Essen Haus Restaurant and Bar Menu

3 potato pancakes made with goat cheese and green onion. Served with a side of applesauce.

A large smoked pork bratwurst served with a hot soft pretzel, sauerkraut, haus mustard, curry ketchup and choice of French fries or German potato salad.

Crispy chips topped with diced sausage, haus-made sauerkraut, onions and grated cheese.

Wisconsin made cheese curds, breaded and fried. Served with chipotle ranch.

Assorted meats and cheeses served with rye bread and hot soft pretzels.

Fresh-made 10 German pizza topped with creamy white sauce, caramelized onions, fresh herbs, corned beef and grated cheese.

Haus-made artichoke, cream cheese and spinach dip served in a bread bowl with assorted veggies.

Available gluten-free. Hearty mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, cream cheese and spicy Wisconsin cheddar. Coated with fine bread crumbs.

Fresh romaine lettuce topped with grated cheese, grape tomato, cucumber, croutons.

1/2 lb. fresh hand-pattied burger topped with thick hickory bacon, mushrooms and bleu cheese crumbles. Served with lettuce, tomato and red onion on a bun.

Hand-tenderized breaded port tenderloin, deep-fried and topped with sautéed green peppers, onions and swiss cheese on a bun.

Thick-sliced brisket topped with baby swiss and house-made sauerkraut on marble rye. Served with thousand island on the side.

Sliced turkey pastrami topped with baby swiss, haus-made sauerkraut and thousand island dressing on marble rye.

Swiss cheese, 2 year smoked cheddar, tomatoes and spice capicola sausage on grilled sourdough.

Hand-breaded chicken tenders with feta, mixed greens, diced tomatoes and chipotle ranch wrapped in a flour tortilla.

Grilled 1/4 lb. Wisconsin weisswurst topped with house-made sauerkraut and baby swiss. Served on a bun with Dusseldorf mustard and curry ketchup on the side.

6 oz. breaded Icelandic cod filet, breaded and topped with 2-year cheddar, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a bun. Served with a side of house-made tartar sauce.

Pulled jack fruit tossed in BBQ sauce and topped with red onions. Served on a bun with a side of coleslaw.

Jumbo oktoberfest-style pork bratwurst served on a bun with house-made sauerkraut.

House made pulled pork shoulder smothered in St. Louis\-Style BBQ sauce and topped with red onions. Served on a bun with a side of coleslaw.

Boneless chicken breast sautéed in marsala wine gravy with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and garlic.

Breaded trout topped with lemon-dill cream sauce.

A smaller portion of our jagerschnitzel and smoked bratwurst. Served with sauerkraut.

Thinly sliced choice beef wrapped around ground pork and beef, bacon, onion and a sliced dill pickle spear. Flavored with dijon mustard and topped with its own gravy.

2 grilled pork chops topped with haus-made pineapple relish.

8 oz. Atlantic salmon with lemon butter. Served with potato and vegetable.

Gluten free available. 2 pieces of bier-battered, deep-fried cod served with any bratwurst.

Gluten-free available. 12 oz. ribeye prepared to temperature and topped with our housemade bier, mushroom, and onion gravy.

A trio of sausages served on a bed of sauerkraut with potato. Choose from the selections below. Weisswurst sausage (roses finely ground bavarian-style veal and pork blend white bratwurst), knackwurst sausage (klements finely ground pork & beef blend brat, lightly seasoned and smoked), and athuringer sausage (klements coarse-ground pork).

Hand-tenderized Wisconsin pork tenderloin, breaded and pan-fried. Served with haus-made sauerkraut and choice of potato. Add a fried egg and capers a la holstein.

Hand-tenderized Wisconsin pork tenderloin, pan-fried and topped with onions and button mushrooms in a white wine sour cream gravy.

2 tender smoked pork chops baked in our housemade sauerkraut. Served with potato.

5 jumbo shrimp broiled or deep-fried. Served with potato and vegetable.

Caramelized onions, bacon, garlic and spaetzle swimming in a swiss cream sauce.

4 pieces fried chicken dinner, breaded and dipped in our own Nashville sauce. Served with coleslaw and potato.

Served with coleslaw and choice of baked potato, French fries, German fried potatoes or German potato salad.

5 hand-breaded filets. Served with coleslaw and choice of baked potato, French fries, German fried potatoes or German potato salad.

Large roast pork shank (haxen) served with sauerkraut and choice of French fries or baked potato.

Choice 14 oz. prime rib prepared to temperature. Served with veg of day and choice of French fries or baked potato.

Wisconsin\-made breaded cheese curds served with chipotle ranch.

Tender, broasted half-chicken served with French fries.

In house made dessert.

3 potato pancakes made with goat cheese and green onion. Served with a side of applesauce.

A large smoked pork bratwurst served with a hot soft pretzel, sauerkraut, haus mustard, curry ketchup and choice of French fries or German potato salad.

Crispy chips topped with diced sausage, haus-made sauerkraut, onions and grated cheese.

Wisconsin made cheese curds, breaded and fried. Served with chipotle ranch.

Assorted meats and cheeses served with rye bread and hot soft pretzels.

Fresh-made 10 German pizza topped with creamy white sauce, caramelized onions, fresh herbs, corned beef and grated cheese.

Haus-made artichoke, cream cheese and spinach dip served in a bread bowl with assorted veggies.

Available gluten-free. Hearty mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, cream cheese and spicy Wisconsin cheddar. Coated with fine bread crumbs.

Fresh romaine lettuce topped with grated cheese, grape tomato, cucumber, croutons.

1/2 lb. fresh hand-pattied burger topped with thick hickory bacon, mushrooms and bleu cheese crumbles. Served with lettuce, tomato and red onion on a bun.

Hand-tenderized breaded port tenderloin, deep-fried and topped with sautéed green peppers, onions and swiss cheese on a bun.

Thick-sliced brisket topped with baby swiss and house-made sauerkraut on marble rye. Served with thousand island on the side.

Sliced turkey pastrami topped with baby swiss, haus-made sauerkraut and thousand island dressing on marble rye.

Swiss cheese, 2 year smoked cheddar, tomatoes and spice capicola sausage on grilled sourdough.

Hand-breaded chicken tenders with feta, mixed greens, diced tomatoes and chipotle ranch wrapped in a flour tortilla.

Grilled 1/4 lb. Wisconsin weisswurst topped with house-made sauerkraut and baby swiss. Served on a bun with Dusseldorf mustard and curry ketchup on the side.

6 oz. breaded Icelandic cod filet, breaded and topped with 2-year cheddar, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a bun. Served with a side of house-made tartar sauce.

Pulled jack fruit tossed in BBQ sauce and topped with red onions. Served on a bun with a side of coleslaw.

Jumbo oktoberfest-style pork bratwurst served on a bun with house-made sauerkraut.

House made pulled pork shoulder smothered in St. Louis\-Style BBQ sauce and topped with red onions. Served on a bun with a side of coleslaw.

Boneless chicken breast sautéed in marsala wine gravy with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and garlic.

Breaded trout topped with lemon-dill cream sauce.

A smaller portion of our jagerschnitzel and smoked bratwurst. Served with sauerkraut.

Thinly sliced choice beef wrapped around ground pork and beef, bacon, onion and a sliced dill pickle spear. Flavored with dijon mustard and topped with its own gravy.

2 grilled pork chops topped with haus-made pineapple relish.

8 oz. Atlantic salmon with lemon butter. Served with potato and vegetable.

Gluten free available. 2 pieces of bier-battered, deep-fried cod served with any bratwurst.

Gluten-free available. 12 oz. ribeye prepared to temperature and topped with our housemade bier, mushroom, and onion gravy.

A trio of sausages served on a bed of sauerkraut with potato. Choose from the selections below. Weisswurst sausage (roses finely ground bavarian-style veal and pork blend white bratwurst), knackwurst sausage (klements finely ground pork & beef blend brat, lightly seasoned and smoked), and athuringer sausage (klements coarse-ground pork).

Hand-tenderized Wisconsin pork tenderloin, breaded and pan-fried. Served with haus-made sauerkraut and choice of potato. Add a fried egg and capers a la holstein.

Hand-tenderized Wisconsin pork tenderloin, pan-fried and topped with onions and button mushrooms in a white wine sour cream gravy.

2 tender smoked pork chops baked in our housemade sauerkraut. Served with potato.

5 jumbo shrimp broiled or deep-fried. Served with potato and vegetable.

Caramelized onions, bacon, garlic and spaetzle swimming in a swiss cream sauce.

4 pieces fried chicken dinner, breaded and dipped in our own Nashville sauce. Served with coleslaw and potato.

Served with coleslaw and choice of baked potato, French fries, German fried potatoes or German potato salad.

5 hand-breaded filets. Served with coleslaw and choice of baked potato, French fries, German fried potatoes or German potato salad.

Large roast pork shank (haxen) served with sauerkraut and choice of French fries or baked potato.

Choice 14 oz. prime rib prepared to temperature. Served with veg of day and choice of French fries or baked potato.

Wisconsin\-made breaded cheese curds served with chipotle ranch.

Tender, broasted half-chicken served with French fries.

In house made dessert.

2 Wisconsin brats on buns. Served with French fries and a side of sauerkraut.

Wisconsin\-made breaded cheese curds served with chipotle ranch.

Fresh-cooked brisket sliced thick and topped with baby swiss cheese and homemade sauerkraut on marble rye. Served with French fries and a side of thousand island dressing.