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Our Menu

  • Brunch
  • Late Night
  • All Day Menu

Sunday Brunch

Every Sunday starting May 3rd, 2026

Breakfast Smashburger

Over easy egg, maple aioli, Benton's Bacon, NY Cheddar

Pickled Deviled Eggs
Breakfast Trash Plate

Home fries, mac salad, Rochester hot sauce, Sausage, 2x eggs any style, maple syrup

Upstate BEC

2x eggs over easy, Benton's Bacon, American cheese on a Martin's Roll

Benton's Benedict

2x poached eggs, Benton's bacon, hollandaise, on a caraway seeded kaiser and served with home fries

Veggie Benedict

Brocoli rabe, seared tomato, spicy agave hollandaise, 2x poached eggs and served with home fries

Stuffed French Toast

2x slices of challah French toast, Melba sauce compote and topped with a cream cheese frosting

Tater Tot Hash

Smashed tater tots, peppers, onions, bacon or sausage, dusted with home fry spice and topped with 2x poached eggs

North Country Nicoise Salad
Caesar Salad

Bar Snacks

Sometimes you need a just need a salty something to keep the party going. We got you covered.

Salt Potatoes
$8.00

A Syracuse delicacy. New potatoes are boiled in a salt brine and served with a butter herb sauce.

McSorley's Plate
$7.00

Our tribute to a Manhattan original. Crackers, sliced NY cheddar, deli mustard, raw onions.

Pickled Deviled Eggs
$6.00

House pickled eggs, deviled with mustard, siracha, Duke's Mayo and topped with herbs. Add a bump of Cleveland Caviar (smoked and pickled mustard seed) for a buck.

Basket of Saratoga Chips
$3.00

Classic Upstate chip. Get 'em dusted with Old Bay, Szechuan pepper salt, Za'atar, Ranch or Frank's Hot Sauce Powder.

Popcorn
$2.00

Get 'em dusted with Old Bay, Szechuan pepper salt, Za'atar, Ranch or Frank's Hot Sauce Powder.

Basket of Fries or Tots
$10.00

Get 'em dusted with Old Bay, Szechuan pepper salt, Za'atar, Ranch or Frank's Hot Sauce Powder.

Fried Cheese Churds
$14.00

Perfect bar food, served with melba sauce.

Late Night Menu

Pickled Deviled Eggs
$8.00

House pickled eggs. Add a bump of Cleveland Caviar for a buck.

Bob's Fried Balls
$9.00

Fried sauerkraut and sausage balls. Served with ranch dressing.

Fried Cheese Curds
$14.00

A perfect bar food. Served with melba sauce.

Fried Tofu Bites

Marinated and fried until GBD. Served with melba sauce.

Basket of Tots or Fries
Wings

Come in orders of 6, 12, 18. Toss 'em in Buffalo, Hot Buffalo, Root Beer BBQ, Honey Mustard, Garlic Parm or get 'em dusted in Szechuan or Lemon Pepper.

All Day Menu available from open until 10PM daily.

Bar Snacks

Pickled Deviled Eggs
$8.00

House pickled eggs, deviled with mustard, siracha, Duke's Mayo and topped with chives. Add a bump of Cleveland Caviar (smoked and pickled mustard seed) for a buck. (GF, VG)

Basket of Chips
$3.00

Classic Upstate chip. Get 'em dusted with Old Bay, Szechuan pepper salt, Za'atar, Ranch or Frank's Hot Sauce Powder. (V, GF)

Popcorn
$2.00

Get it dusted with Old Bay, Szechuan pepper salt, Za'atar, Ranch or Frank's Hot Sauce Powder. (GF, VG)

Fried Cheese Curds
$10.00/Snack
$14.00/Big Boy

Perfect bar food. Served with Melba Sauce.

Basket of Tots or Fries
$10.00

Dust with Old Bay, Szechuan Pepper Salt, Za'atar, Ranch Powder, Frank's Hot Powder

Fried Tofu Bites
$11.00

Brined tofu, dredged with our spice blend, rice flour and potato starch and fried until perfect. (GF, V)

Fried Green Tomatoes
$12.00

Fresh & tart green tomatoes, dredged in a seasoned butter cracker dredge. Served with warm pimento cheese

Nachos
$18.00

A giant, heaping pile of sloppy deliciousness. Queso, pickled onions, diced pickled cherry peppers, chilis, sour cream, pico, lime crema, guacamole & chopped cilantro.

Beef on Weck Loaded Fries
$14.00

Our fries, topped with shredded prime rib, horsey sauce, herbs & served with a side of au jus.

Appetizers

Rochester Trash Plate
$20.00

Classic Western NY hangover cure. Homefries, house made mac salad, Rochester Hot Sauce, Martin Rosol hot dog, Upstate Single Smashburger, chopped onions, yellow mustard and ketchup all on one glorious plate.

Fried Chicken Strips
$14.00/3 pc
$19.00/5 pc

Pickle brined chicken thighs, carrots, celery and fries. Choose a sauce or rub to have them tossed in. Served with blue cheese or ranch.

Utica Greens
$13.00

Sauteed escarole, bread crumbs, Benton's Bacon & pickled cherry peppers.

Wings

We make ours like they do in Buffalo: extremely freaking well. Your choice of sauces: Buffalo, Hot Buffalo, Rootbeer BBQ, or breaded and tossed in an roasted Szechuan peppercorn, msg and salt rub. Served with our housemade bluecheese or ranch dressing.

Buffalo Wings
$9.00/6
$18.00/12
$24.00/18

Sauce Options: Buffalo, Medium Buffalo, Hot Buffalo, Root Beer BBQ, Honey Mustard, Garlic Parm, Peri Peri Rubs: Szechuan, Lemon Pepper, Jerk. Served with blue cheese or ranch.

Salad

North Country Nicoise
$18.00

Our take on the French classic featuring pickled boiled eggs, homefries, green beans, radishes, tomatoes, cleveland caviar, smoked trout, dusted with everything seasoning and tossed in a vegan lemon miso vinagrette (GF)

Caesar
$14.00

A caesar the Upstate way. Greens tossed with seasoned bread crumbs, parmesan and Caesar dressing.

Beet Carpaccio
$17.00

Chioggia beets, sliced razo thin, laid upon a bed of labneh and basil oil, topped with arugula tossed in a grapefruit vinaigrette and walnuts.

Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with hand cut fries or tots.

Chicken Spiedie
$17.00

Classic sandwich of Binghamton, NY. Lemon and herb marinated chicken thighs, grilled and served on an Italian hoagie with our house Spiedie dressing. Vegan and gluten free if you ask nicely.

Beef on Weck
$19.00

A Buffalo original, we take 1/3 lb of house roasted prime rib, sliced thin served on a kimmelweck roll with horsey sauce and a side of house made au jus.

Michigan Dog
$8.00

A Plattsburg original featuring a Martin Rosol hotdog topped with Rochester Hot Sauce, yellow mustard, chopped onions and crushed Saratoga Chips

Just A Hot Dog
$6.00

Martin Rosol hot dog served on a Martin's Hot Dog Bun.

Upstate Single Smash
$16.00

A single smashburger served on a Martin's Hamburger Bun with shredduce, onion, tomato (when in season), burger sauce and American cheese. Gluten free if you ask nicely.

Upstate Plant-based Single Smash
$18.00

A single plant-based smashburger served on a Martin's Hamburger Bun with shredduce, onion, tomato (when in season), burger sauce and American cheese. Gluten Free if you ask nicely. (VG)

Philly Cheesesteak
$20.00

Thinly sliced prime rib with Cooper's Sharp cheese, peppers and onions on a Rockland Bakery hoagie.

Tofu Banh Mi
$17.00

Marinated seared tofu, mushroom and miso "pate" topped with pickled carrots, daikon, spicy chili crunch and finished with cilantro.

Entrees

Steak Frites
$27.00

6 oz hangar steak, seared to medium rare, laid upon a bed of our fries and covered with your choice of au Poivre or Peri Peri sauces.

Chicken Riggies
$23.00

Rigatoni tossed in a cream based arrabiata with seasonal mushrooms, mild pickled cherry peppers, basil and browed chicken thigh.

Mushroom Riggies
$23.00

Vegetarian option of our famous riggies. Rigatoni tossed in arrabbiata with seasonal mushrooms, basil and mild pickled cherry peppers.

Location

Upstate Lounge & Cafe
537 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT
06105
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Hours

Cafe Hours:
Monday: 7 AM - 2 PM
Tuesday - Friday: 7 AM - 6 PM
Saturday - Sunday: 9AM - 6 PM

Bar Hours:
Monday: Closed
TuesGay 12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Wednesday – Thursday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Friday – Saturday: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Sunday Brunch: 11:00 PM – 2 PM
Sunday Full Menu 2PM - 12:00 AM

Kitchen Hours:
Tuesday - Wednesday - Sunday: 12 PM - 10 PM
Thursday - Saturday: 12 PM - 12 AM

Contact us

Call us at (860)-734-6751

Write us at theupstatelounge@gmail.com

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