Speisekarten-Links
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Why This Page?

The purpose of this collection of German-language menu links is to provide a variety of menu sources for lesson use or as reference material. Many can easily be printed off for use in role-play or comprehension work.

I have linked to the restaurant web pages. If the menu is not on that web page, there will be a link to it there. There may be several links to different menus. In some cases, the parent site from which the URL is taken may be worth exploring too.

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Adobe Acrobat Files (PDF)

Where PDF is indicated as the format, the restaurant has supplied the menu in a format which can be downloaded to disk and printed out using Adobe Reader, which is installed on most computers. In most cases this will provide a replica of the actual printed menu used in the restaurant, so it may be a colourful commercial design.
Maintaining This Page

Menus may be even more prone to change than the average URL over time. I will try to maintain this page by checking the links and replacing them where necessary, and I will keep looking for simple menus for use in the classroom. It would be nice if you would help by sending me the URL of a suitable site or by drawing my attention to a link which has stopped working. To do either of those, please . Thanks!

Jim Flewker

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Name

Description

Language

Level

Format

 

Location

Country

URL

Donauschiffahrt Wien (2 Fs)

Very simple pleasure boat menu. Five typical snacks and 3 photos. Prices.

basic
web

Wien

AT
URL

Vogelpark Abensburg

Clear, simple menu. "Räuberteller" in the children's section makes a nice comprehension question. Prices.

basic+
web

Niederbayern

DE
URL

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg

Clear, simple menu - hot and cold foods.Will print well on A4. Prices.

basic+
web

Hamburg

DE
URL

Mensa Uni Magdeburg

Weekly menu for student medics. Prices.

basic+
web

Magdeburg

DE
URL

Mensa Uni Regensburg

Two weeks' worth of daily lunch and evening menus from links on this page. Prices.

basic+

web

PDF

RTF

Regensburg

DE
URL

Weidinger Stub'n

Very clear menu with simple layout covering good range of food and drink. Some Austrian terms eg Erdäpfel, Palatschinken, Schlagobers. Prices.

moderate
web

Wolfgangsee

AT
URL

Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (3 Fs).

Links to downloadable menus from this page. Colourful Main menu German and English, others less elaborate and German only. A few Swiss touches: Wienerli. Prices.

moderate
PDF

Zürich

CH
URL

Abtei-Brauerei Mettlach

Several different menus including simple children's. Clear layout, good range from snacks to steaks and Schnitzel. Prices.

moderate+
web

Saarland

DE
URL

Bordgastronomie Die Bahn

Page with links to downloadable menus. Speisekarte Bordrestaurant is German language only in actual menu, also Spezialitäten des Monats. Prices in Euros and Swiss Franken.

moderate+
PDF
DE
URL

Der Andechser, Dillingen

Pub/restaurant of the Kloster Andechs brewery. Weekly lunch menu download (with prices), also special dinner menu download. Also full online menu (no prices).

moderate+

PDF

web

Bayern

DE
URL

Jazzland Wien

Jazz club with bigger menu than Ronnie Scott's. "Axel's ominöses Bohnengoulasch - ziemlich scharf aber vielfach überlebt". Wide menu from snacks to Wiener Schnitzel (of course) mit Erdäpfelsalat. Prices.

moderate+
web

Wien

AT
URL

Gasthof Hintersee

Austrian hotel with clear and extensive menu. Plenty of Schnitzel and Apfelstrudel. Some Austrian terms: Palatschinken and more. Also menu of local specialities (Schmankerl). Prices.

moderate
web

Salzburg

AT
URL

Maredo

The chain of "Argentinian" steak houses owned by "Whitbread Restaurants Holding GmbH" offers its colourful menus as downloads: main menu, children's menu and desserts (ice creams etc). Prices.

moderate
PDF
DE
URL

Café-Restaurant Aufwind, Willingen

Café at a ski jump. Colourful downloadable extensive menu includes good photo of the Mühlenkopfschanze. All sorts of food and lots of drinks. Prices.

moderate
PDF

Sauerland

DE
URL

Restaurant Friedenau, Berlin

Clear and varied menu including lots of Pfannkuchen and Schnitzel. Also extensive drinks menu. Prices.

higher
web

Berlin

DE
URL

Meyers Hof, Zoo Hannover

Detailed descriptive menu. No prices.

higher
web

Hannover

DE
Christmas Section
URL

Bowling-Center Genthin

Web page will win no prizes, but there's a good basic menu, also with a Christmas menu page. Prices.

basic
web

Sachsen-Anhalt DE

URL

Gaststuben Muggenbühl - Degustino

The most colourful and delectable menu EVER - twelve page sumptuously illustrated Christmas menu. Starters and desserts are a selection of small works of the patissier's art, main courses include home-made pasta dishes. If this doesn't make you want to go there, nothing will.

higher

PDF

Zürich CH

URL

Weihnachtsmenue für Hundegourmets

Not a menu but a recipe for a gourmet dog's Christmas dinner. Perhaps it's the lingering effect of the previous entry, but I think it sounds quite tasty.

moderate

web

N/A
Other Useful Sites
URL

German Menu & Dining Guide at german.about.com

Very useful A-Z guide to menu language, though missing a few regional variations. Also Phrasebook.
URL

Die Speisekarten-Seite

Elegant web pages of a man whose hobby is collecting menus. The history of menus and the art of menu design are discussed and there is a Gallery from his large collection - though the samples will not be suitable for lesson use because of size and because only one inside page per menu is shown.

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