This week. Every week.
Tuesday to Sunday
TuesdayToday
with onions in a light red wine jus, served with fried bread dumpling slices and salad
WednesdayToday
fresh from the oven with sauerkraut and farmhouse bread
from 5 p.m. · limited availability
ThursdayToday
lean pieces of pork knuckle (boneless, without rind) with gravy, served with pan-fried potatoes and salad
FridayToday
(miller’s style) with lemon and tomato slices, served with parsley potatoes and salad
limited availability
SaturdayToday
with cream sauce, side salad and fresh vegetables of the day
SundayToday
in a classic caper sauce, served with buttered rice and salad
We are a certified “Hessen à la carte” restaurant and use only fresh produce, especially meat of regional origin from our trusted butcher. We deliberately do not use frozen or overseas meat.
Starters & Snacks
Homemade from Grandma’s recipes
hand-formed sour milk cheese with onion-vinegar marinade, served with rye bread and butter
double portion8.80
Handkäs’ mit Musik with colourful herbs and spices, served with rye bread and butter
double portion9.00
with our homemade yoghurt dill dressing
with fresh rye bread
seasoned cream cheese with pretzel crackers, served with fresh rye bread and butter as a starter
or as a main course12.90
Fresh rye bread topped with the finest Sauerland ham on the bone, pickled gherkin and two fried eggs
and homemade herb sour cream, as a starter
or as a main course19.90
Frankfurt Specialities
Fried black pudding “Metzgersglück” with homemade mashed potatoes, braised onions and apple sauce
with sauerkraut and homemade mashed potatoes
Nuremberg grilled sausages3 wrapped in lean fried bacon, served with sauerkraut and homemade mashed potatoes
with pan-fried potatoes and either our Grüne Soße, remoulade or onion-vinegar marinade
The Original
Our award-winning cold herb sauce
Original Grüne Soße
with four egg halves and boiled potatoes
15.00with lean boiled beef (Tafelspitz) and boiled potatoes
21.00with braised onions, fried egg, pan-fried potatoes and salad
with diced apple and gherkin4 in a homemade yoghurt and sour cream sauce, served with boiled potatoes
with pickled gherkins2,4, red onions and bell peppers, served with pan-fried potatoes
or as “Swiss sausage salad” with mountain cheese strips15.00
Our Schnitzel Hunt
with braised onions and rye bread
with pan-fried potatoes and salad
with braised onions, pan-fried potatoes and salad
with fresh mushroom cream sauce, French fries and salad
with mild pepper cream sauce, potato croquettes and salad
with fresh mushroom cream sauce and braised onions, served with pan-fried potatoes and salad
Regional schnitzel specialities
with a mild, creamy Handkäs sauce, served with baked potato skins, herb quark and salad
with Original Grüne Soße, pan-fried potatoes
with a small mixed salad24.00
Schnitzel on rye bread with gravy, fried egg, a small salad garnish and some potato salad
filled with two kinds of ham2,3 and savoury mountain cheese, served with French fries and salad
topped with savoury tomato sauce, ham and cheese strips and gratinated with hollandaise sauce, served with French fries and salad
Fresh Salads & Happily Meat-Free
Mixed leaf salad with apple slices, caramelised walnuts, roasted sunflower seeds and mild, warm gratinated goat’s cheese in a honey-thyme marinade
on a large mixed salad
Large mixed salad
Leaf salad, cherry tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, bell peppers
13.00with tuna, olives, onions and boiled egg+ 4.90
with diced feta, olives, peperoni and red onions+ 4.90
with fried chicken breast strips+ 6.90
with cream sauce, side salad and fresh vegetables of the day
with melted mountain cheese and crispy onions, served with salad
Penne with cherry tomatoes, zucchini & bell peppers in homemade tomato sauce and freshly shaved Parmesan
Diced potatoes, carrot, zucchini, bell pepper, tomato sauce
with homemade herb sour cream and salad
(yes, you read that right) with homemade herb sour cream and salad
with homemade herb sour cream and salad
with sliced smoked salmon+ 7.50
Fresh from the Region
served with French fries and salad
with rigatoni, carrots, zucchini, bell peppers, tomato sauce & Parmesan
Original Wiener Schnitzel from veal
pounded thin and fried until crispy with cranberries and potato-cucumber salad
25.90with fried bread dumpling slices and salad
with mild pepper cream sauce, potato croquettes and salad
with braised onions and homemade herb butter, served with rye bread
with braised onions and homemade herb butter, served with pan-fried potatoes and salad
with fresh mushroom cream sauce and braised onions, served with pan-fried potatoes and salad
Rump steak with mild pepper cream sauce, potato croquettes and salad
Pork tenderloin, small rump steak, grilled sausage, small hamburger steak and fried bacon on pan-fried potatoes with fresh mushroom cream sauce and salad
Our Lahmer Esel Classics
with fried apple slices and braised onions, served with homemade mashed potatoes and salad
with braised onions, pan-fried potatoes and salad
with Swabian spätzle and salad
Our hamburger steaks: Fresh. Homemade. Delicious.
with braised onions and gravy, served with pan-fried potatoes and salad
with mild pepper cream sauce, served with potato croquettes and salad
with fresh mushroom cream sauce, served with pan-fried potatoes and salad
with gravy, braised onions and potato salad
with fried lean pork belly slices, served with salad
Hearty marinated pork neck steak with braised onions, baked potato, homemade herb sour cream and salad
Goose and more
Fresh every day
with potato dumplings and red cabbage, garnished with a slice of baked apple and cranberries
… and more
with a delicate hint of ginger, crème fraîche and pumpkin seed oil
with creamed savoy cabbage, fried bread dumpling slices and a pear poached in red wine with cranberries
with warm cinnamon cherries
All prices are quoted in euros and include VAT.
The allergen list is available in the restaurant.
And to drink
Apfelwein
Our apple wine comes from the Wenzel cider press in Altenstadt-Rodenbach, and there’s an alcohol-free version too.
The year at Zum Lahmen Esel
Seasonal menus and highlights through the year
- SpringAsparagus and strawberriesNow
- In MayFrankfurt’s Grüne Soße FestivalNow
- SummerChanterellesNow
- AutumnHot soups, with or without sausagesNow
- WinterRoast goose leg and venison goulashNow
- ChristmasTwo sittings on 25 and 26 DecemberChristmas parties for 10 to 65 guestsNow