Will NOT return: too sweet! Old, since 1689. Irish - many towns in the Middle Rhine valley have their Celtic origins (right?) German - the lady is very forceful and direct ... Fake flowers are everywhere - such a turn off. They're fully books but took us in at 4:55. I told her that we'd out by 6pm. The house did fill by the time we left at 5:55. One short man by the door won't budge to let us out, nor his friend behind him. Ow will - don't like Asians? The beer and wine are great but both entrees are large portion line feeding a platoon and sweet - what the hell. The sweetness is NOT from the bell pepper or paprika. My salad dressing is like syrup. The dry Riesling from Boppard is very yummy. read more

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Staff were really nice despite my poor German and the beer and food were plentiful and tasty! Definitely couldn't finish my food because it was so much but decently priced. Bathrooms were cool too! read more

Walked in with no reservation on a Saturday night, and no availability. The place was overflowing with people, so fair enough; but had great ambience with loads of people clearly enjoying themselves. Booked a table for the next night with no problems. Food was great with large portion sizes; beers super tasty! We don't speak German, but communicating in English was absolutely no problem. Would recommend. read more

We had our first meal in Germany here after 10 hours of travel and we were so happy that we did! Again all thanks to the Yelp reviews! We wanted some authentic German food and good beer and that's exactly what we got. The restaurant is a few steps away from a main square in Altstadt. It has a nice bar area and high top tables. We sat down at the booth and ordered food right away since the kitchen was about to close. FOOD: I had the pickled herring with fried potatoes and my boyfriend had the traditional schnitzel with a side of potatoes as well. There's a very generous amount of food on the plate. I liked the herring but it was drowned in yogurt/cream, which was too overwhelming for me. The potatoes got a lot of flavors but a bit greasy. The schnitzel on the other hand was very good. SERVICE: the waiter spoke decent English and they had English menus. They even offered to pack up my leftovers to go. VERDICT: this is a solid choice for authentic German fare served in a traditional brauhaus, nothing fancy or sophisticated. read more

Altes Brauhaus - Pickled Herring in yogurt sauce with a side of fried bacon potatoes - very hearty meal! - German Near Me - Koblenz, RP

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Nice restaurants but too slow on orders . It took around more than one hour to have the food. Service also not that nice

I passed by this place a couple of times during my stay in Koblenz and finally decided to give it a try for dinner. I took a seat and was served in a reasonable amount of time. However the server was hurried and pushy, so I didn't bother to trying to speak German (I'm not fluent and it would take longer to order), and opted to speak English. I ordered the Brauhausschnitzel and a coke. The food arrived in an adequate amount of time and in a very large portion. Too big in my opinion, but others might find this to be a positive. The quality was OK. The real issue took place when it came time to settle the bill. I asked the server for the bill, which came out to 15,60. Establishments similar to this one have been asking for round numbers so change will be in whole Euro amounts. I placed 20,60 on the table expecting to receive 5 Euros in change before providing 3 Euro as a tip/gratuity (~19%) which is typical for the US, but might be too much in Germany from what I've read (typically 5-10%). The server stared at the 20,60 and I started to think I had used the wrong coins--the 10 cent and 20 cent look very similar to me--I double checked what I had placed on the table and started to sort out the tip from the coins in my hand. The server angrily and very publicly slapped a 5 Euro bill down on the table and mentioned something about Germany, the bill, and a tip that I could not understand and angrily walked away. After this public, unprofessional, and unwarranted outburst, and coupled with just OK food and just OK service, I placed the server's tip money back in my pocket and left the establishment. read more

And now to get caught up on some of my reviews from my December 2012 trip to parts of Europe. The beer-houses are quick and simple to review, so here we go: Location: 5 out of 5 When you're on a street named "Braugasse", or "Beer Lane" as they would say in English, you've found yourself a pretty neat little spot. Seriously, though - our river cruise docked near the statue of Wilhem at the literal "Koblenz" of the Rhine and Mosel, and it was a short 5 - 10 minute walk to Altes. I mean...had I not been distracted by all the neat things going on in the street, it would have probably been a much quicker walk. Décor and Ambience: 4 out of 5 I really liked the inside of Altes. A nice long wooden bar the moment you walk in, with plentiful tables on either side of the bar. The interior was tastefully and simply decorated with what I presume to be genuine wooden columns and trim. In terms of ambiance, Iwent in the middle of the day near Christmas-time and there weren't a lot of people there, but I imagine that this place can get pretty rowdy, boisterous, and fun for other events like Oktoberfest, Carnival, and Halloween. Selection and Quality of Beer: 4 out of 5 So vague of a term, but when in Rome, right? Since the sign outside says, "Konigsbacher", I opted for the flagship Pils to begin. They also had 1689, and maybe one of the Bocks on tap. Trust me, when I'm in a place like this, I don't need there to be 30 beers on tap; I just need there to be 3 or 4 that are of decent quality. If you've had their Pils before, you won't be disappointed. If you've never gotten to try the 1689 (a Marzen/Oktoberfest style), it's actually quite malty in taste but incredibly drinkable. I also like how it's not going to floor you, as it comes in at a respectable 5.2%. Customer Service: 4 out of 5 One thing I learned very quickly is that most Germans not only speak English, but they also speak it incredibly well (and some of an odd British accent...). But as a courteous traveler, I made a valiant attempt at speaking German, even if it was for something as trivial as ordering beer. Numbers are easy to say, but remember that when you do fingers, you count your thumb as "1" instead of starting with your index finger. After a slight fumbling with my words, everything was fine and getting refills on beers didn't prove to be any type of difficult situation. Price: 3.5 out of 5 Decent prices for a local watering hole. Probably came out to be around 9 euro per liter, which isn't cheap, but since I was on vacation, I wasn't going to complain. Overall: 4 out of 5 Cute place when I went, but I'm sure it becomes more fun as the night goes on or during the special celebration times. I'd happily go again, and I imagine that I'd even hit Altes up if I were a local resident. read more

Altes Brauhaus - German Near Me - Koblenz, RP

My friend, long time Playboy photographer David Mecey, brought a bunch of photo maniacs from the US to Germany - so I thought it would be a good idea to take them to this vintage restaurant and enjoy some local authentic food. The place was packed - but thankfully we had a reservation, made through the restaurants own booking web site. However, we now know they do not even to bother to check it - so they had to rush us through - we had to be out in little over an hour. The food was good, drinks too - and the service tried its best, but in total, the situation was unacceptable. So while I can recommend the place for food, drinks and price - make sure you call them to make reservations and do NOT book through their web site. read more

Fabulous traditional German food. We spend over two weeks in Germany and our party of 6 considers this one of their favorite meals. Service was excellent and fast. Not many choices if you require a gluten free meal. I got a wurstsalad with fried potatoes. It was delicious just not as much fun as the schnitzel and gravy meals My travel companions got. read more

I went with 3 friends to Brauhaus and all of us said the same: You can go one, two times there, but its not what it should be from outside! From outside it looks like a typical German, and inviting Restaurant. Our waitres was not so friendly and the food was seemed to not fresh! We had a cheese plate as a starter, which was good and big! My friend orderd a schnitzel, which they served with a orange on top instead of a lemon!!! I think for a place like this they should know how a Schnitzel should be prepared! I had a Schweinerückensteak, which was good, but for the price to less meat. I also orderd some Krautsalat, which they never served me... If you want a beer and some starters, this Resaurant can be a good place, but nothing more! read more

The Brauhaus is a small dark bar in Koblenz. The waitress was brusque to the point of being surly and did not take kindly to non native speakers. My German is basic but how hard is it to take a bier order? We waited 20min for our appetizer and still hadn't received our bier. I had to wave the waitress over to again ask for our bier! I thought this type of place wanted you to drink bier?? Overall I would look for another place to go in the Old part of Koblenz. read more

Great German Atmosphere. Friendly staff... Amazing traditional German fare! Guaranteed to please. Stay away from the local homemade schnapps unless you like your body to be on fire!!! read more

We ended up in here after another german restaurant we read about being closed. It is a quaint bar with good beer and delicious food! We were pleasantly surprised due to the 3 1\2 star rating. We would definitely come back if we ever came back to Koblenz. read more