Danzer's German & American Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)

Danzer's German & American Restaurant, located in Syracuse, NY, offers a unique blend of German and American cuisine. The menu includes homemade soups like the Soup Du Jour and Baked French Onion Soup, along with a variety of salads like the Chef's Garden Salad and Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad. The restaurant also serves light fare options such as Soup And Sandwich combos and delicious omelettes. Customers rave about the flavorful dishes, with favorites like the Big Red Reuben, Hamlet sandwich, and house-made Apple Fritters. The atmosphere is described as charming and authentic, making diners feel right at home. Despite some past issues, Danzer's continues to deliver quality food at fair prices, earning it a spot as a must-visit dining destination in Syracuse.

Chef's Garden Salad

a bowl of fresh greens and garden vegetables with your choice of dressing

Julienne Salad

a bowl of crisp greens and garden vegetables, topped with ham, roast turkey, cheese, tomatoes, sliced egg and croutons, your choice of dressing

Caesar Salad

a bowl of crisp romaine lettuce and homemade croutons tossed with a delicious caesar dressing

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad

a bowl of crisp romaine lettuce and homemade croutons tossed with a delicious caesar dressing but topped with boneless chicken breast, grilled to perfection

Tuna Salad Platter

tuna salad piled high on a bed of lettuce, served with cole slaw, hard boiled egg and sliced tomato

Salads

Light Fare

Soup And Salad

a cup of our chef's homemade soup du jour with a fresh garden salad

Soup And Sandwich

a cup of soup du jour served with half of any of our jumbo cold sandwiches

Sandwich And Salad

your choice of any half of a cold sandwich, served with a fresh garden salad

Omelettes Or Order

a three-egg omelette, sauteed golden brown, and made with your choice of any two fillings: mushrooms, bacon, green peppers, ham, onion, tomatoes, swiss or american cheese. served with house potatoes

Western Omelette

a three - egg omelette, western style - green peppers, ham, onion and tomato - served with house potatoes

Clams Casino

broiled to perfection and served with a crispy hard roll

Wings In A Basket

chicken wings - sauced mild, medium, or hot - served with bleu cheese and celery

Mushroom Fritters

a basket of whole fresh beer - batter mushrooms, deep fried golden brown and served with honey mustard sauce

Homemade Onion Rings

beer - batter dipped onion rings, fried golden brown and served in a basket

Beer Battered Mozzarella Sticks

six fresh wisconsin mozzarella cheese sticks double - dipped in a premium draft beer batter then pre - fried to seal in cheese and flavor

Chicken Fingers

three crunchy, deep - fried white meat chicken tenders

Jalapeno Cream Cheese Poppers

six fresh mild, green jalapeno shells stuffed with real wisconsin cream cheese and covered tails and all with a potato breading

Combo Platter

a basket assortment of mushroom fritters, onion rings and homemade 'english' chips

Vegetable Du Jour

Bread And Butter

Snacks And Sides

Hot Sandwiches

Big Reuben

lean corned beef, hot sauerkraut, russian dressing and swiss cheese, piled on rye bread and grilled open-faced

Big Red Reuben

same as our big reuben, but with red cabbage instead of sauerkraut

The Original Hamlet

this now - famous grilled sandwich of ham, cole slaw, bacon, tomato and swiss cheese is a danzer's invention, created right here!

Sauerbraten

eye of the round, marinated in our authentic sauerbraten sauce, heaped high on rye bread and served with its own special gravy

Hot Roast Beef

choice of u.s. beef, sliced thin and piled high on rye with gravy

Hot Roast Turkey

all white meat on rye bread with turkey gravy

Roast Pork

fresh pork round, roasted in our kitchen and served on rye with its own gravy

Hot Pastrami On Rye

pastrami piled high, topped with lettuce and your choice of russian dressing or mustard

Fresh Fried Fish

fresh, tender haddock - crispy on the outside - served on rye with homemade tartar sauce

Plump German Frank

served on a bun with french fries, delicious with our homemade sauerkraut

Bratwurst

spicy grilled pork sausage on rye

Knackwurst

a plump and juicy sausage of beef, pork and veal, served broiled on rye

Big Hot Tuna Melt

tuna salad and tomato served open - faced under a blanket of grilled cheese

Cheese Steak

thin - sliced choice top round on a toasted hard roll topped with cheese and broiled till bubbly, served with french fries and 'au jus' on the side

Chicken Cheese Steak

grilled chicken breast served on a hoagie roll, topped with cheese and broiled until bubbly, served with french fries

Chicken Cordon Bleu

grilled chicken breast covered with ham and melted swiss cheese, served on a sesame roll with lettuce and mayonnaise, served with french fries

Chicken Schnitzel

boneless breast of chicken, dipped in egg and bread crumbs, then pan fried and served on a sesame roll with lettuce and mayonnaise, served with french fries

Grilled Chicken Breast

an 8 ounce boneless chicken breast, grilled and served on a sesame roll with lettuce and mayonnaise, served with french fries

Escargots

snails broiled in garlic butter and served with a crispy hard roll

Fish 'n Chips

a basket full of deep - fried fresh filet of haddock and thin - cut, home - fried english chips, served with cole slaw, tartar sauce and vinegar

Reuben Egg Rolls

a new twist on an old favorite, try and order with your cocktails

English Chips

a basket of fresh, thin - cut, home fried chips served english - style - with vinegar, salt and pepper

French Fries, American Style

served with your choice of gravy

Homemade Hot German Potato Salad

Potato Dumplings

Buttered Noodles

served with your choice of gravy

Macaroni And Cheese

Red Cabbage

Homemade German Sauerkraut

Cole Slaw

Deli Corned Beef

lean corned beef, sliced thin and heaped high on fresh rye bread with lettuce and russian dressing, served hot or cold

Fresh Roast Beef

u.s. choice beef, sliced thin and stacked on rye, with lettuce and mayonnaise

Sliced Roast Turkey

all white meat, with lettuce and mayonnaise on re

Fresh Roast Pork

roasted in our own kitchen, served with lettuce and mayonnaise on rye bread

Sliced Ham

ham piled high on rye bread with lettuce and mayonnaise

Ham And Cheese

ham, lettuce and mayonnaise on rye, topped with your choice of american or swiss cheese, served cold or grilled

Big Tuna

tuna salad - and more tuna salad - on rye bread with lettuce and mayonnaise

Blt

the old american standby, served on white toast with mayo

Triple Decker Club

your choice of ham, turkey or roast beef, sliced thin and layered high with bacon, lettuce and tomato, on fresh white toast, served with fried onion rings

Liverwurst

what's a german restaurant without it? served on rye with lettuce and mayonnaise

Limburger With Onion

the classic combination, slathered on rye

Cold Sandwiches

House Specialties

Beef Rouladen

choice top round - rolled with onion, bacon and parsley stuffing - lightly sauteed, then braised in a delicately flavored burgundy sauce, served with buttered noodles and red cabbage

Wiener Schnitzel

thinly sliced leg of veal, dipped in egg and bread crumbs, then pan fried in butter, served with fresh lemon, hot german potato salad and vegetable du jour

Jager Schnitzel

thinly sliced leg of veal, sauteed with fresh mushrooms and parsley in a light cream sauce laced with wine, served with rice and vegetable du jour

Pan - Fried Liver

sliced liver, pan fried with onion, bacon and green peppers, served with gravy and house potatoes

Schnatzeli

bite - sized liver sauteed in butter with diced green peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with house potatoes and its own brown gravy

German Frankfurter Platter

three german franks, served with our homemade hot german potato salad and homemade sauerkraut

Grilled Bratwurst

spicy grilled pork sausage, served with homemade sauerkraut and hot german potato salad

Bavarian Sampler

one each frankfurter, bratwurst and knackwurst, served hot and steaming with our own hot german potato salad and homemade sauerkraut

Fresh Fried Haddock

fresh filet of haddock, breaded and fried golden brown, served with tartar sauce and french fries

Fresh Broiled Haddock

fresh filet of haddock, broiled in lemon butter and wine, served with rice and vegetable du jour

Deep Fried Scallops

deep fried scallops, served with french fries and cocktail sauce

Golden Fried Shrimp

fantail shrimp, deep - fried golden brown, with french fries and cocktail sauce

Seafood Platter

fantail shrimp, scallops and haddock deep - fried golden brown and served with french fries and cocktail sauce

Seafood

Entrees

Roast Beef

u.s. choice roast beef and gravy, served with mashed potatoes and vegetable du jour

Roast Turkey

tender white meat with gravy, served with mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and vegetable du jour

Broiled Ham Steak

thick - cut tender ham steak, topped with pineapple and served with mashed potatoes and vegetable du jour

Honey Dipped Fried Chicken

honey dipped chicken, fried golden brown and served with mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and vegetable du jour

Chopped Sirloin

a big ten ounces, served with mushrooms, gravy and mashed potatoes

New York Strip

fresh new york strip sirloin, topped with onion rings and served with french fries and vegetable du jour

Chicken Picatta

boneless breast of chicken sauteed with a medley of peppers, onions and mushrooms in a white wine sauce, served with rice and vegetable du jour

Chicken Marsala

boneless breast of chicken, sauteed with fresh mushrooms and parsley in a light cream sauce laced with marsala wine, served with rice and vegetable du jour

Veal Marsala

thinly sliced leg of veal, sauteed with fresh mushrooms and parsley in a light cream sauce laced with marsala wine, served with rice and vegetable du jour

German Potato Pancakes

fresh grated potatoes with just a touch of onion, pan fried to crisp perfection, served with apple sauce or sour cream