This place was terrible. We knew it wouldn't be the best since it's about as touristy as a place can possibly be, but I had no idea it would be as bad as it was, and that the service would be so bad! I ordered their lunch special, which was similar to a pork chop; however, it was the fattiest piece of meat I have ever been served in my entire life, and they should not have tried to pass that off as something that could be served any way other than perhaps braising it. I couldn't even eat it, at all. (No wonder it was their lunch special, right? A cheap cut of meat could be sold "cheaply".) My fiancé ordered a curry wurst, as we couldn't leave Berlin without having one, and it was mediocre, pretty much what you'd expect in a curry wurst, but we could have saved about €8 and bought a better one elsewhere. I suppose my biggest problem with this place, and the reason it gets one star instead of 2, is that when the waitress asked how we liked our meal (when we asked for the check), and I told her (in German), that it was terrible and that the cut of meat was fatty, she just looked at me and said, "no, that's just the way the pork is," or something to that extent. I was livid. I wasn't even asking for a refund or another dish (admittedly, I should have sent it back when I first cut into it); however, it really bothered me that she tried to pass it off like, "oh yeah, that's how it's supposed to be." Um, I should have photographed this abortion of a "meal" - no one in their right mind would eat it, but I wasn't blaming HER, I was just bringing it to her attention, ya know? So. Be forewarned! If you're looking for a touristy place and you're not bothered by it being seriously overpriced, etc, go for it, but I'd avoid their lunch specials, and I wouldn't expect anything special from the rest of their food (that way you just might be pleasantly surprised, right?) read more

Damn good place. As with the HB in the East, can not miss the the gulaschsuppe. read more

Maximilians - Leberkäse with egg over potato salad. - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

Good food. The place was recommended by hotel staff. Now i am showing a picture of the pork knuckle i had to my friends in the states. Service was prompt and nice. Will be back when i will have a chance. read more

I came her on my last day evening in Berlin. Close to the square and close to my hotel. They make the staff wear traditional clothing. I could are less about what they wear but def trying to lure in more tourist. Prices are average to mid. Food was good. Tried the sausages and came with mash and sauerkraut. Staff was bilingual and friendly. Its not on a main street so it was quiet. read more

Maximilians - Suggestive? - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

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You'll love the cozy atmosphere and hearty food! If you come to Germany, you rightly expect good food and friendly service - what in Berlin is not self-evident. In Maximilian's there is of course primarily Bavarian food, because that is the hallmark of the restaurant. Located in the heart of the business district around the Friedrichstraße Maximilian's is an oasis of comfort, when you make during your sightseeing tour or on your shopping day a breather. Come at lunch time and enjoy each day a different quick lunch menu at a price you are willing to pay. I also recommend the Bavarian evening, where regularly wind music is played that sounds through the Atrium. read more

I'm not a frequent meat eater, but Maximilians' dishes are just amazing. Great place and nice people!

Loved this place. Sort of fell into it after doing some serious damage to my debit card in the Friedrichstraße shopping district. Super friendly service and good menu. Very Bavarian place in the middle of Berlin. read more

Maximilians - The wurst plate at Maximillian's - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

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WARNING! The service is included in the bill, however this restaurant tries to rip off Americans by printing on the bill "tip not included". Not true. They said the service was included but not the tip. It's the same thing. Then he started talking about the tax. All a big con to get a double tip on burnt schnitzel and mediocre food . But at least the did try to hide the burnt side by turning it over. I would stay away from this place. Must be why it was almost empty when we were there. read more

Great Bavarian-style beer hall with all the expected Bavarian foods like Schweinshaxe (roasted pork hocks) or Leberknodelsuppe (liver dumpling soup). Of course there is beer, beer, beer! The prices are very reasonable and this is an informal, drop-in type place able to accommodate both large groups and small intimate meals. read more

After a long day of exploring Berlin, my stomach was growling and I was on the lookout for some authentic German cuisine (NOT currywurst). For the first few days of my trip, I was too shy to go into any sit down restaurants alone, as I don't speak a word of German. Except "konnen sie englisch sprechen." hehe. I stumbled by Maximilian's and the huge statue of the guy in lederhosen holding a beer glass was enough to sell it to me. I walked in and was told to sit anywhere I wanted. My waiter came to greet me with a menu, and as I stumbled to say "konnen sie.." he cut me off to respond, "yes, yes, I speak English, talk to me, talk to me!" As I'm writing that, I realize that it sounds a bit rude,but I assure you, it was more of like a 'yeah! what's up dog' vibe. Anyway, I ended up ordering the Maximilians Filetteller vom Schwin und Huhn auf Champignons a la creme und Bratkartoffeln. In english: Heaven. Or, pan seared chicken and pork fillets with mushrooms and fried potatoes in a cream sauce. I washed it down with a classic raspberry berliner weisse--why don't we serve this in the states!??!? Definitely my favorite/best memory of dining in Berlin. I enjoyed my dinner so much that I brought my boyfriend here on his day off/our last day in Berlin. I ordered the German meatballs and he ordered the sausage. It wasn't until the server came out with a plate of two meatballs and a big sausage that we had realized what he ordered. hahah. hopefully the kitchen had a good laugh. Will definitely go back here if I ever get the chance again =) read more

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Good authentic German food at decent prices. There was a good mix of locals and tourists. I enjoyed the Sausage Parade and my wife had pork with bread dumplings. My sausage parade was delicious :) My wife's pork was a bit dry, but came with delicious gravy to make up for it... the dumplings were also delicious. read more

Went here on a search for pretzels, and was not dissapointed! Probably the best food and service we've had here in Berlin. Food was def on par with other Bavarian style restaurants. Pretzels are baked fresh every hour, and the staff was very friendly! Also got the pork knuckle and it was prepared really well. Any critiques aren't worth mentioning! read more

EXCELLENT! The service was outstanding, as was the food! I ordered the cheese spatzle, and they offered me a half size, which ended up being so filling on it's own, but I almost wished I ordered the full size, because although I was stuffed, it was THAT good! read more

Service felt rushed at the start, but servers were English speaking which was appreciated. Had a good selection of traditional foods from Berlin and Bavaria. Food arrived very quickly and one of our dishes was warm (sausage parade) and the other was quite nice, if not a tad on the salty side (Beef Goulash). Would go again :) read more

Great bavarian food for a good price with attentive staff. We had schnitzel, which was tender, sausage platter with salad, which was taart, camembert meatloaf which amazing, as well the cucumber and cabbage salad. Worth going! Antje is the best waitress! read more

Maximilians - Loads of fun! - German Near Me - Berlin, BE

The atmosphere was nice . Inside was loud but we sat on the patio which was not . The patio seating is inside a special complex out of the elements and very comfortable as it was 49degrees outside . They were very busy for a Sunday night and only had one waiter working the outside area taking all the orders , with a few helping run food and drinks . He had a bland attitude with a low sense of humor but he tried and was overall okay . The service speed was typical of Europe and slow to us but probably normal for fresh food . The food was great and no complaints about it at all other then half my fries were covered in the sauce . They have Pepsi products which is great as coke in Europe taste weird to American coke and this is not an issue with pepsi and is my preferred anyways . There was 2 girls/kids running around the restaurant back and forth from inside and out with dad and grandpa constantly chasing them down as the kids were also very loud . I guess it goes to show it doesn't matter where you are from kids don't listen when your our to dinner . Not the restaurants fault persay . Dinner was €50 total with tip which was fair . If I come back to Berlin I would come here again and I will recommend it to others who visit . 3.5 stars read more

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Just say no. Absolute tourist trap. Food was gross. Bratwurst was made of carton. "Meatloaf" was a grilled piece of thick cut of bologna. There are lots of other options around. read more

Typical Bavarian restaurant, funny dressed waiters, good food, not wonderful but large portions Desserts are really nice and to help the digestion I advice to drink a homemade Jägertee or a Grog read more

Good bavarian restaurant, big one, a bit touristic but good. In the hip Friedrichstrasse area, a bit hidden but your recognize it by ad advertising car showing a big puppet dressed with the traditional bavarian Lederhosen and hat. The crunchy ham hock (Schweinsaxe) is not so easy to find in Berlin because the berliner eisbein (steamed ham hock) is a virtual competitor. Here you go. Obviously the menu is focused on bavarian receipes. Surely worth a try. highs: taste, price lows: a bit of a touristic charm My favourites: Schweinsaxe, Weisswurst (white sausage) read more

The food was amazing, the staff was really nice and I really enjoyed the overall atmosphere. Furthermore, they are following guidelines due to the COVID-19, therefor, it made me feel safe to have a lunch there. read more

A group of us were attending a convention in Berlin and wanted to prearrange dinner plans before we arrived. We chose Maximilians because it was centrally located, had a large and reasonably priced menu filled with traditional Bavarian and Berliner foods and most importantly to us offered advanced reservations for large groups (in our case, 12 people). The location was very convenient, just a short hop from the Stadtmitte Ubahn stop. Checkpoint Charlie is a few blocks south and the Brandenburg Gate isn't too far away either, so if you're in Berlin to see the sights this is a convenient but not overly crowded location The food was very tasty and presented well. While I'm not a beer drinker (the only one in Germany at the time, I'm guessing) the beer drinkers in our group enjoyed their selections. The Germans among us noted that the outfits and decorations were perhaps a bit of an exaggeration of Bavarian culture, but for tourists like me it was pretty cool. We liked it so much several of us went back a few nights later for an encore read more

Happy Christmas? Not at Maxmillian's. This Christmas, my family and I decided to take a rest from cooking the Christmas dinner and reserved a table at Maxmillian's. The main meal could only be described as a disaster and looked as though it had just been thrown onto the plate. The Goose breast was totally overcooked and dried out. The dumplings (although I'd asked for potatoes) were quite cold and there was no gravy, which was indeed necessary. One of my sons ordered the Wiener Schnitzel which was a massive portion, but unfortunately looked as though it had been cooked the day before. The only reason we ate this food was because we'd waited a whole hour for it and were starving. I ordered a Bailly's liquor, without ice. After some time, the drink arrived WITH ice. The tired looking waitress changed my drink, even apologising for the poor service, reminding us this was due to it being Christmas. I would liked to have reminded her that this was our 'Christmas dinner', and that if Maxmilian's don't have the staff or competence to cope with such occasions they should stay closed. We decided to leave out the dessert, and asked for the bill. Again we waited, and waited and waited. Eventually, a waiter came rushing back, apologising that he'd forgotten about it. Oh dear! Another one off my list. read more

The touristic place with little attempt to looks like a traditional Bavarian restaurant. Quite big portions with touristic price however. I would recommend it if you're in the centre of Berlin and looking for something 'traditional'. BTW, they have dunkel (dark) beer but no WiFi. Be careful :) read more

Wonderful service and delicious food. Very family friendly (We were fine to being in our stroller with sleeping baby). Great atmosphere for a social, fun, dinner! read more

We used to come here for special occasions for several years but hadn't been back for about 5 yrs. I would say 3 of the 6 times were good the the other 3 were just ok. We decided to come back for Valentine's Day last Friday and it was not good. First of all they had a smoke alarm that kept beeping the entire time we were there and when we asked our waitress she said when they painted the ceiling black they covered it and couldn't find it to change the batteries and it's been beeping for 10 years... seriously?? Next we ordered the calamari in the wonton basket which was good. Our entres were not good. My husband got the Korean beef that was not real Korean beef and flavor was mediocre. The majority of the plate was covered in wild greens which really ended up tasting like a steak salad. Now... my dish was the most disappointing. I ordered one of their specials for the night which was the "seafood medley". It consisted of 3-4 clams, 3-4 shrimp and the tiniest lobster. All of it tasted bland and definitely NOT FRESH! There was no seafood flavor in any of these items... at all. It was served over the smallest amount of pasta and broth.. I had to ask for cheese to add flavor $42!!! Bland, dried up seafood that tasted like rubber. Should have asked for salt and pepper since I noticed there was non provided at tables. I also noticed there was no bread served with dinner. I'm sorry but we will never be back. Overpriced and not fresh food. read more

We found this place by looking at reviews and sounded good. It was! Bavarian joint with Pauline beer. I had the Weiner Schnitzel and my wife had the Swienbraten. Half her meal was cold but there was so much food, she didn't need that part that had cooled down. Very large portions! The pork knuckle sure looked good too. The place was crowded and a little loud, but festive. Service was super. They forgot the pretzel but we weren't charged for it. Would go back if in the area. read more

Very good food, good attention, I recommend it 100%.. The beer us very good. The place is agradable.

Very good food and service compared to other local dinner. Food was excellent. I would recommend it if you are new to the area as we were.

Pretty much everything you'd want for a good dining spot. It's in good proximity to a lot of locations so it's not far off the beaten path. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere (although the entrance is a bit odd around the corner). When we came in for dinner there was a nice mix of tourists and locals, along with a company Christmas party. The staff was friendly and will to explain the menu. The prices were decent and the menu offered many different options. The food itself was all very tasty and the portions were very large. Definitely worth a trip. read more

Great place! The food was great and had many vegetarian options, two choices for outdoor seating and nice decor inside. The beer was good and the service was pretty quick for Berlin standards. I would go back! read more

Great Bavarian beer choices and brezel. The traditional german food they were serving looked well prepared, though we didn't eat there.

Not for the vegetarians (even though they've three veggie dishes) nor the faint of heart seeking a light meal... but the food is definitely hearty and tasty, and even the dishes smothered in cheese are not so heavy as they look at first sight, and the size of the portions is fair. They've for sure Bavarian fare, but also a handful of what appears to be Berliner specialities. As for the previous reviewer which expected a meat loaf and got a sandwich, there seem to be a translation mistake in their menu (meat loaf w.r.t. slice of loaf of bread). Note that the wine list is short and seriously overpriced... after all, who'd drink wine in such a place! They've Paulaner on tap, all the several varieties of that, and you shall not need much more to wash down the meal. read more

Absolutely loved it! Even more than the Augustiner I went to the night before. My suggestion -- get the "parade of sausages." No kidding-- that's what it's called on the menu. Two rotwurst, one weisswurst, and three small ones. With sauerkraut and potatoes... fantastic 'n read more

Warm friendly service, wonderful food (roast pork w/dumplings). Great beers. English spoken. I will be back on this trip.

Stopped in for a quick beer and enjoyed the ambiance. Nothing special but in and out with good service is all that we were looking for.

Ughh i had beef ghoulash with bread dumpling and it was Soooo salty and expensive!! They do take card here abd my waitress was nice... But the food was disappointing. read more

We came shortly before New Years and found ourselves warmly welcomed. The waiters were jolly and very informative regarding the food, sporting Lederhosen and balancing at least five grand beer jugs at a time. We had traditional SchweinsHaxe and Brotzeit. Both were very good quality and very tasty. All recommendable and sublime. Would come again. read more

Not a great experience. Average food and rude staff. Maybe because I'm American. Lots of better places in the area. I would keep looking. read more

we were wandering around looking for a place for dinner away from what would for sure be tourist traps on Unter der Linden near Brandenberger Tor. i'm sure we were not walking down the right roads but it seems like few options are available, and yet fewer are open on a Saturday evening. trusty ol' yelp led us to Maximilian's, tucked indoors on the main level of an office building. boy was it popular with the locals! there is a relaxed "patio" seating area and cozy tables and booths inside. service was a bit slow to get the menu, to take our orders, to get the cheque, to bring the bill. not sure if it's just the more relaxed atmosphere of Europe/Germany that we're not used to in North America so I won't hold it against this place. - BERLINER EISBEIN MIT KARTOFFELN, SAUERKRAUT UND ERBSPÜREE (13,90€) - little ol' me gets served this dish with Berlin-style pork hock the size of my HEAD with boiled potatoes, sauerkraut, and roasted pea puree. the pork was so flavourful and boiled to the point where the skin/fat/meat was all buttahhh. by the time I was finished, it looked like I had barely touched the plate form the opposite angle. more ridiculous, my leftovers proved enough for 3 tasty tasty sandwiches the following day and a half. wunderbar :) - SCHWEINSHAXE MIT SEMMELKNÖDEL UND SAUERKRAUT (11,90€) - this traditionally Bavarian roasted pork knuckle comes with bread dumpling and sauerkraut. not a fan of bread dumpling, as it's much too dense for me, but the pork had an insanely crackling skin. so crispy!! prices are verrrry decent for the portions! paulaner is a plenty here. this place is solid. read more

We were looking for a traditional German dining experience when we spotted this restaurant with a very crowded outdoor seating area. What immediately sold us on Maximillian's was the waitstaff in costume and the huge sign with a cartoonish looking man. Usually those two things would be warning signs to run far away from the restaurant but not in this case. My partners in dining had the steak with onions, schnitzel, rump steak and curry wurst. Everyone enjoyed their meals!! read more