Black Forest Brooklyn
“I've had the original flammkuchen and the pork schnitzel and both were delicious.”
“We also enjoy the open seating at the picnic tables and the skylight.”
“If it's warm enough, the outdoor seating is a perfect place to people watch and drink the day away.”
Black Forest Brooklyn
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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This place is about the beer and atmosphere. Generally a good crowd but the staff gets a little overwhelmed if you come primetime (say, 10p Saturday).
Really wanted to love the food but unfortunately not so – the snacks are great (pretzel, meat plate) but I wasn't fond of the entree options. Most notable was the spätzle which was seasoned with butter and that's it – yes I know its supposed to be a 'mop' like a side of bread, but even fresh bread by itself is pretty darn good, right? This spätzle was a bit one note (butter) when eaten alone.
The beers are still outstanding.
Opentable res for 12 made with my card and all. Upon arrival, we were "reserved" the horseshoe area by the window, but we picked a bench by the wall instead. We came to eat AND drink. Luckily it was a windy Monday night.
The waiter immediately greeted us with carafes of water and (votive) glasses? Ordering happens on a tablet which was pretty spot on for us.
We started with some pretzels which were just ok to me but the two different mustards (spicy and not) were unique. The beer battered mushrooms with aioli – get them! The flatbread, although they only had gluten free dough, none of us could tell the diff. The mushroom and vegetarian ones are both delish! Got the spätzle (pasta) without bacon which prob made it a little less flavorful but the texture was still comforting as always. Never had it ribbon like before, just had it bite size. You couldn't really taste the cheese. Sparkling apple juice was good, not too sweet. Everyone else enjoyed their beers and wine. Service was attentive and quick!
Very comforting atmosphere, both through decor, lighting, and excellent choice of music ( which isn't too loud).
This establishment of course has a great selection of alcohol, especially beer and of course not to mention excellent German food. Staff is friendly and attentive. My friend ordered the grapefruit flavored beer which I tried and was delicious. I don't really drink beer too often but I definitely would have ordered that! However, I ordered a hot totty which was very good- soothing and sweet with a slight kick. We shared a pretzel ( smaller size) which came out hot, perfectly doughy and delicious! The mustard had a great spicy flavor as well.
I was happy my friend decided to share this gem with me!
As much I love the variety of beer served here, I won't be coming back. Sucks, because there's outdoor seating, and they serve brunch on Sundays! I came here on a not-so-busy Sunday afternoon with a friend and the service was horrendous. We stayed for maybe an hour and a half, and was served only one beer. Our server completely forgot about us. I watched as she mingled with her coworkers and tended to everyone else. When she finally came back to us, over a half hour after we finished our first beer, our second round never came to us. When I approached the server (who was idling at the bar) about this, before I opened my mouth, she simply said, "oh, I know it's taking long.." That's when I knew I had to cancel the second round. There was no apology. There was no explanation. I just got a smug response from a server I just watched from afar doing absolutely nothing but joke around behind the bar! It wasn't that busy either, and they seemed adequately staffed. What gives?
Love this place. Great food, great beer, spacious to accommodate large parties!
I highly recommend their bratwurst, flatbreads, schnitzels!
Another good German addition in the area. Superb selection of beers on tap, as well as food options.
Few evenings ago I had drinks and bites with some friends and we had a blast!
It was a Friday evening and our server was quick, responsive, and really nice.
Beers are a bit expensive ($8-10), but food is relatively cheap. We shared a delicious wiener schnitzel with fries, and fried mushroom.
My buddy was in Germany and he saw a program on TV about German food in America. And Black Forest was one of the places that they discussed and now he wanted to go. So we did.
And the food, it's decent. The Flammkuchen is basically German pizza. Flatbread, cut into pieces and easily share-able. The one we got had salmon and dill. It was pretty good. Would order again. The goulash w/ Spaetzel was kind of lacking. I don't know if they par-cook the spaetzel or what, but it wasn't great. I also personally prefer them in smaller pieces, these were kind of like noodles.The meat in the goulash was on the tough side, but on the other hand, the sauce was pretty good. I had a bite of the fish schnitzel too, and it was pretty mediocre.
The beer list is good though. They do a barrel-aged old fashioned that was delicious if a bit sweet. And the beer that they have that's a cross between an American style IPA and a German beer was really good.
So maybe this is a place for drinks and snacks. I'd go back for that.
Just moved to this neighborhood and wanted to grab a drink and a snack with my hubby-what a pleasant surprise. The flatbread was really good and my dude was excited because he's ethnically German and loves having tasty food that reminds him of his time there. Great beer selection and friendly service. What made the night was that by chance it was the 500 year anniversary of the German brewing purity law and they tapped a keg of delicious beer and gave us all a free glass (with glass as souvenir) and held a beer holding contest which was hilarious-it really got everyone in the place laughing and talking! We'll definitely be back!