River Street Tavern

40 River St, Ellijay
(706) 635-6166

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The Tavern Bear Creek Burger
Spicy Chicken Sandwich
The Steakhouse Burger
Mango Habanero Wings
Chicken Pesto Panini
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Big Game Burger
Sweet Potato Fries
The Tavern Burger
Mozzarella Sticks

Menu

Starters
Mozzarella Sticks
Served with marinara sauce.
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Fresh spinach and artichokes blended with four kinds of cheese. Served with tortilla chips.
Queso, Chips, and Salsa
Cheese dip with fire-roasted salsa.
Fried Pickles
Breaded zesty pickle fries. Served with ranch.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Served with mixed greens, topped with crumbled feta cheese and sriracha honey mustard.
Smoked Trout Dip
Made in-house and served with lavish crackers.
Pork Rinds
Blackening, lemon pepper, or dehydrated hot sauce.
Tavern Nachos
Tortilla chips layered with onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, shredded cheese, and queso.

Salads
Greek Salad
Arcadian mix topped with feta cheese, olives, peppers, onion, cucumber tornado, and Greek dressing on the side.
Caesar Salad
Bed of romaine lettuce tossed with parmesan cheese, croutons, and Caesar dressing topped with shaved cheese.
Garden Salad
Arcadian mix topped with tomato, cucumber, red onion, and croutons.
The Tavern Club Salad
Romaine lettuce turkey, bacon, egg, tomato red onion, shredded cheese, and croutons.

Sandwiches
Chicken and Waffles Sandwich
Fried chicken topped with maple bacon and served between a hot waffle. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Gettin' Figgy with It Sandwich
Breaded fried chicken, torched creamy Havarti thin-sliced prosciutto, fig preserves, and mixed greens. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
French Dip Sandwich
Shaved roast beef with caramelized onions and provolone cheese. Served on a hoagie roll with a side of au jus. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Choice of grilled or lightly breaded fried chicken breast, hot sauce, jalapeños, and pepper jack cheese on a toasted bun. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Chicken Pesto Panini Sandwich
Grilled chicken, grilled tomato, provolone cheese, and pesto on pressed ciabatta. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese, and Thousand Island on grilled rye. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Caprese Sandwich
Fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and pesto on toasted ciabatta. Served cold. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
BLT Sandwich
Bacon piled high with lettuce and tomato with your choice of toasted white, wheat, or rye. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.

Burger
The All American Burger
Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Chipotle Black Bean Burger
Black bean burger with sriracha aioli, pepper jack cheese, and avocado. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
The Tavern Burger
Our signature burger is made with local bear creek beef, caramelized onions, Havarti cheese, and sautéed shiitake mushrooms. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
The Steakhouse Burger
Bacon, cheddar cheese, and al sauce. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Mega Cheese and Bacon Burger
American, swiss, provolone, cheddar, and pepper jack cheese over a mound of bacon. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.
Patty Melt Burger
Caramelized onions and swiss cheese served on grilled rye. Included with fries, chips, or loaded potato salad.

Baskets
Butterflied Breaded Shrimp
Fried to perfection! Served with fries and cocktail sauce.
Fish and Chips
Beer battered white fish fried to perfection. Served with fries and tartar sauce or malt vinegar.
Pool Room Hot Dog
Topped with chili and onion and served with fries.

Kids Plates
Chicken Tenders
Served with chips or fries and a child drink.
Ameican Cheese Burger
Served with chips or fries and a child drink.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Served with chips or fries and a child drink.
Hot Dog Plain
Served with chips or fries and a child drink.

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Recent Reviews

I got the Tavern burger with loaded tater salad. Definitely not potato salad but new and quite good taste. Truly was like eating a loaded baked tater. The ground meat was tough and had gristle ground in with it I was quite disappointed in the local North Georgia meat. Also a bit dry. I believe the onion ring came from a bag. They did not taste like just sliced and dipped. I had a Margarita which tasted delicious and was very strong. Our waitress made a fresh pot of coffee for...
September 2025
The food I had was really good. I recommend the fig chicken sandwich. My friend got some cold onion rings but the server and kitchen made it right immediately. We had a large party, 9 adults and 7 kids. Our server, Summer, I think, was great with us. She took care of all our kids even though it was super busy. We enjoyed ourselves.
September 2025
Great food, Gig Game Burger was perfect, fries just what you want, it was simple easy just right. Thank you Faith, very good person attending the bar, her service was very good. Made my trip through Ej
Ellijay Avery nice.
September 2025

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River Street Tavern

40 River St, Ellijay, GA 30540
(706) 635-6166