This was a great German meal . We had Viener schnitzel with Red cabbage and spaetzle I had sauerbraten the red cabbage spretzel both of our meals were perfections the service was great within minutes of our arrival we were greeted we had hot rolls with butter or table I wish I would've saved room for the desserts because they look fantastic everything there is homemade service is good was a good value and a delicious meal we will We will be returning again in the near future thank you Ottos.
Review Source:We went to Otto's for some German cuisine. Â We both had Sauerbraten and enjoyed it very much. Â Of course, we had it with spaetzle! Â We had the cabbage and ham soup which was very good. Â The bread was warm and fresh. Â I had the apple streudel for dessert which was good (but not like my Omi's). Â I was surprised to the wide selection of menu outside of German food. Â We'll be back to try their German buffet on Sundays.
Review Source:This German restaurant has a great old bar with lots of taps and even more bottles. Â Some taps rotate but there are always delicious German lagers to satisfy. Â Otto's has existed for decades and has had a few ownership changes. Â It is still a favorite place for a good meal, in a nice atmosphere, with friendly people, great beer and a reasonable price. I give the fourth star for the Sunday brunch.
Review Source:This place just didn't do it for me.
Suggestions: Â
Make a listing of all your beers available and put it on the tables, preferably with small descriptions for uncommon types. Â
Don't serve your meals on cracked and broken plates. Â EVER.
Started out with an unknown random beer, because I had no idea what the waitress was rambling off when names started getting very german. Â I asked for their biggest selling dark. Â I have a hard time believing what I got was their best selling... Â it tasted past it's expiration date, and I say that based on I'm a homebrewer of wine, and it tasted like my stuff when I let it stay exposed to air too long. Â Hopefully the sediment in it was supposed to be there.
Next I had the french onion soup - in a badly chipped crock. Â We're not talking hairline fractures in the glazing, we're talking there are pieces of the rim missing and unglazed clay everywhere. Â The soup itself was blah. Â No flavor, no pizzazz. Â disappointing.
For my main I had the sourbraten with spaetzel and red cabbage. Â The meat was tender and pretty good (not wow), but the spaetzel was old (hard chewy edges and ends), and the red cabbage was obviously canned. Â
Would I go out of my way to eat here? Â no, I just didn't feel it.
After 2-3 visits, I don't think I'll be returning to Otto's for food (I'll stick to their drink menu only). Perhaps I might be a little bit critical considering I was just in Germany in October, but they can't even get the most basic German foods right. Here's the breakdown of my most recent visit:
-French onion soup was slightly above average...pretty decent
-Potato pancakes were okay but a little too greasy for my taste plus they were served with a small butter-like container of prepacked sour cream which turned me off.
-French fries were really really greasy and just not really good
-wienerschnitzel sandwich was simply overcooked winerschnitzel slapped between 2 dry pieces of bread/bun. I couldn't even finish it.
-Mashed potatoes were okay
I REALLY wish they could get German food right because I would love to have a great place to go for German food so close by, but it seems like I'll have to keep looking.
Came here this morning for breakfast with my BF. I'd give it an "ehh"...
Walked in the entrance(which is kind of odd and semi-confusing as to where to go in/stand) and waited a couple minutes before someone said the hostess would be right out. We were then sat by the fireplace.
My BF wanted to start with a cup of french onion soup (something he really enjoys, but no place seems to get it right). He didn't care for it. I tasted it and it tasted kind of sour and kind of vinegary. Meh. Took 2-3 spoonfuls and that was it.
I ordered an omelette with onions, cheddar & jack, ham and green peppers (substituted mushrooms for the peppers though), breakfast potatoes and wheat toast. BF ordered a scramble which had ham, onions and I believe cheddar cheese; also came with breakfast potatoes and he ordered rye bread. His came out with white toast. Â Some of the potatoes were REALLY overcooked. My omelette had way too many onions for my taste (more onions than anything else). Other than that breakfast was alright.
One thing that annoyed me was that we were still charged for the soup even though he did not like it and only took a few sips out of it. Ehh, it's not the end of the world, but if I'm waiting on someone and they don't touch something I'd get a manager to remove it from the bill.
I did peruse over the lunch menu and it seemed to be mostly "bar food"(wings, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, salads) which surprised me considering it's supposed to be a German restaurant. Also, the staff was setting up a buffet area in one room- overheard a server saying it was every Sunday at 4pm.
Stopped in for breakfast and was very pleased. Service was very quick, waitress very attentive and pleasant. Ordered a meat lovers omelet which was quite big, and stuffed with the fillings. Comes with 4 pieces of toast and breakfast potatoes. Nice serving size compared to come places in the area that's for sure. Would like to come back to see beer selection in the future, maybe try some German food. Also noticed a large back patio area I assume used in the summer, could be nice.
Review Source:If you're hungry for German food, then go elsewhere because they're not serving it here! The German section of the menu is 15 items, all which are done poorly (read: bowtie pasta and hot dogs). The rest of the menu is your usual items like pasta, burgers, and cheesesteaks. Regardless, none of it tastes good. As others have mentioned, the décor is awful. I don't know which is worse: the deer heads on the wall or the worn-out flower carpet. Save yourself and just don't go here!
Review Source:I stopped in Horsham with my wife for a night as a reasonable mid-way point between Baltimore and New York. Â We do this regularly and stay in Horsham about six times a year. Â Last time we did this, we went to a restaurant and bar that wasn't really our thing. Â This time around, we wanted to try something local where I could grab a beer and we could both get some decent food. Â Otto's looked promising--too bad we actually went in. Â
I can't knock the food because I didn't try it. Â We left before it came to that. Â We entered in the bar area (which seemed to annoy the regulars, but it's the closest entrance to the parking lot and there's not a lot of signage--or any). Â We were warmly welcomed by a nice puff of air that evoked my alcoholic uncle's post-cigarette breath. Â Not great, but not a deal-breaker. Â I've been in worse and stayed longer. Â
It was 9:45pm on a Friday and there seemed to be some confusion as to whether or not the kitchen was still open. Â We asked the hostess, who deferred to the waiter. Â There was a mini meeting of the minds, some frustration and a begruding verdict: yes (jeesh!), they were still open but we'd better hurry. Â We were led away from the main dining room, back to a table in the bar area, which was cool because my sense of smell had already adjusted.
We sat, had menus thrust at us and were told that we'd need to make up our minds within the next five minutes because the kitchen was closing.
So we left. Â I understand this happens and it's certainly not personal. Â At the same time, if I owned the place and heard that my staff treated a customer as if they were a chore, said staff would be fired. Â I would also let everyone on payroll know that if the hours say we're open until 10:00 and someone walks in at 9:59, they are to be treated the same as if they walked in at 7:00. Â Or I would adjust my hours. Â While no personal offense was paid, we got a very clear picture: we were an inconvenience at best.
I would like to offer my apologies to the crusty older man who seated us. Â I'm certain we ruined his night--likely twice. Â Once on the way in and once on the way out. Â
Thanks, Otto's. Â Now I know where not to go.
I am going with 3 stars since they have a huge outdoor seating area that they allow you to bring your dog on. They also have crazy hours being open most of the day and late into the night.
But the food is nothing special especially for the price and the only house made things seems to be the side dishes. I will probably go back during  if they have some sort of Oktoberfest event and have their sausages on special.
I was expecting much better from Ottos. Â The decor is extremely dated. Â An older female employee (owner?) sat in the dining room reading the paper while we ate and eavesdropped on every conversation taking place. Â Granted it's difficult not to overhear but she made an unveiled point of doing so. Â Â The food was ok, nothing remotely spectacular. Â Actually there is a restaurant much closer to my home that has delicious German food and pretty good beer selection.
Review Source:I would choose this place over a chain restaurant (think iHop) any day. Â I really like the banana crepes, its a very large serving for one better to split it. Several times I have gotten an order to go and they never let anything out. Â That's a HUGE thing for me, to get all the way to work with your meal and not have a fork!!
The inside is dumpy and old but I kinda like it gives nostalgic memories. Â Also a good place to people watch! Â One time there was an old lady with big ol hat on and a moo moo. Â I was waiting for her to pull a cat out of her 8 gallon purse!
Food and drinks in a beer garden??? Heck yea! I liked otto's mostly because of the outside space and the ridiculous outfits the servers wear. I enjoyed their food too, but it didn't blow me away. Then again, I don't really think german food can blow anybody away. My favorite part was the sauerbraten and the sauerkraut. Yum! For the big time drinkers, they have lots of german beers (they were pretty good), adn you can even do a sampler and rotate between different beers. You can also buy something called "Das Boot" and take it back with you every time you go for some discounted refills on the beers.
Review Source:I desperately wanted to like Otto's, I've driven past a couple signs for it regularly and I've been pining for good german food ever since I went to a place called the Weeping Radish down in the Outer Banks. Unfortunately, the whole experience was sort of mediocre and I don't think I'll be going back.
First, the good. There was a decent selection of beers. Not great, but I was pretty pleased with it. Service was quick and attentive. The desserts were good. We had bread pudding (which was yellow and soggy, which is exactly how I like it, but if that's not your taste I'd order something else) and apple strudel, which was likewise good. Nothing fancy, but I was more than pleased.
Okay, now the bad. Most of the menu is typical American family fare, which I can understand from a business standpoint, but it's a bit of a letdown when you open the menu of a place that bills itself as German food and the first things you see are two or three pages of cheeseburgers and mozzarella sticks. Maybe 3/20 appetizers were german, and the actual part of the menu that concerned german food was pretty tiny, like a single section of 8-10 entrees on one page towards the back.
I had Schweinepfeffer and my fiancee had beef stroganoff, which I know isn't actually German, although it was under the german section of the menu. The Schweinepfeffer was actually pretty decent, it was extremely peppery and well with the spaetzle I had, although the spaetzle was a pretty small portion and wasn't stellar. The beef stroganoff was a huge letdown, it was basically thin gravy on bow tie pasta. The beef was overcooked, as well.
I also want to mention the decor. There's kitschy, and then there's outright dumpy. The inside of Otto's looks like a Cold War-era Denny's (Dieter's?) in East Germany. It's just badly in need of updating, and the whole inside feels stuffy and sort of oppressive inside, like somewhere that'd show up in National Lampoon's Vacation. Ugh. I've heard that the outside garden area is better, but it was too chilly to sit outside when we went.
I don't know if it was the decor or my expectations being too high, but this was like the exact polar opposite of what I wanted.
We liked Otto's at one point ( a dozen years ago) but after eating there last week the only way I would go back is if I lost a bet. Â The place is pretty dumpy & in dire of need of some updating. The food is way below average but I can say they PEOPLE watching can be interesting - there are some strange cats that frequent this place.
Review Source:Whenever people come to visit us they tend to request to go to Otto's at least once. Â The food itself is pretty good but nothing particularly amazing. Â What draws us all to Otto's is the laid back atmosphere and the great german beer selection (particularly the Hacker-Pschorr Octoberfest). Â Otto's has a great outdoor seating area set in a tiny fenced in garden, and often times on the weekends at night they will have accordian music playing and sometimes even the owners dancing in the aisles. Â
The problem is the inside is not particularly good, it's kind of musty and old feeling so we don't tend to go to Otto's unless the outside is open. Â The service can also tend to be pretty slow, at least for getting your check and having the waitresses check up on you.
I was torn between giving Otto's 3 or 4 stars because the food and service could be a lot better, and we only eat outside, but we do really enjoy the atmosphere and the slow service isn't a problem because we're usually enjoying sitting outside in the evening air downing some beer.
My extended family has used Otto's as a convenient meeting place for big breakfasts for years. Â The breakfast menu is large, kid-friendly, the coffee keeps coming, and service is usually quite efficient and friendly.
However, the place takes on an entirely different flavor for dinner. We went for dinner one rainy Friday night recently. Â Before we even walked through the second set of doors, we were assaulted by an overpowering smell of broiled fish and maple syrup. Â Fish should not smell that bad. Â It just shouldn't. Â I read somewhere that, given time, the nose accustoms itself to bad smells so you can stomach them. Â This did not happen for me, sadly. Â It seemed to emanate from the dark wooden paneling and bad paintings of bucolic farmhouses.
Accompanying the stench and decor was the music. Â Dear god, the music. Â I think it was Home on the Range on an accordian. Â At that exact moment, my husband turned to me and said something like, "You know, we really need more fun in our lives. Â We're getting old." Â As I looked at the sea of gray-haired customers in sensible shoes and sweaters with dogs on them, I had a vision of our future and pretty much lost it. Â I giggled for about ten minutes.
Ok..the food.  That's what we're here to talk about.  I had pretty much lost my appetite due to the fish smell, but I persevered and ordered a wiener schnitzel sandwich and a chocolate milkshake.  Note the word "shake," because the waitress proudly  presented me with a blended, foamy chocolate milk, clearly made with powdered chocolate and told me that she had never made a milkshake before.
The sandwich was a pale, rather soggy slab of breaded veal on a dry piece of untoasted rye bread. Â That's it. Â Jeez, throw in some mustard or mayo...or even a tomato! Â The good-hearted waitress seemed genuinely befuddled when I told her I didn't want to wrap the sandwich to take home. Â
As the accordian music turned from a gentle Home on the Range to a demented circus theme, my husband and I wound our way through the lederhosen and walkers to the fresh air of a busy 611. Â I had the stench of fish in my nose for an hour afterwards and just thinking about it now makes my stomach turn.
Otto's is a strange but wonderful place....Weird menu- Quesadillas and bratwurst does not make for an amazing dinner. However, the breakfast is awesome. I've been a few times and been so happy with my breakfast. I had the Roman which is an omlette filled with portabella mushrooms, spinach, artichoke hearts and bacon goodness. It's wonderful in the summer when you can eat outside and enjoy the weather, the inside of the restaurant is dark and scary and not recommended. Run in if you have to use the restroom and get out quickly!
Review Source:Yes folks it's a tad pricey for German fare, but its a lot cheaper than a plane ticket to Munich and that's about how far you'd have to go to get it better than this. Â I recommend keeping your order simple German, don't venture too far from the assortments of Wurst and Schnitzel, the Kartoffel Salad was decent. Â The pilsner beers are light and fresh just like mother Deutchland and the pseudo beer garden really makes the visit worth while. Â Its probably a once a year type place but definitely enjoyable.
Review Source:You gotta know that the European Union thing is working to keep continental tensions in check when a French trained chef will open a German restaurant in the country credited with D-Day and the Chicken McNugget.
Otto's is a fun place to hang for authentic German cuisine - that is to say, heavy, starchy, solid (literally) food intended solely to keep a hangover at bay. Otto's beer garten is very pleasant, with a variety of German and German-occupied countries' best brews represented. Just be prepared to battle the bulge the next day (sorry, I couldn't resist ... but then, neither could the French)
When it comes to German cuisine, we look for little more than the right mix of salt fat and some starch. You get this at Ottos. It's fun, as long as you are in the mood for their fare and some Bavarian accordion music.
Sit outside, there are plenty of tables. A plate of sausage, stone ground mustard, saurkraut and a beer. Frankly, the sausage was better than the tepid saurbraten.
We waited a little longer than we would have liked for service, but once the busy server knew this, she did a fine job.
my German daughter-in-law objects to the Bavarian emphasis (she is Prussian) but most Americans would perceive this little attempt at a beer garden as authentic enough for a bit of fun, and the prices were reasonable. potato pancakes were OK (how can apple sauce and sour cream ever disappoint?).
I was about to select the 3 star rating when my wife objected - she enjoyed herself full up to 4 stars, and I am duty bound to report this,
I love and I mean LOVE German cuisine. Â I have an infinite passion to its devotion to a great variety of meats. Â Add their amazing quality of beer and you have a marriage made in heaven. Â How can you go wrong with this pairing?
Well, sadly, Otto's didn't quite live up to what I was hoping. Â The beer selection was rather disappointing for a brahaus. Â I was expecting a lot more but they only had about 4 or so unique beers and the rest were all commercial beers. Â
The food was average. Â I ordered the Wiener Schnitzel a la Holstein and my friend ordered the sausage sampler. Â The schnitzel was decent, a bit over-cooked and the egg was definitely more on the burnt side. Â My friend's sampler was all right. Â One of the three was good (bratwurst) but the other two were very much lacking in flavor. Â That was perhaps the biggest downer for me considering I am gluttonous sausage freak. Â The side of creamed spinach was perhaps the most flavorful of everything. Â Sad.
The decor was a bit cheesy, but I sorta liked it. Â It's definitely a bit out-dated but perhaps that's part of its charm. Â Maybe?! Â We sat at the bar and got quick, friendly service. Â Prices were reasonable for lunch. Â If I were to give it another go, I probably would try the dinner menu when there's a lot more to choose from. Â But as for this visit, it wasn't memorable.
When it comes to German places what comes into my mind is how big is their beer selection and I would have to say like Jim R in the previous review there are 20+ beers on tap. Good German beer selections. I like it best when I cannot pronounce what I am drinking.
My girlfriend and I have been here a few times mostly for Sunday bunch. The brunch selection is good and if you have a chance to sit outside in the deck that would make your brunch experience better.
As far as atmosphere inside is dark but cozey. Service is nothing special and prices are fair.
I would come back with out any doubt.
Otto's dumpy brauhaus has been around for years & years & years - as long as I can remember. Â I went twice over the years and both were pretty bad - but I am not a "wurst" gal.
You can drink yourself silly with the NUMEROUS beers on tap and in bottles. Â (Alas, I am not a beer gal either) You can watch the game, ogle the dusty old busts of deer on the walls or count the multi-colored beer steins hanging on the walls.
It's just not that great. Â The food is mediocre at best and some of the servers (who've worked there for eons) just really don't care any more.
If you LIKE German food - then go, otherwise I'd skip it.
Being that I am a german girl I LOVE german food and pretty much grew up being fed it. There isn't really a wide selection of german restaurants in the Philadelphia area so when I find one that I like I get very excited :)
First of all the actual restaurant makes you feel like you are at your grandmothers house-decor and ambiance wise. It has that old homey feel to it and I just adore it.
You must go here for the sunday buffet!!! Come HUNGRY, very hungry. I know many people veer away from buffet's...but trust me with this one.
They have all the german fav's (spaetzle, wiener schnitzel, goulash, bratz, sauerbraten, apple strudel...... and the list goes on and on). The food is fresh, hot and constantly being refreshed throughout the evening. They also will have a few "american" foods on the buffett here and there.
Go here with a large group or your family and I'm sure you will enjoy every minute of it!
I only have a limited knowledge of German food, but my favorite is the pickled herring. I really have to say that this place serves a large portion at really good price. Of course I come from New York, where herring is a bit costly.
The decor was nothing to write home about, frankly a little disappointing. But the service was very nice.
Otto's is dark, dreary and depressing. If you actually close your eyes while inside amidst trying to find the hidden host stand, you can actually imagine yourself in a senior care assisted living home. anyways, the food is traditional to german cuisine as you can find most german classics done by a half-assed chef who is probably anything but german. Do yourself a favor and skip the trip to Otto's. If you are really looking to have some german food, go to the store and buy the food to make yourself. Otherwise, take your ass to Hamburg.
Review Source:In spite of my abject fear of Germans (hey, I'm Polish), I agreed to go to Otto's with a friend of mine who works in the area. And it's a good thing I did! The food was absolutely delicious: the chicken soup tasted almost exactly like how my grandma makes it; the chicken schnitzel was fried to perfection, and the meat was juicy and cooked through expertly; the mashed potatoes with gravy were scrumptious; and the apple sauce made for a great complementary treat.
Our waitress was young but incredibly polite and upbeat, and the atmosphere was very laid-back. We went around dinner time on a Monday night, and it wasn't crowded, so I assume the same can be said of most weeknights here (no clue about weekends, though). And of course, there was an incredibly wide selection of beers; finally, a place that serves Hoegaarden!
Bathroom Grade: 5/10. I have to take points off for the women's bathroom being in an odder and more embarrassing location than the men's bathroom and because the stall was so small, I actually slammed my head into the handle. It was clean, though.
I've been here quite a few times over the past couple of years, and it maintains it's German atomosphere. It's quite unique and if you like heavy German food, it's your place.
It also has a nice selection of beers and the bar area is inviting and casual. Â It's an enjoyable place.
Prices are reasonable and service is good.
Servers are dressed as they would be in any Brauhaus in Germany. Bar is decorated with old steins and animal heads.
The food is typical German cuisine with American influence. Yes, they do have potato pancakes, Wiener Schnitzel, brats, knock worst, kielbasa, sauerbraten and smoked pork. However their crab cakes and burgers are a good choice as well.
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Food is good, but I have had so much better. Prices are reasonable and service is attentive and festive.
Just got done eating at Otto's tonight. I went with a group from work after dinner tonight and we ate outside in their patio area. The air was cool and being outdoors made for a unique dining experience. The waitress was dressed up too so it was 'almost' like being in Germany; or at least Bush Gardens.
The food was excellent. I had the sausage sampler meal. There were two types of Bratwurst, Hungarian and Veal, and a Knockwurst. I haven't formally had veal bratwurst, so that was a interesting experience. The meat was cooked well and I was full only after a sausage and a half. I'll definitely be back to try some of their other dishes including some interesting sounding pork dishes.
The prices weren't terrible. My sampler meal, which could easily have been two serving sizes was $14.95. At least a few people at the table took half of their dishes home for what I'm sure will be a splended lunch tomorrow afternoon.
Four stars for the unusually pleasant atmosphere and delicious culinary treat.
Der brauhausen! Â Ok, so I'm a sucker for German places with a good selection of beer (think Essen Haus, Madison). Â Otto's is just down the road from my hotel (traveling for work - why else would I be in Horsham?), and a colleague wanted to try it. Â Fantastic decision. Â The food was great, they have 23 beers on tap, and the service was friendly.
I had the pork tenderloin dusseldorf, which is a tasty pork dish in a mustard sauce with crispy onions. Â It was by no means gourmet and I have breathe that would stun a charging yak, but it was definitely worth the price.
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