Veigel's Kaiserhoff

Authentic German food, and being in New Ulm, Shells beer. We tried the sour kraut balls and they were better than I thought they would be. I had the Jaeger Schnitzel with a spaetzel noodle soup. It was good not great but good. My wife had the kaiserhoff German sampler with kaiserhoff ribs, landjaeger, bratwurst, red cabbage, German potato salad, and sour kraut. She enjoyed everything but really liked the potato salad and the red cabbage. It was a good experience and the waitress was outstanding

I was in town visiting some family, and apparently this is The place to go to for a nice dinner. We drove to downtown New Ulm, checked out the evening cuckoo clock show, and got seated right at reservation time. They served 1919 Root Beer, which was all I needed, so while I downed about three mugs of that, I had my meal. The main thing I got was the.. Kaiserhoff German Sampler Kaiserhoff Ribs, Landjaeger, Bratwurst, red cabbage, German potato salad, sauerkraut, and bread. Dear lord, these ribs. Fall off the bone, and surrounded in some sort of sauce-based crust that had some amazing crunch around those moist, succulent ribs. The two sausages were also good. If you like sausages, you'll get a kick out of these two very different flavors and textures. Good stuff. And the potato salad, very different from anything I've ever had before, ooey and gooey, no texture really, but acidic, which was nice compared to the meaty ribs and sausages. I also got to try the Wiener Schnitzel Breaded veal complimented with red cabbage Served with spaetzles with gravy and coleslaw. Oooh I loved this. Breaded perfectly, very crunchy. Cooked perfectly, not dry at all. And spaetzle is like my favorite side dish. Slathered with grazy, like schnitzel and dumplings. What a meal. Overall, this was a lovely meal in a lovely little town. I would come back and hope I do one day.

It was date night, Wednesday. The place, restaurant side, was only occupied by one other couple It was intimate, the food was great German roots. Would definitely make the 90min drive again.

The place to go for German food in New Ulm. I really enjoy the Ray's Salad and Ribs. The building has a lot of cool history to it. A lot of people visiting New Ulm like to check out this restaurant.Food: 4/5

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. We planned a day trip on our Harleys specifically for this place and the sauerkraut balls. We were so excited! If I could go back and tell my little group… turn around; go to White Castle instead. The meal started off with a small brown something in friend 2’s soda. We think it may have been a bug. He sent it back and stuck with water. We should have ran right then and there. The sauerkraut balls. *insert gagging here* The outside looked delicious. The inside? Mush. Nothing inside this ball of mucous resembled sauerkraut. It had a distinct taste of actual vomit to me my 2 companions disagreed, but they hated them too. Me and friend 1 played it safe and order fried mushrooms and fried cauliflower after the nasty vomit balls and bug soda. Friend 2 had the German sampler. How can you screw up fried mushrooms/cauliflower; typical bar food, right? Well, this place can. The cauliflower was edible, but the mushrooms were over-fried on the outside and really wet and undercooked on the inside. Friend and I each tried one and couldn’t choke down another. Friend 2 took 1-2 bites of everything on the German Sampler and that was enough for him. Friend 1 and I tried a small fork tip of each of his items and that was more than enough. The 2 sausages were probably from the Walmart clearance freezer. Dry and tasted like cardboard. The ribs may have been decent when they first cooked them 3 days ago. Their “special” BBQ sauce I suspect is just ketchup and mayo mixed together. The red cabbage is nothing but vinegar and you really shouldn’t have more than 1 tiny bite. The potato salad seems to have had an entire 5 pound bag of sugar mixed in it. The mushy warm “sauerkraut” under the Walmart meat didn’t look anything akin to kraut. I refused to even taste it after the reactions from my friends small bites. We all ate some hard candy friend 1 carries on her bike to get the taste out of our mouths immediately after leaving. Bonus: There were actual German tourists at the table next to us. They left the same time we did with lots of food left on their plates. Outside, I asked what they thought of the food. They all chuckled and looked at each other and politely said, “That’s not German food. It was not good.” The waitress was friendly and nice. I did give her a decent tip. It’s not her fault the recipes were given to the place from Helen Kellers Book of Nursing Home Food.

The inside of the building is gorgeous! Wow—everything is put together beautifully, and I love the atmosphere. Staff was friendly and service was quick. The food was overall alright, but the main dishes weren't my favorite. We ordered the soup of the day, Kaiserhoff's Famous Sauerkraut Balls, Jaeger Schnitzel, and the Kaiserhoff German Sampler. The soup we chose was a cabbage soup. This was one of my favorites: the texture was very pleasing—Cauliflower was soft and varied in size. It was noticeably cauliflower, but in a mild and delicate way, and very creamy. There was also a very unique spice in there, but I couldn't recognize what it was. Maybe nutmeg or caraway? Either way, it was delicious. The Sauerkraut Balls were very good as well! They were crisp on the outside and very soft and creamy on the inside. I liked that there was cheese, but not an overwhelming amount. The Jaeger Schnitzel was okay. I found that it was unpleasantly salty from both the breading and gravy, but that may be a personal preference. The first few bites were good though, and the mushrooms were nicely cooked. The spetzel that came with it was alright too. I appreciate that there is a sampler platter to try multiple things. Potato salad was delicious and I would order this again. It's creamy with potato chunks, and a very unique taste to it. The bratwurst and landjaegar were pretty good—bratwurst had nice flavor to it. I found that the landjaegar was a bit too salty from my preference. Their ribs were tender and sweeter than I expected—it almost reminded me of cha siu ribs, minus some slices. I liked their rye bread, and it was really good with butter and their sauerkraut and red cabbage. I don't think I would eat the two plain, but again, personal preference. Overall, I think this was an alright place. I loved the atmosphere, and that the building was so huge! but I wasn't amazed by it. Some of it, yes, but overall, no. I'd say it's around 3.3–3.6 stars. Last note: the women's sink handle is broken, and will pop off unless pulled straight up. I love the soup though, I really do.

it does need upgrading to class it up but for lunch it is ok. I love the Ray's salad and the burgers soup is also great. I know it would be expensive to fix it and modernize it but it could be so awesome and money well spent.Food: 5/5

This is the place for German food! Went with another couple. I am not really a German food fan, but they had a sirloin steak on the menu. It was listed at "market price" which made me nervous but it ended up being $17.99. It was good. No complaints, and they cooked it correctly. Service was kind of attentive. Our waitress seemed super nervous and she would rush over to attend to someone at the table but then rush away before I could ask for something in a couple of instances. Perhaps she was new. She did pop over a lot ... so on the second or third time I could let her know what I needed. Seemed very busy, this must be a popular place. Watch out for floors, they are uneven and there are slopes and stuff where you might not expect!

My wife and I visited New Ulm last weekend. We made a reservation and when we arrived we were seated right away. Our beverages were very good and the food amazing. Hats off to all of the staff!!! Will be back for sure and highly recommend you give it a try.Food: 5/5

The food was good, nothing crazy delicious but good. The service was quick but the service charge seemed high. The atmosphere was dated, they could have really gone all out with the German theme but it's like a German meets Wisconsin dive bar.Food: 3/5