Veslo Family Restaurant in Kitchener

Food is wonderful, server was great, atmosphere is good, but it is TINY!

Great schnitzel and old country food.

How to turn good food into a bad meal 101 taught by our server Friday night I called Friday morning for a reservation for 8. I asked for 630 since their website said it closes at 8pm. I was offered 645 and accepted that. We arrived at an almost empty restaurant. Our server took out drink orders and food promptly. The schnitzel was well received by all who had it. I ordered the smoked pork chops. They are cut thin this creates an issue keeping them moist and that was the issue here . At least 2 bowls of soup were ordered. One was being shared by a couple as a sort of shared dinner. The other ordered by someone who had ordered a main. Both soups came out with the mains. This was the beginning of the communication issues that the server could use a refresher course in. Why would someone ordering a main dish want their soup with it. If youre not sure, your job is to ask. In retrospect it appears he was in a hurry As we sat at the table chatting our server refilled water as requested and the clock ticked. They also have a card on the table with dessert and Im sure they have coffee but we will never know because none was ever offered. At 823 he was standing behind the bar, we asked for the check that was also never offered. His snide response was sure since we closed 45 minutes ago.. Ahhh now his curt handling of any after dinner anything is clear. He thought we were keeping him. Here are the rubs 1 I asked for a 630 table and he offered a 645. He was under the impression that the place closes at 730. Why offer a 8 top a table knowing you close in 45 minutes. Especially if he thinks its a 730 close. 2 if you offer a table 45 minutes before you think the restaurant closes, maybe you have some responsibility to say I can seat you then but we close at 730. 3 at the table at some point a responsible server would give the table some idea the restaurant is closing. Turning off a light off on the back where no one is isnt saying by the way we close on 10 minutes 4 if you offer the table then offer full service such as coffee or dessert or if you cant then dont offer the table. 5 make sure your website not Google which also shows 8pm closing but your own website has the correct hours. It isnt our fault that we actually read the hours on your own website. (I took a screenshot of your site with the 8pm closing ) Maybe the server would be helped by reading the site too. 6 simply communicate. is there anything else or can I bring you the check. Had he done that and we stuck around he could be reviewing me a poor guest instead he is the poor server with terrible communication skills . 7. He didnt know but 3 of the 7 at the table are former servers all within the last 10 years and 1 current. They suggest being as obnoxious as your comment was to people who are about to decide what to tip you might not be in your best financial interests .

Delicious food and great service..

Always good food and service

The food was very delicious. Service was friendly and prompt. It s a small town feeling like you re in Europe. So worth it!!

Lovely little hidden gem. Great schnitzel, highly recommended and the service was very good.

The restaurant is a bit hidden. Food was fresh and tasty, although the sausages were a little overcooked. Service was pleasant, restrooms very clean. Food

Great local restaurant. Large portions and friendly service. We enjoyed ourselves

Consistently the best in terms of food and service.

Delicious food at great prices. A great value for authentic fare.

Excellent Serbian style food excellent ghoulash soup excellent bread excellent service very nice family style restaurant will go back again for sure

Unbelievable food and service. The platter for two was absolutely phenomenal! I couldnt be happier. I will definitely be back!

Restaurant reported that it was wheelchair accessible. The only accessible thing was parking. Washroom is in the basement. Wheelchair accessibility: It is not accessible.

Unbelievable food! Highly recommend to anyone in the area!

Amazing food and a very welcoming environment !

Been a very long time patron of this place. Best schnitzel ever and great prices.

Schnitzel was dry. Hunter sauce was a starchy chicken broth thickened with perhaps cornstarch and sliced fried mushrooms added. Pretty much tasteless. The pork was generous, sliced thinly and well-cooked. Fried potatoes were fine. Service was fast, impersonal, and had the impression I was intruding on the staffs time. Room is very clean, atmosphere is 1950s soda shop. Restaurant is basically 2 small variety stores whose walls have been punctured by two connecting openings (kitchen in one store, restaurant in the other.) The 5-star rating attracted us. Since Kitchener has a large German-origin one would think the reviews would be indicative of the food since the raters would have tasted original scnitzels in their homes or relatives homes. Apparently not.

Excellent experience

There were a bunch of us got together for supper. The staff was great to accommodate about 15 of us. The service was great and the food arrived quickly and very hot. The prices are good and reasonable for the amount that you get. Would definitely recommend this small restaurant whether for a meal for the family,yourself or a group.

This place slaps so hard

Vienna schnitzel and coleslaw were great, excellent service and atmosphere

Got dinner here based on recommendation from coworkers and the Google reviews looked very good. Food was very subpar. Lepina bread with cheese tasted good but seemed like it was microwaved based on the squishy texture that turned rubber on the edges. Hunter schnitzel meal was not good. Worst schnitzel Ive had ever. Too salty and the Hunter sauce tasted like terrible packaged gravy with flavourless mushrooms and onions. Coleslaw was vinegar based and not my favourite either. Potato fries are more lile homefries and were very crisp and overly salty. We wont be back unfortunately.

The hunter schnitzel gavy was sour and made me sick. Canned mushrooms too. Gross.

Hands down, best Schnitzel I ve had. Fantastic family run restaurant with great service. If you re in the area, give it a try.

Restaurant is in a roomy house which adds to the family style atmosphere. Food came very fast and fresh. Ordered the large Hunter Schnitzel which was cooked perfectly with a delicious mushroom gravy on top. Schnitzel was huge and took up over half the plate. Would definitely recommend and will definitely return.

Solid spot for schnitzel and sausage. Theyve got good parking and a patio so you can eat outside. This place is casual, so dont worry about dressing up. Decent portions too.

The food is incredible, a true gem . We drive over an hour to eat here on special occasions.

Extremely disappointing. The Karadjordjeva schnitzel was stuffed with what tasted like Philadelphia cream cheese, not kajmak. Served with generic, over-salted homefries. Everything was fried in dirty oil. I cannot understand why this place is so highly reviewed.

Perfect place! Just a fairy tale. Pleasant Serbian music in the background. The food is hearty, tasty, plentiful. If youre missing a good barbecue, this is the place for you.

I enjoyed the mixed plate with schnitzel, potatoes, slaw and skinless beef and pork sausage. I got the bread cheese and sausage to go. I cant wait to go back for more.

Fantastic place to eat great German and Balkan cuisine. A must try in Kitchener Canada!

The cutest restaurant with the friendliest service and incredible, comforting food!

Amazing food and great atmosphere, a must visit when in the local area! Best food in town by a longshot!

Unfortunately this was a disappointment. The schnitzel was hard and dry. Premade home fries and frozen vegetables. Misleading signs re special price if paying cash. Food

Looks like a nice family place, the staff is warm and welcoming. We had a platter for two, portions were generous, bread didnt come with the portion, meat was served over cabbage salad (?!), cevap tastes like kebab...

Great service, very fast and efficient. Food is amazing, authentic european cuisine that you cant find elsewhere!

Best place for their homemade sausages and Veal . Always got there when we meet up with my daughter. Its their favorite place too. Too bad it isnt closer. We live over an Hour away. Otherwise, we would go there weekly. Food

One of the best family restaurants in the area! The desserts are also amazing! Food

Was an experience

Their chicken noodle soup is delightful!

Best schnitzel. Great service

Service/food/prices/atmosphere/parking Excellent!! Would recommend to Everyone

If you order drinks, you cannot get 10%off on cash. Keep in mind in this restaurant.

Took friends for their 50th anniversary. Food was great, one of the best Viennese shnitzels l have ever had. Small place but great menu.

As always, Veslo s doesn t disappoint. Fast, attentive service followed by delicious, homemade food. This restaurant is one of our favourites whether it s to dine in or take away, always consistent quality and quantity that leaves you satisfied every time.

Awesome food and service. If you are hungry order the large size....it is massive piece of schnitzel.... we will be back!

We really like the food here, all the time when we want to have a real treat we are choosing Veslo. Beside food we really enjoy every minute spend here. Parking: They have their own parking lot, is not a big parking lot, it is big enough for their capacity. Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair ramp available.

The best schnitzel I have had in a long time. Its a must go. The atmosphere was nice and the server was extremely nice and helpful.

The pork chops and sides are great.

Such a comfort so close to home, cant wait to go back and try more of the menu!

Always a great casual evening out... the schnitzel cannot be beat! My fave restaurant by far

Service is quick and they have the best schnitzel. Totally recommend!

Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options Food

Visit when your hungry you wont be dissapointed! Best Cevapi and Lepina with cheese in town!!! Theres enough menu variety for everyone! Their baklava and krempita cake is delicious!!! Thankyou for the nice family dinner!!!

Excellent food and service.

Best schnitzel in town!

Tried this place after reading great reviews. Overall the food was good, but all four guests felt everything seemed on the salty side. Service was super fast, one person for the place, it felt a little rushed but not offensively so. The only challenge was the washroom. Two of four needed to visit and it was down a very long steep staircase and was acceptably clean in certain ways but very obviously needed some thorough spring cleaning (think dirty and cobwebs in the exposed plumbing around the sink etc). Overall we agreed that takeout of certain dishes wed be open to again as it was tasty and we very much like to support a family business. Parking: The restaurant is a converted house so the parking lot is smallish. It would maybe 8 cars and the maneuvering might be tight, but do-able. Its not a huge restaurant so likely 8 vehicles of people would fill the restaurant too.

Best schnitzel in town

The food here is always amazing. The best schnitzel in town and excellent service.

Best schnitzel in town

The most food I have ever eaten in 1 sitting. BEST Serbian Michelin star restaurant in all of GTA.

This time I had the fish. Still excellent. :)

One of my favourite places to go. No complaints at all!

Nice and clean, food came pretty quickly.

Food was amazing, service was ok. Overall, a positive experience. A very family friendly atmosphere! If you are going to get lepina bread, add the cheese :D

Nice family owned restaurant ,The best shnitzel ever, when I m in Kitchener I have to get the Vienna shnitzel with coleslaw and potatoes, I wish they would open one in Hamilton as there is nothing to compare with on the mountain

Veslos has fabulous Schnitzels. The owners are so amicable. We are always happy going there to eat. Food

Tiny place, super busy, one waiter who was more than efficient, he was incredible. The salads were so good and fresh, the schnitzel amazing. Cant wait to go back. Its been years.

Great European style food, simply prepared, and consistently good! Good value for the quality of the food. The schnitzel is outstanding. Service is fast and friendly. Wheelchair accessibility: Unfortunately no level access to the bathrooms.

Small little restaurant serving up some delicious schnitzel and coleslaw. The menu is a bit limited but the food is delicious.

Great service and even better food.

So amazing delicious food

Ordered the combo for two. Everything was excellent. Fast service. Great bang for your buck.

Just overall great food and service and portions are amazing!

If you like chevaps, this place has the best chevaps. The ambience inside is family feeling which I enjoyed. But the chevaps were da bomb

Hidden gem, amazing service and food every time. Service is prompt, food is excellent and fair priced, atmosphere and environment is warm and welcoming. Highly recommend, you won t be disappointed

First time there tonight, at the recommendation of some friends. Three of us tried the three schnitzel entrees. All very good. Get the large and have leftovers. Well be back.

I still think about the chevapi weeks later, I want to go back.

Excellent food and fast friendly service. Always a great experience

Veslo is a hidden gem. They are a family-owned restaurant with European food and large portions. The sausages and schnitzel were delicious. Beer selection was authentic. Definitely get a different vibe than most restaurants but the service is prompt.

Had a fantastic dinner experience, lovely staff. Delicious dinner and cozy seating. Dine in or order take out directly from the restaurant.

The Gypsy schnitzel waz so delicious. Great portions and cooked perfectly.

Love their food. Cant wait to go again.

Outstanding. We bought the sampler platter. I love Eastern European food ever since I lived there for a year. This took me right back. Will be back

Sometimes Google reviews let me down. Came here for the first time based on the glorious reviews and left stunned thinking how on earth would a place this mediocre be rated well. Food appeared extremely quickly which is highly suspicious as that means it was simply heated up rather than prepared fresh. Looking at the dish though and that made sense. Bland, generic, out of a box/bag type food that lacked any seasoning of flavor. It was all just PLAIN at best. A cheap breakfast from Sunset tastes better than this. Utter disbelief. Nothing tasted home made, or special, or restaurant quality. I guess people looking for slightly better than a microwave dinner experience will find the low prices and low quality appealing. To everyone else, if you want to enjoy a Restaurant quality meal, there are better choices around.

Should be Michelin star rated!!! Always a great time. Food comes out super fast, so when you are hungry it s amazing!!!

Food cooked very well. Homemade feta cheese on the shopska salad is heavenly.

So delicious, clean and very friendly. We will definitely be back to eat.

Really good food! Huge portions!

Awesome food!! Best in service and great experience. This place has become a go to in our family.

Great food , fast and courteous staff. If youre looking for european comfort food, youve found the right place.

Excellent food and great customer service

You better wait to sit or they won t serve you at all. Sad

Lepina bread was cold and barely any cheese on it.greek salad had about 10 grams of feta cheese.had to ask twice for napkins and not to forget the attitude of the person who served us.

This is a little hidden gem in Kitchener. The location might seem a little odd to some as its in a residential area. I would recommend this place for anyone looking for authentic tasting schnitzel. The food is very tasty, the portion size is incredible. If you order the large be prepared to have leftovers! The potatoes are also delicious. They do have other good options in some salads, and the chicken fingers are very good. Service is always fast and hot! Give them a try!

Always great service and food.

I have introduced this place to numerous friends and relatives and so far everyone have enjoyed their food.

I am not from Kitchener, but I always ensure we make a stop here if we are in town or passing through. They re a small, family owned restaurant and the food is great. You cannot go wrong with anything that in on the menu. I spoke with one of the family members last time I was there, very nice people.

Wow amazing food here. Will be ordering a lot more often

Great food, atmosphere and service. Hidden gem, will definitely be back!

High quality, authentic food! We tried Mix plate #2 and the rolled schnitzel. Their secret cheese tastes great. I wish it was not secret!

Delicious! Not many vegetarian options but for carnivores, this restaurant is exceptional!

This has been our go to schnitzel place for years. The owners are super friendly and great you like one of the family. The schnitzel is by far the best in the tri-cities.

Great ethnic comfort foods.

A cozy restaurant that is suitable for dining and talking. Delicious choices of menu items and fast service. No pressure to eat and leave. A quiet dining experience. Parking: Paved parking lot.

WOW the service and quality of food at this restaurant is incomparable to any other restaurant in the tri-cities!!! The gypsy schnitzel, is to die for if you ever want to eat something that feels like from back home this is the place to go to! Thank you culum family

Food was good but would not go back if we had the same waiter. He was abrupt and rude. No welcome ftom him. Doing a job until time to leave. We tipped thinking as we all do, that restaurant staff not paid enough. He drove off in his BMW.

Experience some fresh authentic European cuisine with great taste as tastes. Great service!

Great atmosphere. Will come again with family. Food

Meat is cooked to perfection, everything is always amazing!

Food is expensive and pretty basic.

Good food and reasonably priced.

Living local to this place is great! We ve been a couple of times (semi new to the neighbourhood), and we love it. The schnitzel is authentic and delicious!!

Excellent food all the time!

I will agree that the restaurant is quaint. It seems to me that your reviews are hand selected as there is not one negative comment. I was there for a Birthday Dinner on Aug 2/23 and it was the worst of the worst. The Schitzel was not hot and seemed like it was not freshly made. Potatos were luke warm and salad coleslaw was over salted. The only good thing was we received a 10% discount as we paid by cash. I will never visit your establishment again nor recommend.

Super nostalgic feeling in there. Great place great service great food

Great food! A hidden gem! Delicious!

First time trying this place (take-out). Hands down the best food Ive ever had! EVER! Dont think twice, just order (or go in)!

Fantastic food, quick service, and great staff.

Almost all of us had the schnitzel and it was well worth it! Our group of 8 (with kids) also enjoyed the cozy indoor seating and the music as well!

The most perfect karadjordjeva & nicla in the GTA. Amazing! Svaka ast

Veslo is a brilliant neighborhood restaurant that specializes in traditional Serbian and Balkan food. The food is simple and very delicious. I had the goulash soup, lepinja bread with cheese, and Vienna schnitzel -- all were excellent. I recommend the lepinja bread and I would say the schnitzel is the best in town, unseating some of my long standing favorites. Dining in is low key and comfortable. Outdoor seating is available on a covered patio. Service is prompt and courteous. Easy parking.

Love love love this place. Years ago I lived in kw and remembered loving Veslos. Went back on a recent trip and it was every bit amazing as I remembered. Delicious, handmade foods for a reasonable price... only wish there was one where I live now !!

A hidden jem! Worth checking out!

Cute little family place. Super friendly staff, was fun trying stuff you cant get otherwheres.

Small and crowded, good food.

Great

The schnitzel was great and portion size was very good.

Wow! Absolutely phenomenal food and service. We will be back again and again.

Real home cooked meals, true European flavours, good beer. We called last minute and the owners were kind and let us order large shopska salad, lapina bread with homemade cheese and hunter schnitzel with mushrooms.

Great surprise find when visiting Waterloo. Had a great lunch, and my first try of casual Serbian food.

Awesome food and owners

Had dinner with my family and I am so impressed the best authentic food ever delicious and hot and fresh

Was met with an extremely rude worker at the restaurant. Who was extremely disrespectful from when i came there till when i left. Its unfortunate because the food was okay, but i nor my family will ever return again. its a family restaurant so i assume you cant just fire your son but if that attitude keeps up they will be out of business because nobody has time for disrespect while they eat. Do better

Excellent

Amazing menu, hard to pick just one choice. Great portions, amazing food and attentive service. A place the whole family should go.

One of the best foods in KW area

Great schnitzel and service was excellent!

Best schnitzel that Ive had in years & the potato fries are yummy.

Bread to die for so was rest of meal

A fantastic family restaurant where all the meals are made with love.

My favorite restaurant. Nobody touches the food. Great atmosphere. If I could go every week I would, I settle for trying to go at least once a month.

Food is excellent and portions are huge. Prices are reasonable. Cant help but to like the staff. Its a meat restaurant so dont go looking for anything less.

Delicious and Homemade food. We had the platter for 2 and took some home. Highly recommend the goulash. Well be back.

Amazing service, DELICIOUS food especially the cheese!!! A true old world gem!

Delicious food friendly service. Good portion size! It was very delicious. Can t wait to come back.

Our entire experience at Veslo was top notch. Wish we could go all the time. The schnitzel was light and crispy and delicious. The potato fries are some of the best fries we have had anywhere. The service was very respectful and warm and helpful. Also, love that it is family owned and family run!

Had the hunter schnitzel, and it was perfect. Really delicious, high quality, great service. Highly recommend

The service was good, if a bit rushed. The restaurant is very small with limited seating. I had the Vienna schnitzel, which was a good size but slightly dry. It came with fried potatoes (quite good) and coleslaw. My cutlery was Dollar Store stamped cutlery, but my companions silverware was fine. There was little to no atmosphere. Very good value for the money, but note that they dont accept MasterCard.

Food is always fantastic. We love the schnitzel dinner . It is a good price and portion, always fast and friendly and a discount for cash payment.

Excellent schnitzel, perfect small family restaurant vibe, and fast service.

Absolutely love it here! Food is delicious and service is great. We normally get the combo platter for 2 so we can have a few different items we really enjoy.

One of the best restaurants in waterloo

Very good food very good service good people.