Lake Merritt Menus

Soup of The Day

Always vegetarian

Cup $5

Bowl $9

Matzoh Ball Soup!

Bowl $9

Cali Mixed Bowl

Arugula salad with parmesan and lemon vinaigrette, avocado, pickled red onions, grilled pita bread. Choice of hummus or tuna salad.

$15

GLK Chopped Salad Bowl

Romaine, avocado, sunflower seeds, cherry tomatoes, grilled corn, english cucumber, basil vinaigrette

$15

gluten free, vegan

BLTA Salad Bowl

Romaine, bacon, soft-cooked egg, cherry tomatoes, avocado, pickled red onions, herbed ranch dressing

$14

gluten free

Soft Scrambled Eggs

Eggs softly scrambled with swiss cheese on rye toast. Served with an arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette and choice of bacon or avocado

$13

Savory French Toast

Rye bread dipped in porcini batter, two eggs (poached or scrambled), wild mushrooms, parmesan, arugula, herb oil

$14

Add prosciutto $3.50

Avocado Toast

Sourdough toast, avocado, two eggs (poached or scrambled), aleppo chile, served with arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette

$14

Add prosciutto $3.50

French Toast

Handcut sourdough, fruit, powdered sugar, maple syrup

$13

Hank’s Plate

Two eggs (poached or scrambled), bacon, crispy potatoes, sourdough toast, ketchup

$15

GLK Burger

Beef patty, caramelized onions, mushrooms, bleu cheese, on a bun served with french fries

Cooked medium unless otherwise specified

$15

Americana Burger

Beef patty, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickled onions, pickles, and mayo, on a bun served with french fries

Cooked medium unless otherwise specified

14

BLTA

Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, mayo on Acme roll

$13

Kamala Llama

Hummus, avocado, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onions, on an Acme roll

$11

vegan

Reuben Sando

Beef pastrami, swiss, sauerkraut, and russian dressing on grilled sliced rye

$15

Smoked Salmon Sando

Cold-smoked salmon, cream cheese, onions, chives, capers, and lemon served open-faced on rye toast

$16

Steak Frites!

12 oz Angus New York steak, roasted garlic butter, red wine demi glace, and french fries

Cooked medium rare to medium and sliced

$31

gluten free

Scallop Risotto

Truffled wild mushroom risotto with seared scallops, garlic parmesan, and herbs

$26

gluten free

Chickpea Stew

Tender stew of chickpeas, lacinato kale, carrots, onion, and harissa served with grilled sourdough bread

$17

vegan

Chicken Breast

Broccoli di ciccio, spring onions, crispy fried potatoes, mustard jus

$21

gluten free

Pork Chop

12 oz bone-in pork chop, creamy polenta, tomato braised spring beans

Cooked medium

$26

gluten free

Farro and Beets

Farro, roasted yellow beets, goat feta cheese, chives, beet vinaigrette

$5

$10

$18

Tuna Mac Salad

Elbow macaroni, tuna, carrots, mayo, shallots, vinegar

$4.50

$9

$16

Pasta Salad

Rotini pasta, roasted bell peppers, red onion, chickpeas, herbs, smoked paprika dressing

$6

$12

$22

Cauliflower Salad

Roasted cauliflower, capers, pickled fennel, herb oil, dill

$6

$12

$22

gluten free, vegan

Polenta

Creamy Anson Mills ground polenta, goat cheddar cheese

$6

$12

$22

gluten free

Spring Beans

Braised pole beans, rich tomato sauce, bacon

$5

$10

$18

gluten free

French Fries

$4

Fried Potatoes

Smashed and fried russet potatoes

$5

Broccoli di Ciccio

Garlic, olive oil, lemon, chili

gluten free, vegan

Hummus

$3.50

gluten free, vegan

Tuna Salad

$3.50

gluten free

Bacon

$4

gluten free

Avocado

$3.50

gluten free, vegan

Prosciutto

$3.50

gluten free

Side Smoked Salmon

$7

gluten free

Two Eggs

Poached or scrambled, until 3 PM

$4.50

gluten free

Bag of Potato Chips

$2.50

Acme Roll

$3.50

Sourdough Toast

$3.50

Pita Bread

$2.50

French Fries

$4

12.3 oz bottle

$9

Cold-Pressed Juices, Superfoods, Herbals, and Probiotics

Tropic Thunder

Pineapple, apple, mint, kale, romaine, lemon

Boss’s Tonic

Ginger, turmeric, lemon, tangerine oil, camu camu, coconut nectar

Mexicoke

$4

Rootbeer

$4

Plain Seltzer

$4

Diet Coke

Can $3

Blood Orange Soda

Can $3

Apple Soda

$4

Iced Tea

$3.50

Orange/ Grapefruit Juice

$4

Lemonade

$5

Arnold Palmer

$4

Whalebird Kombucha

$6

Drip Coffee

$3.50

Espresso

$3.50

Cappuccino

$4

Latte

$4.50

Mocha

$5

Hot Chocolate

$5

Tea

English breakfast, earl grey, green sencha, pomegranate oolong, rooibos chai, mint verbena, chamomile

$3

4oz jar

$12

Heaven’s Pluot

Bourbon, cardamaro, plum bitters

Vesper

Vodka, gin, cocchi americano

Carbona-Groni!

Gin, campari. cocchi-torino, amaro nonino

8oz bottle

$12

The Dude

Vodka, coffee liqueur, stout reduction, cream. Pour over ice and abide

PPP Punch

Pisco, prickly pear, pineapple liqueur, falernum, allspice dram, lime. Pour over ice

White Linen

Cucumber infused gin, elderflower syrup, lemon juice. Pour over ice

16oz bottle

$20

GLK Bloody Mary!

Pour over ice and garnish with pickled vegetables (serves 2)

8 oz bottle $12

16 oz bottle $20

32 oz bottle $40

Salty Dog

Gin, creme de pamplemousse, grapefruit, sparkling rosé

My Bloody Quarantine

Tequila, mezcal, blood orange, hibiscus agave syrup, lime

Better Times

Vodka, strawberry, lemonade, rhubarb liqueur

Glass $9

Bottle Kit $40

Kit makes 5 glasses

Bellini

Bubbles and fruit of the day

Mimosa

Bubbles and orange juice

Cypress

Bubbles and grapefruit juice

GLK Pink Bubbles

by Drusian (Pinot Nero), Valdobbiadene, Veneto, Italy NV

Strawberries, lime, green apple - elegant and dry

Glass $11

Bottle $39

“Party Monster” Pet Nat Rosé

Subject to Change (Petite Sirah), Mendocino County 2020

Humble, plummy, blackberry-y, and social!

Bottle $50

Albariño Pet Nat

Carboniste, California 2019

Rich with citrus, stonefruit blossom, and a whole lotta’ fun

Bottle $46

Champagne

Jean Diot, Blanc de Blancs, Epernay, France NV

Hey 2020, don’t let the door hit ya’ where the good lord split ya’

Bottle $65

Aromatic White Blend

Ovum “Big Salt” (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Muscat), Oregon 2020

Feel good wine

Glass $12

Bottle $43

GLK Chardonnay

by Trail Marker Wine Co., Mendocino Ridge 2018

High altitude chardonnay finished lightly in neutral oak. Made by Oakland residents!

Glass $11

Bottle $39

Falanghina

I Cacciagalli “Aorivola,” Roccamonfina, Italy 2018

The wild side of falanghina

Bottle $32

of Pinot Noir

Scribe Estate Rosé, Carneros, Sonoma 2020

tropical, lime, and sea salt - a perennial favorite

Bottle $45

of Carignan

Lioco, Sonoma County 2020

Guava wine made from 100% grapes - May’s favorite wine for this summer!

Glass $12

Bottle $43

Pinot Noir

Bloodroot, Sonoma County 2018

Fresh and juicy, only slightly serious and secretive

Glass $13

Bottle $45

Ciliegiolo

Motta, Maremma, Toscana, Italy 2016

Flavors of cherry and raspberry. Great with all food

Glass $10

Bottle $35

GSM Rhone Blend

Land of Saints (Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre), Santa Barbara Co 2019

Juicy blend of blackberry and peppercorn

Glass $12

Bottle $43

Beaujolais

Domaine de Marrans, Fleurie (Gamay), Burgundy, France 2018

Made from old vine gamay, this wine is structured and perfumed

Bottle $45

Hard Seltzer (Yep!)

Modern Times “Bubble Party Hard,” (assorted flavors), San Diego 5.0%

$7

Mexican Lager

Del Cielo Brewing “Orale,” Martinez 5%

$7

Blackberry Gose

Temescal Brewing “Lawn Chair” Oakland 5.2%

$11

Hazy IPA

Temescal Brewing, Oakland 6.5%

$11

West Coast IPA

Federation Brewing “In The Weeds,” Oakland 6.3%

$8