Schnell's Brauhaus — Restaurant in Palatine Township

What’s not to love about this place! Schnell’s Brauhaus is an authentic family owned German pub and restaurant in downtown Palatine. There is ample parking around the pub and seating both inside and outside. They feature a large selection of German beers on tap as well as wines. All food is made in house and they have German specialties like beef rouladen, schnitzel in beef, chicken or pork, sauerbraten and their in-house made sausages. The inside is typical German hand carved wooden bar, seating and motif. It looks like a lodge you would see in Düsseldorf, Germany. The food was very nicely prepared and was delicious! Everything from the potato pancakes, the sauerkraut, schnitzels and strudel. We tried the veal and chicken schnitzels and both had very generous portions with very flavorful sides. We really loved the red cabbage as it was sweet, a little sour and really complimented our meals perfectly. We really liked that they took a healthy approach by using oil instead of lard to prepare all of the items! The hot apple strudel desert was made with real hand peeled chunky apples and was absolutely delicious. If it wasn’t so busy I probably would have asked if they could sell me a strudel to take home! Tyler our waiter was super friendly, very attentive and made sure we had a fun dining experience. As it’s Oktoberfest season during the time we went and very busy, I noticed the small staff worked hard as a team like a machine to help each other with whatever was needed! The whole staff went above and beyond to make sure you had a good time. We sure will be returning to try more of the other items. Schnell’s is German dining and drinking at its very best! Don’t forget to order the apple strudel! This place...

Finally got to check out Schnell's Brauhaus the evening of Sunday 4/14, for the first time ever! Was in the mood for German food after having some fantastic German food at Kegel's Inn up in West Allis, WI this past Friday night 4/12 before the Luke Combs concert at American Family Field! My friend that recommended Kegel's also recommended Schnell's since she herself is German and grew up having her German grandma's amazing cooking from The Fatherland! Anyway, I ordered $125 of take-out from Schnell's this past evening and left a tip of over 30%! In brief, all the food tasted great (fresh, flavorful, and in large portions)! My order was accurate and ready for pick up in 20 minutes! For appetizers, I ordered the Brat Bite Basket, Curry Wurst with Fries, Bavarian Pretzel, and Cheese Curds! For entrees, I ordered the Veal Schnitzel and Sausage Platter, with sides of German Potato Salad and Buttered Green Beans! For dessert, I ordered the Apple Strudel! Like I said, all the food was absolutely DELICIOUS! I think I might be dining in next time I come in though since I saw that the restaurant had outdoor seating in front plus the inside of the restaurant looked clean, cozy and welcoming (they had tvs behind the bar plus an arcade game section). In addition, there were entire families with kids having a great time both inside and outside of the restaurant! So, looks like I won't have to make the schlep all the way to Wisconsin nor ChIraq the next time I'm craving...

On a friday evening we were met at the door by the manager and was told that it would be about 30 mins waiting for a table. We accepted that and said that we would wait at the bar. 45 mins went by and we were looking at empty tables in the place. Close to an hour and we went looking for the manager, who said "I forgot". He took our name down and we were the only ones on the waiting list. He sat us right away. Then we waited for the waitress. She finally appeared and took our order. After dinner she brought the check over and we glanced at it to find that items were on there that we did not order. She apologized and took the check and brought us the correct check. Normally the manager would try to offer something for our problems. In this case not even free coffee. I would probably chalk this up to staff inexperience.

So the menu is limited as to selection of food. A huge beverage menu. The food was very tasty. Portions were a bit small. The price was good for what you received. The location is very noisy and hard to talk with others at the table.

Would we go back? Questionable. Maybe on a night when there are...