Local brews, classic cocktails & creative New American eats in a former historic music venue.
The Stone Balloon Tavern opened its doors in 1972 and rapidly became, as Playboy magazine once noted, “One of the 100 Top College Bars in America”. Delaware’s premier live music venue, “The Balloon” hosted such American icons as Bruce Springsteen and Metallica.
Built on the sight of the iconic rock hall, the Stone Balloon features a unique blend of crafted food, exceptional beer, classic cocktails redefined, and an array of spirits –all flavored with a dash of nostalgia. We prepare seasonal favorites that strive to please the palette and resurface a memory. Through local partnerships and genuine hospitality we offer an experience that honors both community and time.
4.4 – 447 reviews $$ • Gastropub
Menu
| Dinner Menu | |
| Appetizers | |
| Beef and Bacon Lollipops Our amazing meatloaf wrapped in bacon, brushed with tomato dijon brown sugar dipping sauce |
$9.00 |
| Calamari Sesame and chive encrusted premier Rhode Island calamari with banana peppers, Chinese five spice, and charred orange Thai chili aioli |
$11.00 |
| Chicken Fried Deviled Eggs Crispy fried hard boiled egg white filled with sriracha yolk mousse and garnished with fresh chives |
$8.00 |
| Saku Tuna Poke Ahi tuna and avocado poke in ginger sambal sesame sauce with toasted sesame seeds |
$13.50 |
| Chicken Gyro Dumpling Crispy fried dumplings filled with house made curry chicken kofta and served with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and house made tzatziki sauce |
$8.00 |
| Brussalos Lightly breaded and flash fried brussels sprouts tossed in ale hot sauce and served with gorgonzola dressing and celery |
$10.00 |
| Cannelini Bean Hummus Smooth garlic white bean hummus with carrot relish and crispy fried pasta chips |
$8.00 |
| Hot Wing Chowder House made soup with fresh corn, hot sauce laced chicken, and root vegetables finished with cream and topped with blue cheese crumbles and chives |
$6.00 |
| Kettle & Fries | |
| Kettle Stack Kettle chips stacked nacho style, layered with cheddar, bacon, and beer cheese fondue and finished with sour cream, scallions, and diced tomatoes |
$10.00 |
| Hot Wing Tower Kettle chips stacked high in layers of grilled chicken, corn, hot sauce, and white cheddar cheese fondue, drizzled with house made bleu cheese |
$12.00 |
| Keg Fries Hand cut fries covered in beer cheese fondue with braised short ribs, diced tomatoes, bacon, and scallions |
$13.00 |
| Bourbon Barrel Fries Crispy sweet potato fries topped with grilled chicken, pecan smoked shoulder bacon, melted mozzarella, and bourbon honey mustard |
$15.00 |
| Greens | |
| Grilled Chicken Cobb Field greens generously topped with marinated grilled chicken, carrots, crispy onions, avocado, cherry tomato, cucumber, bleu cheese crumbles, croutons, bacon and hardboiled egg. Served with creamy horseradish ranch dressing |
$16.00 |
| Shrimp Lejon Bowl Chilled steamed shrimp, applewood smoked bacon, cherry tomatoes, and arugula served with our house made Old Bay horseradish ranch |
$17.00 |
| Pan Roasted Salmon BLT Pan roasted salmon served over arugula, cherry tomatoes, and cherrywood smoked bacon with honey cracked pepper balsamic vinaigrette |
$18.00 |
| Arugula Salad Crisp baby arugula with honey and lemon marinated carrots, gorgonzola cheese, brown sugar sriracha walnuts, and sweet citrus vinaigrette |
$10.00 |
| Garden Field greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots dressed in our stout mustard vinaigrette |
$7.00 |
| Caesar Crisp romaine lettuce, grated parmesan, garlic croutons, dressed in our house made creamy caesar dressing |
$8.00 |
| Add Protein – Greens | |
| Marinated Chicken Breast | $5.00 |
| Crab Cake | |
| Shrimp | $7.00 |
| Salmon | $8.50 |
| Handhelds | |
| Classic Burger Ground short rib patty with sharp cheddar, lettuce, tomato, and dill pickle chips |
$13.00 |
| Meatloaf Burger Grilled meatloaf patty topped with caramelized onions, cheddar cheese and tomato dijon brown sugar glaze with leaf lettuce |
$14.00 |
| Cali Style Black Bean Burger House made black bean burger with avocado, diced tomatoes, lettuce, tomato, and charred orange Thai chili aioli |
$12.00 |
| Old School Chicken Sandwich Grilled chicken topped with bacon, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, and dijon honey mustard |
$13.00 |
| Crab Cake Sandwich Only fresh, real jumbo lump crab meat here! Lettuce and tomato served with Old Bay remoulade |
|
| Shaved Prime Rib Sandwich Sliced thin and piled high, our house roasted herb and coffee encrusted prime rib is smothered with cheddar, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomatoes, and then finished with our horseradish ranch |
$16.00 |
| Shrimp Lejon Tacos Sautéed gulf shrimp served with crispy bacon, arugula, and creamy horseradish ranch dressing |
$14.00 |
| Short Rib Cheesesteak Brown ale braised short rib with caramelized onions, dijonnaise, and topped with a beer cheese fondue |
$14.50 |
| Pretzel Grilled Ham and Cheese Pecan smoked pork shoulder bacon, mozzarella, and cheddar griddled old school on a pretzel bun |
$12.00 |
| High 5 Burger A tower of grilled meatloaf burger, short rib patty, bacon, and braised short rib with cheddar cheese on a brioche bun topped off with 2 root beer chipotle BBQ ribs. Served with green leaf lettuce |
$22.00 |
| Entrees | |
| Rootbeer Chipotle Barbecue Ribs Old Dominion root beer and chipotle glazed “fall apart” pork ribs served with fresh honey carrot dill salad |
$21.00 |
| Korean Fried Chicken Breast Spice infused frenched chicken breast dredged and crispy fried served with fresh corn polenta, braised red cabbage, chili honey, and house made pickles |
$17.00 |
| Southern Shrimp Sautéed Gulf shrimp lightly seasoned with salt and pepper and served over a horseradish and fresh corn polenta. Garnished with a bacon and arugula salad |
$17.00 |
| Chargrilled Filet Mignon Rosemary, garlic, and lime marinated filet mignon served with whipped red bliss potatoes, and warm honey carrot dill salad. Make it a surf and turf. Add a crab cake (Market price) |
$29.00 |
| Pan Roasted Salmon Pumpernickel encrusted salmon with braised red cabbage, pickled mustard seed, and tomato relish aioli |
$23.00 |
| Tuna Poke Bowl Sesame and sambal tuna poke with mixed field greens, quinoa, avocado, cucumber, and Chinese five spice crisps with charred orange Thai chili aioli |
$18.00 |
| Crab Cake Only real jumbo lump crab meat here! Pan seared and served with hand cut fries, honey lemon carrot salad, and Old Bay remoulade |
|
| Short Rib Stroganoff Artisanal pasta tossed with braised short ribs in a bourbon beer onion sauce and finished with sour cream and crispy fried onions |
$18.00 |
| Mushroom Ravioli Gratinate Fresh ravioli filled with Kennett Square wild mushrooms, baked in a portobello brandy cream sauce topped with parmesan cheese and bread crumbs |
$17.50 |
| Cavatelli Shrimp Scampi Shrimp, arugula and tomatoes in a lemon toasted garlic butter sauce over hand rolled herb cavatelli, garnished with garlic bread crumble. The scampi that beat bobby flay! |
$21.00 |
| Refreshments | |
| Old Dominion Rootbeer on Tap Served in a frosty mug |
$3.00 |
| Diet Coke | $2.50 |
| Mighty Leaf Teas | $2.50 |
| Lemonade | $2.79 |
| Coffee, Decaf | $2.50 |
| Real Cane Sugar Sodas | |
| Coke | |
| Sprite | |
| Grape Fanta | |
| Orange Fanta | |
| Golden Peak Tea | |
| Sweet Tea | |
| Unsweet Tea | |
| Green Tea | |
| Raspberry | |
| Sides | |
| French Fries | $4.00 |
| Macaroni & Cheese | $5.00 |
| Honey Lemon Carrot Salad | $4.00 |
| Fresh Corn Polenta | $5.00 |
| Sweet Potato Fries | $5.00 |
| Whipped Potatoes | $4.00 |
| Sambal Brussels Sprouts | $4.00 |
| Chipotle Red Cabbage Slaw | $4.00 |
| Cocktails | |
| Bob’s Manhattan Crown Royal, sweet vermouth, luxardo cherry |
$9.00 |
| Balloon Old Fashioned Calumet Farms bourbon, sugar syrup, splash of sweet vermouth, orange bitters |
$9.00 |
| Ginger Julep Bulleit bourbon, lime juice, mint, sugar syrup, ginger beer |
$9.00 |
| Orange Crush Deep Eddy orange, triple sec, juiced orange, lemon & lime |
$9.00 |
| Grand Pooh-Bah A beertail worthy of a trip to the 100 acre Wood-Barenjager honey liqueur, Allagash White, and fresh squeezed orange |
$9.00 |
| Espresso Martini Stateside vodka infused with Little Goat Roasting house beans, cold brew espresso, Kahlua and a touch of dark chocolate |
$11.00 |
| Red Sangria Cupcake Red Velvet, Grande Marnier, fresh juices of orange, pineapple, lemon and lime |
$9.00 |
| Maker’s Sour Maker’s Mark, lemon, lime and simple syrup |
$9.00 |
| Seasonal Cocktail on Tap Please ask your server for details |
$9.00 |
| $5 Cocktails | |
| Sex and the City Vodka, orange liqueur, lime juice, cranberry juice |
|
| Strawberry Mojito White rum, mint, lime, sugar syrup, club soda, & strawberries |
|
| Whiskey Ginger Whiskey, ginger beer, bitters |
|
| Balloon Nautilus Tequila, sugar syrup, fresh fruit, lime juice, cranberry juice |
|
| Pomegranate Martini Vodka, pomegranate juice, pomegranate grenadine |
|
| Mules | |
| Moscow Mule Absolut, lime juice, ginger beer |
|
| Dark & Stormy Mule Myers Dark rum, lime juice, ginger beer |
|
| Dewey Mule Absolut Mandarin, orange juice, lemon lime soda, orange bitters |
|
| Irish Mule Jameson’s Irish whiskey, lime juice, ginger beer, Angostura bitters |
|
| Mexican Mule Avion Silver tequila, orange juice, ginger beer, Aztec chocolate bitters |
|
| Gin | |
| Plymouth 100 proof |
|
| Hendricks 88 proof |
|
| Dogfish Head Compelling 88 proof |
|
| Tequilla | |
| Jose Cuervo Gold 80 proof |
|
| Don Julio Blanco 80 proof |
|
| Patron Silver 80 proof |
|
| Avion Silver – Resposado – Anejo |
|
| Vodka | |
| Grey Goose 80 proof |
|
| Tito’s 80 proof |
|
| Stateside 80 proof |
|
| Belvedere 80 proof |
|
| Ketel One 80 proof |
|
| Dogfish Head Analog 80 proof |
|
| Bourbon | |
| Baker’s 101 proof |
|
| Basil Hayden 80 proof |
|
| Blanton’s 93 proof |
|
| Bookers 121 proof |
|
| Buffalo Trace 90 proof |
|
| Bulleit 90 proof |
|
| Calumet Farms 86 proof |
|
| Eagle Rare 90 proof |
|
| Knob Creek Single barrel; 120 proof |
|
| Maker’s Mark 90 proof |
|
| Woodford Reserve 96 proof |
|
| Rye | |
| Pendleton 80 proof, Canadian |
|
| Hudson 92 proof, American |
|
| Ritten House 100 proof, American |
|
| Elijah Craig 12yr 94 proof, American |
|
| Knob Creek Rye 100 proof, American |
|
| High West Double Rye 92 proof |
|
| Thomas Hardy Sazerac 126 proof |
|
| Whistle Pig 10yr 100 proof, American |
|
| Whiskey | |
| Redbreast Cask Strength 12yr 117 proof, Irish |
|
| Yellow Spot 12yr 92 proof, Irish |
|
| Green Spot 80 proof, Irish |
|
| Hibiki Suntory Whisky 86 proof |
|
| Cognac | |
| Courvoisier 80 proof |
|
| Metaxa 5 Star Greek Brandy 78 proof |
|
| Scotch | |
| Glenmorangie 18yr 86 proof |
|
| Lagavulin 16yr 86 proof |
|
| Laphroaig Quarter Cask 12yr 96 proof |
|
| Macallan Sherry Cask 86 proof |
|
| Aberlour 12yr 80 proof |
|
| Aberlour 16yr 86 proof |
|
| Glenlivet 12yr 80 proof |
|
| Glenlivet 18yr 86 proof |
|
| Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14yr 86 proof |
|
| Balvenie Portwood 21yr 80 proof |
|
| Benromach Hermitage 90 proof |
|
| Benromach Sassicaia 2007 90 proof |
|
| Johnnie Walker Black 12yr 80 proof |
|
| Johnnie Walker Blue 18yr 86 proof |
|
| Macallan Sherry Cask 18yr 97 proof |
|
| Rum | |
| Appleton Estates 80 proof |
|
| Mt. Gay Spiced 80 proof |
|
| White Wine | |
| Chardonay | |
| Orvieto | |
| Pinot Grigio | |
| Riesling | |
| Sauvignon Blanc | |
| Red Wine | |
| Lambrusco | |
| Malbec | |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | |
| Pinot Noir | |
| Merlot | |
| Tawny Port 10yr | |
| Sparkling Wine & Champagne | |
| Mionetto Prosecco, Valdobbiadene, Italy | $9.00 |
| Dibon Cava Brut, Vilafranca del Penedes, Spain | $15.00 |
| Mumm Napa Sparkling, Napa, CA | $29.00 |
| Perrier Jouet Blason Rose, Epernay, France | $98.00 |
| Perrier Jouet Bella Epoque, Epernay, France | $145.00 |
| White | |
| Slow Press Chardonnay, Central Coast, CA | $18.00 |
| Villa Maria Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand | $22.00 |
| Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay, Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay CA | $23.00 |
| Don Olegario Alberino, Rias Baixas, Spain | $28.00 |
| Bollini Pinot Grigio, Trentino, Italy | $19.00 |
| Chateau Tanunda Riesling, Tanunda, Australia | $23.00 |
| Cakebread Chardonnay, Carneros, California | $66.00 |
| Kendall Jackson Chardonnay, Santa Rosa, CA | $31.00 |
| Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc, Napa Valley, CA | $43.00 |
| Masson-Blondelet Sancerre, Thauvenay Loire, FR | $55.00 |
| Red | |
| Parducci Pinot Noir, Ukiah, CA | $19.00 |
| Atlas Peak Cabernet, Napa Valley, CA | $39.00 |
| Silver Palm Cabernet, Santa Rosa, CA | $24.00 |
| Graffigna Malbec, San Juan, Argentina | $19.00 |
| Campo Viejo Reserva Tempranillo, Camino de Lapuebla, Spain | $23.00 |
| Benziger Merlot, Sonoma, CA | $20.00 |
| Hall Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA. (2012) | $74.00 |
| Stagsleap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA. (2012) | $84.00 |
| Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA. (2011) | $127.00 |
| Michael David Petite Petit Syrah, Lodi Appellatian, CA (2013) | $41.00 |
| Chateau de Capitans Julienas Beaujolais, Thorins, FR | $26.00 |
… View more
Contact Stone Balloon Ale House
Address: 115 E Main St, Newark, DE 19711
Phone: (302) 266-8111
Website: http://www.stoneballoon.com/
Hours
| Thursday | 4–9PM |
| Friday | 11AM–9PM |
| Saturday | 11AM–9PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–9PM |
| Wednesday | 4–9PM |
Related Web Results
Stone Balloon Ale House | Newark, DE
Stone Balloon Ale House is a new twist on an old name, featuring a terrific selection of craft beers and comfort food…playfully reimagined.
Kitchen + Bar | Stone Balloon Ale House
Stone Balloon’s bar features 16 craft drafts, eight wines on tap, a broad selection of craft and import bottles, and a fine array of spirits.
Our History | Stone Balloon Ale House
Delaware’s premier live music venue, “The Balloon” hosted such iconic American bands as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Allman Brothers, The Dave …