September 21, 2011
Great biergarten in back. Friendly service. Moderate but nice selection of German beers. Food was great - try the goulasch and spaetzle.

December 13, 2010
Decent german selection, good neighborhood, better during the daytime before the crowds from uptown arrive. I like the small front-bar room better than the dining or outside.

April 4, 2010
Beer garden wasn’t open on this chilly day but its nice to know it’s there for future reference. Bar was a bit more appealing than back room which was on the small side for a ’biergarten’ type place. Was loud but mostly due to one larger group (my guess large groups may not be an infrequent occurence). Beer list was good but not great when it came to German suds. Food was better than average for a ’beer joint’. Prices weren’t great given LES location. Still a nice feel overall

July 12, 2009
Come early if you want a seat outside in the tightly packed, cafeteria style seating in their pack porch. At 4:30 PM on a Saturday, I had the last spot for two. Fun atmosphere and the service is very good. $14 liter steins of a choice of 10 import beers. A fun spot indeed.

August 8, 2008
Decent food, fair beer selection. Not a bad place for a few drinks on the Lower East Side. Cons: Price - $9 for a bottle is a little pricey.

April 14, 2008
Nice clean bar. 12 taps. Great German Selection(not a selection you see often). I didn’t see a bottle list but what I saw in the fridge looked impressive. Simple bar area with windows opened to the street. Beer garden in back. Food looked authenitc. Beers were awesome. Great proximity to New Beer and Whole Foods. Definitely worth the stop.

April 2, 2008
Nice looking bar, with some tables in the hallway leading to the back room, which connects to the outdoor garden. The garden is tented in, with a nice amount of seating. The inside is comfortable with nice blonde wooden tables. Beers were all german, with about 12 on tap. We had a nice lunch there, and the food was very good.

October 1, 2007
Long narrow room leading to a bright and fairly large back garden. A good selection of german styles. The kolsch is always in great shape. I’ve never eaten here, but I like the vibe adn it’s a solid place to kick back a few and shoot the shit. It’s located within five minutes of several other good beer bars, so it’s worth a stop on a lower east side/east village pub crawl.

January 15, 2007
Nice german place. Great selection of beers! I tried their draft beers when I went there, nice change for my usual Heineken :D. Bartender was very nice and knew quite a lot about beers.

January 31, 2006
Nice ambience but the service was slow, the food mediocre (and according to the German gf, unauthentic) and overpriced, and for boasting a large selection of German beers, I picked the only one I hadn’t had before and it sucked! If they claim quality why were they carrying that stuff on tap?