The menu is quite extensive, with a wide variety of food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (See Photos 9, 10).
While my friends both ordered Spaghetti Bolognese (See Photo 12), I ordered Tiroler Gröstl (See Photo 11), which is a traditional Austrian dish. These are not the most Bavarian dishes, for example Schweinshaxe, roasted pork knuckle, but they do hint at where München lies—in the south of Germany near both Austria and Italy.
This dish reminded me of corned beef hash and eggs, which I enjoy in the US and often order, because of its heaviness and the ingredients used. The Tiroler Gröstl was a major contrast to the rest of the German food I have eaten in München, for which I can usually make no direct US comparison.
The Tiroler Gröstl is a hearty meal composed of fried potatoes, pork, onions, and an egg, all covered in a thin gravy. It also comes with a large side salad, and I ordered a glass of water, which always costs money in Germany (no free water) and is usually sparkling water. This ended up being a ton of food, naturally. Another interesting small German particularity is that you do not have to tip after a meal!
As I hinted at earlier, many of the dishes on the menu are German/Bavarian, but many are also connected to the neighboring countries, such as Austria and Italy. On the one hand, Austria is only 3 hours away from Munich by train, while its capital is about 4 hours.
