Tuckerbox has been owned and operated by Jackie and Vural Oktay of White River Junction since November 2013. Jackie, Vural, and Hasan (Vural's brother) Oktay also own and operate Istanbul Kebab House in Essex Junction, VT since May 2012. Vural and Hasan were born and raised in Istanbul Turkey; Jackie was born and raised in Jay, Vermont. This hard working team is excited to bring authentic Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine to the Upper Valley with their full dinner service which has now started. Jackie & Vural have been in love with the Tuckerbox since they moved to White River 3 years ago, when the chance came up to own the restaurant they jumped on it. What they love most about the Tuckerbox is the real community feeling and energy inside and the fact that Tuckerbox is a gatherplace for locals to drink great coffee and espresso, eat great food, be together with one another.
Explore offerings from Tuckerbox on 1 S Main St in White River Junction, with popular breakfast, turkish specialty sides, sides, and brunch cocktails available at this location.
Breakfast and Lunch Menu
56 items
Breakfast
Served until 2pm
Morning Pastries
made fresh daily
Granola Steamer*
$9.99
our homemade almond coconut maple granola with fresh berries and steamed milk
Granola Parfait*
$10.99
homemade almond maple coconut granola with fresh berries, green mountain creamery vanilla yogurt
Egg Sandwich
$11.99
our signature breakfast sandwich! two fried eggs, jansal valley smoked tasso pork, cheddar cheese on texas style toast
Sucuk & Egg Sandwich
$11.99
two fried eggs, turkish beef sausage, mozzarella cheese on texas style toast
Daily Scramble
$12.99
three farm fresh eggs with chef's daily special, served with toast and home fries
Plain Scramble
$10.99
three farm fresh eggs, cheddar cheese, served with toast and home fries
Mediterranean Breakfast Plate
$13.99
Start your day with this healthy, traditional turkish breakfast plate! turkish white cheese, turkish green & black olives, one soft boiled egg, sliced tomato & cucumber, honey & butter, served with toast. Recommended with any of our Turkish Specialty Sides
Sucuk & Eggs
$13.99
turkish beef sausage with two fried eggs, topped with mountain thyme and turkish herbs, served with toast and home fries
Pastırma & Eggs
$15.99
a rare turkish specialty! highly seasoned air-dried cured beef tenderloin with cumin paste, sliced very thin, sautéed & topped with two sunny side eggs, served with toast and home fries
Menemen
$11.99
a saucy mix of sautéed tomato, pepper, mountain thyme, turkish herbs, and two eggs, served with toast and home fries
Vegan Menemen
$11.99
a saucy mix of sautéed zucchini, summer squash, eggplant, tomato, pepper, mountain thyme and turkish herbs, served with home fries and vegan toast
Turkish Specialty Sides
Turkish Pastırma
$7.99
a rare turkish specialty! highly seasoned air-dried cured beef tenderloin with cumin paste, sliced very thin
Turkish Sucuk
$6.99
turkish beef sausage
Turkish Imported Olives
$6.99
green & black
Turkish Imported White Cheese
$6.99
gluten-free
Tahini & Turkish Molasses Dip
$4.99
vegan
gluten-free
Specialty Turkish Jams
$6.99
sour cherry, apricot, rose petal
Turkish Tahini Helva
$5.99
sweet treat made from sesame paste
Sides
Side of Bacon
$6.99
Thick Cut new hampshire applewood smoked bacon
Side of Tasso Pork
$6.99
jansal valley smoked tasso pork. the tenderloin cut of pork
Side of Home Fries
$3.99
House Salad
$7.99
little leaf farm mesclun greens, carrot, onion, pickled red cabbage, lemon olive oil dressing
Side of Toast
$1.99
Side of Berries
$5.99
Chips
$3.50
vegan
gluten-free
Fresh Cut Veggies
$3.50
carrot, cucumber, celery
Brunch Cocktails
Tuckerbox Signature Bloody Mary
$12.00
titos vodka and organic heirloom tomatoes blended with la vera sweet smoked paprika, pink peppercorns, urfa pepper, celery salt, worcestershire
Great for sharing! haydari, hummus, babaganoush, turkish salsa, stuffed grape leaves. Served with lavash bread. For gluten free option add fresh cut veggie sticks. Recommended Wine: Lal
Babaganoush (PatlıCan Salatası)
$8.50
Smoked eggplant, roasted red pepper, tahini, garlic, fresh lemon, organic turkish extra virgin olive oil. Recommended with lavash bread
Hummus
$8.50
Flavorful organic turkish chickpeas blended with creamy tahini sauce, fresh lemon, organic turkish extra virgin olive oil, hint of fresh garlic. Recommended with lavash bread
Haydari
$8.50
Homemade filtered yogurt, fresh garlic, dill. Recommended with lavash bread
Turkish Salsa (Ezme)
$8.50
Garden fresh tomato, onion, pepper, parsley, garlic, herbs, hand blended with organic turkish extra virgin olive oil and turkish pomegranate sauce. Recommended with lavash bread
Stuffed Grape Leaves (Yaprak Dolma)*
$11.99
extra thin vine leaves imported from turkey and hand stuffed with turkish rice, pine nuts, black currants, turkish herbs
Hot Appetizers (Sicak Mezeler)
Fresh Homemade Lavash Bread
$1.99
hollow balloon bread, baked fresh for every order, recommended with all appetizers
Falafel
$10.99
homemade croquette of organic turkish chickpeas blended with garden fresh celery, parsley, onion, garlic, tahini, house blend of 12 spices, served with our yogurt sauce
Zucchini Fritter (Mücver)
$12.99
with carrot, parsley, dill, topped with red pepper coulis, served with yogurt sauce
Crispy Phyllo Cheese Rolls (Sigara Böreği)
$8.99
golden crisp pastry rolls filled with turkish white cheese, parsley, served with red pepper coulis
Pachanga Borek (PaçAnga Böreği)
$9.99
fried pastry roll filled with turkish sausage, kaşar cheese, topped with roasted red pepper coulis
Soup & Salads
all salad dressing made with high quality organic turkish extra virgin olive oil
Turkish Red Lentil Soup (Ezogelin Çorbası)
$7.50
a delicious blend of organic turkish red lentils, turkish seasoning, fresh herbs
Soup of the Day
$7.50
ask your server about our soup specials
Soup & Side Salad
$14.99
your choice of soup with side salad
Shepherd Salad (Çoban Salatası)
$11.99
a mediterranean classic chopped salad with garden fresh tomato, cucumber, pepper, onion, parsley, organic turkish extra virgin olive oil & pomegranate dressing
Istanbul Salad (Ev Salatası)
$12.99
mesclun greens, carrot, corn, with our homemade pickled red cabbage, organic turkish extra virgin olive oil & lemon dressing
Döner with Side Salad
$15.99
marinated lamb & beef slow roasted on vertical rotisserie, sliced thin to serve with side salad
Spice Roasted Chicken with Side Salad
$14.99
very flavorful house marinated chicken, full of turkish herbs and spices, oven roasted and julienne cut, served with side salad
pastırma, a turkish specialty made from highly seasoned air-dried cured beef tenderloin with cumin paste, sliced very thin, on texas style toast with lettuce & tomato
Döner Kebab (Gyro)
$13.99
marinated lamb & beef slow roasted on vertical rotisserie, sliced thin to serve on homemade bun or fresh lavash wrap with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickled red cabbage, served with side of yogurt sauce
Spice Roasted Chicken
$12.99
very flavorful house marinated chicken, full of turkish herbs and spices, oven roasted and julienne cut, served on homemade bun or fresh lavash wrap with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickled red cabbage, served with side of yogurt sauce
Chicken Salad Sandwich with Pesto
$11.99
flavorful chicken salad with our homemade pesto mayo & roasted red pepper, on texas style toast with lettuce
Falafel Sandwich
$12.99
homemade falafel made with organic turkish chickpeas, celery, parsley, onion, garlic, and tahini, served on homemade bun or fresh lavash wrap with lettuce, onion, tomato, & pickled red cabbage
Generous portion of turkish hummus with grilled eggplant, summer squash, zucchini, served on homemade bun or fresh lavash wrap with tomato and onion. Make it vegan by asking for a tortilla wrap
Dinner
45 items
Cold Appetizers (Soğuk Mezeler)
Turkish Meze Platter*
$14.99 - $19.99
Great for sampling and sharing! Includes haydari, hummus, babaganoush, turkish salsa, stuffed grape leaves, lavash bread, for gluten free option add our fresh cut veggie sticks. Recommended Wine: Lal
Babaganoush (PatlıCan Salatası)
$8.50
Fire smoked eggplant, roasted red pepper pureed with tahini, garlic, fresh lemon, organic turkish extra virgin olive oil. Recommended with lavash bread
Haydari
$8.50
Homemade filtered yogurt dip blended with fresh garlic, dill. Recommended with lavash bread
Hummus
$8.50
Flavorful organic turkish chickpeas blended with creamy tahini sauce, fresh lemon, organic turkish extra virgin olive oil, hint of fresh garlic. Recommended with lavash bread
Turkish Salsa (Ezme)
$8.50
Garden fresh tomato, onion, pepper, parsley, garlic, herbs, hand blended with organic turkish extra virgin olive oil, turkish pomegranate sauce. Recommended with lavash bread
Stuffed Grape Leaves (Yaprak Dolma)*
$11.99
extra thin vine leaves imported from turkey, hand stuffed with turkish rice, pine nuts, black currants, turkish herbs
Hot Appetizers (Sicak Mezeler)
Fresh Homemade Lavash Bread
$1.99
hollow balloon bread, baked fresh for every order, recommended with all appetizers
Falafel
$10.99
homemade croquette of organic turkish chickpeas blended with garden fresh celery, parsley, onion, garlic, tahini, house blend of 12 spices, served with yogurt sauce
Zucchini Fritter (Mücver)
$12.99
zucchini, carrot, parsley, dill, turkish herbs served with red pepper coulis sauce & yogurt sauce
Crispy Phyllo Cheese Rolls (Sigara Böreği)
$8.99
golden crisp pastry rolls filled with turkish white cheese & parsley, red pepper coulis
Pachanga Borek (Paçanga Böreği)
$9.99
fried pastry roll filled with turkish sausage, kaşar cheese, topped with roasted red pepper coulis
Grilled Mediterranean Octopus
$17.99
marinated, chargrilled octopus, roasted cauliflower & carrot, grilled onion & tomato topped with browned butter & herb sauce
Soup & Salad
add white cheese 3.5add chicken shish or falafel 5.99add lamb shish 7.99
Turkish Red Lentil Soup (Ezogelin Çorbası)
$7.50
delicious blend of organic turkish red lentils, turkish seasoning, fresh herbs
mesclun greens, carrot, sumacmarinated onion, corn,garnished with homemadepickled red cabbage, tossed inour organic turkish extra virginolive oil & lemon dressing
Traditional Kebabs
all kebabs are freshly prepared, marinated, and char-grilled, served with turkish rice pilav, side of greens,garnished with house pickled red cabbage, and sumac marinated onion
Döner Kebab
$18.99
our house made, marinated lamb and beef slow roasted to perfection on vertical rotisserie, sliced thin
Recommended Wine: Ancyra Red
tender pieces of grilled marinated chicken breast, with tomato, mushroom, onion, pepper, eggplant
Recommended Wine: Ancyra White
Vegetable Güveç (Sebzili)
$19.99
delicious blend of tomato, mushroom, onion, pepper, potato, eggplant, carrot, garlic make it vegan by asking for homefries instead of rice
Recommended Wine: Angora
Grilled Rack of Lamb Güveç (Izgara Pirzola)
$28.99
our house marinated and grilled rack of lamb with tomato, mushroom, onion, pepper, eggplant
Recommended Wine: Selection Red
House Specialties
Chef's special selections
Vegetable Stuffed Eggplant (İmam Bayıldı)
$20.99
fire roasted eggplant stuffed with roasted red
pepper, onion, tomato, garlic, parsley, served with rice pilav & yogurt cucumber sauce
make it vegan by asking for homefries instead of rice
Recommended Wine: Lal
Lamb Stuffed Eggplant (Karnıyarık)
$22.99
fire roasted eggplant stuffed with ground lamb,
tomato, red pepper, onion, garlic, parsley, with rice pilav, yogurt cucumber sauce Recommended Wine: Angora
Sides
Turkish Imported Olives
$6.99
vegan
gluten-free
Turkish Rice Pilav
$3.00
gluten-free
Turkish Imported White Cheese
$6.99
gluten-free
Fresh Cut Veggies
$3.50
vegan
gluten-free
Kids Menu
for children 12 years and younger fresh, healthy kid's meals
Mini Chicken Shish Kebab
$9.99
hand cut homefries or rice
Döner Kebab Plate
$9.99
hand cut homefries or rice
Cheese Pizza
$7.99
on lavash bread
Grilled Meatball Plate
$9.99
hand cut homefries or rice
Dessert
38 items
Traditional Turkish Sweets
Turkish Baklava*
$8.99
fresh turkish phyllo layered by the tens, stuffed with walnuts, finished with simple syrup & crushed turkish pistachio
Almond Pudding*
$7.99
creamy vanilla pudding made with local macnamara farm milk with roasted almonds, a delicious taste, topped with cinnamon
Turkish Rice Pudding
$7.99
creamy sweet vanilla pudding made with local macnamara farm milk with turkish rice, lightly browned on top
Tahini & Helva Brownie
$9.99
dark chocolate brownie stuffed with turkish helva, finished with a marbling of tahini and baked to perfection. served with marcapone
TURKISH DELIGHT
$8.99
an assortment of authentic,imported turkish delights
Kunefe
$9.99
this delicious treat is made with traditional turkish sweet cheese sandwiched between layers of packed shredded wheat, baked crisp, topped with simple syrup & crushed turkish pistachio
Aperitif
Porto
$7.00 - $10.00
Remy Martin V.S.O.P.
$12.50
Cognac
Caravella Limoncello
$8.00
Newhall Farm, Ice Cider
$12.50
Reading, Vt, 3Oz
Steindorfer, Seewinkel, Beerenauslese
$13.50
Burgenland, Austria, 3Oz
Amaro Nonino
$12.00
Sweet Italian Aperitivo
Fernet-branca
$9.00
Savory Liqueur With Twenty-seven Herbs, Flowers, & Roots, Italy
Lillet
$10.00
French Aperitif Wine, Choose Rosé Or Blanc, Served Chilled
Absente Absinthe Refined
$13.00
Anise Spirit With Wormwood, Served With Sugar Cube, Pontarlier Glass & Water, An Authentic Experience
Barista Drinks
all coffee and espresso drinks made with vermont coffee company organic beans and mcnamara dairy milk, substitute almond milk, oat milk, or soy milk .50 Add a flavor syrup! .50
hazelnut, french vanilla, caramel, pistachio, rose, butter pecan, coconut, peppermint, brown butter toffee, sugar free
Organic Drip Coffee
$2.75
vermont coffee company bold , mild, or decaf
Iced Black Tea
$3.50
home-brewed with our ceylon black tea
Espresso
$3.40
double ristretto
Latté
$4.05 - $4.40
espresso with steamed milk
Cappuccino
$4.05
double espresso with 6oz steamed milk
Mocha
$4.40 - $4.75
espresso, steamed milk, dark chocolate
Americano
$3.40 - $4.40
double espresso with hot water
Hot Chocolate
$3.65 - $3.85
made with dark chocolate
Chai Latté
$4.40 - $4.75
home-brewed, spiced organic black tea with steamed milk
Turkish Coffee
$3.50
extra roasted, finely ground turkish coffee brewed fresh for every order, served with complementary turkish delight
Turkish Black Tea
$2.00
traditional daily tea, great with any of our fine desserts
Turkish Apple Tea
$2.50
Organic Tea
$4.5
American Breakfast
Assam Breakfast
Earl Grey
Lemon Berry
Decaf India Black
Sencha Green
Spicy Licorice Mint
Minto Misto
Cranberry Apple Ginger
Turkish Rose Hip
Seasonal Specials
Drinks
68 items
House Cocktails
handcrafted cocktails made with fresh, exotic ingredients and local liquors
Bartender's Daily Special
Ask your server about our daily drink specials
Turkish Delight
$12.00
ketel one botanical rose vodka, creme de cacao, fresh squeezed lemon and lime, sweet rose water, chocolate garnish
Sultana
$11.00
fig infused kettle one vodka, cointreau, elderflower liqueur, orange twist
Antayla Sunrise
$12.00
jose cuervo gold tequila, solerno blood orange liqueur, organic strawberry lemon and thyme shrub, mixed fruit juice, seltzer, candied orange peel
green apple, stone fruit, nougat, vanilla; malt and caramel; warm chocolate finish (86 proof)
Knappogue Castle 12 Yr
$9.00
green apple, honeysuckle, lemon, berries, mint; caramel; spicy long finish (80 proof)
Jameson
$9.00
floral, sweet marmalade and fudge; notes of orchid fruits and vanilla cream; medium finish with spice and honey
Reviews
4.6
1,641 reviews
5 stars
1,160
4 stars
237
3 stars
64
2 stars
29
1 star
40
DO
Dennis OBrien
Aug 8, 2026
5.0
We stopped in for a late breakfast. It was still moderately busy. Coffee and other drinks fill a menu of its own. We had the Turkish coffee. Small like an espresso but very unique. Food was delicious. Lots of spices and flavors that you would never find in other restaurants . Very difficult to make a choice because so much sounds so good. We did alright though. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Good to do after the meal is to visit the spice store across the street.
GM
G M
Aug 3, 2026
3.0
Food tasted great, particularly the shrimp guvec.
Unfortunately, portion sizes are quite small. The desserts were tiny - $12 for a piece of brownie that was about 3.5 inches long, an inch wide, and an inch high. The coffee was even smaller; that size coffee cup would fit in a doll house.
I was charged another $4.00 for a refill of my iced tea. Not happy about that. A total screwing.
Service was excruciatingly slow. The experience was about 1.5 hours from start to finish.
While the food is great, it's just not a good value for the amount of food (and drink) that you get.
EP
Enid Portnoy
Aug 2, 2026
5.0
We are so impressed with our experience here. The food was truly delicious…. We had no prior expectations. And Zach, our waiter, sealed the deal. He’s a very special guy. Highly recommend.
TG
Tim Green
Jul 29, 2026
5.0
Very nice place for a meal. Old general store feel with good food. Good food with a Turkish/Mediterranean feel. You have to visit the Little Istanbul shop across the street. Great gifts and exotic spices.
EV
Elizabeth Valdes
Jul 23, 2026
5.0
This restaurant is AMAZING!! Everything is so flavorful and cooked to perfection, and it is 100% authentic. Beautifully decorated, staff is very kind and welcoming. Went for both lunch and dinner, and the experience was just wonderful during both times. FYI, the lunch menu is different than the dinner one.
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