Chef’s Tasting Menu at Table 128
A Three-Course Seasonal Dinner with Optional Wine Pairings – Saturday, October 25, 2025
Each Saturday at Table 128, we offer a one-night-only dining experience that reflects the season’s story. Each menu is written with intention — balancing flavor, texture, and warmth, while celebrating the ingredients that define this moment in Iowa.
This week’s menu highlights the comfort and character of late October. We begin with beef tartare, seasoned with grain mustard, garlic, and crispy shallots, topped with egg yolk and house-made potato chips. The second course features grilled trout paired with heirloom bean salad, blistered tomato and shallot sauce, and wilted spinach scented with Pernod — bright, aromatic, and satisfying. For dessert, we’ll finish with apple crisp baked with oat streusel, a simple, timeless celebration of fall fruit.
The Menu
First Course
beef tartare – brunoise beef tenderloin, grain mustard, garlic, crispy shallot & caper, egg yolk, potato chips
Optional Wine Pairing: Le Château de Chaintré | Chardonnay | Mâcon-Fuissé, Burgundy, FR | 2023
Second Course
grilled trout – heirloom bean salad, blistered tomato & shallot sauce, wilted spinach & Pernod
Optional Wine Pairing: Iconic | “Sidekick” | Chardonnay | Lodi, US | 2022
Third Course
apple crisp – oat streusel, Granny Smith apples, sugar, oats, butter, cinnamon
Optional Wine Pairing: J&H Selbach | Spätlese Riesling | Saar, Mosel, DE | 2022
Event Details
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: Available from 5 pm until sold out
Pricing: $58 per person; $91 with beverage pairings
Reservations: Recommended but not required. https://www.exploretock.com/table128/experience/110281/dining-room-reservation?date=2025-10-25&size=2&time=12%3A00
From the Table 128 Team
At Table 128, food is our way of telling stories — of the season, the land, and the people who gather around the table. This week’s story is one of late autumn: rich, spiced, and softly fading into winter. From the savory balance of beef tartare, to the warmth of grilled trout with its aromatic shallot sauce, to the comfort of a classic apple crisp, each course is designed to welcome the season and celebrate what’s fleeting.
Our Chef’s Tasting Menu is offered each Saturday alongside our regular dinner menu. Whether you join us for the tasting or order from your favorite dishes, we’d be honored to cook for you this weekend.
What is the Chef’s Tasting Menu?
Our Chef’s Tasting Menu is completely optional and offered in addition to our regular à la carte dinner menu. Guests may choose the three-course tasting (with or without wine pairings) or order from the standard Table 128 menu — it’s entirely up to you.
