Ambry - Roosevelt Gardens

Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Authentic German establishment. Hospitable, friendly servers; reasonable prices; quaint decor. Not the best for a couple of the dishes but all in all a good establishment. We had the pretzel with horseradish and shredded carrots cream cheese plus mustard; potato pancakes with sour cream and applesauce; Weiner schnitzel with a side of brown gravy, spaetzle, and red cabbage; potato soup; and their special bacon blue cheese soup. The pretzel appetizer was good and filling for only $6 (on August 1, 2024). It came with mustard and either horseradish cream cheese or spicy cream cheese. The potato pancakes were about 4 inches across and deep fried brown with a dense chives mixture inside. I found the Weiner schnitzel a bit gamey but of excellent texture. The brown gravy was good, homemade, with caraway flavor I thought. Spaetzle was pan fried and a mite tough in the browned parts. The red cabbage hit us in the throat with cloves, sugar and vinegar. “Wow!” we both exclaimed after the first bite. I couldn’t tell the difference between the potato soup and the bacon blue cheese soup except mine came in a fancier bowl. They were both good soups but both tasted like bacon, cream, smooth potato purée and cheese. Maybe the blue cheese in my soup was tasted at first but after that I couldn’t detect it or see it. Maybe ask for and pay for extra blue cheese on the side.

I love the atmosphere, the food is delicious, and the drink is awesome.

This is my favorite German restaurant. Tonight I ordered Paprika Schnitzel Budapest Panfried veal cutlet enhanced by a creamy paprika sauce, accompanied by spaetzle. It was delicious and service was top notch!

We arrived right around 5 pm on a Thursday. We were seated at a private table in the back that was so cozy private. It was bliss until a table seated nearby began playing videos on their phones with the speaker on. Relaxing dinner was ruined. Despite asking one of the waitresses to ask them to turn the volume down, it continued until we left. Salads mixed sausage platter appetizer were phenomenal, but the Jaeger Schnitzel was tough cooked with way too much bacon overpowered the dish in a bad way. The German Chocolate cake was dry tasted stale. The coconut topping was thick dry as well. For a $135 dinner tip 2 people), we left feeling very disappointed. Additionally, it's crazy they charge for soda refills $3 each) when you're spending that much with them. All that said, their pretzels are fabulous! Doubt we'll go back, but will definitely pick up some pretzels from time to time.

One of our favorite places for a great evening out. Excellent German food and beverages, friendly and competent service, always a good time.