Along the sides of the hall are smaller leaded-glass panes. Above the wainscoting are smoky murals of hunting scenes, frothy beer mugs and frolicking animals. The lunch menu, however, isn't a hardcover holdover from the Teutonic past. There's even vegetable lasagna and a chicken breast and artichoke pasta salad, along with such American staples as hamburgers and steak sandwiches. The old-fashioned dumpling adds considerable ballast.
All entrees come with a German-style roll and choice of soup.
Chicken dumpling soup was full of spaetzle-style noodles but little chicken. There is a good selection of German and Czech beer on tap. The service is genuinely friendly. But most of all, Kegel's Inn is a comfortable reminder of Milwaukee's past.