German Canadian Cultural Association

Hello everyone, Ernie here. I was previously the German Chef at the German Canadian Culture Center and in charge of the German Buffet on Friday and Saturday evenings. Unfortunately, I am no longer at the German Club and am not involved with the Buffet anymore. Please stop emailing me your disappointments as I am now retired and enjoying my time with my grandkids. I apologize for any confusion. Yours truly, Ernie, your former German Chef.

Soooooo Bad. First and last trip all at once. Luke warm food, must have been cooked last week. The vegetable were shrivelled and brownish clor. Cabbage rolls dry and flat. Mashed potatoes worse than instant. Meatballs maybe processed frozen product. Spatzle greasy. Chicken snitzel rebooked and possibly sour. Overall probably worst than anything I have ever eaten.

My wife and I went to this restaurant for a Valentine's Day lunch buffet. It was the worst meal I have ever had. The buffet was disgusting, with cold and tasteless dishes. The green beans, tortellini pasta, pilaf rice, meatballs, bratwurst, pork cutlets, and salad bar were all disappointing. The food seemed to have been sitting out for a while and was not heated properly. I would recommend avoiding this place and saving your money. The cook and kitchen staff should be fired, and a food inspector should be called to shut down the restaurant.

Four of us went to the restaurant on Saturday, November 9th, 2019 for the evening buffet and arrived at 5:30 PM. Another table of four came in after us. We went to the buffet at 6 PM. The salad bar was very small and some dishes were empty. The buffet was missing three major dishes that were listed on their website for that date. The food was bland and very dry. When we informed our waitress, she mentioned that no one else had complained. She explained that the birthday party next door had been served at 4:30 PM. We pointed out that only the eight of us had been to the buffet since then, and it seemed like the food was leftover from the earlier service. No fresh food was added while we were there. We asked to speak to a manager, but the waitress said he was too busy. After insisting on speaking to a manager, he argued with us and accused us of wanting a free meal. We spoke to the other table of four, and they also confirmed that the food was dry and subpar that evening. They mentioned that they used to eat there frequently, but the quality of food and service had deteriorated over the past year. We did not receive any discount or apology. In fact, we were told to leave and not come back if we didn't like the food. It was clear that serving food that had been sitting for over two hours was not acceptable. They definitely need a more professional manager to improve the situation.

Sooooo much better!. I am really surprised to see the quality of food rise so dramatically in the last couple of months. Last year, the restaurant was the usual bland fare one would normally expect at a buffet-style restaurant: tasteless, unimaginative, rubbery and either too cold or too hot and overcooked because of the steam ovens. I have had the opportunity to go back FOUR times this year (2015), and find their food has much improved since last year. It's still buffet service (not much you can do about that), but the limited table service is friendly and helpful. food tables are better supervised, and the food is rotated more often to keep the try's full and fresh. The dishes consist of interesting, tasty and traditional German fare from all parts of Germany, and everything is well prepared. I had a German liver dumpling soup last time where the dumpling was light and fluffy, and the broth was delicious and ripe with flavour. The schnitzels are always tasty and delicious, the Bavarian meatballs are out of this world, and the salad bar is always freshly stocked and interesting. The food is overall very good, and the prices on both food and alcohol are extremely reasonable. You get definitely get your money's worth here! My only criticism is our that the room decor is a bit dated, and the desserts, while fresh and tasty, most often seem to come from Costco, but they do the main dishes very well now, and I recommend eating at the German club now to everyone I know who is looking for a reasonably-priced dining experience with fun people and excellent food.