Motley School Tavern

Motley School Tavern Menu

(515) 279-0075
1903 Beaver Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

Breakfast/ Daytime

Served with breakfast potatoes, slow beans and slaw.
Smoked Pastrami Hash
$15.24
2 eggs, onion, red pepper and Brussels .
Biscuits and Gravy
$12.70
True southern biscuits, sausage gravy and 2 eggs.
Chilaquiles Rojos
$15.70
Charred avocado, chicken, creme fraiche and eggs.
Shrimp and Grits
$15.25
Stone cut cheddar grits, cabbage chow chow.
Chicken Fried Steak
$15.25
Buttermilk marinated sirloin, sausage gravy.
Ham Steak
15.00
2 eggs, toast, breakfast potatoes

$Breakfast Omelets

Served with breakfast potatoes.
Ginger Sage Sausage Omelet
$13.50
caramelized onion, feta
Wild Mushroom Omelet
$13.50
Goat cheese and Brussels.
Country Omelet
$13.50
ham, onion, peppers, cheddar
Chorizo Omelette
13.50
house chorizo, jalapeno zhoug, avocado, feta

$Breakfast Mr. Benny

Served with breakfast potatoes.

Breakfast Cakes


Buttermilk and Blueberry Cake
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Plain Jane Cake
Lemon Curd & Almond
Caramel Apple
Cinnamon Roll 'cakes

Mst Breakfast

Served with choice of bacon or sausage, breakfast potatoes and toast.
Egg Breakfast

Breakfast Community


Lettuce Wrap Breakfast
$10.00
Mushroom larb, jasmine rice, sunflower seed and gochujang.
Smoked Chicken Wings Breakfast
$17.00
House hot sauce and buttermilk.
Crunchy Onion Rings Breakfast
13.00
Blue collar sauce, romesco and Romano.

$Breakfast Salads and Sandwiches

Sandwiches served with fries or cheap house salad.
Bean and Walnut Veggie Burger Breakfast
$14.00
Chimichurri aioli, avocado and onion ring.
Double Stack Burger Breakfast
$17.00
American cheese, Dijon aioli, onion, lettuce, tomato and pickle.
Cali Burger
$17.75
sunflower romesco, bacon, avocado, butter lettuce
House Pastrami Sandwich Breakfast
$16.50
Slaw, Dijon aioli, pickles, onion and dill.
Outside Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich Breakfast
$16.50
White bread, pickles and buttermilk.
Grilled chicken club salad
15.25
Bacon, arugula, pesto, avocado

$Antipasti


House Kim Chi
$3.00
Marcona Almonds
$4.00
Deviled Eggs
$6.35
Marinated Olives
$3.00
Fried Bologna Sandwich
$6.35
Pimento Cheese and Saltines
$5.00
Caeser fried Brussels
$6.35
Sichuan Eggplant
$4.00
Milton Creamery Prairie Breeze Cheese
$5.00
Fresh Biscuit
6.35
salted butter, tomato jam

$Community


Lettuce Wrap
$10.00
Roasted mushroom larb, jasmine rice, sunflower seed and gochujang.
Chorizo and Potato Empanadas
$14.00
carrot puree, feta, jalapeno zhoug
Smoked Chicken Wings
$17.00
gochujang, mixed greens
Crunchy Onion Rings
$12.00
Blue collar sauce, romesco and Romano.
House Pimento Cheese
12.00
piquillo pepper, aged white cheddar, toast

$Salads and Sandwiches

Sandwiches served with fries or cheap house salad.
Cheap House Salad
$5.00
Buttermilk, radish and bibb.
Fall Brussels Salad
$13.00
Frisee, brandied cherry, goat cheese, pistachio, mustard vinaigrette.
House Pastrami Sandwich
$16.50
Slaw, Dijon aioli, pickles, onion and dill.
Bean and Walnut Veggie Burger
$14.00
Chimichurri aioli, avocado and onion ring.
Double Stack Burger
$17.00
American cheese, Dijon aioli, onion, lettuce, tomato and pickle.
The Western Burger
$17.75
slaw, onion rings, BBQ, cheddar
Outside Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
$16.50
White bread, pickles and buttermilk.
Grilled chicken club salad
$15.25
Bacon, tomato, arugula, pesto, avocado
Pimento Burger
16.50
house pimento cheese, fried egg, pickled jalapenos, bacon, ltop

$Entrees


Shrimp & Grits
$21.50
chorizo, crushed tomato, potato, fumet
Beef Short Ribs
$20.00
Honey gochujang BBQ.
Ma, the meatloaf!
$16.00
Tomato jam, crispy shallot, granary padano
Gnocchi
$19.20
thyme cream, charred cabbage, mushroom, pickled onion
Beef Stroganoff
$21.60
mushroom, porcini cream sauce, crispy potato
Fried Chicken
All natural chicken hand breaded in MSTs secret herbs and spices and fried to perfection served with fresh biscuits, tomato jam and slaw
Hanger Steak Deburgo
24.00
garlic mash, tomato glazed green beans, caper garlic marinade

$Desserts


Slice of pie
$7.60
Chef's choice made daily
Fresh Brioche Donuts
$9.00
lavender sugar, lemon curd, blueberry compote, shaved almonds
Clafoutis
$9.00
peaches, buttermilk ice cream, basil caramel

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