Rolf's Café & Bistro
2324 4th St, Tuscaloosa AL 35401
$$
German
Rolf's is Tuscaloosa's destination for authentic German food. Everything is made in-house, from our sausages and schnitzels to our bread and desserts. All from scratch, with fresh ingredients only. Serving the best German beers and European wines. Come for the food, the music, the gemütlichkeit -- and come back as a friend!
Reservations
Business Info
- Address: 2324 4th St, Tuscaloosa AL 35401
- Cross Street: 2324 4th Street, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
- Cuisine: Desserts | European | German | International | Pizza | Sunday Brunch |
- Cost: | Inexpensive
- Category: Casual Dining
- Star Rating:
- Reservations: Recommended
- Dress Code: Casual
- Meals Served: Brunch | Lunch | Dinner |
- Parking: Street | Public Lot |
- Payment Options: VISA | Amex | MasterCard | Discover | Diners Club | Cash | Apple Pay | Debit |
- Corkage Fee: N/A
- Website: rolfs-deli.com
- Phone: 2056502076
- Features: Sunday Brunch, Catering Services, Live Entertainment, Organic Ingredients, Outdoor Seating, Takeout Available, Tasting Menu, Wheelchair Access, Healthy Options, Cooking Classes, Free Wi-Fi, Big Screen TV, Farm-to-table,
- Occasion: Child Friendly, Dining Alone, Business Dining, Meet for a Drink, Special Occasion, Dog Friendly, Quick Bite, Date Night,
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Business Hours
Reservations Available
- Monday
- Monday Hours 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Tuesday
- Tuesday Hours 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Wednesday
- Wednesday Hours 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Thursday
- Thursday Hours 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Friday
- Friday Hours 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- Saturday
- Saturday Hours 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- Sunday
- Sunday Hours 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Menus
Dinner Menu
All-Day Dinner Menu
Hand-Rolled Pretzels
Made fresh to order
- Traditional Salted Pretzel 4.50
- Traditional Salted Pretzel with Beer Cheese Dip 4.95
- 5 Traditional Pretzel Bites with Beer Cheese Dip 4.95
- Jalapeno-Tomato-Mozzarella Pretzel 5.50
- Pepperoni-Mozzarella Pretzel 5.50
- Bacon-Mozzarella Pretzel 5.50
- Sugar-Cinnamon Pretzel 5.50
- Everything Bagel Pretzel 5.50
- Chocolate-Espresso Pretzel 5.50
- Caramel Crunch Pretzel 5.50
Wings
Served with your choice of sauce: Buffalo, Ranch, Garlic, or Garlic-Parmesan
- 3 Chicken Wings 4.50
- 6 Chicken Wings 7.95
Sides
- Cottage Potatoes 4.50
- Warm potatoes with bacon and onions
- North German Potato Salad 4.95
- Cold potatoes with apples, pickles, onion, and mayo
- South German Potato Salad 4.95
- Warm potatoes with onions and chicken broth
- Spaetzle 4.95
- German egg noodle dumplings
- Rolf's Sauerkraut 4.25
- Warm pickled cabbage with caraway seeds and seasoning
- Red Cabbage 4.95
- Cooked with clove and other festive spices
- Krautsalad 4.25
- Cold salad of cabbage and onions
- Cucumber Salad 3.50
- Cucumbers, onions, oil, vinegar, and dill
- Tomato Salad 3.50
- Tomatoes, onions, oil, vinegar, and seasoning
- Small Garden Salad 3.50
- Yeast Roll 1.50
- Extra Sausage 4.50
- Bratwurst, Fire sausage, Curry sausage, or Jalapeno-Mozzarella sausage.
Soups
- Tomato Soup 5.00
- Goulash Soup 5.00
- Chicken Soup 5.00
- Cream of Mushroom Soup 5.00
- Butcher Soup 5.00
- Salmon Cream Soup 5.00
- Potato Soup 5.00
- Fall Soup 5.00
- Special for Autumn 2024. Peas, cabbage, bone broth, apple-smoked bacon, herbs, and spices.
Salads
- Krautsalad 4.25
- Cold salad of dressed cabbage and onions
- Cucumber Salad 3.50
- Cucumbers, onions, oil, vinegar, and dill
- Tomato Salad 3.50
- Tomatoes, onions, oil, vinegar, and seasoning.
- Small Garden Salad 3.50
- Large Garden Salad 12.50
Dips / Sauces / Gravies
- Jaeger Sauce 3.50
- Hearty mushroom gravy with a demi-glace base, with locally-foraged mushrooms, onions, and seasoning.
- Brown Gravy 2.50
- Beer Cheese Dip 1.50
- Garlic Sauce 1.50
- Balkan Sauce 3.50
- Spicy bell pepper sauce
- Nutella 1.00
Sandwiches
- Bratwurst on a Bun, with Sauerkraut 8.95
- German Meatloaf Sandwich, with Krautsalad 9.95
- Schnitzel Sandwich, with Krautsalad 10.50
- Club Sandwich 9.95
- Ham and Cheese Sandwich 8.95
- Choice of American, Swiss, Gouda, or Mozzarella
- Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Sandwich 12.95
- Served with honey-dill-mustard sauce
Panini
- Chicken Pesto Panini 8.95
- Turkey Mozzarella Panini 8.95
- Bacon Cucumber Tomato Panini 8.95
- Pizza Panini 8.95
- Grilled Cheese 8.95
- Veggie Panini 8.95
- Cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, onion, mushroom, and pesto
Pizza
Hand-made to order. Up to 3 toppings included, additional toppings $2 each
- 8" Pizza 12.00
- 12" Pizza 17.00
- Calzone 17.00
Schnitzel
Made from scratch, comes with your choice of side.
- Schnitzel 20.95
- Tenderized cutlet of pork loin, seasoned and breaded to perfection, then roasted with butter.
- Jaegerschnitzel 24.95
- Schnitzel with our hearty "hunter sauce" mushroom gravy.
- Rahmschnitzel 24.95
- Schnitzel with mushroom gravy and heavy cream
- Holsteiner Schnitzel 24.95
- Schnitzel topped with 2 fried eggs and anchovies.
- Balkanschnitzel 24.95
- Schnitzel with a spicy sauce of bell pepper, tomato, onion, garlic, and hot Hungarian paprika.
- Schnitzel Hawaii 24.95
- A German favorite. Schnitzel with ham, pineapple, and cheese.
Rolf's Homemade Sausages
- Bratwurst 13.95
- Herbal pork sausage served with cottage potatoes and Rolf's sauerkraut
- German Meatloaf 13.95
- Ground pork seastoned with nutmeg, ginger, white pepper, and other herbs and spices, served with cottage potatoes and Rolf's sauerkraut.
- Fire Sausage 15.95
- Spicy pork sausage served with cottage potatoes
- Curry Sausage with Cottage Potatoes 15.95
- Vienna sausage seasoned with black pepper and curry, served with cottage potatoes.
- Sample Platter, with 2 Sides of Your Choice 17.50
- Half portions of Rolf's bratwurst, curry sausage, german meatloaf, gyro meat, and chicken doner.
Maultaschen
German dumplings, served with your choice of Spaetzle or South German Potato Salad
- Maultaschen in Broth 20.95
- German dumplings stuffed with beef, spinach, sauteed onions, and bacon.
- Gebratene Maultaschen 24.95
- Maultaschen fried in butter with eggs and herbs.
- Jaegerpfanne 24.95
- The "Hunters Pan" is maultaschen with our hearty mushroom gravy.
Goulash
- Beef Goulash with 1 side 24.95
- Hearty stew of beef braised in wine, with a kick.
- Szegediner Goulash, with 1 side 24.95
- Popular German stew of beef with sauerkraut and paprika.
Pita Platters
- Gyro Platter 15.95
- Pita bread stuffed with krautsalad, gyro meat, and garlic sauce, garnished with olive and pepperoncini.
- Chicken Doner Platter 17.95
- Pita bread stuffed with krautsalad, doner meat, and garlic sauce, garnished with olive and pepperoncini.
- Wild Mushroom Pita 18.95
- Pita bread stuffed with krautsalad, sauteed blue oyster mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions.
Homemade Desserts
As available -- ask your server!
- Black Forest Cake 4.95
- Apple Cake 3.50
- Served with whipped cream
- Cheese Cake 3.50
- Apfelstrudel 7.95
- Apple strudel served with ice cream and whipped cream
Soft Drinks and Coffee
- Soft Drinks (free refills) 2.50
- Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Pibb Xtra, Mello Yello
- San Pellegrino 3.50
- Iced Tea (free refills) 2.50
- Sweet or Unsweet
- Drip Coffee (free refills) 2.50
- Espresso 2.50
- Espresso Macchiato 3.25
- Espresso von Panna 3.45
- Caffe Latte 4.55
- Cappuccino 4.55
- Flat White 3.55
- Caffe Mocha 5.25
- Caffe Americano 3.25
- Coffee Flavor Shots 0.75
- Amaretto, Vanilla, Caramel
All-Day Brunch
Belgian Waffles
- Classic Belgian Waffle 8.95
- with powdered sugar
- Classic Belgian Waffle with Melted Chocolate Chips 8.95
- Black Forest Waffle 10.95
- Chocolate waffle with whipped cream and cherries
- Lemon Waffle 8.95
- Belgian waffle with lemon ice cream and whipped cream
- Chicken Waffle 12.95
- Belgian waffle with chicken doner and maple syrup
Brunch Platters
- Farmers Breakfast 16.95
- Cottage potatoes, bacon, bratwurst, and scrambled eggs, fried with butter in a cast-iron skillet
- Strammer Max 10.95
- 2 slices of bread topped with prosciutto, 2 fried eggs, and german pickle.
- Croque Madame 10.95
- Grilled open-face sandwich topped with ham, 2 fried eggs, and mozzarella cheese
- French Toast with Fresh Fruit 8.95
- 2 slices of French toast with fresh fruits and maple syrup
- Keto Casserole 12.95
- Scrambled eggsw with bacon, onions, bell peppers, and spinach, baked with butter in a cast-iron skillet
- Pigs in a Blanket 7.95
- 5 pieces of homemade bratwurst, wrapped in a special dough and baked with a little olive oil
Brunch Extras
- 3 Slices Bacon 4.50
- 2 Fried Eggs 4.50
- 2 Scrambled Eggs 4.50
Mimosas
80% sparkling wine, 20% orange juice
- Mimosa Glass 5.00
- Mimosa Pitcher 15.00
Beer & Wine
Beer
Selections vary seasonally, ask for the beer list or ask your server.
- Mug / Small Boot 7.50
- Liter Mug 15.00
- 2 Liter Boot 25.00
- Pitcher 18.00
- Beer Tower 22.50
- Bottled Beer 8.50
- Selections vary, ask your server
Red Wine
- Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon 11.50
- Chateau Bonnet
- Chianti Classico Riserva (DOCG) 9.50
- Banfi
- Pinot Noir 9.50
- Bistro
- Port 7.50
- Sandeman Fine Ruby
White Wine
- Gruner Veltliner 9.50
- Forstreiter Grooner
- Riesling 10.00
- Weinkeller Erbach
- Sauvignon Blanc 9.50
- La Petite Perriere
- Chardonnay 10.00
- La Cote Blanche: Cave de Lugny
- Pinot Grigio 9.50
- San Angelo: Castello Banfi
- Pinot Grigio (DOC) 9.50
- Valdadige: Barone Fini
- Rose 7.50
- Acentuado Garnacha
Sparkling Wine
- Moscato 7.50
- Piquetos
- Prosecco (DOC) 7.50
- Cinzano
- Cave Blanc de Blancs (Brut) 7.50
- Freixenet
Customer Reviews & Ratings
4.98 out of 5 stars based on 25 votes
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 10, 2025
Phil F.
The food here is authentic German cuisine with imported German beer. The host/owner/proprietor/entertainer is a wonderful man that makes it his business that you have excellent service, literally and figuratively! If you want to have a good time with tasty German food this is the place!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 13, 2025
Kim L.
Love that Rolf personally came to the table. Food was wonderful. Everyone at the table had something different and it was all delicious.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 17, 2025
Lacey G.
Just a very wonderful place for friends and fami
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 20, 2025
Jane H.
Everything was great at this unique restaurant. Our waiter was very friendly and attentive. The owner came to our table and chatted with us and we enjoyed that. We had two different soups and both were delicious.