The Wooden Shoe Inn

We had a delicious lunch after church! We drove a little distance to try this place and we were pleasantly surprised! Our waitress was exceptionally good. The food was delightful and cooked to order! Sunday has a special menu apparently so it is pretty limited, our waitress encouraged us to come back for the full menu as well! Sides were à la cart and making a meal could be a little pricey. The only negative I can say about this delightful little restaurant is that they do not have fresh brewed iced tea! Please consider adding that Owners! ! And for those that do drink alcohol they do have a full bar!

My dad wanted German food so I drove him to Minster. He remembered the Wooden Shoe as a nice German restaurant. Apparently, that changed after Covid. No cabbage rolls, so we ordered Reubens( we thought from the lunch menu) and sauerkraut balls as an appetizer. The sauerkraut balls looked like they were pulled from a bag in the freezer and microwaved. Not appetizing.The sandwiches, on the other hand were delicious. They came on marbled rye. I got French fries and Dad ordered cole slaw. We both enjoyed our meals.It turns out we were charged for the dinner Reuben, which was $2 more each. Not worth complaining about. We just paid the bill.Wait staff was pleasant and filled my drink once. When asked how our food was, I was honest about the sauerkraut balls assumption and she said they were freshly made. You can draw your own conclusion from the picture.So, if you want a Reuben sandwich, I recommend this place. Can't, however, recommend anything else.

The food is amazing. The service is lacking. We waited 3.5 minutes while the hostess and server finished a conversation (non-work related) I ordered a glass of water and received it about 3 minutes before I finished my meal. We requested Loaded Potato Skins. Our server told us "we don't have potato skins." So my husband pointed to the Loaded Potato Skins on the menu, and asked if this is a recent change... she said, "oh yeah, ok, we do have them." Then she asked if we wanted to go ahead and order dinner (our mistake) we ordered our entrees and salads. A few minutes later we heard a server ask the couple at the next table if they'd like bread for the table. (They have bread?) Our salads arrived 6 or 7 minutes later (no skins?) so we asked if we could get some bread for the table as well... which was excellent. About 15 minutes later our entrees arrived. Still no water. We asked if she knew where the potato skins might be. She said that they would probably be out soon. We said that we did not want them after dinner, and she said that she'd "try" to get them taken off the bill. I reminded her about the water, and she had another server bring it out (and set it on top of my husband's iPhone!)Then a server hung a bottle of disinfectant and a rag on the back of a chair next to us. Come on, now. This place is beautiful and usually very welcoming. We were very disappointed with this visit. They did take the skins off the bill. The owner is very nice and he expressed that he is striving for great service (we understand that this is tough right now) We'll probably wait a few months before we go back.

Food was downright delicious. I ordered the garbage pizza, fries, Mac n cheese, pretzel and beer cheese, chicken chunks, and pork belly. Also ordered a Kentucky Mule. Food hit the spot and was extremely delicious. Will certainly come back.

My dad has been aching to try this place since they reopened, and he wasn't disappointed. It seems much more upscale than it used to be, but to good effect. The chicken dinner was very similar to the old chicken dinner, and the schnitzel with spaetzel is great. Also enjoyed the sauerkraut balls; they come with Thousand Island dressing, and I thought I might like tangy mustard more, but I should have trusted them - the dressing was great with it. Chicken needed a little salt; sauerkraut balls were a little soft and I kind of wish they had a little more structure, but they tasted great. We didn't eat in (got takeout) but my dad was impressed with the improvements and said the tables were well spaced out. We will be back to try more.

We enjoyed a dinner at the Wooden shoe inn in Minster Ohio to celebrate a friend of ours 40th wedding anniversary. Due to the coronavirus and limited seating, I made reservations on a Tuesday for Saturday. The restaurant sent me a text message immediately after and also a confirmation text the morning of my reservation. Loved this!We were greeted by 3 young people who were extremely friendly and communicated fully that they were getting our table together. Within a few minutes- we were brought to our tables. The renovations that they did to the building were impressive. I nice environment for a meal and spending time with family and friends. Our waitress Laura was extremely friendly and attentive to us We enjoyed the appetizers of pretzels and beer cheese and sauerkraut balls - both were delicious! We ordered items from their fried chicken (some with the waffles) - my husband said best he has had in 2 years, others of us had more German style meals like the pork schnitzel or tenderloin pizza. All us us loved the food! Obviously homemade!The wooden shoe beer was enjoyed by myself and my husband. They also had domestic and a large liquor selection. The chef Joey Phlipot came out to speak with us after we all complimented him of the food. We will be back!

Food was was terrible! Paid 75 dollars and everything was greasy and bland and they for got a lot are cold slaw , butter for the roll.

My husband and I had dinner there on a Saturday night - was not crowded at all. We had pretzels and beer cheese as an app and the pretzels were piping hot and extremely soft and the cheese was thick and creamy. I ordered fried tenderloin and whipped redskin potatoes and they may be the best mashed potatoes I've ever had in my life. My husband ordered the perch with mashed potatoes and we both raved about our meals. It was so good, we were still talking about those potatoes the next morning. This is a hidden gem! Will be going back soon to try more delicious looking items on the big menu!!!!

We were very pleased with our lunch. I had a "real" Ruben. Their own cooked corn beef as advertised and piled high.My husband had the grilled shrimp Caesar salad. He said it was the best shrimp he has had around the area.

Food was excellent service little bit of tunnel vision but all in all will be back Worth the 50 mi. Drive