Breakfast Served All Day
Appetizers, Soup, Salads, Sandwiches, and “Meat & Two” available at 11:00am
Breakfast
- Quick Breads, served warm$4.00
- Pumpkin Ginger or Banana
- Egg Biscuit$3.00
- Egg Biscuit with Cheese$3.00
- Egg Biscuit with Cheese and Meat$4.00
- Choose One: bacon, sausage or country ham
- Biscuit and Gravy$4.00
- Our homemade biscuit topped with vegetarian herb cream gravy or Benton’s smoky bacon gravy
- Southern Breakfast$6.00
- 2 eggs any style with grits and toast or a homemade biscuit
- (gf) Gluten Free option: fresh sliced tomato replaces bread
- Add bacon, sausage, country ham or baked tempeh$8.00
- Multigrain Pancakes$8.00
- Three cakes with organic maple syrup
- Shrimp and Grits$10.00
- Jumbo shrimp sautéed in a spicy brown sauce with peppers, green onions, tomato and andouille sausage over stone-ground grits
- Vegan Tofu Scramble (v)$9.00
- Marinated organic tofu with peas, red onions, mushrooms, tomato and spinach, served with toast or a homemade biscuit
- Local Sausage and Sweet Potato Scramble (gf option)$9.50
- Eggs scrambled with local pork sausage, shiitake mushrooms, sweet potatoes, bacon and green onion, served with toast or a homemade biscuit
- (gf) Gluten Free option: fresh sliced tomato replaces bread
- Early Girl Benny$9.50
- Grit cakes topped with tomato, spinach, poached eggs, tomato gravy and avocado, served with toast or a homemade biscuit
- Add country ham to Benny add $1.50
- Black Bean and Cheddar Omelet (gf option)$9.00
- Topped with salsa and sour cream, served with homefries and toast or a homemade biscuit
- (gf) Gluten Free option: fresh sliced tomato replaces bread
- Create your own Omelet (gf option)$9.00
- Choose any four of the following omelet ingredients: *tomato * peppers * mushrooms * red onions * spinach * fresh herbs * bacon * country ham * local cheese * cheddar cheese
- Served with homefries and toast or a homemade biscuit
- (gf) Gluten Free option: fresh sliced tomato replaces bread
- Veggie Breakfast Bowl$9.00
- Black-eyed peas, spinach, scrambled eggs and farmstead cheese smothered in herb cream gravy
- Porky Breakfast Bowl$9.00
- Homefries, BBQ pork, scrambled eggs and farmstead cheese smothered in Benton’s smoky bacon gravy
- House Granola (v)$7.50
- A vegan specialty, topped with fresh fruit, served with organic soy milk, 2% milk, or yogurt
- Daily Quiche$10.00
- Ask your server for today’s special; warmed and served with small house salad or fresh fruit.
Sides
- Fresh fruit (v)$4.00
- One pancake$3.00
- One egg$1.25
- Toast$1.00
- Biscuit$1.50
- Homefries (gf)$2.00
- Stone-ground grits (v, gf)$2.00
- Vegan tomato gravy (v)$2.00
- Vegetarian herb cream gravy$2.00
- Benton’s smoky bacon gravy$2.00
- Baked local tempeh (v)$3.00
- Double-cut bacon$2.50
- Local pork sausage$2.50
- Country ham$2.50
- Avocado$2.00
- Cornbread$1.50
- Add cheese$.50
Soup & Appetizers
Soup of the Day
- cup$3.00
- bowl$4.00
- Broccoli Cheddar Hush Puppies$6.00
- Served with apple butter or creamy garlic dressing
- Early Girl Platter$9.00
- House hummus, pimento cheese and avocado relish, served with fresh fruit and crostinis
- Fried Green Tomato Napoleon$9.00
- Fried green tomatoes layered with fresh basil and herbed goat cheese, topped with salsa and balsamic dressing, served over grits
Salads
- House Green Salad – Small (gf)$4.00
- House Green Salad – Large (gf)$6.50
- Topped with tomato, cucumber, organic carrots and farmstead cheese
- Toasted Almond and Ginger Salad (v, gf)$8.00
- Greens tossed in a sweet ginger dressing with toasted almonds, sunflower seeds, celery, diced oranges and red pepper
- Fried Chicken and Bacon Salad$9.00
- Green leaf lettuce topped with farmstead cheese, bacon, diced cucumber, tomato, grated carrots, fried chicken and your choice of dressing
- Caesar Salad$7.00
- Romaine tossed with Caesar dressing, topped with Parmesan cheese and grit croutons. (gf) Gluten Free note: Our croutons are gf, but come from our fryer which is also used for non-gf items.
- Apple Walnut Salad$8.00
- A bed of fresh spinach topped with local apples, chopped walnuts and local goat feta cheese with your choice of dressing
- Cobb Salad$9.00
- Tomato, boiled egg, bacon, grilled chicken and avocado over chopped romaine, topped with farmstead cheese and Cobb dressing
- Add grit croutons to any salad Add $1.50
- (gf note) This item is gf but comes from our fryer which is also used for non-gf cooking
- Add chopped baconAdd $1.50
- Add grilled free range chickenAdd $4.00
- Add grilled shrimpAdd $5.00
- Add baked local tempeh (v)Add $3.00
- Homemade dressings: creamy garlic, balsamic vinaigrette, miso poppyseed, tahini, sweet ginger, cobb (red wine vinaigrette) and caesar
Sandwiches
Served with cup of soup, french fries or vegetable
- Vegan Bean Burger (v)$9.00
- A multi-bean bbq patty with avocado relish, lettuce and tomato
- Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich$8.50
- House pimento cheese grilled with fresh spinach and tomato on whole wheat
- Cheeseburger$9.50
- Locally raised hormone-free beef topped with farmstead cheese, basil mayo, lettuce, tomato and grilled red onions
- BBQ Pork Sandwich$9.00
- Chopped hormone-free pork with ginger coleslaw
- Tempeh Reuben$9.00
- Baked local tempeh, sauerkraut, russian dressing and swiss cheese
- Avocado and Sprout Sandwich (v option)$8.00
- On wheat toast with local alfalfa sprouts, tomato, and house hummus. Vegan option: rye toast or kaiser roll
- Grilled Chicken Sandwich$9.00
- With herbed goat cheese, fresh spinach, bacon and tomato
- Catfish Sandwich$8.00
- Topped with house tartar, lettuce and tomato
Meat & Two
Choose one protein and two vegetables, served with a homemade biscuit
PROTEINS:
- Pan-fried Free Range Chicken$15.00
- With herb cream gravy
- Sautéed Local Mountain Trout$16.00
- Topped with pecan butter
- Grilled Pork Loin$14.00
- Smothered with Benton’s smoky bacon gravy
- Sweet Potato Black Bean Cakes$13.00
- With sour cream and avocado relish
- Pan-fried Catfish$14.00
- Topped with pear chutney
- Meatloaf$15.00
- Prepared with local, hormone-free beef, topped with tomato gravy
- Vegetable Plate$11.00
- Choose four vegetables with cornbread
VEGETABLES:
- Cucumber onion salad (v, gf)
- Stone-ground grits (v)
- Applesauce (gf)
- Black-eyed peas (v, gf)
- Ginger coleslaw (gf)
- Broccoli salad (with bacon) (gf)
- Candied yams (v, gf)
- Mashed potatoes (gf)
- Macaroni and cheese
- Collard greens (with ham) (gf)
- Baked lima beans (v, gf)
- Honeyed beets (gf)
Each day’s special vegetables posted in the restaurant.
Drinks
- House Coffee$1.95
- Blue Moon Bottled Spring Water$1.75
- San Pellegrino$2.95
- Organic Milk$1.95
- Organic Chocolate Milk$1.95
- Iced Tea$1.95
- Reed’s Ginger Brew$2.25
- Fresh Squeezed Lemonade$2.25
- SODA$1.95
- Choices: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Mello Yello, Club Soda
- JUICES
- Fresh Squeezed Orange$3.75
- Organic Apple$2.25
- HOT TEAS
- Pot of Hot Tea$2.25
- Green: sencha
- Black: earl grey, english breakfast
- Herbal: india spice, chamomile, lemon ginger, moroccan mint, raspberry zinger
Children’s Menu
All children’s menu items are served with choice of one vegetable
- Peanut butter & jelly$6.00
- Grilled cheese$6.00
- Chicken fingers with ranch dip$6.00
- Vegetable Plate$6.00
- Includes three veggies and a biscuit
(v) Vegan
(gf) Gluten Free
*Products have been produced on shared equipment with tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs, soybeans, and wheat. Please tell your server about any allergies you have.
*An 18% gratuity may be added to parties of six or more
