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Hofer’s Bakery + Restaurant in Helen, GA📍 Must gonif youre in Helen!! #hofersbakery #helenga #helengeorgia #northgeorgia #georgiathingstodo #germanbakery #germancafe #konditorei #alpinehelen #alpinehelengeorgia
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Hofer's Bakery and Cafe 🥖 (Please forgive me if I mispronounced Hofer’s). #oktoberfest #blackpeople #helenga #bakery #bakedgoods #germanfood #germanbakery #cafe #atl #atlanta #georgia #thingstodo #pinterest #beer
lilmissktlilmisskt
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#hofersbakery #helenga
zhurt911zhurt911
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I've been here many times and have never had a bad meal. I love the schnitzel with mushrooms and gravy but the sausage sampler plate is just as fantastic. The pork schnitzel was cooked perfect, great flavor and batter. The 3 sausages were Knock, Brat and Hungarian are very flavorful. So good I went inside and bought packages of each from their deli. The sides of spazle, red cabbage, sauerkraut, potato salad, mash potatoes and gravy were all delicious! Everything is homemade, nothing is Sysco Foods, you can tell from food to the sauces, even the mustard is made in house. The service was fantastic, the waitress was very attentive and helpful with the menu. Very quick with our request and refills. There amazing bakery. OMG! Everything from amazing cakes to breads and of course German pretzels! I have had them all over the years and never a bad anything. Fresh baked and made everyday. There is a full German deli with all the cold cuts from the homeland. Wow. I bought one of every sausage they had and fresh Salami. They are all amazing authentic. There is small store with German options like curry ketchup, mustard's, salad mixes, breads, chocolates and much more. Now for why the 4 stars and not 5. To the owners - It's time to upgrade. You've outgrown your space (a good problem to have) which makes the overall experience frustrating to customers. Example you have only one entrance and exit and that entrance runs right through the middle of the bakery and deli, store, bathrooms and kitchen entrance for the bakery. When you're packed/busy the restaurant lobby area is a total cluster. You have people waiting in long lines for the bakery. No one managing the deli, there's a bell to ring - but you're missing opportunity because I saw people not bother with or see the bell and just move on. There is a long line/wait for the bathrooms - there is only one toilet for each his/hers. While this is all going you have waitresses going back and forth through all the beer garden customers and kitchen staff coming from the kitchen with fresh deserts, etc. I have two suggestions. Buy the lot that's for sale next door and build a bigger place separating the restaurant from the deli and bakery with separate entrances and increasing the bathroom sizes. I saw a lot of people walk up while I was waiting for lunch who turned around because of the long wait. Imagine if you accommodate more people!! Second - something you can do right now and cheap is upgrade your POS system. Currently you have ONE cash register for the entire restaurant, bakery, deli and store. Give your waitress wireless POS and your crowding and long lines in the lobby is almost solved. Great place, has been since 1973. You've been making $$$$ for years Time to upgrade! Oh, and the building needs a paint job.
dietmar doehringdietmar doehring
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The bakery is visible from the road with the primary parking lot behind the restaurant. A secondary parking lot is up the street from the primary parking lot. Both lots are small and fill up quickly. There is some street parking but not much. This is a popular place and often there is a wait if you do not arrive early. When you enter there are 2 cooler displays—one with pastries and tortes. Everything looked fresh and visually appealing. The other is filled with delicious German lunch meats. You will also find candies, coffee, sauces, and many other German items in the store section of the bakery. We waited about 20 minutes to be seated in the restaurant. It was slowing down by the time we sat down. Our server arrived within a couple of minutes to take our drink order. She was pleasant, funny, and efficient. I ordered hot chocolate with whipped cream. When our server returned with our drinks, I ordered the Belgium waffle with strawberries and whipped cream, and my wife ordered the Bavarian cold-cut breakfast. My hot chocolate was hot, creamy, with great flavor, but it was quite sweet. My waffle was warm and had a nice brown crust with powdered sugar, 1 oz cup of whipped cream, and strawberry compote. It also comes with two breakfast syrup cups. The lite crunch of the waffle and the bold taste of the strawberry are taste great. Adding the whipped cream and a little syrup explodes the flavors to the next level. These flavors combine for a delicious breakfast. Our server checked often to ensure we had everything we needed. She was attentive and accurate with our orders. I am glad we stopped here for breakfast between the good service and good food, we had a great lunch.
James McGlocklinJames McGlocklin
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Only pork for the 2 kinds snitzel on the menu (plan snitzel should be viel) I order the Jägerschnitzel can be pork but a bit thick, served as 2 small paties and was greasy, not well breaded, the mushroom gravy simply was not good. In fact I'm not sure but tasted like brown Graveyard with red cabbage juice with mushroom. Wife order Sauerbraten, she said it was ok, to me it was a bit stringy, grave is usually Harty using souring liquids but this was a thin cream gravey and very little. It taste stringy like really cheap meat and was ¼" Thick at most. Red Cabbage was good, Spätzle was okay but appeared to be pan fried after making, heat up? Order $10 bread plate hoping for some good brochen and desert breads. There was one really good small single bite lemon bar. A couple of pieces of raisen snd spice bread, and a plain bisquit? Really, simular to a McDonald's breakfast bisquit but flatter. I think it was suppose to be a scone... yuck. No Brochen?? Really, you can not walk 4 blocks in any small German town without seeing someone selling brochen (German Hardrolls). Anyways atmosphere was good in the de oration of building and costumes of wait staff. As for staff, with exception of taking orders, delivering food .. we did not see them stop by. Had to call to remind them we needed lemon, also had to get them for check. No German music... instead we were served generous portions of classical... kinda strange since this was October Fest! Menu.. we received regular menu, plus a paper printer Octoberfest Menu...Identical meals, but prices were raised? When Asked why prices were higher we were told, octoberfest and serving brunch (? No we did t get this price hike.. but were charged these higher prices for lunch). Many items not in menu... Having been to Germany multible times and living there over 3 years, I acquired a taste for German quisene.. I espically love Brochen (not offered) both milk and the standed water ones. (Milchbrötchen, Wasser Brötche). I also love snitzel, all types! Jägerschnitzel with good mushroom, shallots, tomatoes, Vienna Schnitzel, viel, pan fried crispy, with lemons to squeeze over the top, Zigeunerschnitzel (not offered) (spices gypsy snitzel viel, pork or chicken with spicy peppers sauced on top... were my favorite. Also made Sourbraten (neatly any meat soured over 10 days in vinegar, wine and spices and served with potatoes pancakes ... I miss this food... and after today, I miss it more. 3 stars is high but wife apparently enjoyed it more than o dod so raised star values to 3.
Fred MorganFred Morgan
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Address
8758 N Main St, Helen, GA 30545
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(706) 878-8200
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hofers.com
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4.4
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German eatery & bakery serving comfort fare, cakes & more in an alpine–style space with a patio.
attractions: Georgia Mountain Coaster, Hansel & Gretel Candy Kitchen, Hampton Inn Helen, Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Helen, GA, Helendorf River Inn, Suites & Conference Center, Helen Oktoberfest, Riverwalk Village, The Riverbend Hotel And Cabins, Unicoi Hill Park, Baymont by Wyndham Helen, restaurants: Bigg Daddys Restaurant & Tavern, The Troll Tavern, Bodensee, Cowboys & Angels Restaurant, Hofbrauhaus Restaurant, The Heidelberg, Paul's Steakhouse, Paul's Margarita Deck, Two Tire Tavern, Old Bavaria Inn Restaurant

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