JW's Bierstube — Restaurant in Oakdale

Ok, so the atmosphere is 100% midwestern sports bar with a lot of television screens showing sports, sports, and sports. There is plenty of beers with specials that include taking home the glass, reduced prices, etc. My friend and I sat in one of the many booths and were not completely won over by the somewhat typical bar/restaurant menu...until we flipped to the last page of the menu and saw the German food menu. It is typical fare: Wienerschnitzel (actually Schweineschnitzel since it is pork and not veal), Sauerbraten, Spätzle, German potato salad, etc. I ordered the Schnitzel which was served with Kartoffelsalat (warm German potato salad) and beautifully steamed green asparagus (white is more authentically German, but hey!: we are in Minnesota). I ordered a side of Spätzle (German dumplings or “little sparrows which hail from the famous Schwaben (Swabia) region) and gravy as well a a half liter of Paulaner Hefeweizen. The Schnitzel alone came to a hefty 17 dollars, but then my mouth dropped open because the main dish consisted of TWO perfectly prepared Schnitzel that sparked fireworks in my mouth. I walked out of the now beloved Bierstube a more gentle and satiated man. Outside of the Winzerstube (Hudson, Wisconsin), this will be my to-go place for excellent German cuisine at at great price. ...

I love this bar, I come in and spend money all the time. I buy drinks for people and always tip the bartenders and servers. Today I came in looking to conserve money because I’m getting hit with school loans. I ask the bartenders if I could just tip a dollar and hang out and he says no. I ask my buddy Dave if he can cover a soda but he’s tapped. So I oblige and go to my wallet and pull out a 5 to pay for a half order of fries. The bartender denies me service and accuses me of getting the money from bar partrons. This is MY money that I earned and here I am willing to spend it in order to follow their rules of no hanging out without spending money.

This man damn near lost me as a customer. I’ve spend hundreds of dollars at this establishment over the last few months.

I still think this is a great bar and the other staff are fantastic, the food is great and people are generally friendly( as friendly as Minnesota can be).

This bartender will never receive a tip From me again. Pissed off that I’ve tipped him in the past. I just played pull tabs since he literally denied me service. Once again still a great bar. If the owner would like to know who this bartender is...

So, our first visit weeks ago was a good experience. We loved our waitress. However, on Thursday, we went in . They have a special of brats/corndogs for $6, nachos for $7, and chips and salsa fir $3.50 during the Twins baseball game. The waitress was ok, but you can tell she was not fully trained since she did not know the special. We ordered the nachos, but the ran out of chip. Which indicates to me they don't care about their highly advertised special. Then we ordered a pound of boneless- wings. Our waitress brought us bone-in wings instead. We then asked politely for our correct order. She said they only have 1/2 lb. boneless. But we pointed on the menu to the 1lb. Boneless item. She then brought the 1/2 lb. boneless. So she obviously need more training and need to listen and review the menu. Also, i did not realize they charge $5.75 for s pint of Schell's seasonal beer. Which is not an expensive beer to get at the liquor store. It was not ice cold or in a frosted mug for thar price either. Also, cliental is basically older redneck who need to learn manners in public places. Overall, it's expensive and mediocre pub at best. Won't be a go to...