Down House
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Breakfast/Brunch
- Biscuits & Jam$5.00
Two house-made biscuits with butter and house mixed berry jam
- Taco Plate$13.00
Two breakfast tacos with your choice of side.
- Down House Benedict$14.00
House-made biscuit, poached eggs, heirloom tomato, sliced ham, hollandaise, side salad
- Green Chili Pork Benedict$14.00
House biscuit, smoked green chili pork, tomato, poached eggs, hollandaise, green sauce, side salad
- Darwin's Breakfast Sandwich$13.00
Egg, sausage or bacon, arugula lemonette, and aioli on a brioche bun with your choice of side. Add an avocado!
- Chicken & Waffles$14.00
One of our best sellers. Whole grain waffle with a leg and a thigh fried with spicy honey. Waffle served with whipped cream and maple syrup.
- Bacon Egg & Cheese Taco$4.00
Thick cut bacon, fresh scrambled eggs, and shredded cheddar cheese. Comes with our house-made salsa.
- Potato Egg & Cheese Taco$4.00
Seasoned potatoes, fresh scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese. Comes with our house-made salsa!
- Green Chile Pork Taco$4.00
- Waffle$9.00
Our famous whole-grain waffle. Served with whipped cream and hot syrup.
- Build Your Own Brunch!
Build your own brunch! Choose from eggs, sides, meats, toast, and other items!
Starters
Burgers & Sandwiches
Entrees
- House Salad$11.00
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, candied walnuts, house mustard vinaigrette dressing. Add chicken or shrimp!
- Wedge Salad$11.00
Everybody loves a wedge! Iceberg wedge, house ranch dressing, everything seasoning, thick cut bacon, fresh red onions, chives. Add chicken or shrimp!
- Carnitas Tacos$13.00
Smoked carnitas braised in salsa verde with onions and cilantro. Your choice of side!
- Gumbo Bowl$15.00
- Fried Chicken Dinner$15.00
Two piece fried chicken dinner with your choice of two sides.
- Fried Chicken Dinner for Two$27.00
Four piece fried chicken dinner with your choice of four sides.
- Fried Chicken Dinner for Four$48.00
Eight piece fried chicken dinner with your choice of eight sides.
Sides
- Fries$5.00
Twice-cooked fries with jalapeno aioli and ketchup!
- Side Salad$5.00
Side salad with cherry tomatoes and mustard vinaigrette
- Mac & Cheese$6.00
Gotta love mac n cheese. Macaroni noodles with melty cheese and breadcrumbs
- Waffle$9.00
Our famous whole-grain waffle. Served with whipped cream and hot syrup.
- Jalapeno Slaw$5.00
- Grits$5.00
- Sauces and Dressings
Add sauces or dressings here!
HOUSE COCKTAILS
- French 75$8.00
Gin, Lemon, Simple, Bubbles, Lemon Twist
- Old Old Fashioned$8.00
Bourbon, Turbo, Angostura Bitters, Orange Peel
- Ranchwater$9.00Out of stock
- Boozy Hot Chocolate$10.00
- Mimosa$6.00
Bubbles and juice!
- Carafe Mimosa$20.00
A full bottle of bubbles and juice!
- Margarita$8.00
Margarita 2 Tequila .75 Agave .75 Lime 3 dashes Salt Tincture Shake / Dump into Salted Rocks Glass Garnish with Lime Wedge
- Buy a Round for the Kitchen - Beer$15.00
This crew works hard for your enjoyment. Buy 'em a round of brews for shift's end!
- St Germain Spritz$8.00
- Michelada$6.00
- Peach Bellini$8.00
BEER
Draft Beer
Canned Beer
- Lone Star Tall Boy$4.00
- Montucky Cold Snacks Can$5.00
- New Magnolia Redwood IPA$6.00
- Modelo Especial Can$4.00
Super fresh and crispy. Goes great with anything!
- Shiner Bock Can$4.00
- Buffalo Bayou Wake n Bake$5.00
- EH Buckle Bunny Can$5.00
- EH Fruity Hazy$5.00
- 8W Weisstheimer Can$5.00
- 8w TEX Blonde$5.00
- Austin Eastciders Dry Can$5.00
- Austin Eastciders Pineapple Cider Can$5.00
Chris's favorite. Goes great with a shot of tequila.
- Austin Eastciders Cranberry Can$5.00
- Sierra Wild Little Thing$6.00
- Sierra Hazy Little Thing$5.00Out of stock
- St Arnold Art Car Can$5.00
- St Arnold Lawnmower$5.00
- BBA Pumpkinator$12.00
- Stesti Tractor Juice$5.00
- Stesti Pivo Pils Can$5.00
- SA FRENCH PRESS$7.00
WINE
White
- BTL Chardonnay - Bulletin$15.00
Bulletin comes from SE Australia and they make great straightforward wines at an unbeatable price. Unoaked chard, decent acidity. As the tattoo says, no ragerts.
- BTL White Cliff Sauv Blanc$18.00
- BTL Dry Riesling - Kuentz Bas$24.00
- BTL Pinot Grigio - Gradis Ciutta$19.00
We're in Texas so that means it's time to smash some pinot grigio. Goes great as a start to a great meal, with firm cheese, or with spicier foods. Straight outta Italy with peach and apple on the nose and a hug of the taste buds on your palate.
- BTL Vermentino - Duchman$28.00
- BTL White Blend Domaine Vordy "Les Pegounels"$20.00
- BTL Ercole White Blend$21.00
Imported by the Piedmont Guy, this white blend is Cortese (80%), Chardonnay (15%) & Sauvignon Blanc (5%) and it pairs well with our cheese/charcuterie board and listening to 70s Italian punk rock. A liter!
- BTL Gruner Veltliner "Christina"$22.00
- BTL Organic Viognier - Yalumba$25.00
- BTL Sav Blanc - Gaspard$28.00
- BTL Chenin Blanc, Broc Cellars$40.00
- BTL Gregoletto Manzoni Bianco$18.00
- BTL Domaine Philippe Tessier$42.00
- Half BTL Chardonnay - Savary Chablis$12.00
A half bottle of an amazing 2012 French Chablis from Kermit Lynch! Hit me in the head with a hammer it's only $12.
- BTL Diatom Chardonnay$18.00
- BTL Ercole Moscato D'Asti$19.00
BTL White Blend Domaine Vordy "Les Pegounels"
Red
- BTL Cab Sauvignon - Bulletin (Australia)$15.00
Australian Cab, good for what ails ya. Take it to pound town with a steak--or better yet, our Lone Star Burger.
- BTL Pinot Noir - Boen$16.00
Grapes from Monterey, Sonoma, and Santa Barbara Counties--aromas of dark plum and white pepper, this wine is well-structured and pops with blackberry bramble and touches of maraschino cherry in the mid-palate.
- BTL Gamay Domaine Dupeuble Beaujolais Nouveau$28.00
- BTL Gamay MORGON Beaujolais$60.00
- BTL Craggy Range Pinot Noir$44.00
- BTL Ercole Barbera, Italy$21.00
The Piedmont guy brings us another banger from... you guessed it, Piedmont. Great Barbera--big acid, big body. In a liter!
- BTL Garnacha - Flor de Goda$19.00
- BTL - Grenache Blend - Chateauneuf-du-Pape - la Vielle Julienne - "les Trois Sources," 2013$66.00
This wine is something special: Grenache, cinsault, syrah, counoise, mourvedre, muscardin, terret noir, vaccarese, white grenache, bourboulenc, clairette, picardan. Woah. Fine tannins, laserlike acidity, big ol finish. Worth it.
- BTL Primativo di Manduria$19.00
- BTL FIGUE Cotes du Rhone$26.00
- BTL Malbec, Clos Siguier$21.00
- BTL Pfluger Cuvee Noir$22.00
- BTL Grgich Cabernet 2016$59.00
- BTL Matthiasson Cabernet No. 2$31.00
- BTL Tempranillo - Alfredo Maestro Almate$18.00
Big ol' Spanish Tempranillo over here, baybay. Bold, tannins, low end of acidity. Got some cherry, some leather, dark fruits going on.
- BTL Syrah - Presqu'ile$46.00
- BTL Red Blend - Trefethen Double T$20.00
Back in the old days when people used to eat in restaurants we sold a ton of this wine. Ah, memories (*weeps audibly*). Anyway this is a super fun wine. Five grapes bring all the Napa Valley boys to the yard: Cab Sav brings depth, Merlot brings spiciness, Petit Verdot adds rich color, Malbec's got the silkiness and Cab Franc contributes hints of violet. So good.
- BTL Bordeaux - Chateau Le Bergey$22.00
Sparkling/Rose
- BTL Honoro Vera Rose$15.00
Tempranillo and Syrah--big ol watermelon bomb with a lil strawberry thrown in there. Drink one, drink a bunch, get on in there.
- BTL Ameztoi Rubentis Rose$21.00
- BTL Chateau Fontanes Rose 2018$18.00
A blend of Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault and Grenache, aged in older oak, this is a fantastic French rose. Mixed berry fruit, ample weight on the palate, a ripe, silky mouthfeel and plenty of citrus and spice on the long finish.
- BTL Les Rascasses Rose$27.00
- BTL Stein Sparkling Rose 2019$35.00
- BTL Paul Chevalier Sparkling Wine$20.00
French brut bubbles! Whatta deal!
- BTL Vouvray Brut, Domaine Brut$23.00Out of stock
- BTL Sparkling Riesling "Markus"$22.00
- BTL Prosecco Gregoletto$25.00
- BTL Avinyo Cava$24.00
- BTL Lumassina Frizzante$24.00
Great stuff. Bubbly, light, crisp, light hint of sweetness. Get it while it's here.
- BTL Monmousseau Brut Etoile$22.00
- BTL Lambrusco Lini 910$19.00
- BTL Edi Kante "Dossagio Zero"$35.00