As a German exchange student, I highly recommend OB Brau Haus. The food is delicious and authentic. As a huge schnitzel fan, OB Brau Haus is my go-to spot for a meal; I haven't found a better schnitzel in the U.S. yet, and I've been here for 8 months now. The schnitzel actually tastes even better than in some restaurants in Germany. The beer is very good and comes very close to German beer. The bartenders/servers and the owner are all super friendly and attentive. All of my American and German friends I've taken there so far have also been really impressed. read more

We had a great dinner here before a show at the PAC in September. We'd been to Germany and hoped to find authentic German food and beer and OB's Brau Haus knocked it out of the park! From the Bavarian pretzel appetizer to the homemade spaetzel, Ruben soup and fried haddock, everything was fresh and made from scratch. My husband had the Old Bavarian Sampler and was impressed too! Service was also amazing, we loved meeting the owners and hearing about the history of the restaurant. Thank you for a great dinner - we will be back!! read more

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Let's say 4.5 stars. Quaint little drinkery!! I'm visiting and walked from hotel to this great gem of a pub. The meat goulash is enough if ordered as a bowl, especially on a cold snowy day. Dinner is pork shanks with gravy and spaetzle with sauerkraut. The sauerkraut had a hint of sweetness that I had not had before. Wish the beer was colder. Other than that - I'll be back. read more

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Modern set up with old fashioned German recipes! For me, the best Maiboch and weizenboch I have ever drunk. The pink gravy forward house schnitzel was a decadent and satisfying plate of delight. The owner/host was a such an inviting and interesting person to talk to. He put the exclamation point on this 5 star review. Full bar. read more

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A great Wisconsin experience: They make their own beer, but importantly, they've got Miller High Life too. Had to have the brats and they did not disappoint. Excellent and served with a very nice mustard. But the star of the show? The spaetzle! Basically macaroni and cheese on steroids, unbelievably good comfort food here :-) The schnitzel was highly suggested, and I heard afterwards from other people that it's excellent there too, so I'm sure you can't go wrong with that. Nice atmosphere, good service. All around great experience! read more

Absolutely recommend. Food is amazing. Happy hour makes it a must for a weeknight meal. A pretzel the size of my adult head was 1/2 price because ALL appetizers and drinks (except shots) are 1/2 price from 4-6 pm. Feta meatballs were absolutely amazing. I barely ate that day we were there but after that appetizer - my hubby and I shared a schnitzel dish. We doubled on the soup and couldn't finish 1/2 of the schnitzel and spetzel we ordered. (Btw, $5 off Schnitzel meals during happy hour). Our server/bar tender was absolutely wonderful and made sure we taken care of. Highly recommend. read more

Food was Delicious. Michelle the bartender was polite and did her best to keep up with a lot of people. 1 waitress 1 bartender but they kept all customers happy. I love the German beer. If you get the chance stop in, you won't regret it. read more

Unexpected excellence. Quirky atmosphere (as it's turned into a dance floor later) but amazing food. My pork shank was "best ever." Staff was friendly. Prices good! All four of us loved our meals. Check it out. read more

Good food and great brew on tap! Seated and served promptly, tall mug of Hefeweizen, as it was meant to be served. Great service as well. Found the techno music a bit odd, but just a side note, was not intrusive. Will definitely return to this spot next time I'm in the area. read more

Wandered in, down from the Hilton, and thought some German beer would be good. Ordered a Dunkel, very tasty. Many options on the menu, not sure what to order and the bartender (who turns out to be the owner) suggested the Oskar. Got the goulash for the soup, and it was AMAZING. So, so good. Schnitzel came out and it is fantastic! The sauce was just right, and the loin fried and battered just perfectly. Couldn't leave without the staff recommendation of the apple streusel and I'm so glad I had it. Perfect seasoning and the apples cooked just right. The sauce is incredible. Can't recommend it more. The ladies working were busting their butts, very busy, but very friendly and I had a fun time chatting with them. Great spot, great people. read more

Food came out good and hot! Service was excellent! I sat in the restaurant areas and it started out slow but quickly picked up! read more

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Food and service was amazing. Had the sample plate as all the choices sounded wonderful.

If you want to wait 1 hour before getting your order taken and another hour to get appetizers, and yet another hour to get your food, this is the place! All because they don't "serve Microwave bullshit food, and make everything from scratch" their words not us because we decided to walk out due to lack of service and all the time just to get food. Awful experience, and Awful staff that will treat you like shit. Apparently food takes 3 hours to make. read more

So we have become a near weekly visitor. Thoroughly impressed with this place. They sincerely try hard to run a good business and it shows in the quality of their food. e.g. your dinner salad will not contain any cheap and non-nutritious iceberg lettuce, just one minor example. They also offer various specials on a near daily basis. The establishment supports veterans and offers a 30% discount on an entire bill on Wednesdays. Wow! What an awesome deal for vets. OB's Brau Haus continues to exceed every expectation. Yum! read more

Great food and the atmosphere is exactly what we expected from a Wisconsin Dinner Club!

you can tell they changed owners since I was last here. went for dinner and we waited forever for the food. food was ok but everything else just weighs the food out. Wasent that busy when we got sat down but dear lord if I'm going to wait that long for food I'll just go elsewhere. huge disappointment coming home after a year. read more

Atmosphere: It is really dark in here. There is a small bar area right when you walk in the front. They have a front entrance and a back entrance which is nice depending on where you end up finding street parking. The host/hostess stand is right when you walk in. Service: This place is family owned and it shows, they have friendly and knowledgeable staff that know about the food. Things came out in a timely manner. Food: It was very good authentic food and we had never tasted anything in the area like it. The beer was good. The portions were decent yet we didn't have any leftovers (we did skip lunch that day in order to make sure we had enough room for our food here). Price: The only hiccup. We ordered 2 beers total, 2 entrees, and split a dessert and the bill was $72 before tip. Luckily we had a groupon so we saved a few dollars off of that, but I can think of quite a few places where we can order 4 drinks, 2 entrees, and an app or dessert to split and pay around the $50 mark. Due to the price being higher, this would be a place for special occasions only. read more

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Great selection of German inspired food you won't find at many restaurants and brew pubs. The whole "German inspired food + late night dance club" is a little strange, and if you sit in back be prepared to eat in the dark. Our table got various versions of the pork Schnitzel and all were very good. The "tar tar" is more or less mini cannibal sandwiches, but were good either way. If you are into spaetzle, try their "spaetzle with cheese" and you'll mistake it for just good mac and cheese. The service was great. I plan on returning. read more

So it took us a while longer to get back to this restaurant than we had hoped, but we weren't disappointed! We tried the curry wurst this time, and it was so delicious. The brats were tender and juicy, and not your typical coarse-ground brats that you cook on the grill. And the curry sauce was still amazing. The Reuben soup, with just a light touch of cream to the broth and plenty of bite from the sauerkraut, was perfect. I had the rahm schnitzel again, and it was as good as the last time. My wife had the meatballs with a cream sauce over spaetzle: a combination of pork and beef that produced a tender and flavorful result. Our server, Michelle, was as friendly and helpful and accommodating as the last time we were there when she was our server as well. We also had a nice chat with the manager/owner, Chris, as he was making his rounds at all of the tables to see that everyone was enjoying their experience at the restaurant. The food here is outstanding and the service is too. We love this place and can't wait to go back again. read more

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Cannot recommend the Schnitzel Art Des Hauses enough! An authentic German feel right here in the Midwest. The Owner and Staff are extremely genuine and definitely have a passion for what they do and the food they serve! See you next time OB's Brau Haus! read more

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We walked in and we were greeted with a smile. Our server we thought (Phyllis) because we're hard of hearing. Was great and guided us through the menu. We had the schnitzel and medium beers. They do a grand job with portions and German taste. We really had a great time at this location and we highly recommend everyone go there. Thanks to the owner. Please give Julissa a raise! read more

BEST German food in Wisconsin Highly recommend. Make reservations if you're wanting to eat with more than two without a wait. They are THAT good read more

Wow! This place has amazing food we got the sampler and EVERYTHING WAS GREAT! The schnitzel was out of this world, we travel a lot for business and eat out often, imma pretty picky eater and will readily return things if I don't feel its up to par. This place exceeded my expectations, the service was great the lady was very caring (about my toddler) and the prices were very reasonable. This is a little gem in Appleton Wisconsin if you're here you can't afford not to eat there. Wish we had something similar in California! Great job guys! read more

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Dark, uninviting and noisy. We stopped in here for dinner and asked for a table in the dining room. The host offered us a small high top table at the edge of the bar area in front of the dining room which appeared to be empty. The dimly lit room was loud with only a couple of people at the bar. After glancing at the menu we quickly realized that our experience would only go downhill from here given the environment, surrounding noise and mediocre service at best. We left and walked up the street to another restaurant and had a wonderful meal with great service. read more

OB's Brau Haus Restaurant - - Great German food, great service, and great atmosphere. We went Wednesday night just before 6pm and promptly seated. Our Server Angie had great personality and very attentive. We had the Goulash soup, and the Ruben soup, both tasted great. He had the Jaeger Schnitzel with the Octoberfest beer, I had the pork shank with mushroom sauce on the side, spaetzle and red cabbage, with the house Chardonnay. All so good! Next time I will call 24 hours ahead and request the bread dumplings. We took the Apple Strudel with cream home to enjoy later and it was sooooo good!! When I have the German food craving this will be my spot for it! OB's Brau Haus 523 W College Ave, Appleton, WI www.OBs-BrauHaus.com read more

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I was excited to try this restaurant but very disappointed in the experience. In general the food was mediocre. Mom ordered two appetizers. The hockey puck looking one is a baked Brie with Lingonberries. Compared to the amount Brie the lingonberries were sparse and lacked anything on which to eat it like toast points. When we asked for more berries, we were informed that more berries would be $5. The other appetizer was Feta Cheese Meatballs. Really they were deep fried meatballs with a square of cold feta on top and a bland cream sauce for dipping. Four other dishes were fish, three haddock and a perch. The last dish was Goulash that lacked flavor and the sauerkraut that was supposed to be a key ingredient. Glad to have tried it, won't go back. read more

Great food! Owned by Germans and the food is really very authentic (I know because I am German,too!). Goulash soup (nice and hot), Jägerschnitzel (thin cut, perfectly breaded, great sauce with mushrooms) and Sauerkraut. Big portions, especially on Saturdays! Talked with the German owners, very friendly and efficient staff. Will definitely come again next time I am in Appleton. Highly recommend it! Best German food here in USA and I travel all over the country. Thanks for a great experience! read more

OB... how I love thee... ESPECIALLY during happy hour which is between 4-6PM Tuesday - Thursday. I've been at OBs several times now. Their happy hour is even better now, they have added a few more items to their happy hour menu and all of them are half price. Wahhh??!!? I don't believe (in a Chinese accent). It's true... believe it. My favorite is still the wild pork shank. They braised oh so perfectly that they fall off the bone. At $5.50 for two, yes please.... In addition to the appetizers, their drinks are ALSO half off. Madison is a wonderful bartender.... she's super sweet and very attentive. As long as I'm traveling, this is my Tuesday dinner before the $5.00 movie and free popcorn at Marcus Theatres. Let's be real, there ain't much to do in the small Apple during the winter. read more

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Great Good, wonderful service, great food, good beer.....did I say they have great food! Date night worthy, treat yourself. read more

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Awesome Pork Shank, a must have dish, it is so tender and flavorful. Will come back tomorrow! Yes, we came back for more Pork Shank ;) read more

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We've been wanting to try ob's for a while as I've heard good things. It's a bit confusing, as I always just thought it was a club (it is late night.) The food was amazing. German style, think Mader's if you're Milwaukee. Schnitzel is... I was floored, amazing. Just one of those places where you won't get anything like it around here. Waitress and staff was warm and attentive. Beer, which they make themselves, was huge and delicious. Just a great experience. Try it. read more

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Wow! Came here for some authentic cuisine and was not disappointed. Everything was delicious and the service was outstanding. I would recommend this place to everyone. Bratwurst Schnitzel Meatball Das boot(pastic) Authentic accent with service read more

The meat was tender however we didn't get all that the menu said we were to get with our dishes. Missing sauerkraut and red cabbage. I also think a German restaurant should serve rye bread not an italian bread stick. Noticed lots of people came in and drank at the bar but did not eat. Few were eating there on a Friday night. Will not be returning. read more

This place is awesome. I have to admit I don't know that much about German food, so I tried the Bavarian sampler. Oh my, that was so good! Excellent flavor and very well prepared. I also tried the beer, which was brewed on site, and it was outstanding as well The interior was nice and the wait staff very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend this place if you are looking for a nice change of pace from typical restaurant food and restaurant experience read more

Excellent fresh hot food, generous portions. Loved the goulash soup & goulash. loved the schnitzel! Spaetzle was great! Loved the beer flight! Fresh hot bread! Very nice waitress... Recommended!!! read more

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Walked in and immediately was welcomed by Frank one of the owners. His customer service and help with the menu was top notch. Everything that was recommended by him was delicious. This was my first schnitzel experience and man was it good!!! And to top it off we had the Apple streusel for desert, very solid desert. The only real downfall was the lack of a German ambiance inside the restaurant (because it flips to a nightclub on the weekends). Highly recommended, the service was the best we have had in a long time. A hidden gem in Appleton!!! read more

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Great little restaurant with amazing service. The pretzel and schnitzel were great!!! The only disappoint was the bread that comes with the main dish, but you get so must food you don't really need it. Totally recommend for a beer and great meal. read more

Great Beer and love the Jaeger Schnitzel. Had the deep fried pickles and brat dinner. Rueben soup very good

First the service was spectacular! We had the feta meatballs - fabulous! And we enjoyed the Brie with breadsticks- amazing! Topped it off with apple strudel. Now let me tell you I am not one for dessert. Sweet stuff - not my style. But oh my! It wasn't over powering - just savory. The vanilla sauce - can't. Even. We will be back! Thank you! read more

Great German food, great German beer, and great service. Ambience isn't exactly "old-world Germany" but it's pleasant with no complaints. Stylish and clean. Cloth napkins and heavy flatware. The menu wasn't extensive but was a good selection of most things German (it's all German). Beer selection also isn't large but what's on tap is all German and all good and served in liter mugs (very German). Food was delicious, large portioned, moderately priced, and presented well. Our service was the best we've had at any restaurant for some time. Informative, pleasant, attentive, polite, etc., etc. She explained the menu, made recommendations, always had a smile on her face, and did everything in her ability to ensure our dining experience was positive. As a restaurant alone I would award 4-stars but the wonderful service tipped the scale for us! read more