Black Forest Brooklyn
Popular menu items
Sausage Basket
Choice of German grilled sausage, warm kaiser bun, shoe string fries & sauerkraut
$12.00 +Hot Cocktails
Glühwein
Literally "glowing wine" this is THE German winter drink - mulled wine made with red wine & spices, served hot to keep you warm (and glowing...)
$9.00Beer
Hofbräu Märzen Oktoberfest
Hofbräu Märzen, the original Oktoberfest beer, a specialty beer with limited availability. A classic, amber-colored Bavarian lager: clean, crisp edge and soft maltiness. In true Oktoberfest spirit, we are serving this beer in the 1 Liter size only. Prost! 6.3% ABV
$17.00Weihenstephaner Festbier
A full bodied, hoppy, seasonal lager. Especially brewed for the Festbier season. Deep gold color, great mouthfeel and lots of flavor. In true Oktoberfest spirit, we are serving this beer in the 1 Liter size only. Prost! 5.8% ABV
$18.00Hofbräu Original
Golden, full-bodied, truly fine hops aroma, superbly well-balanced Bavarian lager. 5.1% ABV
$5.00 +Hofbräu Dunkel
Archetypal Bavarian dark lager. Mild spicy notes and excellent bready character. 5.1% ABV
$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 +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 +Radeberger Pilsner
Well-balanced pilsner with a delightful freshness and a pleasingly intense hop note. 4.8% ABV
$7.00 +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 +Gaffel Kölsch
A specialty beer from Cologne. Clear with bright, straw-yellow hue, prominent hoppiness. 4.8% ABV
$4.00 +Montauk Pumpkin Ale
Montauk Pumpkin Ale is a sign of the season, just the right amount of spices along with subtle hop aromas, this beer highlights this time of year just perfectly. ABV: 5.7% 12oz can
$7.00Schneider Aventinus
Legendary starkbier: strong, dark-ruby colored wheat doppelbock with a creamy fine head. 8.2% ABV
$9.00 +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 +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 Single Malt
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 +Patrón Silver
Patrón Silver is handcrafted from the finest 100% Weber Blue Agave and is carefully distilled in small batches at Hacienda Patrón distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.
$12.00 +Patrón Reposado
Patrón Reposado is handcrafted from the finest 100% Weber Blue Agave and is carefully distilled in small batches at Hacienda Patrón distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. It’s then aged in a variety of barrels for three to five months.
$14.00 +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 +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 +Chai latte
$4.50 +Tea
$3.25Iced Tea
$3.25Hot cider
$4.00 +Iced Latte
$4.50 +Soft Drinks
Family-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 +Heirloom Tomato Burrata
Heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, watermelon, strawberries, and pine nuts, stirred with balsamic vinaigrette and topped with creamy burrata and fresh basil.
$14.00 +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.
$15.00 +Sides
Side Fries
$6.00 +Side Mashed Potatoes
$6.00 +Side Potato Salad
$6.00 +Side Spicy Citrus Kale
$6.00 +Side Sauerkraut
$1.00 +Side Salad
$6.00 +Side Grilled Chicken
$4.00Side 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.
$8.00