Tavern
Sharables & Small Plates
Deviled eggs
Deviled Eggs "Blue Chair Style" (GF) Topped with crispy country ham and pickled mustard seeds.$9.00Pimento Cheese & Corn Bread
Pimento Cheese & Griddled Cornbread (GF Option) House-made palmetto roasted pepper pimento cheese served with warm, flat-top griddled cornmeal cakes.$12.00Holy Smokin Wings
Hickory-smoked wings tossed in our signature dry rub or house sauce. 87-8 wings$14.00Chips and Queso
$9.00
Soups Greens
GUMBO
Authentic dark-roux gumbo made from scratch every morning. Featuring a rotating cast of smoked meats, fresh seafood, and local seasonal vegetables. Served with rice and crusty bread. Ask for the details$11.00+Caesar
Crisp hearts of Romaine, signature creamy dressing, aged Parmesan, and cracked black pepper. Topped with house croutons$13.00Roasted Beet and Feta
roasted beets feta greens$12.00Tavern Chili
beef chili /cup or bowl$9.00
Handhelds
PO BOY - Shrimp
Half-pound of Gulf shrimp, beef tallow fries, slaw, and hushpuppies.$18.00PO BOY - Catfish
$17.00PO BOY - Oyster
OUT OF STOCK$18.00PO BOY - Lost Vegan TOM
fried green tomatoes po boy$16.00Sewanee Smash Burger
Two 3oz patties, caramelized onions, sharp cheddar, and LTO on toasted brioche.$12.50American Burger
6 ounces of ground chuck, cooked to order , LTO ,dill pickle on toasted brioche$14.50Corn Dog
Cron Dog$11.00Fried chicken sandwich
fried chicken breast , house slaw pickles on brioche$15.00Pork Sandwich
house smoked pulled pork$14.50Patty Melt
$15.00
Baskets
BIG Plates
Tennessee Catfish Plate
$17.00Cod
$14.50Big Easy Fried Shrimp Plate
$18.00Crab Cakes
Two pan seared crab cakes, tavern remoulade, and okra-corn succotash. Great for sharing.OUT OF STOCK$19.00Creole - Pasta Night
OUT OF STOCK$48.00Flounder
OUT OF STOCK$19.00Lost Mushroom - Pasta Night
OUT OF STOCK$48.00Smoked Pork - Pasta Night
OUT OF STOCK$48.00Pesto - Pasta Night
OUT OF STOCK$48.00Smoked Turkey
House Smoked Turkey w/Potato salad , cole slawOUT OF STOCK$13.95
AddOnSides
Dirty Sodas
Brunch
FOR THE TABLE
Cinnamon-Sugar Donut Holes
Fried to order and tossed in warm spiced sugar. Served with a salted caramel dipping sauce.$9.00Roasted Beet Salad
Roasted Beets , feta, field greens$12.00cinnamon roll
big Cinnamon Roll$6.50Holy Smokin Wings
Hickory-smoked wings tossed in our signature dry rub or house sauce. 87-8 wings$14.00
GRIDDLE & FRYER SPECIALS
Morning After Smash Burger
Two 3oz custom-blend beef patties, melted American cheese, griddled onions, and house pickles topped with a medium fried egg and our signature "Tavern Sauce" on a toasted brioche bun. Served with house fries.$12.50New Orleans Style Pain Perdu
Thick-cut Gambino’s French bread soaked in an Irish whiskey custard and griddled until golden brown. Served with smoked sausage, whipped butter, and warm maple syrup.$16.00Hot Honey Chicken & Waffles
Double-fried buttermilk chicken breast tossed in our house-made honey hot sauce. Served over a crisp Belgian waffle with a side of savory sausage gravy for dipping.$14.00Loaded Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs, seared chorizo, crispy potatoes, and Monterey Jack cheese tucked into a flour tortilla and toasted on the griddle. Served with a side of sharp salsa verde.$15.00Country Fried Steak & Eggs
A Southern powerhouse. Prime cube steak, double-dredged and fried until shatteringly crisp. Smothered in velvety, cracked-pepper sausage gravy and served with two eggs of any style and house fries.$14.00Sourdough Avocado Toast
Thick-cut sourdough seared on the griddle with garlic butter, topped with smashed avocado, pickled red onions, and two over-easy eggs. Served with a side of mixed greens.$14.00Tavern Standard
two farm eggs hashbrowns , bacon or sausage toast$13.00Butter Milk Pancake s
fluffy pancakes$12.00Sewanee Smash Burger
Two 3oz patties, caramelized onions, sharp cheddar, and LTO on toasted brioche.$12.50American Burger
6 oz ground chuck bacon brioche$14.50Big sexy morning melt
house pimento cheese , bacon,fried egg tomatoes and sourdough$15.50Cajun Philly
sliced steak pepper jack peeprs onions$15.50Delta Sunrise
turkey ham bacon sourdough egg$14.50chicken fingers basket
chicken tenders and fries$14.00state fair corndog basket
two classic corndogs and fries$11.00big easy po boy shrimp
extra large shrimp$18.00tennesse catfish po boy
catfish po boy$17.00Lost Vegan Po boy
fried green tomatoes$16.00Oysters po boy
Deep fried plump oyster po boy$18.00
SIDES & EXTRAS
2 slices of Bacon
$5.002 Sage Sausage Patties
$5.00Homestyle Breakfast Potatoes
$6.00Sourdough toast
$4.00Simple Greens w/ Vinaigrette
fresh greens$5.00Single Egg (Any Style)
$3.00Hushpuppies
House made hushpuppies$4.00COLE SLAW
Crisp shredded green cabbage and carrots folded into a sweet, tangy southern-style sweet cream dressing.$3.00Hashbrowns
golden hashbrowns$4.00
All hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
Restaurant info
If the University is the heart of the Mountain, The Blue Chair Tavern is its living room. Tucked right in the center of downtown Sewanee, "The Chair" (as locals call it) is the quintessential village gathering spot where the line between "gown" and "town" happily blurs.
Location
41 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37375
