I’ve passed by Vancouver Alpen Club numerous times and I’ve always been curious about Deutsches Haus, which is located inside in the lower level.
We love German cuisine and have been to a few restaurant in Vancouver. Our friend is German and wanted to find some good authentic German cuisine, so I suggested we go to Deutsches Haus.
Interior
The interior is definitely dated and has an old smell to it as well. We did see many people make reservations for dinner time and it was busy by 7pm on a weekend. They have small to large tables and can fit a lot of people.
Menu
Krombacher Pils
You can get this in 300ml, 500ml, or a pitcher. We went with the 300ml and it was delicious!
Pretzel
This was fresh from the oven and it definitely was because it was piping hot. Good texture and size, but we wanted some more salt sprinkled on top.
Feast for Four
Since there were 4 of us, it made sense to get the platter for 4 so we can try a bit of everything and get a feel for this restaurant.
This comes with 1 full size oven roasted pork hock, 4 schnitzel, 4 Bavarian meatloaf, and assorted sausages. It is then served with spatzle, red cabbage and sauerkraut.
When it arrived at the table, it was definitely enough for 4…perhaps even 5 people.
The roasted pork hock was crisp on the exterior and so tender and flavourful on the inside. This was my favourite item on the platter.
It is also very oily, so it’s hard to eat a lot of it.
The schnitzel was quite a good portion size too, delicious as well when paired with the mushroom gravy.
It was my first time having Bavarian meatloaf and it was like a soft spongey spam. It definitely took more getting used to.
The sausages were good too but I wished there were more of it. The red cabbage and sauerkraut was very authentic according to our German friend.
The spätzle is an egg noodle dumpling an it accompanied the platter well. Pour some of the mushroom gravy or the other sauce and it’s great.
Black Forest Cake
I’ve had Black Forest Cake a lot when I was a kid, so I have been avoiding it for a very long time. Their Black Forest Cake has layers of chocolate cake, cream, and cherries. We liked the fact that they didn’t use the canned Maraschino Cherries.
Apple Strudel
This came piping hot our from the oven and served with whipped cream and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Final Thoughts
Overall, pretty good German food from Deutsches Haus. The schnitzel and the roasted pork hock were my favourite items on the menu. It was good to try the platter to taste as much as we could since it was our first visit.
Next time, I would come back for a plate of Schnitzel.
Address:
4875 Victoria Dr, Vancouver, BC
Website:
https://www.vacbc.ca/
