Five Horses Tavern is conveniently located on Columbus Avenue in Boston’s historic South End, walking distance of the Orange Line, Back Bay Station, Symphony Hall, Northeastern University, Boston Medical Center and Prudential Center. Our mission is to serve modern American comfort food, incorporating locally sourced ingredients, with many vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. Our friendly staff will make a memorable experience whether you join us for lunch, dinner or our highly acclaimed weekend brunch. Our bar offers a wide variety of craft beers from around the world, boasting 40 draft beers, 60 bottles, signature cocktails and a thoughtfully selected wine list. Guests can enjoy dining on one of the largest patios in the South End.
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535 Columbus Ave. Boston MA 02118
Kitchen
Monday – Thursday 11:30AM-10:00PM
Friday 11:30AM-11:00PM
Saturday 10:00AM-11:00PM
Sunday 10:00AM-10:00PM
Bar
Monday – Friday 11:30AM-12:00AM
Saturday & Sunday 10:00AM-12:00AM
Brunch
Saturday & Sunday 10:00AM-3:30PM
Takeout & Delivery
Monday – Thursday 11:30AM – 9:30PM
Friday 11:30AM – 10:30PM
Saturday 10:00AM – 10:30PM
Sunday 10:00AM – 9:30PM
Available all day Monday-Friday, and at 3:45PM Saturday & Sunday after Brunch.
Starters
Patatas Bravas (g) 10 roasted potatoes, chili seasoning, lime, cotija, chipotle aioli
Chicken Sliders 7/14/20 house biscuit, fried chicken, pickles, choice of hot honey or bbq sauce
Cast Iron Cornbread* (v) 14 fresh baked cornbread with honey butter
House Hummus (vg, g) 14 chickpeas, chili flakes, garlic, choice of flat bread, fresh veggies, or half & half
Tavern Nachos (v) 19 dirty cheese sauce. refried black beans, pico de gallo, cilantro-lime crema, guacamole, pickled red onions add pulled pork $7 | chicken $6
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders* 17 red dragon chili sauce, buttermilk-scallion sauce
Haus Made Pretzel (v) 15 dusted with salt & served with beer cheese & spicy mustard
Salads
add grilled or fried chicken 6, shrimp* 10
Kale Caesar (g) 15 sourdough croutons, parmesan, lemon
Fried Chicken Salad* (g) 17 mesclun greens, avocado, cotija cheese, pickled red onions, buttermilk scallion sauce. secret staff pick! sub fried shrimp & creamy chipotle dressing
Powerbowl (n, g, vg) 16 arugula, farro, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, peppers, onions, peanut sauce, sesame, lime, cilantro
Wings*
Seven piece 16 one style
Fifteen 30 choice of two styles
Hot Honey(g) –fried wings with a sweet spicy kick, served with bleu cheese
Drunken Wings(g) – beer marinated fried wings with chili-lime salt
Sweet Chili (g) –marinated fried wings tossed in tangy house sweet & sour
Buffalo Wings(g) – marinated fried wings tossed in mild-medium buffalo sauce, blue cheese sauce, carrots, celery
Tacos
One Taco 8
Two Tacos 15
Three Tacos 21
Choice of flour or corn tortillas, served with cilantro & lime
Pulled Pork Taco (g) avocado crema, pickled red onions, pickled fresno chilis
Fried Fish Taco (g) mango salsa, cilantro-lime crema
Chicken Taco (g) jerk spices, mango salsa, avocado crema
Fried Potato Taco (vg, g) fried potatoes, herb vinaigrette, avocado
Thin Crust Pizzas
Classic Cheese & Red Sauce (v) 15
Chicken Bacon Ranch 18 bacon, grilled chicken, cheddar, scallion ranch
Margherita (v) 16 red sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil
Sausage and Pepperoni 18 red sauce, basil, mozzarella, honey
Sandwiches
served with choice of side: tater tots, cheddar jalapeno mashed, mesclun greens, cucumber dill salad, steak fries(+$3), mac and cheese (+$4), patatas bravas (+3), roasted vegetables (+$1)
Tavern Burger* (g) 23 grassfed beef burger, crispy onion strings, dirty cheese sauce, lettuce, pickled cucumber, tomato preserves, kewpie mayo add bacon $5 | add avocado $4 | sub veggie patty (v)
Chicken Sammy 19 fried chicken, honey, lemon tarragon mayo, lettuce – sub hot honey!
Reuben 19 shaved corned beef, pickled cabbage, 1000 island, swiss, marble rye
Turkey Club 19 applewood smoked bacon, sliced turkey, lettuce, tomato, mayo add avocado $4
Caprese (v)16 fresh mozzarella, pesto, tomatoes, toasted ciabatta. secret staff pick! make it a chicken parm sammy 21
Chicken Burrito (v)21 fajita chicken, white rice, dirty cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo 21
Entrees
Mac & Cheese (v) 18 grilled or fried chicken 6, pulled pork 7, bacon 5
Irish Curry (vg, gf) 19 broccoli, green beans, zucchini, mushrooms, red peppers in a brown curry sauce over white rice
Tuna Poke Bowl (gf) 19 white rice, ahi tuna, soy-ginger dressing, avocado, carrots, cabbage, spicy mayo, seaweed salad, sesame
Hanger Steak* (gf) 29 roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, au jus
Fish & Chips* 26 fried haddock, old bay potato wedges, tartar, lemon
Dessert
Skillet Cookie (v) 11 ask your server for our daily flavor!
Bread Pudding (v) 11 ask your server for our daily flavor!
dietary key: gf – gluten free | g – can be made gluten free | v – vegetarian | vg – vegan | n – contains nuts
*- these items may be served raw or under-cooked. consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase risk of foodborne illness
-The restaurant reserves the right to add a service charge to take-out items.
Available Saturday & Sunday, from 10:00am – 3:30pm
Brunch Fare
Donut Holes (v) 11 apple-cinnamon, served with chocolate sugar glaze
Avocado Toast (v) 16 whole grain bread, brown sugar tomato, radishes, feta, dill, cilantro + bacon 5 | egg 2
Brunch Tacos (v) one 8 | two 15 | three 21 scrambled eggs, pico, house hot sauce, avocado
+ bacon 5 | pulled pork 7 | ground sausage 7
Pork Hash* (g) 18 braised pork, roasted sweet and yukon potato, caramelized onions & red peppers, one fried egg, steak sauce, scallions, toast
Breakfast Burrito* (g) 19 scrambled eggs, ground sausage, homefries, crispy onions, cotija, guac, chipotle aioli, in a flour tortilla, served with choice of side
It’s Breakfast* 18 (v) two eggs, home fries, fresh fruit, toast + make it a slam jammer: add 1/2 tavern french toast 3 & choice of meat 4 | avocado 4
The O.D.B (old dirty benny)* 19 maple & coffee pulled pork, house biscuit, two poached eggs, house hot sauce, hollandaise, home fries
Brunch Quesadilla* 18 smoked chicken, scrambled eggs, black beans, dirty cheese, cotija, pico de gallo, sour cream, guac, dragon lady sauce
Green Omelette* (v, g) 18 spinach, mushrooms, avocado, homefries, toast
Shakshuka* (v, g) 17 spicy tomato sauce, baked eggs, feta cheese, pita
Huevos Rancheros* (v, g) 16 two farm eggs, refried black beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, cotija cheese, cilantro-lime crema, crispy corn tortillas+ bacon 5 | pulled pork 7 | avocado 4
Breakfast Pizza 18 arugula, smoked bacon, caramelized onion, mozzarella, baked eggs, hollandaise+ avocado 4
Tavern French Toast* 12 berries, maple syrup
dietary key .gf – gluten free | g – can be made gluten free | v – vegetarian | vg – vegan | n – contains nuts
Sides
Cherrywood Smoked Bacon (gf) 5
Farm Egg* (gf) 2
Home Fries (vg, g) 4
Fruit Salad (vg, gf) 4
Mesclun Greens (vg, gf) 4
Tater Tots (v) 7
Biscuit with honey butter 4
Toast 2 seven grain, marble rye, country wheat, sourdough, pita
*- these items may be served raw or under-cooked. consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase risk of foodborne illness
–
The restaurant reserves the right to add a service charge to take-out items.
Brunch Cocktails
Mimosa Flight22 daily flavors, prosecco
Wake Me Up B4 U Cocoa 13 grady’s cold brew coffee, vanilla vodka, creme de cacao, whipped cream, cocoa puffs
Espresso Martini 14 vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, irish cream, grady’s cold brew
Mimosa 10 orange or grapefruit, prosecco
Gin & Jam 14 gin, lemongrass simple, lime, today’s jam
High Card 13 limon rum, pineapple, peach schnapps, lemongrass simple, lime
Bruncharita 13 tequila, lime, bubbles, choice of flavor!
Tavern Sangria 14 seasonal red!
Berry Palmer 13 honey whiskey, black tea, lemonade, blackberry, strawberry
Guava Lamp 14 spicy tequila, guava, blood orange, agave, campari, tajin rim
Lychee Martini14 citrus vodka, lychee liqueur, lemon, pear
Classic Bloody 13 citron vodka, house bloody mix
Bloody Maria 13 regular or house spicy tequila, house mix, extra lime
Red Snapper 13 gin, house bloody mix, fresh cucumber and basil
Derby Bloody 13 bourbon, house bbq, house bloody mix, cajun rim
Spike Your Coffee
Hot $11
Iced $13 choice of irish whiskey, vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, rumchata, fireball, o’mara’s irish cream
Starters
Cast Iron Cornbread* (v) 14 fresh baked cornbread with honey butter
House Hummus (vg, g) 14 chickpeas, chili flakes, garlic, choice of flat bread, fresh veggies, or half & half
Tavern Nachos (v) 19 dirty cheese sauce, refried black beans, pico de gallo, cotija, cilantro-lime crema, guacamole, pickled red onions add pulled pork $7 | chicken $6
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders* 17 red dragon chili sauce, buttermilk-scallion sauce
Chicken Sliders* 7/14/20 house biscuit, fried chicken, pickles, choice of hot honey or bbq
Haus Made Pretzel (v) 15 dusted with salt & served with beer cheese & spicy mustard
Salads
Fried Chicken Salad* (g) 17fried chicken, cotija cheese, avocado, pickled onions, buttermilk scallion ranch. Secret Staff Pick! Sub Fried Shrimp & Creamy Chipotle Dressing
Kale Caesar (g, v) 17 sourdough croutons, parmesan, lemon
Power Bowl (n, g, vg) 16 farro, arugula, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, peppers, onions, peanut sauce, sesame, lime, cilantro
Wings*
Seven piece (g) 16 one style
Fifteen (g) 30 choice of two styles
Hot Honey spicy sweet & served with bleu cheese
Drunken Wings chili, beer, lime, salt
Sweet Chili house sweet & sour, tangy with a mild kick
Buffalo Wings mild-medium house buffalo sauce served with celery, carrots & bleu cheese
Mains
— sandwiches served with choice of side —
Tavern Burger* 23 grass fed beef burger, crispy onion strings, dirty cheese sauce, lettuce, pickled cucumber, tomato preserves, kewpie mayo add bacon* $3 | add avocado $4| add egg* $2
Fried Chicken Sammy* 19 chicken breast, honey, lemon tarragon mayo, lettuce – sub hot honey!
B.L.T.* 18 bacon, lettuce, herb marinated tomato, spicy mayo, served with choice of sideadd grilled or fried chicken* $6 | add avocado $4| add egg* $2
Mac and Cheese (v) 19 grilled or fried chicken* 6, pulled pork* 7, bacon* 5,
Fish & Chips* 26 beer battered, old bay steak fries, tartar, lemon
Steak & Eggs* (g) 30 hanger steak, peppers & onions, two eggs any style, homefries
dietary key.gf – gluten free | g – can be made gluten free | v – vegetarian | vg – vegan | n – contains nuts
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*- these items may be served raw or under-cooked. consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase risk of foodborne illness
–
The restaurant reserves the right to add a service charge to take-out items.
Hop Forward
Notch Left of the Dial, MA $7
Founders All Day, MI $7
Wormtown Be Hoppy IPA, MA $12
Dogfish Head 60-minute IPA, DE $7
Lawsons Sip of Sunshine, VT $13
Ale
Paulaner Hefeweizen, DEU $10
Smithwick’s, IRE $8
Dupont Saison, BEL $12
Spiked Tea & Seltzers
Sun cruiser iced tea, MA $8
Twisted Tea, OH $8.5
White Claw Mango or Black Cherry, AZ $7
Pale Lager
Miller High Life, WI $5
Corona Extra, MEX $7
Pacifico, MEX $7
Lonestar, TX $6.50
Heineken, NETH $7
Amstel Light, NETH 7.50
Budweiser, MO 5
Michelob Ultra, MO 5.50
Sam Adams Boston House Lager, MA 7
Gaffel Kolsch, DEU 9
White – GLASS
Prosecco 11, 36 Beato Bartolomeo, Italy, NV
Pinot Grigio 11, 40 Villa Marchesi, Italy ‘19
Sauvignon Blanc 11, 40 Harbortown, New Zealand, ‘19
Chardonnay 13, 44 Neilson, California, ‘19
Red – GLASS
Pinot Noir 12, 44 Rickshaw, California, ‘19
Red Blend 13, 48 Noble Vines, California, ‘19
Malbec 12, 44 Revolution, Argentina, ‘18
Cabernet Sauvignon 13, 47 Matchbook, California ‘19
White – BOTTLE
Prosecco Bartolomeo 38 Mionetto, Italy
Champagne Brut 55 Nicolas Feuillatte, France
Gruner Veltliner 44 Loimer Lois, Austria, ‘19
Chardonnay 45 Landmark, California, ‘17
Sauvignon Blanc 58 Hunt & Harvest, California, ’18
Riesling 48 Mosel River, Germany, ’19
Red – BOTTLE
Pinot Noir 12, 44 Rickshaw, California, ‘19
Red Blend 13, 48 Noble Vines, California, ‘19
Malbec 12, 44 Revolution, Argentina, ‘18
Cabernet Sauvignon 13, 47 Matchbook, California ‘19
Red – HALF BOTTLE
Pinot Noir 24 La Crema, California ’18
Cocktails
Honey Palmer 13 honey infused whiskey, black tea, lemon, spiced simple
Berry Love 14 grand ten gin, blackberry-sage syrup, elderflower liqueur, lemon, agave, prosecco
Mule 12 citron vodka, ginger beer, lime
Palomita13 tequila, aperol, grapefruit, lime, soda
Lychee Martini14 citrus vodka, lychee liqueur, lemon, pear
Gin & Jam 14 gin, lemongrass simple, lime, today’s jam
Pink Ghost 14 house spicy tequila, triple sec, srawberry juice, lime juice, agave
Espresso Martini 15 vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, grady’s cold brew, bailey’s
Coco Punch 13 coconut rum, cream of coconut, pineapple, lime, agave
Guava Lamp 14 spicy tequila, guava, fresh jalapeno, campari, blood orange, tajin-salt rim
Tavern Sangrias | glass, pitcher 14, 42 RED -dry curacao, red port, mixed citrus ROSE -blueberry dry curacao, red port, mixed citrus
VODKA FLAVORS
Graingers Citron
Graingers Vanilla
Graingers Raspberry
Deep Eddy’s Ruby Red
House-infused Cucumber Graingers Citron
GIN
Barr Hill
RUM
Bacardi Coconut
Bacardi Limon
Rumchata
TEQUILA
Tortilla Silver
House-infused Spicy Tortilla Silver
WHISKEY
Rock and Rye
Saplings Maple Rye
Saplings Maple Bourbon
Fireball
Evan Williams Honey
Southern Comfort
ABSINTH
Pernod
APERTIFS
Lillet Blanc
AMARO
Fernet Branca
Amaro Dell Etna
Montenegro
S. Maria al Monte
Cynar
CORDIALS
St. Elder
Aperol
Luxardo Amaretto
Meletti Sambuca
Campari
Green Chartreuse
Krogstad Aquavit
O’Mara’s Irish Cream
We are located in the heart of the South End.
Five Horses Tavern
535 Columbus Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
Parking:
2 Hour visitor parking is available on the odd numbered side of Columbus Avenue, as well as the first block of each intersecting side street near the restaurant. Visitor parking is enforced Mon-Fri 8am-6pm.
Metered and paid parking is also available in the following lots:
Mass Ave Parking Lot 4 Minute Walk
LAZ Parking Garage (Gainsborough) 8 Minute Walk
LAZ Parking Garage (Dartmouth) 9 Minute Walk
Huntington Ave Garages 9 Minute Walk
Berkeley Street Parking Lot 13 Minute Walk
Columbus Ave Garage 15 Minute Walk
