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The Charles Old Wethersfield
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161 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
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Dinner
Appetizers
- 1790 Charcuterie$24.00
artisanal cheeses, assorted charcuterie, homemade jam, cornichons, whole grain mustard, warm baguette GF without bread
- Seriously Deviled Eggs$12.00
(4) pickled long hot pepper filling, puffed rice, homemade sriracha, smoked paprika, micro radish GF
- French Onion Soup$12.00
caramelized onion pierogies, fontina cheese, roasted onion brodo, sherry, parmigiano frico
- Homemade Sausage$14.00
fennel sausage, cubanelle peppers, long hots, gigante beans, garlic, white wine butter, grilled baguette ** GF without grilled baguette**
- Raw Oysters$19.00
- Our Ricotta$13.00
roasted garlic, chile, pickled grapes, scallions, hazelnuts, olive oil, grilled baguette VEG, GF *without the baguette*
- Tuna Tartare$18.00
yellowfin tuna, mango ponzu dressing, lemon aioli, avocado mousse, sesame nori, chili, taro chips GF
- Ma-La Cauliflower$11.00
charred cauliflower florets, sichuan oil, "the general's" secret spices, nori seaweed, sesame tamari sauce GF
- Novacado Toast$17.00
smoked nova salmon, pumpernickel, sliced avocado, herb marscapone, cherry tomato, pickled red onion, fried capers
- Shrimp & Grits$17.00
fontina cheese stone ground grits, bourbon lobster sauce, scallion julienne GF
- Mean Street Brussels$12.00
Fried Brussels, sweet aioli dressing, ancho chile, lime, cilantro, cotija cheese
- Scotch Egg$10.00
homemade sausage wrapped farm egg, rice panko crusted, sauce marie rose, petite green nest, pickled onion GF
- Pork Belly$14.00
ginger-apple puree, caramelized fennel, beet tinted saurkraut, herb oil GF
- Crispy Calamari$16.00
Crispy fried calamari, banana peppers, Cajun spice blend, Louisiana remoulade, fresh parsley GF
Salads
- Caesar Salad$12.00
romaine lettuce, parmigiano reggiano, baguette crisps, cracked pepper GF without crisps
- Solstice Salad$12.00
roasted butternut squash, snap peas, scallion, bacon lardons, apple, pumpkin seeds, local cider vinaigrette, rainbow micros
- Protein Power$12.00
chopped kale, organic quinoa, fresh blueberries, avocado, radish, garbanzos, edamame, superfood vinaigrette
- Black & Blue Salad$12.00
Cara cara oranges, cato corner blackledge blue, roasted beets, marcona almonds, baby arugula, orange jus, evoo
- Winter Wonder$12.00
organic mixed greens, dried cranberries, pecans, carrots, shaved brussels, smoked cheddar, shallot vinaigrette, rye croutons
Entree
- Chicken & Dumpling$30.00
roasted airline chicken breast, handmade gnocchi parisienne, local mushrooms, meyer lemon confit, brandy, brown butter, sugar snap peas
- Boston Cod$29.00
chablis-butter poached, northern bean ribollita, toasted bread, mirepoix, napa cabbage, sundried tomato, winter herb pesto
- Organic Salmon$31.00
lemon-dill fingerling potatoes, garlic roasted broccolini, horseradish cremeux, vincotto tapenade GF
- Pork Chop$29.00
Local cider-mustard brine, vermont smoked cheddar grits, sweet & sour bacon glazed kale, tasso ham gastrique GF
- Steak Frites$36.00
- Mushroom Truffle Pasta$32.00
House campanella pasta, seacoast farm mushrooms, sliced black truffles, porcini brown butter sauce, parmigiano reggiano
- Korean Short Rib$32.00
Sweet ginger marinade, sesame-miso laced potato, grilled baby bok choy, gochujang bbq sauce,, kimchi, tuxedo sesame seeds GF
- Squash Ripiena$26.00
Risotto stuffed acorn squash, wilted greens, pomegranate seeds, pepitas, mushroom conserva, micro radish
- Pekin Duck$32.00
sweet potato mousse, goat cheese, caramelized fennel, balsamic poached black currants, fennel pollen
- Sunday Sauce$29.00
all-day "sunday gravy", cubanelle peppers, slow-cooked chicken, short rib, marsala, tomato, our ricotta, house lumache pasta
- Wagyu Striploin$49.00
yukon gold potato gratin, roasted asparagus milanese, quail egg, sherried au jus
- Paella Unica$32.00
double-crusted saffron rice torta, chicken, shrimp, mussels, home made chourico, spiced shellfish nage, fresh herbs
Sides
Wine Specials
Cocktails
Dessert Cocktails
- Espresso Martinez$13.00
vanilla vodka, st george coffee spirit, aztec cacao bitters, fresh brewed espresso, dark chocolate *nut allergy*
- Maple Bacon Old Fashioned$16.00
angels envy rye, luxardo, angostura and orange bitters, candied maple bacon
- Oh My Clementhyme$13.00
tennessee honey, foamed milk, hot cider, cinnamon, served hot
- CT Runs On ...$12.00
- The Brew Abides$12.00
Fall Cocktails
- Pear Review 2.0$13.00
- Social Club$14.00
- Gin Blossom$14.00
- Rye & Fennolds$15.00
- Beast of Bourbon$14.00
High West Prarie Bourbon, orange peel syrup, lemon juice, punt e mes vermouth, smoked glass + dehydrated orange
- Fill in the Blank$11.00
house infusion of blank vodka, lime, ginger beer *infusion flavor changes regularly*
- The Charles in Charge$13.00
Woodford cherry bitters, old forester bourbon, Averna amaro, luxardo cherry
- NE Wildfire$12.00
- Sage Against the Machine$13.00
- Velvet Underground$13.00
- King Charles$14.00
- Spice of Life$12.00
- Vesper$14.00Out of stock
- Casino Royale$14.00Out of stock
- Allspice on Me$14.00
- Young Plum Broke$14.00
- CREAM$15.00Out of stock
Winter Cocktails
- Eat, Drink Be Rosemary$12.00
- Pandanmonium$14.00
- Inchartreuse Myself (sub maraschino liqueur)$14.00
- Magic in the Madness$13.00
- This Could Have Been an Email$13.00
- Peach Me How to Dougie$13.00
- I Don’ Practice Santagria$12.00
- Beast of Bourbon$14.00
High West Prarie Bourbon, orange peel syrup, lemon juice, punt e mes vermouth, smoked glass + dehydrated orange
- The Charles in Charge$13.00
Woodford cherry bitters, old forester bourbon, Averna amaro, luxardo cherry
- Fill in the Blank$11.00
house infusion of blank vodka, lime, ginger beer *infusion flavor changes regularly*
- You Suze, You Lose$14.00
- Killing Me Softly$14.00Out of stock
- Stop and Smell the Roses$14.00Out of stock
- In the Shadows$14.00
Spring Cocktails
Easter Egg Hunt
Brown-Forman Drake Party
Wine
Red Bottle
- BTL Amarone Della Volpolicella Classico, Le Ragose, Italy$132.00
- BTL Barbera D’Asti, Violetta, Piedmont, Italy$52.00
- BTL Barolo, Pertinace, Italy$102.00
- BTL Bordeaux Blend, Papillon, Orin Swift, Napa Valley$148.00
- BTL Bordeaux, Les Tourelles De Longueville, Paulliac$130.00
- BTL Cab Franc Reserve, Garzón, Uruguay$54.00
- BTL Cab Justin, CA$60.00
- BTL Cab, Beringer, Knights Valley$70.00Out of stock
- BTL Cab, Black Stallion, Napa Valley$120.00
- BTL Cab, Bonanza, California$46.00
- BTL Cab, Caymus, California$152.00
- BTL Cab, Hess Collection, Lion Tamer, Napa Valley$125.00
- BTL Cab, Louis. M. Martin, Napa Valley$115.00
- BTL Cab, Nickel & Nickel, State Ranch Yountville$210.00
Soft and silky throughout the palate, the fruit is juicy and full, with polished tannins, a broad mouthfeel
- BTL Cab, Shafer, one point five, Napa Valley$195.00
Made up of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec and 2% Merlot, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five is deep garnet-purple colored with pronounced crème de cassis, blackberry pie and black forest cake notes with waft of bay leaves, cigar box, tar and smoked meats
- BTL Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Chateau La Nerthe, France$151.00
- BTL Cote du Rhone Famille Perrin$54.00
- BTL Daou Cabernet Sauvignon$60.00
- BTL Faust Cabernet Sauvignon$95.00
- BTL Malbec Gran Reserva, Finca El Origen, Argentina$70.00Out of stock
- BTL Malbec Reserve, Red Schooner by Caymus, Argentina$120.00
- BTL Malbec, Don Nicanor$46.00
- BTL Merlot, Charles Krug, Napa Valley$54.00Out of stock
complex Merlot with flavors of blackberry, blueberry, mocha, and toasty oak. Finishes with impressive length and a satisfying acidity which would make this wine an excellent pairing with grilled meats, heavier pasta dishes, and hearty stews
- BTL Merlot, Decoy, Sonoma Valley, CA$58.00
- BTL Montepulciano d'Abruzzo$52.00
- BTL PN, Coeur de Terre, Willamette$78.00
- BTL PN, Firesteed, OR$50.00
raspberries, cedar, leather and exotic spices, the wine’s berry and cherry flavors are framed by soft tannins and continue throughout its on the lingering finish
- BTL PN, L’Aigle, Gerard Bertrand, France$58.00
- BTL Prisoner Cabernet Sauvignon$140.00
- BTL Prisoner Red Blend$125.00
- BTL Quilt Cab Sauv$150.00
- BTL Quilt Reserve Cab Sauv$250.00
- BTL Red Blend, Locations, California$60.00
- BTL Red Blend, Unshackled by Prisoner$66.00
opens with aromas of plum and blackberry with a hint of olive. Vibrant flavors of black stone fruit and dried herbs with solid tannin structure result in a flavor-forward red wine with balanced acidity. A delicious red wine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Merlot, this wine combines grapes from the north and central coast of California and is aged in French and American oak casks for 11 months
- BTL Rhône Blend, Pierre Amadieu, France$86.00
- BTL Sangiovese, San Jacapo, Chianti, Italy$46.00
Ripe and juicy, offering cherry, plum, tar and mineral flavors. Shows fine intensity, balance and a lingering finish that echoes fruit and earth elements
- BTL Super Tuscan, Le Volte Dell'Ornellaia,$68.00
crushed plums, flowers, fresh sage and rosemary on both the nose and palate. Its full-bodied, yet soft and pretty at the finish
- BTL Tempranillo, Baron de Ley Rioja, Spain$54.00
juicy, deftly wooded red with some coconutty sweetness and refreshing strawberry and red cherry flavors
- BTL Vino Villota Rioja$68.00
- BTL Zinfandel, Saldo by Prisoner$80.00
Dark ruby color with bold aromas of black licorice, black pepper, cherry, and baking spice. The entry is rich, full, and scintillating. The palate is mouthwatering and smooth with a hint of chocolate. The finish is voluptuous with soft, velvety tannins.
White Bottle
- BTL 375 ml. Sancerre, Domaine Sautereau, France$36.00
- BTL Chard, Duckhorn, Napa Valley$95.00
- BTL Chard, Lincourt "Steel", California$46.00
- BTL Chard, Lingua Franca "Avni", Willamette Valley$120.00
- BTL Chard, Sonoma-Cutrer, Russian River$56.00
- BTL Daou Bodyguard Chardonnay$98.00
- BTL Folle Blache, Domaine Luneau-Papin, France 2020$60.00Out of stock
- BTL Giesen N/A Sav Blanc$35.00
- BTL Jayson Sauvignon Blanc$75.00
- BTL Matanzas Creek Chard 2019$95.00
- BTL Muscadet, Luneau Papin, Terre De Pierre, France$65.00
- BTL PG, Peter Zemmer, Alto Adige$38.00
- BTL Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley Oregon$56.00Out of stock
- BTL Pouilly Fume$56.00
- BTL Prisoner Chardonnay$95.00
- BTL Rhône White Blend, Cigalus, Gerard Bertrand, France$74.00
- BTL Riesling, Dr. Loosen Dry, Germany$46.00
- BTL Sancerre, Domaine Sautereau, France$66.00
- BTL SB, Frei Brothers, Russian River Valley$46.00
- BTL Txakolina, Ulacia, Spain$46.00
- CRF SB, Matua, New Zealand$40.00
Sparkling Bottle
- BTL Blanc De Blanc, Code Rouge, France$54.00
- BTL Brut Rose, Bouvet-Ladubay$46.00
- BTL Cava Brut, Segura Viudas$38.00
- BTL Champagne Brut, Vollereaux$98.00
- BTL Champagne, 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs, Pierre Gimonnet & Fils$95.00
- BTL Champagne, Veuve Cliquot, NV$150.00
- BTL Champagne Vueve Cliquot Rose, NV$150.00
- BTL Gratien & Meyer, Crémant De Loire$48.00
- BTL Lambrusco, Charlie, Vecchia Modena, 2019$50.00
- BTL Mirabelle Brut by Schramsberg, France, 2012$82.00
- BTL Prosecco, Adami “Giardino”, Valdobbiadene DOCG, Italy$53.00
- BTL Prosecco, Gooseneck CARAFFE$45.00
- BTL Champagne Monsaratt$78.00
Rose Bottle
- BTL Rose, Fleur De Mer, France$54.00
- BTL Rose, Chateau d'Esclans "Les Clans", Cotes de Provence, 2019$150.00Out of stock
- BTL Rosé, Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills, Oregon$70.00
- BTL Sancerre Rose Cave de la Bouquette$66.00
- BTL Rose, Sophia, Coppola Diamond Collection$40.00
- BTL Txakoli Rose, Hirutzta, Spain$54.00
- BTL Rose, Chateau des Sarrins, Cotes de Provence$45.00
- BTL Rose, La Mouliniere, Bordeaux$48.00
Wine specials / features
- GL Kerner$10.00
- BTL Kerner$40.00
- GL Gerard Chardonnay$15.00
- BTL Gerard Chardonnay$60.00
- GL Saldo Chenin Blanc$16.00
- GL Lan Rioja$14.00
- BTL Lan Rioja$48.00
- BTL Saldo Chenin Blanc$64.00
- BTL Jayson$75.00
- GL J Pinot Noir$15.00
- GL Banshee PN$16.00
- BTL Banshee PN$60.00
- BTL J Pinot Noir$60.00
- GL Shatter Grenache$15.00
- BTL Shatter Grenache$60.00
- BTL Oddero Barbera D'Alba$70.00
- BTL Monserrat Champagne$75.00
- BTL Bonterra Organic Chard, CA$56.00
- BTL PRISONER CHARD$95.00
- BTL Matanzas Chardonnay$62.00
- GL Sancerre, Rose Bourgeois, France$17.00
- BTL PRISONER CAB SAUV$140.00
- BTL Pessimist Red Blend, Daou CA$51.00
- BTL Bodyguard Chardonnay, Daou CA$114.00
- GL Chardonnay, Puy Raffin Bourgogne Blanc, France$14.00
- GL Rose, La Mouliniere, Bordeaux$13.00
- BTL Ridge Zin$90.00
- GL Locations$16.00
- BTL Chardonnay, Puy Raffin Bourgogne Blanc, France$52.00
- GL Txakolina, Ametzoi$15.00
- BTL Txakolina, Ametzoi$56.00
- BTL Coeur de Terre Pinot$60.00
- GL Couer de Terre$16.00
- GL Ghost Pines$12.00
- BTL Daou Bodyguard$98.00
- BTL Ghost Pines$45.00
- BTL LAN Xtreme Tempranillo$46.00
- GL LAN Xtreme Tempranillo$12.00
Beer
Draft Beer
Bottled/Cans
- N/A Athletic "Free Wave" Hazy Ipa$6.50
- N/A Heinekin 00$5.00
- Berliner Weisse Blackberry$7.00
- Back East Peanut Butter Shot Milk Stout$7.00
- Bud$5.25
- Bud Lite$5.25
- Coors Lite$5.25
- Corona$5.25
- Miller Light$5.25
- PBR$5.00
- Counterweight Headway$7.00
- Counterweight Workhorse Pils$7.00
- Stella$6.00
- Modelo Especial$6.00
- Yuengling Light$5.25
- Two Roads TwoConn$7.00
- Two Roads Lushee Passionfruit$7.00
Kids Take Out
- Kids Popcorn Chicken & Fries$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Mac N Cheese$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Grilled Chicken$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Salmon$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Grilled Cheese & Fries$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Slider & Fries$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Pasta Marinara$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Fish N Chips$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
- Kids Pasta Butter & Cheese$6.00
Includes fruit, veggie sticks & chocolate chip cookie
Sunday | 10:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Monday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Tuesday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Wednesday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Thursday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Friday | 11:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Saturday | 10:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Vintage Feel, Modern Taste
161 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT 06109