Szmania's Restaurant

Good Food, Fast and Friendly Service, Kids menu, and neat glass art to keep baby eyes preocupied and entertained. Our new favorite... more

We've been to Szmania's many times and always have a good experience whether dining in the bar or in the main part of the restaurant. I love sitting by one of their two fireplaces. We were most recently there for Father's Day and the place was packed with families. It's great to see a family-owned restaurant consistently provide such delicious food over the years. They are always adding new things to the menu along side their traditional favorites, which we have worked our way through several times. I like the variety of appetizers and desserts. I always find something to complement my entree. I'm impressed with the work they do to support the Magnolia community even though I live on Queen Anne. I hope to try one of their occasional special dinner nights where they pair different regional wines with each course and I would also like to try one of Chef Ludger's cooking classes. They look like fun. Pros: Food, atmosphere and FOOD more

We've been to Szmania's many times and always have a good experience whether dining in the bar or in the main part of the restaurant. I love sitting by one of their two fireplaces. We were most recently there for Father's Day and the place was packed with families. It's great to see a family-owned restaurant consistently provide such delicious food over the years. They are always adding new things to the menu along side their traditional favorites, which we have worked our way through several times. I like the variety of appetizers and desserts. I always find something to complement my entree. I'm impressed with the work they do to support the Magnolia community even though I live on Queen Anne. I hope to try one of their occasional special dinner nights where they pair different regional wines with each course and I would also like to try one of Chef Ludger's cooking classes. They look like fun. Pros: Food, atmosphere and FOOD more

Terrific dining experience. I wish I lived in Magnolia to take advantage of it more often. A very bright and pleasing decor, professional (but not stuff) service, and chef Ludger is a talented guy in the kitchen. Crab cake appetizer, grilled tuna entree, warm romaine salad...all were tasty and perfectully prepared. Reasonable wine list too. Enjoy! Pros: The food Cons: None more

Terrific dining experience. I wish I lived in Magnolia to take advantage of it more often. A very bright and pleasing decor, professional (but not stuff) service, and chef Ludger is a talented guy in the kitchen. Crab cake appetizer, grilled tuna entree, warm romaine salad...all were tasty and perfectully prepared. Reasonable wine list too. Enjoy! Pros: The food more

Attentive waiters, sat quickly. Food was delicious. The trio of german sausages was incredible. Real sauerkraut. Pros: The Entire Dining Experience Cons: n/a more

Attentive waiters, sat quickly. Food was delicious. The trio of german sausages was incredible. Real sauerkraut. Pros: The Entire Dining Experience Cons: n/a more

a very mediocre dinning experience in terms of atmosphere and taste; a great disappointment and waste of our money Pros: neighborhood Cons: uninspiring more

a very mediocre dinning experience in terms of atmosphere and taste; a great disappointment and waste of our money Pros: neighborhood Cons: uninspiring more

In short: GREAT food, RELAXED atmosphere.\r Um...In...long(?): I haven't been here since I last lived in Magnolia and everything was as good as I remembered. I started at the bar while waiting for late friends and while only a 5 or 6 seating bar it provided full service with a dedicated bartender. Service overall from the bar to the table was good. To be honest, when I eat somewhere I only the notice the service if it ISN'T excellent. I rarely go eat somewhere nice, especially without kids, so when I do I want to get away and not have to think about anything. The service here did that. \r The food was sensational. Being a meat-lover without much love for anything else it also takes some seriously good vegetables for me to eat them (I'm seriously that steak-centered). The asparagus (sp?) and the mashed potatoes that came with my meal were great.\r The decor and atmosphere were relaxed and intimate despite the place being busy. I'm not too keen on crowds but the place didn't over do anything with loud music or bright lights. Again, very relaxed and what you would expect a place to be like in laid-back Magnolia.\r I think I'll be back first for the bar, it really did surprise me that this small bar was full service. You don't see that often as most restaurants only have little-bars like this for show and never have a dedicated bartender. \r \r My previous idea of eating in Magnolia was either going to the Subway, which is coincidentally, across the street, or going to the Magnolia Pub, which is now closed. Now I can make a night-out of going to Magnolia rather than just driving through to show my son where I used to go to school and live.\r \r OH! Going back to the meat-lover thing, I will definitely be back for their Oktoberfest brats! Pros: Ambience, Food, Drink selection, variety of seating, good neighborhood Cons: Parking can lack on busy nights, not much else around the neighborhood to do. more

In short: GREAT food, RELAXED atmosphere. Um...In...long(?): I haven't been here since I last lived in Magnolia and everything was as good as I remembered. I started at the bar while waiting for late friends and while only a 5 or 6 seating bar it provided full service with a dedicated bartender. Service overall from the bar to the table was good. To be honest, when I eat somewhere I only the notice the service if it ISN'T excellent. I rarely go eat somewhere nice, especially without kids, so when I do I want to get away and not have to think about anything. The service here did that. The food was sensational. Being a meat-lover without much love for anything else it also takes some seriously good vegetables for me to eat them (I'm seriously that steak-centered). The asparagus (sp?) and the mashed potatoes that came with my meal were great. The decor and atmosphere were relaxed and intimate despite the place being busy. I'm not too keen on crowds but the place didn't over do anything with loud music or bright lights. Again, very relaxed and what you would expect a place to be like in laid-back Magnolia. I think I'll be back first for the bar, it really did surprise me that this small bar was full service. You don't see that often as most restaurants only have little-bars like this for show and never have a dedicated bartender. My previous idea of eating in Magnolia was either going to the Subway, which is coincidentally, across the street, or going to the Magnolia Pub, which is now closed. Now I can make a night-out of going to Magnolia rather than just driving through to show my son where I used to go to school and live. OH! Going back to the meat-lover thing, I will definitely be back for their Oktoberfest brats! Pros: Ambience, Food, Drink selection, variety of seating, good neighborhood Cons: Parking can lack on busy nights, not much else around the neighborhood to do. more

We have entertained two different couples at SZMANIA'S in the past couple of months. Both have come away raving about the food. We try to get people who are new to the restaurant to try some of chef Ludger Szmania's specialties, like his Jagerschnitzel or the ahi tuna. No one is ever disappointed. I like the service as well; the servers know when to interupt and when not. -- Michele Pros: Food, value, ambience Cons: Nothing that stands out more

We have entertained two different couples at SZMANIA'S in the past couple of months. Both have come away raving about the food. We try to get people who are new to the restaurant to try some of chef Ludger Szmania's specialties, like his Jagerschnitzel or the ahi tuna. No one is ever disappointed. I like the service as well; the servers know when to interupt and when not. -- Michele Pros: Food, value, ambience Cons: Nothing that stands out more

As neighborhood residents, we have been to this place on several occasions, including once for New Year's Eve. The staff behaves consistently as if we were invisible. Long waits for a table, even with reservations, complete disinterest in our table preference, extremely long waits for food service and simply bad attitudes by servers and kitchen help alike. Actually unbelievable. As one who needs to watch the sugar curve closely, this place is hazardous to my health. Waiting so long for food to come is not healthy, especially if you arrive hungry. With 20 million diabetics + another 50 million prediabetics in this country, this service issue is more important than most kitchen people realize. People arrived after us and got seated first. They also received their meals before we did. It seems like they have some regulars who get preference over everyone else in the place. Offering patrons nothing but bread and alcohol while they wait is no solution for those with wheat allergies. The food is also very inconsistent. Sometimes it's okay, sometimes it's just awful, but I've never had a meal there that I would describe as delightful. We had stopped going, then after a supposed upgrade we gave them a couple more tries. Never again. Some things are better left to themselves. Pros: Can't think of one -- maybe the martini Cons: lots of them -- poor food service + bad attitudes and indifference more

As neighborhood residents, we have been to this place on several occasions, including once for New Year's Eve. The staff behaves consistently as if we were invisible. Long waits for a table, even with reservations, complete disinterest in our table preference, extremely long waits for food service and simply bad attitudes by servers and kitchen help alike. Actually unbelievable. As one who needs to watch the sugar curve closely, this place is hazardous to my health. Waiting so long for food to come is not healthy, especially if you arrive hungry. With 20 million diabetics + another 50 million prediabetics in this country, this service issue is more important than most kitchen people realize. People arrived after us and got seated first. They also received their meals before we did. It seems like they have some regulars who get preference over everyone else in the place. Offering patrons nothing but bread and alcohol while they wait is no solution for those with wheat allergies. The food is also very inconsistent. Sometimes it's okay, sometimes it's just awful, but I've never had a meal there that I would describe as delightful. We had stopped going, then after a supposed upgrade we gave them a couple more tries. Never again. Some things are better left to themselves. Pros: Can't think of one -- maybe the martini Cons: lots of them -- poor food service + bad attitudes and indifference more

After viewing their menu online and deciding to take my out -of-town Mother here for her birthday, I very much regret it. After arriving to an entirely empty restaurant, we were seated at likely the worst table in the restaurant which was right beside the front door (on a cold evening too). We were then told the menu I viewed online wasn't offered. Apparently they updated their website about 5 days too early and were unwilling to honor it when I asked them. I can't tell you if the food was good as we got up and left. I was embarrassed to have this happen in front of my Mom on her birthday and extremely disappointed by the wait staff and hostess' lack of customer service. I will never patronize this restaurant again which is a pity as we live in the village and like the location. I will never recommend it to anyone as well and was happy to have paid $150 to the folks at McCormick and Schmicks that night. We had top notch service and food and thankfully our evening ended up wonderful - no thanks to Szmania's. Two thumbs down Szmania's. Pros: Are there any? Cons: Very poor customer service more

After viewing their menu online and deciding to take my out -of-town Mother here for her birthday, I very much regret it. After arriving to an entirely empty restaurant, we were seated at likely the worst table in the restaurant which was right beside the front door (on a cold evening too). We were then told the menu I viewed online wasn't offered. Apparently they updated their website about 5 days too early and were unwilling to honor it when I asked them. I can't tell you if the food was good as we got up and left. I was embarrassed to have this happen in front of my Mom on her birthday and extremely disappointed by the wait staff and hostess' lack of customer service. I will never patronize this restaurant again which is a pity as we live in the village and like the location. I will never recommend it to anyone as well and was happy to have paid $150 to the folks at McCormick and Schmicks that night. We had top notch service and food and thankfully our evening ended up wonderful - no thanks to Szmania's.\r \r Two thumbs down Szmania's. Pros: Are there any? Cons: Very poor customer service more

So apparently the chef here is some famous german chef. The menu is not just sausages and rostis though.... more

So apparently the chef here is some famous german chef. The menu is not just sausages and rostis though. The portions are good too. I also like it ... more

So apparently the chef here is some famous german chef. The menu is not just sausages and rostis though. The portions are good too. I also like it ... more