Excellent German variety; perfect menu items; great ambiance. Service was good as usual.

We have gone to the Bierhaus several times, and I have never left overly impressed. The drinks and vibe are good, but the food has never been that great. This past visit we ordered the cheese board, which also came with a giant pretzel and some bread. Why? I have no idea. The pretzel was cold, and we didn't touch the bread. The cheeses on the board were just slices like you'd find in a deli. There was also lettuce, tomato, red onion and pickles on the side, but why? I have no idea. To make a sandwich? That's not the idea of a cheese board. Our friends ordered the salmon, which came with a side of brussel sprouts. I couldn't get past the color of the sprouts. Barely green. My friend passed on the whole dish. If you're looking to watch a game and grab a beer, this place is great for groups, and service is good. However, if you're looking for dinner too, I'd recommend eating elsewhere. read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - Cheese platter - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

Stopped by for a private event and enjoyed the catering and attention to detail with the decoration in the space. The staff were friendly and the food and drink were excellent. Tried the cheese curds, Reubens rolls, potato pancakes, pretzel bites with cheese sauce (the best!!) and plenty of cheese and sausage. Very German/Wisconsin fare. Wasn't as woo hoo about the chicken schnitzel but the German mustard improved it quite a bit. Loved the flight - good couple of beers they have! Definitely recommend for private events or dining. Will be back soon! read more

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While traveling from out of town, we had planned a family Christmas meal and had made reservations at Bavarian Brewhouse and were surprised to find it closed. We reserved online, received a confirmation, and showed up to a closed restaurant. We understand and appreciate them giving staff the holiday off, but it was a bit frustrating that the reservation system still allowed bookings and there was no notice online or by phone. Hopefully they can improve holiday updates in the future. read more

Came here for the first time to try out the fish fry. We were seated right away. Great ambiance. They have a band playing and families with kids dancing. It was nice. For dinner i ordered the baked cod with the potato pancake. Wow i was surprised. The cod was cooked perfectly just how i like it. Baked but crispy!! Now for the potato pancake. This is a legit potato pancake. Not just fried potato. The texture was definitely like a pancake. I enjoyed my dinner so much. The old fashioned was really good too. The pork schnitzel is absolutely delicious. Will be returning 100%! read more

Guys, reads the room. You have literally 500 people packed in there to watch the USA play in the World Cup, yet you have some lame band keep playing over the National Anthem?? Then when you finally switched to soccer volume, it was barely audible. Huge miss, my group of ten will not be back for anymore World Cup games. But props to the one over-worked bartender, he did great under the circumstances. read more

Plenty of food, bier, seating and friendly staff to go around! Looking forward to a Friday Night Fish Fry and polka music to boot! read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

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Finally getting around to reviewing a place I've been to a number of times. It's very close to where I live. Overall, you can get some tasty German food and good beer here. Be forewarned that the open beer hall area can get quite loud. It's sort of the point, I suspect, being so open with the long tables, big televisions, and bar. But when it's really hopping, it's hard to hold a conversation with a group of any reasonable size. Is there better German food in Milwaukee? Certainly...but it's really pretty tasty and you get good portions (for those of us happy to take home leftovers). Their beers are nothing amazing, as compared to so many excellent breweries in Milwaukee, but there's nothing bad about them either. Just dependable. All in all, a solid place. Definitely a good choice for a post-work happy hour too. read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

Came with a large group for dinner, 17 people total with 7 under the age of 2. Food was amazing, beer was great (dunkel is the best), atmosphere was so fun. There was live music that even had a kids sing along time that was a ton of fun for them. Service was also great and friendly. Felt very authentic. Would be a regular if I lived in the area. read more

I have been eating and attending Octoberfest here for years have made some great memories here. There have been times they ran out of food, beer and desserts but made me happy that an event like this could bring enough people together and sell out of some great food and drinks. Food is comparable to Mader's and should really be higher on the totem pole of good German food. read more

We frequent the Bavs Beirhaus, and most often I love the experience. They are so darn family-friendly and it's clearly appreciated by many - come here at 5pm on a Friday and it's basically family hour. Such a big beer hall, with the largest of tables, tons to eat on their menu, and most often, live music. We loved the latest duo who played accordion and a few other little instruments. They even invited kiddos on stage to play with other instruments they brought - so fun. The server was really sweet, and everyone was very attentive. Good brews too, per usual. The bummer this time around was the food for me. I ordered the baked cod and it didn't live up to $21 expectation in the least. Sadly, it lacked flavor, was kind of tough, and not at all hot. I found myself smothering it in lemon and tartar to make up for it, but in the end, I couldn't finish it. The other bummer was the kids mac n cheese. In the past, it's been a great portion of great quality, but on recent visits it's appeared to be the Kraft kind out of the box. Always hope to have a little something extra when dining out, vs what we can just get at home. We're always look forward to coming here with friends and family (!!), but the food can be a little hit or miss. read more

8/12024 Ok Bavarian Bierhaus! Ya'll got a good fish fry!!! First time visiting and glad I finally did. It was a bit noisy, but they did have live music. I would like to visit again soon. Our server was good also. Got seated right away by a very friendly hostess. read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - Fish fry. Breaded Cod. - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

Made a reservation for Mothers Days brunch over a month ago. Despite seating several tables ahead of us who didn't have reservations, we were seated in the bar and told that was all that was available. Then a very very expensive buffet that was almost inedible and lots of men swearing and yelling at the soccer game on the TV (since it was the bar). Absolutely the worst mother day experience I've ever had. Will never return. read more

I've attended a handful of LARGE gatherings here and the service has always been good. Kudos to the servers for their attention to detail & patience! I definitely recommend the giant pretzels and the charcuterie board. The long tables and bench seating isn't for everyone but it's a fun environment. read more

Bavarian Bierhaus is a big rambling place near Bayshore that's done a great job recreating a proper Bierhall and making it accessible to a lot of different groups. The Bavarian Soccer Club makes this their home base, several cultural groups meet & have events here and they host the city's best Oktoberfest in their enormous and well equipped Biergarten (now open all summer). In addition to all this, there's a large restaurant/bar that has festhälle communal seating, several private rooms for parties and a big bar. Food is pretty good honestly - you get giant serving sizes so plan to take home leftovers. Staff is good too - even when the place is slammed they work hard to take care of you. Expect live music on weekend The Mister is pretty involved in the German community so I'm here regularly - it's a nice place with nice people and always a good time! read more

So glad I finally got to eat here! This was my third try and it finally worked out. (One time was during Octoberfest and the other was when there was a soccer tourny, and it was impossible to park... much less get in the doors). This time it wasn't that busy and we got got a nice seat on one of the large picnic tables in the beer hall. Our waitress was decked out in a traditional German outfit. Wasn't very much in the personality department, but she did a good job taking care of us. Not a big beer drinker, but I figured I better have a mug to fit in! Check... had my beer, and I honestly couldn't tell you if it was good or bad.... But I enjoyed having a mug in a beer hall! The best part of our meal was the Bavarian baked onion soup. It was very good! My wife had the sandwich with chicken schnitzel and ham... that too was very good and I would highly recommend both. My Jagerschnitzel was above average, could have had more gravy. But the spatzel that came with it was tasty. I loved the live German band that serenaded us during our meal. It was a three person band that played all the oompah-pah music you would expect in a German restaurant. Had a lot of fun, food was good and so was the entertainment. Worth stopping in. read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - Anvil Polka Pils Beer - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

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This has been a long time book and new restaurant of the week today. First off this isn't just a restaurant it's a complex with a huge open restaurant and bar with a 2nd dining room in back and a 3rd bar and dining in back, soccer field, patio, back building with an open October fest area with plenty of tables. Seating is family style with long open booths. The bar is huge with plenty of seating. I took the table with the window seat over looking the parking and the sports field. I started with a Bloody Mary which was pretty sparse topping with a pickle cube, olive and short meat/cheese stick. The Bloody was good and a little spicy. I ordered the build your own schnitzel = pork schnitzel, jager mushroom gravy with buttered spatzel. Service was a little slow but I'm not complaining because hundreds of people were in this huge space during a packers game. My food came quicker than I expected and it looked great. The spatzel was good but bland so I added some salt for seasoning and it was good. The mushroom gravy was bland also with no real rich flavor topped with mushrooms. The pork schnitzel was cooked to order with a very crispy crust and a nice pork flavor but bland also was the theme so I seasoned with salt and it was good after it was seasoned. Overall I had a great German style lunch in a nice atmosphere especially when you think about how many German restaurants have disappeared in the us over the last few decades and I can only think of two left in Milwaukee area. read more

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The German potato salad was terrible!! No taste and it was cold!! The pierogies were terrible too!! The onion soup was ok. The beer too expensive. Definitely will not be back. read more

Very authentic German. I could imagine being transported to Munich and waking up not knowing where I was. Milwaukee is where.

We hosted a rehearsal dinner for my son and his bride to be in the King and Tap Rooms. The event coordinator, Elise was fantastic to work with. She was super responsive and helpful in the planning of the event (set up, appetizers, dinner menu, etc) as well as the execution of the evening. Elise stayed near by and was available for any questions, and an extra hand for any needs. The additional staff were wonderful, very helpful and eager to make sure any needs/wants were met. Our meal was tasty and plentiful. And let me just add that the room aesthetics are warm and inviting even with a smaller group than the room can hold. T. Lawson read more

Love the german beer hall feel. Feel like a beer hall in German. The service is good. Young happy server who want to please. The sausage are great and large variety. Funny ambiance fall and a good Octoberfest. read more

Awful. If you're going just for beer and apps, maybe you'll be okay. I did not get beer. If going for food, don't. Even the cheese sauce for the not-soft, stale pretzel (microwave warmed?) was a runny liquid that didn't taste like cheese. The grilled salmon entree was prepared in the weirdest way... cut into three, thin strips and cooked until dry, chewy, and flavorless. The ice cream scoop of mashed potatoes was cold and inedible. The brussel sprouts were also cold, greasy, and half cooked. Also inedible. The entire dining room was woefully understaffed during an October Sunday lunch hour. Took a half hour to get even water and things went downhill from there. Their iced tea is not fresh brewed, but is bitter, fake tea from a bar dispenser. Ate 2/3 of the salmon and most of the stale pretzel (minus the crappy cheese) and left the rest. The couple seated behind me and the multi-generational family seated in front of me were all discussing how the waitress was going to expect a tip for the horrible service they were enduring. The only good part is now I don't have to ever go there again. read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - Salmon entree. All bad. - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

Great food ,beer and old style German buildings surrounded by soccer fields . What else to ask for ? Veal schnitzel read more

Very friendly and inviting environment. The food was great but my favorite was the pretzel coated cheese curds. It was simply finger liking good. I would pass on the salad next time. It was just arugula and tomatoes. I'll get extra cheese curds if I could. read more

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We were excited to try this restaurant because we have driven past it for years and never stopped. It was German fest weekend in Milwaukee and the weather was hot, humid and raining so we decided we would stop by. Large open space with many large tables. The bar dominates the room. Small stage opposite with a three piece Oomph band. Wait staff, Bar staff and manager are not the friendliest people. Add a bit of arrogance thrown in for fun. Could it was a bad day for them. But all? The place was empty. The rain got heavier and the manager guy was telling his staff that he was not sending anyone home. We ordered our food which arrived very quickly smelling wonderful. Food was good and flavorful, no problems there. Bier had that "just cleaned the bier line" flavor. Didn't finish it. We had four couples and everyone ordered. We all agreed the food was good but the bier tasted weird and chemically. Took us about twenty minutes and asking two other wait staff for our waitress so we could check out. She was a bit flustered since people started filling seats. Bottom line for us, food was very good. Drinks, meh. We felt like we were bothering the golf hat guy behind the bar who said he was the manager. Staff is very clicky with each other a their social life at work was more important. Maybe a second visit around their Oktoberfest. read more

The staff was incredibly nice and helpful. It was a little loud but everyone was having a good time in general. The food was ridiculously good. Been to the one in Tennessee and now Wisconsin, both exceeded expectations. read more

Beer is great, food is not. It's such a great venue that I keep trying...hopefully one day it will improve.

Love this place. One of the best beer halls I've been to. Not only is the beer good but the food is good as well.

Went to the Oktoberfest and got the Doner Kebab. I've had plenty of doner kebab in Germany and can never find anything in the states that tastes the same so I was excited this might be it. It was terrible. Dry and taste like it is seasoned with cumin. Literally threw it away. Can't speak to the rest of their food but the doner is not good at all. Drove 30 mins each way hoping it would be authentic or at least close. Wasted my time and money, again read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

We wanted to take our Moms out for Mother's Day, but due to schedules, the traditional Mothers Day Brunch was not an option. I also didn't want to go somewhere that I couldn't make a reservation and have to wait an hour to get a table. Luckily Bavarian Bierhaus is on OpenTable and we were able to secure a large table to also include another family member and her kids to celebrate her birthday. But in hindsight, Bavarian really should not have allowed me to make a reservation as they were just not staffed sufficiently for the day and the meal took a very long time, it took almost 20 minutes from ordering the drinks to their delivery and then another 20 minutes for straws as they were out of cups with lids for the kids. The saving grace was that we weren't in a hurry and the food--when it finally arrived, was very good. I went slightly out of my comfort zone and got the pretzel sandwich (I'm the only one that eats salami at home, so I rarely have it). It was very good, though the pretzel should be made a bit wider to work appropriately as a sandwich. read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - Pretzel samich with cheddar! - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

I have been twice and both times I was impressed by the service and the ambiance! The food wasn't bad either and I couldn't believe I hadn't been to the Bierhaus sooner, especially since I live nearby! There is plenty of room for large parties and although I haven't gotten a chance to bring my kids, it seems like it would be a great place for the kiddos to come along. The beers are aplenty and the German fare is abundant. Get a giant pretzel for your table and you can never go wrong with a burger! read more

When you're craving a German pretzel and beer cheese, this is my go to! Bonus was it was Thursday buy one get one rack of ribs. Oh mylanta! This is not for the faint of heart. What a deal of enormous tender deliciousness. The German potato salad can be heated up if you like it that way. And that's just how I got it. The beer cheese soup was the perfect accompaniment to the pretzel which was A large size. There was a smaller and a jumbo which you would need a few extra people for. Coffee was freshly brewed in a nice large mug to keep it warm on a cool fall evening. Service was friendly with a smile and prompt. Love the teamwork at this place. read more

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Food was good and we were served quickly! The benches were a little close to the tables which made it uncomfortable and a tight fit so if you are a large person it is very tight! choose your table wisely.. food was good! read more

Let me start with the pretzel was great with the biercheese..we were a party of 6 and I wish the server would have told us No substitutions!! She said there is a "small upcharge". Basically just order what it comes with and sides are $5 no matter what! Chicken snitzel was mostly deep fried panco and the pork snitzel with gravy sooo salty and greasy!! The rolandon dish comes with 1 piece of meat for $28 but really $33 because they took off the spazel to add 1 spoon of mash potatoes! Food was a disappointment! Never going back for the food again! read more

Shame on me for finally getting here for the first time on Valentine's Day for a family member's 80th birthday. This place is HUGE - not Munich Oktoberfest HUGE but that isn't a fair comparison either. Speaking of Germany think shared benches, amazing liters of hand-crafted beer and large portions of German/Polish food. I was excited to see Frickendall on the menu which is a German and also a Dutch treat! I highly recommend the Friday fish fry because you can get spaetzle, potato pancakes or fries. We opted for the skate wing "schnitzel" ($20) which was a lightly floured piece of skate pan seared to perfection surrounded by just the right amount of capers. This deliciousness was put on top a bed of salted and buttered spaetzle. Why cod when you can skate? We had a group of 9 people and almost every person had a different entree so it was great to see the mix of items. Perogies were served with the obligatory sausage with rave reviews. The three piece traditional fish fry ($16) also was served hot and flaky with a very light batter. Only critique was the style of the potato pancake. It was more of seasoned mashed potatoes served up vs. a shredded cake. Probably more of a preference issue. Walleye dinner = solid plus the mashed potatoes with gravy looked like little hills - bonus! Two people opted for the "large" beer not realizing that was a liter serving in a proper German beer glass. We also were treated to a "little" dessert for each person for the birthday celebration. It was a twist on a black forest cake with more of a molten center - yummy! Did I mention there is a duo that plays polka music during your dining experience? It can get a little louder upfront so if possible sit to the back. They serenaded the birthday boy for his 80th birthday and really made this such a special occasion for him. I know there is another place in town that has a similar vibe - not mentioning the name. Bavarian Bierhaus has better food, is quieter, lacks children polkaing on your face, and you don't need to wait forever for a seat. I saw earlier reviews complaining about pricing so beware it is probably a buck or two more than comparable places but I felt that the service and food quality was worth every penny. Where else can you feel like you are in Germany without the 8+ hour plane ride? read more

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It's this huge beer hall, but on a Saturday night, they were closing up by 9am. This place should be packed till 1am with a live German band. I thought my hef was tasty, as well as the schnitzel chicken sandwich, but the potato pancake was tough and rubbery. The female bartender was friendly. read more

Came back for Schnitzels a few times since the first time. Yes, the Schnitzels are definitely better than the ribeye or fish fries. But they are $20. The food itself really is not worth that much. But go for the vibe. Live music, German outfits, fun with friends, great beer. And their beer is great. They also give you free 1/2 liters of beer, per person, not per table. But you'd have to know it and ask for it. read more

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Yes! We were there. The food was sooooooo plentiful had to take half of it home and that looked like another order!. The festival was not as we thought it to be. Cover charge to walk pass EMPTY Halls with no people and three outdoor walkups for food. Sm hotdog size paper basket used for two little pc of fish, a katchup size For dipping container filled with a tablespoon i Of coleslaw, and of course a few cold dry fries.....Why did I Pork Schnitzel discribe all that...you may ask..well..$19.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope never again. Inside service was great! Food flavor was the best!.So go for lunch or dinner but not a German October fest. read more

Awesome place. Great food and cool environment. Reminded me so much of being in Munich! read more

Bavarian Bierhaus - a plate of food and a glass of beer - German Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

Ambiance is amazing inside and out. The servers and hostess were very friendly. The beer was VERY tasty. The food was good/average and the portion sizes were average. The pork schnitzel was thin, made with Panko and a little tough. The ruben rolls didn't have much flavor. My husband enjoyed the sausages. We are coming back for the beer garden & music!! read more

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