The Bauer Kitchen
If your desired reservation time is unavailable, call us directly at 519-772-0790.
Please understand we are leaving some space available for walk-in Guests. Please stop by if you’re in the area.
Please arrive a few minutes before your reservation time to complete screening & check-in with our Hosts. We are required to complete symptom screen & collect contact information for all Guests upon entry. Additionally as of Sept 22/2021, the Reopening Ontario Law requires for that Guests choosing to dine indoors must provide proof of vaccination or exemption + a form of government issued photo ID. Proof of vaccination is not required for outdoor dining or take-out service.
Our team eagerly looks forward to serving you. When you join us, kick back, enjoy & be kind.
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Contact tracing information collected
Popular dishes
Sheeze Pizza
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Bauer Salad
select greens, pecan granola, goat cheese, fresh pear, toasted seeds, dried cranberries, white balsamic vinaigrette
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Eggs Benedict
house made hollandaise, buttermilk biscuit, cured back bacon, arugula, poached local eggs, home fries, fruit
9 reviews
Menu
As always this place doesn’t disappoint! Keep up the great work!
Staff are friendly and personable, drinks are perfect and food is unique while offering options for everyone
The food was fabulous! Service was excellent.
Wonderful server.
Little cold due to front door being open to the entrance foyer.
Our server forgot about us/abandoned us. Wanted dessert and some more drinks but she went MIA for like 20 minutes or so. I guess it got busy but not a good excuse.
Beautiful place with amazing atmosphere. Food was fantastic!
I was surprised upon entering the restaurant that there seem to be no Covid protocols in place. I was not asked for a vaccine passport. The place was packed with people. The only ones wearing masks for the staff. Other than that there were large groups of people mingling about. As much as I liked the food in the service the noise levels were too high
Hi Geri, I'm so sorry that your experience at The Bauer Kitchen wasn't up to the standards that we strive to uphold. Our COVID protocols are of the utmost importance and I am not sure why you were missed. I would love the opportunity to discuss your experience further. If you could please email me at bransom@charcoalgroup.ca we can plan a time to discuss your experiences. Thank you for your support and I'm hoping that we can invite you to return soon! Regards, Brandon Ransom General Manager
Fantastic. Love the plant based menu. So delicious.
Exactly what the perfect Brunch should be ..... It was exceptional!! Service was friendly and on point. Will be back! I recommend to anyone looking for that perfect brunch spot. This is it!
Great atmosphere, outstanding service and really good food!
My homefries were kind of cold and mushy. Smoked salmon benedict was good.
Always a great experience at The Bauer Kitchen! Service (Natika) was outstanding and the food, delightful as usual! Our favourite restaurant in KW!
Thank you for this awesome feedback! We can not wait for you to join us again soon.
Enjoyed the restaurant. Food was okay. Sound was quite loud which made it hard for some of our party to hear the conversation. Service was outstanding.
Great plant based, healthy and hearty options
Delightful!
Loved the brunch! Service was quick and professional. Cant wait to try dinner !
Hi Madz, You should definitely give our All Day Menu a try as well. We have some awesome new additions. Thanks for this great feedback!
Superb restaurant, amazing food and atmosphere. We will definitely be back.
Outstanding service, fun ambiance and great food!!
Zoe was an amazing server. She was friendly and alway available without ever intruding on our dinner.
Zoie is newer to our team and we are all so happy to have her. I can not wait to share this with her! Thanks for joining us this weekend!
Great food and service! Felt welcome and comfortable. Will always come back.
I was so happy to celebrate my birthday at the Bauer Kitchen with my partner! Our server was so wonderful and sweet and the gin cocktail with lemon and lavender she recommended was delicious!
Steve our server was exceptional
We enjoyed our drinks and meal!
3rd time coming here. I have to say the food has been disappointing. I ordered the smoked salmon, Benny. Came super cold. Maybe got 4 potatoes. The 2nd time I ordered the cali sandwich with fries. Came with the end scraps of fries. Disappointing again. Too bad because it's a great spot.
Lovely experience!!
We had an absolutely fantastic experience at The Bauer Kitchen over the weekend. Our server was delightful, the service exceptional, and we felt extremely safe with their COVID protocols. We were even treated to complimentary champagne as we were celebrating our anniversary. Our food came out quickly, and it was delicious!! We will definitely be back.
Hi Allison, My name is Ty I am the Service Manager here at The Bauer Kitchen. I am so happy to see that you had a great experience with us for your special day. Can't wait to have you join us again.
Amazing service.
Thank you so much! We are happy you enjoyed your time with us this weekend!
All of the wait staff and the manager that came around to the table were amazing. We had an amazing and engaging experience at the Bauer Kitchen. Would definitely go back.
Thank you for joining us this weekend. Happy to have this feedback.
It was disappointing. The short ribs tasted more like pot roast and I have never been served short ribs without including the bone.
After serving dessert we never saw the server again and had to ask another person for our bill.
Amazing service with incredible accommodations. Would definitely come back again
Hi Olivia! Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback! We can not wait to have you back!
We have been here several times before. Great spot for a mid-week lunch.
Service and atmosphere were great, unfortunately the food was not.
Hi Phil, my name is Ty, I am the Service Manager here at The Bauer Kitchen. I am sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your food this time around. I would like to talk more in depth about your experience with us, if you have time. My email is tminers@charcoalgroup.ca
The food is fantastic here. Our server, Stephen, was amazing. We’ll definitely be back!
I will be sharing this with Stephen! Thank you for joining us Ainsley!
Patient and helpful with my 1 yr old thank u !!!!!!!
Server Mike was beyond incredible.
Always a wonderful experience at BK! Food is incredibly consistent and service is excellent. You have terrific serving staff.
We were there to celebrate a birthday and have a girls brunch. The brunch menu was fantastic and the food was amazing. We ordered the eggs Benedict and it was the best eggs Benny we’ve had in a long time!
Michael was a phenomenal server and a pure delight. Our experience was wonderful.
Hi Erika! Happy belated birthday! Mychel is one of our newer Team Members and we are happy to have him aboard, will be sharing this feedback with him. Hope to have you back soon!
Loved Shawna!
Nachos were horrible and too expensive for no toppings
Hi there, my name is Ty, I am the Service Manager here at The Bauer Kitchen. Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback. I would like to chat with you when you have some time about your experience. Feel free to email me, tminers@charcoalgroup.ca
Bauer Kitchen is our favorite restaurant in Waterloo! Food and service is always great. I had the fried chicken sandwich with hot sauce, fries; Caesar salad to start; and my wife had chicken cavatelli pasta. Excellent again, and look forward to our next dare night out there!!!
Hi Jamie! Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your experience. Hope to keep the good times rollin' for your next visit!
FAQs
The Bauer Kitchen offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (519) 772-0790.
The Bauer Kitchen is rated 4.7 stars by 2714 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
