Das Wirtshaus - Calgary

A Friday night and not crowded. Service was slow. Salad with meal was OK. Took forever to get a glass of wine. Meal when arrived was adequate. Schnitzel very thick, more like a piece of unflattened tenderloin - unusual in that I have had schnitzel in Europe, and many other North American cities and it is always flattened. Taste OK. Substantial helping. The time between salad course and meal was very long without a comment from the server. Ran out of water and wine.

We had the basic schnitzel and the german meatballs. Both were dry and disappointing in flavour. The best part of the meal were the potatoes that came with the meatballs. It was also odd that they had a bunch of reserved tables and they were turning people away without giving them an option of saying, it will be a wait of however long. Any experienced wait staffer should have been able to look at our table for example and relay that they would be able to sit in about 10 minutes as we were at the end of our meal.

Went to a retirement dinner for my boss. Great service. I thought the food was excellent. I had the Gorgonzola schnitzel. Can't remember the name of the beer I had but it was dark and very good. Very filling meal

We visited with a German couple and we were disappointed. The decor is attractive but not Bavarian or German looking except for a few paintings on the walls. There is also a stuffed moose head (I don't think there are moose in Germany,) and the music wasn't German either.The menu has mainly a large variety of Schnitzels (pork of course, not veal.) They were not pounded thin as they traditionally should be, plus they were too dry -- we should have listened to our friend who recommended the Schnitzel that comes with an herb sauce..The wine list is about as long (and as good) as Swiss Chalet's but there are quite a few good German beers.Prices are very fair -- for a bottle of wine, two beers and four Schnitzels we paid $110 before tip.

My family had the chance to dine here over the weekend. Unfortunately we were quickly let down by the lack of customer service big time. The waitress right off the hop said greeted me by telling me how tired she was since she is on day 6 of work. This was the start of horrible service. professionalism clearly does not seem to exist in this restaurant. With waitresses(ours) drinking right behind the bar and the remainder of the servers or staff on their phones and eating.The restaurant was not busy at all for a Saturday and the delay of service for abundance of time to assist patrons. No hello or signs of their respect of your patronage with your visit. My grandma who was with this and know a here traditional German meals like no other and could not rate and dish above 4. Save your time and money if your after a welcoming and traditional german dining experience !