Das Biergarten — Restaurant in Town of Hempstead

Came here with a friend who had previously been there and recommended it. She talked about how nice the staff was and how great the food was. We arrived around 9:30/10 and were told immediately after stepping through the door there was no food available. That's fine we'll have a drink, no big deal. One friend asked what was on tap, I ordered a cider (bartender gave me whatever one they had-didn't ask/tell me what kind) and my other friend order whatever Pilsner they have on their menu (which was not what she was given). I paid for our three drinks, totaling $20. Signed the receipt. Gave the bartender $10 cash tip. My friend gave him another $5 in cash. Had I known that, I too would have handed him a five. Things were fine while we were enjoying our drinks, played with the grimy jenga and deck of cards and basically kept to ourselves. It wasn't that full of customers, which I did think was weird for a Friday night. My friend decided to order another beer and we stayed a while longer.

As we were getting ready to leave she went to pay her tab and had to come back to the table for me because the bartender charged her $21 for her beer- saying that she had to pay for the first round of 3 beverages. I'm not a mathematician, but 4 beverages shouldn't equal $21 if 3 beverages were $20. The bartender got extremely nasty when we questioned the bill. He proceeded to go through all of the debit/credit receipts in front of us until I saw my signature. He then made a snide comment about me not tipping him on the receipt. To which I replied, "I gave you a ten." By this point, I could tell he was drunk or on something. He became extremely belligerent and rude, making unnecessary comments as he decided to 'comp' my friends beer. Apparently not saying thank you for letting the bartender 'pay for your drink' is means for treating a paying customer with extremely sub-par hospitality. We tried to leave whatever explosion he was having there and be on our way. No, he had to come around the bar to escort us out...and continue to rudely and nastily say "thanks for your business."

I did tag myself and my two friends on Facebook that we were there having a drink. A few friends commented on how much they love the place. It's going to be disappointing to tell them they should spend their...

Home of das boot! I didn’t actually get it but wished someone did. Loved the energy of the staff and all the decor. Seating inside and outside. This place is great for families or just a night out with friends. The customers at the bar were having a great time with the jukebox. Don’t know if it’s actually called that anymore. Machine that plays music is best way to describe it.

The food was amazing. This was only my second time at a German restaurant. First time I made the mistake of getting a giant array of sausage. I was smart enough this time to not eat too heavy. I went with das schnitzel sandwich. I was recently introduced to fried pork cutlets. On a pretzel bread seems like a no-brainer. I turned out to be right. Fried perfectly, tons of flavor. Their french fries for a nice bonus. Very crispy and delicious. I was also able to sample some of my wife’s plate of jagerschnitzel. It was basically what I got, but with a delicious mushroom gravy sauce. It also came with a side of spatzle. Great experience. Can’t wait to go visit the in-laws and come back...

Pretty good.

Was there on a Sunday night and it was not busy. Service started as excellent then got a bit slower as everyone was watching the NY Giants lose to the Patriots by one point.

4 folks tried 4 different dishes, all were OK to very good. The Hungarian Goulash was OK. My wife had the curry spiced wurst which was excellent. My sister in law had the Das Schnitzel, also very good, the BIL had the Scheinsaxe was was terrific.

The beer and apple jack also good, I had a Spaten Oktoberfest which was about as good a seasonal beer as you can get. Had apple strudel for desert, not locally made but still pretty good.

This is a German beer hall decor all the way, family style benches and tables, waitresses in costume, etc...

I'd go back, very reasonable prices, it was a good find tucked out on the West End...