New York Times
Zagat Survey, 1999 "popular", "one of a kind" Red Bank German-Continental, "has an outdoor biergarten" generally considered "very good" to "excellent". New Jersey Monthly For the 11th year, voted "Best German/Swiss" in Central New Jersey AtlanticVille
"What would posses those to travel two plus hours for dinner? "The Little Kraut" restaurant in Red Bank is the answer. This fabulous hideaway for film, television and political personalities is perhaps your best bet for fine German cuisine any where in New Jersey or New York City." "The Little Kraut" offers more than excellent food, it possesses class." "Everything from the menu to the outside dining patio to the 100 year old stained windows which separate the bar from the dining room are what makes this a very special stop with that very special someone in your life." "...offering German cuisine in the most traditional sense. Venison, Duck, Salmon and Goose (when in season) are available as well as the more usual Wiener Schnitzel, Sauerbraten, Dumplings, Bratwurst and Potato Pancakes. The wine list is in fact very tasteful." "Dessert & coffee is an experience unto itself offering the very finest money can buy." Asbury Park Press/Home News & Tribune "...offers authentic German, Continental & International cuisine in a charming atmosphere of subdued elegance." "The Little Kraut offers an intimate, elegant setting in which to enjoy Bornemann's top-notch cuisine." "A classic, elegant menu is available for indoor diners, featuring such entrees as smoked pork chops, calves liver, New York sirloin, braised quail, Dover sole, Norwegian salmon, venison, sauerbraten, duckling and roast goose." "Homemade tortes -- including Black Forest torte, Linzer torte, hazelnut torte, and chocolate mousse torte -- also are available." "The outdoor biergarten menu features burgers, nachos, knockwurst and bratwurst, potato pancakes, deli-style sandwiches, Caesar salad, mesclun (a salad of mixed baby lettuce) served with a choice of baked brie, smoked salmon, grilled chicken nuggets or crab cake; tacos, quesadillas, chili relleno, burritos; and a fish and seafood entrees including salmon, albacore, shrimp, red snapper, bay scallops and roasted crabcakes." The Two River Times "Little Kraut Hosts Famed Wine Expert" "There's nothing small about the Little Kraut when it comes to wine tasting." "Last week Red Bank resident and restaurant owner Dieter Bornemann played host to Nikolaus Wegeler-Deinhard, Jr., owner of Germany's largest privately owned vineyard, Deinhard & Co., Koblenz, founded in 1794. The winery, renowned for its champagnes and wines, is maker of the world-famous Dersndkasteler Doktor - a $700 bottle was on hand for the special wine tasting event, expertly run by Mr. Wegeler-Deinhard himself." ""This (Little Kraut) is a famous German restaurant," said Mr. Bornemann, "Mr. Wegeler-Deinhard asked to have dinner here, he thought it would be nice...there's certainly a lot of restaurants in New York City, and in between, and he wanted to dine here at Little Kraut." The Star-Ledger "Little Kraut 'imports' authentic German fare" "Charmingly adorned and carefully staffed to create its own Alpine aura in the center of Red Bank. The Little Kraut brings a tasteful touch of Old Germany to the Jersey Shore." "At least until cold weather sets in, sometime after the Oktoberfest, owner-master chef Dieter Bornemann's kitchen services two distinct settings - an intimate dining room indoors with superb continental cuisine and an outdoor beer garden featuring half a dozen German specialties." "..frogs legs provencale, the best I've had in this country." "Bornemann, a graduate of the Master Chef's Institute of Bern, Switzerland, and a member of the exclusive Culinary Association of Geneva, lectures on how to prepare goose and duck. Naturally, these are among 19 specialties on a menu that includes six veal dishes and two or three fish in season." "The Little Kraut is busy because meals are excellently prepared and impeccably served by helpful, amiable waiters and waitresses." "The Little Kraut is highly recommended." "Of six patrons at a nearby table, four had ordered the two-and-half-pound roast goose with apple stuffing, red cabbage and dumpling and obviously were enjoying it." |
