I've had the pleasure of dining in at Horsch Radish as well as getting food catered, and I would say both have been very good experiences. For a German restaurant in rural Illinois, the food has been fresh and authentic and is a nice change in scenery from the local cuisine. The hours are a bit odd, so you definitely have to be intentional when you want to visit. If you find yourself here at the right time, you'll have a decent meal for sure. If you're looking to try a little bit of everything, the Smorgasbord is your best option, that's what I ordered and shared with a colleague. The bratwursts were my favorite thing on the platter. There was definitely something going through the meat, some kind of sauce or cheese that added extra flavor to the sausage. The meat itself was rich and hearty for sure. The other sides were decent too, I really enjoyed the crispy potato pancakes and it was the first time I had tried spatzel. I'd say I'm a fan. The red cabbage was decent too, it was kind of just boiled cabbage. The Rahmschnitzel was definitely over-sauced. I'm sure the pan fried pork on its own was delicious, but by the time it hit the table, the sauce had turned the breading soggy and pork itself became a bit spongy as a result. Not only that, but the gravy wasn't the most warm and seemed a bit congealed. Everything else was satisfactory for sure. Dinner was decent, but the times I've had food catered has been awesome. Horsch Radish is well equipped to handle large events and can meet many different taste buds and food preferences. They had chicken, beef, fish, pasta, salads, everything on offer. All the food tasted great and all the guests loved it as well. Not only that, but the service provided was outstanding. In all honesty, I really liked the catering even more than the restaurant, and the catering wasn't necessarily German food! If you need a catering option, I'd look to Horsch Radish as an option for sure! read more

Horsch Radish - Smorgasbord, comes with a brat platter, rahmschnitzel - German Near Me - Gibson City, Illinois

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Authentic style German food was very good. I look forward to visiting again! P.s. don't forget to try their dessert! read more

Great service and wonderful German restaurant food. Always a favorite! We love to take company to share a good beer and Schnitzel.

One of the owners make up for our bad experience. Very nice of him to do ! Says a lot ! Thank you

We were seated very quickly and it wasn't super busy but the servers were disorganized and rather than having all their tables together they were all over the place and everyone in our dining room was having issues with slow/disruptive service because of this. We got our drinks from the bartender about the time our entrees were coming out. The carrots and radish melt were just WET with the amount of oil used. The bacon and cheese fries were a little soggy but actually tasted pretty good. Drove 45 minutes to try this place after seeing the praise in the Smile Politely article on Facebook, but frankly, they must have paid someone to write this article because it was very underwhelming. read more

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My parents and I were big fans of the Bayern Stube and eager to give its replacement Horsch Radish a try - it did not disappoint! The food menu is a bit more limited in comparison, but what it may lack in variety it more than makes up for in flavor! We will be back! read more

Horsch Radish - Hofbräu lager - German Near Me - Gibson City, Illinois

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I'm glad that this place opened up after Bayern Strube, but they really need to figure out how to cook.... or at least taste their food. We've been a few times because of our fond memories of Bayern Strube, but I don't think we'll be back. They at least got rid of all those animal taxidermy statues..... and they've really spruced up the place. That's it. The first time we went, it was ok --- the bread they give at the start was very crumby.... and then our pretzel tasted burned. The meat flavored butter that they charged us for was very gamy. And then the proscuitto pasta that they were serving was extremely salty --- we had to send it back. I had the rahmschnitzel with green beans.... the green beans were perfect and the schnitzel was decent. The apple strudel with ice cream was heaven. Second time back because we loved the strudel. We all ordered the schnitzels and potato pancakes. Everything was like a hockey puck.... over-fried and hard. The pancakes were almost chips, but not potato flavor -- just a weird batter. The green beans were fantastic. The perogies were deep fried and hard. The apple strudel and ice cream was still amazing. There was a very loud man drinking a pink drink out of a martini glass....he was seated across the room -- we could hear his conversation loud and clear.... Third time back because we still love the strudel. I ordered the bison burger. It was very bland -- hardly seasoned, and dry.... the pickles were good though. We also had a chicken schnitzel.... it was really dry -- maybe use a chicken thigh??. The green beans were oily and soggy. The strudel was definitely nuked -- lava hot on the edges, but cold in the middle. The ice cream was still good. The only thing I finished was my beer. I'm so sad -- they really need to work on their food. We used to love Bayern Strube, but three meals at those prices ($100 for 4 people). read more

Man what a disappointing experience. Was excited to here a reopening of the german restaurant. But man the food was bad & I cook for a living. 1st out pretzel was burnt. They gave us lunch menus and my friend really had his heart set on the schnitzel sandwich. Said that is a lunch special, then couldn't find another option. I got the warm potato salad as a side...it was spoiled like in bad and tasted foul. Now My stomach is doing flips and scared to fart.. My coffee & water was empty and had to ask for refills. Drove 40 mins both ways paid @ $80.00 for food that was mediocre and spoiled. Needless to say will not go there again. Bayern Stube was so good but this is not even close. The flavors were so bad, demi was not from scratch, Schnitzel was tough and dry spaetzle gummy and tired. The should consider a menu overhaul ... Or hire better cooks. Check for spoilage, label and date, taste before serving, you can make someone very ill for days. I feel nauseous and its only been a couple of hours. read more

Wonderful food and very friendly service. Wonderful way to celebrate my father's birthday!

My friend and I just had an expensive lunch at Horsch Radish today, and what a disappointing meal. My friend had Schweinebraten and I had Rahmschnitzel. The meat was tough to cut, and both dishes were flavorless. Ordered spaetzle, and it was greasy and unappetizing. It was a red flag that our meals arrived about 5 minutes after we ordered them. Serviced felt rushed. Limited beer menu. We will not return! read more

Excellent food and beer. Wonderful tomato bisque soup. Hunters chicken was tender and very tasty. As was pulled pork sandwich. Hirter Dunkel. Skillet chocolate chip cookie and blueberry strudel. Heaven. Thank you Lauren. read more

Service to getting the correct drinks was slow. Food was mixed up. Food wasn't that hot. Also food was bad. The only good thing was the red cabbage. The sausages were burnt and extremely dry and flavorless. Pork cutlets flavorless. Bread was dry. Chicken cutlets also dry and flavorless. Our friends that we went with had the same complaints. The smorgasbord I ordered was $40, and it was absolute garbage (except the red cabbage). One of my friends ordered the same meal tonight and he couldn't eat it. It was that bad. This is the second time I've been and it was worse than the first visit. If they used quality food and actually had good cooks, this would be a great place. I should've told my fiancé to not pay for either one of smargasbord plates. This place is a rip-off. Serving expensive dishes that are absolute garbage in quality. I won't go back. read more

I've always wanted to try this place, and finally made time to do so. We went fairly early (4:30pm) and the waitress we had was fantastic and super attentive. I ordered the bangers and mash, and was pleasantly surprised that the bangers are made in house. Sounds like they source a lot of their meat locally, which is super cool! I'll definitely be back to try more! read more

Horsch Radish - Bangers and Mash - German Near Me - Gibson City, Illinois

Last time we went it was a real disappointment. We are anxious to give it a second try, Potato pancakes not served with apple sauce or sour cream.Appetizer plates too tiny for more than one small appetizer.Pork..tough.....Staff needed to be more attentive to refilling coffee No dessert menu or examples of dessert Beer menu very limited Looking forward to a new and much better experience, for some years the restaurant was a special place for family to gather. HOPEFULLY again read more

We got to experience Horsch Radish for lunch today! It was fantastic! The menu is super-enticing, and the service was wonderful!! Can't wait to return. I didn't get a picture of the bread basket, but the bread was so dreamy! Homemade pretzel, and another tasty bread. And that butter! A soft compound butter with chives (I think?) and garlic. I wanted a gallon of it! read more

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My husband and I had dinner on a Friday evening. The restaurant was not busy. We were seated promptly and brought a basket of bread with herbed butter. We ordered our food and it was served in good time. My husband had a pork schnitzel with mashed potatoes and broccoli. He liked the schnitzel but thought the broccoli was over done and the mashed potatoes were grey in color, unappealing but tasted ok. I had grilled pork with Spatzle which was delicious. I also ordered the sauerkraut and sausage soup. It had good flavor but was somewhat salty and no sausage. I would eat at the Horsch Radish again because I like German style food. read more

We are blessed to have such a wonderful restaurant in a city of less then 4000 people. My wife and I go there every Sunday for their brunch specials. I enjoy not knowing what I am going to eat until I get there, just like I do when I get home for dinner. read more

Don't waste your valuable time and hard-earned money. The meal took over 1 hour to arrive at our table and was disgraceful. Small, overcooked medallions of pork that did not come close to passing as schnitzel. Sausages burnt to a black crisp; not even our server said she would eat it if presented to her. Potato pancakes unrecognizable as such. Strudel doughy, not flaky. Need I say more? read more

Great atmosphere and great food! Upscale German farm to table food. Service is great as well. I love the German beer options and cozy bar.

The food was excellent. Wonderful flavor and presentation. Four stars instead of five due to service. The server did not introduce herself or share the specials of the day. Appetizer (Pierogi) was served without plates to share or silverware to serve it with. If you buy a bottle of wine, the restaurant does not have ice buckets. The restaurant ran out of wine glasses, so we were given coupe glasses instead. Complementary bread and seasoned butter was enjoyable. We did not have enough bread plates. After requesting an additional bread plate, we were never given one. Entrees were excellent. Dessert (not pictured) was so so. There appeared to lots of wait staff on the dining room floor. But for the number of staff, the service was lacking. Additional training and a strong front of house manager may help to resolve this. Yes, I recommend Horsch Radish. Yes, I would go back. Just be aware that the quality of food and prices do not reflect the corresponding level of service. read more

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Food is not as good as they think it is and it's very very expensive for what it is!! Not worth it! Don't waste your time or money!

Wonderful! Interesting & delicious food. Bratwurst is sublime; pork burger is huge with fabulous flavor; giant pretzels are almost a meal in themselves and come with two tasty spreads. Please see their menu because you can choose traditional German entrees or somewhat lighter fare. Service was excellent. Coffee was outstanding, too! read more

heads up. get the beer. Not wine. 5 tiny lives for to much $- in an odd cup. Food. eh.- bread good read more

I do not live in the area. I enjoy eating German food. I was back to visit my mother ahead of Mother's Day. Took mom to this place the weekend prior to Mother's Day on a Saturday, 05/06. She was so excited to try it as she had been told how good it supposedly was. The 3 of us ordered different dishes to try. The experience was beyond disappointing; it was revolting. The portions were fine. The prices were ok had the food been even decent to eat. Service fair. The food quality terrible and the wait staff didn't seem to care. Appetizer sad representation of pierogis. Pork Loin extremely dry, no flavor and tough. Without the sauce and heavy salt would have choked on the meat. The butter knife provided didn't begin to cut it. The knife didn't have a chance. Only item on my plate fit to eat and was good was the sauerkraut. Poor way to promote the local farmers for the products they grow and produce. Chicken breast dry and tough to cut with a butter knife.. The sauce was ok. Again the sauerkraut the only decent item on the plate. Sausage tough skin and little-poor flavor. Three different dishes plus an appetizer and all were fails. No, I will not give Horsch Radish a second try. read more

Our church group drove over an hour to dine here and we were not disappointed!!! The food was excellent and the service was wonderful! They had excellent gluten free options. I'm not a huge fan of German food but I really enjoyed it! My only suggestion I would serve apple butter or sour cream options with the potato cakes. But they were yummy as they are, too. Definitely check this restaurant out! read more

First of all the Lavendar Gin Sour is amazing! We had the rahmschitzel and pork schnitzel - delicious. Red cabbage is incredible. Service was so friendly and welcoming !!! read more

Great place for German food and beer. Food was very authentic and true to German cooking. It reminded me a lot of Guest Houses in Germany when I was stationed there. A very cool stop in central Illinois. read more

Great food! Awful service they let all the good people go and very unorganized. Servers are good for the most part except for the kitchen staff, head chef is very rude! read more

We really enjoyed our dinner at Horsch Radish. The food was wonderful - I pork schnitzel, red cabbage, and spaetzel. My husband had Schweinenbraten and red cabbage. The schnitzel was very tender with a lovely sauce. The red cabbage to me was like Danish red cabbage - on the sweeter side rather than sour - which I much prefer. Helpings were very generous and the staff polite and punctual. They have lightened the decor from the previous ownership so it has a lighter, more open feel while still keeping the German feeling. Can't wait to return. read more

Went for lunch and had Kilgus sausage and smashed potatoes with sauerkraut plus some German beer. Very nice all around. Only disappointment was the strudel was not the wonderful strudel that the previous restaurant served, though my wife's carrot cake was great. read more

Traveled here all the way from Chicago and it did not disappoint! The staff was attentive, our waitress got us everything we needed and offered great recommendations. The food was delicious! Got some appetizers and the half chicken was HUGE! Everyone was jealous and had to try some. Split some desserts and we all left stuffed. Definitely recommend and definitely coming back! read more