Atmosphere

A short drive from Madison is one of the best German restaurants and supper clubs in the state.  The small town of Roxbery is home to the Dorf Haus Supper Club, a larger Germanic-style building that feels like a genuine Bavarian beer hall.  The interior is German through and through with warm wood paneling, authentic antiques, hand-carved accents and stained glass fixtures.  

Old Fashioned

The rich, smooth, carmel-colored Old Fashioned is spot on.  The Dorf Haus featuers Wollersheim brandy, distilled in nearby Sauk City.  The sweet and citrus is dangerously delicious.  Great Old Fashioned.  

Starters

You can't begin a meal at the Dorf Haus without their massive soft German pretzel.  Crispy on the outside, soft and pillowy on the inside, the prezel pairs perfesctly with tangy German mustard.  It's a great combination of crisp, soft, salt and spice.

Entrees

The Dorf Haus is well known locally for it's wonderful Friday night fish fry.  Lightly breaded and fried, the fish fry is flakey and moist with a cripy shell.  The fish fry pairs nicely with the authentic German potato salad.

The German pork schnitzel is also a vavorie, fried  golden-browned and served on a sizzling oval platters.  The traditional fare is a nice departure from the typical supper club standards.  The schnitzel was tender and filling and the house-made gravy is exceptional.

Other favorites include the sausage platter, which looked incredible.  Next time.

Bottom Line

The Dorf Haus is great, stradling the line between supper club and authentic German restaurant.  The Dorf Haus shines as a supper club, with a warm atmosphere and great standard.  Plus, it offers a broad array of German favorites.  Plus it has a great banquette hall.  Madison-area supper clubbers need to try the German-influenced restaurant, complete with all the charm and most of the execution you'd hope for.