Bierhaus NYC
“My husband ordered it full of the Hofbrau Hefe Weizen and I had the 1Liter Stein full of deliciously fabulous Hofbrau Dunkel Weizen.”
“One their house bands, The Polka Brothers, are incredible- if you've never heard a polka band…”
“Although last night was mostly about the liquids for me, we did get a gigantic pretzel and some sauerkraut balls to try.”
Bierhaus NYC
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Coat Check: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Loved this place. Came here to grab some beer and some food for brunch with a large group of friends. The atmosphere was great and very similar to the original Hofbrau House in Munich. The pretzels were nice and the Jager wings were uber savory. All in all we had a great time and our server Atarah was super cool and friendly making the experience more enjoyable. Will definitely try and come here again. Maybe at night when the band is on and the place is more lively!
Wowiezowie! Tuesday nights are popping off at this fine beer haus and eatery. Can you say trivia night?! According to my "friend" (parole officer), the soda water and lime is 'off the chain'. Regular lager is a good beer to drink if ur a classic man like myself.
An OK beer house on the second floor of a midtown building, dressed up as a Tyrol wooded house.
The beer is of course good. Bites are tasty. I had the schnitzel bites, crunchy and fried enough. The menu have plenty of options, all Germans.
The place has common share tables, lots of flags and lots of tv screens. Although maybe is fun come here to see a sport game, on a common evening, they are really distracting, especially if they are tuned on different channels at the same time.
The place have also board games for the public like connect 4, big jenga, etc. On the menu they are called Adult Daycare Games, or something like that.
If you had the chance to visit the original Hofbrauhaus in Munich like myself .. this place will definitely bring back some good memories. While this place definitely pales in terms of size and scope when compared to one of Germany's most famous beer houses, it still has a lot of the things that makes this place a great place to put down some serious beers.
First off, the communal seating definitely brings the feel of a beer house front and center. They also, like its Munich counterpart, only serve Hofbrau beers. There are seasonal variations, or you can simply choose from their standard lager or dark offerings. I'm a fan of their original blend and it was cool to see that what I ordered here was the same as what I drank in Munich, right down to the exact same 1L giant stein that weighs like a bowling ball. After guzzling that one liter bomb (or 2L if you're feeling ambitious), your stomach will feel like a bowling ball too. But at least the beer is solid and easy on the palate.
The food here was generally decent. Despite my reservations based on some of the reviews here, I decided to give the wurst platter a try. Generally I would have to agree that not all the sausages were equally as good. I'd say of the 5 that was on the platter, I thoroughly enjoyed 3 of them, 1 was okay and there was one that was stuffed with some kind of cheese or egg that didn't really agree with me. The huge servings of cabbage, sauerkraut and potato salad were generous and tasted good, although this plate can easily feed 2 people with a big appetite (or 3 less hungry folks).
The spatzle soup was decent and reminded me of the kind I tried and enjoyed when I was in Germany. And of course, a visit to the Hofbrauhaus would not be complete without trying their giant pretzel. The size of it was exactly the same as what you get when you order the same thing in Munich. The pretzel itself was really good .. nice and chewy and paired nicely with either the regular or traditional German sweet mustard.
The ambiance of this place can get loud, as you would expect from a bierhaus with communal seating. I personally came here on the early side because I wanted to catch a Bundesliga game as I'm a big FC Bayern Munich fan. Since this place doesn't open until around 11:30am or so, I'm only able to catch the late games (German time) here … and the place wasn't exactly packed with fellow FCB fans. However, the Bravarian ambiance definitely was awesome and was the perfect place to watch the Munich game. The service here was also friendly (way more friendly than the crazy hustle and bustle of their German counterparts) and everyone did a nice job of taking care of us.
Since I'm a fan of beer, German food and soccer .. I'll definitely be here often. While I can't say the food will blow your mind compared to other places I've tried, it's still decent enough for people who are hankering for Bravarian grub and want a serious amount of good booze!
Loved this place for an afternoon drink on our NYC trip!! The atmosphere is so bright and lively. Service was truly great. My family and I sampled a couple of the authentic German beers. We also ordered a large pretzel with spicy mustard and the chips with beer cheese dip. Both appetizers were delicious!! Our beers were a perfect happy hour decision. I would definitely return!
I worked right across the street from this place for a year and ironically never found it enticing enough to step inside. I mean it's located on the second floor of a strip of mediocre to crap food places on third avenue (and the whole street has a funny smell), but as soon as I walked inside today I'm like "hmm this is lively and loud- and not in a bad way, why didn't I come here when I used to work in this area?"
And it was lively and loud but a great place to mingle with coworkers. Beers were good and so were the bites (we ordered the BBQ wings, waffle fries, and some type of flatbread). The flatbread wasn't good but the other 2 items were great. I was super impressed with our server – she was able to remember everyone's drink order and keep track of the 50 cards we had open tabs for – I mean that's just skill.
Not a bad place to be in an abundance of after-work drink choices
This is where men and women drink beer out of steins and boots. The stein is 1L, the boot is 2L. I hate to admit that I drank my beer from a 0.5 L mug, because I am really not a big beer drinker.
There are a few different beers. Ladies- I recommend the wheat beer: Hofbrau Hefe Weizen. You can definitely taste a lite bit of banana. If you like Blue Moon and HoeGarden, you will like the wheat beer here. If you can't decide on a beer, do the flight of beer- 5 beers for $11.
Food wise, please do not bring your vegetarian friends. This place is where you come to eat meat. We started off with the beircheese dip & chips. The thick-cut potato chips were a little bit too greasy, but the cheese was good. We also had the schnitzel fingers, which were good- it came with spicy mayo, that wasn't that spicy. We also had the bratwurst (pork and veal), which came with potatoes, sauerkraut, and sweet and spicy mustard. The sausage was very very good.
There was also loud music when we went which was on a Saturday night. The band was pretty good. There were 2 super drunk tables near us. In other words, you should be ok dealing with drunk drunk people trying to chug 2L of beer. This place is great for groups- they have long communal tables.
Can't really give an objective review on a beer garden without trying beer there, but I've tried food…and I wish I have not. First dish we ordered had a weird german name, something like Dunkelshalktndrburnster, which was two wieners served with mashed potatoes and cabbage. Unexpectedly, potatoes were ice cold and cabbage was served hot. Life didn't prepare me for that. Then we ordered wings, which we didn't expect much from anyways. Everybody else enjoyed beer and atmosphere, there was I really nice live band playing pop-hits in polka arrangement and everyone had lots of fun. However, food is a big downside…