Bavaria Bier Haus
“Leave it to the SO to bring me to a totally unfamiliar yet thoroughly awesome beer scene: Stone Street.”
“Definitely coming back again for more German beer and more pork belly sliders!”
“Only downside is the price – sandwiches are $16 and entrees and brunch menu are $18, but it is the financial district after all.”
Bavaria Bier Haus
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Located within the infamous Stone Street row of bars, Bavaria is a great spot for happy hour after work in the FiDi. Having been to Bavaria during different times of the year, it can either be extremely crowded or close to empty. On Thursdays in the Spring and Summer this place is packed indoors and outdoors! When the weather is not so nice on weekdays, it can be a bit on the empty side. You kind of get the flow when you pass by Stone Street. If there are no people in a drunken stupor then all of the bars are close to dead and you'll easily get a seat after work.
Anyhow, the bar has a large outdoor space on Stone Street, which is marked by it's traditional blue and white colors. On the insde, the bar is HUGE! It has multiple floors and plenty of bar space. On the day our group sat inside, it was empty from 4:30-6pm. We came here for a post-work happy hour and there was barely a soul, mostly due to the dreadful weather.
Service is typically good here and it was great when we were the only party that day. We ordered 3 2 liter boots of Bitburger beer and plenty of food. The beer was great and the food was even better! Everyone in our party LOVED the food. Specifically, we ordered multiple dishes of the following:
BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS
Great buffalo sauce flavor! Meat was tender and it came with a side of carrot and celery sticks.
BUTTERED JUMBO PRETZEL WITH MUSTARD
The name says it all. Yes, it was a JUMBO pretzel and it did fine without the mustard, but was even better with it!
CHICKEN SCHNITZEL
The schnitzel was perfect. Breaded perfectly and it was a good size. Having tried schnitzel in Germany, this one was a bit smaller than expected. The potato salad under the schnitzel was excellent too.
BAVARIAN FRIES (MINUS THE BEEF STEW, FRIED EGG AND SOUR CREAM)
Since some of our group was vegetarian, we went without the beef stew and additions. We had plain ol' fries and they were great! They were very crispy and they were exactly how I like them.
Each dish was excellent and exactly what we needed with our alcohol! I haven't been to all of the bars on Stone Street, but Bavaria is definitely one of the more popular spots in the row and, undoubtedtly a great choice for happy hour!
If you're a beer lover and looking for a good one on Stone Street, this is definitely the place to go. They have a pretty expansive menu of German Beers, so you're likely to find a flavor you like. Prices are also decent with a 1/2 litre running about $8. The food here, though, is not anything to write home about. My friends had the burgers and I had the veggie sandwich. We all agreed that it was decent, but underwhelming.
Service and atmosphere are both OK as well. Servers were knowledgeable on the beer menu, but they never offered us water and didn't check on the table all too much. Seating is outdoor and indoor, but no matter what you choose, it'll be cramped. We were also asked to move at one point, so they could get to a fuse box behind us. I'm not an expert on restaurant layouts, but I don't think it's terribly efficient to seat people next to an area you need to access constantly…but what do i know.
Overall, the only time i'll come back here for a post-work drink with friends
Friendly, patient waitress for the 1am bar hopping crowd. Really interesting beer selections, enjoyed our night cap with a reasonably priced flight. Can't comment on the food but after coming from stone street it was nice to find a place where our group could actually hear each other to have a conversation.
I had the Bavarian spicy burger with a side salad and a beer recommended by the waitress. Our server was really nice and didn't mind my friend and I staying to chat after we finished eating. The burger wasn't amazing but it was well cooked and well portioned.
Went here to catch up with my cousin, who has apparently been working in the same part of town as me. Went for lunch on a school day, and we both got the Bavarian Fries (sans sour cream for me). Basically, these were regular old fries that were topped with beef stew w/ gravy, a sunny-side-up egg, and a dollop of sour cream (again, skipped the last part). Sounds pretty good yeah?
The actual fries were nice and crunchy. I could tell they were fresh since they nearly burned the roof of my mouth off. The egg was a nicely cooked sunny-side. The beef stew w/ gravy though? Tasted like the kind of stuff that you would get out of a can; and the stew also had potatoes in it… so stewed potatoes on top of french fried potatoes? Sounds a bit redundant in the potato department. Plus, the sodium content in the stew/gravy was wayy up there… I could pretty much feel my fingers blowing up.
Was my dish edible? Sure (there wasn't any cheese on it, so prima facie edible). But with an asking price of $12 for such a modest portion… the flavors better be there. Sadly, this dish just didn't do it for me, and I'm sure the motherland of Bavaria won't be too happy to hear that this spot did anything but a stellar job on a time honored (?) dish from the old country.
Came in with a few friends on the Friday before July 4th weekend at around 3. We were able to get a table right away but probably only because it was a holiday weekend and everyone was away already. For a regular night after normal work hours, I can see it getting packed.
I ordered the beer flight – 4 4 oz. samples of your choice of beers for $12. I can't remember exactly which beers I chose but I went with the darker end of the spectrum. I remember liking only two because one of them was warm, and the other tasted like sour feet.
I can't say much about the food but my friend ordered some kind of beef stew french fries topped with an egg, which I of course stole a few bites. I'm not sure if this was a German dish but it was an interesting concept. Not one I'd order again though.
There are tons of other beer/food options on this block so if you skip Bavaria Bier Haus, I'm sure you're not missing out on much.
I liked this place a lot. Great atmosphere and German beers to choose from. Some of the food is German, not as much as claimed on the menu. Got their hot pretzel as a snack that was good but had entirely too much butter on it, which was disappointing because the texture was perfect. They have an ample tap selection with a wide array of sizes to choose from, including boots which was exiting. I got their German cider which was really good. Worth checking out.
Good beer, food is pretty basic. Ordered a hot sausage and it was nothing too special. Service was good. They outside area is very nice.