The Rookery Macon
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About The Rookery
During an era that saw Jimmy Carter ascend to the White House and Macon’s own Capricorn Records release hit after hit making music history, the Rookery was just being born. Today the Rookery bustles on, serving Allman Burgers and Jimmy Carter shakes to Maconites and travelers from far and wide.
Voted Best Burger in town and featured in Garden and Gun’s “Guide to the South’s best Burgers 2014,” the Rookery’s dining area, outside patio, and renowned bar are always bustling with satisfied patrons. Other noteworthy features are the onion rings, hand-cut fries, milkshakes, and extensive craft beer list. The Rookery does not accept reservations.
Menu
Opening Acts
Market Sampler
Pimento cheese and chicken salad on crostinis
Rookery Cheese Board
Two house-selected cheeses, fresh goat cheese, house made chicken salad, and pimento cheese accompanied with proscuitto, cornichons and crostinis
Onion Rings
House specialty. Bistro sauce
Solid Gold Soul Rolls
3 eggrolls filled with fried chicken, pimento cheese, and collard greens served with peach chili sauce
Spicy Pimento Cheese Dip
Applewood smoked bacon, jalapeños, Rookery chips
Fried Mushrooms
House specialty. Grated parmesan, bistro sauce
Fried Pickled Spears
Jalapeño ranch
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fresh chevre, sun-dried tomato remoulade
Collard and Artichoke Dip
Collard green and artichoke heart dip served with blue corn tortilla chips
Soup of the Day
Salads
Dressings: buttermilk jalapeño ranch, italian, buttermilk ranch, bleu cheese, thousand island, oil and vinegar, honey mustard, balsamic vinaigrette.
Sub salmon or shaved rib eye for chicken for +$4.
Rookery House Salad
Hand-tossed Caesar Salad
Romaine mix, grated parmesan, croutons
Add Chicken +6 | Add Shaved Ribeye +8 | Add Salmon +8
Salmon Cobb Salad
Blackened salmon atop of a bed of romain mix and topped with boiled egg, bacon, tomato, cucumber, avocado, and bleu cheese crumbles.
Club Salad
Grilled or fried chicken, romaine mix, applewood smoked bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, roma tomato, cucumber, red onion, croutons, avocado
Rookery Salad
Grilled chicken, romaine, strawberries, candied pecans, mandarin oranges, bleu cheese crumbles, red onion
Main Stage
Pub-style Fish And Chips
Beer battered Atlantic cod, house made fries, cole slaw, lemon-dill tartar, malt vinegar by request
Chicken Tender Platter
Served with housemade french fries, texas toast and slaw with honey mustard and BBQ sauce
Chicken Chevre
Grilled chicken, fresh chevre, prosciutto, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions, whipped yukon gold potatoes, seasonal vegetable
Pot Roast
Yukon gold mashed potatoes, root vegetables, gravy
Fish of the Day
Grilled fish filet served with housemade fries and slaw
Pork Chops
Two grilled pork loin chops glaezed in Korean BBQ sauce served with housemade fries and seasonal vegetables
Sandwiches
Served with a pickle spear and your choice of side: rookery chips, hand-cut fries, potato salad, coleslaw, whipped potatoes; (add $2): battered fries, sweet potato fries, onion rings, soup of the day, side salad, seasonal vegetable, cup of fruit. Add a shake $4.50
Betsy's Grilled Pimento Cheese
Applewood smoked bacon, tomato and pimento cheese
Fried Green Tomato Blt
Applewood smoked bacon, green leaf lettuce, fresh chevre, and sun-dried tomato remoulade on choice of sliced country buttermilk toast or oatmeal dusted wheat
Smoked Turkey Club
House smoked turkey breast, cheddar cheese, Applewood smoked bacon, BBQ aioli, lettuce, tomato, and avocado on hoagie roll
Hot Pig & Fig
Hot ham and swiss, creole mustard, fig preserves, arugula, and red onion served on a hoagie roll
Blind Willie's Buffalo Chicken
3 tenders tossed in Mrs. Griffin's Hot BBQ Sauce, ranch or bleu cheese, green leaf lettuce and tomato on Texas Toast
Chicken Salad Sandwich
Green leaf lettuce and roma tomato, served on your choice of sliced country buttermilk, oatmeal dusted wheat, or rye
Steak Sandwich
Shaved ribeye, sauteed mushrooms and onions and choice of cheese on a toasted hoagie
French Dip
House made roast beef topped with melted provolone cheese, house made bistro sauce, on a hoagie roll served with aus jus
Hamp Swain "King Bee" Wrap
Fried chicken tenders, honey mustard, Crystal hot sauce, pimento cheese, lettuce, flour tortilla
Outkast Stankonia
Fried chicken, Mrs. Griffin's hot bbq sauce, swiss cheese, collard greens, prosciutto
Pork Chop Sandwich
Fried boneless pork chop, lettuce, tomato, slaw and honey mustard served on Texas Toast
Headliners
The Rookery's burgers are served on fresh buns with a pickle spear and your choice of side. Gluten-free bun available for $1 upcharge.
Choose a patty: black angus beef, locally grown beef (+$3), turkey, chicken, veggie.
Side choices: rookery chips, hand-cut fries, potato salad, cole slaw, whipped yukon gold potatoes; (add $2): battered fries, sweet potato fries, onion rings, soup of the day, side salad. Add a shake $4.50
Rookery Burger
Double stack, American cheese, sauteed onion, dill pickles, mustard, and Coca-Cola ketchup
Classic City Cheeseburger
Choice of American, swiss, cheddar, pepperjack, provolone, bleu cheese crumbles
Add our cheese of the moment: $1
Allman Burger
Swiss cheese, sautéed mushrooms
Jerry Reed Burger
Pepperjack, jalapeños, sriracha mayonnaise
Jimmy Carter Burger
Peanut butter, applewood smoked bacon
James Brown's Black And Blue Burger
Blackened, bleu cheese crumbles, sautéed onions
Johnny Jenkins Burger
Pimento cheese, bread and butter pickles
Big "O" Burger
Fried onion ring, applewood smoked bacon, cheddar, bbq sauce
Ray Charles Burger
Pepperjack, applewood smoked bacon, gaucamole
Dr. John Burger
Fried egg, american cheese, applewood smoked bacon
Walden Greenback Burger
Fried green tomato, green onions, applewood smoked bacon, fresh chevre, sun-dried tomato remoulade
Patty Melt aka Little Richard Pennimelt
Black angus with swiss and sautéed onions on rye with thousand island
Burger of the Month
Ask your server about our creative Burger of the Month specials
JR. Moonhangers
Kids 10 and under only. Served in a basket with fries or rookery chips.
Rookery Jr. Burger
Grilled Cheese
Corn Dogs
Hand-battered Chicken Tenders
Encores
Homemade Pies
House specialty. Derby, caramel apple
Dessert of the Moment
Ask your server for details
Milk Shakes
Featuring fresh ice cream from Blue Bell.
Vanilla Shake
Vanilla ice cream, cherry on top
Double Chocolate Shake
Double chocolate ice cream, cherry on top
Blueberry Cobbler Shake
Vanilla ice cream, fresh blueberries and homemade cake batter
Pineapple Upside-down Shake
Vanilla ice cream, pineapple purée, homemade cake batter, caramel syrup, cherry on top
Cherry Street Shake
Cherry ice cream, cherry on top
Jimmy Carter Shake
Banana ice cream, peanut butter, slice of bacon
Georgia Peach
Cake batter, peach ice cream, peach puree
Cookies & Cream
Vanilla ice cream, Oreo cookie pieces, cherry on top
Moon Pie Shake
Vanilla ice cream, marshmallow, chocolate, graham cracker
Strawberry Shake
Vanilla ice cream and strawberry purée
Shake of the month
Ask your server about our creative shake of the month specials
Adult Shakes
Brandy Alexander
Brandy, vanilla, creme de cocao, whipped cream, cherry
Billy Carter
Banana ice cream, peanut butter, bacon + Jack Daniels
Midnight Rider
Double chocolate + Coffee liqueur
Drinks
Fountain Sodas
Sweet / Unsweet Tea
Coffee
Cock and Bull Ginger Beer
Red Bull
Draft Beer
Fall Line Brewing - Cloudbreaker
East Coast IPA, 6.5%, Macon, GA
Monday Night Brewing - Death Raptor
American IPA, 6.9%, Atlanta, GA
Creature Comforts - Tropicalia
American IPA, 6.6%, Athens, GA
Kona Brewing - Big Wave
Golden Ale, 4.4% Kailua-Kona, HI
Michelob Ultra
American Light Lager, 4.2%, St. Louis, MO
Dos Equis
Amber, 4.7%, Mexico
Pipework Brewing - Lizard King
American Pale Ale, 6%, Chicago, IL
Cherry St. Brewing - Steppin Razor
Hazy IPA, 8%, Cummings, GA
Fall Line Brewing Co. - Yoshi Pilsner
Pilsner, 5.4% Macon, GA
Trim Tab Brewing Co. - Paradise Now
Sour, 5% Birmingham, AL
Catering
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