Best German Restaurant Grand Rapids Near Me

Colleen Cottrell: Decent design vibe and servers were super fun. Not sure why there was a big screen to in the wall playing MTV on a Friday evening. Personally, I don’t think tvs should be anywhere in public that isn’t a sports bar. We came for the pretzels and drinks and fresh air but I wouldn’t come for more than that. Menu was lacking options. It was mostly appetizer plates. The menu descriptions left out a few important details that made us surprised when the dishes and drinks came out. $100 later…all in good fun.

Jim Miars: I have been to this place a few times. The other day I went there with a friend right when they opened. We tried the glass door and it was locked, the hostess sitting at the bar at the end of the corridor could see us, took her time getting to the door to unlock it. She asked if we had a reservation, no smile on her face. She finally said we could sit "over there" and pointed. The place was empty, not sure why she couldn't walk us eight steps over there. Then we waited quite a while for a waitress. She finally showed up, and her attitude was not good, she acted as is she didn't know what she was doing and we were a burden. I ordered a Miller Lite, my friend ordered a glass of wine, and we waited again. Finally she came back and told me the Miller Lite "wasn't ready" yet, would a regular Miller be okay? I said fine. When she finally got back with our drinks, I gave her a twenty dollar bill and told her I wanted to pay(I was afraid when I was ready she would have vanished). She disappeared for some time, finally came back and said "the drawer wasn't ready, if you want your five dollars change, you will have to wait a while", almost as if she was trying to prompt me to tell her to "keep it". By that time I was really annoyed and told her I would wait. Then she vanished again. We finally left without my change, couldn't wait to leave. So rude!This place is has a really cool look and nice views of the city, and I know it's hard to find good people, I just wanted them to know they need to get someone that gives a rip to oversee the place when it opens at 4pm, cause we were treated really poorly.

Samuel Schubkegel: Idk why this place is below 4.5 stars. It deserves to be higher than it is.Knoop does a unique thing in Grand Rapids. It gives Chicago rooftop bar vibes. It gives upscale, chic vibes. It’s a phenomenal place to bring friends who are from out of town.The best way to do Knoop is to order pretzels and drinks. Don’t do a full meal, focus on the finger foods and beverages! Slow down, enjoy conversation with people when you go. Absolutely don’t go alone- not that kind of place.What it doesn’t do well is dinner… I would’t go here for a full meal.There’s alternative seating through out, tables, couches, soft-seating, standing, high tops. When the weather is nice, everything is open to the balcony.A good place to stop for anyone doing a bachelor/bachelorette party — it’s classy.

Jenalyn H: Cool staff, kitchen is closed on mondays so don’t expect food. Drinks r bomb tho

Marty Fortuna: Cool view and super friendly!

Jesse Saxberg: Went here for our 2 year anniversary to get some drinks for a night cap and ended up proposing to my new fiancée on their beautiful balcony overlooking downtown GF. Huge thanks to Jenna for recording our special moment and making a night we will never forget!

Leslie Boonstra: We called to inquire about a reservation and were told we did not need one. Then on our way to the bar we went online and put our name on the waitlist. When we arrived we were told it would an hour wait and they would call us when something became available. We never received a call and when we called twice after the hour was up no one ever answered. We won’t try the knoop rooftop bar again.

Anna Yanalunas: Really yummy cute place for sharing plates & cocktails. Missing 1 star because they ran out of buns for their sliders at 6:30 on a Friday? We put in two orders and weren’t able to eat any. Seems like a weird thing to run out of especially with such a small menu to begin with.

Stevie Wunder: Everyone was so nice, great service! The bartender made a PERFECT old fashioned, and the old fashioned bacon was wicked good!!

Shelby Cline: The food and drinks are okay - cool atmosphere though

Hannah Yoskovich: Excellent food, drinks and hospitality! I’ll be back!

Kassandra Weber: My husband and I had a lovely date at Knoop. Our waitress, Jenna, was so kind and helpful. We were seated right by the window, so one side of us was GR at night from the top story of Canopy hotel, and the other side was the enjoyable environment of Knoop itself. The food and drinks were delicious! Reasonable price for appetizer-like meals. Definitely don’t expect to get full off of one shareable plate, but if you are a person who loves to get multiple appetizer for everyone to share, this is a great place for that! We can’t wait to visit again in the warm months to experience sitting outside on the balcony.

Isis G: Amazing. I loved the food, the charcuterie board was unique and high quality, the Korean chicken dish was amazing I fell in love with it, waygu sliders were perfectly seasoned and the bread was amazingly toasted, and the “catch me if you can” cocktail tasted so good and reminded me of Christmas ! Loved the vibes, great views and the bartenders as well as my server were sweet people. Overall, I can’t WAIT to come here when I go back to GR. I give this experience a 10/10.

Scotty Mitchell: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5More

Breeanna Willison: My visit to Knoop was very disappointing. My younger sister and I visited on a busy Friday evening and got sat instantly, which was surprising. We knew we were going to order drinks right away. She ordered one of the signature mocktails, because she's only 18, and our server instantly asked if she wanted to add alcohol to it. This made her a little uncomfortable because it's clearly under the mocktail section of the menu, and she had never been asked if she wanted alcohol at a restaurant before. It just threw her off, which had already thrown me off. But we moved on and I ordered a cocktail. I had my ID in my hand because I just turned 21 over the summer, I almost always get asked to show my ID, and I feel like it's respectful to have it in my hand ready to go. Our server stares at it in my hand for a good 30 seconds, and then grabs it out of my hand to feel up and down it. He hands it back to me laughing and says he cannot accept it. I was really confused at this point. I asked why he couldn't accept it, and he explained that he had a Michigan Driver's License that was not as glossy as mine was. I found it pointless to argue, but I couldn't help thinking "Yeah of course it's glossier, it's probably 5 years newer than yours." He then offered to sell me a mocktail, which felt like an insult. He just offered my 18 year old sister alcohol in the NON-ALCOHOLIC drink she ordered, but will not honor my completely valid new Michigan's Drivers License as an acceptable form of ID. I'll definitely be carrying my passport around from now on. The whole interaction with our server was just extremely uncomfortable, which was really unfortunate. We had been excited to go all week. Such a let down.

anthony bakker: Great place for drinks but the food was awful. I wish I would have taken a picture of the poutine, it was boring fries with a few “meat” crumbles sprinkled on top. Very disappointing.

Greg Whitaker: Service was excellent, as were the drinks. The pretzel sampler was EVERYTHINGFood: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More

Manasvi Pinnamaneni: We came here for a pre-wedding celebration with friends and spent over 400 bucks and at the end of the night, one of the staff came up to us and accused us of stealing the phone from which the music was playing. My husband was able to go back to the table and find it in less than thirty seconds and we never got an apology, despite being accused before anyone did a cursory glance of the area. People pay a premium at a place like this to have a special experience and they really ruined a happy occasion for us. The idea that we would even steal a random phone is so offensive...

Mike Trent: A great rooftop to spend the afternoon eating and drinking. Our server was very helpful with our drink selections and never steered us wrong. They were all excellent. The food was perfect as well. It took us a while to get a reservation, so book early. It's a busy spot, and it deserves to be.

Amanda Verhagen: Bad experience right out of the gate. The host and hostess were some of the rudest I have ever encountered. They literally laughed at us when we asked to be put on the waiting list. We ended up sitting at the bar. The bartender was friendly and helpful, but with the continued dirty looks and rude comments from the host/hostess, we left after one drink and eating somewhere else.