Horsch Radish - Gibson City, Illinois

Eliah Aquilina (Elle)

Great place for German food! Went there during lunch for our anniversary. Has a nice European charm with a cozy homely atmosphere.

Waiter informed us they’re in the process of combining the menus, so we got a mix: frog legs, lunch combo (BLT & goulash soup of the day), schnitzel, and complimentary bread.

You can tell they put work into keeping things local and comfortingly homemade- The bread was dense and crumby but great for dipping the soup, the frog legs needed a teeny bit of salt but flavorful, the BLT was fresh and crunchy and with local sourced bacon, and the schnitzel was comforting with good flavour.

The desserts were also all homemade and looked so good!

Lastly, was also very reasonably (maybe criminally?) priced! Definitely recommended as a great lunch and dinner spot and for some homemade German food. Will be back 🙂

Amy Kostesich

Out of everything. 3 different beers, house red wine, cider, ice tea, hot tea and potato pancakes. Slow service took two hours for three of us to have dinner. Ordered dinner and an hour later they informed us they were out of the chicken for her dinner! Comped her dinner but very disappointed. Only hot tea they had was mint or lemon. Iced tea machine apparently broken. We were in large hall that was very cold and loud. Offered us free dessert which was semi frozen Carmel cheesecake with no taste. Brown mushroom gravy on chicken dishes had no mushroom nor taste. My chicken meal had very few apples and no cheese. We will not return.

Jason H

Had a dinner party at Horsch Radish yesterday evening. It was a terrible experience. Reservation was at 5:30. We were a party of 20. We were seated promptly but things quickly went down hill from there. The pitchers of water on the table were not sufficient for the # of people at the table and the glasses were dirty. The restaurant only had 1 server to cover our large party. Our server took 20-30 min before taking our drink order. While taking our drink order he would frequently have to say “sorry we are out of”. It took about 20 minutes again before drinks were served and about 1/2 of the drink order was correct. I ordered appetizers for the table. I was ordering frog legs and Bavarian pretzels. Again server said “sorry we are out of”. When the pretzels finally arrive they were cold. Then it was time to order entrees. The menu is very limited but again the server had to say multiple times “sorry we are out of”. When entrees arrived at 7:45 half of the orders were correct. Myself and 3 others in our party did not even get served until the rest of the party was finished with there meals. I talked to the manager about our experience and never recieved an apology. The food was horrible. Especially for the price. Dine at your own risk and keep your expectations very low.

Dawn Huber

We have eaten at the Bayern stube yearly for many years. In October of 2022 we visited under the new owner ship. Had a great time. Tonight we returned. It was the absolute worst experience we have ever had in a restaurant. The first thing, my water glass was dirty. Took a very long time, at least 45 minutes before our drink order was taken. Drinks came to the table a couple at a time. We did have a large group. Then another few minutes two more would arrive. One beverage that should have been hot was ice cold. Finally took our orders. Also had ordered appetizers at the time of the drink order. That was another 30 minutes. Salads and soup came to the table one at a time over 20 minutes or so. The food started arriving in yet another 30 minutes, again one plate at a time over the next 30 minutes. No one ate together. Food was cold, butter didn’t even melt on mashed potatoes. Food was poor quality. When it came time for bills, another disaster. They had to totally rely on our honesty. They had no idea what had been ordered. Manager came out to help with that. Said she had no idea there had been issues because she had been loosing her voice so was only doing salads. What a poor excuse from management. No offers were made in compensation or even an apology. Our reservation was 5:30 didn’t get out of there until 9:30 and it wasn’t because we were having a good time! We have visited here yearly but we will not be back and will be warning others. SAD!

XIAOHUI ZHANG

The new turnover of the previous German restaurant is really a gem. The food is at its good quality and dessert is great. Reservation is required for now. I’m glad that people from Champaign can finally enjoy some German food around the area.

Lynn Norris

My family traveled an hour and a half each yesterday to enjoy lunch at your restaurant. We ordered and then were told no spaetzle. Really!! Make some. We came from all over the state for German dining, not to have a salad. Then you gave us two choices for dessert. Oops mishap in kitchen only one option. We are German heritage and really looked forward to our lunch. The food was tasty but we didn’t get all the food we came to get.

Michael Stevens

Don’t waste your valuable time and hard-earned money. The meal took over 1 hour to arrive at our table and was disgraceful. Small, overcooked medallions of pork that did not come close to passing as schnitzel. Sausages burnt to a black crisp; not even our server said she would eat it if presented to her. Potato pancakes unrecognizable as such. Strudel doughy, not flaky. Need I say more?

Kurt Willer

If you are fan of German food you will want to go. The preparation is excellent and instead of being "fried and bland" they do a good job of using a savory spice combination that makes it a delight.
The menu isn't as large as some places but it is enough.
Beer on tap served in 1/2 and 1 liter mugs.
Spendthrift about $80 for 2 including tip.
Parking is on street.