Here is my first plate of food from Biergarten:
This includes the potato leek soup, the cucumber dill salad, and the Bavarian Cabbage salad. The soup was thin and uninteresting, especially compared to the soups from Boma. Minnie, however, loved it (I will let her write about this herself.) The cabbage salad was crisp and a bit tart. It reminded me a bit of what my dad used to call "health salad", a dish that was served in some delis in the New York/ NJ area along with the pickles. I especially enjoyed the cucumber salad. The dill complemented the fresh cucumbers, there was a slight bite from the red onion, and the light mayonnaise dressing balanced all the flavors. The famous pretzel bread was very good, but it seemed to have a hint of caraway or rye, a flavor I do not enjoy.
Here is DH's first plate (aren't the colors of the food vibrant?):
It includes sausage, sauerkraut, the cucumber dill salad, pickled red beet salad, and a tomato salad. Grumpy said the beets and the sauerkraut were the best he has had in quite some time (not that he eats either frequently.) Unfortunately, he liked them so much that he didn't share and didn't suggest I try them! I usually don't care for sauerkraut, as I find it sort of mushy and too tart. (When I was in college, a friend with German heritage prepared a kraut with apples that I loved. The cabbage was not cooked down as much as we typically see here on American hot dogs, and the flavor was a bit sweeter.)
Here is a picture of the plate DH helped fix for Baloo:
There is a small piece of pork schnitzel, some cold sausage, macaroni salad, macaroni and cheese, a basic dinner roll, and, or course, and apple. (Still no guesses about the apple? No fair if you read my post on another thread). Baloo had filled up on the very chocolaty milk served in a huge mug (do you see it in the background?), so he didn't eat very much.
The next picture is a bit unappetizing as I forgot to photograph my plate before eating:
On this plate, I sampled a potato dumpling with bread crumb butter, braised red cabbage, schnitzel with a mushroom sauce (I seem to recall it being called a Hunter's Sauce, but I could be wrong), a piece of the braised beef roulade, roasted potatoes, some assorted sausages, and another try of the pretzel bread. I enjoyed the potato dumpling. This is comfort food, soft and simple. While my husband was raving about his schnitzel, I found myself with a piece that seemed a bit tough and overdone. I did enjoy the sauce. The beef roulade was uninspiring. The beef was tender and flaked away with a fork but it lacked much flavor. I tend not to enjoy sausage and these did not change my attitude.
Alas, there was still more food at the buffet so I returned with another plate. I finally discovered the carving station! We were told that the buffet at Biergarten was identical on both sides, but our server neglected to mention anything about the carving station, so I did not even know it was there at first.
On this plate, I sampled a slice of the roast pork with apricot compote (to the right of the porrk) and German mustard (to the left) and some spaetzle (there is only a bit left in the picture). I also gave the schnitzel another chance with more of the delicious sauce, and tried the warm German potato salad.
Dear readers, please know that I only took a bite or two of most of my food til this point. Not much said "more!" If you see my last dinner plate of the evening, you will be able to conclude what the winning dishes were:
The pork! Juicy and flavorful especially with the accompanying apricot compote. I hope others find the carving station sooner than I did as this was the highlight of the meal. I also enjoyed the German potato salad (warm) enough to get another helping. Carbs are clearly my comfort foods, and the warm tender potatoes in a vinegary but not too tart dressing hit the spot. I also enjoyed the spatezle which are a small, almost pasta like dumpling.
I will have to write about the desserts tomorrow. I was up early this morning and put in a hard workout trying to get rid of some of the pounds from all those potatoes!
Well done, Minnie! 
I will definitely try go to Boma for dinner sometime soon. I will have a chocolate chip cookie and think of you! 
