Delivery
No
Payment
Credit Cards Accepted
Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Attire
Dressy casual
Alcohol
Yes
Reservations
Cuisines:
German
Price Point
$$
$ - Cheap Eats (Under $10)
$$ - Moderate ($11-$25)
$$$ - Expensive ($25-$50)
$$$$ - Very Pricey (Over $50)
WiFi
No
Outdoor Seats
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06/04/2011 - Don't expect friendliness
If you have a coupon (like from resaurant.com) expect the owner to try to find an excuse to not honor it.
I am of German & Austrian descent, & I have been to Germany. I have eaten at many German Restauarants, & my grandparents were both from Austria. In addition, I was in the restaurant business for many years. Therefore, I know what good German food is, & I have had much better.
I am also usually very forgiving when it comes to an imperfect dining experience. So, when I take the time to write a restaurant review, I either thoroughly enjoyed my experience, or I had very bad experience. Unfortunately my night at The Bavarian House was the latter, not the former.
When we walked in the door we felt unwelcome. The server/hostess seemed to not want to be there.
The server seemed to have a bad attitude for some reason. I described spaetzl to my Latin wife as something similar to small dumpling pieces. The server seemd to want to argue, saying it was a noodle.
Then later I ordered a Paulaner beer. She brought me a Paulaner wheat beer when I did not want the wheat beer. I wanted the standard pilsner. It seemed to tick her off that asked her to replace the wheat beer with the pilsner that I wanted.
Later still when we were finished with our dinners, I asked for a to-go box for my wife's left-over schnitzel. She didn't take care of this right away. So when she came to pick up my wife's plate, my sister reiterated the need for a box. The server annoyedly said "I know!"
Then when dessert was served I told the server that I had a restaurant.com coupon. She immediately said that they might not be able to honor it since I didn't give it to her before ordering.
Now techinically I found out that this is correct. But as I said, I was in the restaurant business for many years, & the reason you do promotions such as restaurant.com is to get new people to try the restaurant.
I told the server that we drove 40 miles one way to try this restaurant that we found on restaurant.com. If the owner would not honor our coupon, we would not be back. The server left, came back and said that our coupon expired. Therefore, they could not honor it. I told her that I called restaurant.com before coming to the restaurant, & they said there is no longer an experiation, and that it is sill good.
She left and returned again & she said that restaurant.com does not dictate the terms of the coupons, & that they still would not honor it.
By this time the server is acting a little bit sweeter than earlier. No doubt because now she is geting worried about her tip. Even though she is a terrible server, I still gave her a decent tip. She would have gotten more had she been a better server & had she been a bit friendlier.
However, I just would like to say that we drove 40 miles, spent over $120 in this restaurant and by not honoring our coupon, I feel like the owner stole $25 from me. DON'T GO!! The food & service are sub par!
10/10/2009 - David Powers
Do not wast your time or money. This place is a fraud.
06/09/2009 - Andy61
Real German Food. I know the owner from the German forum before they left to FL.
Everything is like he said since years.
Fresh Food, good beer.
aim sad because the owner wasn't´t there. He promised i get a gratis beer.
Doesn't´t matter. I try and come again in October.
Andreas Matt alias Andy
05/31/2009 - Manfred
best german food in area. just like in munich.very friendly.best german beer out oktoberfest.
05/28/2009 - Gerry Willson
Hey, what's going on?
This is the best German restaurant I ever been.
Everything is authentic, fantastic food, great atmosphere.
Felt like in Germany.
Will be back as often I can.
05/24/2009 - peter
It's not real German! Its a microwave cooking studio! nothing is fresh prepared, mostly overcooked. No thanks.
04/10/2009 - MenuPix User
Hey, this Restaurant is real German.
I lived in Germany for several years, now back in Ft. Myers.
The food is real German.
The owner is very friendly.
And the beer is good................
I'll be back.
04/06/2009 - MenuPix User
Would not go there again.
01/29/2009 - MenuPix User
It´s not real german!!
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