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Mader's German Restaurant
1037 N Old World 3rd St
Milwaukee, WI 53203
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Lunch Menu
Dinner Menu
Lunch Menu
Lunch Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am - 4:00pm
Starters
Rueben Rolls
$9.00
Tasty bits of corned beef, cabbage and Swiss Cheese wrapped inside spring dough, served with fresh crispy fried spinach and German mustard sauce
Beer & Cheese Dip with Pretzel Croustinis
$8.00
Munich's Spaten beer, Wisconsin cheddar and cream cheese dip topped with mild Pico de Gallo
Cheese & Sausage Platter
$10.00
Grilled bratwurst and knackwurst served with Swiss and Cheddar cheese
Sauerkraut Balls
$8.00
Sauerkraut, corned beef and Mader's own seasonings combined together
Soups
Mader's Oxtail Soup
$8.00
Freshly braised oxtail meat with tomato, sherry, and beef broth
Soup of the Day
$5.00
Homemade stock pot, made daily
Baked Three Onion Soup
$7.00
Tender thinly sliced onions served in a burgundy demi broth topped with Swiss Emmenthal cheese
Salads
Mader's Garden Fresh Salad
$6.00
Crisp Romaine & Boston lettuce with a variety of fresh vegetables served with champagne tarragon vinaigrette
Spinach Salad
$7.00
Fresh tender spinach topped with sliced red onion and chopped egg, served with a side of our famous hot bacon dressing
Caesar Salad
$7.00
Fresh Romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing, Parmesan cheese and sour dough croutons
- With grilled, marinated, chicken strips add
- $3.00
Mader's Specialties
Beef and Mushroom Strudel
$12.00
Beef sauerbraten with grilled red onions, sauteed mushrooms and smoked ham rolled in crisp phyllo pastry baked with Emmenthal cheese. Served with ginger brown sauce
Rheinischer Sauerbraten
$15.00
Marinated for ten days, oven roasted, served with our ginger snap sauce. Topped with toasted almonds, sour cream and golden raisins, with red cabbage and spätzle
Hungarian Style Beef Goulasch
$13.00
Sautéed with onions, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and garlic, simmered in Maderia wine veloute sauce with spatzle and julienne vegetables
Herb Crusted Salmon
$15.00
Served on a bed of red pepper spaetzel and asparagus
Almond Crusted Trout
$15.00
Wisconsin trout pan-seared with hot German potato salad, onions, peppers, and asparagus. Served with a lemon butter sauce
Roast Pork Shank
$34.95
Number one favorite for over one hundred years. Updated to a wonderfully delicious skinless shank with an apple demi-glaze. Served with sauerkraut and red potatoes
German Sampler
$19.95
Savor a sampling of Germany's best: Rheinischer sauerbraten (tender, marinated roast beef with a ginger snap sauce and golden raisins), Kassler rippchen (juicy smoked pork loin), beef goulash with potato dumpling and red cabbage. Wunderbar!
Franconian Chicken Schnitzel
$13.00
Sautéed with onions, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and garlic, simmered in Maderia wine veloute sauce with spätzle and julienne vegetables
Baked Kassler Rippchen
$14.00
A delicacy from Kassel. Smoked pork loin served with barrel-cured sauerkraut and potato dumpling
Wiener Schnitzel
$15.00
Boneless pork cutlet lightly breaded and pan sautéed. Served with sauerkraut and spatzel
- Substitute tender milk-fed veal - add
- $2.00
Bavarian Platter
$27.00
Usingers grilled bratwurst and knockwurst simmered with sauerkraut. Served with a slice of Kasseler Rippchen and a potato dumpling
Stuffed Portabella
$9.95
Sautéed and stuffed with spinach, roasted red peppers, and Provolone. Served with spätzle and red pepper coulis
Sandwich Favorites
Your choice of French Fries, Potato Chips or Hot German Potato Salad.
Mader's Hamburger
100% beef burger with lettuce, tomato, mayo. With melted Swiss, Cheddar, or American cheese
- 8oz. $10.00
Reuben
$10.00
Sliced corned beef, sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, and Swiss cheese, served open face
Grilled Chicken Breast on Sourdough
$9.00
Served with Roasted peppers and Provolone cheese. Served with spiced mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato
Wiener Schnitzel Sandwich
$13.00
Served on rye bread with lettuce and tomato
Rheinischer Sauerbraten Sandwich
$10.00
Marinated roast beef thinly sliced topped with a gingersnap sauce. Served open face on grilled rye bread
Starters
Reuben Rolls
$9.00
Corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese wrapped inside spring roll, served with crispy fried spinach and Dusseldorf mustard sauce
Sausage and Cheese Platter
$10.00
Grilled Usinger's bratwurst and knockwurst served with Swiss and Cheddar cheese
Beer & Cheese Dip with Pretzel Croustinis
$9.00
Munich's Spaten beer, Wisconsin cheddar and cream cheese dip topped with mild Pico de Gallo
Small Plates
Pork Knuckles
$12.00
Braised, Oktoberfest BBQ, white bean puree
Pulled Duck Sliders
$12.00
Confit, mini potato buns, caramelized onions, cranberry apricot compote, fennel pear slaw
Sea Scallops
$12.00
Pan seared, salsify puree & champagne grapefruit buerre blanc
Spatzel 'Mac & Cheese'
$12.00
Portabella mushrooms, smoked bacon & aged Swiss mornay
Scalloped Butternut Squash
$12.00
Truffle scallop butternut squash, portabella fries and roasted red pepper coulis
Soups
Soup of the Day
$5.00
Homemade stockpot, made daily
Baked Onion Soup
$7.00
Tender, thinly sliced onions served in a Burgundy broth, topped off with Swiss cheese
Mader's Liver Dumpling Soup
$8.00
Germany's favorite soup, made fresh daily in our stock pot
Mader's Oxtail Soup
$8.00
Freshly braised oxtail meat with tomato, sherry, and beef broth
Salads
Baby Spinach Salad
$7.00
Fresh spinach served with hot bacon dressing, red onion and diced hard-boiled egg
Mader's Fresh Garden Salad
$6.00
Fresh field greens with a variety of vegetables, served with your choice of dressing
Caesar Salad
$7.00
Fresh romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing, Parmesan cheese and sour dough croutons
German Specials
Rheinischer Sauerbraten
$32.95
Marinated roast beef served with ginger snap sauce, topped with sour cream, toasted almonds, golden raisins served with spätzle and red cabbage. Wine Pairing: Kenwood Merlot $8/glass, $28/bottle
German Sampler
$34.95
Wiener Schnitzel, Kasseler Rippchen, and Rheinischer Sauerbraten with potato dumpling, sauerkraut and red cabbage. Wine Pairing: Estrella Cabernet Sauvignon $8/glass, $28/bottle
- Substitute tender milk-fed Veal - add
- $2.95
Wiener Schnitzel
Lighly breaded pork cutlet pan sauteed. Served with chive-buttered spätzle and lemon. Wine Pairing: Valkenberg Riesling $8/glass, $28/bottle
- Substitute tender milk-fed Veal - add
- $4.95
- Also available Holstein style with egg, capers and anchovies - add
- $1.95
Mader's Most Famous Dish, Exclusively Ours: Pork Shank
$34.95
Number one favorite for over one hundred years. Updated to a wonderfully delicious skinless shank with an apple demi-glaze. Served with sauerkraut and red potatoes. Wine Pairing: Pinot Noir $7/glass, $24/bottle
Rhine Sampler
$32.00
Wiener schnitzel, Rheinischer Sauerbraten with spätzle, red cabbage and sauerkraut. Wine Pairing: Valkenberg Riesling $8/glass, $28/bottle
- Substitute tender milk-fed Veal - add
- $2.95
Ritter Schnitzel
$29.95
Sautéed pork tenderloin cutlets topped with Black Forest mushroom sauce with mashed potatoes and julienne vegetables. Wine Pairing: Gordon Sauvignon Blanc $8/glass, $28/bottle
Count Esterhazy Schnitzel
$29.95
Turkey breast lightly breaded and pan sautéed with spätzle and julienne vegetables topped with Black Forest mushroom sauce. Wine Pairing: Madonna Liebfraumilch $7/glass, $24/bottle
Franconian Chicken Schnitzel
$28.00
Chicken breast sautéed with onions, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and garlic, simmered in Madeira wine veloute sauce. Served with spätzle and julienne vegetables. Wine Pairing: La Crema Chardonnay $12/glass, $44/bottle
Rouladen
$34.95
Mader's uses choice Beef Tenderloin for it's rouladen; rolled with pickle spear, smoked bacon, caramelized onions, and German mustard. Topped with Demi glaze and a smoked thyme veloute. Served with spinach over spätzle. Wine Pairing: Kenwood Yulupa Merlot $8/glass, $28/bottle
Kasseler Rippchen
A delicacy from Kassel, Germany. Smoked pork loin served with sauerkraut and a potato dumpling with a lightly smoked thyme veloute. Wine Pairing: Citra Pinot Grigio $7/glass, $24/bottle
Hungarian Style Beef Goulasch
$29.00
Sautéed with onions, mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and garlic, simmered in Maderia wine veloute sauce with spatzle and julienne vegetables. Wine Pairing: Campus Oaks Zinfandel $7/glass, $24/bottle
Beef and Mushroom Strudel
$29.00
Sauerbraten with grilled red onions, sauteed mushrooms and smoked ham, rolled in crisp phyllo pastry, baked with Swiss cheese. Served with ginger brown sauce and julienne vegetables. Wine Pairing: Campus Oaks Zinfandel $7/glass, $24/bottle. Beer Pairing: Spaten Lager .5L / 1L / 2L boots
Bavarian Platter
$27.00
Usingers grilled bratwurst and knockwurst simmered with sauerkraut. Served with a slice of Kasseler Rippchen and a potato dumpling. Beer Pairing: Franziskaner Weissbier Hefe .5L / 1L / 2L boots
Steaks
Filet Mignon
Choice beef tenderloin basted with a red wine demi-glaze and Bearnaise sauce. Served with whipped potatoes and sautéed spinach. Wine Pairing: Bridlewood Syrah $8/glass, $28/bottle
- 10oz. $37.00
Seafood and Light Fare
Soy Honey Glazed Salmon Filet
$31.00
Served with Asian noodles and stir fried vegetables. Wine Pairing: Valkenberg Gewurztraminer $8/glass, $28/bottle
Almond Crusted Trout
Wisconsin trout pan-seared with red potatoes, onions, peppers, and asparagus. Served with a lemon butter sauce. Wine Pairing: Joseph Muller Riesling $7/glass, $24/bottle. Beer Pairing: Spaten Lager .5L / 1L / 2L boots
Portabella Napolean
$23.00
Layered Portabella mushroom with baby spinach, grilled onions and asparagus. Topped with Provolone cheese. Served with spätzle and roasted red pepper coulis. Wine Pairing: La Crema Pinot Noir $12/glass, $44/bottle. Beer Pairing: Spaten Weiss Bier Dunkel .5L / 1L / 2L boots
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About Us
Mader's has been voted the most famous German restaurant in North America. Some years ago, in 1902 to be exact, things weren't quite the same. An ambitious young German immigrant, Charles Mader, poured his life savings into a speculative venture: he purchased a small building on 233 W. Water Street (now Plankington Avenue) and hung out his sign. "The Comfort," it read, was comfortable, with it's "soft" wooden chairs and Oaken tables. Today's $3,000,000 collection of Medieval Germanic weaponry hadn't arrived, but you could find a few dozen wall pegs on which to hang coats.