A small, very dark and dirty restaurant. Could not see the menu it was so dark! Once our eyes adjusted, we began to see just how filthy and unkept things were. A lot of gunk/lint hanging off the wall fixtures; floors were dirty, dead flowers in wine bottles on each table, etc. ~. I wanted to leave, but my husband said it would be rude…..so we endured! ~ Service was ridiculously slow. 15-20 minutes before they took our order THEN waited over an hour for our entree to appear. (Lasagna and Chicken Parmesan) Way too spicy and very salty. Not very good at all. So disappointed but at this point, not a surprise. Took far too long to get the waitress to bring us our bill. How is this place even open for business? So many great restaurants around Baton Rouge. We will try one of them next time.
Service was great food was delicious atmosphere was perfect! Seafood ravioli & Tuscan pork!
Once had this as a five star but that was a loooong time ago when I imagined the food tasted better. The red sauce is still out of this world but the spaghetti noodles weren't that different from a particular store-bought brand (Luxury?) which I could easily make at home, and with MUCH less salt. Something also wasn't quite right with the meatballs. Texture? Flavor? Can't quite figure it out. Still love the ambiance but I also went there a lot for the German beer drinking and merrymaking music they'd play over the speakers. Now it's a local radio station playing some genre I don't care for. Service is excellent, red sauce is excellent, ambiance is excellent. Outside of that just three stars. Also, the owner apparently still takes the front parking space closest to the door - a no-no in my book.
I waited 3 weeks to write this because I hate to say anything negative about this belove Baton Rouge restaurant, but the hour wait I experienced on a recent Saturday night, waiting to spend money and without being offered a drink, is ridiculous and offensive. There is a cute little bar in the back that should be open, but it's cluttered with junk, and which if open would allow people to have a drink while they wait, I won't be back until that bar opens. Also, it doesn't help that there is no handicap parking and the owner parks her Mercades right next to the front door, at the spot that should be reserved for handicap persons, or at least for paying customers, if she cared. Not a good look.
It has gone from one of my favorites to poor service and declining food taste and quality. I am 50 years old and have been going here since I was a child with my parents. Last night they had one waitress (the one we usually get) handling the entire restaurant. She is never very friendly and "it's her way or the highway". Lately, even when the owner is there she just hides behind the and bar never pitches in when the waitress is swamped. The waitress is not very professional and always blames the owner for any issue that arise. We had to ask for our bread order after 45 minutes of not seeing it, had to request more wine, my food was cold when it arrived, etc. I wish they would sell this to someone willing to bring back the quality, personality and friendliness of the original owners. I'm going to give them one more chance, mainly because they have the best red-sauce recipe on the planet...passed down from the original owner.
Pitiful. No service. Waited 15 mins never saw our waiter. Asked not to sit next to door but since it was only my wife and I, they said no. Would not sit us in a different area bc they were 4 person tables
Very small and quaint. The atmosphere is very charming and dates to the 70's. The food is amazing. I had the scalopini (spelling?) and it was delicious. My wife had the seafood ravioli special and said the same. Everyone at our table raved about how great their meal was. Before we left we made plans to return in two weeks to celebrate our son's birthday! Will be back...
We came here on a recommendation as we were traveling on business, however, after visiting, I could never recommend this place.We sat down at 730 but didn’t leave until 10pm. This gives you a little feel for the time it takes, which is not worth it.We ordered appetizers 45 min into sitting down, not because we didn’t know what to order but that’s when the server came to take our order. We ordered shrimp cocktail, eggplant appetizer and French onion soup.The shrimp was not fresh at all. The eggplant was basic sliced eggplant with olives, and we had to remind the server about the French onion soup which was not traditional French onion (cheese was on the bottom of dish instead of baked over). Was bland and needed salt.Now on to the main course: my dinner party ordered the Bratwurst which was supposed to be from traditional Thurigian but tasted like frozen bratwurst and the river mashed potatoes was not good. I ordered the special, a grilled tuna steak. It arrived way over salted and the rice was not fully cooked.Fast forward to 6 hours later after dinner, I woke up to a stomach ache, fever, and nausea. The next day I was completely out of it with vomit and diarrhea, clearly a sign of food poisoning. This obviously impacted my work schedule and I had to cut short my trip. I should have known walking in, it was clearly not up to health standards. The bathrooms were also gross. Stay away from this place!
Our anniversary, Drove all the way to the restaurant on a Monday and they were temporarily closed till Tuesday. Online showed they were open. Thanks a lot! We went to carabas instead.
Cons: too dark, too loud, but bear in mind that I am a 62-year-old fogey! Our entrees took a long time to arrive.Pros: attentive wait staff, absolutely delicious food. The kind that makes your eyes roll back in your head.There are very few German restaurants in Louisiana. While this restaurant blends Italian, Turkish, and German, we come here for the German food which is consistently delicious and always features sauerkraut that I believe is homemade and riced potatoes that are light and fluffy. It satisfies our longing for German food without having to leave the state.