J Betski's,

1916 Bernard St, Raleigh, NC 27608, United States

"It was an adventure. You have to order your food on your phone. Don't order your appetizers, desserts and dinner at once because it will all come out at the same time if you do. You can't substitute anything on plates even a different side sadly. Hot Germany potatoes salad with a flounder sandwich is just wrong to my southern palet. Lol! The orange bread pudding was cold with lack of taste and the just ok. Limited wine however lots of beers. The cauliflower steak tastes like cauliflower. The potato fries were good and get high marks. We also enjoyed the beet salad. Be prepared the beets are woodsy tasting and not sweet. Our bill for 3 adults was $152 before tip . The quality of the food was good."

"Hands down best European food in Raleigh. Excited to have a local spot to get delicious pierogis! Staff is very knowledgeable and friendly, comfortable and clean atmosphere, great beer and cocktails. PS we are not normally dessert people when we eat out but the Torte was 10/10. We will be back !!"

"I am in love with this place! Such good food, I had no idea pierogies could taste so amazing. Certainly not Mrs. T's. The staff is always wonderful, ordering is through an app and arrives like lightening, the decor and ambiance is cozy and inviting, and the beer selection is unique. I ate there three times the first week I discovered it - my husband thought I might be addicted. I just might be..."

"J Betski’s has found its way into my list of top five Raleigh restaurants. I’m half German on my mother’s side. I grew up with German dishes in rotation for home cooking and like to eat at German/Eastern European restaurants. Several outstanding German/Eastern European restaurants that stand out for me are Mader’s in Milwaukee, Amber Rose in Dayton, an amazing Polish restaurant in Joliet that I hope still exists but I’m embarrassed I don’t remember its name. J Betski’s is on par and above all of these restaurants that represent the best of this cuisine. It’s tucked into the back of a strip mall and the vibe is a little sterile but it’s cute and clean with great staff. Do yourself a favor, eat here. If you’re not familiar with German/Eastern European food, ask questions about the menu. There is food here you will love. The staff know the food, they will help you find what you’ll love. Henry at the bar took great care of us. Everything I had my first time here was amazing. The sausage plate is a collection of house made sausages pickles and extras. All fantastic but the plate includes braised cabbage and the braised cabbage is sublime. A perfect bite. For entrees, my wife got the Jaegerschnitzel, I stole some and the schnitzel mushrooms spaetzle and braised sauerkraut were all delicious. I had the smoked trout, which was also amazing. Finally the strudel… just get the strudel. You’re welcome. Also the butter infused old fashioned is worth a try if you like an old fashioned but it is on the sweet side. I’m looking forward to getting back here soon."

"The food was pretty good, but we ended up spending over $90 for three people...and that was for just food and water, so if we were to order any drinks, it would have cost a good deal more. The perogie burger, crab perogies, apricot walnut studel with vanilla ice cream were the best things I tried. The spaetzle was good. The rotisserie chicken and sour sauerkraurt were pretty good, but the sauerkraurt had a little strange flavor to it. The mushroom gravy on the chicken was pretty good. The desert (apricot and walnut strudel) was amazing. My husband ordered the schnitzel and I tried one bite. It was okay, but not something I would ever order. He liked it fine, but he grew up in a German family, so he's had better."