This review is for the Sangerbund German Bierfest that they have every other year on the grounds of the Newington German club. I been going to this Festival for the last 12 years, which means I have gone to this Festival 6 times now. Yes, It is $10.00 to get in. And you do have to pay for your beer & food also once you get it. But, People this event helps keep this club open and pays for the entertainment that you get to dance to or simply just listen to as you enjoy your Beer & Food. So yes you end up spending around $32.00 dollars which pretty much the same as a night out to dinner with friends at a cheap restaurant. I like going to this Festival its a fun time and its nice to support this club it helps people to be able to hold on to their culture. So I'll be back in two years! read more

Hartford Saengerbund - Bratwurst - Social Clubs Near Me - Newington, Connecticut

Food was outstanding, well we had the schnitzel sandwich, pickles, and potato pancakes!!! The desert building was filled with all kinds of goodies and a guy playing more music!!! Everyone working the event from the front gate, to the time we left was so amazingly nice and courteous!!! There was plenty of seating and lots of shade made for much easier beer drinking. Nice area for kids with activities and face painting, plenty of wonderful music and dancing. I can see how much planning goes into an event like this, and why it's only every two years. I will definitely attend the 2020 festival, and you should to!!! read more

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This was my first time attending the annual "Bierfest" and I am so happy that after all these years, I finally pulled the trigger and went. Admission is $10/persons and you can buy $1 tickets by the score. A schnitzel dinner with potato salad and sauerkraut is $9/tickets, potato pancakes order of three is $6 and a 64oz pitcher of imported German beer $18. The food was remarkably good considering the size of the event and all the people who needed to be served. My guess is that some 5,000 people would be attending the three day event. I heard some complaints about the $10 admission but you must remember you are paying for and authentic German 10 piece band coming from Ellenberg Germany who must be transported, housed and fed for 4 or 5 days. There is a large tent with seating perhaps up to 500 and another area with tables and chairs set up under some oak trees, the same as you would see in any Munich open air beer garden. In side the function room of the club was the dessert area and let me tell you there was every conceivable German dessert one could possibly want and more, all made by German lady club members. This Bierfest was an extraordinary treat and as an authentic German event as you would hope to find, you do not want to miss this. I would advise getting there when the event opens as it gets extremely busy after several hours and the lines can be very long. read more

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For a small Club, the Hartford Saengerbund in Newington, CT offers a lot of spirit and joy in a Old World manner. We attend every year for their two main events, the Christkindlmarkt (Nov) & Bierfest (Aug). ONLY bring cash & enough for great food, desserts, und Bier!!! read more

Hartford Saengerbund - Oma's favorite holiday place. - Social Clubs Near Me - Newington, Connecticut

Read Jason M.'s review...I also had a good time with him tonight. BUT...I agree with him with the poorly executed operations of the Bierfest. At $10 per entry fee, I expected that I would get samples of different beers. When I walked in, you had to wait in line to buy food/drink tickets. You would think for the price they were charging, you would think it should have included the cost of beer sampling, but it didn't. Then you had to wait in line for your beer(s). Then you had to wait in line AGAIN for food. If you came in after 7, then you would have been waiting for a very long time. I had the schnitzel sandwich. The schnitzel was good, but honestly, it tasted more like a cutlet. They should have really poured gravy over it rather than had an onion and tomato. I would have loved it if they offered a sauerkraut topping option. The potato salad was blah and meager. The dessert offerings were less than desired. The entertainment was a joke. The band was good and reminded me of a Polish festival in New Britain, but the dancers were not good. They looked poorly rehearsed. Either they were little children or drunken adults. If you really want to enjoy German food and culture, then head to New Britain to the East Side restaurant. At least you would get your monies worth! read more

Just came back from the annual Hartford Saengerbund Bierfest, third weekend in August. For $10, it was a nice time, but there were definitely a few big issues that need to be addressed before I get to the good stuff. -Beers were $6, pitchers $18. They had some nice beers, including Franziskaner and Spaten... But when you consider that this event had an entry fee, c'mon guys, that's a [bleep]ing ripoff. -Thank god we got dinner at 4:30 PM. Because when 7 PM rolled around, the lines at the food tents were beyond the limits of insanity. I can only assume patrons were waiting more than thirty minutes for basic grub from a food tent. Clearly the Hartford Saengerbund did not properly prepare their foodservice operations for the number of patrons attending. We still had some fun though. German music and dancing were the order of the day. Also, the food was quite excellent. I had a veal loaf sandwich and some potato pancakes, both reasonably priced. And it was nice to have cake and coffee before we left the event. read more

went here for a meeting/awards ceremony. reminded me of the polish club prob bc it was a german club. would def go back to try the german food & beers! read more