The Derby Tavern

07/17/2026

THE BUFFET IS BACK TONIGHT!!! The walk in is fixed and like new guys! So the buffet is back🍽️

Fridays Menu:

Fried Chicken, Brats and Fried cabbage, Merkley Ham, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans, and Baked Beans. As always, we will have the fresh salad bar and homemade desserts!

Saturday’s Menu:

Fried Chicken, Fish, Clams, and hush puppies, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans and Macaroni and Cheese. Fresh salad bar and Delicious homemade Desserts!

07/03/2026

Ok folks, Messmer still hasn’t got my parts for the walk in, so unfortunately the holiday weekend we will not have the buffet. Our fridges are packed to the Gil’s. They better get it done this coming week! This getting ridiculous. I do apologize and hoping we can get the buffet back on normal schedule next weekend. Messmers of Jasper are dragging their feet!

For those of you who came to the funeral home to pay your respects to my husband, I truly appreciate and love you all! I’m sure this new reality in my life is going to be hard to live with for awhile. So while I’m trying to process all of this, I appreciate your patience and love for myself and my kids. We are getting through this, don’t know how well, but life is moving forward no matter what.
Love you guys and hope to see you all soon.

06/19/2026

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be having our buffet this weekend. I do apologize, but our walk in is totally out of commission so the refrigeration we have is packed to the gills. Messmer’s is working on a price so I can get a new one installed as soon as possible. Thanks for your understanding and hope to have it back in operation soon.

06/15/2026

Before I tell you how many burgers we sold, I would like to thank everyone who came out and tried our burger! I would like to also thank my amazing staff that worked their butts off keeping up with the demand! They gave it their all to crank out 785 burgers! Congratulations to us all on a job well done!!!

06/10/2026

Good morning everyone! It’s gonna be a hot one today.

Due to the high volume of burger week sales, we will not have our dinner buffet this Friday or Saturday. We will resume our buffet next Friday 6/19. We apologize for the inconvenience but Burger Week is kicking our butts!

We hope you come see us and enjoy one of our delicious Smokehouse Crunch Burgers. Everyone has asked if it is going on the menu, as of now, we are still trying to decide.

Have a great day, and enjoy the burgers! Good luck to everyone participating! We are all WINNERS!
Thank you to everyone who has visited us, be it your first visit or are repeat customers, we APPRECIATE you all!

06/07/2026

The Sauce Boss has been here and gone! What a fantastic start to our Sunday! We are here til 7 serving our delicious Smokehouse Crunch Burger! Burger Week ends next Saturday, come on in and get yourself one! Tuesday-Thursday 11-8pm, Friday and Saturday 11-10 (kitchen closes at 8 pm) Sunday 11-7pm. Call ahead and we’ll have it ready! 812-826-2685

06/04/2026

05/30/2026

Come check us out during PCUW BURGER WEEK! Our Smokehouse Crunch Burger is very tasty! It’s a 1/4 lb hand pattied ground beef, Smokey cheddar cheese, bacon,and house made crispy fried onions and our own Tavern sauce. We are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11-8, Friday and Saturday 11-8 (kitchen closes at 8pm) and Sunday 11-7!

05/30/2026

🍔🔥 🚨 The Derby Tavern has entered the chat 🚨

Introducing the Smokehouse Crunch 🤤

This tavern-style beauty keeps it classic while bringing BIG smokehouse flavor:
🔥 1/4 pound hand-pattied burger
🧀 Rich smoked cheddar
🥓 Crispy bacon
🧅 House-made crunchy onions
✨ Finished with Derby Tavern’s signature tavern sauce

Smoky. Crispy. Saucy.
Everything you want in a hometown tavern burger 🍔🔥

Who’s adding the Smokehouse Crunch to their Burger Week must-try list?! 👀⬇️