Menu for Balaton Restaurant

Lunch Specials‍

12.95 Cup of Soup or House Salad Options: Cup of soup, House salad, Beef goulash, Hungarian goulash, Veal paprikash, Chicken paprikash, Stuffed cabbages, Szekely goulash, Hungarian lecso, Chicken schnitzel

Salad Lunch Specials

9.95 Chicken Salad Lettuce & tomato, onion, cucumber, bell pepper, w/ chicken schnitzel & shredded cheese

9.95 Hungarian Chef’s Salad Lettuce & tomato, onion, cucumber, bell pepper, hard boiled eggs, hungarian salami & shredded cheese

Appetizers‍

5.00 Fried Flat Bread Lángos served w/ soour-cream, & fresh garlic.

7.95 Summer Stew Lecso w/ sausage our hungarian summer-stew, spicy at times

7.95 Stuffed Cabbages Töltött káposzta cabbage rolls made of fresh ground beef, pork & rice, over sauerkraut

7.95 Breaded Mushroom Heads Rántott gombafejek breaded in hungarian batter, & w/ our homemade tartar sauce

7.95 Homemade Potato Pancake Our own seasoning, pan fried to a crisp, 2 pc Options: Tocsni, Lapcsánka freshly grated potatoes

8.95 Seasoned Feta-cheeze Körözött seasoned hungarian feta bread-spread w/ onions, thrilling aroma

8.95 Veal-Crepe ala Hortobagy Hortobágyi palacsinta thin crepe filled w/ ground veal, chopped mushroom, & seasoned light. Served w/ paprikash gravy & sour-cream, 1 pc

16.95 Family Appetizer Családi elöétel Options: Breaded chicken livers, Breaded mushroom heads, Stuffed cabbage, Potato pancake

16.95 Cold-cut Platter Hidegtál elöétel seasoned feta, three famous hungarian salami, & vegetables. (gyulai kolbász, téli szalámi, paprikás szalámi)

Side Orders / Take Home

3.95 Homemade Dumplings Options: Speatzels, Nokkedli

3.95 Homemade Rice Pilaf Fött zöldséges rizs

3.95 Steamed Red Cabbages Párolt lila-káposzta

3.95 Tomato-Pepper Salad Paradicsom-paprika saláta

2.95 Hungarian Cucumber Salad Uborka saláta

2.95 Homemade Beet Salad Cékla saláta

2.95 Kosher Dill Pickles Kapros-savanyu uborka

2.95 Homemade Mashed Potato Tört krumpli‍

6.95 Cabbage-Noodles Káposztás tészta

Cheese-Noodles Turos Csusza‍ Options: W/o bacon (6.95) , With bacon (8.95)

5.00 Our House Bread 2 Lb

House Salad Dressing Options: 16 Oz. (3.50) , 32 Oz. (6.00)

Chicken Paprikash Gravy Options: 16 Oz. (3.50) , 32 Oz. (6.00)

Homemade Soups‍

Tuesday

Vegetable Soup, Zöldségleves Light soup w/ carrots, celery, peas, cauliflower may have it w/ homemade dumplings Options: Large (5.95) , Cup (2.95) , Bowl (4.95)

Wednesday

Goulash Soup, Gulyás Leves Hearty soup made w/ tender chunks of beef & bdiced potatoes, simmered in a rich paprikash broth Options: Cup (2.95) , Bowl (5.45) , Large (7.95)

Thursday

Friday

Navy Bean Soup, Bableves Kolbásszal Navy bean soup w/ smoked sausage, vegetables & dumplings. Options: Cup (2.95) , Bowl (5.45) , Large (7.95) , Large may choose ham (9.95)

Saturday

Chicken Noodle Soup, Csirke Hús-Leves Filled w/ chunks of carrots, homemade noodles, & liver dumplings on request. Options: Cup (2.95) , Bowl (5.45) , Large (7.95)

Salads

3.95 Tomato-Pepper Salad Paradicsom-paprika saláta

2.95 House Salad With our‍ sweet&sour house dressing

2.95 Hungarian Cucumber Salad Uborka saláta

2.95 Homemade Beet Salad Cékla saláta

Sandwiches‍

9.95 Wiener Schnitzel Sandwich

8.95 Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich

7.95 Porkchop Sandwich

7.95 Breaded Tilapia Sandwich

7.95 Meat-loaf Sandwich

Take Home

5.00 Our House Bread 2 Lb

Our House Salad Dressing Options: 16Oz (3.50) , 32Oz (6.00)

Our Chicken Paprikash Gravy Options: 16Oz (3.50) , 32Oz (6.00)

House Specialties‍

Wiener Schnitzel, Bécsi Szelet Which made us famous... A generous veal-cutlet of choice for a hearty appetite! In traditional batter & fried to a golden brown, served w/ applesauce, & speatzels Options: Regular (21.95) , Small (16.95)

18.95 Chicken Schnitzel, Csirke Bécsi Boneless cut of chicken breast bathed in an old fashioned eggand bread crumbs batter, fried to a golden crisp

18.95 Gipsy Cutlet, Cigánypecsenye Two slice of pork-chops grilled w/ garlic, & paprika-cream, & served w/ a mound of fried onion-rings

Veal-Crepe ala Hortobagy, Hortobágyi Palacsinta Old recipe for veal-lovers. Thin crepe filled w/ ground veal, chopped mushroom, & seasoned light. Served w/ paprikash gravy & sour-cream.

Classic Platters & Rotisseries

24.95 Hungarian Platter, Magyar Tál Combination of stuffed cabbage, chicken or veal paprikash, & wiener schnitzel, comes w/ choice of side dish

55.95 Hungarian Wood-platter, Fatányéros serves The favorites from hungary, assorted in a most appetizing & plentiful platter. Veal, chicken, pork, sausage, bacon, choice of three side dishes, 2-4 pers.

22.95 Duck Roast, Sült Kacsa First saturday of the month, one half roast duck served w/ steamed-red cabbage, baby-red potato w/ parsley, or other side dish.

18.95 Wurst Platter, Disznotoros Every friday & saturday, we make oven-roasted (hurka) hungarian sausage & rice sausage, w/ yukon potatoesand our own red cabbages.

Our Famous Hungarian Dishes‍

Veal Paprikash, Borjú Paprikás Veal tips cooked w/ mushroom & paprikash sour-cream sauce, served w/ dumplings Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Chicken Paprikash, Csirke Paprikás Served disjointed, specially prepared in our own gravy & served w/ choice of side dish Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Beef Goulash, Marhapörkölt Lean beef-tips prepared in lightly spiced hungariansauce, & served w/ dumplings Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Szekely Goulash, Székely Káposzta Tender pork-tip‍ w/ sour-kraut, & our sour-cream sauce, served w/ dumplings Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Stuffed Cabbages, Töltött Káposzta Cabbage rolls‍ made of ground beef, pork & rice, served over bed of sour-kraut & dumplings Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Hungarian Lecso, Lecsó Kolbásszal Delicious stew of tomatoes, & hungarian yellow & banana peppers, simmered w/ onions, rice, & smoked sausage Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Breaded Chicken Livers, Rántott Csirkemáj Fresh chicken livers bathed in an old-fashioned egg batter, & rolled in breadcrumbs, fried to a golden brown, served w/ choice of side dish Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Breaded Porkchops, Rántott Karaj Two large pork-chops, breaded & seasoned, & fried, served w/ your choice of side Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Light Dinners

Breaded Tilapia, Rántott Tilápia Market fresh farm raised fish breaded in our home-made batter, & served w/ ricepilaf & steamed vegetables Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

Tilapia, pan-seared, Sült Tilápia Farm raised boneless fish in lemon-butter w/ garlic, scallions & white wine, served w/ rice-pilaf & steamed vegetables. Options: Regular (16.95) , Small (13.95)

16.95 Pan-seared Chicken breast, Sült Csirke-mell Seasoned flanks of chicken, pan-sered Options: Rice pilaf, Steamed vegetables

16.95 Broiled Porkchops Sült karaj szeletek two slices of seasoned chops, pan seared & served w/ rice pilaf & steamed vegetables

Vegetarian‍

13.95 Potato Pancake, Tocsni or Lapcsánka Three pieces, served w/ applesauce and/or sour-cream 3 pc

13.95 Breaded Mushroom Heads, Rántott Gombafejek Served on a bed of rice pilaf, & w/ tartar sauce

13.95 Lecso w/ dumplings, Lecsó Galuskával Our hungarian summer-stew, spicy-hot at times

13.95 Mushroom Paprikash, Gomba Paprikás Sautéed & cooked, champion & portobello mushrooms served w/ rice pilaf or speatzels

Desserts

3.50 Crepe Suzette, Palacsinta Options: Apricot, Poppy-seed, Walnut, Our own sweet-cheese filling

6.00 Crepe Suzette ala Gundel, Gundel Palacsinta Walnut ground & sweetened, raisins & orange peel rolled in crepe. Showered w/ rum & set aflame

3.50 Hungarian Strudel, Rétes A flaky‍ pastry filled Options: Apple, Cherries, Peach, Sweet cottage-cheese

5.00 Dobosh Torte, Dobos Torta Eight layers of rich cake, w/ seven layers of smooth creamy chocolate, covered w/ hard-caramel

6.00 Walnut Torte, Dios Torta Layers of‍ walnut cream & light cake w/ ground walnut, all natural (please be aware if allergic to wallnut)

5.00 Napoleon, Krémes A custard & whipped-cream delight between crusty upper & lower layers

6.00 Chestnut Cream Torte, Gesztenyekrém Torta Several layers of delightful wallnut cake, filled w/ chestnut-cream, & topped w/ wipped cream

6.00 Chestnut Puree Gesztenyepüré mashed & sweetened chestnuts w/ vanilla, sugar & touch of rum, served w/ whipped-cream

6.00 Golden Dumplings Somloi galuska sponge-cake based w/ soft pudding & whipped-cream, raisin & spices, a touch of rum, chocolate sauce, walnut

Beverages‍

Cafe Espresso Simple, strong & aromatic Options: Demitasse (2.50) , Large cup (3.50)

4.50 Royal Espresso Large cafe espresso w/ steam-foamed cream

2.00 Coffee & Decaf One refill . . no charge . . Options: Hot tea, Iced tea

2.00 Soda One refill . . no charge . . Options: Pepsi, Diet, Ginger ale, Root beer, Orange

3.50 Juices Options: Apple, Cranberry, Peach, Others

3.50 Balaton Tart Cherry juice Cultured in northern michigan

Specialty and Aperitif

5.50 Godiva Chocolatier, or Bailey’s Irish Cream 4Oz. Options: Godiva chocolatier, Bailey’s irish cream