After a friend and online reviews told me so many good things about the Alpine Retreat, we went there for my husband's birthday dinner tonight. The food was absolutely amazing! We loved the complimentary liver pate served as we browsed the menu; slightly chunky yet smooth and bursting with flavor. As we both like bacon wrapped water chestnuts, we shared an appetizer portion of them. There were 10 pieces, hot and crisp and served with a sweet-sour dipping sauce. Delicious! For dinner, we both opted to begin with the cream of mushroom soup, loaded with good sized pieces of mushrooms; I wish the cream soup itself would have had more of a mushroom flavor, but it was very good and came piping hot. Homemade, chewy rye rolls were a great accompaniment. My husband had the 16 oz. (Queen cut) prime rib, medium rare and well-marbled, with a baked potato and raved about the flavor and that it arrived perfectly cooked. I had Weinerschnitzel, so tender and moist, with gravy on the side, and crisp-tender green beans rather than a potato (my choice!). Everything was absolutely delicious. Our server was fantastic, timing the deliveries of our courses to give us plenty of time to enjoy them and not feel rushed, and checking in just enough to make sure all was well. She explained all the dishes and was most knowledgeable about them, plus she had a pleasant personality and was attentive, despite being extremely busy. The only complaint we had was the excessively loud noise level. The Alpine Retreat is a small restaurant; one dining room that's rather crowded with tables, and the bar with dinner seating available at bistro tables. The dining room has a low ceiling, and the "Alpine look" - plastered walls and wooden beams - did nothing but enhance the already noisy room to more decibels of sound than we like. (We both have hearing issues, and conversation is nearly impossible with excessive background noise.) An extremely loud man was next to us, which didn't help. As a testament to the great food and service, the restaurant was completely packed - escalating the noise even more. The noise level is the reason for the four star rating. While I'm positive we'll return because the food was so terrific, maybe we'll take a 4 pm seating (the earliest) and perhaps that will be better.

Recently found this little jewel and must say I am very impressed. Make sure you have a reservation or you might not get in.

Great food, service, and hospitality in a cozy atmosphere! No part of the experience was weak.

Always fantastic. Great atmosphere, good prices and dinner with some furry friends. Service is always on point.

Great venue and wonderful staff. Be sure to check out special sauerbraten nights. Generous bartenders. Live deer just outside the bar window for viewing.

A hidden gem located in the Holy Hill area lies Alpine Retreat. Although somewhat small it adds to the charm of this 125-year old restaurant. The nice sized bar offers friendly service and a wonderful old fashion. Once seated you are treated to old time favorites like goose liver patte. The full menu includes some German favorites like sauerbraten and schnitzel but of course includes a variety of tasty steaks, chops and seafood.

Had dinner with friends for my Birthday. One of the guests had dinner in Chicago 2 weeks prior to our celebration. He raved and could not say enough about how great the food was. This is a guy with good taste who has traveled the world. He was more than impressed. Of course for me it was a fabulous night, as always. The finale was a delicious piece of Schaum Torte! Steve and Cindy love to serve good food, have a great staff and never disappoint. 10 Stars. Thank you!!

Food was very good, service was great, ambiance was quaint. I highly recommend the drinks at the bar to take in the entire experience. Had a little misunderstanding with the hostess stand, but it was cleared up.

Upon arrival we walked in and it smelled like the stench of stale beer after a weekend binger. We didn't know where the hostess was, but she eventually walked over and greeted us. She seated us right away BECAUSE WE HAD A RESERVATION. We sat down and within seconds our waitress came over. She was friendly. We ordered drinks and she came back in 5 minutes with our drinks. We then ordered our food. Ribs, chicken piccata, chicken Parmesan, and cod. It came in about a half hour. Ribs were fall off the bone. Chicken piccata was okay but normally it's served with angel hair pasta. Chicken parm was very tasty with homemade noodles. The cod was not fishy tasting. Total bill with 6 drinks and food was $129.