Carlsbad Tavern

Appetizers

• Carlsbad TacosUSD 16.50

  Soft tacos served with pico de gallo, cheese, guacamole and cup of beans. Choice of: 3 Certified Angus Beef® Filet Mignon, 3 Shrimp or 3 Chicken

• Green Chile Corn Queso DipUSD 10.50

  Roasted Hatch green chile, corn, jalapeño jack cheese, and cream cheese. Served with spicy chips

• Spicy Crab CakesUSD 12.00

  New Mexico-styled cakes drizzled with our sour cream, served with lemon-pepper tossed mixed greens and a side of habanero aioli

• Green Chile Cheese CrispUSD 9.75

  Large tortilla with cheddar and jack cheeses, green chile sauce and diced tomato

• Chicken QuesadillaUSD 11.00

  Green chile chicken and jalapeño jack cheese melted in a flour tortilla served with our two homemade salsas

• Skillet NachosUSD 14.75

  Spicy chips topped with black beans, chipotle ground beef, three cheese sauce, fire roasted jalapeños, pico de gallo and sour cream

• New Mexican PotstickersUSD 11.00

  Chicken, minced peppers and Anaheim chiles served with sweet corn-cream sauce

• Chips and Two SalsasUSD 4.00

  Spiced chips with fresh tomatillo and red salsas

  • Add Homemade GuacamoleUSD 7.50

Soups

• Tortilla Soup

  Chicken, tomato, and onions in a spicy chile broth garnished with sour cream, cheddar, and tortilla strips

  • CupUSD 8.00
  • BowlUSD 9.00

• Green Chile Stew

  Roasted pork, green chiles, potatoes, carrots, and roasted corn

  • CupUSD 8.50
  • BowlUSD 9.50

Salads

Add to your salads Spiced Certified Angus Beef® Steak $5

• Filet SaladUSD 14.00

  Diced Certified Angus Beef® filet mignon on a bed of mixed greens with roasted avocado corn salsa, jalapeño bacon, sliced avocados, tomatoes and served with chipotle ranch dressing

• Tesuque Chicken SaladUSD 13.00

  Tortilla-encrusted chicken breast thinly pounded and tossed with spicy chipotle-lime vinaigrette, spinach, mixed greens, jalapeño bacon, corn, tomatoes and topped with tortilla strips

• Chicken Chopped SaladUSD 13.00

  Adobo Chimayo chicken, pumpkin seeds, roasted corn, wild rice, sundried cherries, and queso fresco tossed with mixed greens and chipotle ranch

• Caverns Chicken SaladUSD 13.00

  Chicken marinated in lime and cilantro, then tossed with mixed greens, tomatoes, black beans, corn, two cheeses with jalapeño ranch. Topped with a drizzle of red chile prickly pear BBQ & tortilla strips

• House SaladUSD 9.00

  Mixed greens topped with cheddar and jack cheeses and diced tomato. Served with jalapeño ranch dressing

Green Chile Trail

Served with rice and black beans | Add fried egg $1.75 | Sopaipilla and honey $1.50

• Silver City ChimiUSD 17.75

  Your choice of carne adovada, Hatch green chile chicken or machaca with onions and red chile sauce, rolled in a flour tortilla with pepper jack cheese, topped with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo

• Carne Adovada PlateUSD 16.50

  Slow roasted pork, simmered in red chile, topped with cheddar and jack cheese. Served with a flour tortilla

• Stacked EnchiladasUSD 18.50

  One layer of Carne adovada and one layer of Hatch green chile chicken topped with our red chile sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo and a fried egg

• Green Chile BurritoUSD 16.75

  Choice of grilled chicken, Carne adovada, machaca or vegetable. Rolled in a flour tortilla with jalapeño jack and topped with Hatch green chile sauce

• Blue Corn EnchiladasUSD 15.50

  Two cheese enchiladas, one stuffed with chicken and one stuffed with rock shrimp. Topped with Hatch green chile sauce

• Chile RellenosUSD 17.50

  Roasted Anaheim chiles stuffed with roasted pork and jalapeño jack cheese. Topped with Hatch green chile sauce

• Enchantment PlatterUSD 19.25

  Carne adovada burrito, chicken enchilada, and chile relleno. Served with red and Hatch green chile sauce with a sopaipilla

• Prime Rib BurritoUSD 17.50

  Ancho chile rubbed Certified Angus Beef® prime rib, sautéed onions, mushrooms, pepper jack cheese, and red chile au jus. Topped with homemade picante sauce and a horseradish cream drizzle

Burgers, Sandwiches & Wraps

All 1/2 pound lean ground beef grilled over pecan wood. Choice of either beer-battered fries, house salad. Chipotle mayonnaise upon request. Make it Vegan $3.25 | Add Waffle Fries $1.75. Top 5 Recommended Toppings: Jalapeño Bacon, Sliced Avocado, Sautéed Mushrooms or Grilled Onions $2 Each

• CheeseburgerUSD 14.50

  Cheddar cheese served with lettuce and tomato on a Kaiser bun

• Open Face Green Chile CheeseburgerUSD 15.25

  Served on a slice of sourdough toast, topped with green chile sauce and cheddar & jack cheeses

• Southwest Patty MeltUSD 15.50

  Served with grilled red onions, cheddar cheese and spicy thousand island dressing on grilled sourdough

• Red River ChickenUSD 14.75

  Grilled chicken breast with cilantro pesto, red chile, mushrooms, and jalapeño jack cheese. Served on a tortilla with rice and black beans

• Ruben's Chicken-Fried ChickenUSD 16.00

  Buttermilk-marinated chicken breast on sourdough bread, topped with chorizo gravy. Served with green chile mashed potatoes and salad

• Habanero CheeseburgerUSD 18.00

  2009 Food Network's Burger of Arizona! Lots of freshly ground habanero chili, mixed with lean ground beef, grilled and topped with melted jalapeño jack cheese. Served with fries and salad. Warning Extremely Hot: You order it you own it

• Scorpion BurgerUSD 19.00

  Grilled lean ground beef blended with Carolina reaper, habanero, and ghost pepper chiles. Topped with scorpion salt and ghost-pepper cheese served with fries and salad. Warning Extremely Hot: You order it you own it

• Santa Fe ClubUSD 14.50

  Grilled chicken, jalapeño bacon, lettuce, pico de gallo and chipotle mayonnaise rolled in a flour tortilla, with melted jack & cheddar cheeses on top. Served with choice of beer-battered fries or house salad

• Ancho Prime Rib WrapUSD 16.50

  Ancho encrusted Certified Angus Beef® roasted prime rib, peppers, onions, lettuce, and chipotle horseradish mayo. Served with choice of beer-battered fries or house salad

Lite Bites

• Veggie EnchiladasUSD 15.00

  Spinach, asparagus, artichokes, mushrooms, and jalapeño jack cheese. Topped with a three-chile cream sauce. Served with rice and beans

• Fiesta Chicken SaladUSD 14.00

  Chipotle marinated chicken, corn, black beans, red bell peppers, cilantro and jalapeños, topped with cotija cheese and tossed with a chipotle beet vinaigrette

• Veggie TostadasUSD 12.00

  Four mini tostadas with black beans, lettuce, avocado tomatillo salsa, topped with cotija cheese and tomatoes

• Calabacitas TacosUSD 14.00

  Street style tacos served with fresh veggies (zucchini, peppers, carrots and beans) sauteed in guajillo oil. Served with a cup of beans topped with cheese

• Smoky Southwest BurgerUSD 15.00

  Locally sourced, handcrafted Nex Veg protein patty, served with guacamole, pepper jack cheese, tomato, spinach tossed with lemon pepper oil and chipotle mayonnaise, served with house salad

Entrees

Served from 4 pm to 10 pm ~ Add a Dinner Salad | $2 ~ Wine can enhance your dining pleasure by bringing out the food flavors

• N.Y. Carne AsadaUSD 28.50

  Chile-rubbed twelve-ounce Certified Angus Beef® N.Y. steak grilled, topped with a mushroom cholula sauce & served on a bed of black beans. Paired with a cheese quesadilla and roasted corn & avocado salsa. Wine pairing ~ Cosentino The Franc

• Chimayo ChickenUSD 17.75

  Marinated in chipotle, garlic oil and herbs, grilled chicken breast, topped with three chile cream sauce, served over a bed of wild rice and calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Chacewater Sauvignon Blanc

• Osso BuccoUSD 25.00

  Pork shank slow roasted with serranos, garlic, onion, and leeks, finished off with an apple chipotle glaze. Served with green chile mashed potatoes and calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Martin Codax Albarino

• RibeyeUSD 39.50

  Chili-rubbed sixteen-ounce Certified Angus Beef® steak served with guajillo chili BBQ sauce and a honey tomatillo cilantro sauce. Topped with portobello mixed pepper relish. Wine pairing ~ Dona Paula Cabernet Sauvignon

• Cowboy MeatloafUSD 19.75

  Ground veal, pork, and chuck mixed with jalapeño bacon, smoked gouda, roasted onion, garlic, and Hatch green chile then finished with red chile prickly pear BBQ. Served with Hatch green chile mashed potatoes and calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Trapiche Malbec

• Filet MignonUSD 30.00

  7-ounce Gold Canyon Premium Angus Beef filet grilled on pecan wood, topped with chile mushroom sauce on a bed of black beans. Served with calabacitas. Wine pairing ~ Cloudfall Pinot Noir

• Sierra SirloinUSD 23.00

  Top Sirloin stuffed with roasted chilies, peppers, cilantro, pepper jack cheese and garlic. Served with a spicy red wine sauce, green chile mashed potatoes and calabacitas

• Chipotle Stroganoff Chicken PastaUSD 18.00

  Grilled chicken, mushrooms, onions, cilantro, and spicy chipotle. Tossed with penne pasta

• Maine Lobster EnchiladasUSD 19.25

  Two enchiladas stuffed with Maine lobster, mixed peppers, poblano chiles, pepper jack, and cheddar cheeses. Served with a three-chile cream sauce, rice, and black beans. Garnished with grilled asparagus

• Crab-Stuffed PoblanosUSD 19.75

  Two poblano chiles stuffed with crab, peppers, onions, and cilantro. Served with a three-chile cream sauce and with rice & black beans

• Fish & ChipsUSD 17.50

  Tempura-battered Cod with jalapeño tartar and chile vinegar sauces both served on the side. Served with beer-battered fries

• Las Cruces PlatterUSD 25.00

  Crab-stuffed poblano, shrimp enchilada, and lobster enchilada, topped with three chile cream sauce and Hatch red chile sauce. Served with rice and black beans

Side Orders

• Green Chile Mashed PotatoesUSD 5.00

• Plate of CalabacitasUSD 6.00

• Cup of Homemade GuacamoleUSD 8.50

• Rice & Black BeansUSD 4.75

• Beer-Battered Bat FriesUSD 6.00

• Green Chile Mac & Cheese

  • CupUSD 8.00
  • BowlUSD 10.00

Desserts

• Basket O' SopasUSD 7.50

  With powdered sugar and honey

• Caramel FlanUSD 8.00

  Optional Prickly Pear

• Chocolate Bread PuddingUSD 8.00

  With butterscotch sauce

• Key Lime PieUSD 8.00

• Dulce de Leche Fried Ice CreamUSD 8.50

• Churros and Ice CreamUSD 8.50

Kid's Korner

For kids under 12 only, please! Each selection includes your choice of fries or a house salad

• CheeseburgerUSD 6.75

• Chicken TendersUSD 6.75

• Grilled CheeseUSD 6.75

• Folded Cheese CrispUSD 6.75