Water St. Tavern

71 Jay St, Brooklyn
(347) 844-9411

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Customers' Favorites

Beauty and the Beast
Chicken Schnitzel
Mussels & Fries
Truffle Fries
Deviled Eggs

Menu

Appetizers
Oysters
mignonette, cocktail sauce, lemon
Buratta
roasted pepper, rosemary, basil
Deviled Eggs
paprika, pickled serrano pepper, dill
Prosciutto Plate
San Daniele prosciutto, grilled bread
Kale Salad
candied walnuts, red cabbage, apple cider vinaigrette
Calabrese Salad
tomato, basil, red onions, ricotta salata, croutons

Primi
Scallops
pan-seared with sauteed spinach
Shrimp
sauteed in garlic, lemon, butter, parsley over polenta
Tuna Tartare
avocado, tortilla chips
Short Rib Gnocchi
braised short rib
Spicy Rigatoni
spicy vodka sauce
Ricotta Ravioli
butter, sage
Seafood Black Linguine
Shrimp, clam, mussel, tomato

Secondi
Porterhouse Steak
(for 2 or more) chimchurri served with 2 sides
Tavern Burger
Pat La frieda burger, cheddar, brioche bun, caramelized onion
Steak Frites
hanger steak
Chicken Schnitzel
arugula, mustard vinaigrette, lemon
Mussels and Fries
sauteed in white wine, shallot, garlic, butter, chives
Grilled Salmon
fennel salad, lemon

Sides
Sauteed Spinach
Truffle Fries
Garlic Polenta

Dessert
Chocolate Cake
Apple Pie
Bread Pudding

Cocktails

Nights In Tulum
house infused tequila, cointreau, white cacao, lemon, pineapple
Catch A Vibe
rittenhouse rye, amaretto, ginger syrup, sorrel, lemon
Summer Moth
butterfly pea infused cachaca 51, Bacardi, lavender infused honey, lime juice, orange bitters
Sun-Kissed
titos vodka, aperol, lemon, grapefruit syrup, peycheads bitters
I'll Have Another
milk-washed rum, tio pepe sherry, rhum Agricole, lime, fire water bitters
La Diabla
Saint Luna moonshine, crème de cassis, ginger, lime
All Good Things
old grandad bourbon, Benedictine, peach liquor, lillet rouge, orange bitters
Six Ways Till Sunday
vida mezcal, goslings rum, banana liquor, black pepper vanilla syrup, mole bitters
Brooklyn Gem
Tanqueray gin, nonino amaro, yuzu liquor, peycheads bitters, absinthe spritz
Hidden Treasures
el Tesoro reposado tequila, lillet rose, crème de cacao, triple sec
Menage a Quatre
daron calvodos, pineau des charentres, Rittenhouse rye, benedictine
Oaxacan Old Fashioned
illegal mezcal, el Tesoro repo, orange infused agave, mole bitters
Beauty and the Beast
illegal mezcal, kahlua, baileys, banana liquor, espresso, mole bitters
Cerulean Dream
spirulina infused monkey 47 gin, luxurdo maraschino, lime, pineapple juice
Golden Hour
Grand marnier, mountain honey liquor, Spanish vermut
The Alchemist
dry sack sherry, dry vermouth, Benedictine, orange bitters
Purple Rain
house-infused gin, St Germaine, lime, topped with prosecco and ginger beer
Feral Cat
barr hill tom cat gin, grapefruit juice, Campari topped with prosecco
Sugar Bee
titos vodka, sour apple liquor, honey, lime, topped with prosecco
Pink Panther
lemon/lime juice, licor 43, raspberry shrub, vida mezcal, Bombay sapphire, topped with club soda

Wine
Rosso Di Montalcino
Red (Bottle)
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Red (Bottle)
Nero d'Avola
Red (Bottle)
Primitivo
Red (Bottle)
Valpolicella
Red (Bottle)
Montepulciano
Red (Bottle)
Nebbiolo
Red (Bottle)
Rosso Piceno
Red (Bottle)
Gruner Veltliner
White (Bottle)
Verdicchio
White (Bottle)
Sauvignon Blanc
White (Bottle)
Vermentino
White (Bottle)
Vernaccia
White (Bottle)
Pinot Grigio
White (Bottle)
Toscana Bianco
White (Bottle)
Lambrusco
Sparkling (Bottle)
Rose
Sparking (Bottle)
Prosecco
Sparkling (Bottle)

Beer
Presidente Pilsner
Must be 21 to order.
Narragansett Lager
Must be 21 to order.
Greenport Ipa
Must be 21 to order.
Talea Hazy Ipa
Must be 21 to order.
Sloop Peach Berliner Weiss
Must be 21 to order.
Stella Lager
Must be 21 to order.
Wolffers Rose Cider
Must be 21 to order.

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Recent Reviews

Just visited here impromptu, without booking on a Friday night, while visiting NYC on holiday. It was very quiet so I was slightly concerned but I needn’t have been. It has a great vibe, cosy lighting, awesome laid back tunes and the food was absolutely lovely. We were a little disappointed that the Porterhouse steak for two wasn’t available but husband and son had steak frites instead and it was amazing. I had the scallops and mussels and daughter a pasta dish. All of us...
May 2025
This place was a bit of a disappointment. I ordered the short rib gnocchi and it tasted like it was leftovers that had been reheated. Three friends ordered the scallops and they were all cold and over cooked.
The server had a hard time keeping our orders straight and was not very attentive. Before we started ordering I asked what the options were for splitting the bill and was told we could only use one card. She also wouldn’t let us split the check. As someone who...
April 2025
Service was good enough. Attentive but not overly so for sitting at the bar. Pretty place but not much of a vibe during happy hour. Made a strong drink. Just had wine and cocktails.
April 2025

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Water St. Tavern

71 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(347) 844-9411