Kruse & Muer On Main: Menus

Soups & Starters

  • Charley's Chowder

    Tomato-based fish chowder made famous at the "Original" Charley's Crab on Pine Lake

  • Spinach & Artichoke Dip

  • Flash Fried Calamari

    With lemon caper Beurre blanc

  • Maryland Stuffed Mushrooms

    With Gulf shrimp, Maryland crabmeat & lobster cream

  • Italian Cheesecake

    Baked Buffalo mozzarella encrusted with herb crumbs, topped with honey butter and pine nuts

Salads

  • Kruse & Muer House Salad

    With garden greens, fresh fruit, vegetables, red onion & honey mustard vinaigrette

  • Martha's Vineyard Salad

    Red leaf lettuce, toasted pine nuts, crumbled bleu cheese, and onions with raspberry-maple vinaigrette

  • Salmon Caesar Salad

    Hearts of Romaine, caesar dressing and house made croutons with choice of grilled or blackened filet of salmon

  • Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

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

  • Grilled Chicken Salad

    With diced tomatoes, fresh fruit, alfalfa sprouts, toasted almonds, and honey mustard vinaigrette

  • Raspberry Chicken Salad

    Mixed greens, bleu cheese, dried cherries, roasted walnuts, and purple onions with raspberry-maple vinaigrette dressing

  • Salmon Apricot Salad

    Garden greens, dried apricots and cherries, chevre cheese, honey roasted walnuts, and an apricot-ginger vinaigrette

Sandwiches

Served on a Housebaked Bun with French Fries & Cole Slaw

  • Crabmeat Imperial

    Lump crabmeat, tomato & cheddar on a toasted muffin, served with honey yogurt fruit cup

  • Bayou Chicken Sandwich

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

  • Chicken George Sandwich

    Teriyaki marinated, grilled with pineapple & mozzarella, served with honey-pineapple sauce

  • Louisiana Chicken Sandwich

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

  • Blackened Salmon Sandwich

    With blackened filet of salmon, lettuce, marinated tomatoes & garlic cream cheese

  • Tuna Salad Sandwich

    Served with honey yogurt fruit cup

  • Walleye Sandwich

    Flash fried & served with lettuce, tomato & homemade tartar sauce

Pasta

Served with Kruse & Muer Cole Slaw

  • Linguine Provencale

    Homemade linguine with diced tomatoes, white wine & fresh herbs

  • Linguine Primavera

    Dried cherries, garden vegetables, toasted almonds, olive oil, garlic & herbs

  • Linguine Marinara

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

  • Tortellini Primavera Alfredo

    Cheese filled half moons of pasta sautéed with fresh garden vegetables & classice sauce Alfredo

  • Grilled Chicken Fettuccine

    Sliced breast of chicken, fresh mushrooms, diced tomatoes & fettuccine in a sweet red bell pepper cream

  • Chicken Tortellini ala Creme

    Half moons of cheese filled pasta with grilled chicken & tomato cream sauce

  • Artichoke Pasta Poulette

    Grilled chicken, Italian tomatoes, artichoke hearts, black olives, wine, and herbs tossed with egg fettuccine

  • Michigan Fettuccine

    Grilled chicken, mushrooms, green beans, roasted walnuts, and Traverse City cherries in a light Brandy-Dijon cream

  • Shrimp Marinara Linguine

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

  • Shrimp & Artichoke Fettuccine

    Spinach fettuccine, Gulf shrimp, artichokes, Italian tomatoes, olive oil, wine & herbs

  • Siesta Key Fettuccine

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

  • Lobster & Shrimp Fettuccine

    Maine lobster, Gulf shrimp and rich saffron cream with diced tomatoes and tomato-basil fettuccine

Poultry, Steak & Seafood

Served with Kruse & Muer Cole Slaw & Rice Pilaf

  • Panroasted Chicken

    With mushrooms, artichokes & wine in a roasted tomato chicken broth, served on a bed of mashed potatoes

  • Chicken Dijon

    Chargrilled breast of chicken marinated in Dijon mustard sauce

  • Coconut Shrimp

    Flash fried coconut encrusted Gulf shrimp served with citrus sherry marmalade

  • Maryland Chicken

    With Gulf shrimp & Maryland lump crabmeat stuffing topped with a lobster cream sauce

  • Chop House Crabcakes

    Baked with jumbo lump crabmeat, served with rice pilaf

  • 10 ounce Blue Diamond Delmonico

    Butcher's choice for exceptional marbling & flavor. Seasoned, grilled to order & served with natural au jus, potato & fresh vegetable du jour

Fresh Catch

Expressed in daily and served with Kruse & Muer Cole Slaw & Fresh Vegetables

  • Lake Superior Whitefish

    Broiled or blackened

  • Mustard Schrod

    Broiled with Dijon cream, served with rice pilaf

  • Georges Bank Schrod

    Oven-baked or broiled

  • Lemon Crumb Schrod

    Broiled with a crisp lemon crumb crust

  • Atlantic Salmon

    Chargrilled or blackened

  • Fried Walleye & Chips

    With cole slaw, fresh lemon & housemade tartar

  • Parmesan Encrusted Whitefish

    Sauteed with lemon caper Beurre blanc & rice pilaf

Pizzas

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

  • Cheese Pizza

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

  • Rocky's Creation

    Cajun Gulf shrimp, diced tomatoes, garlic butter, artichoke hearts, fresh herbs & cheese

  • Red Wing Special

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

  • Caribbean Jerk Pizza

    With Jerk marinated chicken, caramelized onions, spicy Jamaican BBQ sauce, cilantro & a three cheese blend

Kruser Kids

Smaller portions for our guests under 12, includes fountain beverage

  • Linguine with Butter

  • Tortellini & Grilled Chicken

    Cheese filled pasta with tomato cream and chicken

  • Flash Fried Chicken Strips & Fries

  • 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