Price Guide (average entree): $ bargain - $6 or less, $$ inexpensive - $6 - $12, $$$ moderate $12 - $19, $$$$ expensive - over $19.
Quality Rating: Superb is the highest, considered the very best possible. Notes are qualifiers allowing insight into the reviewer's rating. Disclaimer
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | south of 75th on Wornall |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | it reminds one of a small German pub |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Berliner pig knukle, red cabbage |
| Comments: | As most German eateries in KC its famliy run and some times you
can't always find that certain thing you love so you have vist all 5 at some point esse gut |
| Reviewer: | M R |
Date: | 2/5/00 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | south of 75th on Wornall, KCMO |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | none |
| Comments: | We used to go to the Berliner Bear when I was in high-school German club. It was always a great place, with German music, efficient waitresses, terrific food, and a "gemutlich" atmosphere. But everytime we return to the Berliner Bear for nostalgia's sake, we regret it. This last time was indeed our last. The waitress arrived with our beers, and floating on the top of the foam were dead bugs--obviously they had been in the bottom of the glasses for some time. What really annoyed me was that they charged us for the beers anyway. Likewise, the silverware seemed sticky and dirty, and the whole restaurant looked as if it had not been cleaned in years.
Unfortunately, the food was strictly substandard. The Weinerschnitzel was greasy and tough, and the canned peas and carrots simply don't cut it as a side dish in this day and age.
For first-rate (or even second-rate) German food, Kansas Citians can definately do better elsewhere.
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| Reviewer: | Andrea |
Date: | 4/6/01 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | 78th and Wornall, KCMO |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | cozy german kitsch |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | authentic, properly cooked |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | liked the dirndl on our server! |
| Favorites: | weiner schnitzel, knockwurst |
| Comments: | We enjoyed this little slice of Germany in an unlikely location. |
| Reviewer: | Deborah |
Date: | 1/19/02 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | 78th & Wornall |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Reuben Sandwich, Hot Potato Salad |
| Comments: | Their Reuben is the best in town! Very well balanced, delicious sandwich. Never had "bad" food there ... feels like a mom and pop place. Very informal. |
| Reviewer: | KJ |
Date: | 10/4/02 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | Wornall Road |
| Cuisine: | German/Bavarian | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Weiner schnitzel/sauerbraten |
| Comments: | I haven't eaten German cuisine since Emile's closed on the
Plaza. The atmosphere and interior,although small was a quaint version of
the pubs in Frankfurt and Berlin. Sehr gut! |
| Reviewer: | Robert |
Date: | 1/13/03 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | south on Wornall |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | actually soome good some sub standard. Slipped badly. |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | Last time I was there the cook openly yelled at the waitress |
| Favorites: | roulladen |
| Comments: | The food quality has slipped badly over the past twenty years. Last time the dumplings and gravy tasted like they were from a mix. Silver ware and plate were dirty and sent back. Roulladen gravy also tasted like a mix. Can no longer recommend Berliner Bear. |
| Reviewer: | Brad |
Date: | 2/7/03 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | 75/Wornall |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Not impressed |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | TERRIBLE. Microwave dinners taste better. |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | Male server used profanity in front of diners. |
| Favorites: | Nothing |
| Comments: | The male employee used profanity to the female employee (who was obviously his wife) in front of the diners. These people need to learn how to run a business! The food was so terrible, I was indignant that I actually had to pay for it. |
| Reviewer: | Melissa |
Date: | 6/19/03 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | Kansas City, MO |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | as good as always |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | never had any trouble |
| Favorites: | Cordon Bleu, cold plate, cheesecake |
| Comments: | This is a great place to eat. I have been going there ever since I was born. The people are very nice and love to chat. The food is great and my grandpa says it is true German. I would hope so since the woman who opened it moved to KC with her family over 30 years ago and opened it. They make everything. Wilhelm is an awesome cook. To top it all off the cheesecake is the best in town I think. |
| Reviewer: | Anita |
Date: | 10/13/03 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | Wornall Waldo Area |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | old bar decor |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | did not have everything in stock |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | Used children after 9pm as waiters around alcohol, cursed |
| Favorites: | used to be sausage |
| Comments: | This man was a real gem. He had a young boy working in the restaurant after 9pm around alcohol. He was cursing at his staff and he was very mean to everyone around. Unpleasant person to be around. I went to the kitchen and talked to the cooks about how they don't have to tolerate that kind of treatment and they were like "we're used to it, thats how he is". This man is abusive to his employees, his child labor, and is not fun to eat around. You never forget an 8 year waiter around beer. You also never forget cursing and being mentally cruel to others while you are eating. Needs to calm down in there. I don't like eating in bad environments. Don't take people who can't handle the roughness. |
| Reviewer: | Amanda |
Date: | 3/6/04 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | Waldo/Kansas City |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | _ |
| Food: | ?? | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | Had read that the restaurant was serving breakfast on Sunday's, so we stopped by. Sat down and waited about 10 minutes-- noticed there were 10 other parties in the dining area and only one had food, everyone else was waiting to order. Only one server-- so we figured if it was going to take that long to order, who knew how long it would take to get food. So we left. |
| Reviewer: | Bill |
Date: | 4/18/04 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | Waldo/Kansas City |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Feels like a german pub. |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Goulash |
| Comments: | Our German club in college visited the Berliner Bear once, and I never forgot it. I now live in KC, and take friends and family from out of town here. The owner and staff are always friendly. They even put up with my attempts to speak German! I only wish the menu offered more choices! |
| Reviewer: | Mariam |
Date: | 5/24/04 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | Wornall Road |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | I like it - a throwback to the 70s. In Germany. |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Great! Just ignore the canned peas and carrots |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | The main guy there has a lot of attitude - we liked it. |
| Favorites: | Schnitzel a la Holstein |
| Comments: | This place is not your usual restaurant. Yeah, there might be some cursing, and a bug in your beer, but that's what makes it fun. We had a good time here, very authentic (complete with surly old man running the place). |
| Reviewer: | LaToya |
Date: | 7/22/04 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | south of 75th on Wornall |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Yelled at us across restaurant |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | Don't really know, left after being yelled at. |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | Very attentive, if you call being yelled at attentive. |
| Favorites: | Didn't eat there. We left. |
| Comments: | We were out for Sunday brunch. Most restaurants serve brunch until 2 pm, so we didn't think about it being 12:05. We walked in, and as we were waiting to be seated, a lean male approx. 35 years old yelled at us, like you hear bad dog owners yelling at their dogs, across the entire restaurant, very very rudely informing us that they stop serving at noon. With the other patrons staring at us, obviously embarassed, we left. My wife was nearly in tears, I was so angry I wanted to make a scene, and I'm the most mellow guy you are likely to meet. We will never, never, never set foot in there again. |
| Reviewer: | Jeffrey |
Date: | 8/23/04 |
| Restaurant: | Berlinger Bear | Location: | Wornall |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | _ |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | _ |
| Comments: | First visited this restaurant on my first date with by husband 20 years ago and enjoyed it a lot. Went back a few months ago and couldn't believe how much the caliber of service, food and ambience has changed. Not a good dining experience at all. |
| Reviewer: | Mandy |
Date: | 12/30/04 |
| Restaurant: | Berliner Bear | Location: | Waldo |
| Cuisine: | German | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | The waitress improved the ambience immensely |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Aside from the canned vegetable sides, all the food is super |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | The waitress that works Fridays is exceptional |
| Favorites: | Schnitzel ala Holstein |
| Comments: | I'm real picky about not only the food, but individual service. I've not had a more attentive waitress than the one at Berliner Bear. |
| Reviewer: | Ving |
Date: | 4/23/05 |
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