Oktoberfest Menu
 
Appetizers
Kartoffel Pfann Kuchen
Home Made Potato Pancakes with Applesauce or Sour Cream . . . $8.95
Gefüllte Champignons
Fresh Stuffed Mushrooms Covered with Cheese . . . $7.95
Hausgemachte Sülze mit Brot
Homemade head Cheese with Bread and Dill Pickle . . . $7.95
Rollmops
Imported Herring Roll filled with Pickle and onion . . . $7.95
Zwei Bratwürste vom Grill mit Brötchen
Two Fresh Grilled Bratwurst with Roll . . . $9.95
Zwei Grosse Wiener Würstchen mit Senf und Brötchen
Two Foot Long Wieners with Mustard and Roll . . . $9.95
Side orders
Deutscher Kartoffel Salat Sauerkraut
German Potato Salad . . . $2.95 Sauerkraut . . . $2.95
Rotkohl Knödel
Red Cabbage . . . $2.95 Dumplings . . . $2.95
Hausgemachte Spätzle Bratkartoffeln
Homemade Noodles . . . $2.95 Home Fries . . . $2.95
Soups
Leberknödle Suppe Tages Suppe
Liver Dumpling Soup . . . $3.50 Soup of the Day . . . $3.50
Hausgemachte Gulaschsuppe
Homemade Goulash Soup . . . Cup $4.50 . . . Bowl $5.50
 
Entrees
All Entrees served with choice of:
Soup of the day-Liver Dumpling Soup or German
Salad Plate
Oktoberfest Platte
Oktoberfest Platter - Kassler Ripchen, Roasted Pork and Sausage
Served with Sauerkraut and Home Fries . . . $18.95
Schwein vom Spiess mit Kartoffelsalat
Fresh Spit Roasted Pork with German Potato Salad . . . $15.95
Deutsche Haus Platte
German Platter - Includes a Breaded Pork Schnitzel, Frikadelle,
Assorted Sausages, Home Fries, Red Cabbage and Sauerkraut . . . $18.95
Glacierte Schweine Haxe mit Sauerkraut
und Semmelknödel
Whole Glazed Pork Shank Served with
Sauerkraut and Bread Dumpling . . . $18.95
Sauerbraten mit Brot Knödel und Rot Kohl
Marinated Roast Beef in a Wine Raisin Sauce with Dumpling and
Red Cabbage . . . $17.95
Bayerischer Leberkaese mit Rost Zwiebel
und Kartoffelsalat
Bavarian Style Veal Loaf with Roasted Onions and
Potato Salad . . . $12.95
Kassler Rippchen mit Sauerkraut und Bratkartoffeln
Smoked Pork Loin with Sauerkraut and
German Fried Potatoes . . . $14.95
Bratwürst mit Kartoffelsalat
Bratwurst with Potato Salad . . . $11.95
Thuringer mit Kartoffelsalat
Thuringer Sauage with Potato Salad . . . $11.95
Schweine Schnitzel mit Sauce, Rot Kohl
und Bratkartoffeln
Breaded pork Schnitzel with Gravy, Red Cabbage and
German Fries . . . $15.95
Jäger Schnitzel / Hunter Schnitzel
Breaded Pork Schnitzel Covered in a Mushroom Wine Sauce, Red Cabbage
and Spätzle . . . $17.95
Wiener Schnitzel
Breaded Veal Schnitzel with Lemon Served with home Fries
and Red Cabbage . . . $18.95
Rumpsteak mit Kräuterbutter und Pommes Frites
New York Strip Steak with Herbed Butter and French Fries . . . $23.95
Rinderlendensteak mit Pommes Frites
Filet Mignon with French Fries . . . $23.95
Lachsfilet Sautiert in Zitronenbutter
Salmon Filet Sautéed in Lemon Butter, Served with Boiled Potato
and Vegetable . . . $17.95
Schnitzel Platz Burger
Our Own Special Brat-Burger Served with Grilled Onions and
French Fries . . . $8.95
Halbes Hähnchen mit Pommes Frites
Half-Roasted Chicken with French fries . . . $12.95
Hähnchen Schnitzel mit Rot Kohl und Kartoffeln
Chicken Schnitzel with Red Cabbage and Home Fries . . . $15.95
Split Plate Charge $3.50 Please . . . No Substitutions, Thank You
History of Oktoberfest
The Oktoberfest tradition started in 1810 to celebrate the October 12th marriage of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig (who was later named King Ludwig I) to the Saxon-Hildburghausen Princess Therese. The citizens of Munich were invited to join in the festivities, which were held over five days on the fields in front of the city gates. The official festivities lasted five days and included parades of riflemen, music, eating and drinking. The festivities ended with a horse race held on a meadow, which was situated outside of the city limits. This meadow was named "Theresienwiese" (Theresa's meadow) in honor of the bride. Over the next years the horse race was repeated and the Oktoberfest, also called "Wiesn" was born.
Anniversary celebrations were held annually thereafter that eventually became larger and more elaborate. An agricultural festival was added during the second year. Its main attraction was a competition in which the most splendid horses and oxen were awarded prizes. The horse race ceased to be held after 1938, but the agricultural festival has been a part of the Oktoberfest up to this day. It takes part every four years on the southern part of the Theresienwiese.
In 1818, a carousel and two swings were set up for the revelers. Such amusements were few in the first decades of the festival, but party-goers were amply entertained by the tree climbing competitions, wheel barrow and sack races, mush eating contests, barrel rolling races, and goose chases. By 1870s, mechanical rides were an expanding feature of the festival and in 1908, the festival boasted Germany's first roller coaster. When the city began allowing beer on the fairgrounds, makeshift beer stands began cropping up, and their number increased steadily until they were eventually replaced by beer halls in 1896. The beer halls, like the beer tents of today, were sponsored by the local breweries.
The festival was eventually prolonged and moved ahead to September to allow for better weather conditions. At Schnitzel Platz, we don’t have a Theresienwiese inside the restaurant, but we do have the traditional beer tent and long tables, just like in Munich.
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