Great German food and beer but skip dessert. For some reason the apple strudel, german chocolate cake and black forest cake are not nearly up to the same standards. Do get the Pilze Forsterin Art! Great appetizer! The mushrooms are thick and juicy, the gravy delicious and the pumpernickel bread ties it together. I heartily recommend the sausage sampler!
A Taste of Germany in Brooklyn
It's almost October and you know what that means and no, not Pumpkin Spice anythings. It's Oktoberfest and sadly, for those of us not in Germany, there isn't much fanfare, but do not despair, for there are options. Like this wonderful little German eatery right here in Bay Ridge Brooklyn.
The interior has wood lined walls and gives off the feel of a German Tavern.
I started off with a nice big stein of Reissdorf Kolsch, which according to the menu; is a light crispy lager from Cologne and it was refreshing and delicious.
For an appetizer, I had Nurnberger Bratwurst, which was perfectly charcoal grilled and served on top of warm German potato salad. The 2 sausages were snappy, crispy where charred, and had a delicious smokey flavor. Highly recommended.
For an entree, I had the Eins Zwei Drei Schnitzel and the dish is exactly like its name: 3 types of schnitzel. There is a pork cutlet served with Jaeger mushroom gravy. This one was my favorite, the schnitzel was crispy and the gravy provided additional mushroom flavor and moisture, absolutely delightful. The veal cutlet served with lemon was great in it own right. The schnitzel was again perfectly crispy. The veal was the most tender of the 3 schnitzels and the lemon provided a nice flavor contrast. And the last one was the chicken cutlet with black truffle butter. You can really taste the black truffle in the butter. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of chicken cutlets cause they tend to be dry. The butter helped alleviate that dryness and the truffle butter provided great flavoring. The spaetzel was fine, I'm not a fan of plain spaetzel.
My friend had the Schäfer-Auflaf or German shepherd's pie. He enjoyed the mash potato topping and the various types of German wursts used in lieu of ground lamb. He however did not like the capers that was in the pie. He literally picked all of them out.
So if you're in the mood for German food, want to partake in the spirit of Oktoberfest or even just a night of Bingo (they have bingo nights). I highly recommend this location.
The most forgotten about restaurant in Bay Ridge! I can't say enough good about this restaurant. The food is CONSTANTLY awesome, the beer menu is huge and great! Excellent cocktails (according to my wife).
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