Note to first-time visitors of Hofstetter’s: Bring a healthy appetite, but leave the lederhosen at home. While you’re at it, you might as well leave your preconceived ideas about German restaurants there, too. Because even though Hofstetter’s does feature German and Austrian food, it’s anything but the sausage-schlepping, half-timbered Bavarian joint some might expect.
One step into its minimalist interior, and you’ll know Hofstetter’s is much more sophisticated, and its cuisine is, too. But that’s not to say you can’t get your Wiener schnitzel fix when you want it.
The menu contains enough classic Germanic dishes to keep sauerkraut, veal and wurst lovers happy. But it also offers choices such as seared sea bass,
Denise Gardner bought the place several months ago from Norbert Gregor, who founded the restaurant almost 20 years ago. Since then she has expanded the wine list and made various adjustments to the menu, keeping some of the old while introducing some new, and hoping to accomplish the same trick with diners.
