sazerac   12

Rye Whiskey, Bitters, and Raw Sugar, served in a Pernod Rinsed Glass

Nenni’s Negroni   12

Szechuan and Black pepper compound, Campari, and carpano antica sweet vermouth with a twist of grapefruit

Bee’s Sting   12

Fresh lime, muddled Jalapeño, and honey with repasado tequila and Honey-Agave Liqueur

Mandrake   12

Rosemary Compound, Pimm’s, fresh orange and bitters, topped with ginger beer and Orange oil

The Huntsman   12

Barr Hill tom cat gin, schezjuan peppercorn compound and dry vermouth, served with a smoked bleucheese and sage stuffed olive in a sage oiled glass.

Ol’ Tomcat Collins   12

Fresh lemon, raw sugar, and Bar Hill Tom Cat Gin, served with setzer in a hickory smoked glass with torched lemon oil

Fractal   12

St. George Dry Rye Gin, Cocchi Vermouth, GREEN chartreuse, and peychaud’s bitters

– CHEF KRISTOFER ROWE –

PRIVATE PARTIES

The Chestnut Grille is always serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner for parties of 20 or more, seven days a week. Enjoy a private dinner in this gracious home; voted one of the best restaurants in Old Lyme CT. Please contact us for more information.