Schnitzel Haus
“I'm a regular at their Wednesday buffet night, and I always leave full and never dssappointed…”
“We're saving the leftover dressing and adding more potatoes for a quick weeknight dinner.”
“Sausage platter with bratwurst, knackwurst, weisswurst, keilbasa, bauernwurst, sauerkraut, potatoes, and red cabbage.”
Schnitzel Haus
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Superior service and quality of food. One thing is for certain: I will be returning to this restaurant!
The atmosphere has the basic feel of a traditional German bier hall, with a touch of old-fashioned elegance. The seating is spacious, the lighting dim, and it's very clean (including the restrooms).
I could tell that a lot of the people coming in were regulars, but we still received the same amount of attention from the waitstaff, which made me feel valued as a customer. I believe that the gentleman we interacted with the most is the owner or manager, and he was great – joked around with us, answered all of our questions, made sure we were satisfied.
The bacon dressing, which you can get on a house salad, was hands-down the best dressing I've ever had on a salad. It's zesty, with bits of smokey-tasting bacon in it.
I had the smoked bratwurst with mashed potatoes, and the cold potato salad. I can't say enough good about them. The mashed potatoes are buttery and smooth, with small chunks in them. The brats were juicy and cooked to perfection. They also came with a variety of mustards ranging from sweet to spicy; my favorite was the spicy horseradish variety! My boyfriend had an entree containing a variety of 3 schnitzels, and he raved about it. The menu has endless options!
They have an extensive beer selection. Their wine list is limited, but contained a satisfactory Chardonnay.
The prices are unbeatable, and the portions are generous!
Even if Bay Ridge is a bit far for your traveling preferences, I urge you to give this place a shot!
Love love love! Highly recommend this place. The atmosphere is great along with the food and beer choices!!
Food: get the schnitzel.. Pretzel with wasabi mustard was good too.. A good variety of different meats and vegetarian options too… Wide variety of beers
Service: not impressed with the service.. Had to flag our waiter down for anything we needed (another drink, the check).. It was also unclear who was serving us as a few people worked in the main dining room
Ambience: it was freezing!! I couldn't take my jacket off, very bright and casual dining area
Would come back for the food but not overly impressed
I had been hearing legends of Schnitzel Haus for a while but finally ate there around Christmas before seeing the Dyker Heights Christmas lights. Had I not been spoiled by experiencing Chalet Alpina first (and having it so close to where we live), I may have been more impressed by this restaurant. There was nothing wrong with it–I give it a solid three stars for the cozy atmosphere, the warm oniony dinner rolls, and the satisfactory chicken paprikash–but it lacked the wow factor. I would, however, be willing to try it again, to see if I will feel differently.
I plan to come by here more often when possible.
Large portions for decent price.
Comes with bread and butter as starters, but try to hold off on munching that down. Meals will be big.
Definitely aim for anything with potatoes, sausages, and roasted pork (very porky flavor, with crispy skin. I think it was a shoulder).
Do avoid the Sauerbraten (Roasted Marinated Slices of Beef w traditional sweet & sour gravy served w red cabbage & potato dumpling). Very dry, unless helped with the gravy. Underwhelming dish in general.
the bratwurst sample is great. schnitzel wasn't. we had the fried pork cutlet. it was dry and the mushroom gravy was.. lacking in flavor. the potatoes didn't taste fresh or homemade.
i'd come back for the bratwurst, but i wish the server had told us what we were eating. i had no idea what kind of sausage i was eating.
Okay, so what was I to think as I approach a German establishment….of course being the only brown face in the place? I order a drink at the bar, waiting for the rest of my Meetup Karaoke (yes, for real) group. As I sit, a guy, who looks a little like Uncle Fester stares at me. My heart skips a beat a little, thinking of the skinheads I saw in East Germany a while ago. Then he speaks "You are so beautiful". Oh heeeeeey now! From there I had no worries.
I came to Schnitzel Haus because I knew that they had live karaoke and my Meetup group decided to meet there. It was so much fun. They of course have beer. They also have crazy good food. Our organizer was late coming, but reserved tables for us and didn't mind us sitting and ordering. The waitstaff was really nice, as were the band that would be hosting the karaoke event.
Everyone was happy with the insane amount of food that was on their plates, because I was so full, and full of music that by the end of the night I wanted to get wheeled out of there! Will go back soon the next time the Human Karaoke Experience play!
They don't accept cards so plan ahead. Go to the Rite Aid and get gum and use your card as debit so you won't get charged a bank fee if your bank is not one of the 5 surrounding Schnitzel Haus. The gum will come in handy on the way home when your breath smells so bad from all that beer that even the smelly bums wouldn't want to sit next to you on the train.
With that being said, happy hour is Monday thru Friday 4-7pm. $4 German beer in America? Oh hell ya !
The buffet was good. This place was true to its roots because they don't cater to vegetarians, or worse yet, vegans!! They had one salad and the rest was meat, meat, meat! Oh but there was the sweet potatoes which were ok. The German meatballs with beer cheese was exceptionally filling. The spaetzel needed butter and pepper though, but if you put the beer cheese on top it was good.
Will go back at some point and try the rest of the menu. And more beer!