Cafe Rustika

Richmond, VA · German restaurant

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Richmond
#125
of 1600 restaurants
City Percentile
81%
rating percentile
Address
Cafe Rustika, 414 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone
(804) 225-8811
Website
www.caferustika.com
Status
Closed · Opens 4 PM

Cafe Rustika is a restaurant located in Richmond, VA. It is one of 1,600 restaurants listed in Richmond. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Richmond city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Cafe Rustika

Cozy little schnitzel bar offering a variety of schnitzels with authentic German cuisine, German beer and European wines. Richmond's favorite schnitzel since 2007!

Hours

Saturday4 PM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Karla Scanlan · Dec 2025

Wonderful experience at this restaurant with pleasant staff, fun atmosphere, delicious food and quality beer. We had no issues with wait time perhaps b/c we were having such a late dinner (815pm). Having read the reviews about wait time online, I called to inquire and was told there were currently two seats at bar. Luckily seats were still there when we arrived; we were a short walk (Linden Row Inn) and headed right over. Even at that hour restaurant was still full. We ate at the bar which had comfortable seats and foot rail. They were out of bratwurst at that late hour so I ordered the sauerbraten which was tender and delicious. All sides were top notch: sauerkraut was warm and yummy, skillet fried potatoes golden, potato salad with bacon. My husband enjoyed the Schnitzel Cordon Ble

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Na Na · Jul 2025

This place is super small inside. Make a reservation if you want to go here. The food is ok but nothing to rave about. The menu is limited, and they do not allow you to make substitutions. I did observe they had bratwurst just laying out on a tray on top of a bend in the kitchen. I'm pretty sure if the health inspector walked into the establishment, they would've received a food violation. I would not revisit this restaurant.

★★★★★ 5.0 Richard Derrico · Feb 2026

Absolutely delicious authentic German food. The veal schnitzel is tender and well prepared. Great beer selection. Friendly and efficient servers. The food is prepared to order from scratch so expect it to take a reasonable time to be served. It's well worth it!

★★★★★ 5.0 Ash K · Jul 2025

Delicious authentic German with good vibes and friendly service. The place is small, so expect a wait on the weekends especially, but it's worth the wait for sure. There's nowhere else in town even close for this style of food.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Marci Fradkin · Nov 2023

The service was incredible. The people are so nice. The restaurant is very small and expect to wait for a table. They take your number and they call you when the table is ready they had a wife variety of schnitzel prepared and you could have a Lotta different kinds of proteins, I think maybe I ordered the wrong proteins because I found it a little chewy. I have the veal the sauce wasn’t really really good and the sides were incredible. I do think maybe our waitress was a little experience and wasn’t very much help. I would definitely go again, and if you have a schnitzel craving, this is definitely the place to go. Incredible beers selection from Germany from dark to light I think the sides and the dessert were my highlights.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Services

German restaurantBistroCafeDinerEuropean restaurantGastropubRestaurantWine bar

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