We were lucky to have friends who live in Düsseldorf and booked a reservation for our party of…read moreseven more than a month in advance. The Christmas Market time in Germany is super busy and especially on Friday - Sunday. Schumacher alt is the oldest brewery in Düsseldorf. Established in 1838. Thankfully they have modern and clean restrooms to evacuate all the beer drank there. The ambiance of the place is a lively beer hall. There are picnic tables and banquettes of various sizes. The wait staff are intentionally a little rude. Part of their stick. The beers keep coming until you say stop. You get the house brew in 10 oz. glasses. The waiter makes a mark on a coaster each time he brings a round. When you have had enough be sure to put a coaster on top of your glass, or the beer will keep coming. The food menu is large and only in German. It is a good time to use the photo translation feature on your phone. The food was very good and a LOT! I highly recommend a stop here for an authentic German experience.

We really enjoyed this place from the layout to decor, service was great, food was unique and…read moreterrific , and the beer was great.

2nd time I've visited and not dissapointed. Had a great meal and the server was very helpful when…read moresuggesting my plate (Knuckle). I will return in November.

I really enjoyed my time here. It's a busy bustling restaurant. You take a photo of the QR code and…read morethen you can order everything from your phone and it arrives very very quickly. I was impressed by the service Olaf really knew what he was doing. My only observation which was a negative was that they charge extra for mustard and indeed ketchup and it arrives in a catering plastic packet on your plate it's not very good mustard and considering where in the city of mustard that was disappointing. The ice creams are good but they're not amazing. I would return due to the enormous selection food here and was I saw passing on to other tables or look delicious

Great food, ambience, and beer. The sauerbraten really a…read moretreat. Go early or make a reservation.