5 /5 Chris Olney: Came down off of the Catskills Escarpment after a tiring 9 mile hike to Blackhead Mountain. Figured Id grab dinner in Palenville or Hunter, but just down the road from the trailhead in Cairo I passed an unassuming building, but it had a sign that caught my eye - Mountain Brauhaus. What the heck, why not pull in and try it?
Passing through the door I was rather taken aback when I stepped into old Germany! A beer hall/restaurant with German decorations, waitresses wearing German dresses; a bar with a variety of German pilsners on tap, a musician playing live polka music, an open floor in the middle where customers were dancing, and a menu of German food options. I sat the bar enjoying a cold Hofbrau, took in the atmosphere, and ordered a plate of Weiner schnitzel with spaetzel and red cabbage that was delicious. It made my evening!