Vintage 1847 Restaurant — Restaurant in Hermann

New residents to Missouri, drove to Hermann from Wentzville where we live now at the suggestion of some co-workers. Was interested in some German food, specifically Schnitzel because it's one of my favorites. Ended up at Vintage because its menu had Schnitzel and appeared appealing. The converted horse barn was gorgeous inside. Table was a slight squeeze for my larger size but it worked. Service was great, manager table touched a couple times during our visit. Shows they care. Wine list is comprehensive offering flights. I would have liked to be able to mix some wines by choice I stead of limited to four options of red, white, sweet traditional, and sweet flavors. The kids menu is basic with pizza, burger, chicken strips. Would have liked to be able to offer at least one German option for the kiddos. The menu had a good selection of German options from sausage to Schnitzel to roast. Unable to choose, I went with the German Trio; Schnitzel, sausage, and roast with sides of warm German potato salad and braised red cabbage. The meal was amazing. The sausage was cooked perfectly and was packed with flavor. The roast itself was a tad dry but the sauce on top helped with hints red wine. The German potato salad was a surprise. I'm typically not a fan, but this lacked the ever present bitter flavor. It was warm and the potatoes were firm but melted in each bite. The braised red cabbage was another surprise. Slightly sweet and warm cabbage flavor. To the reason I came....Schnitzel. The meat was very tender and well cooked. The breading met my expectations of a light fried taste. Seasoning didn't overpower the flavor of the meat and breading. Overall, excellent excellent food. So glad we made the trip. I stopped in the store to purchase a couple bottles of wine. Looking forward to it. Keep up...

My husband's family has been dining at the restaurant a day or two after Christmas for around 20 years. My husband and I have never been fond of the place but it was where his mother wanted to go so we dealt with it. This year was absolutely the worst ever!! They did not have the wine that Mom has ordered for the last five or six years. The cheese and meat tray appetizer was not good and had less on it than it ever has. My husband and I ordered French Onion Soup and it was so full of croutons that there was NO soup! I asked for extra tomato on my salad and it had only a few grape tomatoes ( which I assume means that it would normally only have one or two. In fact my husband said that he had one cut in half.) There was also not enough salad dressing. The waitress did not ask us what we wanted to drink assuming that the wine was all we wanted when there were clearly two young people under 21 and I didn't ask for a glass as I don't drink wine. There were only three entrees and they were out of one of those but said they had beef stew! Who goes to a nice restaurant to order beef stew? Anyway, my husband and I ordered the beef medallions but specifically said we didn't want anything on them. A steak should hold it's own without sauce! They were without any flavor other than the grill marks. There was no choice of potato other than mashed and they still had the skins on them. The vegetable was squash, carrots, and broccoli. My husbands plate had NO carrots (the only one of those vegetables he likes). No one was happy with their meal. Not even my mother-in-law who has always loved the place! We have started looking for another restaurant for next year as we do not plan to come back to...

The wife and I were on the way home from a visit to the Churchill Museum in Fulton and we decided to make a side trip to Hermann for some German food. This was our first visit to the Stone Hill winery complex of which this restaurant is a part. What an incredibly beautiful setting! Although the restaurant was busy, we were immediately and warmly greeted by who I assume was one of the managers. She apologized that we'd have to wait 30 minutes, so we decided on a bottle of wine to enjoy while we passed the time. After I poured two glasses, my wife asked if we could take our beverages outside. She said of course and offered to put the bottle back in the wine cooler until we returned to be seated. She brought the partial bottle to our table after we were seated. This was just the beginning of what would be a wonderful dining experience. The house dressing is incredible. The dinner rolls were warm, fresh, and served with real butter. The potato pancakes were served with a ramiken of applesauce (very authentic). We split the trio plate. Very generous portions more than enough for both of us. Absolutely delicious! Our server was attentive and caring. When my wife mentioned she wanted to keep the blue wine bottle for a craft project, the manager said to meet her outside where our car was parked and she brought my wife an entire case of empty blue bottles! To top it all off. I had left my credit card at the table and she ran it out to my car before I got out of the parking lot! Needless to say, we will be back. If you want an authentic German meal in a relaxed and casual atmosphere with outstanding service and great local Missouri wines for a very reasonable price, this is your...