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Gerst Bavarian Haus
2100 W Franklin St
Evansville, IN 47712
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Main Menu
Appetizers
Gerst Sampler
$12.99
Ham rolls, kraut balls, potato pancake & fried oysters
Fried Oyster Basket
$11.99
Fresh from the Gulf, hand-breaded, served with cocktail sauce, fries, slaw & lemon
Gerst Ham Rolls
$11.99
(Schinken Roll) finely chopped ham, cheddar cheese & seasonings rolled in bread crumbs and golden fried
Bavarian Kraut Balls
$8.99
Ground beef, pork, sauerkraut & seasonings mixed w/ cream cheese, rolled in bread crumbs & fried, served w/ our own horseradish sauce
Pig Knuckle
$8.99
A Gerst Tradition - marinated and simmered until very tender, served with sauerkraut, & rye bread
Munich Cheese Dip
$9.99
Spicy beef cheese dip served with corn chips
Sausage Sampler
$11.99
Variety of sausages, served with German potato salad, sauerkraut & fresh rye bread
Buffalo Wings
$8.99
(Mild, medium or hot) tossed in our own BBQ sauce, served with celery and bleu cheese dressing
Rosti Potato Pancake
$7.25
(Kartoffelpfannkuchen) with apple sauce and sour cream
Crab Cake
$10.99
Made with fresh crab, fried golden brown, served with remoulade sauce & lemon
Potato Skins
$8.99
Filled with your choice of either chili, cheese & jalapeno or cheese, bacon & sour cream
Oyster Only
$9.99
Hand-breaded & lightly fried, served with cocktail sauce
German Fried Pickles
$7.25
(Gurken) served with ranch dressing
Salads
Original Gerst Haus Dressings Prepared Daily in-house: Bleu Cheese, Red & Blue, French, Ranch, Honey Mustard, Italian, Thousand Island, Oil & Vinegar, Hickory Honey (Low Fat), Balsamic Dijon Vinaigrette. Extra Dressing $0.60
House Salad
Garden fresh chopped greens, onions, tomato, garbanzo beans, croutons & choice of dressing
- Small $4.99
- With Dinner $3.75
- As a Side Add
- $1.50
Classic Style Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with croutons & our own Caesar dressing, topped with fresh grated Parmesan cheese & anchovies
- $8.99
- With Grilled Chicken $12.99
- With Grilled Salmon $14.99
Charboiled or Fried Chicken Salad
$11.99
Garden fresh greens topped with charboiled or fried chicken tenders cheddar & Monterey Jack cheeses, walnuts & choice of dressing
Charbroiled Salmon Salad
$13.99
Fresh salmon on top of fresh mixed greens with capers, red onions, black olives, sliced egg & our Balsamic dijon vinaigrette
Haupt Chef's Salad Bowl
$11.99
A great salad.. tossed greens stacked high with baked honey ham, roasted turkey, cheese, tomato wedges, hard boiled egg, chopped bacon & choice of dressing
Soups
Enjoy a Cup or Bowl of Our Outstanding Soup-of-the Day. Made Kettle-Fresh from Our Very Own Recipes!
Cornbread
- Cup $4.25
- Bowl $5.25
Bowl with Sandwich-of-the-day
$10.99Bowl with Small House Salad
$9.99Side Items
German Potato Salad
$2.99Hot German Potato Salad
$2.99German Fries
$2.99French Fries
$2.99Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
$2.99Baked Potato
$2.99- Loaded Add
- $1.50
Spaetzle
$2.99Baked Beans
$2.99White Beans
$2.99Sauerkraut
$2.99Red Cabbage (Rott Trohl)
$2.99Creamy Coleslaw
$2.99Cucumbers & Onions
$2.99
In sour cream dressing
Cottage Cheese
$2.99Cornbread Cakes
$2.99Macaroni & Cheese
$2.99Fruit Cup (seasonal)
$2.99Today's Vegetable
$2.99German Classic Dinners
Combination dinner served with choice of two (2) side, fresh rye bread & Butter. Add house salad only $3.75
Smoked Pork Chop
(Kasseler Rippchen) slow roasted to perfection, served with a garnish of sauerkraut, 2 sides & fresh rye bread
- 8 oz. $15.99
- Thick Double Cut (16 oz.) $18.99
Wiener Schnitzel
$18.99
Choice veal, hand trimmed for tenderness specially seasoned & lightly breaded prepared to order, served with 2 sides and fresh rye bread. Our most Popular German Selection!
Jager Schnitzel
$19.99
Wiener Schnitzel topped with sauteed mushrooms & a brown wine sauce, served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread
Schweine Schnitzel
$15.99
Pork loin breaded in seasoned flour & pan-fried to golden brown, served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread
Sauerbraten
$17.99
Tender, lean beef marinated & slow roasted for a European flavor, complemented by a special wine sauce, served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread
Pig Knuckles
$14.99
Pork knuckles, steaming hot, a Gerst Haus tradition, served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread
Bratwurst Dinner
$14.99
Lightly spiced pork sausage, charbroiled, served with 2 sides, fresh rye bread & a garnish of sauerkraut
Knackwurst Dinner
$14.99
Pork & beef sausage, lightly seasoned, served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread
Smoked Mett Dinner
$14.99
Spicy pork sausage, served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread
Kielbase Dinner
$14.99
Spicy, charbroiled smoked sausage, served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread
Sausage Combination
$17.99
Served with 2 sides & fresh rye bread, any three (3): Bratwurst, Kielbase, Knackwurst, Berliner Mett, Smoked Mett Ring
Hungarian Chicken Paprika
$14.99
Chicken simmered with onions, peppers, carrots & potatoes in a sour cream paprika sauce, served with garlic bread
Beef Stroganoff
$15.99
(Rinder stroganoff) tender slices of beef with mushrooms in a rich creamy wine gravy served with a dollup of sour cream & garlic bread
Goulash
$13.99
(Rindergulash) seasoned chunks of beef, onions & mushrooms simmered in a brown gravy, smothered over homemade spaetzle, served with cornbread
Corned Beef & Cabbage
$15.99
Sliced, tender corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots, served with cornbread
Gerst Haus Combination Dinners
Sample three different Traditional Old World Gerst Favorites $21.99. Combination dinner served with choice of two (2) side, fresh rye bread & Butter. Add house salad only $3.75
Bratwurst
Charboiled Pork Sausage
Kasseler Rippchen
Smoked Pork Chop
Knackwurst
Pork & Beef Sausage
Kielbase
Charboiled Smoked Sausage
Beef Stroganoff
Wiener Schnitzel
Pan-Fried Breaded Veal
Goulash, with Spaetzle
Schweine Schnitzel
Pan Fried Pork
Sauerbraten
Roasted Marinated Beef
Classic Old World Sandwiches
With Choice of Side Item
Bavarian Bratwurst
$8.99
Lightly spiced pork sausage, charbroiled, on grilled hoagie roll with a garnish of sauerkraut
Old Heidelberg Combination
$10.99
Hand sliced turkey, baked honey ham, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato & Danish bleu cheese dressing on rye bread
Pork Tenderloin
$10.99
(Schweinefilet) hand breaded & fried, or charbroiled, with mayo on a toasted bun
Philly Kielbase Sausage
$9.99
On toasted hoagie roll, smothered with sauteed onions, green peppers & swiss cheese
Reuben
$9.99
Our most popular sandwich, corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut & special sauce on grilled rye bread
Turkey Reuben
$9.99
Hand sliced turkey, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut & special sauce on grilled rye bread
Knackwurst
$8.99
Lightly seasoned pork & beef sausage on grilled bun
German Fried Bologna
$9.99
A Gerst Haus Favorite...thick-cut w/ pepperjack cheese & grilled onion on a grilled bun
Kielbase Sandwich
$9.99Smoked Mett Ring Sandwich
$8.99Berliner Mett Sandwich
$8.99American Dinners
Our Steaks are U.S.D.A. Choice, Aged, Cut & Trimmed in House and Charbroiled to Your Request. Dinner Served with Choice of 2 side Items. Add House Salad.. only $3.75
Steak
Generously cut choice slab, hand trimmed and charbroiled
- Ribeye (12 oz.) $20.99
- Sirloin (6 oz.) $10.99
- Add Teriyaki Style
- $2.50
Ground Steak
$14.99
16 oz. U.S.D.A. Choice freshly ground chuck, grilled to perfection
- Add Onions or Double Cheese
- $1.99
Baby Back Ribs
Dry rubbed with our own seasonings, slow roasted in special ovens for tenderness, slathered in barbeque sauce and finished on the charbroiled
- Full Slab $19.99
- 1/2 Slab $14.99
- 1/3 Slab $10.99
Ribs and Steak
$17.99
1/3 slab of our famous ribs with 6 oz. sirloin charbroiled on an open flame
Ribs and Chicken
$14.99
1/3 slab of our famous ribs with a 7 oz. marinated chicken breast, charbroiled
Roasted Chicken Dinner
Half chicken, slow roasted in our Special seasoning & charbroiled
- $14.99
- Add Barbeque Sauce $14.99
Salmon Dinner
A full half pound of boneless, skinless salmon filet, grilled to perfection
- $17.99
- Teriyaki Style $17.99
Fried Catfish Dinner
Hand cut and lightly breaded filet in cornmeal served with homemade cornbread, tartar sauce and lemon
- $13.99
- Basket - Slaw, Cornbread & Fries $11.99
Fried Oyster Dinner
Select oyster, hand breaded, fried golden, served with cornbread, cocktail sauce & lemon
- $18.99
- Basket - Slaw, Cornbread & Fries $11.99
Fried Cod Dinner
Filet of Alaskan Cod, hand cut dipped in our own beer batter & fried golden brown, served with cornbread, tartar & lemon
- $15.99
- Basket - Slaw, Cornbread & Fries $13.50
Fried Grouper Dinner
Hand breaded & lightly fried
- $13.99
- Basket - Slaw, Cornbread & Fries $10.99
Fried Crab Cake Dinner
$16.99
Two lump meat crab cakes made with fresh crab, fried golden brown, served with remoulade sauce & lemon
Fired Chicken Tenders
Hand dipped in our own batter, served with honey mustard sauce
- $13.99
- Basket - Cornbread & Fries $10.99
Charbroiled Chicken Breast
$12.99
Marinated in our own special sauce & chargrilled to perfection
Traditional American Sandwiches
with Choice of Side Item
Hamburger
$8.50
With grilled onions and mayo on a toasted bun
Cheeseburger
$8.99Bacon Cheeseburger
$9.99Patty Melt
$8.99
With double Cheese & Sauteed onions on grilled rye bread
Corned Beef & Swiss
$7.99
Grilled on rye bread with double Swiss cheese
Charbroiled Chicken
$8.99
Grilled marinated chicken on a grilled bun
Bacon Charbroiled Chicken
$9.99Turkey Sandwich
$7.99
Slices of roasted tender turkey breast with a special sauce, lettuce & tomato on rye bread
Grilled Ham & Cheese
$8.99
Baked honey ham & double cheese on grilled rye bread
Catfish Sandwich
$8.99
Fresh breaded catfish on a grilled bun with pickle, raw onions, tartar sauce & wedge of lemon
Fried Cod Sandwich
$8.99
Fresh cod on a grilled bun with pickle, raw onion, tartar sauce & wedge of lemon
Portabella Mushroom
$7.99
Hearty Portabella mushroom with sauteed onions and melted Provolone cheese served on a grilled garlic & herb bun
Kid's Menu
For children 12 and under, with choice of side $4.99 includes drink
Catfish Bites
Chicken Tenders
Hamburger
Cheeseburger
Grilled Cheese
Corn Dog
Macaroni & Cheese
French Fries
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Apple Sauce
Cottage Cheese
Macaroni & Cheese
Today's Veggie
Desserts
Apple Strudel
$5.99
Homestyle pastry baked in house served with ice cream
German Chocolate Cake
$6.50
Three layered cake with creamy coconut icing
Fudge Nut Brownie
$6.50
Rich chocolate brownie with hearty pieces of walnut, served with ice cream
Sundae
$5.99
Served in a Frosty fish bowl
Draught Beer
Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Bass Ale
Bell's Seasonal
Blue Moon
Bud Light
Busch Light
Coors Light
Frank Hef Weisse
Guinness
Hacker-Pschorr Weisse
Hoegaarden
Michelob Amber Bock
Miller Lite
New Castle Nut Brown
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Paulaner Seasonal
Sam Adams Seasonal
Schneider Weisse
Sierra Nevada Seasonal
Spaten Seasonal
Stone Seasonal
Tripel Karmeleit
Warsteiner
Belgium
Chimay Blue
Chimay Red Ale
Corsendonk Pale or Brown
Delirium Tremens or Nocturnum
Duvel (11.2ox.)
Gulden Draak
Lindemans Framboise
St. Sebastian Golden or Dark (16.9 oz.)
Stella Artois
Sterkens White Ale
England
Boddington Ale (15 oz. Pub Can)
Fuller's London Porter
Monty Python Holy Grail Ale
Old Speckled Hen (Pub Can)
Young's Double Chocolate Stout (16.9 oz.)
Germany
Ayinger Brau-Weisse
Ayinger Ur-Weisse
Ayinger Altbairisch Dunkel
Ayinger Jahrhundert-Bier
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
Becks Dark or Becks Original
DAB Original Pilsner
Einbecker Mai-ur-bock
Gaffel Kolsch
Hofbrau Original
Jever Pilsner
Paulaner Hefeweizen
Paulaner Munich Lager
Paulaner Salvator Double Bock
St. Pauli Girl or St. Pauli Girl Dark
Schneider Aventinus or Weiss
Schneider Edel-Weisse
Spaten Lager or Opimator Dark
Weihenstephaner Kristall Weiss
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weiss
Weihenstephaner Dunkel Weiss
Weihenstephaner Korbinian
Weihenstephaner Original
Weihenstephaner Weiss Bock
Warsteiner
USA
Ask Your Server About Beer of The Month!
Anchor Steam
Apricot Ale-Pyramid Brewing Co.
Doggie Style Pale Ale
Dundee Honey Brown
Founders Dirty Bastard Ale
Hornsby Cider
In Heat Wheat
Killian's Red
Left Hand Milk Stout
Red Bridge (Gluten Free)
Seadog Raspberry or Blueberry Wheat
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Upland Dragonfly or Wheat
Wild Blue
Woodchuck Cider
Rolling Rock
Smirnoff Ice
Bud-Bud Light-Bud Select
Busch Light
Coors Light
Miller Lite, High Life, MGD
Michelob Ultra
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Payment Types
Visa
MasterCard
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Cuisine
German
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 10:00pm
Friday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday:
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday:
11:00am - 9:00pm
About Us
The Gerst Haus has been an Evansville favorite, providing the best in German food in an authentic beer hall atmosphere. Our menu includes a variety of German and American food. Our signature dishes include our fresh wiener schnitzel, bratwurst, and corned beef and cabbage. We are noted for the “Best” Reuben sandwich in Nashville, where our other Gerst Haus is also located. We feature giant frozen Fishbowls of our own Gerst Amber beer, as well as 49 draughts and a large selection of imported beers. Our goal is to provide good food, good drink, and good service. We pride ourselves on a fun and authentic German atmosphere, and invite you to come and enjoy a meal with us.