Munich, "Hofbräuhaus" (beer restaurant): address, menu and reviews

Every person who has already visited or just plans a tourist trip to Munich, in the route of his trip, necessarily includes a visit to the beer restaurant "Hofbräuhaus". "Court brewery", this is how the name of the restaurant is translated into Russian, is a kind of a visiting card of such an interesting city as Munich. "Hofbräuhaus" has an interesting history, unique sights, a varied menu and a special atmosphere, into which one wants to plunge again and again. About all the features of this beer restaurant we will tell in our article.

Restaurant "Hofbräuhaus" in Munich: the history of the foundation

The history of the beer restaurant began in the distant 1589, when, on the orders of the Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V, the Court brewery was added in Munich. This event was preceded by the special love of the duke and his associates to beer. Unfortunately, that beverage that was cooked before in Germany, the nobles was not to taste, so they brought beer only from Saxony. And then the masters came up with an idea (and the duke fully approved it) to build a brewery in a city like Munich.

"Hofbräuhaus", or the Court brewery, was originally built in the Old Court, which was the first residence of the German feudal family Wittelsbach. And it was here in 1592 the first dark beer was cooked.

The son's business was continued by the son of Duke Wilhelm V Maximilian I. He did not like the taste of dark barley beer, and he put a lot of effort and finances to weld a foam drink that had no analogues in the whole world. White beer became not only a good source of income, but also gave Munich 400-year experience of brewing.

New building of the brewery

Demand for white beer was so high that a small brewery in the Old Court with such volumes could not cope. Therefore, it was decided to transfer it to Platz square, where it is located and to this day, only now is called the beer restaurant "Hofbräuhaus" (Munich). A photo of the brewery on Placel Square can be seen below.

Since the construction of a new brewery was worth a lot of money, but the demand for white beer was also great, the enterprising Duke went to a cunning move. He allowed small innkeepers to buy beer in the Court brewery and sell it to the workers. In this way, the duke did well not only to himself, having obtained quite good proceeds from the sale, but also to ordinary people for whom the drink of the nobles became available.

The birthday of the Court brewery is 1828. It was in that year that beer was poured into the brewery's premises. Local newspapers wrote that even Ludwig I himself was present at this national holiday.

Family Sperger

During the Second World War, the building of the brewery was almost completely destroyed. Only the piece of the building and the cellar remained unharmed, where several ancient clay mugs were preserved. The premises were completely restored only by the end of 1958.

In 1980, the management of the brewery was taken over by the Sperger family. After the death of the head of the family of breweries began to lead Gerda Sperger. In 2004, she handed over the management of the brewery and restaurant to her sons, who happily took over the reins of the traditional enterprise of such a city as Munich.

"Hofbräuhaus" has since been developing and receiving thousands of tourists from all over the world every year. And they go to the restaurant not only to taste the famous Munich beer, but also to plunge into the atmosphere of the holiday, which reigns in every hall of the Court brewery.

The main hall of the brewery: Shvemme

On the first floor of the restaurant "Hofbräuhaus" is its historical part - the main hall of Schwemme. Once there was a real brewery where a famous foamy drink was brewed. Today it is a huge hall with a capacity of up to 1300 people with a musical orchestra in the center of the room and a rack for bottling beer on the left. The interior of the room consists of massive antique furniture made at the end of the century before last. On massive tables, you can still see the scratched names of restaurant visitors and their wishes for a favorite place.

Beer restaurant in Munich Hofbräuhaus has its big attraction. In the main hall - Schwemme - for many years now there are safes with beer mugs. Safes are cells in which clay mugs of restaurant visitors are kept under locks. The capacity of safes allows you to store about 400 mugs. Naturally, this is not enough for everyone, so the right to store mugs goes exclusively from generation to generation.

Another attraction of the restaurant is the tables for regular visitors. Find out which table for someone is fixed, you can directly on the site of the pub. For example, a gentleman with the surname Wolperdinger comes to the restaurant every day, which means that a table will always be booked in his name in the hall.

Restaurant "Beer House" - the second floor of the brewery

On the second floor of the brewery is the restaurant "Beer House". Its characteristic feature is wooden massive furniture made by hand. At the same time, old furniture and a ceiling from a tree harmoniously look with the frescoes that decorate the hall. The Brewery Hofbräuhaus in Munich often hosted celebrities. One of them was the famous composer Mozart, whose portrait adorns one of the walls of the second floor of the hall.

"Beer House" is distinguished by its cozy, even peaceful atmosphere. There are not so many people here as in Schwemm, you can just sit and talk with friends, listen to live music and taste local delicacies.

Festive hall

The festive hall, located on the third floor of the restaurant, was built by the order of the Duke of Wilhelm V at the end of the 16th century. But during the Second World War the building was badly damaged, more than other brewery halls. And only after its final restoration in 1958 it again began to hold festive events.

In the solemn and majestic Festive Hall, to this day, a unique architecture has survived. First of all, an oval ceiling with pink and blue frescoes of the Bavarian arms is thrown into the eyes. On the large vaulted windows flags of all territorial districts of Bavaria are hung. Special hall color is attached to massive wooden tables and antique chairs, on which, perhaps, was sitting the king of Bavaria Ludwig II.

The festive hall is designed for 900 seats. For dance and music events there is a scene with backstage. At least three times a week, old Munich dancers perform dance nights here.

Beer garden

Many visitors to the restaurant in the summer prefer to sit with a mug of beer not indoors, but in the shade of old chestnuts that grow in the Beer Garden. This part of the restaurant is surrounded on four sides by a historic brick wall with vaulted gates, through which you can get directly into the brewery right from the street.

In the Beer Garden can easily accommodate up to 400 people. Behind the covered tables you can taste a traditional beer drink and a salted pretzel. By the way, you can buy pastries right on the street with girls in national costumes and according to some tourists, it will be much fresh than ordered inside the restaurant.

Restaurant menu: beer

For every free table, visitors are waiting for a menu in German. But Russian tourists will be pleasantly surprised by the innovation of the restaurant "Hofbräuhaus" (Munich). The menu in Russian will be given to them immediately, as soon as they ask the waiters about it.

First, why people come to the Court brewery, of course, is beer. Here, the visitors will be offered at once seven varieties: Hofbroi dark and Hofbroi Original light, Radler and Dark Radler with lemon, special beer for Russians with lemonade lemonade, Munich white (wheat) and Hofbroi Non-alcoholic. Beer is sold in glass mugs of 1 liter. And even if the visitor seems too much, only the last two beers can be bought in a smaller volume of 0.5 liters.

Local delicacies of the Court brewery

To beer, you just need to order traditional German dishes. Most often Germans relish beer and sausages. You can order a choice of fried pork sausages with sauerkraut or white boiled sausages, which is so famous for Munich.

"Hofbräuhaus" menu offers quite good. If the sausages seem small, you can order a mouth-watering hot. Juicy pork knuckle with sauce and roast pork with sauerkraut and floury knodel easily satisfy even the most powerful hunger. Also at any time in the restaurant you can taste beef cream soup or potato soup with roots.

You can try your own desserts. For example, tourists often order an apple strudel with whipped cream or unusual noodles, cooked for a couple with crispy honey. In short, you can dine in a restaurant quite dignified, although not cheap.

Reviews of the restaurant "Hofbräuhaus"

Tourists who visited the Hofbräuhaus restaurant left the following positive comments about the establishment:

• A restaurant with a rich history and a special atmosphere;
• Impeccable beer and excellent cuisine with national dishes;
• live music;
• Inimitable interior, interesting furniture;
• The menu in Russian;
• Relaxed atmosphere of fun.

They believe that a visit to the Court Brewery is one of the most vivid impressions of the city of Munich.

Beer "Hofbräuhaus" did not like the tourists only high prices for meals and parking problems. However, some people noted that in the restaurant they seemed too noisy and crowded.

Restaurant Hofbräuhaus (Munich): address and time of work

It remains to find out the address of a unique by historical standards institution. As well as 400 years ago, the beer restaurant stands on Platz square, located in the central part of such an interesting city as Munich. "Hofbräuhaus" has the following official address: index 80331, Munich, Placel, 9. The managing institutions are Wolfgang and Michael Sperger.

The brasserie is open daily from 9 am to 11:30 pm. But not all the opening hours are suitable for visiting. On holidays and weekends there are so many people that it's impossible to get through, not to mention taking a free table. Therefore, tourists to visit the institution should choose weekdays, preferably up to 15 hours or after 21 hours, when people in the restaurant is not so much.