The Rathskeller

Always dine here when visiting family in Indiana!
Apr 9th, 2024

I used to love the hot pretzels here, but they have gone downhill. Now they're like microwave frozen pretzels, and it shows :[ Their mustard is still killer, though. Their jalapeo chicken poppers are good, too. Not sure why the quality went down, maybe a change of ownership?
Apr 6th, 2024

Good food and drink options. Service was good but busy, that was expected. Fun setting. Beer selection seems to reflect a smaller market for German styles. I'm happy for 3 Floyds that they're on tap, but I was dissappinted that the seasonal tap list was all American styles. A complementary pretzel to the table was fun! The horseradish mustard evacuated my sinuses, whoa.
Apr 6th, 2024

Apr 1st, 2024

I was excited to try this restaurant. I lived in Germany for several years and then near some heavily German influenced areas in Texas and love German food. However, this was nothing like I've had before. We ordered baked brie and artichoke dip to start. The brie was just a solid round of brie, not even warm served with stale bread and brown mushy grapes. The artichoke dip looked like it had been slopped out of a can and quickly warmed in the microwave. It was gross. We ordered all of our food and drinks at the same time yet our entrees took an unnecessary amount of time to come out. We got the mixed sausage plate and the schnitzel. The sausage was not great but not disgusting. The potato pancakes were dense, rubbery, and flavorless. The glazed carrots were slimy wet balls of carrot. The schnitzel was green for some reason and tasted like dry, old, school cafeteria lunch meat and the steak fries were cold. This food is some of the absolute worst I've ever had of any cuisine. I did not protest the food. It was all so bad that I realized that it is just a place I will never return to and not worth complaining. I understand a beer hall is loud and there are large groups, but they sat us in the dining room in a small back room with a group of about 15 with kids. They were all yelling to talk to each other and their waitress would come in and would speak so loudly that the entire room would get quiet so she could talk to them. My small party of 3 could not hear each other at all and that did not help the experience. The positives were that overall the staff was nice. The hostess and our waitress were nice. Unfortunately, I will never return and could never recommend this restaurant to anyone. I left with a dry mouth and upset stomach.
Apr 6th, 2024