Black Forest Brooklyn
Popular menu items
Sausage Basket
Choice of German grilled sausage, warm kaiser bun, shoe string fries & sauerkraut
$12.00 +Black Forest Burger
The Black Forest meets Brooklyn: beef burger, onion, Emmentaler cheese, and our secret recipe Special Sauce, served on a brioche bun. Side of shoestring fries included.
$15.00Hot Cocktails
Glühwein
Literally "glowing wine" this is one of the German winter drinks - mulled wine made with red wine & spices, served hot to keep you warm (and glowing...)
$9.00Beer
Braufactum Progusta IPA
German-style IPA featuring American Citra and German Mittelfrüh hops. Amber color, velvety texture, very crisp. 6.8% ABV
$11.00 +Fifth Hammer Hop Tones IPA
Hazy East Coast East Cost IPA brewed in Long Island City with lots of Citra and Mosaic hops. 7.0% ABV
$11.00 +Gaffel Kölsch
A specialty beer from Cologne. Clear with bright, straw-yellow hue, prominent hoppiness. 4.8% ABV
$4.00 +Hofbräu Dunkel
Archetypal Bavarian dark lager. Mild spicy notes and excellent bready character. 5.1% ABV
$8.00 +Jever Pilsner
Crisp, bitter Pilsner from Northern Germany. Soft brewing water allows the brewer to add more hops, achieving the bitter Frisian character.
$8.00 +Köstritzer Schwarzbier
A medium-bodied, malt-accented dark brew, opaque and deep sepia in color. Goethe’s favorite. 4.8% ABV
$8.00 +Radeberger Pilsner
Well-balanced pilsner with a delightful freshness and a pleasingly intense hop note. 4.8% ABV
$7.00 +Rothaus Pilsner
We are proud to be the first restaurant in the US to serve this legendary Black Forest pilsner. The only non-pasteurized German beer available in the US, this is a fresh as it gets: Black Forest spring water, selected fine malts & superior aroma hops, cold-fermented & slow-brewed to perfection. 5.3% ABV
$8.00 +Schneider Aventinus
Legendary starkbier: strong, dark-ruby colored wheat doppelbock with a creamy fine head. 8.2% ABV
$9.00 +Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier
Full-bodied wheat beer with a smooth yeast taste from the oldest active brewery on the planet. 5.4% ABV
$8.00 +Weihenstephan Kristallweizen
Crystal clear wheat beer, vigorous and bright, filtered to a golden yellow. Banana and clove notes combine with fruity and floral hop aromatics. 5.4% AVB
$9.00 +Liquor
Shot
$5.00 +Shot Ski
Four shots for the price of three. Team up with friends and take down four shots together from our wooden ski.
$15.00 +Van Brunt Stillhouse Bourbon
Distilled in Red Hook, Brooklyn from New York corn. Bold and full bodied, with notes of chocolate, butterscotch, sweet cream and banana, finishing smooth with hints of spice, pepper, maple, nuts and coffee.
$14.00 +Van Brunt Stillhouse Single Malt
Van Brunt Stillhouse's American Single Malt begins with 8 malts and is fermented on the grain, adding complexity and depth before the whiskey even enters the still. Double distilled and aged in our own ex-bourbon casks (a nod to tradition), this whiskey has a decidedly Brooklyn flair.
$15.00 +Kings County Peated Bourbon 2oz
$17.00 +Kings County Single Malt 2oz
Kings County Single Malt Whiskey is made almost entirely like a single malt scotch—except that instead of being made in Scotland, it’s made here in Brooklyn. It is open-fermented off the grain from malted barley (with a hint of peat) sourced from England and Scotland. The whiskey is twice distilled in traditional Scottish pot stills, then aged in their own used bourbon barrels anywhere from 1.5 to 4 years.
$17.00 +House Whiskey
$8.00 +Van Brunt Stillhouse Due North Rum
Van Brunt Stillhouse is bringing rum back to the northeast with Brooklyn’s own Due North Rum. Crafted using organic, unprocessed sugar, grown by small family farmers and dried in the sun in the foothills of the Himalayas.
$11.00 +Glorious Gin
Distilled in Sunset Park, Brooklyn from upstate New York wheat. After distilling the grains, Breuckelen Distilling infuses the distillate with a secret recipe of five different botanicals, including juniper, lemon, rosemary, ginger and grapefruit.
$11.00 +Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin
A batch-distilled and handcrafted Schwarzwald Dry Gin that fuses British traditions, the exoticism of India, and the purity of the Black Forest.
$13.00 +Aventinus Distilled Beer
Aventinus in its distilled form maintains its beautiful banana and dark strawberry nose combined with black peppery hop spice and hints of basil and clove. Its smooth, sticky mouthfeel compliments the fruity malt sweetness in perfect balance with the acidity and black-pepper bitterness.
$16.00 +Schladerer Fruitbrandies & Liqueurs
Schladerer is based in the little town of Staufen in Germany's Black Forest. Since 1844, Schladerer has been distilling the finest fruits available to produce a wide range of world famous brandies and liqueurs.
$9.00 +Hennessy VS
The world’s most popular cognac, aged in oak barrels. Deep amber with a rich and full texture.
$13.00 +Espolon Reposado
With Tequila aging in mind, carefully designed and constructed white-oak barrels have been used to housethe spirit for 6 month, giving it a balance of agave and mild wood flavors. Distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.
$14.00 +Espolon Blanco
Unaged, Blanco is the purest expression of Espolon Tequila. Created in the famed hills of Los Altos, the Blanco tequila is double distilled using column and pot stills to give it a perfectly smooth and balanced taste profile. Finishes long, with white pepper and ginger sparks.
$12.00 +House Tequila
$8.00 +Titos Vodka
From Austin, Texas. Crafted in an old-fashioned pot still by America's original microdistillery.
$10.00 +House Vodka
$8.00 +Jägermeister
This iconic German herbal liqueur is made with an incredible 56 different herbs, fruits, roots, and spices.
$9.00 +Underberg
Digestif bitter produced at Rheinberg in Germany, made from aromatic herbs from 43 countries based on a secret Underberg family recipe.
$5.00 +Dolin Vermouth Blanc
Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry is made of fine wines and botanicals found in the Alpine meadows above Chambéry.
$9.00 +Dolin Vermouth Rouge
Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry is made of fine wines and botanicals found in the Alpine meadows above Chambéry.
$9.00 +Aperol
The classic Italian bitter apéritif made of gentian, rhubarb, and cinchona, among other ingredients.
$10.00 +Campari
Italian bitter, considered an apéritif, obtained from the infusion of herbs and fruit in alcohol and water.
$10.00 +Mezcal Koch Ensamble
Koch Ensamble is a gentle and balanced mezcal that carries subtle fruity notes of banana, light wisps of smoke, and herbs.
$11.00 +Jameson
$13.00 +Coffee & Tea
Drip
$3.00 +Espresso
$3.25 +Americano
$3.25 +Macchiato
$3.25 +Cortado
$4.00 +Cappuccino
$4.25 +Latte
$4.50 +Cafe au Lait
$3.50 +Hot cider
$4.00 +Iced Latte
$4.50 +Soft Drinks
Seltzer Water
$3.00Coke
$3.00Diet Coke
$3.00Sprite
$3.00Ginger Ale
$3.00Lemonade
$5.00Hot cider
$4.00Family-style
The German Family Feast
3 course meal that feeds 4-6 people. Choose one appetizer, twelve sausages or half-sized schnitzels or a mix of both plus three large sides and two desserts. Guten Appetit!
$120.00Grill your own Wurst
Our famous fresh German sausages, locally made by our NYC-based German butcher, now available as raw sausages for your own backyard grill! Comes as a set of 12 sausages, choose 3 packs of 4.
$36.00 +Starters
Jamaican Jerk Jumbo Chicken Wings
6, 12 or 24 wings seasoned with our homemade Jerk sauce based on Ayana’s Jamaican grandma’s recipe, homemade blue cheese dip, carrots & celery sticks
$11.00 +Mains
Sausage Basket
Choice of German grilled sausage, warm kaiser bun, shoe string fries & sauerkraut
$12.00 +Nürnberger
5 small grilled Nürnberger pork sausages, apple & wine brined sauerkraut, roasted garlic mashed potatoes & house salad.
$17.00Black Forest Burger
The Black Forest meets Brooklyn: beef burger, onion, Emmentaler cheese, and our secret recipe Special Sauce, served on a brioche bun. Side of shoestring fries included.
$15.00Flammkuchen Original
Thin-crust flatbread with sour cream, smoked slab bacon & caramelized onions.
$15.00 +Flammkuchen Bauernmädchen
Thin-crust flatbread with sour cream, roasted butternut squash, almonds and kale.
$15.00 +Sides
Side Fries
$6.00 +Side Mashed Potatoes
$6.00 +Side Spicy Citrus Kale
$6.00 +Side Sauerkraut
$1.00 +Side Salad
$6.00 +Side Mushroom Gravy
$3.00Side Extra Roll
$2.00Schaller & Weber German Horseradish Mustard
The classic German mustard, served in 8oz mason jar.
$5.00Händlmaier Bavarian Sweet Mustard
The classic Bavarian mustard that Weisswurst is usually served with. 8oz mason jar.
$8.00Desserts
Brunch Drinks
Mimosa
Our famous mimosas with fresh squeezed OJ, single serve, in pitchers or as bottomless boozy brunch!
$10.00 +Virgin Bloody Mary
$6.00Brunch Food
Two Eggs Any Style
Two organic eggs any style, house salad, Bratkartoffeln (fried sliced rosemary potatoes with onions) served with toast & preserves.
$9.00 +Bratwurst Gravy & Biscuits
Two homemade buttermilk biscuits in Bratwurst gravy, with two organic eggs* any style and sprinkled with sharp cheddar
$14.00 +Black Forest Benedikt
Two poached organic eggs, choice of spicy citrus kale, Black Forest ham or smoked salmon on homemade biscuits, topped with Hollandaise sauce & side salad.
$14.00Schnitzel A La Meyer
Two organic eggs*, sunny side up over chicken or pork Schnitzel, caramelized onions, shoestring fries & house salad
$21.00 +Chicken & Waffles
German waffles, chicken schnitzel, spicy wings served with spicy avocado dip & maple syrup
$14.00