Farm-to-table kitchen in Watertown, Connecticut

The Copper Kettle

We cook what Litchfield County grows.

The menu follows the week's harvest: sweet corn in high summer, cider and squash come fall, most of it cooked over the wood hearth.

Dinner

Served Tuesday through Sunday. The menu changes with the harvest; this one is a week in July.

To Start

Charred corn soup

$14

Steele Brook Farm sweet corn, smoked chili oil, chive blossoms

Heirloom tomatoes & burrata

$16

Basil, aged balsamic, grilled sourdough, olive oil from the barrel

Duck croquettes

$15

Sour cherry mostarda, frisée, pickled mustard seed

Little gem salad

$13

Buttermilk and dill dressing, breakfast radish, rye crisp

Mains

Cider-braised short rib

$29

Parsnip purée, crispy shallots, red wine jus

Pan-roasted brook trout

$27

Brown butter, summer squash, toasted hazelnuts, charred lemon

Half chicken al mattone

$26

Fingerling potatoes, salsa verde, roasted garlic

Ricotta cavatelli

$24

Sweet corn, chanterelles, thyme, shaved pecorino

Dessert

Buttermilk panna cotta

$11

Macerated strawberries, black pepper shortbread

Chocolate olive oil cake

$12

Espresso mascarpone, cocoa nib brittle

Peach & almond crostata

$12

Vanilla bean ice cream, wildflower honey

Maple crème brûlée

$10

Candied walnuts, flaky sea salt

Pan-roasted brook trout over wilted greens, served with a glass of red wine

A hearth-fired plate of grilled fish with dressed greens and sourdough

Jars of buttermilk panna cotta topped with macerated strawberries

A starter being set down at a candlelit table during dinner service

Find us on Main Street

24 Main Street
Watertown, CT 06795

(860) 555-0142

Reserve a table

Walk-ins are always welcome at the bar.

Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday to Thursday: 5 - 9 pm
Friday & Saturday: 5 - 10 pm
Sunday brunch: 10 am - 2 pm

The bar at The Copper Kettle, bottles and glassware under warm pendant lamps