We were in Cologne on business and decided to head into the city to find some rib sticking typical German food as it was cold and wet. We have been to the city many times, but mainly at Christmas market time, when it is completely packed so we were looking forward to seeing what it was like in 'normal' phase.... More

Visited on the first Friday of the Christmas markets, so absolutely packed out. Originally only intended to have a beer or two, but the menu and obviously very satisfied local clientele convinced us to stay for dinner. Glad we did so. The food was great, a large selection of traditional cuisine. Went for the Haxe (ham hock), wonderful. The beer... More

Saturday night is evidently busy in Koeln and we found ourselves here after many better-known Brauerei were full. We had Schnitzel on the brain and ordered them while glugging some Koelsch. The rooms are crowded to the point of cramped - when people leave a table, two other tables have to stand up and move their chairs to allow passage.... More

The waiters were lazy and rude - they let the place down and should all be sacked! Beer, wine, food and surroundings otherwise very nice

Great location, good beer, food nice but ended up very expensive. The waiter at the end of our meal brought the bill but didnt really show it to us - he screwed it up before we had time to check it and on reflection we think we had probably been over charged. He also didnt offer us any change, he... More

We visited this brauhaus after reading the recommendation in the tour books we bought. The menu wasn't in English but we knew what we wanted anyway so that wasn't a probem. It was quite quiet but the waiter took a little while to take our order; he also didn't seem very friendly compared to the waiters we had in other... More

Visited this brauhaus last week and was impressed by the quality of the Kolsch. However the service was shocking.I stood inside adjacent to the serving area and was mostly ignored even when my glass was empty!!! When i paid for my drink the waiter didnt even offer me the change,he just expected it as a tip!! Far better places in... More

Very good beer! I recommend to try Pfaffen Bock. Food is secondary. Food is average. Service is good. Location is good.

Three out of our four dishes were sub-par with the tomato soup so over-salted we could not eat it. The servers have an attitude and start arguing with us over the salty soup (thank you very much, I know the difference between salt and herbs!) You overpay for what you get - just walk down the Salzgasse an extra 200... More