Very nice atmosphere, not a ton of seating and the prices were very high for what we ordered. The pretzel was done well and all three accompaniments were good. But it cost twice what you would expect. Very limited drink selections if you don’t want beer. One red wine, which was priced at $17 per glass. No soda, just root beer and San Peligrino for the kids. I had the schnitzel, which was done well, but priced like a steak. It was over $200 for three adults and one teenager, with one drink per person. The fish and chips were also good - just very expensive. More of a Biergarten. Without reserved seating, this is not a place for families - better for adults only. We went during an event, and parking was a challenge. Have to see how it is when the new wears off.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Daryl Andershock
Self service bar with limited beers. I know they just opened, hopefully they will turn it around.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Terry King
Definitely worth trying. However the menu needs more creative vegetarian options, even the fries are made with beef tallow. $19 for cold pretzels seems pricey. The Pilsner was very good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
S. Craig Hufford
This is a good establishment that is built to resemble a traditional Bierhalle, and it does so well. The menu is limited but has a couple of traditional German dishes, mainly, schnitzel (traditional schnitzel is a very thin, breaded and fried pork cutlet/ tenderloin - Wienerschnitzel is a PDO - Protected Designation of Origin - product specifically referring to schnitzel that is produced and prepared in Vienna, Austria). Great Heart also serves chicken "schnitzel," as well as vegetarian 🤷♂️ "schnitzel(?)" (it took every bit of strength to make myself to even put the quotation marks around that!). They serve a variety of house-brewed German beers.
I really wanted to like this place, and overall, find it to be Ok, bordering on meh. The menu is _very_ limited, with an even more limited German selection of fare. It's difficult to figure out what you're supposed to do... Sometimes there are paper menus on the table, sometimes you have to go to the kitchen window to get one. Once you've decided what you want to drink, you place your order at the bar, where you can open a tab, if you'd like (but no one tells you that you need to walk up to order your drinks - you just have to figure it out). Then, if you want food, you place that order at the kitchen window, behind the bar! You can add this to your bar tab. They'll give you a number tree, and bring your food to you. I'm not a fan of placing my order in different places, much less having to figure out the "protocol." I mean, how badly do you want my money?
Well, the answer to _that_ question is, "yes, and all of it!" The schnitzel and chicken schnitzel ($28, ea) are served with your choice of spaetzle or German potato salad. My sister-in-law's chicken was good (two breast tenderloins), perfectly, light golden. My schnitzel was overfried (over-browned, bordering on charred in many spots, subduing the flavor of the breading, and overwhelming that of the pork). My partner ordered the smash burger ($19), served with fries - at least it was a double (she took half of it home, but only because she wanted some for later - she was still hungry), the toppings were sparse. We ordered a vegetable platter ($18), which consisted of a five cross cut slices of fennel, 5 carrot chips, two lunchbox peppers cut in half, length-wise, five cross cut slices of celery, and about 4 small broccoli florets, with about ¼ oz ranch dressing in a tiny crock. We also got marinated olives ($8) - about a cup, and steamed mussels in a zesty marinara sauce ($28) for what they claimed was 1.5 lbs (clearly with the marinara).
The beers were all about $8 for about a pint, and were good.
Overall, the food was ok, but way over-priced, and NOT a good value. The staff were friendly. They automatically add a 20% service charge to parties of 6 or more, and also for open tabs. It's a good thing my partner cleared the tab - she left a tip in addition... If I have to place my order in multiple places, figure out how to place my order, or where to even find a menu, and then you add a service fee (tipping yourself), you don't get a tip from me. Where's the service?!
Very nice atmosphere, not a ton of seating and the prices were very high for what we ordered. The pretzel was done well and all three accompaniments were good. But it cost twice what you would expect. Very limited drink selections if you don’t want beer. One red wine, which was priced at $17 per glass. No soda, just root beer and San Peligrino for the kids. I had the schnitzel, which was done well, but priced like a steak. It was over $200 for three adults and one teenager, with one drink per person. The fish and chips were also good - just very expensive. More of a Biergarten. Without reserved seating, this is not a place for families - better for adults only. We went during an event, and parking was a challenge. Have to see how it is when the new wears off.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Self service bar with limited beers. I know they just opened, hopefully they will turn it around.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Definitely worth trying. However the menu needs more creative vegetarian options, even the fries are made with beef tallow. $19 for cold pretzels seems pricey. The Pilsner was very good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
This is a good establishment that is built to resemble a traditional Bierhalle, and it does so well. The menu is limited but has a couple of traditional German dishes, mainly, schnitzel (traditional schnitzel is a very thin, breaded and fried pork cutlet/ tenderloin - Wienerschnitzel is a PDO - Protected Designation of Origin - product specifically referring to schnitzel that is produced and prepared in Vienna, Austria). Great Heart also serves chicken "schnitzel," as well as vegetarian 🤷♂️ "schnitzel(?)" (it took every bit of strength to make myself to even put the quotation marks around that!). They serve a variety of house-brewed German beers.
I really wanted to like this place, and overall, find it to be Ok, bordering on meh. The menu is _very_ limited, with an even more limited German selection of fare. It's difficult to figure out what you're supposed to do... Sometimes there are paper menus on the table, sometimes you have to go to the kitchen window to get one. Once you've decided what you want to drink, you place your order at the bar, where you can open a tab, if you'd like (but no one tells you that you need to walk up to order your drinks - you just have to figure it out). Then, if you want food, you place that order at the kitchen window, behind the bar! You can add this to your bar tab. They'll give you a number tree, and bring your food to you. I'm not a fan of placing my order in different places, much less having to figure out the "protocol." I mean, how badly do you want my money?
Well, the answer to _that_ question is, "yes, and all of it!" The schnitzel and chicken schnitzel ($28, ea) are served with your choice of spaetzle or German potato salad. My sister-in-law's chicken was good (two breast tenderloins), perfectly, light golden. My schnitzel was overfried (over-browned, bordering on charred in many spots, subduing the flavor of the breading, and overwhelming that of the pork). My partner ordered the smash burger ($19), served with fries - at least it was a double (she took half of it home, but only because she wanted some for later - she was still hungry), the toppings were sparse. We ordered a vegetable platter ($18), which consisted of a five cross cut slices of fennel, 5 carrot chips, two lunchbox peppers cut in half, length-wise, five cross cut slices of celery, and about 4 small broccoli florets, with about ¼ oz ranch dressing in a tiny crock. We also got marinated olives ($8) - about a cup, and steamed mussels in a zesty marinara sauce ($28) for what they claimed was 1.5 lbs (clearly with the marinara).
The beers were all about $8 for about a pint, and were good.
Overall, the food was ok, but way over-priced, and NOT a good value. The staff were friendly. They automatically add a 20% service charge to parties of 6 or more, and also for open tabs. It's a good thing my partner cleared the tab - she left a tip in addition... If I have to place my order in multiple places, figure out how to place my order, or where to even find a menu, and then you add a service fee (tipping yourself), you don't get a tip from me. Where's the service?!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
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