west berlin

this restaurant is really good and a welcome addition to the anchorage restaurant scene. i have been here about 10 times since the restaurant opened - each time very pleased. why do i like it. first the food is different and very good. i am from chicago, and have hadgreatgerman food from the likes of the berghoff, zum deutschen eck, and heidelberger fass - all now closed i think. the food here approaches those. it is very different from the normal halibut and salmon served at most anchorage restaurants. we like everything but often come on saturday night for the sauerbraten. definitely like a cup of chicken soup to begin. i like the red cabbage, german potato salad, and spätzle for sides. second, the prices are good. the sauerbraten with sides is only $14. what a deal, when most anchorage restaurants are charging $20 to $30 or more for and entry. third, the beer is wonderful. german beer on tap including the grapefruit beer. it comes in different sizes and all reasonably priced. samples are readily given and plenty to taste. the location in mountain view is a turn-off for some, but i never had any issue. some comment about the service. truthfully, it can be variable, but the beer usually comes quickly and that can take off the edge. definitely a recommend for something different in anchorage.

first time tonight. really solid german fare, definitely authentic, had schnitzel; delish!greatselection of classic german beers with some of them on tap. interiors need some work. service was good but it was a quiet sunday evening. definitely going back to try out other menu offerings.

been here 3 times now. consistent preparation although once they were out of spaetzele and are sometimes out of a beer or two (always still have many german beers available). the schnitnel is fantastic.greatsauces and wonderfully pounded meat. spaetzle is lightly pan fried giving a nice texture. saurkraut balls and pretzels good, too. prices are very reasonable. definitely recommend this place.

great addition to anchorage restaurant scene!. my husband and i tried the west berlin on a thursday evening, arriving at 6 pm. there were only a few empty tables but we were greeted and a table was cleared for us right away. the gentleman that took our drink order was friendly, engaging and knowledgable about beers. i ordered a glass of wine to start but he offered me a taste of a beer that he said might change my mind about having wine. he was right -- the stiegl radler beer he offered was delicious! it has grapefruit added after the beer is brewed and it was bright and refreshing. agreatnew find. we ordered the sauerkraut balls for an appetizer even though my husband doesn't like sauerkraut. we received 8 beautifully browned little balls that moist and flavorful. we both loved them. a neighboring table ordered the potato pancakes and they looked good as well. we'll want to try them next time. our entrees of jagerschnitzel and sauerbraten were both moist and flavorful. each entree came with a choice of 2 sides. we chose mashed potatoes, spaetzle and rotkohl (red cabbage). it was the spaetzle that brought this from a 5* to a 4* review for me. it tasted dry and had been reheated by frying it -- not at all good in my opinion. overall we enjoyed this dining experience very much. we found it a watermelon, comfortable atmosphere and enjoyed the wwii cabaret music playing in the background. this restaurant is agreataddition to thr anchorage restaurant scene and a new favorite for us. we'll be back!!

agreatplace to eat german food in anchorage.. i ordered the "jaegerschnitzel with red cabbage and spaezle. the service was excellent and it didn't long at all to get the food ordered. everyting tasted great! the jaegerschnitzel was very large and tasted really good. i would also recommend the german style pork roast which i had the day before. don't forget to have the apple strudel for dessert. i was surprised at how reasonable the prices were.

i highly recommend this restaurant.

loved the entire experiance. we went to west berlin for lunch, service wasgreatand the waiter was very friendly and informative on the dishes. really enjoyed the food an german music. looking forward to returning!

if i had stars.... ...right now this restaurant would get 3. the food just isn't there yet. and, we hope they expand their menu. as it stands, there isn't much to bring us back for a while. they have agreatidea and theme going. now all they need is to bring the food up a couple of notches, meaning flavor profiles, temp control and presentation. our server wasgreatand very knowledgeable. we'll give them a couple of months to iron out the kinks, then we'll be back.

cold food special. a small party went to this restaurant hoping forgreatgerman food.

the ambience of the restaurant was nice. the tables and chairs were elegant in a homey kind of way. german music played in the background. the waiter was nice and offered attentive service.

we tried four dishes and the clam chowder.

first, the salad and clam chowder arrived. the salad came, served cold, just like the soup. the flavor of the salad was quite delicious with a sweet italian vinaigrette. the salad was the beginning and the end of the good parts of this experience.

the soup was only slightly warmer than the salad. it looked beautiful but was next to flavorless and very thin for a clam chowder.

for the entrees, the waiter recommended jaeger schnitzel, beef brisket and kasseren. additionally, we ordered the pork belly.

the jaeger schnitzel was the only part of the meal that was hot. the sauce was thin and flavorless. the fried pork cutlet was very hot, which was refreshing since the rest of the meal was cold. the flavorless sauce did a disservice to the meat and when we tasted it alone we understood why - it was thin, greasy, flavorless and brown. our tea had stronger flavor.

the pork belly was served cold, with cold mashed potatoes and bbq sauce which tasted like it came from a jar. we had informed the waiter that the mashed potatoes were cold. he quickly brought us two hot replacements.

next was the kasseren. it was essentially 3 cold, dry pieces of ham. it was described on the menu as pork brined for 12 days, smoked, slowly to perfection. it reminded me a lot of how ham was made... which is exactly what it tasted like. there was no sauce accompanying it. the fact that there was no sauce accompanying the pork accentuated the dryness.

onto the most anticipated dish of the night, the brisket. the reason it was most anticipated dish is because the waiter told us it would be amazing, and he also added it would not be on the menu very long. we now understand why. the brisket arrived, of course, cold. 4 slices of cold, dry, meat. as i took the first bite, it was so dry i felt my soul slowly leaving my body. it lacked seasoning and tasted as though it had been slow cooked in unseasoned water for hours. the brisket was accompanied by a white horseradish cream sauce that did very little to compensate for its bland and dry nature. it was also accompanied by cold mashed potatoes and rot kohl.

in closing, as much as i was hoping for an authentic, delicious german experience, no amount of denial can make me give this place a second try. while the service was an a+, the food after the salad missed its mark on every level.