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| - Was excited to find a German restaurant during my business trip to Cleveland. On a Wednesday night, the place was busy; being alone, I decided to sit at the bar. My waiter, while pleasant, apparently had too much going on so he wasn't able to be as attentive as I'd like. (There was no dedicated bartender)
I ordered the Bavarian pretzel..what came out was a lump of bread that was shriveled up as if it had been microwaved. It tasted liked it looked, so i sent it back. Next was my Wiener Schnitzel. Huge portion, and I ordered the potatoes and spaetzle with it. Unfortunately, the potatoes were lukewarm and the spaetzle was cold. I sent the spaetzle back and 10 minutes later I had a bowl of small lumps of tasteless flour balls...very disappointing. They should have an egg noodle taste, usually sauteed in butter.
Maybe I hit a bad night, as there are many great reviews here. Maybe I should have sat at a table to be served better.
As a side observation, at many restaurants I have visited lately, including this one, the staff seem unaware that diners would enjoy a pleasant QUIET dining experience. Staff is always talking at each other in loud voices, about things that have nothing to do with the business at hand. I'm not singling out this place; but managers should make their folks more aware of maintaining the decorum when out in the dining room, as well as in the kitchen
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