Forked River German Butcher Shop

I can only speak to their deserts and sandwiches, but German Butcher is awesome. Their pulled porked is excellent — and their cheesecake is excellent as well.

best butcher in southern n.j. Quality meat, delicious veal loaf, ham bologna, bratwurst, brfkst sausage, great cole slaw, potato salad. the list goes on and on… try it, you will like it… many transplants from north jersey shop there, that tells you something. They know quality food…

This German butcher has been around forever and has nice service and amazing food. The steak is amazing and everything they make is amazing. Employees are great as well

Mixed bag. I’ve been here quite a few times and overall the food here is good. I have tried a few different items such as the hot house, french dip, and ruben. I can honestly say that on some days the food is good and on others it is average. Some food like the french dip has no taste regardless of the day you try it. I have had some issues with their prepachaged potato salad where it tasted spoiled. When I returned it they told me that it was impossible, but after some arguing they scooped me some fresh salad and the freshness was obvious vs the one I returned. This place can get crowded and with the lack of space it is difficult to navigate through. They lack any uniform way to handle orders so what happens is large crowds form around the counters making it hard to either order yourself or decide what to order. Sometimes food can take a while to, come out as well. I recommend giving this place a try as I myself am a repeat customer. You just have to deal with the disorganization.

This is the best butcher shop in ocean county! I have Chrohns disease so I have to eat gluten free, soy free, & diary free. Until I found this place, it had been a nightmare for me to buy meats & not get sick. They have always been more than understanding & accommodating to me. I will never buy meat in the grocery stores again. The meat is so fresh. Nothing ever lays around like it does in the grocery store or other butcher shops because tons of people shop here. Plus they have their own smoke house & smoke their own hams. It’s wonder for holidays. Plus they make they’re own cold cuts! It has been such a relief for me to have a place I can go & not worry about getting sick from. They also have a luncheonette where you can eat in for lunch if you would like. I can’t rave enough about The German Butcher. Absolutely love this place!!!

Absolute best place to buy meat when you need quality. If you don’t see it, ask. Their baked goods, salads and deli are amazing too.

Our first time. People are very friendly. The place is very clean. I will come back again. Everything looks very fresh. I am very happy

I can say enough great things about this place. I loveeeeee it. The meat is fantastic. Eveuthing is fresh. Desserts r great! Service is awesome!

I am a foodie. I will travel for markets & such. I live a half hour away. I used to really enjoy the busy atmosphere and the product mix. Over the years, the pricing seems to have creep-​ed up. It is now no bargain and actually on the ‘expensive‘ side. I appreciate the meat quality and do pay but the cold cut prices and salad prices have gone up alot. I took home an egg/​potato large salad abt 2lbs and some mac salad and was $ 15.43 for BOTH total. Alot for mid-​week side dishes. They had a lovely ‘warm‘ deli ham that was missing from its usual heat lamp. When asked the VERY young staff members on duty that day about it they didn‘t remember and had to ask cluelessly about it. Only 1 older woman knew what I meant and said there would be a new one out the next day. TRAIN YOUR STAFF. The youngsters asked for confirmation to other staffers on half my order. I decided my patience wearing thin and stopped ordering. The stuffed breads & bread in general good. The trucked in bakery items ok. I will give this another try soon and report back. One more strike I‘m out.

This place is deli on steroids. It has it all from an upscale deli to an in house bakery. The lunch specials were amazing.

My parents just had a party catered from this place and everything was absolutely fantastic!

Only been once but it was so good! So much to choose from, don’t go hungry! The meat and bread we took home for sandwiches was very good! The pierogies are as close to my friends polish grandmas from scratch pierogies I’ve had! If it wasn’t on the other side of the country (literally) I would eat here all the time!
It was hard not to leave with one of everything!

Never been so insulted! All I wanted was a sub in a tub and the lady behind the counter wasn’t interested in helping me, even when I told her I was gluten free! Their food may be good but there not their customer service!

Home made hamburgesr, hot dogs, Bratwurst — how can you go wrong.
If German is your liking, and you just want a good hot dog, this is the place.
The staff is friendly, helpful, fast and efficient.

Great place for lunch or dinner. service is jersey shore slow. Potato salads are good and if you enjoy liverwurst this is the place, they have great breads there as well.

Pricey but good quality. I wish you could order ahead your lunch for pickup but they wont allow it. Miss the homemade pierogi… prepacked not so authentic. Bread is good.

My only problem with this place is that it can be overwhelming. The countermen are so eager to serve that you hardly have time to reflect and choose. Better to go in with a shopping list. Unfortunately it’s cousin in Toms River closed. The quality there was equally good. The restaurant has quirky hours so check in advance to see if they are open.

Awesome! Try the dry aged steaks! Amazing!

Absolutely the best butcher of any nationality I’ve found yet! Never travel to the Lacey area without stopping in and dropping a minimum of $ 50!!!

I take the drive to the German Butcher Shop several times during my summer stay at the Jersey Shore… wonderful shop with terrific servers… I always buy the homemade balogna (fried with onions, it is a terrific sandwich)… I also buy the homemade liverwurst. (with crackers, it is perfect as a snack at Happy Hour; better than many fancy pates)…You can’t go wrong at the GBS…