The last time we went there the food was mediocre at best. Â Then my sister, who just by looking at her, you can tell she is fighting cancer, brought her $100 <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> gift certificate in and they rejected it. Â Gus's already got their money and now they won't take the certificates. Â That is a terrible way to run a business and I will never be back to that place that cares more about money than the
customers.
We wanted to find an alternative to another German restaurant to the ones we frequent locally.  Unbelievably even living here for over 40 years I have never been to Gus's.  It was because their coupon in  Restaurant dot com that I decided to go here.  After this first time, I doubt I will return. Â
First off, let me say that the food is pretty good. Â It's not the best around here but everything was solid. Â That's the only good thing I have to say unfortunately. Â The biggest disappointment was that the menu prices are very very high for what you get. Â Let me give you an example - Meatloaf (one relatively thin piece), mashed potatoes and turnips was $19 which included a house salad. Â No side salads like potato salad, cole slaw, carrots, etc (note that a feature of most other German restaurants include a variety of these at no extra charge). Â When I wanted to substitute Spaetzle for the mashed potato, they told me it was a $5 charge - talking about nickel and diming their already high pricing. Â For dessert we ordered a dish of ice cream for each of us. Â $4.50 for a scoop???
That evening there was a party going on and it took 70 minutes for our meal to arrive. Â I'm pretty understanding so I'll chalk it up to a special circumstance but for the waitress to add a MANDATORY 18% tip to the check was an insult. Â I thought the customer was the one to determine tips (which I always tip at least 15% even with marginal service)
This would be by far the highest priced german restaurant around - even with the coupon that I used it's more than 25% higher than what I would have paid at another German restaurant around here. Â The portions weren't that big. Â I'm a small guy and I didn't leave that stuffed - especially for what I paid for.
Can you say delicious???? What amazing food they have at this place. We stopped by this place for lunch during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, and it was superbly delicious. I had kielbasa with cabbage for the appetizer and sauerbraten for lunch and my boo had the antipasti and the hungarian goulash. Superbly delicious and a really great homey and inviting feel to the joint. Very affordable and delicious as well - all the way down to the homemade apple streusel for dessert.
I fail to give this place 5 stars because it basically is a bar....yet they charge for refills of soda. Something about that is so cheap and infuriating... I've been in high-end restaurants when they don't have the audacity to charge for a lil' squirt of soda on tap, but to each their own. If you knew me, you'd know that the food must be pretty damn good for me to look past this [usually a deal breaker for me]. Gus' waitress gave us a coupon for a free dessert next time we come back - I look forward to stopping by here soon :)
The food is excellent--hearty and delicious. Â I can't seem to get over the sauerbraten to sample the rest of the menu--the meat is always perfect and lean, the gravy has excellent flavor, and the red cabbage (now home-made) is reason unto itself to visit Gus's.
The potato pancakes, a family tradition for me (thus, I'm usually very critical of the commercial variety), may well be the best I've ever had. Â They are crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside, the way they should be. Â I ask for sour cream with mine.
I've also tried some of the sausage, which is good, and I've seen dozens of giant prime-ribs (reserved in advance, of course) headed out to other tables, so that's a draw if you're crazy about steak. Â Corned beef is (apparently) a popular Tuesday special, and one I look forward to sampling.
The appetizers I've sampled are good--the herring brings me back to childhood, and how can you go wrong with all that garlic and butter to be had with the escargots? Â Definitely calls for extra bread (for dipping!).
The decor probably hasn't changed in decades (a good thing), the crowd is lively but well-mannered, and the service is generally very good. Â Nice full bar does a good job with basic cocktails, though the pours are pretty average. Â It's a good bar scene, and you can also enjoy dinner at the bar.
Gus's is a great neighborhood joint, but also worth the drive if you don't live nearby.
I have had dinner and lunch here over 100 times over last 40 years, but have not in the last 9 years since I moved to Florida from this city.
Recently I returned to area tired from travelling; early evening, and was driving by, and told my wife that we should stop here for dinner. Maybe I took Gus's for granted all those years, and did not realize how much I missed their food. They specialize in German style (slightly) comfort food for many years, but now offer basic gourmet items on their menu as well. For $ 39. for two we both had great meals (I had three large perfectly prepared lamb chops) with appetizers, desserts, and a bottle of wine! Drinks are made perfectly, service is outstanding, and owner (Richard Ostner) is hands on, and very friendly; as well as accomdating. I do not give a lot of five star ratings, but am glad to give this one.
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