The Franklin Inn is a restored, cozy, neighborhood joint, tucked into the heart of Richmond's historic Museum District.
HOURS
5pm – 10pm
12pm – 10pm
12pm – 10pm
12pm - 10pm
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
12pm - 12am
11am - 12am
11am - 10pm
HAPPY HOUR
5pm – 7pm
4pm - 7pm
Mon
Tues - Fri
BRUNCH
CONTACT
Sat & Sun
11am - 3pm
Seating is first come first served • Large parties may need to be separated due to limited space • Meatless options are available
(804) 716-9493
OUR MENU
APPETIZERS
Apps $2 off during Happy Hour: Mon & Tues 5pm–7pm and Wed–Fri 3pm–7pm
$6
Lil' Franklin
4oz patty, lettuce, and frank sauce
$6
Add cheese $1
$8
Smoked Gouda Pimento Pork Rinds
$8
$9
Fried Mozzarella Sticks
Hand cut thick mozzarella with smoked tomato cream sauce
$9
$10
Wings!
Six jumbo fried wings
$10
Your choice of buffalo, smokey bbg, cajun dry rub, lemon pepper, jerk rub, sweet chili ranch, or bleu cheese
$9
Spinach And Artichoke Dip
With grilled naan
$9
$12
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
With caramelized onions, smoky BBQ sauce, cheddar jack cheese, side of sour cream, and pickled jalapeños
$12
BURGERS & CLUCKERS
With your choice of hand cut fries or side salad • Add bacon or fried egg $2 each
$13
The Smash Burger
Two 4oz patties, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, caramelized onion, pickles, and frank sauce
$13
$15
Smash It Up
Two 4oz patties, pimento cheese, bourbon bacon jam, and pickled jalapeños
$15
$16
Beyond Smash
Plant based smash burger with Dayia "cheese" lettuce, tomato, caramelized onion, and pickles
$16
$13
Franklin Clucker
Fried, grilled or plant based chicken, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and frank sauce
$13
$15
Mother Clucker
Fried or plant based chicken tossed in buffalo sauce with pickled jalapeños, ranch or bleu cheese dressing
$15
SALADS
With choice of ranch, blue cheese, lemon vinaigrette or white balsamic dressing • Add grilled or plant based chicken $5, steak $6, cajun shrimp $6, chicken salad $4
$8
House Salad
Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, and onions
$8
$12
Franklin Chopped
Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, onion, bacon, hard boiled egg, and cheddar jack
$12
$12
Grilled Broccoli Caesar
Chopped romaine with grilled broccoli tossed in house made caesar dressing with shaved parmesan and croutons
$12
SANDWICHES
With choice of hand cut fries or side salad
$12
Chicken Salad BLT
House made chicken salad, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on toasted wheat or rye
$12
$12
Grilled Ham & Cheese Sub
Grilled ham with American cheese or Swiss on toasted sub roll
$12
$15
Grilled Chicken Club
Sliced grilled chicken, ham, bacon, Swiss, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on toasted wheat or rye
$15
$16
Steak & Cheese Sub
Grilled hand cut strip with American cheese with grilled peppers, onions, and frank sauce on a toasted sub roll
$16
$15
Swifty Steve's Reuben
Grilled corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, and frank sauce on toasted rye
$15
ENTREES
Available After 5pm
$20
Sliced Strip Steak
With goat cheese crumbles, balsamic glaze, and served with hand cut fries
$20
$14
Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese
Topped with grilled chicken or
$14
plant based chicken $4
sliced steak $6
cajun shrimp $6
SIDES
$5
Basket of fries
$5
$5
Broccoli
$5
$5
Side Salad
$5
$6
Mini Mac
$6
Happy Hour: Mon & Tues 5pm–7pm and Wed–Fri 3pm–7pm • Craft Cocktails, House Wines & Apps $2 off • All Drafts $5
CRAFT COCKTAILS
$11
Franklin Old Fashion
Bourbon, simple syrup, bitters, Regan's orange bitters, and garnished with orange peel
$11
$11
Franklin Fowl
Dark rum, Campari, pineapple, simple syrup, lime juice, and garnished with lime
$11
$11
Mule (Moscow or Kentucky)
Vodka or bourbon, ginger beer, lime juice, and garnished with lime • (Bitters added to a Kentucky)
$11
$11
Habanero Marg
Belle Isle Habanero Moonshine, Blanco Tequila, lime juice, lemon juice, Triple Sec and Habanero Shrub garnished with a habanero salt rim and lime with a splash of soda
$11
RED WINE
$6 glass
Oak Vineyards House Cabernet
$6 glass
$8 glass
/
$28 bottle
Silver Ridge Pinot Noir
$8 glass
/
$28 bottle
$8 glass
/
$28 bottle
Llama Malbec
$8 glass
/
$28 bottle
$9 glass
/
$32 bottle
Lapis Luna Cabernet
$9 glass
/
$32 bottle
WHITE WINE
$6 glass
Oak Vineyards House Chardonnay
$6 glass
$6 glass
Opera Prima Brut
$6 glass
$7 glass
/
$28 bottle
Villa Sorono Pinot Grigio
$7 glass
/
$28 bottle
$8 glass
/
$30 bottle
La Playa Sauvignon Blanc
$8 glass
/
$30 bottle
$8 glass
/
$30 bottle
Seasonal Rose
$8 glass
/
$30 bottle
$9 glass
/
$32 bottle
Juila and James Chardonnay
$9 glass
/
$32 bottle
BEER, CIDER, AND SELTZER
$3
PBR
$3
$4
Bud Light
$4
$4
Budweiser
$4
$4
Coors Light
$4
$4
Michelob Ultra
$4
$4
Miller Lite
$4
$4.50
Pacifico
$4.50
$5
Bold Rock Cider
$5
$5
Erdinger N/A
$5
$5
Stella
$5
$5
White Claw
$5
$6
Guinness
$6
BRUNCH DRINKS
Served Sat and Sun 11am – 3pm
$5
/
$14
Mimosa
$5
/
$14
$7
Bloody Mary/Maria
$7
$8
Hot Toddy
$8
$10
Irish Coffee
$10
$10
Breakfast Shot
$10
Sat and Sun 11am – 3pm
BILL OF FARE
Choice of Home Fries or Cheese Grits
$14
Smoked Salmon Benedict
House smoked salmon on a biscuit topped with over easy eggs, capers, and hollandaise
$14
$15
Shrimp and Cheddar Grits
Topped with homemade smoked tomato cream sauce
$15
$10
Portobello Mushroom & Goat Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of toast
$10
Add Steak $5
$10
Montana Gold Cinnamon Swirl French Toast
Topped with maple syrup and powder sugar
$10
$12
Franklin Mess
Three scrambled eggs with Italian sausage, peppers, onions and tomatoes • Topped with cheese served in an iron skillet
$12
$10
Ben's Breakfast
Choice of two fried or scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, and toast
$10
BISCUITS
$7
Veggie
Grilled tomato, pimento cheese, and fried egg
$7
$8
Biscuits and Gravy
Fresh baked biscuits and homemade sausage gravy
$8
$8
The Yessir!
Sausage, fried egg, and cheese
$8
$8
Southside
Bacon, fried egg, and pimento cheese
$8
$8
Meet Virginia
Ham, fried egg, and cheese
$8
$10
Chicky
Fried chicken and maple
$10
$10
Hot Chicky
Fried chicken and maple sriracha
$10
SALAD
$10
Franklin Chopped Salad
Romaine, tomato, cucumber, onion, bacon, hard boiled egg, and your choice of dressing
$10
Ranch, bleu cheese, lemon vinaigrette, or white balsamic vinaigrette
Add steak $6, grilled chicken $5, or chicken salad $4
SANDWICHES
All served with hand-cut french fries
$12
Chicken Salad BLT
House-made tarragon chicken salad, lettuce, tomato, and bacon toasted with your choice of bread
$12
$13
Franklin Smash Burger
Two 4oz patties with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and frank sauce on a grilled brioche bun
$13
Add bacon $2
$16
Red Eye Burger
4oz beef and sausage patties, bacon, American cheese, and topped with an over easy egg on a grilled brioche bun
$16
A LA CARTE
$1.50
Extra Egg
$1.50
$3
Toast
$3
$3
Cheese Grits
$3
$4
Bacon
$4
$4
Biscuit
$4
$4
Home Fries
$4
$4
Sausage Patty
$4
BRUNCH DRINKS
$5
/
$14
Mimosa
$5
/
$14
$7
Bloody Mary/Maria
$7
$8
Hot Toddy
$8
$10
Irish Coffee
$10
$10
Breakfast Shot
$10