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SETTLE DOWN TAVERN Downtown Madison
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LUNCH BASKET!
TUESDAY-FRIDAY LUNCH ONLY Sandwich, fries and a beverage for only $15! Choose a sandwich and a beverage from the available options. Upgrade to ghost fries for $1.
$15.00Good Idea (Beef)
Our House Burger! The one you have always been waiting for! Locally raised beef. House pickles. Fried onions. Butterkase cheese from Cedar Grove, WI. Settle Down Sauce. It's a Good Idea to have one - and having two is certainly not a bad idea! "A Good Idea always attracts other Good Ideas. Go Bucky!" -- Thomas Edison Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Nightshade, Soy, Shellfish (worcestershire in Settle Sauce)
$12.00Ghost Fries Reg
Our regular French fries tossed in ghost pepper dust - spicy, yes, but not too intense. Think Flamin' Hot Chee-tos. Then think, I'm a champion. FYI - Served with our Blue Cheese Dip. If you would like ketchup please select to add. Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Nightshade
$5.50
D'JEET YET?
LUNCH BASKET!
TUESDAY-FRIDAY LUNCH ONLY Sandwich, fries and a beverage for only $15! Choose a sandwich and a beverage from the available options. Upgrade to ghost fries for $1.
$15.00Cuban Sandwich
$13.00Good Idea (Beef)
Our House Burger! The one you have always been waiting for! Locally raised beef. House pickles. Fried onions. Butterkase cheese from Cedar Grove, WI. Settle Down Sauce. It's a Good Idea to have one - and having two is certainly not a bad idea! "A Good Idea always attracts other Good Ideas. Go Bucky!" -- Thomas Edison Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Nightshade, Soy, Shellfish (worcestershire in Settle Sauce)
$12.00The Fundamental
We're bringing it back to basics with this one y'all. Quarter pound patty made from 100% locally farmed beef. American cheese. Lettuce. Tomato. Onion. Pickles. Burger Sauce. The fundamentals never tasted better
$13.00Jalapeño Hot Rod
Two beef patties smashed with raw onion, topped w/ jalapeño, American cheese, and burger sauce on a potato bun.
$12.00Classic Chopped Cheese
Inspired by the NYC Original! 100% Locally Farmed Beef, American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Settle Sauce, Hero Roll
$14.00GREEK FREAK (Veggie)
This is our house-made chickpea falafel patty fried to a crispy crust with a moist interior. Pickled tomato, cucumber, onion medley, shredded lettuce, and a garlic yogurt! A slam dunk of vegetarian flavors! P.S. - Vegan w/out the bun Garlic Yogurt P.P.S. - Gluten-free w/out the bun. AND you can opt for a lettuce wrap. Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Gluten, Soy
$13.00MAGIC Grain Bowl (GF - Veggie)
Oat Groats, Jammy Egg, Crispy Oyster Mushrooms, House Vegan Kimchi, Roasted Broccoli, Puffed Rice Noodles, Sesame Vinaigrette, Whipped Miso Tofu
$15.00Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce, french and blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumble, thick cut bacon bits, jammy egg, cherry tomato, chives
$11.00Hot Dog
Underground Meats 100% Beef Hot Dog, Ripper Style!
$8.00Green & Gold Dog
Underground Meats All Beef Hot Dog, House Beer Cheese Sauce, Pickled Jalapeno, Crispy Onion Straws- YUM.
$12.00Uff Da Dog
Underground Meats Beef Hot Dog, Beef 'n' Bean Chili, House Beer Cheese Sauce!
$13.00Plain Cheeseburger (Beef)
Sometimes peeps don't want pickles, onions and delicious house sauce. So we're making this one easy on the peeps, cuz life is hard, and sometimes we need to enjoy the simple things. A simple, classic Cheeseburger, with nothing else on it. Beef + Cheese + Bun = Fun.
$9.50Kid's Cheeseburger (No seasoning)
Plain smashed beef patty with no salt or pepper on the beef.
$9.50Grilled Cheese
$6.50Fish Platter
FRIDAY FISH FRY! Big time fish time welcome to Wisconsin. Two delectable pieces of Settle Down Lager-battered and fried Atlantic Cod, tartare sauce, peppadew relish, pickled jalapeno and lime coleslaw ready to make it summer all year long. As Hamlet once said, "This above all - to thine own fish be true."
$19.00OUT OF STOCKFish Sandwich
FISH FRY FRIDAYS! Ahhh...welcome to Wisconsin. Settle Down Lager-battered and fried Atlantic Cod, tartar sauce, peppadew relish, pickled jalapeno and lime coleslaw on a pleasant potato bun. (Can be done without the bun!) As John Steinbeck once said, "I remembered not that I had been told Wisconsin is a lovely state, but the telling had not prepared me. It was a magic day."
$13.00OUT OF STOCKChicken Dinner!
MONDAYS ONLY! Pasture raised chicken battered & fried and served with mashed potatoes, gravy, slaw, hot honey, and ranch dipping sauce.
$18.00OUT OF STOCKChicken Sando
TUESDAY SPECIAL! Alden Hills Farm (Walworth, WI) pasture-raised chicken. Buttermilk battered and tossed in a spicy buffalo breading. Served with blue cheese aioli, shredded carrots and house made pickles!!
$13.00OUT OF STOCKMeatball Hero
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL! Home-made all beef meatballs fried and topped with home-made marinara sauce and provolone cheese melted onto a toasted hoagie roll. Garnished with fresh parsley.
$13.00OUT OF STOCK
GO'WAN GET IN THERE
Buffalo Chicken Fries
$13.00Cheese Puppies (gs)
Cheese curds + Hush Puppies = Welcome to Settle Down Tavern Country, population: Meow. These puppies are here to rock your world. Deep-fried and tossed with smoked tomato powder, served with a side of ranch sauce. Dogs and Cats! Living together! Mass hysteria!!! Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Eggs, Nightshade, Soy
$11.00Pickle Puppies
$5.00French Fries Lg
Big time order of fries whooooooo! Ours are served with ketchup and paprika mayo and free high fives. Allergies: Eggs, Nightshade (both in mayo)
$9.00French Fries Reg
French fries. Gluten free! Do they need a description? They don't need a description. They need dipping sauce! Ours are served with ketchup and paprika mayo and free high fives. Allergies: Eggs, Nightshade (both in mayo)
$4.50Ghost Fries Lg
"Forget about the curveball, Ricky. Give 'em The Heater." FYI - Served with our Blue Cheese Dip. If you would like ketchup please select to add. Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Nightshade.
$10.00Ghost Fries Reg
Our regular French fries tossed in ghost pepper dust - spicy, yes, but not too intense. Think Flamin' Hot Chee-tos. Then think, I'm a champion. FYI - Served with our Blue Cheese Dip. If you would like ketchup please select to add. Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Nightshade
$5.50Uff Da Fries Small
$6.50Uff Da Fries Lg
$12.00Chili (Cup)
$4.00Chili (Bowl)
$7.00Mixed Greens
The freshest, healthiest, tastiest mixed greens under the moon. Coming to us from Lovefood Farms, 25 miles from Madison on Pleasant Hill Road. Ours are served with a lemon tarragon vinaigrette and will always just call to say they love you, and will always just call to say how much they care.
$5.00Devil Birds
These Devil Birds come to you courtesy of Bryant Family Farms! This jammy egg is served with our fluffy mustard and is topped with crispy paprika panko.
$4.00Pickled Medley
One friendly round of house pickles, served with assorted market vegetables. Always a surprise. Stop. Hammer Time. Allergies: Allium, Nightshade
$5.00Calabrian Ghost Pepper Pickle Spears
$5.00Garlic Dill Pickle Spears
$5.00Betty's Party Mix
Do you like Chex Mix? (I know right? Who doesn't?!) This is a classic homemade family mix, created by Joslyn's Grandma Betty. Crispex, pretzels, peanuts, cheerios, and rye crisps, baked in a buttery mix of worcestershire and other spices. Spoiler alert: Addictive!!!
$5.00
HOUSE SAUCES
Beer Cheese
House made Beer Cheese Sauce - Made with our House Lager!
$3.00Settle Sauce
The house special sauce! A secret-recipe mix of tomato jam, J-1 sauce (our version of A-1), and mayo. Allergies: Allium, Eggs, Nightshades
$1.00Smoked Paprika Mayo
Smoked sweet paprika with homemade mayo and seasoning. As tasty as clapping your hands to a Neil Diamond song. Allergies: Eggs, Nightshade
$1.00The Ranch
The one and only Ranch for the cattle wrassler in all of us. Sour cream, buttermilk, eggs, garlic, leeks and seasoning. Giddy-up! Allergies: Allium, Dairy, Eggs
$1.00Blue Cheese Dip
We're not saying you're going to tell everyone and their cousins that this is the best blue cheese dip around, but we're not not saying we would be the first to recommend saying that to everyone. And their cousins. Allergies: Dairy
$1.00Fluffy Mustard
We take mustard made with mustard powder and horseradish and fluff it up with spice for the whole fam damily. Save some for grandpa! Allergies: Dairy, Eggs "Life is a gift, and the moments are always a little better with Settle Down's Fluffy Mustard." -- Julia Child
$1.00Burger Sauce
$1.00
DESSERT? (Yes!)
REFRESHMENTS
Coke
Not many people know this, but Coke was founded in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia.
$4.00Diet Coke
Diet Coke was unveiled on July 8th, 1982 and quickly became the best-selling diet soda of all time. "I drink a lot of Diet Coke and belch. And I have been known to use the "F-word." -- Helena Bonham Carter
$4.007-Up
Is it more lemon? Or more lime? Either way, 7-Up is here to stay. One of our favorite 7-Up slogans: "You Like It...It Likes You!"
$4.00A&W Rootbeer
$4.00Squirt (grapefruit soda)
$4.00Ginger Beer
$4.50Lagunitas Hopwater
$6.00Cranberry Juice
"Cranberry Juice. Ahhhh...." Just say it out loud. You'll feel better! Little Known: Wisconsin produces more cranberries than the rest of the United States. Antioxidants for the win!
$4.00
WINE (Not?) (Takeout Only)
BEER / CIDER (Takeout Only)
SHOP
United States of Cocktails Book (Signed Copy)
BRAND NEW!! Written by Settle Down's own Brian Bartels! Equal parts recipe collection, travelogue, historical miscellany, bartender's manual, and guide to the nation's best watering holes, THE UNITED STATES OF COCKTAILS is a celebration of the cocktail culture of every state in America. Signed copies available!
$25.00Bloody Mary Book (Signed Copy)
A signed copy of The Bloody Mary book from Reedsburg, WI, native Brian Bartels. Nominated for an IACP Award and featuring fun facts, Bloody Mary history, hosting a party technique, and over 50+ recipes. One fan: "This book is the best book ever! I don't know who raised this kid, but gold stars to you!" -- Lynn Bartels (aka Brian's Mom)
$20.00