Zur Laterne
DE

Autumn & Winter 2026

Menu

Since 1886, we have been serving traditional German cuisine with genuine hospitality and a love of good company. We cherish the classics while adding our own personal touch here and there.

We are delighted to have you with us and hope you enjoy your time at Zur Laterne.

Our recommendations

Our guests' favourite

Schnitzel “Zur Laterne”

young pork 22.50

A · C · G · J · 2 · 3

  • Our classics

    Oven-roasted pork knuckle

    A true heavyweight, extra-large pork knuckle | Sauerkraut | Potato purée | Jus

    A · G · I · L24.90

  • Slow-cooked classics & game season

    Rhenish Sauerbraten

    Traditionally marinated and slowly braised | Raisin sauce | Potato dumplings | Apple red cabbage

    A · G · I · L25.50

  • Slow-cooked classics & game season

    Beef roulade “Zur Laterne”

    Lovingly filled and rolled by hand | Bacon | Onions | Pickled gherkin | Mustard | Red wine sauce | Potato dumplings | Apple red cabbage

    A · G · I · J · L · 2 · 328.50

Our soups

  • Beef consommé with pancake stripsA · C · G · I8.90

    Fine vegetables | Chives

  • Hokkaido pumpkin soupVGI7.90

    Williams pear | Ginger | Pumpkin seeds | Pumpkin seed oil

  • Goulash soupA · I

    Beef | Bell peppers | Onions | Potatoes

    • small 9.90
    • large 13.90

Bread & dips

Our soups and dips are served with freshly baked stone-oven baguette.

  • Homemade herb butterA · G4.50

    Butter | Fresh herbs

  • Garlic creamVA · G4.50

    Greek yoghurt | Garlic | Olive oil

  • Pork crackling lardA4.50

    Crispy onions | Pumpernickel

  • Three homemade dips & breadA · G9.90

    Herb butter | Garlic cream | Dip of the day

Starters

Small dishes, big flavours

Our starters and salads are served with freshly baked stone-oven baguette (A).

  • Smoked salmonD · G14.90

    Creamed horseradish | Potato rösti | Salad

  • Baked goat's cheeseVA · C · G · H · J · L13.90

    Wild herb salad | Cranberries | Walnuts | Balsamic dressing

  • Chili prawnsB · L

    Extra virgin olive oil | Garlic | Chilli | Cherry tomatoes | White wine

    • 4 pieces 14.90
    • 6 pieces 20.90

Salad your way

Choose your dressing & add your favourite topping

  • Salad plate “Zur Laterne”VA14.50

    Seasonal leaf and baby leaf salads | Marinated raw vegetables | Beetroot | Kidney beans | Sweetcorn | Tomatoes | Cucumber | Radishes | Seed mix | Croutons

  • Add: Baked goat's cheese with cranberriesV5.00
  • Add: Oyster mushroom schnitzelV5.00
  • Add: Smoked salmon6.50

Vegetarian & vegan

Sometimes without meat: vegetarian and vegan dishes prepared with just as much love as our classics.

  • Truffle pastaVA · C · G22.90

    Creamy truffle & Parmesan velouté | Freshly shaved winter truffle

  • Spaghetti aglio e olioVA · G13.90

    Garlic | Chilli | Peperoncino | Olive oil | Cherry tomatoes | Grana Padano

  • Spaghetti aglio e olio, vegan option without Grana PadanoVGA11.90
  • Oven-baked KäsespätzleVA · C · G17.90

    Three kinds of cheese | Melted & crispy onions | Fresh market salad

  • Endive & potato mash with fried eggsVC · G14.90

    Potato mash with endive | Vinegar | Three fried eggs | Braised onions

  • Pan-fried potatoes “Zur Laterne”VC13.90

    Pan-fried potatoes | Three fried eggs | Salad

Fish, seafood & mussel season

From pike-perch to mussels: freshly prepared with love

  • Pan-fried pike-perch filletA · D · G · I25.90

    Potato purée | Creamed savoy cabbage with truffle

  • Spaghetti with prawnsA · B · G24.90

    5 prawns | Cherry tomatoes | Garlic | Peperoncini | Extra virgin olive oil | Grana Padano

  • Fresh mussels “Rhineland style”A · G · I · L · N22.50

    Premium mussels | Root vegetables | White wine broth | Pumpernickel | Butter

    *While stocks last. Reservation or pre-order recommended.

Our classics

German cuisine with heart & tradition

  • Himmel & ÄädG · L · 219.50

    Crispy fried blood sausage | Braised onions | Caramelised apple wedges | Potato purée | Rich gravy

  • Endive & potato mash with FlönzG · 218.90

    Potato purée | Endive | Vinegar | Fried Rhenish blood sausage | Braised onions

  • Our brewhouse platterA · G · I22.50

    Pork knuckle meat in Altbier sauce | Sauerkraut | Potato purée

  • Oven-roasted pork knuckleA · G · I · L24.90

    A true heavyweight, extra-large pork knuckle | Sauerkraut | Potato purée | Jus

  • Calf's liver “Berlin style”A · G · I · J25.90

    Caramelised apples | Braised onions | Potato purée | Gravy | Salad

  • Black Angus rump steak with onionsA · G · I · J · L · 2 · 334.90

    200 g rump steak | Mustard | Crispy onions | Jus | Pan-fried potatoes | Green beans with bacon

Schnitzel love

Our schnitzels are pounded thin, coated in our breadcrumb and pretzel crust and fried until golden in clarified butter.

  • Original Wiener schnitzelA · C · G · J28.50

    Veal | Cranberries | French fries

  • Young pork schnitzelA · C · G · J17.90

    “Viennese style” | Lemon | French fries

  • Oyster mushroom schnitzelVA · C · G · J17.50

    Vegetarian schnitzel “Viennese style” | Cranberries | French fries

  • Schnitzel “Zur Laterne”A · C · G · J · 2 · 3

    Braised onions | Bacon | Pan-fried potatoes | Fried egg

    • young pork 22.50
    • veal 33.50

    Our guests' favourite

Extras

  • Mixed side salad3.90
  • Swap French fries for pan-fried potatoes2.00
  • Small jug of jus or Altbier sauce3.50
  • Mayonnaise1.00
  • Ketchup1.00
  • Cranberries1.00

Slow-cooked classics & game season

Our German tavern classics & locally hunted game from the Lower Rhine region

Depending on the hunt, we serve wild boar, roe deer or venison.

  • Rhenish SauerbratenA · G · I · L25.50

    Traditionally marinated and slowly braised | Raisin sauce | Potato dumplings | Apple red cabbage

  • Beef roulade “Zur Laterne”A · G · I · J · L · 2 · 328.50

    Lovingly filled and rolled by hand | Bacon | Onions | Pickled gherkin | Mustard | Red wine sauce | Potato dumplings | Apple red cabbage

  • Game ragoutA · C · G · I · J · L25.50

    Slowly braised, rich, aromatic and wonderfully tender | Wild mushrooms | Pear with cranberries | Butter spaetzle | Salad

  • Tender roast gameA · G · I · L27.90

    Slowly braised until tender and finished with a rich game jus | Pear with cranberries | Potato dumplings | Apple red cabbage

Goose season & Laternen season

A tradition we still take the time to prepare with care.

Soup & dessert for the goose menu: Please ask our service team about today's soup and dessert for the menu.

  • Goose breast or goose legA · C · G · H · I · L

    Slow-cooked sous-vide for 16 hours | approx. 550 g raw weight | Rich goose jus | Chestnuts | Baked apple with marzipan | Potato dumplings | Apple red cabbage

    • à la carte 39.90
    • 2-course menu with soup or dessert 44.90
    • 3-course menu with soup and dessert 49.90
  • Goose feast for 4: Whole goose, gently cooked sous-videA · C · G · H · I · L

    approx. 4.8 kg raw weight | Rich goose jus | Chestnuts | Baked apples with marzipan | Potato dumplings | Apple red cabbage | Creamed savoy cabbage

    • à la carte 189.00
    • 2-course menu with soup or dessert 209.00
    • 3-course menu with soup and dessert 229.00

    Whole goose by pre-order only, please order at least 5 days in advance

Desserts

The best part comes last

  • KaiserschmarrnVA · C · G · H

    Tossed in butter | Raisins | Toasted almonds | Apple sauce (cranberries on request)

    • small 9.50
    • large 14.50

    Perfect for sharing. Or maybe not.

  • Optional extra: Bourbon vanilla ice cream, per scoopV2.00
  • Optional extra: Bourbon vanilla sauceV2.00
  • Baked apple with marzipanVG · H7.50

    Warm baked apple | Marzipan | Raisins | Cinnamon | Bourbon vanilla sauce

  • Mulled wine plums with vanilla ice creamG · L7.50

    Mulled wine syrup | Orange | Cinnamon | Clove | Bourbon vanilla ice cream

  • Sorbet trilogyVG

    Mango | Raspberry | Lemon, vegan & lactose-free

    • trilogy 7.50
    • individually, per scoop 3.50

    No allergens

  • Chocolate dreamVA · C · F · G · H · L9.90

    Warm chocolate cake with a molten centre | Bourbon vanilla ice cream | Mulled wine plums

Coffee & a little something extra

  • Affogato, small, strong & creamyF · G · H

    Espresso with vanilla ice cream, affogato style

    • plain 5.00
    • with 2 cl Baileys | Amaretto 7.90
  • Coffee & chocolatesG

    Cappuccino | Two fine chocolates

    • plain 5.00
    • with 2 cl Baileys or Amaretto 7.90

    Allergens in the pralines may vary depending on the selection. Please ask our service team for more information.

  • Espresso & WilliamsF · G · H6.00

    Espresso | 2 cl Williams pear brandy

  • Espresso & GrappaF · G · H

    Espresso | Two chocolates

    • plain 4.00
    • with 2 cl Grappa 6.90

Good to know

Allergens & labelling

If you have allergies or intolerances, please speak to our service team. We are happy to give you more information about the ingredients we use.

Allergens

A
Cereals containing gluten
B
Crustaceans
C
Eggs
D
Fish
E
Peanuts
F
Soybeans
G
Milk and milk products (including lactose)
H
Tree nuts
I
Celery
J
Mustard
K
Sesame seeds
L
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
M
Lupin
N
Molluscs

Additives

2 with preservative
Himmel & Ääd · Endive & potato mash with Flönz · Black Angus rump steak with onions · Schnitzel “Zur Laterne” · Beef roulade “Zur Laterne”
3 with antioxidant
Black Angus rump steak with onions · Schnitzel “Zur Laterne” · Beef roulade “Zur Laterne”

Drinks labelling

With colouring
Aperol Spritz · Coca-Cola · Coca-Cola Zero · Coca-Cola Light · Fanta · Spezi
With antioxidant
Fanta · Spezi · Bitter Lemon
With sweetener(s)
Coca-Cola Zero · Coca-Cola Light
Contains a source of phenylalanine
Coca-Cola Zero · Coca-Cola Light
Contains caffeine
Coca-Cola · Coca-Cola Zero · Coca-Cola Light · Spezi
Contains quinine
Laternen Spritz 0.0% · Bitter Lemon · Tonic Water · Gin Classic + Tonic · Gin Premium + Tonic · Vodka Lemon
A Cereals containing gluten
König Pilsener · Benediktiner Hell · Bolten Alt · Beer with a Shot · Gösser NaturRadler · Th. König Zwickl · Köstritzer Schwarzbier · Benediktiner Weissbier · Gösser NaturRadler 0.0% · Benediktiner Weissbier Alcohol-Free · König Pilsener Alcohol-Free · Vitamalz 0.0%
G Milk and milk products (including lactose)
Espresso macchiato · Double espresso macchiato · Cappuccino · Café au lait · Latte macchiato · Hot milk, honey & cinnamon · Hot chocolate with milk foam · Hot chocolate with whipped cream · Hot chocolate with espresso · Baileys
L Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
Prosecco · Mulled Wine Spritz · Lillet Wildberry · Hugo · Aperol Spritz · Martini Dry or Bianco · White wine · Rosé wine · Red wine · Wine spritzer · Winter Berry · Lemon Spritz · Winter Apple

If you have any allergies, food intolerances or special requests, please let us know. All prices are in euros and include statutory VAT.

Hospitality can't be ordered. A table can.

Book online or send us an email: [email protected]For 10 or more guests, please email us. Phone: 0203 25550

Open today 11:30 to 22:00