New Hotel Mertens

New Hotel Mertens Menu

(616) 551-1713
35 Oakes St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Brunch


Grapefruit Brulee
$4.00
1/2 grapefruit sprinkled with sugar and bruleed.
House-Made Granola
$4.00
Cereal-style with whole milk.
Soft Boiled Egg
$4.00
Single egg with buttered toast points.
Yogurt Parfait
$5.00
Kalona super-natural plain yogurt, Beau Bien cherry jam, and house granola.
Bircher Muesli
$8.50
Rolled oats soaked in honey, yogurt, buttermilk, orange juice, and apple. Served cold.
Onion Soup Gratinee
$9.00
Traditional preparation. Comte and baguette.
Omelet Aux Fine Herbs
$11.00
Choose any 2 of toast, breakfast Frites, watercress-herb salad, and fresh fruit.
Salade de Chevre Chaud
$14.00
Warmed chevre, bibb lettuce, croutons, and almonds.
Quiche Lorraine
$12.00
Cream, bacon, and onion. Watercress-herb salad or fruit.
Eggs en Cocotte
$9.00
2 coddled eggs with Comte cheese and wild mushrooms served with toast points.
Smoked Salmon Tartine
$7.50
Comes with shallots, capers, lemon, and whipped cream cheese.
Gougere Egg Sandwich
$12.00
Scrambled eggs, fried ham, and Comte cheese on a gougere with breakfast Frites, and fruit.
Croque Monsieur
$13.00
Fried ham and mornay sauce on housemade pain au lait. Hand-cut frites. Add croque madame for an additional charge.
Warm Roast Beef Sandwich
$10.00
House-made roast beef. House-made baguette. Beef and onion jus.
Burger Americain
$12.00
6 oz. brisket-blend, bibb lettuce, tomato, McClure’s pickle relish, grilled onion, and special sauce. NHM brioche roll. Hand-cut frites. Add cheese and bacon for an additional charge.
2 egg breakfast
$11.50
Eggs any style with toast, breakfast frites, and a choice of bacon or fried ham.
Pain Perdu
$13.00
Our French toast. Thick, crusty bread soaked in an Armagnac, and vanilla bean creme Anglaise.
The Mertens Breakfast
15.00
A board consisting of one soft boiled egg, a plain yogurt with oat crumble, artisan ham, mixed fresh fruit, a slice of cheese, and your choice of toast.

$From NHM Bakery


Croissant
$2.00
Plain. Add jam and butter for an additional charge.
Chocolate Croissant
$3.50
Almond Croissant
$3.50
Scone
$2.00
Orange Brioche
$2.00
Canele
$3.00
Coffee-Cake
$2.50
Regular or daily variety.
Gateau Breton
$4.50
French butter cake.
Dijon Honey Cake
$3.00
Lightly spiced with honey.
NHM Bakery Basket
15.00
Daily selection of 5 pastries fresh from NHM Bakery.

$Plateau de Fruits de Mer

Your server will inform you of today’s variety of cold seafood. Lemon wedges, house mayonnaise, cocktail sauce, and sauce mignonette.
Petit Plateau
$65.00
Milieu Plateau
$95.00
Grand Plateau
125.00

$Cold Seafood a la Carte

Available every day while supplies last.
Fresh Shucked Oysters
Always one variety. Comes with lemon and sauce mignonette
Shrimp Cocktail
19.00
Per 1/2 dozen.

$Les Garnitures


Choice of Toast
$4.50
Comes with butter and jam.
Bacon
$4.50
Fried Ham
$4.50
Breakfast Frites
$5.00
Daily Fresh Fruit
$5.00
Pommes Frites
$5.00
Served with house-made mayonnaise.
Roasted Fingerlings
5.00

$Hors D´Oeuvres


Eggs Mayonnaise
$2.00
Mandolined with housemade mayonnaise and herbs.
Onion Soup Gratinée
$9.00
Emmental and NHM Bakery baguette.
House Salad
$8.00
House greens, daily vegetable, and Dijon vinaigrette.
Grilled Radicchio with Chevre Emplier
$12.00
Herbed chevre. Salt-roasted beet. Charred orange. Walnut brown sugar. Molasses drizzle. Citrus vinaigrette.
Pate De Campagne
$10.00
House-made. Bacon-wrapped.
Escargot
$11.00
Garlic, lemon, and butter.
Ratatouille
$12.00
Emmental crisp and haricot verts salad. Vegan option available.
Emmental & Wild Mushroom Poutine
$14.00
Hand-cut frites, Emmental cheese, wild mushrooms with herbs, and a rich mornay sauce. Add fried ham and bacon for an additional charge.
Seared Scallop
$14.00
Vichyssoise, Bordeuax reduction, and crispy leeks.
Steamed Mussels
$15.00
White wine and parsley broth. Grilled baguette. Substitute frites for an additional charge.
Seared Foie Gras
15.00
Grade-A foie gras, arugula, house-made pain au lait toast, and Michigan cherry compote.

$The Mertens Cheese Cart

Choose any or all cheeses from our cheese cart. Our cheeses rotate frequently, so some selections may not be available.
Petit Basque Bresbis
Pasteurized sheep. Pyrenes Mountain range. Mild, but distinctive. An excellent introduction to sheep’s milk.
Camembert
Rotating selection of camembert, in all cases from the Normandy region. Surface ripened, creamy, and soft.
Montboisse Morbier
Certified Morbier AOC. The tell-ale ash stripe makes the cheese easily identifiable. A strong aroma masks a mild, and creamy pasteurized cow’s milk.

Main Course


Omelette Aux Fines Herbes
$11.00
Hand-cut frites and house salad.
Burger Americain
$12.00
6 oz. brisket-blend, bibb lettuce, tomato, NHM pickle relish, grilled onion, and special sauce. NHM brioche roll. Hand-cut frites. Add cheese and bacon for an additional charge.
Quiche Lorraine
$13.00
Cream, bacon, and onion. Watercress-arugula salad.
Croque Monsieur
$13.00
Fried ham and mornay sauce on housemade pain au lait. Hand-cut frites. add ons for an additional charge.
Housemade Pasta du Jardin
$16.00
Rotates frequently. Your server will inform you of today’s dish.
Creste de Gallo au Jambon et Truffe
$23.00
House-made creste de gallo pasta, Emmental cheese, ham, and black truffle.
Poulet Cordon Blue
$23.00
Traditional preparation of chicken cordon blue. Dijon-mornay sauce. Watercress-arugula salad and hand-cut frites.
Coq au Vin
$23.00
Quarter chicken of leg and thigh. Red wine braise. Wild mushrooms and fingerling potatoes.
Steak Frites
$25.00
In-house, hand-cut sirloin with maitre d’hotel butter. Hand-cut frites. Watercress-arugula salad.
Scallop Risotto
$26.00
3 hard-seared U10 scallops, herbed risotto, green apples, celery, and brandy-apple jus.
Beouf Bourguignon
$30.00
Red wine-braise. Fingerling potatoes, pearl onions, roasted mushrooms, and butter-basted carrots. Red wine demi.
Bouillabaisse
$34.00
Seafood-saffron broth. Shrimp, clams, mussels, monkfiah loin, and scallop. Fingerling potato, fennel, bell pepper, and leek.
Filet Mignon
39.00
8oz. filet mignon. Daily preparation. Choice of beef jus, maite d’hotel butter, Detroit zip, or au poivre.

$Pick Me Ups


Squezed Today Orange Juice
$4.50
5 oz.

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