Rolf's! Frankly the Wurst.

What an interesting place Rolf's is. Now, I'd been here before years ago, and my recollection was that food takes a backseat to decor in a BIG WAY. Sadly, in the interim, nothing has changed (for the lights, that's a good thing) except I think the food is now somehow even less remarkable than before.

Rolf's is an ostensibly Alsatian-Bavarian restaurant with specialties from the region like Choucroute and other typical german favorites like Schnitzel and Wursts of all kinds.

The decor is pretty amazing, and they change the theme with the seasons, so it actually is quite nice, in a very gaudy "this is how I imagine very gaudy German restaurants look" kind of sense. Many lights, many decorations, you can see the effort.

However, whatever amount of effort is put into the decor is obviously taken out of food preparation, and dishes are uninspired, bland and very much overpriced. The average entree is $28 and while generously portioned, is still silly. Now, the food is quite edible, and I actually did eat most of my Choucroute, a Sauerkraut (which i LOVE) dominated-dish filled with an enormous smoked pork chop, two wursts and potatoes. Overall though, it's a sizable understatement to say that these dishes could/have been done much better and for much less. We also had a mediocre meatloaf, mediocre sausage platter, mediocre potato pancakes and just plain bad beef stew.

The pictures actually make the food look more appetizing I'm sad to say. C i need your camera!!

Overall, an interesting experience for kids or to have some solid German beers (they had a legit German Pilsner, Dark Ale, Lager and Heifeweizen on tap) in extremely bright lighting. People interested in a decent German meal need not attend.

1/5 Food

3.5/5 Decor & Service