BREAKFAST      SANDWICHES       ENTREES       SALADS       SOUPS       SIDES       DESSERTS       BEVERAGES

ALL MENU ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOUT

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Photographs by: Jacob Meyberg                  

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Welcome to our restaurant. For four decades our home has been at the Village Square Shopping Center at the corner of Meridian and Hamilton Avenue. We feature breakfast, lunch, and dinner, while providing only the highest quality foods with a homestyle feel.

For breakfast, all of our goodies are made fresh-to-order. Bountiful omelettes, fluffy pancakes, or a European style breakfast make up only a fraction of our menu. Vanilla battered sourdough French Toast and locally made sausage links are just a couple of our specialties. Come taste why many have said we make the Bay Area's best breakfast.

Lunch and dinner may be quick, but by no means are we fast food. Some say we are a hofbrau, some call us a deli, comfort-food haven, a German restaurant, a smorgasbord. The truth is we are a little bit of all of these and little bit more. Like our catering, we hand-select only the freshest ingredients and scratch make our time-tested recipes.

We make many of our own coldcuts like corned beef, roasted turkey as well as hand make our own chopped liver and New York style chicken salad. We also have favorites from our charbroiler like Angus burgers, tri-tip, chicken, and vegetarian Philly Sandwiches, and Patty Melts! Our Reuben sandwich, piled on toasted rye with corned beef AND pastrami, Swiss cheese sauerkraut, with mustard, is to live for! 
 

All of our soups are made fresh daily in our kitchen.  Our daily soup is our famous chicken soup w/ matzo balls, and feature a rotating soup du jour, like clam chowder, split pea w/ pastrami, beef barley, minestrone, and more.Even the mashed potatoes are made from real potatoes. Vegetables arrive fresh daily from multiple sources so we get only the best ingredients for our customers.  Our gravies are also made from real chicken, turkey, beef, or vegetable stocks. We chill the drippings overnight so the fat settles on top, then scrape it off. What's left is a 98% fat free broth that is made into our sauces, reductions, and gravies.  

Our entrees are presented in two ways. First, we have our everyday menu such as homemade lasagna, broiled USDA choice steaks, Foster Farms' fresh grilled lemon-herb chicken breasts. Some of our specialties from Germany include wienerschnitzel, jaegarschnitzel, potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage, and more. Our veal parmigiana is trimmed and breaded here, the meatloaf is ground and mixed on-site, and the calves liver & onions are always a hit with our regular customers.---- store - vgs.JPG (large)

Our steamtable showcases our daily entrees as well as the specials of the day.The staples in our hofbrau include roasted turkey breast, baked chicken quarters, meatloaf with a mushroom-garlic gravy, BBQ lamb shanks, knockwurst, and bratwurst. We feature at least two daily specials, like carved baron of beef, Irish lamb stew, risotto stuffed bell peppers, homemade mac -n-cheese, corned beef and cabbage, goulash, beef stroganoff, and more! On Fridays we feature Sauerbraten as well as Filet of Tilapia.

Don't forget about dessert! Our homemade bread pudding and rice pudding are second to none, especially when topped off with imported raspberry syrup and whipped cream. YUM! The apple strudel is always a great way to finish off a meal. But don't forget about our fresh baked chocolate cookies! These scone-shaped bites of heaven have become the cornerstone of our dessert menu - by far our number one selling dessert. But, we think you need to see for yourself as you can check out our dessert case.

Our beverage menu consists of but is not limited to: liquor, beer, wine, espresso drinks, Dr. Browns' sodas, Thomas Kemper draught root beer and floats, fresh squeezed OJ, chocolate egg creams / phosphates, and soooooooo much more! 

 

Substitutions are welcome.
When you come to eat at Gunther's Restaurant, get what YOU want.
If you leave hungry, we haven't done our job.

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gunther's Famous Breakfast 

IF YOU DON'T SEE A FAVORITE ITEM, PLEASE ASK. ALL ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOUT.

We are pleased to offer our customers a great meal to start the day, or any time of day.
Breakfasts are made to order using the freshest and best ingredients.
If you do not see a favorite, please ask!


Egg Breakfasts

The Following Egg / Omelette Breakfasts Include Home-Fried Potatoes and Choice of:
English Muffin, White, Wheat, Sourdough, Rye, Pumpernickel Toast, or Bagel (add .75 for cream cheese)

Egg Whites and Egg Beaters Available

Egg (Served Any Style) BreakfastTwo Eggs  One Egg
Hickory Smoked BaconTwo EggsOne Egg
Locally Made Sausage LinksTwo EggsOne Egg
Smoked HamTwo EggsOne Egg
British BangersTwo EggsOne Egg
BratwurstTwo EggsOne Egg
KnockwurstTwo EggsOne Egg
Louisiana Hot LinkTwo EggsOne Egg
LinguisaTwo EggsOne Egg
USDA Choice Tri-Tip SteakTwo EggsOne Egg
Homemade Corned Beef HashTwo EggsOne Egg
Ham, Bacon, AND SausageTwo EggsOne Egg
Grilled Chicken BreastTwo EggsOne Egg

 
So….How do you like your eggs?
Over Easy - The white is slightly cooked, runny yolk
Over Medium - The white is thoroughly cooked, runny yolk
Over Hard - The white and yolk are cooked thoroughly
Poached - The egg is cracked into, and cooked in boiling water
Scrambled -  is B A S R D C E M L



Omelettes
Ingredients: Sausage, Bacon, Ham, British Bangers, Corned Beef, Pastrami, Salami, Turkey Breast, Spinach, Bell Peppers, Onions, Garlic, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Monterey Jack, Tilamook Medium Sharp Cheddar, Swiss, Provolone, American Cheese, and More!

  
One Ingredient Omelette 
   Additional Ingredients: Add

Lox & Onion Omelette

Special Omelette
Your Choice of any Four Ingredients 

Egg White Omelette
Your Choice of any Four Ingredients
Three Cheese Omelette

Mixed Vegetable Omelette
A Plethora of Fresh Veggies & Your Choice of Cheese

Meat Lover’s Omelette
The Name Says It All; Onions Optional

 
Pancakes & Other Goodies

Short Stack of Two Pancakes

$ilver Dollar Pancake$

Fresh Made Golden Brown Waffle


French Toast
Three Slices of Sourdough Bread Soaked in Our Vanilla Batter

Oatmeal w/ Raisins

Nova Lox, Bagel, and Cream Cheese  Capers on Request
Stack of Three Pancakes

Breakfast Combo
2 Pancakes + 2 Eggs Any Style   w/ Sausage or Bacon

Breakfast Sandwich
2 Eggs + Cheese on Your Choice of Toast, English Muffin, or Bagel

Breakfast Sandwich
with Your Choice of Smoked Ham, Bacon, or Sausage

Sides


Bacon, Ham, or Sausage

Home Fried Potatoes

Toasted Bagel w/ Cream Cheese

White, Wheat, Sourdough, Rye, or Pumpernickel Toast

Bowl of Fresh Fruit Salad

Single Pancake
Side of Cottage Cheese

Cup of Fresh Fruit Salad

Toasted English Muffin

British Bangers

Side Single Egg

Toasted Bagel w/ Butter & Jam

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salads 

Chef Salad
Mixed Greens, Roasted Turkey, Ham, Swiss, Cheddar, Mixed Beans, Hardboiled Eggs, Tomatoes, Red OnionChoice of dressing: Bleu cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, buttermilk ranch, French, 1000 island 

Chicken Caesar Salad
Fresh cut Romaine lettuce, Foster Farms roasted chicken breast, homemade croutons tossed in the classic dressing  

Garden Salad
Mixed greens, homemade croutons, mixed beans, beets, tomatoes, and choice of dressings
Large     or     Small 

Homemade Traditional Potato Salad
Red Potato Salad (Vegan)
Macaroni Salad
Cole Slaw
Three Bean Salad
Hungarian Cucumber Salad
Marinated Mushrooms
Creamy Pasta Pesto
Fresh Fruit Salad (cup) /(bowl)
 

 

Soups

All of our soups are made fresh daily in our kitchen from scratch from the finest ingredients 

Everyday
Chicken Soup with Matzo Ball Soup   

Thursday
Split Pea w/ Pastrami 

Friday
Clam Chowder

 Rotating Soups (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday)
Minestrone
Beef / Chicken Vegetable Rice / Noodle
Lemon Chicken Rice
Vegetable / Vegetable Noodle
Oriental Chicken Noodle
Beef Barley
Corn Chowder
Potato Leek
Cream of Spinach
Broccoli Cheese
Navy Bean
Lentil
Beef or Chicken Tortilla
Pepper Pot
Cream of Asparagus

 

Sides

Potato Knish
Real mashed potatoes blended w/ sautéed onions and cabbage, then baked in a pie dough
Served with choice of mustard or gravy   

Real Mashed Potatoes
Sauerkraut
Red Cabbage
Hot German Potato Salad
Steamed Rice
Vegetable of the Day
Potato Pancakes (4) w/ Sour Cream & Applesauce  

 

 

Desserts

German Chocolate Cake
Carrot Cake
NY Style Cheesecake
Apple Strudel
Bread Pudding
Rice Pudding
Chewy Fudge Brownie
Chocolate Dipped Macaroon
Assorted Poundcakes
Assorted Dessert Bars

Gunther’s Famous Fresh Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies

***Please check out our dessert case for more desserts***

 

  Beverages 

COLD
Fountain Drinks (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Lemonade) free refills 
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
Thomas Kemper Draught Root Beer
Dr. Brown’s Sodas
Snapples
Assorted Bottled & Canned Beverages (please visit beverage case)
Apple Juice / Sparkling Apple Juice
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
V-8 Juice
Kern’s Nectars

  HOT
Colombian Roasted Coffee & Decaffeinated Coffee
Hot Tea (Assorted Flavors)
Espresso
Café Latte
Cappuccino


 
  BEER – WINE – COCKTAILS
Bottled Domestic Beer
Bottled MicrobrewBeer
Bottled Imported Beer
Spaten Draught Beer
Fat Tire Draught
Glass of House of House Burgundy or Chardonnay
Individual Bottle of Wine
Stama Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, or Old Vine Red Zinfandel (750 ml)
Assorted Spirits

 









1601 Meridian Ave., San Jose, CA 95125     TEL: 408-266-9022      FAX: 408-266-9030
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