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It's the last surviving German restaurant in what used to be a very German neighborhood. The food is truly excellent (try the potato pancakes) and the atmosphere is wonderful.

If you're looking for a well-prepared, thoughtfully executed meal, go elsewhere. Have to catch a show/movie/be someplace at a specific time? This ain't the place. If you're looking for a cozy, casual place to sit back and unwind with friends over hearty food and some of Germany's finest exports, then Heidelberg is the best you'll do in Manhattan. In the dozen or so times I've been there, the service has been all over the spectrum, from lazy and rude to congenial and prompt. The food is basic German comfort food, sometimes really good, sometimes merely adequate. The real charm lies in the atmosphere - it's a room straight out of a small Bavarian village minus the beer signs. Their selection of German beer is great, and the friendly regulars, casual atmosphere, and close quarters make for a great place to forget about the outside world.

German in New York, been in the states for 7 years now, tried out Heidelberg with my Brazilian girlfriend for the first time today. Just a great choice. Very authentic German food, rivaling my grandmother's dishes. My girlfriend loved the Jaegerschnitzel. And better beer selection on draft than any of the other German places I've been to in the city. Otherworldly decoration and atmosphere, throws you right back into the Black Forest. Definitely will take people there a lot more often from now on.

Went last night to celebrate a birthday with a party of 6 - we were seated in the garden and ordered two boots - one came in 10 mins - one still hadn't come after half an hour so I had to walk upstairs and ask where the hell it was. Our two other friends came and waited to order, waited another half hour for a boot and we never got a diet coke (after 45 mins). No food ordered yet mind you after an hour and 10 mins...Had to ask for a manager who had all sorts of excuses so my husband started to berate her in German which seemed to be very effective. Our missing coke and food came right away and the waitress seemed to have a clue again...Until we finished and never got to order another beer again. We gave up and went to drink beers on our patio at home. It really isn't worth it. Any other German place in the city is so much more worth it than this one due to the service.

5 years I have been going here. time and again the lack of service is astonishing. Waiting 1/2 hour just to get beverages. Try making a reservation. Please I dare you. The rules change constantly. "oh you called at the wrong time, thats why they didnt take your reservation". I am still not sure what that means. I love the food....really it is quite good. Having said that my friends and I have decided never to patronize this establishment ever again. The way they treat customers is not acceptable. I could take it out on them via tips, but that is just not my way. They are an integral part of the history of yorkville in days gone past..too bad they have forgotten what that means. My search for a replacement begins.

Don't waste your money on this place. $100 for three people and all we got was cold and congealed food after a long wait. I'm so annoyed that I didn't walk out.

The food- although heavily fried- yet very authentic was delicious. My boyfriend having visited Germany 2 times claims this restaurant has identical food and similar atmosphere. It is kind of pricey, but definately unlike any other restaurant in NYC. Try the potato pancakes... they are to die for!