03/23/09

Sometimes things just happen and it isn't anyone's fault.

by MannyFesto

Walter Kallmann was the owner of Schnitzelhaus. I was negotiating a promotional discount on a dinner for my beer club, we agreed on a price but couldn't agree on a day. He stopped answering my emails and I figured he lost interest, I found out later he was dead. I started hearing that the place was still open but terribly disorganized, I was just glad that they were open.

I want to be very careful about what I say next so that I'm not sued for libel.

Fact: I am currently in a dispute with the Schnitzelhaus over a $64.17 charge they put on my card without my authorization.

The rest is my interpretation of what happened and should be accepted as such.

I came in with a friend after a drinking at Thirsty Bear and City Beer store. We sat at the counter and I asked to talk to the person in charge. I was introduced to Walter's "partner" Felix Garcia. I gave my condolences about Walter and gave him my card, I said I'd still be interested in having an event and so he gave me one of Walters cards with his name and number written on the back.

We order food and liter boots of paulander dopple bock and dig in. The food was good but the beer started kicking in, too much strong beer already. I ate all the food but only got two thirds of the beer down.

I got my check, $33 and some change, and give them my card. I took one more drink of my beer and put the boot shaped glass down. Suddenly beer starts leaking out of the glass all over the counter, that glass chose that moment to fail. There was a small break in the heal of the boot. The waitress comes back with my card and the charge is now $64.17. They added over $30 to my bill because of the boot. I told them that it wasn't my fault, that I didn't slam the glass down with inappropriate force. I told the manager that it wasn't right and I wasn't going to sign the credit card slip. I took all of the credit card stuff and offered them $40, the last of my cash, and they took it. I figured that was the end of it.

I checked my transactions a couple days later and saw that they still ran the charge through without my authorization. On a $33 check they took my $40 and charged me $64.17, I paid over a hundred dollars for schnitzel and a beer. I'm not only disputing the charge I want to report them for credit card fraud.

My opinion: The Schnitzelhaus died with Walter, eat anywhere else instead.

Here are a list of better German places in San Francisco; Suppenküche, Walzwerk, & Schroeder's

• Pros: Good schnizel
• Cons: They put un authorized charges on your card

Fans of Bavarian fare head to this family-run SoMa eatery for classic dishes and imported draft and bottled beers.

by Lorraine Sanders

In Short
At this outpost for German and Austrian cuisine, wooden tables line a small, pine-paneled dining room, where the friendly owner often waits on customers himself. Waitstaff clad in the region's traditional garb serves schnitzel, sausages paired with sauerkraut and roasted potatoes and hearty specialties like stuffed beef rolls and Black Forest deer ragout with spaetzle and canberry sauce. Beers come in one-third, one-half, one- and two-liter sizes.

08/06/06

Unheimlich Lecker = Delicious !!!

by yongsum

Truly good and authentic food. Service on par with a family run restaurant. Warm ambience is very conducive to great conversation. Did I mention the food? And this all coming from a scrutinizing native German. Definitely my fave for German dining in the Bay Area.

• Pros: great food, great ambience, very authentic
• Cons: neighborhood