Lake Merritt Menus
- Nosh
- Soup & Salad
- Brunch
- Brunch Add-Ons
- Sandwiches
- Dinner
- Sides
- Dessert
- Add-Ons
- Drinks
- Cocktails
- Beer
- Wine
NOSH
all menus subject to change
-
House Pickled Vegetables
(VEGAN/GF)
$8
-
Burrata
creamy fresh mozzarella, marinated beech mushrooms, crispy brussels sprouts, crostini (veg)
$16
add prosciutto $4
-
Beef Tartare
black angus beef, egg yolk, capers, garlic, lemon, potato chips
$16
-
The Snack Tower
HOUSE PICKLES BURRATA BEEF TARTARE
$39
-
"Oyako" Deviled Eggs
Four halves, creamy egg salad, crispy chicken skin, mustard, arugula (GF)
$12
-
Roasted Bone Marrow
whole bone cut in half, topped with bagna cauda, pickled shallots, served with grilled bread
$21
-
Reuben Fries
french fries, beef pastrami, russian dressing, swiss cheese, sauerkraut *to make vegetarian substitute sautéed mushrooms for pastrami
$15
-
Donuts
house made donuts, dusted in nutmeg & cinnamon sugar (veg)
Four $6
Dozen $16
-
Fried Zucchini
buttermilk battered, serrano aioli, marinara (veg)
$14
-
Crab Cake
one Maryland style dungeness crab cake, serrano aioli, old bay
$21
-
Lamb Chop
three seared lamb chops, cooked medium rare to medium. Served with shallot vinaigrette, frisee salad (GF)
$16
Soup!
-
Soup of The Day
Always vegetarian
Cup $6
Bowl $10
-
Matzoh Ball Soup!
Bowl $11
Salad Bowls
-
Cali Mixed Bowl
arugula salad with parmesan and lemon vinaigrette, avocado, pickled red onions, pita bread. comes with choice of hummus or tuna salad
$15
-
Baby Spinach Salad
baby spinach, tangerine, dried cranberries, blue cheese crumbles, spicy candied pecans, herbed vinaigrette (veg/gf)
$16
-
Chicory Caesar Salad
mixed chicories, garlic croutons, white anchovy, poached egg, parmigiano-reggiano, caesar dressing
$16
Brunch
Served until 3 PM
Gluten free bread available $1
-
Pastrami Benedict
Beef pastrami, two eggs (poached or scrambled), hollandaise on rye toast, served with mixed greens with lemon vinaigrette
$16
-
Huevos Rancheros
corn tortillas, two fried eggs, pink beans, roasted salsa, avocado, crema, queso fresco, cilantro (veg)
$14
add bacon or chicken apple sausage $6
-
French Toast
3 or 1 piece handcut sourdough, fruit, powdered sugar, maple syrup (veg)
$14
One Piece $6
-
Soft Scrambled Eggs
eggs softly scrambled with swiss cheese on rye toast. Served with mixed greens with lemon vinaigrette and choice of bacon or avocado
$14
-
Avocado Toast
sourdough toast, sliced avocado, two eggs (poached or scrambled), aleppo chile, served with mixed greens, lemon vinaigrette (veg)
$16
Add prosciutto $4
-
Savory French Toast
rye bread dipped in porcini batter, two eggs (poached or scrambled), wild mushrooms, parmesan, arugula, herb oil (veg)
$15
Add prosciutto $4
-
Hank’s Plate
Two eggs (poached or scrambled), bacon, crispy potatoes, sourdough toast, ketchup
$16
-
Warm Polenta Bowl
creamy polenta with goat cheddar, two poached eggs, parmesan, toasted garlic chili oil, bread crumbs (veg) add braised pork belly $10.00
$15
add bacon or chicken apple sausage $6
-
Bacon Fried Rice
Jasmine rice, crispy bacon, kimchi, shiitake mushrooms, poached egg, sweet onions, scallions (GF)
$15
-
Chilaquiles Verde
housemade tortilla chips* tossed in tomatillo salsa and topped with black beans, two eggs (poached or scrambled), avocado, queso fresco, pickled red onion, cilantro, sour cream (veg/GF)
$15
BRUNCH ADD-ONS
served until 3pm
-
Bacon or Chicken Apple Sausage
$6
-
prosciutto
$4
-
2 Eggs
scrambled or poached
$4.50
-
Toast
sourdough, rye or gluten-free
$4
-
crispy potatoes
smashed and fried russet potatoes
$7
-
one piece of french toast with fruit
$6
Sandwiches
Gluten free bread available $1.00
-
GLK Burger
Cream Co. Beef patty, blue cheese, caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms, on a bun served with french fries
Cooked medium unless otherwise specified
$17
-
Americana Burger
Cream Co. Beef patty, cheddar cheese, pickles, lettuce, pickled onions, tomato, and mayo, on a bun served with french fries
Cooked medium unless otherwise specified $17
-
Garden Burger
garden veggie patty, swiss cheese, pickled red onion, lettuce, russian dressing on a bun. served with french fries (veg)
$17
-
BLTA
bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, mayo on an Acme roll
$14
-
Kamala Llama
hummus, avocado, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, on an acme roll (VEGAN)
$12
-
Eddy's Turkey Sandwich
sliced roasted turkey breast, avocado, baby arugula, sliced cucumber, red onion, swiss cheese, basil pesto, sun dried tomato aioli, acme roll
$14
-
Tuna Melt
tuna salad, cheddar cheese, dill, tomatoes, sliced sourdough
$15
-
Pastrami Reuben
beef pastrami, swiss cheese, sauerkraut and russian dressing on sliced rye
$15
Dinner
Served at 5 PM
-
Pan Roasted Pork Chop
12oz Berkshire pork chop served with charred cabbage, bacon, roasted apple, polenta, spicy jus (GF) (cooked medium unless otherwise specified)
$29
-
Scallop Risotto
truffled wild mushroom risotto with seared scallops, garlic parmesan, and herbs (GF)
$28
-
Eggplant Parmesan
breadcrumb crusted eggplant, roasted tomato sauce, brick cheese, parmesan, salsa verde, cherry tomatoes, basil (veg)
$21
-
Local Black Cod
pan seared cod served with sautéed pea shoots, Israeli couscous, spiced tomato tahini, savory broth, crispy shallots
$29
-
Steak Frites
12 oz Angus New York steak, roasted garlic butter, red wine demi glace, french fries. Cooked medium rare to medium
$32
-
Airline Chicken Breast
roasted airline breast, butter beans, grilled escarole, butternut squash, pearl onion, preserved meyer lemon jus (GF)
$25
-
Chickpea Stew
stew of chickpeas, kale, carrots, onions, and harissa served with grilled sourdough bread (VEGAN/GFP)
$18
-
Wild Mushroom Polenta
savory seasonal mushroom sugo, poached egg, polenta, truffled salsa verde, parmesan, arugula (vegGF)
$23
Sides
Small 8 oz | Medium 16 oz
Deli Sides
-
Tuna Mac Salad
macaroni, tuna, carrots, mayo, shallots, vinegar
$6
$10
-
Kale Green Goddess
curly kale, watermelon radish, queso fresco, pepitas, green goddess dressing (veg/GF)
$6
$10
-
Jean's Persian Cucumbers
marinated in Bragg's liquid aminos, garlic, sesame (VEGAN/GF)
$6
$10
Hot Sides
-
Fried Brussels Sprouts
lemon, parmesan, Aleppo chile (veg/GF)
$6
$10
-
French Fries
(veg)
$6
-
Polenta
Creamy Anson Mills ground polenta, goat cheddar cheese (veg/GF)
$6
$10
-
Crispy Fried Potatoes
$7
-
Moroccan Spiced Carrots
roasted carrots with onion, preserved lemon, tahini yogurt (veg/gf)
cup $6
bowl $10
Dessert
-
Donuts
house made donuts, dusted in nutmeg & cinnamon sugar 4 pc or 12 pc (veg)
$6
$16
-
Panna Cotta
with fruit compote (GF)
$8
-
Dole Whip
(VEGAN/GF)
$8
-
Cheesecake
served with strawberry sauce (veg)
$10
-
Cookies
chocolate chip or peanut butter (veg)
$3.50
-
Tres Leches Cake
sponge cake soaked in sweetened condensed milk, cream and evaporated milk (veg)
$10
Add-Ons
-
Acme roll, sourdough toast, rye toast, pita bread, gluten-free toast
$4
gluten free
-
Side avocado, prosciutto, tuna salad or hummus
$4
gluten free
Drinks
Cold Drinks
-
Mexicoke
$5
-
Rootbeer
$5
-
Plain Seltzer
$5
-
Bubble Up
$5
-
Diet Coke
Can $4
-
Blood Orange Soda
Can $4
-
Orange/ Grapefruit Juice
$5
-
Iced Tea
$4
-
Lemonade
$5
-
Arnold Palmer
$4
Mocktails
-
THE OHH NAURR
Ritual "tequila," grapefruit juice, lime, hibiscus agave made with nonalcoholic spirits
$13
-
Pineapple Julius
pineapple juice, orange juice, vanilla, oat milk, soda water (VEGAN)
$6
-
Espresso Faux-Tini
espresso, maple, vanilla, heavy cream, cocoa nibs
$6
-
Lychee Loco
coconut cream, lychee and lime juice, maple syrup, club soda
$8
-
Flora Rosa
hibiscus, agave, mint, lemon, soda water
$6
Coffee/ Tea
-
Coffee
served until 3pm
$5
-
Iced Coffee
$4.50
-
Espresso
$4.50
-
Americano
$4.50
-
Macchiato
$4.50
-
Cappuccino
$5.50
-
Latte
$5.50
-
Chai Tea Latte
$6
add espresso $2
-
Mocha
$5.50
-
Hot Chocolate
$5
-
Golden Turmeric Latte
$6
-
Tea
English breakfast, green sencha, rooibos chai, mint verbena
$5
Boozy Slushies
-
Pricing
8 oz $13
16 oz $24
32 oz bottle $40
-
Salty Dog
Gin, creme de pamplemousse, grapefruit, sparkling rosé
$13
-
Just Freakin' Peachy
bourbon, peach, black tea, lemon, orgeat
$13
GLK Signature Cocktails
-
Weekly Rotating Cocktail
Ask your server for current selection
-
White Linen
Cucumber infused gin, elderflower syrup, lemon juice. Pour over ice
$15
-
Banjo Manhattan
Bourbon, cardamaro, plum bitters
$16
-
Tor-Nado
tequila, mezcal, hibiscus agave, orange, lime
$15
-
Whiskey Highball
Suntory toki, soda water, lemon peel
$14
Bubbles
-
Bellini
Bubbles and fruit of the day
-
Mimosa
Bubbles and orange juice
-
Cypress
Bubbles and grapefruit juice
-
Kir Royale
Bubbles with black currant liqueur
-
Mimosa Flight
Mimosa: house bubbles with OJ / Cypress: house bubbles with grapefruit juice / Bellini: house bubbles with fruit of the day / Kir Royale: house bubbles with black currant liqueur
$20
-
Campari Spritz
aperol spritz's bitter cousin
$13
Classic Cocktails
-
Hemingway Daiquiri
White rum, maraschino liqueur, lime, grapefruit
$14
-
Carbona-Groni!
Gin, campari. cocchi-torino, amaro nonino
$16
-
Margarita
Tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, agave, salt rim
$14
Brunch Cocktails
-
Bloody Mary!
Pour over ice and garnish with pickled vegetables
$14
-
Michelada
Clamato, lime, worchestershire, topped with lager and a tajin salt rim
$13
-
Espresso Martini
Espresso, vodka, housemade coffee liqueur
$16
-
Irish Coffee
Irish whiskey, espresso, whipped cream, cacao nibs
$14
Beer
Draft Beer
-
Mexican Lager
Del Cielo Brewing “Orale,” Martinez 5%
$10
-
German Dark Lager
Original Pattern Brewing Co “Door to Nowhere,” Oakland 5.4%
$11
-
Rotating Local IPA
Ask your server for current selection
$12
-
Hazy IPA (GF)
Buckwild Brewing "Alpenglow", Oakland 6.8%
$12
Bubbles
-
BRUT ROSÉ
Pol Clement (Gamay), Loire, France NV
Raspberry, cherry cola, vibrant bubbles - staff favorite!
Glass $12
Bottle $43
-
CREMANT DE LOIRE
Maison Foucher “Cuvee de Roys” (Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir), Loire, France NV Lean, mineral, green apple, white nectarine.
Glass $12
Bottle $43
-
LAMBRUSCO (SPARKLING RED)
Villa di Corlo “Rolfshark,” Modena, Emilia- Romagna, Italy 2020 Dry, with berries and white pepper
Glass $12
Bottle $43
-
CHAMPAGNE
Pierre Gimonnet et Fils, Champagne Brut Sélection “Belles Années,” Côte des Blancs, France NV For those special moments where only the real stuff will do
Bottle $80
White
-
GLK DRY RIESLING
Union Sacré “Elsass,” Santa Barbara Co, 2022 Dry Kabinett style. Apricot and orange blossom
Glass $13
Bottle $47
-
VERDICCHIO
Colle Stefano, Marche, Italy 2022 Rich body, high acid, very easy drinking
Glass $14
Bottle $51
-
WHITE BURGUNDY
Famille Paquet, Burgundy, France 2022 Crisp, with white flowers and green apple. Drink with fries and roast chicken.
Bottle $54
Rosé
-
ROSÉ of CARIGNAN
Trail Marker Wine Co, Bartolomei Vineyard, Mendocino 2022 Acid driven, brunchy rosé
Glass $13
Bottle $47
Red
-
Pinot Noir (On Tap)
Folk Machine, Central Coast 2022 Elegant, with dusty fruit and spice
Glass $13
Bottle $47
-
RIOJA
Gomez Cruzado, “Crianza Rioja,” Haro, Rioja, Spain Dripping in finesse. A balanced, ferrous bramble.
Glass $15
Bottle $55
-
LANGHE NEBBIOLO
Oddero, Piedmont, Italy 2021 A true expression of Nebbiolo - ruby red fruits, dried violet, pleasant tannins
Bottle $70
Bubbles Flight
$18.00 Three 3oz Pours-
Pol Clement Brut Rose
-
Maison Foucher Cremant de Loire
-
Rolfshark Lambrusco