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    The Rock Inn Mountain Tavern

    1675 Highway 66 Colorado

    Estes Park, CO 80517


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    Featured Items

    • Pizza

      10" thin crust pizza with red sauce. Add toppings at menu price.
      $16.00
    • Small Caesar Salad

      Romaine hearts and croutons with our classic caesar dressing and shaved parmesan. Add protein at menu price.
      $8.00
    • Filet Mignon

      Char-grilled, 7 oz Gold Canyon Natural Gourmet Beef Steak served with sauteed veggies, choice of side and warm French bread.
      $42.00

    Food

    Appetizers

    • Devils on Horseback

      Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with roasted garlic, and served with a side of homemade aioli for dipping.
      $12.00
    • Elk Sausage

      Smoked elk sausage served with honey mustard, warm french bread and pickles.
      $16.00
    • Cajun Shrimp

      4 shrimp sauteed in butter, onion, garlic and Cajun spices on a bed of creamy polenta.
      $16.00
    • Spinach Artichoke Dip Appetizer

      A rich, savory dip made with cream cheese, topped with mozzarella then oven-baked. Served with pita wedges, fresh celery, and carrot sticks.
      $14.00
    • Chuck's Buffalo Wings

      Served with housemade blue cheese dressing, carrots and celery
      $16.00
    • Spicy Corn Dip

      Corn, cheese, sauteed peppers and onions,. Served warm with sour cream and tortilla chips. Add Smoky-lime black beans $3 Add All-natural Colorado chicken breast $7
      $12.00
    • Loaded Potato Soup

      Topped with chopped bacon and cheddar-jack cheese
      $8.00
    • Chili-Lime Sweet Potato and Black Bean Soup

      Topped with crispy corn tortilla strips.
      $7.00
    • Bread

      Warm French bread with whipped cinnamon-honey butter.
      $4.00

    Salads

    • Small House Salad

      Mixed greens with carrots, red cabbage and choice of House-made dressing (ranch, blue cheese, caesar, honey mustard, herb vinaigrette, and poppy seed.) Add protein at menu price.
      $7.00
    • Small Caesar Salad

      Romaine hearts and croutons with our classic caesar dressing and shaved parmesan. Add protein at menu price.
      $8.00
    • Small Heritage Salad

      Fresh mixed greens topped with chilled sauteed onions. chopped dates, roasted cashews, and poppy seed dressing. Add protein at menu price.
      $8.50
    • Small Gem Lake

      Mixed greens with olive tapenade, pepperoncini, roasted red peppers, feta, and herb vinaigrette.
      $9.00
    • Large House Salad

      Mixed greens with carrots, red cabbage and choice of house-made dressing (ranch, blue cheese, honey mustard, caesar, herb vinaigrette, or poppy seed.) Add protein at menu price.
      $11.00
    • Large Caesar Salad

      Romaine hearts and croutons with our classic caesar dressing and shaved parmesan. Add protein at menu price.
      $12.00
    • Large Heritage

      Fresh mixed greens topped with chilled sauteed onions, chopped dates, roasted cashews, and poppy seed dressing. Add protein at menu price.
      $13.00
    • Large Gem Lake

      Mixed greens with olive tapenade, pepperoncini, roasted red peppers, feta, and herb vinaigrette.
      $14.00

    Grains & Pasta

    • Greens And Grains

      Fresh mixed greens with organic red quinoa, black beans, roasted tomato, and sweet potato. Served with warm French bread. Choice of pineapple serrano , roasted red pepper cream sauce or dill horseradish sour cream.
      $27.00
    • Southwest Bowl

      Choice of: Diced chicken -OR- MacGregor ground beef -OR- whole bean Tempe sauteed with cajun seasoning, tomato, onion, garlic, jalapeno, and black beans, then placed on a bed of fresh mixed greens and topped with sour cream. Served with warm French bread.
      $32.00
    • Beef Stroganoff

      Filet tips sautéed in a mushroom and sour cream sauce with fettuccine noodles then topped with shaved Parmesan. Served with warm bread.
      $33.00
    • Pasta Calypso

      Fresh onion, garlic, tomato, and cremini mushrooms sautéed with fettuccine noodles, pepperoncini, olive tapenade, fire-roasted red bell pepper, spinach, and artichoke in a house-infused olive oil and topped with feta. Served with warm bread.
      $27.00
    • Bison Marinara Pasta

      Rocky Mountain pasture-raised seasoned ground bison, mushrooms, and fettuccine noodles tossed in a garlic and onion marinara and topped with shaved parmesan. Served with warm bread.
      $33.00
    • Pasta Alfredo

      Fettuccini noodles tossed with roasted tomatoes and cremini mushrooms in our pepper-forward homemade garlic and onion Alfredo sauce and topped with shaved Parmesan.
      $27.00

    Entrees

    • Lemon-Dill Butter Trout

      Butterflied Rocky Mountain Trout with lemon and dill butter. Served with your choice of side, sautéed vegetables, warm bread and butter
      $37.00
    • Cajun Trout

      Pan-seared in Cajun seasoning. Served with sauteed veggies, choice of side, and warm French bread.
      $37.00
    • Roasted Red Pepper Salmon

      Pan-seared and topped with roasted red pepper cream sauce. Served with sauteed veggies, choice of side and warm French bread.
      $36.00
    • N.Y. Strip

      10-ounce, hand-cut, char-grilled Gold Canyon Natural Gourmet Angus NY Strip steak. Served with sautéed veggies, choice of side, and warm French bread.
      $42.00
    • Filet Mignon

      Char-grilled, 7 oz Gold Canyon Natural Gourmet Beef Steak served with sauteed veggies, choice of side and warm French bread.
      $42.00
    • Bison Meatballs

      4 house-made bison meatballs in a creamy garlic brown gravy with sauteed vegetables, choice of side and warm French bread
      $31.00
    • Pizza

      10" thin crust pizza with red sauce. Add toppings at menu price.
      $16.00

    Specials

    8-ounce Norwegian salmon filet pan-seared, baked to finish, and topped with a creamy tarragon sauce. Served with your choice of side, sautéed vegetables, and warm bread.
    • Roasted Red Pepper Hummus App

      Served with warm pita, carrots, celery, and tapenade. (Vegan) *contains cashews
      $12.00
    • Cherry Sage Salmon

      8-ounce Norwegian salmon filet pan-seared and baked to finish then topped with a light white wine, cherry, and sage sauce. Served with your choice of side, sautéed vegetables, and warm bread.
      $38.00
    • Peppered Mushroom Demi Glace Filet

      7-ounce, hand-cut, Gold Canyon All-Natural Gourmet Angus filet mignon steak seasoned with hickory smoked sea salt and cracked pepper. Char-grilled and finished with a homemade black peppercorn and cremini mushroom demi-glace. Served with your choice of side, sautéed vegetables, and warm bread.
      $47.00

    Sandwiches

    • Burger

      1/2 pound char-grilled 8 oz Gold Canyon Natural Gourmet Angus patty on a locally made, non-gmo brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and fries. Our burgers are cooked to an approximate "medium-well".
      $20.00
    • Bella Pita

      Homemade cashew cheese, mixed greens, and house-pickled red cabbage with sauteed baby bella mushrooms, herbs, onions, shredded carrots, and roasted tomato in a warm pita with balsamic reduction and fries.
      $18.00
    • Flatbread Chicken

      Diced, marinated all-natural Colorado chicken breast with sauteed onions, tomatoes, olive tapenade and melted swiss in a warm pita with a side of cilantro aioli and fries.
      $18.00

    Desserts

    • Brownie Sundae

      $12.00
    • Ice Cream

      3 scoops of all-natural vanilla bean ice cream.
      $5.00
    • Apple Bread Pudding

      Warm, fresh baked bread pudding with apples & raisins topped with a vanilla bourbon cream sauce.
      $12.00
    • NY Lime Cheesecake

      On a tradition graham cracker crust. Served with homemade whipped cream and a lime wheel.
      OUT OF STOCK
      $14.00
    • Citrus Poppy Cheesecake

      Citrus and poppyseed cheesecake on a graham cracker crust with homemade whipped cream and an orange wheel.
      $14.00

    Kids Meals

    • Chicken Nuggets

      $12.00
    • Kid Salmon

      $14.00
    • Kid Meatballs

      $13.50
    • Kid Filet Tips

      $16.00
    • Kid Diced Chicken

      $16.00
    • Kid Pasta and Cheese

      **This dish is homemade out of real food – it is not the processed orange stuff. Made with spiral noodles.
      $12.00
    • Kid Marinara

      Cavatappi noodles sauteed in marinara sauce
      $8.00

    Sides

    • Side Fries

      $4.50
    • Side of Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

      $4.50
    • Side Polenta

      $4.50
    • Side Organic Red Quinoa

      $4.50
    • Side Black Beans

      $4.50
    • Side Vegetables

      $4.50

    Side Protein

    • Side Bison Ball

      $4.50
    • Side Elk Sausage

      $12.00
    • Side Salmon

      $12.00
    • Side Shrimp

      $12.00
    • Side Tips

      $12.00
    • Burger Patty

      $9.00

    Beer

    Can/Bottle Beer

    • Bud

      $5.00
    • Bud Light

      $5.00
    • Miller Lite

      $5.00
    • Miller High Life

      $6.00
    • Mich Ultra

      $6.00
    • Stella Artois

      $6.00
    • Modelo

      $6.00
    • PBR

      $5.00
    • Drum Roll

      $7.00
    • Wild Cider Hard Apple

      $8.00
    • Wild Cider Brut N' Boujee

      $8.00
    • Stem Cider Pear

      $8.00
    • Green's Gluten Free

      $7.00
    • O'Douls

      $4.50
    • Cherry White Claw

      $4.50
    • Best Day NA IPA

      $7.00
    • Best Day NA Kolsch

      $7.00
    • Guinness

      $7.00
    • Double Lush Puppy

      $9.00

    Wine

    Bottles of Red Wine

    • Bottle Trinity Oaks Cabernet

      $25.00
    • Bottle Trinity Oaks Merlot

      $25.00
    • Bottle Trinity Oaks Pinot Noir

      $25.00
    • Bottle Allegrini Valpolicella Classico

      $45.00
    • Bottle Chateau Ste Michelle Merlot

      $63.00
    • Bottle Federalist Red Blend

      $49.00
    • Bottle Kenwood Cabernet

      $43.00
    • Bottle Daou Reserve

      $86.00
    • Bottle of Cecchi Chianti Classico

      $46.00
    • Bottle Trivento Malbec

      $52.00
    • Bottle Tribute Pinot Noir

      $48.00
    • Bottle of 7 Deadly Zins

      $40.00
    • Bottle Mordoree Cotes Du Rhone

      $72.00

    Bottles of White Wine

    • Bottle of Trinity Oaks Pinot Grigio

      $25.00
    • Bottle of Trinity Oaks Chardonnay

      $25.00
    • Bottle of Barone Fini Pinot Grigio

      $36.00
    • Bottle of Benziger Sauvignon Blanc

      $40.00
    • Bottle of Stemm- Moscato

      $32.00
    • Bottle of Pacific Rim Dry Riesling

      $36.00
    • Bottle of Candoni Prosecco

      $38.00
    • Bottle of Amalaya Rosé

      $32.00
    • Bottle of J Roget Brut (187 ml)

      $11.00
    • Bottle of Francis Ford Coppola Chardonnay

      $52.00

    Cocktails

    Home Grown Cocktails

    • Alpine Manhattan

      291 Rye, pine syrup, brandied cherries, black walnut bitters
      $15.00
    • Alpine Old Fashion

      Breckenridge Bourbon, pine syrup, muddled orange and cherry, black walnut bitters
      $15.00
    • Colorado Cosmo

      Woody Creek Vodka, Cointreau, cranberry, fresh lime juice
      $14.00
    • Mountain Top Margarita

      $14.00
    • Love on the Mountain

      Breckenridge vodka, Peach schnapps and Leopold Brothers Tart Cherry Liquor, mixed with orange juice and a splash of cranberry
      $13.00
    • Sky Pond Sangria

      $14.00
    • Rock Collins

      Woody Creek Vodka, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda
      $12.00
    • Espresso Martini

      Breckenridge Espresso Vodka and Kahlúa
      $14.00
    • Mountain Mule

      Montanya Platino Colorado rum infused mint, and served with fresh-squeezed lime juice and ginger beer
      $13.00
    • Saint Theresa

      Woody Creek vodka, Saint Germaine, fresh lemon and soda water.
      $13.00

    Side Elk Sausage

    $12.00
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    All hours
    Sunday4:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Monday4:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Tuesday4:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Wednesday4:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Thursday4:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Friday4:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Saturday4:00 pm - 8:45 pm
    Restaurant info

    Built in 1937 as a sandwich shop at the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, and the addition (which is now our dining room and stage) built in 1943 as a dance hall for the Big Band Era, The Rock Inn continues to be a lively gathering place with local flair. In the winter, our two wood-burning stoves keep the room toasty for folks stopping in for a beer or a bite after playing in The Park. During the summer season we enjoy stunning continental divide views from our outdoor dining patio. Our menu is an ever evolving blend of hand-crafted, hearty comfort food with a health and planet conscious twist. We aim to fill you up with goodness so you can get back to enjoying the mountains again tomorrow. We feature Gold Canyon Natural Gourmet Angus Beef, All-Natural Colorado chicken, fresh salads, whole grains, organic teas and coffees, local beers, sustainable produced wines, and a full bar.

    Location

    1675 Highway 66 Colorado, Estes Park, CO 80517

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