09/20/08

Best German Food

by ritterpete

Fun environment, great service, good food. I've had better German food in my time, but I was pleasantly satisfied anyway given the fun atmosphere.

I would definitely go here again and have already recommended this place to my friends

03/06/07

Delicious dinner

by davemoore

Visited on Saturday night. Pleasant atmosphere and attentive waiter. Excellent selection of beers. We enjoyed sauerbraten and meatloaf dinners. For two people, dinner with no appetizers, no salads and no desserts, one class of beer each, bill was $50 plus tip. I would visit again.

11/01/06

Great sausage, schnitzle, and turkey!

by kimber111

Great German food in a comfortable country-home-like setting. Never had trouble getting reservations or simply walking in. The turkey dinner is excellent and the sausages are better than most in Manhattan. Service is timely, but casual- not stuffy. Thankful to find great German food with good service and skipping the goofy atmosphere/costumes of some alternatives.

• Pros: Great sausage, mustards, turkey
• Cons: Occasional service error, but good overall

09/11/06

Pretty good, better German place in Brooklyn

by bpbrody

I, not being German, never thought German food would be good. This place is pretty good, but a really great place just opened in my neighboorhood.. Not sure how to get it on citysearch, but the name is Schnitzel Haus and located at 7319-5th ave in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. I have a German buddy, and he said its the closest thing to real German food that he has had since moving from Germany... he gives it a 9.7 on food.

• Pros: Decent food
• Cons: better food in Brooklyn place

08/08/06

awesome! awesome! awesome!

by maggieschanck

awesome from the beginning. the atmoshpere was great, beer selection great, food great! you could not ask for anything more. you must try!

05/11/06

Watch the mustard!!! HOT

by notatimesreviewer

you'll love the beer selections, and the pretzels on the bar are fresh as always. Watch out for the hot mustard cause it packs a kick. Definitely knock you off your feet. Had 12 of us for dinner, tried almost all of the menu, every part good.

• Pros: german beer, service, glassware
• Cons: decor

Excellent beer and classic German fare at this 20th Street fixture.

by Contributor

In Short
The old world bar and enormous beer selection makes Silver Swan a popular spot with the after work crowd. German specialties, like oversized spatzle, kasseler rippchen (smoked pork chops) and apple strudel round out the menu.

08/22/04

Real standout

by jeffkauf

The Silver Swan is a real standout in every way.

Excellently prepared German fare at a very reasonable price. Citysearch says average 3 course meal at $20. This is not accurate however, $30-35 is closer to reality, but even at this it is well worth it. This has become my new German food spot it NYC.

• Pros: Well prepared food, excellent value, cordial service

07/02/04

Excellent! Wunderbar!

by born_that_way

This is one of my favorite places in the city. I have never ordered anything from the Silver Swan that I have not thoroughly enjoyed! The bartenders and waiters alike are friendly, helpful and full of personality and the authentic German Cuisine can not be beat.

Order from the bar menu and eat at the bar, and you'll enjoy some of the same great dishes from the restaurant menu at an even greater price! Try the goulash and any of the schnitzel dishes - you will NOT be disappointed!

• Pros: Great Staff, Reasonable Prices, Karaoke on Mondays!

11/16/03

Cannot be in Frankfurt...

by frankinnyc

...to eat a good Schweinshaxe? No problem, the pork shank at the Swan will do just fine. Very tender and tasty just like in a cider bar in Frankfurt.

Overall a great place to eat or just to hang at the bar. Never really too crowded which is a major plus !!