Renowned local performer Bonnie Gray - http://bonniegray.com/ - will be back by popular demand entertaining our guests during dinner service Friday May 18th!
Call for dinner reservations 941-748-3838!
Have You Been to Beck’s Lately?
European Hospitality: German Weeks, Wine tastings, Holiday specials, Catering Service
the healthy choice…
...Gourmet Soups, Fresh Sandwiches and Healthy Salads
mouth-watering…
...Muffins, Cookies, Bagels and European Bread from our Bakery
be tempted…
...by our Fine European Chocolates and Sweets, Fine Arts and Paintings
heart warming beverages
...Gourmet Coffees, Espressos, Cappuccinos, Smoothies, Frappes
enjoy the good times…
... We are serving excellent wines and selected beers.
In an article published today, The Bradenton Times stated:
The understated exterior of Beck’s does not quite suggest the warm and artful environs that await those who enter its doors. As for the food, I’m not sure anything can prepare first-time patrons for the delightful blend of authenticity and interpretation that combined with culinary excellence, make for what is surely one of the most rewarding experiences in local dining.
Please read the entire article at http://www.thebradentontimes.com/index.php?cid=8374206&src=news&refno=5971&category=Food%20and%20Dining&curlid=14158
Orginals, drawings and pictures – set your own price – All proceeds will go to the Rett Syndrome Foundation – ask Uschi for details at the restaurant!
Update: Our art sale is a success and was featured in the Bradenton Herald business briefs on Saturday:
Beck’s Restaurant sponsors art giveaway
BRADENTON — In support of the Rett Syndrome Foundation, Beck’s Restaurant, 611 Manatee Ave. E., is having a big art giveaway.
Original paintings from local and international artists, signed prints, photos, old magazines are being sold at the restaurant.
All proceeds will go to the Rett Syndrome Foundation. Pictures from Australian artist Kathrin Longhurst will be sold for 50 percent off with a portion of the sales going to the foundation.
For more information, call 941-748-3838.
Please continue to donate and participate!
Come in and try our new featured items for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner:
Dear Customers and friends,
We are excited to announce that as of March 1, 2012 we will be consolidating our operations into our 611 Manatee Ave restaurant, with expanded hours and dinner service.
While this means we will no longer be operating the downtown Bistro location, we came to this decision in order to serve you better. A number of mainly personal reasons but also business limitations led us to conclude that servicing two locations was no longer feasible and we would rather focus on the main restaurant with its full kitchen and room for expansion.
We appreciate your ongoing patronage and look forward to seeing you soon at our original and improved restaurant.
Please note the following business hours for our restaurant at 611 Manatee Ave East as of March 1st:
Mondays to Wednesdays 9AM – 3PM
Thursdays and Fridays 9AM – 9PM
Saturdays 11AM to 9PM
For your convenience we have attached our new menus for Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch and Dinner
As you will note we greatly expanded our dinner menu where we now can serve you Sauerbraten, Rouladen, Schnitzel,
German style Goulash, Pork shank [Schweinshaxe] and a German sampler every day.
Due to popular demand we now offer a Hefeweizen (wheat beer) from Portland, Oregon besides of our standard beers.
We are also working on an expanded wine and dessert menu.
We are very happy to have Rick Shearer as our executive chef. Rick just recently graduated from Keiser University on top at his glass and won numerous awards including 2 silver medals and the Gold medal for best cook this year.
We congratulate Rick for his achievements and we are sure he will be around and introduce himself.
Uschi and I are looking forward seeing you at the Restaurant on 611 Manatee Avenue on March 1st.
Dinner reservations are recommended! Please call 941-748-3838
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Excerpt: “BRADENTON – A plan for the riverfront has downtown Bradenton businesses looking forward to much more prosperous futures. The Downtown Development Authority finalized plans for the riverwalk, and officials say it could be complete as early as next year.
Werner Beck owns Beck’s Bistro downtown. He says he feels the $6.2 million will be money well spent. “I know we are still in a recession; money is short but I think it will help us.””
check out the story and more at the Bradenton Patch
“Each Thursday, Patch will run a new feature called Patch Picks, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more.”
“This week’s list: 5 best places to buy coffee in Bradenton …”
“Beck’s Bistro, 417 12th St W., is another favorite location to grab a cup of coffee in downtown Bradenton. Aside from its delicious coffee, the café is known in particular for its authentic German cuisine and overall variety of international flair, including its famous lobster bisque, pasta crab casserole and Oriental, Mediterranean, and chef salads.”
Thank you to our customers for the business and our local paper for the great review!
http://www.bradenton.com/2011/10/04/3544467/fresh-friendly-make-two-becks.html
Fresh, friendly make two Beck’s eateries local favorites
By CHRISTINE HAWES - chawes@bradenton.com
BRADENTON — “A work of art” is how Ann DiMaggio describes the smoked salmon she orders every week at Beck’s Bistro.
“She has never once delivered it to us in the same way,” says DiMaggio of Beck’s co-owner Uschi Beck. “Whether it’s the way she’ll take raspberries and put them on those long toothpicks with the little fuzzy stuff on the end, or the way she uses grapes, or how she’ll take that salmon and wrap it around the actual rings of onion … it’s unbelievable!”
DiMaggio is just one of many loyal followers of what you might call the tiny little Beck dynasty. It includes not only Beck’s Bistro on Old Main Street, which opened in 2009, but Beck’s Café & Restaurant, formerly known as Cool Beans, which opened in 2006 on East Manatee Avenue.
Becks Bistro in Bradenton is celebrating Oktoberfest with a selection of seasonal Oktoberfest beers, in addition to the usual Riesling and other varieties of German beers.
Both locations are known for four things: unfailing customer service, fresh products, a homey atmosphere, and a splash of German culture.
Werner Beck, also co-owner, enjoys mingling with customers, while his wife, Uschi, is more focused on ensuring the kitchen is working smoothly.
Uschi Beck gets much of the eateries’ fresh produce from local farmers and the downtown farmers market and grows her own fresh herbs on-site at the restaurant. Her collection of antique dishes — left over from Memory Lane, the antique shop she used to run on Old Main Street — dot the lobby of the original restaurant. And both locations carry highlights of German cuisine including wiener/jaeger schnitzel and “braids,” which are puff pastries filled with cheese, vegetables and meat.
“I like that it’s fresh, always fresh,” says Cass Mowery, who has been a regular at the restaurant for years. “And instead of hash browns — although they’ll make you hash browns if you want them, they’ll just shred the potato — you can get a German pancake.”
Werner Beck first learned of Bradenton as a vacationer, while he was living in Lynchburg, Va. He moved here in 2002 and spent six months visiting every southwest Florida community from Naples to Tampa before deciding he wanted to settle in Bradenton.
Uschi joined Werner a few years later from Sweden. While still running his own company as an electrical systems consultant to the military, Beck decided to embark on his lifelong dream of starting his own restaurant, and Uschi joined in, shuttering Memory Lane but putting much of its inventory to use in the restaurant’s decor.
Beck’s Cool Beans Restaurant quickly outgrew its first location and moved a few blocks west to its current spot at 611 Manatee Ave. E. Uschi’s love of downtown Bradenton, which reminded her of sleepy, homey European towns, inspired the couple to take on a second location along Old Main Street.
The original restaurant, now named Beck’s Café & Restaurant, continues to pull in its loyal breakfast and lunchtime following. The downtown Beck’s Bistro, now offering nightly dinner, is doing twice as much business as the original, Werner Beck says.
The downtown location also is a favorite gathering spot for people such as Bill Galvano, attorney and former legislator, who says it’s the perfect spot for networking.
“They have great espresso. It has a nice density to it and is done just right,” says Galvano, who also is a fan of Beck’s curry chicken salad sandwiches.
The Becks say one secret to their success is providing an upscale dining experience at affordable prices; lunch specials are regularly available for just $5.90. Uschi also says her former training as a nurse helped her value the importance of fresh food prepared in a healthy way.
Mark Schnelle, a former Realtor who has advised the Becks on each of their three locations, chalks up the couple’s success to Werner’s “absolute go-getter” approach.
“He’s one to throw caution to the wind and make things happen, and he does things right,” Schnelle says. “He doesn’t go halfway; he does everything all the way.”
To allow all our customers, staff and family to enjoy the Easter holiday, we will be closing on Friday, April 6th at 3pm (no dinner service) and will be closed on Saturday, April 7th.
Come in and enjoy a drink or some food on this holiday Monday
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Due to unforeseen family circumstances we have had to suspend our dinner service at the downtown Bistro location until further notice.
We look forward to seeing everyone back for dinners at our Manatee Ave location later this month (see separate post below)
In the meantime, the Bistro and Restaurant are both open for regular breakfast and lunch hours.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your business.
While you enjoy the the exhibits, please stop by for food and drink during our regular weekend hours!
3rd Annual Downtown Bradenton Craft Festival
February 11th & 12th, 2012
Saturday & Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Free Admission
This emerging event will line the water on 1st Avenue West (Barcarrota Blvd) in Downtown Bradenton. The downtown will be filled with America’s best crafters displaying one of a kind jewelry, pottery, handmade body products, paintings, and many other unique gifts.
We are happy to announce that as of February 28th 2012 we are planning on offering you dinner service at our Restaurant on 611 Manatee Avenue East, Bradenton.
We will be open for Dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 5PM to 9PM.
We will be offering you exclusive American Cuisine as well as authentic German Cuisine in a elegant and cozy atmosphere.
We look forward to serving you there soon, in the meantime, please continue enjoying breakfast and lunch at both locations.
Hours, Location & Contact
Hours:
Monday through Wednesday 9am to 3pm
Thursday and Friday 9am to 9pm
Saturday 11am to 9pm
Now serving Dinner again at this location!Location
611 Manatee Ave East
at corner of 7th St E
Bradenton, FL 34208
Ph: 941-748-3838Contact:
Info@BecksBradenton.com
Owners: Werner & Ursula Beck
941-448-3119 / 941-773-3689
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