Menu
Everything homemade: fruit and vegetables arrive fresh every day from the Lenz nursery and farm shop in the Hendesse fields, and our meat has always come from the same regional butcher.
Starters
Tomato soup
Made from peeled tomatoes, fresh herbs & a dollop of crème fraîche.
Garlic bread
With homemade herb butter, pepperoncini & olives.
Starter platter
Smoked salmon, French mountain salami, tomato & mozzarella, pesto, olives, pepperoncini.
Mains
Tarte flambée (Elsässer Flammkuchen)
With crème fraîche, your choice of:
- bacon & onions
- bacon, onions & cheese
- cheese, mushrooms & onions
- feta, olives, pepperoncini, onions & garlic
Homemade sausage salad (Wurstsalat)
With gherkins & onions, served with stone-oven bread or fried potatoes.
Homemade cheese Spätzle (vegetarian)
With melted onions & salad.
Gilbert's salad
Mixed seasonal salads with bread, your choice of:
- feta, tomatoes, olives & pepperoncini
- tender grilled chicken breast
- strips of roast beef, grilled medium-rare
Baked potatoes
With salad, your choice:
- vegetarian, with herb quark
- with smoked salmon & herb quark
Vegetarian Maultaschen (Swabian filled pasta)
With salad, your choice:
- pan-roasted with melted onions
- gratinated with cheese in homemade tomato sauce
Homemade bread dumplings (Serviettenknödel), vegetarian
With homemade creamy mushroom sauce & salad.
Hacksteak (ground beef steak)
Filled with feta, served with fried potatoes, gravy & salad.
Schnitzel “natur” from the grill
Your choice of homemade:
- herb butter, fried potatoes & salad
- spicy creamy pepper sauce, Spätzle & salad
- creamy mushroom sauce, Spätzle & salad
Tender grilled chicken breast
With homemade herb butter, fried potatoes & salad.
Schnitzel “Viennese style”, breaded
Your choice of:
- fried potatoes & salad
- “Bavarian”: horseradish crust, potato salad, coleslaw & lingonberries
- “Dutch”: sauce hollandaise, fried potatoes & salad
Cordon bleu
Filled with ham & cheese, served with fried potatoes & salad.
Tender grilled pork loin
Your choice of:
- creamy mushroom sauce, homemade Spätzle & salad
- spicy creamy pepper sauce, homemade Spätzle & salad
Argentinian rump steak from the grill
Your choice of homemade:
- herb butter, fried potatoes & salad
- spicy creamy pepper sauce, Spätzle & salad
Sides
Side salad · portion of fried potatoes or Spätzle · homemade creamy pepper sauce, creamy mushroom sauce, sauce hollandaise or herb butter · homemade gravy or tomato sauce.
Dessert
Vanilla ice cream with whipped cream
Vanilla ice cream with hot raspberries
Mousse au chocolat
Sweet tarte flambée
With crème fraîche, apples, cinnamon & sugar.
Drinks
Soft drinks
Coca-Cola / Coke Zero · Fanta · Spezi · lemonade · apple juice spritzer · blackcurrant juice spritzer · apple juice · orange juice · Bitter Lemon · Teinacher mineral water (sparkling or still).
Homemade lemonade
Raspberry-lemon lemonade with ice cubes, raspberries, lemon & mint.
Coffee & tea
Coffee · espresso · double espresso · cappuccino · tea (peppermint, herbal, black or fruit).
Affogato
Fresh espresso over a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Beers
Rothaus Pils, fresh from the tap · Jever Pils, fresh from the tap · Radler (shandy) · Oberdorfer Helles · König Ludwig wheat beer · Jever Fun (non-alcoholic) · Erdinger wheat beer (non-alcoholic).
Aperitifs
Aperol Spritz “Veneziano”
With fresh orange & ice.
Gilbert's Hugo
With fresh mint, elderflower syrup & ice.
Gilbert's blackberry spritz
With wild berries, cassis syrup & ice.
Mumm Dry (sparkling wine)
White wines
Riesling on tap (Niederkirchen winery, Palatinate, dry) · Pinot Gris (Baden, low acidity) · Chardonnay (France, crisp & dry) · Sauvignon Blanc (Schittler-Becker, Palatinate, dry) · rosé (Spain, dry) · Riesling spritzer, dry · apple wine spritzer “Bembel with Care”.
Red wines
Pinot Noir (Baden, dry) · Merlot (France, dry) · Rioja (Spain, dry, full-bodied) · Zaleo Tempranillo (Spain, dry).
Most of our wines come from Sven's Weinladen, our local wine shop here in Handschuhsheim.
Schnapps
Clear fruit brandies (mirabelle, plum, Williams pear, kirsch, raspberry spirit, Obstler) · Alex' Heidelberg melon schnapps · Linie Aquavit, ice-cold caraway schnapps · Fernet Branca · Ramazzotti Amaro · Averna Amaro on ice with lemon · ouzo, ice-cold Greek anise · Jägermeister, ice-cold herbal liqueur.
Information on additives and allergens is available in the menu at the restaurant, just ask us. In keeping with old house tradition, we accept cash only.