Our dine-in menu.

Since 1743 neighbors and travelers alike have enjoyed the food and hospitality of this historic inn and tavern. The food you’re about to enjoy is sourced from local, sustainable providers whenever possible. This means you’ll enjoy the superior quality of fresh meats and produce farmed just minutes from our kitchen. Start with your favorite cocktail prepared by our bartender, then, be sure to ask our sommelier to recommend a wine from our award-winning wine collection to perfectly complement your meal.

Thank you for dining with us.

 

Burger Wine Pairings $35

All burgers are Pat LaFrieda patties on a brioche bun served with fries and a pickle.

Bacon Cheeseburger Nello’s bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, Clinton House Sauce  22                                                                                     Cab Sauv, Stags Leap, Napa Valley CA 25

Boursin Burger Wild mushrooms, roasted red pepper    22                              Merlot Chateau Le Puy, Duc De Nauves,Côtes da Francs, France 15

Truffle Burger  Shoestring onions, gruyere cheese, wild mushrooms, truffle mayo  22                                                                                                              Pinot Noir, Domaine Meix Foulot, Mercurey, France  17

 

Food

 

Appetizers

Warm Baguette with butter 4.50

Grilled Shrimp  19

Clams Casino  Bell pepper, bacon, red pepper 14

Chilean Sea Bass  Carolina gold rice, lobster cream, fried shallots, chives  18

Spicy Crab & Avocado  Red pepper, heirloom tomato, Sriracha  26

Fish Tacos Chilean Sea Bass, onion, tomatillo sauce 18

Mushroom & Goat Cheese Flatbread Cremini, scallion, red pepper sauce 14

Crab Cake  Newburgh sauce 23

Charcuterie & Fromage  Murray’s cheese & meat, NY 19

Portobello Fries  Truffle mustard aioli  12

 


 

Raw Bar

Deluxe Seafood Tower  1/2 Lobster, 4 oysters, 4 clams, 4 shrimp  59

Premium Seafood Tower  Whole lobster, crab cocktail, 8 oysters, 8 clams, 8 shrimp  125

Raw Oysters  East Coast 19 / 35  West Coast  22 / 42  1/2 West 1/2 East 39

Clams 15 / 27

Wild White Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail  19

Jumbo Lump Blue Crab Cocktail  28

Lobster Cocktail  23 / 44

 


 

Soups & Salads

ADD Lobster tail +37  Shrimp +18   Crab Cake +22
Chicken +9   Steak +18 

Lobster Bisque  7 / 12 

Soup of the Day  6 / 9   

French Onion Soup  12

Caesar Salad  White anchovies, croutons  8 / 15

House Salad  Tomato, cucumber, red onion, bell pepper, olives  7 / 12

Fennel & Pecorino  Champagne vinaigrette, cranberries, pecorino, fennel, Mandarin oranges, candied nuts  15

Roasted Beet  Arugula, bleu cheese, candied nuts  14                

Smoked Duck  Apple, dry cranberry, arugula, Bleu d’Auvergne  18

Blackened Chicken  Cheddar cheese, Mandarin oranges, cranberries, almonds, balsamic vinaigrette  21

Seared Shrimp  Pineapple, berries, Mandarin oranges, almonds, chow mein noodles, sesame vinaigrette  26

 


 

Sandwiches

Substitute gluten-free bread +2

French Dip  Prime Rib, Boursin cheese, horseradish, onions, baguette, fries  25

Lobster BLT  Nello Bacon, mayo, chives, tarragon, lime juice, chips 26

Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese  Pesto mayo, apple, fennel, whole-wheat bread served with spring salad (nut-free) 17

Cheeseburger Pat LaFrieda patty, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, brioche, fries (Cheddar, American, Swiss or Provolone) 18

Bacon Cheeseburger Pat LaFrieda patty, Nello bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, Clinton House Sauce brioche, fries  22

 


 

Steaks & Chops

ADD Lobster tail +37  Grilled shrimp +18  Crab cake +22
Truffle Butter +9  Au Bleu Style +8  Au Poivre +6

R 120-129°F    MR 130-134°F    M 135-144°F   MW 145-154°F    W 155-164°F 

NY Strip Steak 12 oz New York strip steak, onion rings  42    

Dry Aged NY Strip  16 oz Strip dry aged for 28 days, onion rings  66

Filet Mignon 8 oz Center cut filet, wild mushrooms  48

Bone-in Ribeye  22 oz Bone-in, balsamic glaze, pickled red onions  59

Grilled Rack of Lamb  New Zealand, grass-fed & finished, demi-glace, roasted tomato  45

Twin Pork Chops Au Poivre  Duroc pork, whipped potatoes, broccoli  28

 


 

Seafood

Seafood Newburg  Maine Lobster, white shrimp, diver scallops, jumbo lump blue crab meat  45 

Scallop & Shrimp Provencal Tomato, bell pepper, white wine, linguine, capers  38

Crab Au Gratin Baked au gratin style, wild rice, broccoli  49

South African Lobster Tails  (À la carte) Twin 5 oz  70  (stuffed +35)

Crab Cakes  (À la carte) 2 pan-seared jumbo lump blue crab cakes, bell pepper  45

Pan Seared Salmon  8 oz Canadian center cut, lemon cream sauce, spinach, artichoke hearts  32

 


 

Entrees

Sauerbraten Marinated roasted beef, potato pancakes, red cabbage  29

Stuffed Roast Chicken Wild mushroom demi, rice, broccoli 26

Filet Medallions Garlic demi-glace, whipped potatoes, broccoli  36

Steak Frites 8 oz Sirloin, herb garlic butter, rosemary fries 26

Chicken Coq Au Vin Braised chicken, bacon, button mushrooms, red wine, tomato ragu, fresh pappardelle  22

Braised Short Ribs  (À la carte) Shoestring onions, demi-glace  35

Beef Wellington  (À la carte) Medium rare filet, phyllo dough, chicken liver paté, mushroom duxelles, demi-glace  39

Eggplant Rollatini  Lebanon Cheese Co. ricotta, marinara, provolone  21

 


 

Sides

Spinach 8

Sautéed Onions 8

Red Cabbage  9

Whipped Potatoes  8

Asparagus  9

French Fries  9

Potato Pancakes 11

Onion Rings  10

Wild Rice  8

Spaetzle  10

Wild Mushrooms & Truffle Butter  13

Grilled Balsamic Vegetable Skewers 12

Sautéed Broccoli  8

 

 

 

 

 

Wine by the glass

 

Sparkling

Tommasi Tenuta Filodora Prosecco, Veneto, Italy 12

 

White Wine

Pinot Grigio, Alois Lageder, Alto Adige, Italy 12

Riesling, Prinz Salm Two Princes, Nahe, Germany 13

Nautilus Sauv. Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 13

Chardonnay, Stillman Street, Alexander Valley, CA 12

Chardonnay, Jordan, Russian River Valley, CA 22

 

Rose

Dry Rosé of Pinot Noir, Dr. Konstantin, Finger Lakes, NY 13

 

Red Wine

Pinot Noir, William Ridge, OR 15

Cabernet Sauvignon, Bogle, Twenty Acres, CA 11

Cab blend, Mark Ryan “The Dissident”, Red Mountain, WA 28

Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap , Napa Valley, CA 25

Cab Sauv/Merlot, Chat. La Peyre Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France 20

 

Sweet Wine

Moscato, Villa Rosa Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy 11

 


 

Coravin Sommelier Selections

Our finest wine selections poured by the glass from our Coravin       glass / bottle

Stainless Steel French Whites (Flight 25)

77 Roussanne, Domaine la Fagotiere Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Blanc, Rhône 2022 23/90
64 Chardonnay, Louis Latour ‘Grand Ardèche’ IGP, Rhône 2017  11/42
60  Muscadet, Château de l’Oiseliniere Sevre-et-Maine Sur Lie, Loire Valley 2020 13/50

Techniques of  Wine Making (Flight 25)                                                                                                        

245 Merlot, Le Puy, Duc des Nauves, Côtes de Bordeaux  2020  15/58
244 Cab Franc blend, Château du Petit Thouars, Chinon ‘Les Georges’ Loire 2022  13/50
227 Pinot Noir, Domaine Meix Foulot, Mercurey, Bourgogne 2018  17/66 

Champagne Method Sparkling (Flight  28)                                                                                                             

17 Lucien Albrecht Crémant d’Alsace Brut, France NV  15/58                          

20 Domaine Pecheur Crémant du Jura, France NV  18/70   
22 Foreau Vouvray Brut, Loire Valley, France 2014  16/62


Mocktails

Perfect Arnold Palmer  Lemon, iced tea, honey  8

Juicy Julep  Pineapple, orange, lime, ginger ale, mint   10

Strawberry Ginger Fizz  Ginger beer, pineapple, apple juice 10

Don’t Call Me Shirley Lemon, lime, grenadine, club soda  9


 

Cocktails

Plum Sake Spritz Heiwa plum sake, Aveze, Campari, Prosecco  16

Banana Daquiri Tanuday rum,Combier Creme de Banane, Lime, Agave 15

Bees Knees  Barr Hill gin, Aveze, Basil Eau de Vie, lemon, honey 16

Gin & Tonic Rosemary infused St. Georges gin, Fever Tree tonic  14

Pineapple Vodka Infusion Chilled on ice  13

Boulevardier Rittenhouse Rye, Campari, Antica Vermouth 18

Margarita Mimosa Espolon tequila, Ironbound orange liquor, lime, agave, prosecco  16

Not Your Daddys Old Fashioned Woodford Reserve bourbon, vanilla, brown sugar, orange bitters, flamed orange peel  18

Espresso Martini Borghetti Espresso, Stoli Vanilla, Montenegro Amaro  14

2 West Main Street
Clinton, NJ 08809
(908) 730-9300

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8 West Mechanic Street
New Hope, PA 18938

© The Clinton House

Parking for The Clinton House is located in the lot across the street.

Restaurant hours:

Monday - Thursday 
12-8pm Dining Room
12-9pm Bar

Friday - Saturday
12-9pm Dining Room
12-10pm Bar

Sunday
12-8pm Dining Room
12-9pm Bar

 

Bakery hours:

Closed.

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2020
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2020
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2020