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| - My family of (4) went to Waldhorn for Sunday brunch today. We had been a couple of times in the past, but not for approximately 5 years. After our first few bites, we all asked why we waited so long to go back?!? (I will get back to this later in the review)
The positives for us:
~ Great selection of lunch and breakfast foods
~ The Pretzel Rolls were ridiculously delicious!! I never tried them before because I had an impression that the roll would be heavy and dense like a typical pretzel and that is not the case at all. They are fluffy with a nice chewy crust and bits of pretzel salt...add a smear of butter and OMGosh! For a split-second I was tempted to dump the entire basket into my oversized Coach purse, but thankfully I came to senses quickly! LOL
~ The German offerings (Schnitzel, Sauerbraten, Brats, Kielbasa, etc) were all very good.
~ Fresh Omelet station with a nice selection of toppings
The service was just ok. At one point, my son had a dirty plate on the table and he went up to get another plate (including a fresh-made omelet) and the dirty plate was still at the table when he returned. I'm also on the fence with the desserts. They weren't consistent. The Black Forest Cake was excellent, but other items were just ok. I suspect that they are not fresh made onsite....and some even tasted pre-frozen.
A (major) negative for us was that the fresh carved Roast Beef VERY tough and gristly. It couldn't be cut with the standard flatware knife. We had to ask for "sharp" knives. Considering that this was "the" big ticket food item (and the one item that I was looking forward to the most), I was really disappointed in the quality of the meat.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the price for (4) with gratuity was $111.00. I was surprised to see that the prices for (4) not-so-great mass-produced coffees and (2) very small servings of juice was $20.00! I have no problem spending $100+ for a meal that I really loved, but I didn't feel that way with this meal. I liked it just fine, but it wasn't outstanding by any means. As I signed my name to the check and tried to reconcile the price vs. value, I then realized why we hadn't been there in 5 years.
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