hofer's bakery & cafe

i wen't to hofers forlunchand it was delicious i ordered some sausage and man it was great there was a lot to like about hofers such as the tea, the food, and the bakery the only problem i had that it was kinda small but other then that it was great i'd would really advise eating here of your stopping by hellen .

no longer a customer after 30 years. we've been coming to helen for over 30 years. hofers was just always the place to eat german food. but over the last few years, we've noticed the food is just not that good anymore. the only reason we ate there yesterday was because the bodensee was not open. the bread we were served withlunchwas not fresh, which by the way we had to beg for and argue with the waitress about. we have always, for 30 years been served brotchens with our meals, but now apparently they don't do that anymore. the leberkase was barely warm, and not grilled as it should be. the spaetzles were obviously from a bag, they were not fresh made. the schnitzle was a bit dry, as if it were left over. and the prices for sub standard food was really high. for the past year, we've been eating at the bodensee, and hofers just can't compare to their food. they have a german chef who knows how to cook german food, and does make fresh spaetzles daily. as a german, i like real german food, not something doctored up to make it try to taste german. the bakery items were really good. we did enjoy those. but again, the linzer cookies, were really not traditional linzer cookies. they looked like linzer cookies, but the taste was not there. there area a few new bakeries in helen now, and i think next time we will try those. the other thing i did not like, were the waitresses in the dining area. they were unkempt, and one was vacuuming as we were trying to eat, which in itself is just rude. then she bent over several times to pick up a few things on the floor with her hands, as another customer came in. this same waitress, now with dirty hands, handled the new customers flatware. i'm now not sure if she ever washed her hands. that just turned my stomach. sorry to say, after 30 years, i will now longer be going back to hofers. i will be eating traditional german food at the bodensee from now on, but i will also try mullers next visit.

good lunch. there was a line forlunchat 11:45am on a wednesday. that was a good sign. once seated our server was wonderful, always attentive and very nice. i had jäger schnitzel and my wife had hungarian goulasch. i also had sweet tea, and they make it well here. my schnitzel was very good, not that large, with spätzle and red cabbage. the red cabbage was the best i have ever had, really good. my wife's goulasch was good, it reminded her of a friend's version. my wife had room for dessert, so she had schwarzwälder kirsch (black forest torte). she was not as impressed with it, it was light and tasted mostly of whipped cream. tourist prices, but good food and excellent service.

great food, reasonable prices for helen. we went forlunchsince they are not open for dinner and had a really nice meal. the service was great and they offer all sorts of breads and desserts as well as german food. i absolutely loved their sauerkraut and will try to re-create it at home...i think they make it with bacon- yum! i also tried their spaetzle with mushroom sauce and it was too die for. everyone else at our table was happy with their meals as well. i was a great little find in the middle of helen ga and was one of the things that totally made our vacation. would return in a heartbeat!

good food, just not much of it.. went here forlunchwhile visiting helen. the service was ok, but our waitress spent more time visiting with one of the local patrons, than waiting on here customers. both my wife and i decided to try the reuben sandwich. we both found them to be very tasty, but somewhat skimpy. you don't have to worry about getting full here. the prices are high, but that is true of every other place in town.

after my critiquing of how they shouldn't make people wait i did get a chance to check out their food. i had their ruben and it was very good. even though they don't offer refills on coffee the waitress went ahead and refilled my cup not twice but three times. good job redeeming yourselves


-----10 mar, 2013-----

haven't tried their food yet. i just know i have been waiting to be seated for about 30 minutes. turns out if you're going to eatlunchyou had better come later because they don't start servinglunchuntil everyone who has ordered breakfast has been served. also they can't even seat you until then either. the. there's an additional 15 minute wait until you can order. i think after all said and done a sandwich will take about 1:30 minutes just because we showed up at 11:00. i asked for a root beer because it was on the menu and the waitress replied that she longer had it because no one ever ordered it, i guess i'm no one. i went ahead a d ordered a coffee but quickly realized there were no refills. i hope the food makes up for the difference.

my husband & i came here forlunchon our anniversary trip. we ordered reuben sandwiches & substituted the german potato salad for the chips that was $1.75 extra for each meal. the potato salad was good but i got an occasional bite of undercooked potato. the reuben was delicious. reubens often have fatty meat but these did not. the sandwiches were huge so you could easily split a meal in my opinion. the service was excellent. very quaint atmosphere. the apple fritters were scrumptious. they could be a little heavier on the apple. we had not planned on spending quite so much on lunch. it was about $25 counting the tip & not counting the fritter.