Cafe Steinhof
Reviewed by embla
at September 5, 10:08 PM
One of my favorite ways to end a walk in the park is by stopping by Cafe Steinhof on this quiet stretch of 7th avenue for a beer at one of the sidewalk tables (they have great happy hour deals), and every time I come here, I end up wishing I lived closer. The kitchen serves very well priced, serviceable renditions of Central European cuisine every day except Monday, when the kitchen is closed except for 5$ goulash or fish. You can get food served in the bar section as well, which is nice for post-movie snacks (the Pavilion is around the corner). But the thing that makes the place great isn't its food or its (admittedly meager) beer selection; it's the atmosphere. It's a real neighborhood place, complete with resident drunks on barstools, feisty tranny waitress, and weekly movie nights.
Cafe Steinhof
Reviewed by baldur
at September 6, 11:45 AM
Steinhof is the kind of place that if you happen to be walking by you kind of just want to make a unscheduled stop for a beer or some quick grub. I really enjoy the laid back atmosphere and the friendly service you get there. On hot summer days sitting outside with a cold beer can be a thrill.
Cafe Steinhof
Reviewed by nicalou
at September 7, 09:49 PM
Great food, great atmosphere, good prices. Embla is right--one of the draws of Cafe Steinhof is that it feels so satisyingly neighborhoody (I've met some real characters there). Go for brunch and order the topfen cheese crepes (actually, order those any time). Go for dinner and order the cheese spaetzle (unless you are sensitive to garlic). Please don't skip dessert--get the chocolate custard. Amazing to find an Austrian restaurant that is so vegetarian-friendly. My meat-eating friends and family love it, too.
Cafe Steinhof
Reviewed by dlevi
at September 10, 01:47 PM
Austrian food can be great, but that's rare. Like other variations on German food, it can, all too often, degenerate into bland starches and sausages with limp saurkraut, etc. So, Cafe Steinhof is, I'm happy to report, much better than bad. In my opinion, it falls a solid notch shy of great. Given the moderate prices and small-scale, neighborhoody feel, it's a really good spot and I think we Slopers are lucky to have it. The beers are very good and the lunch specials are a great bargain. Some of the dishes come out a little bland. The cheese speztle is garlicky for no good reason. More often than not, though, ths dishes are authentic, tasty, and exhibit well-chosen, fresh ingredients. The dark and seedy bread is excellent, as it must be in a Germanic joint. Nice decor - feels like central Europe.
Cafe Steinhof
Reviewed by baldur
at May 4, 07:53 AM
A friend of mine just moved across the street from this restaurant and I am seriously jealous. Last time I went the it was a spontaneous visit and as with any other visits there I was very pleased with the food, service and the beer. I have not yet had a bad experience there.
I had the Kielbasa in a Gullahs source and a tasty toasted lager, it can hardly get better than that ... still loving this place.