Kruse & Muer At The Lake: Menus

Soups & Starters

  • Roasted Corn Chowder

    Sweet cream, corn, potatoes, peppers, and leeks

  • French Onion Soup

    Topped with toasted croutons, melted Swiss and Parmesan cheeses, and splash of sherry

  • Flash Fried Calamari

    With lemon caper beurre blanc

  • Hot Artichoke Dip

    Artichoke hearts, Parmesan, mozzarella, and roasted red peppers

  • Shrimp & Crabmeat Stuffed Mushrooms

    Oven roasted with lobster cream

Salads

  • Kruse & Muer at the Lake Repast

    Luncheon sized house salad with garden greens, Granny Smith apples, bleu cheese, and toasted walnuts with apple-maple vinaigrette and a cup of Roasted Corn Chowder

  • Martha's Vineyard Salad

    Red leaf lettuce, purple onions, pine nuts, and bleu cheese tossed with raspberry-maple vinaigrette

  • Chicken Caesar Salad

    With hearts of Romaine, grilled chicken, and home-baked croutons with classic Caesar dressing

  • Raspberry Chicken Salad

    Bleu cheese, roasted walnuts, dried cherries, and red onions with raspberry-maple vinaigrette dressing

  • Salmon Apricot Salad

    Tossed with garden greens, dried apricots and cherries, chevre cheese, and an apricot-ginger vinaigrette

Sandwiches

  • Ground Sirloin Burger

    Served with lettuce, tomato, kosher dill, and french fries

  • Bayou Chicken Sandwich

    Marinated in 'Spicy Bayou BBQ' sauce, topped with melted Pepper Jack cheese

  • Chicken George Sandwich

    Chargrilled with pineapple and melted mozzarella cheese

  • Louisiana Chicken Sandwich

    Blackened chicken breast with marinated tomatoes, lettuce, and Boursin cheese

  • 1/2 Crabmelt & Soup

    Maryland crabmeat stuffing, roasted red pepper mayonnaise, tomato, and melted Cheddar cheese on a toasted muffin served with a cup of Roasted Corn Chowder

  • Crabmelt Imperial

    Crabmeat and seafood salad on a homebaked muffin with freshly sliced tomato and melted Cheddar cheese

  • Fried Walleye Sandwich

    Crisp fried Great Lakes walleye, homebaked Kruse and Muer bread with creamy cole slaw, salsa fresca, and Monterey Jack cheese

Pasta

  • Linguine Provencale

    Egg linguine with diced tomatoes, wine, and herbs

  • Linguine Primavera

    Michigan cherries, garden vegetables, toasted almonds, olive oil, garlic, herbs, and egg linguine

  • Linguine Marinara

    Fresh spinach, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, olive oil, wine, and herbs

  • Grilled Chicken Fettuccine

    With sliced chicken, mushrooms, and diced tomatoes in a sweet red bell pepper cream

  • Tortellini Grilled Chicken a la Crème

    Half moons of cheese filled pasta with grilled chicken and tomato cream

  • Michigan Fettuccine

    Chargrilled breast of chicken, farm fresh mushrooms, and green beans tossed with walnuts, Traverse City cherries, and light Brandy-Dijon cream

  • Shrimp Marinara Linguine

    Gulf shrimp, fresh spinach, mushrooms, olive oil, tomatoes, and herbs

  • Siesta Key Fettuccine

    Gulf shrimp, Maine lobster, crabmeat, seafood, and artichoke hearts with a sweet tomato butter and spinach fettuccine

  • Lobster & Shrimp Fettuccine a la Crème

    Tossed with diced tomatoes, saffron cream, and a tomato-basil fettuccine

Seafood, Meat, & Poultry

  • Chicken Dijon

    Chargrilled breast of chicken marinated in Dijon mustard sauce

  • Chicken New Orleans

    Marinated in honey mustard vinaigrette and Cajun spices, charbroiled with toasted almonds

  • Maryland Chicken

    Oven broiled with creamy shrimp, crabmeat and seafood stuffing with lobster cream sauce

  • 'The Shaft' BBQ Ribs

    Perfected at the 'Shaft' restaurant in Aspen.

  • 10 oz. Blue Diamond Delmonico

    Served with Gus' potatoes and vegetable du jour

  • Shrimp and Chicken Dijon

    Chargrilled breast of chicken and Gulf shrimp marinated in Dijon mustard sauce

  • Shrimp New Orleans

    Marinated in honey mustard vinaigrette and Cajun spices, charbroiled with toasted almonds

  • Coconut Shrimp

    Flash fried and served with citrus-sherry marmalade

  • Chop House Crab Cakes

    Maryland lump crabmeat broiled with roasted red pepper ruie

  • Golden Fried Great Lakes Walleye

    Served with Kruse & Muer cole slaw and french fries

Fresh Catch

Expressed in daily and served with Kruse & Muer cole slaw with Italian lemon vinaigrette and sauteèd garden vegetables.

  • Lake Superior Whitefish

    Broiled or blackened

  • Mustard Schrod

    Broiled with Dijon mustard cream, served with rice

  • Georges Bank Schrod

    Oven-baked or broiled

  • Lemon Crumb Schrod

    Broiled with crisp lemon crumb crust

  • Atlantic Salmon

    Chargrilled or blackened

Pizzas

A house specialty prepared with tomato sauce, olive oil, and herbs to complement our 'round, deep dish' style pizza baked with a Mozzarella and Muenster cheese blend

  • Individual Pizza for One

    Toppings to choose from: pepperoni, Italian sausage, pineapple, green pepper, black olives, onions, mushrooms, or Black Forest ham

  • 'The Lake' Special

    Black Forest ham, pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and cheese

  • Rocky's Creation

    Cajun Rock shrimp, diced tomatoes, garlic butter, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs, and cheese

  • Red Wing Special

    Spinach, pineapple, grilled chicken, red peppers, garlic butter, shallots, tomatoes, and cheese

  • Chicken Alfredo Pizza

    Classic sauce Alfredo topped with a blend of three cheeses

Kruser Kids

Smaller portions for our guests under 12

  • Linguine with Butter

  • Tortellini & Grilled Chicken

    Cheese filled pasta with tomato cream and chicken

  • Chicken Teriyaki

    Served with honey pineapple sauce and rice pilaf

  • Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich

    Topped with melted mozzarella & BBQ sauce

  • Linguine with Tomato Cream

  • Fettuccine Alfredo

    Grilled chicken may be added

  • Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza

  • Fresh Whitefish

    Served with buttered rice

  • Fresh Salmon

    Served with buttered rice