Zeppelin Hall's 10th Anniversary
Zeppelin Hall, the Metropolitan area’s largest biergarten, started celebrating their ten year anniversary with a dinner party on Thursday the 21th of November. Festivities will be continued throughout the weekend starting Thursday, December 5th until Sunday, December 8th.
Imported Pretzel and Appetizers.
As a German, I was happily convinced by Executive Chef Franco Robazetti, for good upper class German food we no longer need to go back to Germany, but just across the Hudson to Jersey City.
Zeppelin Hall not only offers a cozy seating area right behind the entrance, where you can enjoy your dinner next to the fire place, but also a unique outdoor garden. On top of these great features, guests can have a drink at the lively bar or enjoy the Oktoberfest-like atmosphere in the great hall. For their anniversary festivities, Zeppelin Hall will also unveil their Polar Vortex, a spacious heated and tented outdoor bar.
Selection of their finest beers.
The whole venue doesn’t disappoint by combining the aim to bring Germany to New Jersey and creating a cozy biergarten ambience. Therefore Zeppelin hall is the perfect venue for celebrations of any kind, a superior German meal or just to enjoy one of the drinks of their fine collection of beer, wines and cocktails after work.
The Zeppelin Hall Bacon Sliders.
On Thursday night Executive Chef Franco Robazetti served us an exclusive taste of the anniversary weekend menu. On this night and the next weekend, the most popular 10 dishes will be served, which includes items from the biergarten’s over-the-top food festivals in addition to the most popular plates from their regular menu, like their Bacon Sliders.
While being seated in the homely restaurant area next to the fire place, we got to try Zeppelin Halls’ Bacon Burger, Sausage Platter, Shrimp Molcajete, Arugula Salad, their imported Pretzels, dessert in the form of Bananas Foster, as well as a 42oz Tomahawk Ribeye steak wrapped in sliced applewood bacon.
The 42oz Tomahawk Ribeye steak wrapped in sliced applewood bacon.
Executive Chef Franco Robazetti cutting the 42oz Tomahawk Ribeye steak.
My personal favorite: the Chicken Schnitzel. This German and Oktoberfest classic is very hard to find so beautifully prepared anywhere outside of Germany and I can proudly say I have finally found a decent Schnitzel in the USA.
The whole evening was pervaded with excellent food and drinks, a cozy and welcoming atmosphere and delightful chats with guests and the Zeppelin Hall crew. It was a pleasure to be part of the tenth anniversary celebration of Zeppelin Hall and the experience definitely made my german-heart beat faster.
Whether you are feeling homesick for Germany or not, Zeppelin Hall is absolutely worth a visit.
Photos courtesy of Zeppelin Hall
