little gretel restaurant

disappointed. our first visit was saturday breakfast, and it was very good. had the best colache ever.
next visit was for german-type food. the schnitzel was dry and tough. the fries (spelled once "frits" and another place "fritz") were strange: tough and chewy on the ends and just chewy in the middle. the sauerkraut was surpoisingly bland.
they pride themselves for not frying anything. they don't even have that capability. all schnitzels, etc., are baked.
the glasses of pinot noir were about 90 degrees temp. i don't require european cellar temp (about 65), but room temp, at least.
service was adequate; pleasant but not as professional as the place warrents.
all four of us were especially disappointed, as proviousbreakfastwas fine.
the thing to get out of the experience:
there is a reason some things should be fried.

good pancakes, long wait, noisy. we went forbreakfaston 9/1 labor day. we appreciated that they were open on a holiday, since a lot of places we called were closed. i had some out of town visitors in san antonio and we decided to take a nice drive out to boerne to have breakfast. the weather was nice, would have been really nice to sit outside on the patio but it was full, we were only able to get a table inside, they were really busy. we ordered 3 plates, the eggs with bacon and came with toast, the apple pancakes with sausage, & the regular pancakes with over-easy eggs, coffee and a latte. the food took a long time, so don't come starving. they seemed understaffed but not sure if they were just really busy. very nice decor inside and it was a bit cold but very clean and nicely decorated, friendly service. both pancake plates were very delicious. the sausages were regular links, not german sausage which i was expecting, but i guess i shouldve asked the question. the scrambled egg plate was really a fried egg like an omelet almost and no flavor to the eggs- a bit disappointing, and the potatoes on the plate were just ok. the best part of our experience was walking across the street to river road park to watch the ducks and turtles. we had a nice breezy walk along the water on the nicely paved wide sidewalk before heading back.

goodbreakfastspot. we had a good german dinner here about a year ago and decided to come back for breakfast. i ordered the eggs benedict and my husband ordered an omelette. they won't win accolades for presentation, but the eggs benedict were delicious as was the omelette. at first i thought the hollandaise sauce was a bit skimpy, but it was rich and thicker, turning out to be just right. the potatoes were not up to the same standard being rather blah and a couple of larger pieces weren't cooked all the way through. they need to step it up to match the quality of the eggs benedict. the coffee, however, was especially good. we may go back just for that.

in our experience, the service can be dicey. when we went for dinner, the server was excellent. the waitress atbreakfastwas cheery and attentive, but she seemed to get orders confused at other tables leading to several errors. those were remedied quickly to everyone's satisfaction.

we will definitely go back for bothbreakfastand lunch/dinner.

shaping up some. i will start by saying the first time we went here, my husband and i hated it. we went forbreakfastand it was terrible. that being said last week we came in for dinner and it was much improved. they had just had their czech chefs in. *i don't really know much about that, i am guessing they were guest chefs* i got the sauerbraten, which while nothing like any other sauerbraten i have ever had, was really good. it came with some steamed dumplings and i really enjoyed it, though i thought it would come with more then just dumplings and meat hunks. my husband got the salmon salad, i don't know if it said it on the menu and he missed it, but it was not a piece of salmon on a bed of greens. it was a mayo-based salad scooped on top of some lettuce. it wasn't really pretty, but he said it tasted good. our server was ok, she was doing great until she got a little too wrapped up in a conversation and forgot about us. it didn't bother us too much though. we also got dessert, the apple bread pudding. it was really good, but would have been better if it hadn't been microwaved. overall, it was a little steep in the price for what you get, but the food tasted miles better then the first time we came in.

i absolutely love this place! definitely a must if you're in the boerne area! my boyfriend and i have been here several times forbreakfastand lunch. all have been outstanding!

great little place. hadbreakfasthere today, the waitress was nice enough to go ask the kitchen if we could still orderbreakfastsince it was about to be 11. i had the waffle and it was delicious, my friends had the club sandwich and the monte cristo, it was all good. very nice decor, modern look and great service.

hill country german with a contemporary flair. i've not eaten a formal meal at little gretel yet, but i am headed back next week for bothbreakfastand dinner. we stopped off for afternoon coffee and had a delightful experience. two of the desserts were no longer on the menu - the lintzer torte and one other.

but we tried the apple torte and the hansel kisses... very tasty! the apple torte was a true german dessert as it wasn't too sweet. the hansel kisses had meringue with almonds, and homemade ice cream. it was rich, so a little went a long way. strong, good coffee was the accompaniment.

the chef/owner, denise, even came out and visited and her husband who works in the cute shop next door also came over to chat.

based on this experience alone, i highly recommend this restaurant. there are also two neat shops that you can visit before or after your meal.

great addition to boerne. pray they have the stuffed pork chop on the menu when they visit, i believe it's a seasonal dish. it melts in your mouth. the schnitzle tasted great as well. lunch is light and easy. still needing to stop by forbreakfastbut i hear great things.

amazing breakfast!!. little gretel is so refreshing! the menu is outstanding and the food is incredible. mouth wateringbreakfastplates! love it, going back soon!!!