Jacob Wirth Restaurant
37 Stuart St
(between Bates Pl & Kneeland St)
Boston, MA 02116 (617) 338-8586
- Nearest Transit:
Ne Medical Center (Orange, Silver)
Boylston (Green, Silver)
Downtown Crossing (Orange, Silver, Red)
- Hours:
Mon 11:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Tue-Thu 11:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Fri 11:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m.
Sat 11:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Sun 11:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. - Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: No
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Good for: Dinner
- Alcohol: Full Bar
92 Reviews for Jacob Wirth Restaurant
Disclaimer: our meal was comped by the owner.
With that said, I really liked my meal. I ordered the BBQ beef tips and they were cooked perfectly and tasted great. I liked the mashed potatoes too, very good. The house cornbread was good and much better than the crap I got down in JP at a BBQ joint.
Huge, large European beer list.
Overall, the prices were reasonable for the quality of the food. My only complaint is they close at 8 pm and they don't have chicken schnitzel -- now that would be awesome (hint, hint).
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J Dubs! I passed by this place about a million times before coming in, I was honestly a little put off by the slightly slumpy exterior and the idea of German food wasn't exactly a big pull for me. But the Yelps were good and the menu looked tasty so in I went! Now, it's one of my good, reliable places in DTX/Chinatown for after work bevvies and grubbies.
The food is just simply very good. I love how they have seasonal menus to change it up every now and then. You immediately are presented with a bucket of warm cornbread and butter. Usually I get the pretzels with mustard - the best. They're kind of crusty instead of soft and the mustard is smooth and hearty. I love the mac & cheese here. It's pretty amazing but very rich so usually I'll share with someone. I've also had pumpkin ravioli (wow) and the chicken burger (eh, I can make better at home). I'm actually not that into German beer but they have plenty of other great options, personally I tend to get a Belgian.
I can't speak to the quality and authenticity of the German food because weird meats ain't my thing but I find myself wishing they were because anything covered in Jaegermeister sauce has got to be worth trying once.
I like to bring people from out of town here (think Cracker Barrel set) because it's an interesting, historic place that isn't stuffy and pretentious.
the food was alright; it didn't have alot of deutsch menu items, but beer was great. I think for chinatown since i live in the leather district its a great break from pho and asian seafood in the area.
Lovingly called Jake's around the office.. people come here for the occasional after work drink. With a pretty fantastic beer list (reasonably priced for the theater district) and awesome food, I'm just an all around fan. The crowd is older most of the time (office folk, NEMC docs, etc), so no worries about how Bobby's friend Billy's friend Jeremy's friend BLAH BLAH BLAH. The service is superb and I've never had a problem going with one person or ten. What else is there to say?
PS - A boursin mushroom burger and a beer is like saying I love you.. to your stomach (make sure when you say I love you to your stomach or burger, that you're not looking anyone in the eye, it'll get awkward). And eating the bread they bring to the table is like saying.. "You're useful/cool" to your tummy.
PPS - When you sing along in the bathroom.. they.. can.. hear.. you.
SS Minnow - Just 4 stars because I'm completely stuck on their burgers and need to try other things to be more useful with this review.. AND although they have patio seating.. do you really want to sit outside with a view of Stuart Street?
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Excellent food, excellenter beer list. This place is one of the few German restaurants left in the area, and you can see why they're still around. Their regular size meals are quite expensive, but absolutely enormous, soI'd recommend just getting a small plate (about the size of a meal at most sane restaurants). The items on the menu list a recommended beer, but don't let that hold you back, as there's a whole wall of delicious beers (listed by country) to choose from (mostly bottled). The service here has always been very good, although not all of them have the best knowledge of their beers.
Recommendations: The Jager Shnitzel is to notch and comes with delicious spatzel, and the Saurbraten will melt in your mouth.
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MEL (aka the Piano Man at Jacob Wirth's) IS AWESOME!!! He's the quintessential crotchety old man who secretly (and loudly) loves what he is doing every Friday night: thumping out good ole bar songs for the rowdy and perhaps tipsy sing-along crowd.
I always have a blast at JW when Mel's there. If you are nice to him by 1- being a cute girl, 2- tipping him, or 3- getting him a beer, there is a better chance that he'll play your song sooner. He is quite particular about when to do what songs. If the time has passed for your song, there is no way to induce him to play it. He's amazing: playing over 200 songs in his sing-along book without any music sheets. It's all in his head! And when he plays the Piano Man, you know it's time to hit the road for the night.
Onto food. The food at JW is mostly German with brats and sauerkraut galore. The cornbread they bring out when you sit down is amazing and I usually gorge myself on it. They have an amazing beer selection with many European beers. The servers are quite nice. A nice warm atmosphere with inviting browns and high ceiling fans.
Call ahead for Friday nights if you are serious about sing-alongs because they can get soooo crowded but half the charm is finding yourself shoulder to shoulder with a random stranger singing "Summer Nights" or "Do You Hear the People Sing."
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The maternal side of my family comes from St. Louis where you have a big German influence on the food and culture. Many people still make their own sauerkraut; and from this I have since developed a culinary fetish for sauerkraut. Well-made sauerkraut is a thing to behold with admiration while pasteurized sauerkraut is a mockery to all that is good and holy. That said, pasteurized sauerkraut can be somewhat improved with an apple vinegar bath, but it still pales in comparison to real sauerkraut.
I recently sought to sate my hankering for sauerkraut by searching Yelp for German food. I came upon Jacob Wirth and decided to try it out for the first time. However, when I arrived I realized that I had been to the place many times before to get a quick beer and bratwurst. Each time I came I had no idea the place sought to hold itself as an establishment offering "German food." This caused a quick sensation of trepidation because I was sure that the sauerkraut would be of the type offered at Spike's, without flavor or crunch. Such fear was not unfounded.
Jacob Wirth does not offer real sauerkraut but it mitigates this failure with an apple vinegar bath. I had their mixed German grill which included sausages, German potato salad, and sauerkraut. The sausages were okay, but I've had better. The sauerkraut, as I said, was a mitigated failure because it lacked the crunch and flavor of real sauerkraut but still had a sweet-sour taste to it.
So although the food is okay, but place itself is great. I like the atmosphere which has a bit of a St. Louis feel to it because of the now apparent to me German motifs. St. Louis loves German food and their local baseball time, my personal favorite, the Cardinals. Likewise, Boston loves their local baseball team, the Sox, and this places lets you know that. However, Boston is more of a place for food of the English and the Irish rather than the fine German food you can find in St. Louis; this place is weakly like a St. Louis place. That said, I once came here with a maternal uncle and he liked the place a lot, perhaps because of the St. Louis-esque feel to this place.
Beyond the great atmosphere, it should be noted that Jacob Wirth offers a good selection of scotch.
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If you like beer and lots of fried food that ends in -itzel...than hell yeah this is your place!! The beer selection is a bit crazy but so far ive enjoyed what ive had there. The burgers and sandwiches are really good. Im not usually impressed by sandwiches because...i mean i can make them at home, but these are gooood. Get the reuben. The corned beef is killer. Im also tempted to try the big plate of sausages but i think that would be a little overwhelming. However get a bunch of gay guys together and a plate of meat logs...and it could lead to good times. I love this place and their crazy german foods
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As good as you are going to get for German in Boston
I've always heard good things about this place, and now I'm just another preacher to the choir. They have schnitzel, and good schnitzel! It reminds me of my days in Vienna.....Since I don't really care to eat veal, I was happy that they had pork schnitzel, that came with spatzel and spinach. Yum!!!
They have an impressive beer list and they will also make you a beer + lemonade upon request, which I haven't been able to find in the states....EVER. (I know it sounds a little weird, but try it. Hofbrau beer + lemonade. Amazingness.) I'd definitely go back for some good German brews and schnitzel. Mmmm....schnitzel.
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I have mixed feelings. The beer list was impressive -- house brews, local favorites like Harpoon and Sam, plus microbrews that I hadn't heard of and high-end European imports. The waitress was able to recommend a good beer, the menu lists suggested beer pairing for the food, the beer list gives a brief beer description of each listing, the beers are served at optimum temperature... it's a pretty darn good beer place. BUT, be willing to pay $6+/beer if you want one of the fancy ones.
The food though... I just wasn't feeling it. I am recovering from wisdom tooth surgery so I needed something easy to chew. I ordered the "beef pot pie" which was stew topped with mashed potatoes and puff pastry. Instead of a bowl or "pot pie" type serving, though, I was given a huge wide plate of stew with a giant hunk of puff pastry in the middle (which completely obscured the "horseradish" mashed that didn't taste like horseradish at all). This style of serving, in addition to being weird and unexpected, meant that my stew got cold really fast. It was tepid when it showed up at the table. The meat was good, I could tell they used a good stewing cut with lots of connective tissue, and it was easy to chew. But... cold. And the other stew components and gravy were unremarkable, kind of Campbell's soup-y really. For this I paid $17.
My dining companions didn't seem crazy about their food either -- two ordered mediocre sausages, which you'd think a German place would do right, and the soup of the day which was a watery split pea with disappointingly non-spicy chorizo. The girl who ordered a simple sandwich seemed okay with it.
So, 4 stars for the beer, but probably 2 stars for the food (it wasn't AWFUL, but it was supremely "meh" for the price). I'd come back, but only to drink and maybe eat some pretzels.
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Serious selection of beers. Fantastic German sausages. The place is old and has a great atmosphere. High ceilings and old paneling. The one thing I don't get is that for the size of the place and the amount of different beers they have, it has a small bar. Service was good, but they may be because we were eating at the bar. Reasonably priced. You will enjoy this place.
Go for the clam chowder and corn bread! Specifically break up pieces of corn bread and soak them in the chowder. Beyond yummy. It is my favorite quick fix for some comfort food.
They have a great beer selection and the food has always been good. If you sit at the bar, service is no problem. However, I have had some really lousy table service (slow, inattentive).
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I had to take a group of coworkers out to a bar after our long days spent at a convention. Jacob Wirth's was nearby and looked like a cool bar. The inside has very high ceilings and has great pics of Sox Hall of Fame plaques. This bar is truly a time capsule from another era. The beer selection is good, but the service isn't. We arrived in about a half hour before they closed to grab a quick one, but unfortunately only half our party received their drinks before we were ignored by the bartender. We weren't informed of last call, so we ended up going somewhere else. One more thing, there was no ac.
So let me get this straight. One of the guys from our company's New Delhi office is in town, and we're going to take him to a German restaurant in Chinatown? Umm, ok.
Walked over here for lunch one afternoon with a mix of coworkers (past, present, and from other offices). I'm not German, never been to Germany, hell, never been to a German restaurant. And it was a lunchbreak from work, and since New Delhi office worker was with us, none of us were about to start ordering beers.
I ordered the Boursin mushroom burger, which was mighty tasty. Some of the others at the table who ordered the more traditional German fare seemed to be a bit disappointed, but not having tried it myself I really can't comment.
I think that a German restaurant on the edge of Chinatown is just the kind of thing you'd find in Boston, we can be a bit quirky like that. I also think that the addition of a good beer to my lunch may have bumped this place from 3 to 4 stars, despite the disappointment radiating from some of the folks I was with.
Oh, and beware of the wind tunnel hand dryer in the ladies room. Man is that thing loud.
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They need better management. That said, it's an experience. One time, I was there, and a toilet was flooding the restaurant. No one was doing a damned thing about it, so I went in and fixed it. 'Scuse me, boys, I'll only be a moment. Pardon me, Lezzie, coming through. 'Twas the float valve, not a clog.
But, kvetching aside, I love the joint. It's really old-fashioned and they have Rauch Bier. Smoked Beer. The very best thing to have with sausages. NOT Blackened Voodoo, but real German Rauch Bier.
I'll travel for that, alone.
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Good beer. Giant wieners! What more can you ask for? YUM!
It was uber neat that they served applesauce here. If you also had a friend who constantly asked the servers at every restaurant if they had applesauce .. you would be just as enthusiastic.
I like the fact that the interior of this place is pretty huge and looks like a big hall of loud family style friends.
JW is the greater than choice from most bars in the area. Go here to drink some quality beers and eat some hearty dishes.
Uhh.. also if you were paying attention you would see how fantastic this place was just from it's profile:
1. Jacob Wirth Restaurant
Category: German
Neighborhood: Chinatown
Where else would you come up with results like that--- Boston, apparently.
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I'm biased because one of the bartenders here is my best friend (she's the teeny-tiny crazygorgeous Ecuadorian/German one), so I come here a LOT. But, even if I didn't know a bartender, I'd still come here.
First off, the piano man makes the atmosphere super fun. You can't help but belt out your favorite songs since everyone else in the whole place is singing too. The bar can get pretty crowded, especially if the piano man is stationed right next to it.
There are a million different types of beer, and the food is pretty good too, although I don't eat there often.
Ever since the Wursthaus got run out of town to make way for the Sunglasses Hut, Alpha Omega, and the general bankification of Harvard Square, I've been hard pressed to find German food in the area, until a couple of years ago when I began working in the vicinity of Jacob Wirth's. I can't comment generally on their food, because all I ever get is the "German Mixed Grill," but that dish kicks ass (if you like wurst, sauerkraut, and red cabbage, which I do) which makes me suspect that the rest of the food is pretty good. I am told that they make a mean Reuben. They've got a great selection of beers too, including a couple of house beers. Not sure who brews them, but the house dark is particularly good.
I like German restaurants. We are In town for awhile and sought out Jake Wirth's
I read the reviews on yelp and I have to say that they, collectively, were spot on.
Good beer, decent schnitzel, really bad service. and I cant understand why. It wasn't busy but we had to go to the bar, finally, for drinks and then hound our waitress to place the food order. She was a freak. It has to be obvious to management. Maybe it's a busy place that can tolerate employees doing a poor job.
My wife's spinach salad had rotting leaves in it also.
Still I like the place. The history, the beer. But i can't understand why they don't serve beer in large vessels, like a liter stein.
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When we were students, bunches of us would drive over from Cambridge, usually on a Sunday night, and we'd have a really fine time. I loved the beer, and I usually ordered the Sauerbraten. A+!
I actually like traditional German food. I've had it in Germany from time to time, although the Germans I know try to steer me toward an Italian restaurant, or something else that's "international." When I'm with a bunch of Germans and I tell them that I'd like some Eisbein or Sauerbraten, they look at me as if I'm nuts.
I went back to Jake Wirth's last year with my old roommate. I suggested it, and he jumped at the opportunity. Nonetheless, I think that we both walked in the door with really low expectations. We had evolved, but had Jake's?
I was delighted to discover the large assortment of really good beers on tap. I ordered a couple, and was very happy with my choices. I should have ordered the Saurerbraten for old times' sake, but I went with something more international. Hey, the food was really OK! The ambiance was a winner as well. I'd come back any time!
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I think a lot of Asian men enjoy eating sausages to compensate what they might be lacking. I personally like sausages more than bacons even though the former is made out of mystery meat. So, we decided on going to Jacob Wirth since it's the only German restaurants around that's within the public transpo route and with good reviews.
I ordered sausages. And I didn't particularly favored them that much - for the amount of money I spent on those freaking sausages, I could've bought a 8 pack sausage from Stop & Shop.
I ordered beer, and they weren't anything special.
The only really redeeming quality of Jacob Wirth is their cornbread. I love their freaking cornbread! It's so damn awesome! I'd go back just for them cornbread, but no one else liked the food enough to go back. The server was great too ~ especially since I got some cornbread to take home. Heh... I've no shame.
My first visit to this place was last summer, and I could have sworn there was a lot more yodeling, wobbly-chested fraulein and general thigh-slapping tomfoolery, but that's probably because I was out of my gourd on strong drink. Ah happy times.
The other night, however, I was tone-scold sober, but it was still most enjoyable, although sadly lacking on the oompah-oompah front.
My fried chicken BLT was tasty, avoiding the dried-carcass effect common to fried chicken. My friend had a Reuben, which she pronounced very good, if a bit messy. We both loved the fries; crispy yet substantial.
I am temporarily abstaining from alcohol post-Xmas, so the one disappointment was that they were out of the one decent non-alcoholic beer (Erdinger) listed. They did however have iced tea and peppermint tea so I consoled myself with those, while harboring lustful thoughts about the excellent beer menu - a must for any fans of German beer (although no Warsteiner)
Service was excellent, with nary a lederhosen in sight.
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Nice antiquated bar/restaurant with a nouveau rich feel. Kind of touristy, but the mac and cheese did not disappoint. They have good soda water too! I would recommend getting the mac and cheese on a cold day but don't get the chicken in it (my friend said it was too dry). It comes w/ asparagus. The bathrooms were very clean even though there were only two.
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Going to keep this review short..
I loved the wide array of drinks. Me and my friends found it very easy to locate a good beverage. I recommend living a little and trying something new, they damn near have it all. :)
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I thought the food here was great! Genuine German menu (with some additions...) and a stellar beer selection. Another bonus was that they actually serve their Stella in Stella glasses, which is something most bars (other than the fancy schmancy ones) around here don't seem to do. Get the reuben, you won't be sorry!
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Went there for the first time on Saturday night, and to my delight they had an awesome selection of beers, ranging from imports to domestic. They also have an impressive list of bottled imports.
The food, (first time trying German cuisine), was phenomenal. I had the Pork Schnitzel with my wife trying the Beer-Battered Fish & Chips.
Going back to the beer selection, my favorite was the Spaten Optimator, which initially tastes like a malt beverage (yummy), with a bitter chocolate after-taste. Has an AVB of 7.8 so tread with caution. Others like the Paulaner Heifenweizen and the Celebrator also made the top list.
Great atmosphere, high ceilings, tables close to one another, everyone having a great time, from couples to groups of 20.
Can't wait to go back.
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I've never had a craving for German food before, but I was delighted to find that Boston could indeed deliver when I woke up one morning with that jones for...spaetzle. My friend and I really, really enjoyed the pretzels and our respective entrees. The fried apple waffle thing (apple pie sammich?) that we split later on was a little...well, exactly what it sounds like. But by that point, I was so "jolly" from my single half-beer that I can't really guarantee that it was as heavenly as I remember.
That's right: I am such a lightweight that all it took to get me right-trashed was a little more than half a beer. But what a beer it was! (The Paulaner Hefeweizen? I would make babies with it.)
The next morning, I didn't remember a lot from the previous night's outing, but when I asked my friend about whether I'd said anything embarrassing, he only responded with a "your mom" joke and that just totally made my day. And that was all because of Jacob Wirth, which makes it 5 stars in my book. I can't wait to go back.
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Went here on a Friday and had a FUNTASTIC time. Picture this; one talented dude and a piano, pitchers of beer flowing, an atmosphere brimming with that Friday feeling. What could make this better? You mean we're also allowed to make craploads of noise and bond by hollering out classic choons like Your Song, Hey Jude, and We are the Champions in unison? Hells yeah! A proper old sing-a-long... or at least what I imagine a proper sing-a-long would have been like had I been around in them Good Old Days. This was a spectacularly good time. You simply choose a fave from the hefty song book whoever yells out the chosen page number loudest wins their song played by mister piano dude, and lo, the entire bar breaks out into a round of "Sweet Caroline". A fantastic change from whatever Friday drinking arena is your norm. I didn't eat here and I'm not sure how much fun it would be to dine with a gang of wannabe Eltons in the background but hey, its a pub specialising in ales and comfort stodge, not a fancy schmancy nouvelle cuisinery. Our waitress was super efficient at dealing with copious drinks orders from our large group. Those that did eat seemed pleased with their fodder. Jacobs is heartily recommended for an alternative, and vocal friday night out.
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Pretty decent place. It seems to the odd ability to be both crowded and empty at the same time. When I got here, I thought we had to wait for a table but then realized we could just grab the tables at the front. Confusion.
I ordered the jager schnitzel, which was yummy. Also tried some of my friend's dish (forgot what it was called... it was some kind of beef thing with red cabbage), which was also pretty good. I really liked that they had the small plate optional on the menu, because I wasn't that hungry to begin with and it was the perfect serving size.
If I find myself in the area, I would definitely come here again. I like the old-timey feel of the place, and German food seems hard to come by otherwise. Plus, they serve Narragansett on draft. All I ever really need in life is meat and beer, so it works out for me here.
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This place reminds me a lot of The Spar Cafe in Olympia, WA where I went to college.
The place hasn't changed since the 1950's. Old wood flooring, open space, 'vintage' bathrooms, this place use to be somewhat shady saloon. Today, you can find doctors kickin' back martini's after work at the hospital across the street, a FANTASTIC beer selection, warm, soft pretzels with mustard and great veggie burgers.
Having worked near here I would come for lunch or just a few pints after work. Either way, I love the atmosphere.
Also good to know - they have a table that can seat at least 20 people if you're ever stuck with a large group who just wants a good meal.
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Jacob Wirth is a cool place that you wouldn't expect to find on the cusp of Chinatown. When you walk through the heavy front doors you are greeted by a huge dark-wood bar that runs the length of the restaurant and houses the taps of some amazing beers. As you may have divulged from the name, Jacob Wirth is a German themed "tavern" that serves up great German fare for a decent price. Their sweet potato fries are great as are their burgers which you can custom make to your liking with many different types of toppings available. If you want to keep things authentic try their Jaeger Schnitzel which is made with mushrooms and a Jaegermeister reduction. They always have a great selection of domestic and imported beers with most of them being on draft.
Jacob Wirth is a great place to go with a large group as they can easily accommodate large parties. The place can get noisy on weekends so don't come here looking for a romantic meal unless you are willing to sit outside. Do come here for great , authentic German food and a great beer selection.
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Good place for drinks and happy hour. Eclectic beer selection that satisfy most anyone's fancy. Burgers are the staple, anything else is pretty much sub-par, except the schnitzel, which is pretty good. Go here for friendship and fun, not for food.
Bare wood floors and tall ceilings make this place less cozy and more barebones. Part of it's historic charm.
If you like real German food this is the place for you.
I had the opportunity to go Jacob Wirth's with two of my friends, both of whom spent time in Germany and really enjoyed the cuisine there. They assured me that the food at Jacob Wirth's was for the most part right up the traditional Germany culinary alley although they also offer more "American" dishes to complement their menu. I tried their more authentic dishes, and it was delicious.
On top of all that, the beer was some of the most fantastic I've had in a long time. Try the Adventinus!
"is that Jacob Wirth place still in business?"
"yes."
"wanna go?"
"why?
"i don't know.'
"exactly."
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I love Jacob Wirth. In fact I have a tradition of eating there every New Year's Eve without fail. While some will say it doesn't serve "real" German food... it is German enough for me - this is Boston not the Midwest and as such anything with the suffix "wurst" is German enough.
The service can be lacking but I think that is part of the experience. It isn't meant to be fine dining. Regardless, the best part about Jake's is that atmosphere and ambiance. It is very old worldish and masculine. It makes you want to get a Heferweizen. What other Boston restaurant has been around since 1878?
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I really like Jacob Wirth. It has an interesting history, the inside is large and spacious, the beer menu is good and they offer a fair amount of fairly authentic German Fare. I had a fabulous pork knuckle there that rivaled one I had in a teeny bar in Germany (for the record they were both excellent). They also have good sauerkraut and wursts and spatzel too.
I've only been twice, but I was exceptionally happy both times.
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I had a pleasant experience here last Winter. I came in early (5:30ish), and my waiter made sure everything was prompt. The beer and wine selection is excellent, the food is great: "German" and not "Continental."
They update the menu seasonally, there were some solid vegetarian options, and presentation was fancier than I expected. We had the pretzel appetizer, I had the butternut squash ravioli and my companion had some uber-German dish. The waiter was knowledgeable on the food, and it always surprises me when someone my age knows their German food.
It was the perfect place to take a special guy out for a special night!
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Having had lived in Germany for a couple of years, I've been dying to find a restaurant in Boston that served up some good German food- or at least German beer! A friend of mine told me about Jacob Wirth's so we decided to go there and give it a try. I've been there several times now and will continue to visit this fine establishment!
First off, they have an extensive beer menu, including both domestic and imported beers from Germany, Belgium, England, etc. I love the Hefeweizens, although it would be cool to see some other less commercialized brands of German beers other than Spaten, Paulaner, etc.
The German food is your "typical" German/American restaurant fare- Sauerbraten, Spaetzle, Wursts, Sauerkraut, Schnitzels, etc. I particularly like the Sauerbraten when the meat isn't overcooked and dry (its hit or miss depending on the day), served over Spaetzle with Red Cabbage- YUMM! The last time I was there I tried the "Jake's nibbler", a sampler of their brats and wursts with sauerkraut, red cabbage and "bitter sweet red beer sauce". It was good, but I wasn't crazy about the sauce.
I've yet to try any of the non-German items on the menu, but I've seen a lot of delicious looking entrees at the tables next to me and at the kitchen which is open. I like to sit at the bar tables and watch the chefs cooking away. I love the old look of the restaurant too- its a nice atmosphere.
Some nights they have a piano player there which is a lot of fun to watch. Groups of people show up and sing songs out of the song books laying around. The piano player will play anything from the books and all who are willing are welcome to sing along. I've yet to do this.... maybe someday. It can get a little loud at times, so if you're looking to have an intimate conversation with your date, do go on the nights the piano player is there!
The service at JW's is just OK. They aren't rude and nasty, nor are they super friendly..... They're just OK. Hey- "OK" is fine by me- beats some of the waitresses you'll find in Germany ;-)
Jacob Wirths is a laid back, comfortable, fun place with good beer and food. My friend (who I went there with the first time) and I have made it a monthly tradition to go to Jacob Wirths for our girl's night beer and dinner after work.
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