Happy Wanderer Restaurant - Niagara Falls

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Cuisine: European
6405 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario  L2G 3Y6 Canada 905-354-9825

If you're looking for a true German experience then this is your place. Reminiscent of a small Beer Garden in Rudesheim along the Rhine Vally. Food's wonderful, and the beer is served at a perfect temperature. I would suggest whatever your menu choice you start with the Goulsh Soup... Service was provided by a wonderful elderly german women dressed in traditional clothing, so don't hesitate to practice your high school germany if you still remember any.

Terrific! The restaurant doesn't take reservations but had plenty of space to accomodate a party of 14 (walk-up). The food was great. The service was excellent...wait staff very attentive and on the ball. I thought the menu was a little pricey but it is a tourist area and therefore, probably, very competitive with any other restaurant. The menu also had quite a variety, too. Schnitzel, spatzke, Hungarian Goulash (like American beef stew, not like American goulash), potato pancakes, saurbraten, Becks and Heinekin Beer...Several desserts, too = apple struedel, black forest cake, cheesecake. Overall, an awesome experience. Worth the experience. And the decor was extraordinary with authentic fixtures and furniture.

Very authentic right down to the clothing worn by the wait staff. The food was right on the money and plenty of it. This was our second visit and both were excellent. The staff was courteous and interactive with the customers. They were willing to pose for some "as close to authentic" German photos as one could get without crossing the ocean. The prices were nominal and actually better than down the street to Clifton Hill. Also on hand is a large variety domestic and German beers. The restauant is conveniently located within walking distance of the newer Casino and The Hilton as well as other Fallsview hotels. Make sure you sign the guset book as they keep them forever and it's fun to look back to when you visited.

Called a week in advance for a planned 50th birthday celebration . Arrived to find they had no liquior liscence. Left less than 10% gratuity as the service did not warrant a large tip. Waitress made a scene in front of the other partrons insisting it was law to leave 15% gratuity. Told us not to come back if we did not like the way we were treated.

We saw an ad for this restaurant, and that they had a $1.99 breakfast, which they described as "Niagara Falls Most Memorable Breakfast". Anyway, we decided it was worth a try, especially since the building looked interesting. They open at 8 a.m. and we arrived about 8:30. A waitress seated us quickly and brought us menus. There was nothing about a $1.99 breakfast on the menu, so I asked about it. The waitress sniffed, a little exasperated that I would ask (because her tip would go down?), and said that, yes they had it and it consisted of two eggs, hash browns, and two slices of toast. Perfect! We all ordered it and it was pretty good, but is also a meal that's difficult to mess up. A cup of coffee was about the same price as the meal and was also good. Apparently the "Most Memorable" part of the breakfast is that if you don't remember to ask for it, you won't get it. I'd go again for the cheap breakfast, but probably for no other reason. Service was okay, the food was adequate, and the atmosphere was pure "beer hall, the morning after". I guess it was memorable after all.

Great Food Very Friendly Service, Love the dresses!!!!

My husband and I have dined here on a few occasions. As my husband is of German descent, he really wanted to see how close to homemade German cooking this restaurant really had. Both of us were really blown away! The Hungarian Goulash is exactly as his mother has made it for years! The food is incredible and the atmosphere is a bit dark, but an appropriate representation of the German culture. Overall, if you really like authentic German food, then this is the restaurant for you. The prices are reasonable and the food is delicious! If it weren't for the need for a passport, my husband and I would definetely visit again!

I read the other reviews before going to this restaurant. The bad reviews were accurate. If you read all the reviews, you'll get an accurate picture of the restaurant. The vegetables were terrible, definitely freezer burnt. I had the spaetzle with my dinner and they were acceptable but not homemade. Each plate had the same vegetables, the side of potatoes and the meat in the center. Since six of us ate, it was easy to see the plates came off an assembly line, nothing special. I personally like red cabbage, but it may not go with all items on the menu. The fish was a bad copy of frozen, battered, no-name grocery store fish. Don't expect top notch food here. We must have been lucky with service. While she didn't speak German, she was friendly.

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LOVED THIS RESTAURANT GREAT AUTHENTIC GERMAN FOOD . JUST WISH THERE WAS A OMP PAH PAH BAND. I CANT WAIT TO GO THERE. ONE OF MY 1ST PLACES I GO TO WHEN I VISIT NIAGRA FALLS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN DISAPOINTED OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS I HAVE BEEN GOING THERE. WILL VISIT OCTOBER AGAIN

Unbelievable!!
Arrived, sign says "wait to be seated". Waitress shouts from somewhere "sit anywhere". We do, ask what is on draft and are informed that since "the restaurant is under new management, there is no liquor license"; at least not for two more days. Funny, there was none 6 months ago either, according to one of these reviews.
Ask waitress, in German, what is better; Wiener Schnitzel or Schweinebraten; waitress, though dressed the part, does not speak German and leans toward the Schnitzel. Goulash soup comes and is delicious, accompanying bread is as dry as a desert, hard and stale. (The roman numerals depicting the "best before date" should have been a clue to us). The Schitzel came greasy, red cabbage and beans straight out of a can, instant mashed potatoes with ready-made gravy (from the fifties) would have been any pig's delight, but we were not amused. I enjoyed the music once switched from noise to authentic German folk and pop. In summary, the food was atrocious, (save the goulash), the place was grey with dust throughout and the waitress surly at best. We were the only 3 diners and should have cought on that there was probably a good reason for this. The washroom (men's) was clean, the carpets filthy, the entire event very embarrassing as our guest did not finish his Hamburger. He said something like he was not hungry since he had breakfast at 8:30 that morning and it was only about 5:30pm when we were served. At least my measly 10% tip was accepted without threats of eviction. If you have never been there, keep it that way; if you're with someone you want to disown you, bring her/him along and make sure you stick to the goulash. Ah yes, bring your own bread.

Big disappointment as the food was very bland and dry as well. Mashed potatoes, (instant?) were scooped onto plate with an ice cream scooper, veggies right out of the freezer bag, and gravy from a can. No presentation, no passion, even the service was bland. Big disappointment.

This is by far, the best restaurant I have been to in Niagara Falls. I would definetely return here. The service and food were absolutely wonderful. If possible, ask to be served by Erika.

Pleasant atmosphere, authentic dining room and kind and patient staff. the best dining experience in the Fallsview area.

Just happened to stop by for breakfast. Great food. good atmosphere; a little warm in the restaurant but it was very good.

Terrrible disappointment. We were the only diners at the time (Indication?) The schnitzel was good, but the vegetables strait from the freezer bag and the fries greasy, but the home fries were good. Unpleasant service, premises not clean and music from radio station, not real German music as expected in a place like this. As I gave her my credit card when presented with the bill, she asked me if she should add a 15% service charge, but I replied that I would take care of the tip myself. Since our experience had been unpleasant, I decided to be charitable and added only 10%, which I considered more than warranted. The waitress stayed right at our table until I had completed and signed the transaction slip. When I gave it to her she was heard to say "Oh brother" and was obviously miffed. We will NEVER return to this place!