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Rheinland
- Hours:
Mon, Sun 11 am - 2:30 pm
Tue-Sat 11 am - 10 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
16 reviews for Rheinland
16 reviews in English
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Review from Burebista B.
Kansas City, MO
2/3/2012
This is the best German restaurant in Kansas City. That's not hard to do, though, since we've got few of them. I'm a stubborn fan of the ancient, dingy and defunct Berliner Bear, so the Rheinland is now the closest reflection of what I grew up thinking a German restaurant should be. The food is not quite as good as what I remembered at the Berliner Bear, the prices are higher, but compared with Grunauer, it's a bargain. German food should not cost a lot. It's pretty simple fare, and I expect the fare on my bill to be simple, in turn. I liked the live music, an acoustic guitar and hammer dulcimer, but tunes like Red River Valley and the Yellow Rose of Texas just didn't ring true. Certainly, I don't need to enjoy Schnitzel ala Holstein to the thump of Bavarian polkas, but something closer to European might transport me out of the cowboy wagon circle.
All that said, the service at Rheinlander is superb, and you can't beat being served German lager in a big ass boot made of glass. The sauerkraut is as it should be: sour (too many American joints serve it sweeter).
Next time we go, I'm going to have to try the potato dumpling, because I have yet to find one as good as what the Berliner Bear served. -
Review from Laura L.
Olive Branch, MS
1/15/2012
I am from Germany and I love this place! I rate it 98% authentic. The flair is so similar to how I grew up with and what I am used to. It is small and quaint. The decor is very german and so is the food. The schnitzel is delicious and so are the sausages. The homefries (Bratkartoffeln) are delicious and you can get your beer in a boot! The service is awesome as well and I can only recommend this place to everybody.
Don't be scared away by the looks of the places and definitely try the chocolate cake for desert.
The only thing I would criticize would be the pricing... which is not hugely expensive but still it could be less!
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Review from tab h.
Pleasant Hill, MO
11/18/2011
This is one of those places that will garner a wide range of reviews. This is because each person rates a restaurant based on their individual experiences. If you have never lived in Germany, never been to more than a few German restaurants here in the states, then you may find the menu choices here to be both exciting and tasty. "Cool! German food!"
My experience says, "Meh, I've had better". I lived in Germany for six years and have eaten at hundreds of places, large and small, throughout the country. Rheinland represents the typical small town, working man's German Gasthaus. The food is basic, bland, but it will fill you up. Most of the sauces come from a can; the mushrooms in the Jäger sauce were picked years ago. The breading on the Schnitzel is heavy and soaks up the oil from the pan (i'm pretty sure it was frozen prior to cooking). The "home fries" were boiled first and then quickly heated in a frying pan; with no onions or paprika included. The Brotchen are hard and came from a bag purchased at a local HyVee. In other words, there is no imagination in the Rheinland kitchen.
It doesn't need to be this way but there just isn't much competition. The only other German restaurant I have been to in the Kansas City area is Grunauer in downtown KC. That restaurant is well worth visiting; their Cordon Bleu is amazing. Grunauer represents a place that tries hard; Rheinland is doing just enough. Don't drive out of your way to eat here.
Others have talked about how good the beer is. Folks, it is Spaten and Warsteiner. You can buy these at Walmart. The wine is low grade, mixed vineyard Spatleses and Ausleses (cheap party wines). Truly nothing special. -
Review from Phil T.
Lees Summit, MO
1/18/2012
3 strikes and they are out. Last (Final) time we ate there, the waitress forgot out order - even after being asked twice about why it was taking so long to get our food. No effort was made to apologize or "Comp" us for the inconvenience. Truly a shame as there are no other alternatives in Kansas City for GOOD German food.
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Review from Stephanie S.
Independence, MO
12/3/2011
Excellent! A little pricier than I expected but very good food. The homemade sauerkraut is excellent! Highly recommend it. Best bread pudding around!
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Review from Jim A.
Independence, MO
7/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
I had hear great things about this hidden gem, and Rheinland didn't fall short of my expectations. Hidden away on the historic Independence Square. this slice of German cuisine was an absolute delight.. Traditional German cuisine and nothing more. No fancy twist, or artistic flair, just good ole' fashioned, home-style cooking. Not to mention the German import beers - Yowzer!!!! Give it a try, and you will not be disappointed.
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Review from Rhonda S.
Visited Santa Cali-Gon, but the thought of a fried candy bar sickened me. But I admit, I considered the fried Pepsi, or maybe the fried Twinkie.
I was walking around Santa Cali-Gon with my mom, and we decided to eat inside, and sit down and be served, in Rheinland restaurant. I'd never eaten there.
When I went inside, I was surprised by how large it was. I thought it only occupied the one tenant, had no idea it stretched clear through the second tenant. We were seated in a nice area, here we could watch people walking down Main, eating fried Twinkies, and standing in a huge line to order one.
it was ever so nice to sit down in the air condition. We were given a special menu for Santa Cali-Gon. I had a hard time picking which I would order. I don't eat that much meat, but most were sandwiches or sides. I settled on a cheeseburger. (I know, not a veggie burger). This was yummy. It was grilled and well seasoned, with spices I'd never tasted in a cheese burger.
For $7.50, I got a cheese burger, and home fries. Not actual French fries, but more like American fried potatoes, but fried thick. I definitely had to use a fork to eat it.
My mom got the same. I had my eye on the pink and yellow cake, (think Succotash Restaurant), but I was full when we finished our lunch. So it's on my dessert list.
To drink, I had iced tea. Rheinlands iced tea was as fresh as the tea I make daily. I got unlimited servings. This restaurant is quaint on the inside, with an accordion and instruments on the wall. It has a German beer bar. There was a certain noise level I had a hard time appreciating (loud laughter that echoed).
The bathroom is clean and very large. Oddly placed. We had to practically step on the poor ladies eating at a table to get in line for it. The staff were very cheery and I am glad we stopped to eat here, instead of settling for the festival faire.Listed in: Places I've Discovered-2010
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Review from Ivan W.
FT LEAVNWRTH, KS
Updated - 5/2/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Working my way around the menu. Enjoyed the Bavarian Loafer sandwich. Metzergarei type meat loaf, fried, on rye covered in sauerkraut. Spicy mustard on the side. All good.
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3/30/2011
Delicious authentic dishes. They make their own specialty salads and sandwich meats. Lovely brochen… Read more »
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Review from Rhett H.
Columbia, MO
5/21/2010
This is a good, down home, german restaurant, and the best I know of in Kansas City. There is lots to love, you just have to not come in with preconceived notions. Where's the ump-ah band? Where's the long biergarten tables? No matter. Try to enjoy the home-made currywurst or bratwurst. The spatzel! The draft german beer (not wahrsteiner).
They have two main rooms, with the kitchen-prep area adjoining both in the middle. One has the tables and hanging flags and stuff, and the other has the bar and the more formal tables. The best part is the menu, which stands on its own without catering to the chicken-finger crowd. Yes, kids have to eat, but hopefully they will survive a schnitzel. -
Review from tom k.
Kansas City, MO
3/10/2010
My frame of reference for German food is Laschet's Inn Chicago. It is so delicious. Absolutely decicious, generous, fattening, German food serving with a shot of Schnapps after your plates are cleared. Anywho. Nothing at Rheinland is even in the same universe. You really can't compare them.
You really want to LOVE Rheinland. Sitting in the midst of the underrated, underappreciated, and charming Independence Square area, the quaint bar especially looks inviting through the big windows. However, the food just isn't that good. I hate to say 'it's good for Kansas City" because that always sounds so m'f'ing condescending, but Rheinland IS good for KC. It is the only game in town. How a metro of 2 M only has one German restaurant is beyond me, but that's another post altogether.
I had spatzle, cabbage & whatever German entree is pickled stuff wrapped in meat. It was all just flat. Meh and nothing that stood out or tasted good. It's like they took German food and sucked the vibrancy out of it.
It's OK if you're just eating here for the novelty, but the food is only decent. I would suggest enjoying a beer and sampling some items in the bar area, but wouldn't suggest a full-on dining experience. It's not worth it. Why eat below average German food in KC when there are so many excellent to above average options elsewhere? -
Review from Brent G.
Gardner, KS
5/29/2011
Best German restaurant in the Midwest!
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Review from Shawn H.
Kansas City, MO
10/25/2010
Authentic German food tucked beside the Independence town square. Nice quaint restaurant with a decent menu, although pricey. Casual, comfortable atmosphere with German paraphernalia scattered about.
Excellent German beers on tap.
I had the Jagerschnitzel (Hunter Schnitzel)
Lightly breaded pork or Veal cutlet, topped with creamy burgundy mushroom sauce, served Spätzle. It was excellent. My wife had the Schnitzel a la Holstein, Breaded pork or Veal cutlet topped with a fried egg, served with red cabbage. Both meals were excellent. My daughter, one of the pickiest eaters, had a grilled cheese. And it was an ordinary grilled cheese on regular bread. Some restaurants try to fancy it up and she will refuse to eat it.
We had Apple and Cherry Strudel for dessert made fresh that morning. The dessert was excellent to say the least. It was a very well made strudel, flavor and texture.
The only downfall, the price, and the reason I gave this place 4 stars. $19 for schnitzel is pricey. $12 would have been fair. -
Review from Jacob I.
Olympia, WA
4/22/2009
On a weekend trip to Independence during a 2 week Missouri stay, a coworker led us to Rheinland. It's conveniently located near many of the historic sites located there in town.
It was a quiet afternoon when we ate lunch, pretty much had the place to ourselves, but there was an abundance of seating available should the place get busy.
It's been a year since I ate there so I don't really remember what I had by name but it was a great dish. This was my first time eating German food besides an airplane dinner on Lufthansa in 1984 on the way to Peru. My coworkers have both visited Germany extensively and really enjoyed their meals.
Introduced to spaetzle for the first time, I really enjoyed this side dish, having had nothing like it before.
To top off the great meal, I had a overly generous piece of Black Forest cake that was just amazing, one of many great looking deserts they offered. -
Review from Dana R.
Independence, MO
1/29/2011
Horrible. If you want good German food take a trip to Hermann, MO and stop at Stone Hill. This place is tasteless and overpriced. Not in the least authentic. They somehow managed to make veal dry and tasteless.
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Review from John M.
5/7/2011
Two stars, one for the good (even excellent) german beer, one for the Lox starter. However, even that was weird; why plate a piece of 'Brie', tasteless and over-chilled with Lox? The salmon was good, as were the other accoutrements. Main course was Sauerbraten: this was a disaster; marinated meat should be tender, moist and flavorful, this really was dry old shoe leather smothered in some sort of thick, disgusting, artificial gravy. All accompanied with over-sweet red cabbage but with decent spaetzle. So, if you want a good beer go but maybe try the bratwurst.......at least that will be a little cheaper.
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Review from Koko P.
Mill Valley, CA
8/8/2010
A quaint little German restaurant down the street from Clinton's Fountain Shop right downtown. We had the Wienerschnitzel with home fried potatos and red cabbage, Bratwurst with warm potato salad, and Spaezle and cucumber salad on the side. We lived in Europe, and I've got to say that the food is pretty authentic. All of the side dishes were delicious, especially the red cabbage. Unfortunately the Spaezle came Luke warm. I've had better Schnitzle before, but this wasn't bad. I'm not sure the extra $2 to 3 for the veal Schnitzle is worth it as mine was not as tender or thin as I had expected it to be, and I wasn't sure if I was indeed served the veal. They have a large sandwich menu, but I can't comment on them. I'd definitely go back.
