So glad my daughter and I got to experience this place. This is true German cuisine and surroundings and service. If you visit Munich, make this one of your stops even though it is on the touristy side. read more

Food was poor, felt like day old meat with powdered potatoes. Worth venturing beyond the downtown area to find somewhere unique

The food is wonderful! It's a beautiful place to have a late night dinner. The ambiance is perfect. The service was very good in explaining things to us as our German is very limited. read more

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Haha the bartender here cracked me up. He asked me what I wanted and I started to umm and ahh... He called me out "You American's make everything so complicated", "wheat beer or lager", "we don't put pumpkin in our beer here" We just stopped in for a quick drink and ended up staying for a couple. You should definitely check this place out, it's a great hidden spot inside of a grand building, inside of a restaurant! read more

Very much enjoyed my experience! My father and I came here mid-afternoon and had a few starters and beer. Everything was superb! We had an assortment of bavarian sausage and a few different beers. The Hefeweizen beer rocked! read more

If you are wandering Marienplatz and looking for a lovely place to relax, go into the courtyard of the New Town Hall and look for the large wooden doors. Passing through the doors you will descend some stairs to a large restaurant. We did not have reservations but were seated immediately in a comfy booth. It was 23 Dec and we wanted coffee and dessert before heading back out into the market. The service was quick, the waiter professional and not pushy with suggestions. I do not know if there is another exterior door or if an elevator is available for mobility-impaired guests. The Ratskeller Apfelstrudel came centered on a square plate; three smaller square plates lined the top of the plate. They contained sweet cream, whipped cream, and ice cream. A perfect snack! read more

I was impressed with in Gothic interior of this vast space underneath the new City Hall. It was very cool. Relaxed and service was pleasant. Our waitress was one busy lady but she handled it well. Had to try the crispy pork knuckle and some Bavarian sausage. We started with the pretzel. So far I'll admit, I've been disappointed with the ones I've had. they were dry and not even warm. (The best so far interestingly is at our hotel.) The pretzel here was also not very good so skip it. The pork knuckle on the other hand was very good. The skin crispy and meat super tender. The two links where just as good. The casing nice and crispy crunch with a good snap. We went for the apple strudel and a cheese cake for dessert. You just can't go wrong with this and everyone at the table agreed. read more

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I decided to come here after some yelp searching, and it didn't disappoint. The restaurant is huge, there are numerous rooms to chose from, but despite of that, I'd recommend making a reservation. We got lucky and arrived relatively early, but by the time we left (around 8pm) there were turning people without reservations away. We had the Rouladen and Zander Filet, both very good. Service was a little slow, but overall friendly. Dessert was the apple fritters, those were delicious. Great location, great Ambiente, definitely not the cheapest place to eat. But worth a visit. read more

Had a great meal and great service. Very busy and loud, but they handled very well. Will definitely go back!

Best food we ate in Germany. Simply fantastic. We arrived the day before Oktoberfest and the atmosphere was electric. Great beer and huge portions. We loved it! read more

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We had such a wonderful time here. Both of us had nothing but great words after our dinner and leaving. We were really hungry and not sure where to go after the Christmas market, it was 5 pm and we randomly stumbled upon this place. Later on we found out the significance and meaning behind the restaurant. We shared a large plate of Brats, whipped potato's, bacon and sauerkraut. So delicious. The waiter took the time to split our plate perfectly between the 2 and was very accommodating. I personally ordered a "build-your-own" G&T, I highly recommend it. Hendricks, cherry blossom tonic water and muddled berries. One of my favorite cocktails I had on our trip. We concluded with coffee and it was a perfect evening hanging out here. There was a reservation after us where we sat and they let us stay there until the next party came instead of keeping the table closed. The staff was so nice and more attentive than most German places. If you get a chance to grab a drink/beer and rest your feet for a bit I highly recommend it here. read more

I'm glad we decided to have our last dinner in Munich here, for a Saturday night party of 5 without reservations, we were seated nearly immediately. The atmosphere is lovely and prices reasonable, I tried almost everything everyone ordered and the potato soup with bacon is delicious, as is the pork tenderloin in cream sauce with mushrooms, my son had the bratwurst with sauerkraut, I think the best I've ever tried. Finally, i could smell the Apple strudel before I tasted and it was outstanding, especially with the vanilla cream. My husband ordered the chocolate mousse and the flavor was fantastic. Our waitress was attentive and very pleasant, thank you for a wonderful, memorable experience! read more

Came here for New Years. Ate lunch here without a reservation and we were seated quickly. Very cute inside, food over priced, but not bad. Paid for the New Years special vip tickets for that night while at lunch. There was a band that played cheesy American music and a couple German songs. Mostly old people. Again pretty overpriced, but it is a nice place. Being an American, I'm not sure if all restaurants allow dogs, but this one did and there were several dogs at lunch (not dinner). It is a nice location for New Years. We were able to check out the crazy fireworks outside and duck back in if it got too crazy. They had English menus which was nice for us non-German speaking folk. read more

This was a strange experience. The lady serving us acted like we had killed her dog when we told her we just wanted dessert and coffee. That killed the vibe real quick. The dessert was decent but the overall experience was off-putting. read more

You're in Munich, it's raining a little too much to see the sights. You need a break anyway. Ratskeller is the place. The restaurant is gorgeous, the waitstaff is very friendly, PLUS there is a place to charge your phone next to the WC. I had the Zurich creamy white wine mushrooms served with homemade spaetzle, my new favorite meal in all the world. read more

Awesome dinner awesome staff super nice. Food was awesome, great service, great atmosphere loved it. read more

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If you have only 1 day in Munich, and if you have only 1 restaurant to eat in, you absolutely... you must make it Ratskeller. It is a city treasure. It resides under the city's administrative building. During the summers you can eat outdoors in the courtyard and enjoy peeking into the bustle of Marienplatz. Otherwise, step downstairs into the cool wine cellar/ restaurant. The place itself is massive, with perfect German ambiance. Cool and dim-lit, with plenty of barrels and candles to add to the festivities, surprisingly, you are not trading ambiance for flavor - or variety. Absolutely everything on the menu is delicious - and cooked perfectly. For those new to German cuisine, if you want something super delicious and typically German, order the Wiener Schnitzel mit Gemischter Salat (Breaded Veal Cutlet with Mixed Salad). Might sound nice and simple but you'll get the most heavenly, thinly pounded, large veal cutlet. Seasoned with the fresh lemon you squeeze over it, it is an absolutely mouthwatering dish. The mixed salad is actually full of pickled cucumbers and carrots and salad with a wonderfully tart dressing. Order with a "Apfelschorle" = 1/2 apple juice, 1/2 carbonated water. Feel german... which means feel contented and happy. read more

Arrived to Berlin and was way too hungry to look for the perfect place to try Bavarian food. After all Bavarian food should be easy to make so does all this research really nesessary? I ended up walking in here. Had a glass of Riesling (10 euro) and a sausage appetizer (just enough to try but no commitment. 7 euro) it was meh. The sausage and the sour kraut just meh. I would not call it a dish. It's just fuel. I ordered a small goat cheese salad, which balanced out the plain Bavarian appetizer and was happy with that. Small salad was huge. Seriously it was my meal. 34 euro total for my lunch, that I will never remember, but I must say I am not a fan of Bavarian food. Service was okay, it was after 2:30 pm and the wait staff was chatting. Atmosphere and decorations are quite nice. read more

Was the worst meal I ever paid for. I ordered the braised lamb shank and not only was it cold and tough, it was still chilled from whatever previous day it was actually made. Such a disappointment, I thought I was in a restaurant that was actually going to serve me the real deal. read more

If visiting Munich...there are so many better places with the same options. We went to this large restaurant around 2pm. It wasn't overly full but still bustling because it's in a very touristy part of Munich, old town. It's decorated cute and you arrive going down a staircase.. we were sat down by a friendly hostess. Then we waited 15 minutes before our waitress came. We were starving after only have eaten a smaller breakfast at 8:15am and after touring Dachau. So when the waitress came.. we ordered drinks and food at the same time. We ordered a big lunch and decided to skip dinner. We ordered the potato soup to share, my daughter ordered 1 pretzel. Then both my kids got Schnitzels, My husband got a mushroom pork spaetzle dish, and I went with the Christmas special 1/4 roasted duck with brown gravy ( my Daughter had this same dish the night before at another restaurant and It was so yummy that now I wanted it again). Well.. then we get the potato soup pretty efficiently. The soup was tasty. Then we wait and wait... tables have been seated by us and after us and ordered and received their food and are now leaving and paying. It is now 3:30. No food. We didn't want to be complaining Americans, so we just drank our beers ( we also own 3 restaurants back in Greenville, SC.. and I hate to leave bad reviews.. but tHink the public need to know and try way better options in same vicinity). Anyway, back to the review... so the waitress appears, btw.. we barely saw her too, and I ask about my daughters pretzel since we had gotten our soup.. she doesn't really acknowledge us and is just like, Yeah, yeah.. and walks off. Then she comes back and basically throws a basket of 4 pretzels down at the table and disappears again. I'm thinking, maybe she forgot to put our whole order in, or something was messed up and she's acknowledging that by bringing us 4 pretzels instead of 1. My daughter picks up a pretzel and it's hard as a rock and cold. Um, first time in Germany we have been served pretzels un fresh like this. So then 3:45.. our food starts arriving. First my husband, then 5 minutes later, the kids and then mine. I am excited for my duck! I take a bite and before I do, I can tell by cutting it.. it's rock hard and cold. We were thinking maybe it was my special duck that made our dinner take so long and they went out and killed one fresh for me, but that wasn't the case... it was so dry! It was the worst most inedible duck I've EVER eaten. My husband didn't believe me and took a bite and yep.. he agreed. My daughter gave me one of her 2 breaded veal schnitzels, a very hard dish to screw up! The waitress came to us and said "how's your food, It's good?, Great!" And walked off without a response from us and those 3 sentences came out like 1 sentence and fast and she was gone! When we got our bill, we were eagerly looking to see if she didn't charge us for the 1 pretzel we ordered, since maybe in her way, she brought us 4 to make up for it. But no, we were charged for 4 rock hard pretzels that we never ordered ! We didn't say anything and just paid, 1. Because we didn't want to wait longer, 2. Maybe language barrier 3. Wasn't worth complaining about a few bucks.. This review is for those visiting Germany.. go to many other wonderful restaurants who care about your business and don't cater to tourists who don't know any better. There are a million restaurants around this one who serve the exact same dishes with more heart and care and charge less too!!! Do your research!!! I messed up here!! read more

Great food and atmosphere, highly recommend for a nice dinner in Munich. Herr Ymaz was a great waiter and took good care of us! The outside patio inside a 200 year old courtyard is spectacular. read more

A lot more touristy and more expensive than other beer halls, but the food is good and the atmosphere is enjoyable. Even though we kind of had our bearings and my wife is fluent German speaker, our waiter treated us like tourists by insisting on giving us menus with photos even though we said we didn't need them and over explaining everything. Still, not a bad experience, but there are more local and less expensive places to go. read more

The Ratskeller is a place for tourists too tired to find a good and less expensive alternative to traditional German / Bavarian food. The food is enjoyable, sure, but you'll find a lot of things wrong--meat tenderness, flavor, presentation, variety, price in relation to the quality of what you get--once you"ve experienced the better restaurants Munich has to offer. The wait staff aims to please, speaking mostly in English due to their most common patrons being foreigners. But in my case, the waiter was brash and quick to write me off as an impressionable and uncertain American despite my knowing some German and how the restaurant experience should progress by German standards. I had the sense from other tables that the waiters take advantage of the mostly tourist diners by relying on their being tired or not knowing customs. If you're in need of a meal after a long flight or drive, this place offers an easy out to looking for available eateries. If you have an opportunity to shop around, I would strongly advise doing so. Munich has so much more to offer than this accessible yet touristy and expensive locale. read more

Excellent food and drinks, but the best part of this restaurant was the atmosphere! Servers were not exceptionally friendly, however they were very helpful and efficient. Will definitely recommend this place to any friends traveling to Munich! read more

I got separated from my tour group while visiting Munich, and got completely discombobulated. By the time I got reconnected, I was in no mood for a big Hofbräuhaus. My family and I opted to come here, and we're really glad we did. Service in Europe appears to be slow in general compared to the U.S, and this place was no exception. But, they were incredibly friendly. I had a pork and veal wurst that was very pleasant. My wife got the German hot dog and my daughter the vegetarian plate. Along with a goulash soup, pretzels and water, it was a very nice lunch in a beautiful restaurant. Highly recommended. €0.50 bathroom fee. read more

Well let's just say that every business trip to Munich starts with a dinner at Ratskeller. Why? Because it's an easy introduction to German food. The location is perfect: Marienplatz so you can walk around before or after your meal and get a first impression of downtown Munich. The decor is rather traditional. The staff is helpful and English speaking (a nice plus when you are just off the plane and the jetlag is kicking you). The menu has pictures so you know exactly what you are ordering, no surprise there. The food is varied (traditional Bavarian plates but also salads for the lighter appetites or folks looking for healthier dishes). The food tastes good and there is a nice choice of beers and drinks, including organic/natural stuff. Bottom line, the perfect place to immerse yourself with the area and its food and traditions but in a hassle free way for the non German speaking folks. read more

Used Yelp to find this place and it did not disappoint! The food, beer, and atmosphere was perfect. Absolutely worth the trip.

What a great place! I walked in late one afternoon and the joint was jumping! People everywhere, crowds of 'em, all of 'em happy and smiling and I thought that I'd come to the right place. Boy, did I ever. I wound up joining a table of Yanks who took me as German at first and we all laughed about that over the rounds of beers and food that appeared before me. Great chow, just what you'd expect. I had a blast, I hope you do! Enjoy! read more

A tourist trap with a lot of locals if it makes sense, could be worth a visit just to see the loudness and amount of people. The food, once it arrived (it seems to take almost an hour to grill a couple of bratwursts) is ok-ish. Please note that the menus in German are a lot cheaper than the English ones (which also has pictures = oh so classy!) for the same items... So be aware. Never got to try the places around the square so can't compare... But I'm sure you can make a better choice than here... read more

I can cook much better. My salad was soaked with dressing and the smoked salmon that came with it was stringy and inedible. My husband had the polenta with mushrooms, which was very bland (but edible). People nearby were having more traditional Bavarian food, but we could see their sides of peas and carrots were the frozen ones that you get in any supermarket. Beer was good, haha. I wouldn't recommend this place--keep walking and find some fun little hole in the wall. read more

I entered here at a somewhat odd hour and was one of only a couple people in the restaurant. I could tell its a pretty touristy place but I still loved the decor and thought it was really cool basement place. Because the restaurant was so empty, I got a lot of staff attention and they chatted with me a lot and took a picture of me with the restaurant in the background. Not used to having such friendly service in Europe. I had a pretty simple meal - a giant glass of lager-y beer, potato soup and mushroom strudels. If I am remembering correctly, the soup and strudels were both appetizers. Both soup and strudels were delicious, although I liked the soup the best - it was very hearty and filling. The strudels, while good, were quite rich so were a little more difficult to eat. The service was bizarrely slow considering I was one of the few people there and didn't order anything elaborate. I would say I was there for at least 45 minutes. Really, the four stars are mostly for the ambiance and the location because I really thought the restaurant was beautiful and it was smack dab in the center of my favorite part of the city. I would definitely recommend it for a tourist. read more

Ambiance-wise, quite touristy. There were menus of about 5+ different languages. The salad here was completely drenched and drowning in dressing - like your typical milk to cereal ratio with the dressing being the milk and rest of the salad as the cereal bits. But really, who was I fooling but myself when I thought I'd eat healthy in Bavaria? To clarify, this was the omega-3 salad with avocado, "graved" salmon (smoked), macadamia nuts, olives, and walnut-bread. I quite recommend it actually as it was quite tasty except for the excess of dressing which I'm sure you can ask them to either tone it down or put the dressing on the side. By the time I got to my main entree, I felt like I drank a bottle of salad down my tummy already. The "Sauerbraten" for my main meal though was probably not as good as the salad. It is, according to the menu, "the most celebrated German specialty other than beer!" but it was pretty dry and mostly, the sauce was what was packing the flavor. The potato dumplings tasted like dough; however, the red cabbage side was nice and vinegary as I like it! The waitress wasn't particularly warming but I was kind of an annoying traveler waiting to be seated (when you should just seat yourself) and being weird not ordering beer. However, since there is such a long selection of authentic German food on the menu and my food was decent, anddd because it is very conveniently located right next to the town hall and the hustle-bustle of Marienplatz, I'd give it four stars for all that. read more

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Really enjoyed this place. We got seated immediately on Sunday 5pm. Very interesting interior. Just a really cool atmosphere. The server spoke English and yes they have an English menu. We had the potato soup -- delicious. So good. We had the 7 spicy brats with potato pancakes and sauerkraut. Really enjoyed this meal as well. Had the Keller beer and the Hefe beer. Im no expert but we enjoyed both. The best part of the meal was the apple strudel dessert. Totally decadent. Served hot with an abundance of a vanilla creme sauce. Just outstanding. Wonderful service. Good value considering it is a high tourist traffic area. Would go there again. read more

The restaurant was beautiful...quite possibly the most beautiful I've ever seen in my travels. The staff was courteous and spoke English!!! Victory!!! The food was delicious and hot. I would go there again and again!!! read more

The atmosphere is authentic, nice and clean, however, the waiter we had was the worst my wife and I had experienced in all of Europe. Not a bit of friendliness, abrupt and curt, not deserving of any gratuity after this short lunch experience. So,... using a credit card, I had to go to a different part of the restaurant to pay??. As he watched over me ...the option for a tip was presented on the card machine. I did not put any at that time, to think about leaving some change on the table. I did not, ... so he chased after me as I was leaving and in a loud voice confronted me for a tip! I put a 2 euro coin in his hand on a 30 euro meal and left. And I thought salaried waiters in Europe would be more polite to earn any gratuity??!! Most are excellent, Oh well, hope someone elses experience is better.. read more

We ate here twice during our visit. You name it, they have it here. Wurst, schnitzel, sauerkraut, etc. Tasty Oktoberfest beer. And servers with an attitude. The food is 4 star and the attitude of the servers is a 2. I will spend my money differently next time. read more

This place was alright! I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was a little empty when I was there and it felt a bit cavernous. I did not love the atmosphere but the food was yummy!! My husband loved his potato soup and I enjoyed a goat cheese salad. Our waiter was really nice but seemed a little overworked - he was hard to track down when needed and never came to check in on us. read more

Zer gut!!!!Excellent food and service here! Beat veal weiner schnitzel ever! And Best meal I've had during my 2 weeks in Europe so far!

A quite touristy place but I guess with the very central location in the old city it's to be expected. Traditional Bavarian menu. I had Schweinshaxe (pork knuckle) with Kartoffelknödl (potato dumplings). Very tasty pork and with a delicious crispy crackling. Served with red cabbage on the side. Beer was good and the waiters were friendly (European level of service in a touristy place). read more

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This was a great respite from the heat as we were touring the area. Although we struggled a little to communicate (I had to use Google translator to explain gluten free), the appetizers and cheese trays we ordered were delicious and the wine and bread were wonderful. Our server was a little rattled at first, but she ultimately was very sweet and friendly, especially with our 10 year old. The general area is also a great place to explore. read more