menus — gertrude's

DINNER BRUNCH DRINKS

RAW BAR

$21 / $39

Oysters

pickled beet mignonette

$21 / $39

$21

Shrimp Cocktail

with hot Hungarian cocktail sauce

$21

$85

le grande gertrude

eight oysters, hot-smoked salmon salad, trout roe, smoked trout & whitefish salad, four latkes, pickled veggies, & bagel chips with celery crème fraîche & preserved lemon aioli

$85

STARTERS & SIDES

$10

Challah Parker House Rolls

duck butter, sea salt

$10

$22

Pickle Plate

assorted pickled veggies

$22

$19

Relish Tray

raw & pickled veggies & bagel chips, celery crème fraîche & preserved lemon aioli

$19

$24

Duck Pastrami

with cornichon, whole grain mustard, rye toast

$24

$21

Latkes

celery crème fraîche, trout roe

$21

SALADS

$18 / $34

The Big (Leafy) Salad

castelfranco, frisée, blood orange with tarragon shallot vinaigrette

$18 / $34

$24

Wedge Salad

iceberg lettuce, celery creme fraiche, pickled red onion, cherry tomatoes, duck lardon, everything spice

$24

$28

Niçoise

smoked trout, mixed lettuce, black olive, haricot vert & gold potato with a soft boiled egg

$28

SPAETZLE

$25

Rotating Spaetzle

a house-made central European 'pasta' course

$25

FRITES

all entrées come with fries or greens (or sub latkes for 5)

$27

gertrude's Burger

crispy beef patty, swiss cheese, caramelized onion, lettuce, special sauce on a toasted milk bun

$27

$34

Half Chicken

dill pickle brined with roasted fennel and honey mustard jus

$34

$28

Eggplant Schnitzel

Matzo-crusted eggplant, barigoule sauce, artichoke & caper relish

$28

$38

Whole Brook Trout

watercress, pine nut, asparagus, capers, raisin

$38

$43

Hanger Steak

charred spring onion sauce verte

$43

DESSERT

$20

Black & White 'Seven Layer' Cake

for two

$20

$12

Warm Challah Bread Pudding

with pear compote & vanilla ice cream

$12

$13

Sundae

vanilla ice cream, amaro spiced caramel sauce, hazelnut & apple

$13

STARTERS

Latke 'Bar'

three potato latkes with crème fraîche, topped with your choice of:

• roasted apples & apple syrup ($15)

• trout roe, lox, or smoked trout ($22)

$10

Pickle Plate

all the house pickles on a plate

$10

$18

Brunch Salad

little gem & frisée, poached egg, confit tomatoes, pickled red onion with dijon vinaigrette

$18

• add smoked trout (+9)

$12

Challah Cinnamon Sticks

whipped maple butter

$12

$16

Ricotta Toast

whipped sheep's milk ricotta, thyme infused honey, fried rosemary, fruit compote on sourdough toast

$16

le grande gertrude

Appetizing Tower

smoked whitefish salad, lox, smoked trout & roe, pickled vegetables, tomatoes, red onion, capers & schmear, one potato latke & one bagel per person

80 for 2

150 for 4

Bagels

all served open faced • sub gluten free bagel for 3

$23

gertrude's Bagel

acme lox, scallion schmear, red onion, cucumber, tomato & capers

$23

$21

The Simple Child

two poached eggs, smashed avocado, pickled shallots & preserved lemon aioli on a plain bagel

$21

$19

Hy's Melt

smoked whitefish salad & melted swiss, topped with tomato, capers, dill on a sesame bagel

$19

PLATES

$30

The Big Nosh

two sunny eggs, two latkes, smoked salad, schmear, red onion, cucumber, tomato & capers, with a choice of toasted bagel

$30

$24

The Reuben Burger

crispy beef patty, swiss, caramelized onions, sauerkraut & russian dressing on a challah roll with a side of fries

$24

$26

Eggplant au Gratin

baked eggplant, caramelized leeks, paprikash sauce, gruyère cheese, & a fried egg

$26

$23

Babka French Toast

griddled chocolate babka topped with strawberries, candied nuts, powdered sugar, & maple syrup

$23

Sides

Breakfast Potatoes

caramelized onions & peppers

French Fries

with special sauce

Toasted Bagel

with butter & jam

Two Eggs

almost any style

Smoked Fish Salad

salmon or whitefish

Grandma's Cucumber Salad

celery crème fraîche & onion

Cocktails

all 15

'Borscht' Bloody

gertrude's aquavit, beets, & house mix

Dirty Gertie

gertrude's aquavit, pickle brine, & dry vermouth

Preserved Lemon Cosmo

preserved lemon vodka & cran

Coffee Klatch

dark and light rums, cold brew, tonic & bitters

gertrude's Brew Boilermaker

8oz lager & a pickleback

Soda Bar

all 14

House Spritz

Caffo Bitter, prosecco

Cel-Ray Rickey

Kopke dry white port, celery root liquor, lime, soda, salt rim

White Americano

Rezabal white vermouth, Noveis bitter, soda

Fernet + Cola

Faccia Brutto fernet, Mexican coke

Martinis

$16

gertrude's Martini

gin, dry vermouth, an olive & a twist

$16

Caper Martini

gin, vodka, caper brine, sweet vermouth, & a caperberry

$16

$17

Dirty Gertie

ISCO Spirits x gertrude's aquavit, dry vermouth, pickle brine

$17

Mezcal Vesper

mezcal, vermouth, orange bitters

$17

Classic Cocktails

$16

Marvelous Miss Mezcal

mezcal, vodka, spiced pear, citrus, rosemary

$16

$17

Suffolk Sour

winter gin, chaparral amaro, lemon, egg white

$17

Festival of Lights

honey whiskey, lemon, cinnamon, salted bay leaf tea

$17

$18

Sweater Weather

rye, calvados, cinnamon, chicory-pecan bitters

$18

Ice Cold Vodka Shots

(all 10)

Beet

Dill & Horseradish

Apple Cider

Wine by the glass

see full wine list above

$16

Cava • Xarel-lo + Macabeu • Maria Rigol Ordi

$16

Catalonia, Spain, 2019

$16

White • Albariño • Lagar de Costa

$16

Rías Baixas, Spain, 2024

$15

White • Roussanne • Les Chemins de Bassac

$15

Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2023

$15

Orange • Parallada + Xarel-lo • Azimut 'Brisat'

$15

Catalonia, Spain 2024

$17

Chilled Red • Zinfandel Blend • Martha Stouman

$17

Mendocino, California 2023

$16

Red • Nebbiolo + Barbera • Field Recordings

$16

Santa Barbara, California 2023

$18

Red • Tempranillo • Ostatu

$18

Rioja, Spain 2023

Beer & Cider

$10

Killsboro, 'gertrude's brew' (Draft)

$10

Staten Island, NY

$10

Grimm 'Wavetable' IPA (Draft)

$10

Brooklyn, NY

Shacksbury 'Dry' Cider (Draft)

Burlington, VT

Hopewell Brewing 'Lil Buddy' (8oz can)

Chicago, IL

$12

KCBC 'Jingle Zombie' Fruited Sour (16oz can)

$12

Brooklyn, NY

$12

Equilibrium 'Möbius' Porter (16oz can)

$12

Middletown, NY

Best Day N/A Kolsch (12oz can)

Sausalito, CA

'Soft' Cocktails

zero proof, all 12

Spiced Winter Collins

pear, cinnamon, lemon, seltzer

Amaro Falso Spritz

ginger, sliced orange, olive

Abe Palmer

citrus, strawberry basil soda

Cel-Ray High Ball

celery syrup, lemon, soda

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