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    Old Europe

    4.2 (384 reviews)
    ModerateGerman, Diners, Salad
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Konrad J.

    Old Europe wasn't great, or even good. I'm confused by the restaurant's longevity and high rating. I had the chicken weiner schnitzel, apple red cabbage ("rotkohl" to regular German cuisine patrons), and warm German potato salad. The schnitzel was fine I suppose. The rotkohl was so sour/tart I couldn't eat it; there wasn't a hint of sweetness. The potato "salad" was a boiled potato diced in vinegar with nothing else. After years of eating German food in different American cities and made by my German family, I can confidently say this restaurant was the most unappetizing German cuisine I've had. My husband enjoyed his meal a little better than I enjoyed mine. He gave it a 3/5, but conceded he wouldn't be back if he lived in the area. I also wouldn't return to Old Europe or recommend it. You can find much better food elsewhere.

    Denise Z.

    Service is so nice!! Such a cool restaurant with excellent quality food! Unlike other restaurants they don't just throw out your meals in 5 minutes. The salad is a must with the scrumptious lentils and sprout's.My son really enjoyed the duck with cabbage and potatoes,my chicken Jager schnitzel with spatzel was amazing especially the mushrooms, potato pancakes perfection,and the chicken schnitzel with potatoes ow my!! Definitely will be back soon.The details on the atmosphere in the restaurant is amazing.

    Michelle H.

    I came here for my friend's birthday. She loves European style and the interior design is definitely great. Food is a little blend here , not my favorite. I think they might be understaffed? It's four of us, at the end we asked for a separate check. The server mentioned there will be a charge of 20% on top to separate our checksince we didn't mention it at the beginning when we put in the meal ?? (honestly I don't see how does this relevant? And specially no one mentioned it either? ) We had a one person paid. We were going to Venmo her back then I realize, she got our order wrong as well Anyways, with all the inconvenience, I don't think I will go back. Sorry

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    Mandeep S.

    Visited this restaurant recently and I was pleasantly surprised at the variety offered on their gluten free menu. All the food was delicious and fresh (really great complimentary salad). There are also non alcoholic beer selection which was lovely for you not drinking this year like myself lol I had the pan-seared chicken along with potatoes and seasonal veggies. Random tip: definitely try their mustard!!

    Pork schnitzel with dark beer gravy and spaetzle.

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    I love this place! Many years ago they had a piano player providing the ambiance I was looking for!

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    Cute themed restaurant with good service. Too bad the food was less then mediocre and quite overpriced for what we got.

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    Old Europe - german - Updated July 2026

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