I was in Europe recently and Munich airport was the main hub I used when traveling between Germany…read moreand Italy.
It was also my entry into the Schengen zone, which was a headache trying to get through the registration quick and efficiently. The signage at best is vague and at worst is confusing. The airport personnel in that area appeared to be overwhelmed by the traffic jam and numerous people asking questions. After the electronic registration, you have to go through a manual document review and passport stamping (which was supposed to go away due to the EES). Nothing was working as intended and a group of us were corralled and taken to a different area/floor. Thankfully, we had a generous layover and this was more annoying than anything else.
HOWEVER, if you have a tight layover, you may potentially miss your flight as the airport is HUGE and you'll constantly see people running to their connecting flight. In fact, you may even get knocked over as I nearly did several times.
On the positive side, there are lots of shops and restaurants to choose from and they have pretty good quality offerings. You'll even find a few Biergartens. You'll still be paying airport prices, but the options are there.
Not my first and probably not the last time I'll visit this airport. Until we meet again MUC!