Horst Gasthaus

Let start by what was really good mashed potatoes, red cabbage,pork schnitzel, cucumbers and german potato salad. What was so so but fresh green beans, veal jager, and the gravy. The gravy tasted like they used a browning mix instead of doing it the real way and it was pretty thin. I review alot so don't forget to follow

As a German-American and a regular February “snowbird” to North Myrtle Beach, Horst Gasthaus has been on my to do list for a number of years, but something always came up and it didn’t happen. Well, very happy to say that this year I was able to finally dine there with my wife and younger son. I was hoping that Spaten, my favorite, would be on tap, but Hey, you can’t have everything! There were four other German drafts to pick from, and Warsteiner was a good substitute! I started with a very good onion soup that like most places was smothered in cheese which I believe is unnecessary and actually takes away from the enjoyment of the broth and onions. HG has excellent rye bread, and a slice of this was under the cheese. Our main courses were Wiener Schnitzel with German potato salad and marinated cucs, Bavarian Goulash with red cabbage, and Sauerbraten with red cabbage and bread dumpling. All three entrees were wundervoll as is said auf Deutsch!!! Most enjoyable and tasty in English. We capped off our experience with three orders of home-made apple strudel which was filled with apples but surprisingly not many raisins? It was a little pricey at $10 a serving, but… Speaking of prices, they were reasonable for the quality and portion size of everything else. Ambiance was like an old shoe, comfortable and laid back. The Thursday night that we visited the clientele was mostly older (possibly locals) with a few families present and a few birthdays to celebrate. Our service was first rate, and the whole crew seemed to operate as a well oiled machine. While we had to wait a few times for plates to be cleared, the check to be presented, and then processed, it was clear that the waitress for our area was getting drinks, serving hot food etc. for other tables during that time. So we didn’t mind, especially after she acknowledged the delay and apologized for it. In closing, based on other reviews and my observations, I strongly recommend making a reservation even in the “off” season just to be on the safe side. Now that we know how good the Horst Gasthaus is, we will definitely be back again this February and Februaries in the future!!!

Note: This review is from 3-4 stars. To start Horst Gasthaus is a german speciality place that serves German food such as german potato salad, schnizel, and more. they have a wide variety of veal, chicken and seafood dishes. Went here on Thursday February 12th 2026 with my parents, aunt, uncle and a few friends as a total party of 7. We did make a reservation online and highly recommend to do that. When we arrived, the parking lot was jam packed and we almost couldn't find a spot. However, we were luckily able to park in the back somewhere. This place is like a little house with german memoria on it. in the dining room, they also had an accordion player. When we walked in to the door, we waited about 6 -10 minutes for a host to greet us. When the host finally did, she sat us down right away. Then, we sit down and our server still didn't greet us until like 15 minutes or later. Now, i understand that they were busy- but acknowledge us, address us, take a moment to start us with waters. Although this gave us time to look over the menu if we didn't know what we wanted. Finally the waitress comes over and gets us 7 waters, and 6 beers. We also put in an order of Bratwurst, Bauernwurst, as well as the pretzel appetizer. Appetizers came out in a timely manner. I enjoyed the Bauernwurst, which i think is the one that tasted like hot dogs, as well as the pretzel. The pretzel was big and we did end up sharing it with the whole table. For Entrees, I ordered the chicken Jager with mushrooms and gravy with a side of german potato salad and string beans. The String beans were the vegetable of the day. Oh, and the waitress did a good job with telling us the specials and communicating once everything calmed down. Food seemed to take long to come out, but when it finally did, I enjoyed my Chicken Jager. Only issue is that some others in my party said that their sides/food was cold- even after warming it up a bit- which the waitress did try to fix at least. Maybe the heat lamp is broken, or the food isn't directly under it, I don't know but this should be improved upon. We were offered dessert but skipped it. We did separate checks for our party- which the waitress accomodated. Paid via credit card and left a cash tip. May be back again!