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
$9
Breakfast Potatoes
caramelized onions & peppers
$9
$9
French Fries
with special sauce
$9
$6
Toasted Bagel
with butter & jam
$6
$9
Two Eggs
almost any style
$9
$9
Smoked Fish Salad
salmon or whitefish
$9
$9
Grandma's Cucumber Salad
celery crème fraîche & onion
$9
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
$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
$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
$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
$8
Shacksbury 'Dry' Cider (Draft)
$8
Burlington, VT
$6
Hopewell Brewing 'Lil Buddy' (8oz can)
$6
Chicago, IL
$12
KCBC 'Jingle Zombie' Fruited Sour (16oz can)
$12
Brooklyn, NY
$12
Equilibrium 'Möbius' Porter (16oz can)
$12
Middletown, NY
$9
Best Day N/A Kolsch (12oz can)
$9
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
