Our Kitchen
What Should You Order When You Want to Try Something New at a Restaurant?
A little encouragement for guests ready to try something different.
The Bedminster Tavern
Most of us have a go-to order: the dish we know we'll like, ordered almost on autopilot. There's nothing wrong with that. But every so often, it's worth stepping past it.
A good place to start is with whatever the kitchen is clearly proud of that day: a seasonal dish, a chef's suggestion, something built around an ingredient at its peak. At The Bedminster Tavern, that's often where Chef Christopher Albrecht's Farm-to-Fork approach shows up most clearly: dishes shaped by what's genuinely good right now, not just what's familiar.
It also helps to ask. Servers who know the kitchen can point you toward something that fits your taste, even if it doesn't look like your usual order on paper. That's part of authentic hospitality: helping a guest feel confident trying something new, not just fast at bringing them what they already know.
Worst case, you learn you prefer your usual. Best case, you find a new one.
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