Jacoby's German Biergarten

We came here on the recommendation of friends and got Corn Beef Sandwich and Beer. The place is rustic built in 1904Was clean and service was good. The staff here were nice and welcoming made you feel as they really appreciated your business and wanted for you to have a nice time.

I was really craving French Onion Soup and Jacoby's had it on their menu. It was just ok, not as good as the diner's back home. As a main I went with the RINDLEISCH ROULADEN. I probably should have just went with the schnitzel, but I wanted to try something out of my usual. To me it was a bit on the dry and tough side. The spaetzle and cabbage and pickles were great on the side, but the meat just didn't do it for me.If I were in the area, it wouldn't be my first choice but I wouldn't regret coming back for the schnitzel. The value and quality doesn't really match the price for me.

The oldest bar in Detroit! Best place for locals, and a hearty meal' love their French onion soup! Our bartender Kari was amazing! Check in out!

Classic German fare at the oldest German Biergarten in Detroit. They have regular pub fare too. Really good fried pickles as a starter.Excellent schnitzels, sausages, meatballs, potato pancakes, Spätzle, cabbage, sauerkraut and all the goodies you would expect. Excellent service from Carrie/Kerri (sorry, not sure how to spell her name).Full bar and plenty of beer and cocktail choices.Easy parking. Public parking lots on both sides. I paid $7 tonight (Tuesday).

Jacoby's food quality has been slipping the last few visits. While the good service and "ambience" of this dive bar remains the same, that's not the only thing we're coming here for. Last time we had to send one entree back because it wasn't cooked, and this time the schnitzel for three people was what I will charitably call "deeply browned," which we all agreed was just short of burnt, and the meat was fairly tough because it was fried so much. My schnitzel was even cut open in part, my guess is they were making sure it was cooked enough. You'd think they would use a cook's thermometer. We could have sent them back, but didn't think it was worth the trouble and we were hungry. The soup was also only lukewarm. Hopefully Jacoby's can fix things, otherwise we may have to find somewhere else for German food.

I'm not from Detroit. I lived there as a kid and my dad and I take a once a year trip for a Wings game. On our way out of town, we pulled up to this delightful spot and had a hearty lunch before sitting in DTW for a bit.One, I'm glad I gave up the sauce. I hit my lifetime quota a few years ago, and if I hadn't I'd probably be a regular (read: attempted to have taken up residence above or below the bar, lost any semblance of employability, and would have attempted negotiate room and board with the owners by offering barbacking and janitorial service). It would have been bad. Why? Because this is a beautifully appointed, small, warm, unpretentious bar. It feels every bit of having 120 years' worth of history to it. (TANGENT WARNING: And it's located next to, I think, a place where one can watch women, ostensibly, critique scant pieces of attire by discarding them one by one to loud music. Performance art, I've heard, featuring feminine superiority through the judicious exercise of selective wealth distribution from the lesser base-driven male to superior calculating female sex. END DIATRIBE/RIFF)As for the food: I had a the German Sausage Dinner with knockwurst, weissewurst, and brat. All standard, all good, nothing life changing. The kraut was standard, pungent. The potato pancakes well well fried, crispy, light. The guy running the bar was affable though the place was dead (not surprising at 11:45 on a Monday after the Lions had vanquished the Bucs; apparently Detroiters' hair of the dog approach involves going to work rather than calling in notification of absence- the Midwestern work ethic is alive and well!). All in all, for the food, very good, not great. If I worked Downtown Detroit and wanted to walk to lunch, this would be in regular rotation.

Bad food, nasty bathrooms, slow service, wobbly bar stools. I don't get how these legacy places stay in business. I ordered chicken wings w/bbq sauce and a side of red cabbage. The second the waitress sat my food in front of me my eyes starting burning and my nose was assailed. I took a tentative nibble and the sauce was hot & spicy and terrible tasting. I think it might have been some version of buffalo sauce. When she came back around, I told her it was too spicy and a terrible flavor. Her answer was an apologetic - that's our bbq sauce. Not even close to bbq sauce - plus it was grossly drenched in it. She took it away and I ordered a single knockwurst. It was edible, but I wouldn't say good. The red cabbage & sauerkraut I got was pretty flavorless.The bathroom had water on the floor - or pee - who knows, mold all along the baseboards and toilet and was just generally dirty and disgusting. To think the waitresses are using them and handling our food. Barf.

What a dump vs. looking at their website. Massive construction ripping out streetThe huge list of German beers on website are non-existent when you get there - only 4 German beers on tap and a few in bottles. What a let down!!!So old and run down I didn't want to go to into their menu. Ordered a Weisswurst (OK but...) on a roll that easily fell apart that came with over fried chips and tasteless red cabbage - I mean no spices or vinegar - tasteless! cafeteria style.Glad didn't spend more on food here.Service was friendly and attentive by bartender.

It's about time I've written a review of the oldest bar in Detroit! Yes, I love Jacobys :)If you like cozy with lots of wood and history, along with an excellent German beer list and food, this is your place. The staff here is very friendly and accommodating. And the food is excellent and a good representation of German staples like schnitzel and rouladen. I haven't tried the schnitzel, but the rouladen is fantastic. On my most recent visit, I had a light meal of French onion soup and shared hot pretzels with cheese dip. The soup was a standard crock with melted cheese on top, and it was good. The pretzels were perfect. Not too chewy, and exactly the right consistency. I'll be back. Again :)

Great service, great atmosphere, amazing food! Plus one of the oldest bars in Detroit, since 1904, wow. Had the calamari tonight, outstanding, two thumbs up. Must stop by if you're in the area.