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

$14

gluten free, vegan

BLTA Salad Bowl

romaine, bacon, soft cooked egg, cherry tomatoes, avocado, pickled red onions, herbed ranch dressing (GF)

$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

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

$13

Heirloom Tomato Sando

heirloom tomato, crispy prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, basil vinaigrette, acme roll

$14

Local King Salmon

yellow corn, lima beans, roasted okra, heirloom tomatoes, dashi mayo (GF)

$27

gluten free

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

Jean's Persian Cucumbers

bragg’s liquid aminos, garlic, sesame oil, black sesame seeds (vegan/GF)

$6

$12

$22

gluten free, vegan

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

Roasted Eggplant

mixed eggplant with harissa yogurt (GF)

$6

$12

$22

gluten free

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

Bloody Brilliant

rooibos tea, ginger, beet, lemon, coconut nectar, red maca, vegan probiotic

Mexicoke

$4

Black Cherry

$4

Plain Seltzer

$4

Diet Coke

Can $3

Blood Orange Soda

Can $3

Iced Tea

$3.50

Orange/ Grapefruit Juice

$5

Lemonade

$5

Arnold Palmer

$4

Drip Coffee

$4

Iced Coffee

$4.50

Espresso

$3.50

Cappuccino

$4

Latte

$4.50

Mocha

$5

Hot Chocolate

$5

Tea

English breakfast, green sencha, rooibos chai, mint verbena, hot cinnamon spice

$3

Ma & Pa's Summer Spritz

mommenpop blood orange, sparkling rosé, orange

$10

8oz

$12

Heaven’s Pluot

Bourbon, cardamaro, plum bitters

Vesper

Vodka, gin, cocchi americano

Carbona-Groni!

Gin, campari. cocchi-torino, amaro nonino

Blue Hawaii

rum, vodka, blue curacao, pineapple (larger format available for takeout)

White Linen

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

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

Tropic Like it's Hot

rum, mango, ancho chili syrup, pineapple, lemon

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

BRUT ROSÉ

Pol Clement (Gamay), Loire, France NV

Raspberry, cherry cola, vibrant bubbles - staff favorite!

Glass $10

Bottle $35

ALBARIÑO Pet Nat

Carboniste, California 2019

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

Bottle $46

“Party Monster” Pet Nat Rosé

Subject to Change (Petite Sirah), Mendocino County 2020

Humble, plummy, blackberry-y, and social!

Bottle $50

Cremant Du Jura

Domaine Rolet Blanc Brut (Chardonnay, Savagnin, Pinot Noir, Poulsard), Jura, France NV

The Sleeper of this wine list - delicious champagne richness for when you just gotta!

Glass $13

Bottle $45

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

Dry Riesling

Union Sacré “Elsass,” Santa Barbara County, 2019

Dry Kabinett style. Pear, citrus, lilies

Glass $11

Bottle $39

Aromatic White Blend

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

Feel good wine

Bottle $43

of NEGROAMARO

Masseria Cuturi “Rosa di Cuturi,” Manduria, Puglia, Italy 2020

well balanced, zesty, full of flavor. Notes of ripe plum and dark cherries.

Glass $11

Bottle $39

FKA! FIELD BLEND (CHILLED RED)

Subject to Change “Open Hand Ranch” (Pinotage, Chardonnay, Merlot), Mendocino 2020

Like adult oceanspray! “ Now here you go again...”

Bottle $43

Pinot Noir

Bloodroot, Sonoma County 2018

Fresh and juicy, only slightly serious and secretive

Glass $13

Bottle $45

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

Altbier

Federation Brewing “Oktoberfest” Oakland 6.1%

$8

Hazy IPA

Temescal Brewing, Oakland 6.5%

$11

West Coast IPA

Federation Brewing “In The Weeds,” Oakland 6.3%

$8

Guava Gose

Temescal Brewing “Lawn Llama,” Oakland 5.0%

$10