The Elkhorn Tavern

1200 Manchester St, Lexington
(859) 368-8122

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Customers' Favorites

Pimento Cheese Sandwich and Cowboy Caviar
Distillers Board and Country Ham Rolls
Chicken Salad Toasted Bread
Full Distiller's Board
Bourbon Bread Pudding
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Beer Cheese Platter
Flight of Bourbon
Corn Mash Muffins
Soup and Salad

Menu

Starters
Beer Cheese Platter
House made beer cheese served with celery, pretzels and crackers.
Cowboy Caviar Starter
Corn, black beans, black eyed peas, onions, red pepper and spices served with blue corn tortilla chips.
Spicy Corn Queso
House made corn queso served warm with blue corn tortilla chips.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Hot and cheesy buffalo chicken dip served warm with blue corn tortilla chips.

Soups and Salad
Soup Beans
12 oz bowl. Pinto beans slow cooked in traditional Kentucky style with onions and relish on the side served with a corn mash muffin made from spent barrel house grains.
Elkhorn Burgoo
12 oz bowl. Burgoo has been served in Kentucky distilleries since the early 1800s. Ours is made with elk rabbit, beef and vegetables. Served with a corn mash muffin made from spent barrel house grains.
Tavern Salad
Grilled chicken breast on a bed of mixed greens, toasted pecans, dried cranberries and feta. Served with balsamic vinaigrette.

Sandwiches
Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich
Served on toasted bun with barrel house select bourbon sauce, coleslaw, chips and horseradish pickles.
Pimento Cheese
House made with a hint of jalapeno, topped with bacon crumbles, lettuce, tomato and grilled.
Chicken Salad
House made with pecans, celery, grapes. Served with lettuce and tomato.
BLT
Served with lettuce, tomato and mayo (toasted upon request).
Kentucky Country Ham and Rolls
Served on 3 kings Hawaiian rolls with lettuce, tomato and honey mayo on the side.

Favorites
Full Distiller's Board
Country ham, capocollo, elk salami, aged cheddar, goat cheese, aged gouda, fruits, almonds and pickles.
Half Distiller's Board
Country ham, capocollo, elk salami, aged cheddar, goat cheese, aged gouda, fruits, almonds and pickles.
Corn Mash Muffin
2 corn muffins made from spent barrel house grains. Served with butter.

Dessert
Bread Pudding
Traditional bread pudding served warm. Covered in bourbon sauce made with barrel house select bourbon.
Rockcastle Bourbon Balls
Bourbon ball trio made with our world famous Rockcastle bourbon.
Bourbon Ice Cream
Bourbon ice cream with barrel house select from buzz bull creamery.

Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Iced Tea
Coffee
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Kentucky's Own Ale 8-1

Mocktails
Shirley Temple
Rosemary grenadine, lime and sprite.
Blackberry Punch
Blackberry syrup, lemon and ginger beer.

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Recent Reviews

The meatballs in bourbon bbq sauce are delicious! Corn muffins with their corn mush are good and a neat way to incorporate the distill into the menu.

Cute area and good range of menu options.
August 2025
The Old Guys Pub Crawl loves this place. Been here many times, but, we have been to all the bars and pubs many times.They serve beer. No need to be picky about stuff. Time is short. Say hi when you see us. We're the old guys enjoying the day. We love this place. I have photos from all the bars we have been in and am now just getting around to posting them. So, they are not going to match each place but we don't care.
July 2025
This was a stop for a Bourbon tour. It was lunch and the food was good. Mostly a sandwich and fried foods bar. The restrooms are one at a time. As a group we struggled to finish lunch in an hour which was all that was allocated as we had a first day server. Not her fault as she was nice, just thought they should have added another experienced server.
July 2025

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The Elkhorn Tavern

1200 Manchester St, Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 368-8122