Bierstube, in Old City Philadelphia, excited me. I love German food, probably more than any other style of cuisine, and it is new to the area - and it had open reservations for a last minute, prime-time dinner hour on a Friday night.
I can understand why.
While the food was awesome, seriously awesome, the service was lacking. We waited quite a while before anyone even saw us at the hostess stand. It looked like the host was also acting as a server and bar-back because they were understaffed, leaving us standing at the entrance waiting to be seated.
Once we were seated, it took another long while for our waiter to get to our table. Again, it seemed to be an understaffing problem.
The one person on staff who was very helpful was the actual bar-back who brought our meals to the table. I ordered the sausage platter, and asked (after the fact) what kinds of sausages I'd be dining on that evening. He didn't know and rather than make something up, walked into the kitchen and asked. And returned promptly.
Service aside, the food was delicious. All of the sausages in the sausage platter were fantastic, as well as the sauce they were in and the spicy mustard. I also ordered pierogi which were delightful.
The weinerschnitzel was very different from traditional, but still delicious. They use what tastes like panko instead of traditional breadcrumbs for the crust, which gives it a crispier, lighter crust. The sauce on the schnitzel was also magnificent.
So, while I don't highly recommend the service, I do highly recommend the food here. Maybe eating at the bar is a better idea.
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