About Us

Uwe Kuester is the owner and operator of The Schnitzel Parlour, which features traditional German food, and Fackelmann's Chocolates (a.k.a Chocolaterie Fackelman). He and his wife, Beate, spend much of their time in the kitchen but they love it and as Uwe says "with food, friends and family comes together."

Even though they grew up in Frankenberg/Eder in Germany and later moved close to Frankfurt Germany, they consider Fredericton home. They have been in the Fredericton area since moving to Canada in 2000.

Though owning a small business keeps them busy, this couple still does what it can to help the community. They have helped the community by volunteering at the food bank and at the soup kitchen but have recently taken a break as with moving and expanding the business to it’s new location has been time consuming.

Volunteer work isn't the only thing this couple likes to do in their spare time. in the spring of 2008, Uwe felt the call to spread the Gospel through music. With the help of a couple friends, Jason Farris and Beverley Richard, they formed the gospel group 4 His Glory. Uwe says "We have the same taste in music, we have the same desire. We are all Christians and we want to show people what the Lord is doing in our lives and how He is working in His miracle ways.” 4 His Glory will be released their first CD in the Fall of 2010 and their second CD, "The Love of God" in the Fall of 2014.

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​Hansel & Gretel

Guten Abend von Hansel and Gretel. Thank you so much for your support of our human Mom and Dad by dining at their restaurant. Did you know that our human brother is a Fredericton Transit Bus driver?
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He also lives here and so do my human grandparents. We love them all very much and they take really good care of us. The two of us try to be as quiet as we can during your Dining experience. But sometimes we just can’t contain ourselves. So we apologize if we bark.

​Love to all of you,
​Hansel & Gretel

We almost forgot....
The Cat... the cat’s name is Max. We are not really “cat people”, I mean cat dogs but we get along just fine. Sometimes we chase him because we like running after him but other times we all sit together waiting for a treat or having lunch. If you see him outside feel free to say, "Hi."

History of our location

I would like to give you some more information about the history of the location 304 Union Street. The exact date of when the house was built is unknown.  The house, first owned by  Winslow Staples,  sold on May 1st, 1907  to Margaret and William Hanebry. Margaret was his 2nd wife and she and William had ten children.

On April 29th, 1983 the house was sold to Thomas Louis Wilson and Heather Olive Wilson.

On July 31st 1985 the house was sold to Bill and Sharon Watson.

In September 2014, our son Florian bought the house and it became not only our home but also the home of the Schnitzel Parlour.