I was incredibly disappointed with Gerdhardts. Â I was really looking forward to finally coming here. Â We were there early so we were the only people in there to start. Â The service was friendly but not prompt. Â The atmosphere was spot on. Â I had the schnitzel and it just wasn't all that. Â I got then "lite" plate and it definitely was. Â Being that it was half, even the full plate wouldn't be worth the price. Â The potato salad was the saving grace of the meal and the third star. Â My wife did enjoy the salad with the house dressing. Â The pretzel she had was incredibly dry and was crunchy in some parts. Â The horseradish cheese it comes with was just plain concession stand cheese. Â We finished the meal with the strudel which was the final disappointment. Â Nobody can say that strudel is bad but I can't say I would get it again. Â Overall, I wouldn't come back on my own but I wouldn't complain too much if others wanted to go again. Â Hoping that my second trip would sway me. Â The place is over priced for what you get.
Review Source:Very personable staff. Â Gerhardt himself is the host and assists with other duties as well. Â Dresses in traditional Lederhosen! Â
Wife and I had never been here before. Â We tried the "Gerhardt's German Feast" which comes with three choices of meat and two sides, dessert and a role. Â All for 19.95. Â Good if you want to have a variety and experience the food for the first time. Â Otherwise, we think it was a ton of food, and we will order one of the regular menu items now that we have a better idea of what we specifically enjoy. Â
We tried: Â Wienerschnitzel (it was okay), Sauerbraten (good dish to order), Knackwurst (very good with regular mustard), Pfefferwurst (blood sausage good to try but I don't know yet if I will order again), Kassler Ripchen (somewhat like ham steak decent but might not be as good as the Sauerbraten), Spaetzle (dry so make sure to say yes to the gravy), Kartoffel Salat (German potato salad was very good and recommend), Bierstube Kraut (Kraut is Kraut you like or you don't, make sure to use the mustard), and for dessert Apfel Strudel (good), Blackforest cake (not like what we have had before maybe just a different interpretation with the recipe).
Tuesday is half-price BEER NIGHT! Â GERMAN imported beers, meaning real beer, as well as a good wine list and other delicious drinks. Â
Overall good place for dinner for a couple or a family, cozy Germanic environment with excellent service from both the waitress as well as Gerhardt.
I LOVE eating here. I don't make it that way very often, but when i do it's Gerhardt's for sure! This is a quaint little German place with a cool ambience and the staff is excellent. Annalee is my favorite.
Tuesday night is half price beer night and i will occasionally order a liter of something good Gerhardt has on tap. The portions are huge, the mustard is spicy, and I'm getting hungry thinking about it. That's got to be a good thing! Check it out! You won't be disappointed.
Have been here many times over the years, and have never had a bad meal or experience. The staff is always friendly, and the ambiance is the best in Vigo County for a nice meal, a German beer, and outdoor seating.
I have had many of the entrees, but I would say my favorite is the Rouladen. Perfectly spiced, it really is tasty and delicious.
If you are really hungry, get the Gerhardt's German Feast. You can pick any three between the Wienerschnitzel, Rouladen, Knackwurst, Bratwurst, Pfefferwurst , (other sausages), Sauerbraten, or Kassler Rippchen. Comes with 2 sides, bread, and Apfel Strudel for dessert! All that for under $20!
Make sure you go with more than 4 people, so you can get Family Style! Trust me, WORTH IT!
They have a decent beer list, and a full stocked bar with great wines and spirits.
Go on Tuesday Nights where it is half price beer night!
Yet another German restaurant that just doesn't get it. I went to Gerhard's with 2 Germans. As always, I odered a Wiener Schnitzel with red cabbage and spaetzle. One of my companions also ordered a Wiener Schnitzel while the other wisely ordered Bauernfrustuck.
The food came out far too quickly to have been freshly prepared and come to find out...it wasn't. Like so many other German restuarants, Gerhard's tries to get away with reheating food and in 100% of the cases a reheated Wiener Schnitzel is nasty. The uncrisp hunk of rubbery meat that was placed before me was very disappointing. The whole point of a Weiner Schnitzel is that it is crispy and the only way to pull that off is to cook it as it is ordered. That Gerhards Bierstube can't take the time to make them freshly is an indictment as to their care and concern for the "quality" of their food. We aren't talking fast food here. We are talking about a sit down dining experience. I can wait an extra 15 or 20 minutes for the food to come out if it is freshly made. So will most everyone else.
Even more disappointing? Sending the spaetzle back because it was cold. How could freshly prepared spaetzle be cold? I know - because it wasn't freshly made.
The red cabbage was also under cooked, rubbery, and flavorless. I left half of it behind.
On the upside, the bauernfrustuck was decent.
I had my sites set for a slice of Apple Strudel but after that bad meal, I opted to skip the dessert.
I had high hopes for Gerhards Bierstube. I was hoping to find a hidden gem in western Indiana. Instead, we found a nice locale with decent (if kitschy) ambience that served bad german food.
I will not be going back.
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