Alpine Retreat

Recently found this little jewel and must say I am very impressed. Make sure you have a reservation or you might not get in.

After a friend and online reviews told me so many good things about the Alpine Retreat, we went there for my husband's birthday dinner tonight. The food was absolutely amazing! We loved the complimentary liver pate served as we browsed the menu; slightly chunky yet smooth and bursting with flavor. As we both like bacon wrapped water chestnuts, we shared an appetizer portion of them. There were 10 pieces, hot and crisp and served with a sweet-sour dipping sauce. Delicious! For dinner, we both opted to begin with the cream of mushroom soup, loaded with good sized pieces of mushrooms; I wish the cream soup itself would have had more of a mushroom flavor, but it was very good and came piping hot. Homemade, chewy rye rolls were a great accompaniment. My husband had the 16 oz. (Queen cut) prime rib, medium rare and well-marbled, with a baked potato and raved about the flavor and that it arrived perfectly cooked. I had Weinerschnitzel, so tender and moist, with gravy on the side, and crisp-tender green beans rather than a potato (my choice!). Everything was absolutely delicious.Our server was fantastic, timing the deliveries of our courses to give us plenty of time to enjoy them and not feel rushed, and checking in just enough to make sure all was well. She explained all the dishes and was most knowledgeable about them, plus she had a pleasant personality and was attentive, despite being extremely busy.The only complaint we had was the excessively loud noise level. The Alpine Retreat is a small restaurant; one dining room that's rather crowded with tables, and the bar with dinner seating available at bistro tables. The dining room has a low ceiling, and the "Alpine look" - plastered walls and wooden beams - did nothing but enhance the already noisy room to more decibels of sound than we like. (We both have hearing issues, and conversation is nearly impossible with excessive background noise.) An extremely loud man was next to us, which didn't help. As a testament to the great food and service, the restaurant was completely packed - escalating the noise even more. The noise level is the reason for the four star rating. While I'm positive we'll return because the food was so terrific, maybe we'll take a 4 pm seating (the earliest) and perhaps that will be better.

A hidden gem located in the Holy Hill area lies Alpine Retreat. Although somewhat small it adds to the charm of this 125-year old restaurant. The nice sized bar offers friendly service and a wonderful old fashion. Once seated you are treated to old time favorites like goose liver patte. The full menu includes some German favorites like sauerbraten and schnitzel but of course includes a variety of tasty steaks, chops and seafood.

Always fantastic. Great atmosphere, good prices and dinner with some furry friends. Service is always on point.

Upon arrival we walked in and it smelled like the stench of stale beer after a weekend binger. We didn't know where the hostess was, but she eventually walked over and greeted us. She seated us right away BECAUSE WE HAD A RESERVATION. We sat down and within seconds our waitress came over. She was friendly. We ordered drinks and she came back in 5 minutes with our drinks. We then ordered our food. Ribs, chicken piccata, chicken Parmesan, and cod. It came in about a half hour. Ribs were fall off the bone. Chicken piccata was okay but normally it's served with angel hair pasta. Chicken parm was very tasty with homemade noodles. The cod was not fishy tasting. Total bill with 6 drinks and food was $129.

Great venue and wonderful staff. Be sure to check out special sauerbraten nights. Generous bartenders. Live deer just outside the bar window for viewing.

Went with a group of 6 others on friday fish fry night. Several of us had fish. One had a german dish. One had chicken piccata. I had the breaded haddock. Was disappointed-had heard good things but it reminded me of fish you buy in a box at the store and heat up. Another of us had cod. He was also disappointed. Two more had cod and were not wowed. And one had perch. He didn't indicate how it was. The chicken piccata was apparently very good as was the german meal. I would go back again to try the New York Strip. The warm rolls were great. So were the cheese and crackers that were on the table. French fries were good. They also had potato pancakes and a couple other choices. Dinners came with soup or salad. The ice cream drinks were really good. The dirty snowman was one of them and i loved it. Drunken reindeer was another but no one tried that one. It had fireball whiskey in it as well as chocolate something. Service was reasonably fast. Ambiance was noisy - hard to talk to others at our table of 7. Seating area relatively small with hard walls and ceiling not able to absorb any of the noise. I would try it again because i would love to try the steak and hate writing negative stuff. I like to find the good. My recommendation so far is go for the german or American food but maybe skip the fish fry.

02/08/2025 Dinner with the wife. Everything from shrimp and beef fillet combo to the roast duck with homemade wild rice and red cabbage were outstanding. The staff from bartenders Margo and Bob to our waitress Sarah B were wonderful. Best part was owner/hostess Cindy's homemade carrot cake!

We walked in and were immediately greeted by the bartender/Bob. He was a great guy! All of the servers, hostess and bartender seemed to have a great relationship and teamwork. They told us some jokes while we waited for our table. The food was quick and very good. Wait staff very attentive. When we left, they all wished us a good night. We will definitely be back!!

Great food, service, and hospitality in a cozy atmosphere! No part of the experience was weak.