Brauhaus Schmitz Reviews

The best German food in Philly.

Best German restaurant on the east coast.

Good food good drinks good atmosphere, what more could you want? LOVE this place!

Gary Shears makes the BEST cocktails. His espresso martini is the best I’ve ever had. Food was phenomenal!! Staff was so welcoming. Atmosphere was top notch. A MUST VISIT place on South Street.

This review is based off two experiences. I can say that my initial visit was fantastic. Food was great, service was exceptional and atmosphere is a great place for an occasional German beer and food. Having said that, after bragging to my wife, about how great this place was, we decided to go once more. At first, everything seemed similar to my first visit until our server approached. This gentleman was either extremely intoxicated or on some sort of drugs/opioid. This is not an exaggeration, our neighboring table made a comment to us as he stumbled away. He constantly made mistakes by being and sending food to waste one tables. After taking our order, he reappeared asking to take our order once more. I explained to him that we placed our order. After being totally disappointed and disgusted in the experience, I approached the bartender to explain the situation. Not to my surprise she was just as negative and rude. She lacked service similar to her counterpart. Overall, we will not be coming back here again despite the decent food and atmosphere.

Great selection of German beers and authentic food. Definitely recommend the pretzel and pork knuckle.

Our first visit there, we reserved a 4 pm seating. I was able to take many pictures before other guests came to dine. The staff members were excellent! Very pleasant with all diners. The food was traditional German Fare. Loved the large Pretzel appetizer with cheese dip. The Pretzel dough had a slight flavor of Rye. I had the Rudolph Cocktail, created by the staff, and then the Gluhwein (hot mulled Cider wine with addition of apple brandy). It was very tasty, just a little too much clove for me. However, it was warm and hit the spot. The specialty of the day was a pork shank, served with a potato dumpling and sauerkraut. We also got a side of German Potato Salad. The Shank was huge and served with a nice size knife for cutting. Quite impressive, it looked like we were each being served meals from the Medieval Era. Loved it! Potato Salad was different than the one my mother in law made, but it was still excellent. This was served cold....made with Dill and visible onions. Dessert - Apple Streudel served with Vanilla Ice Cream and whipped cream. Piped music in the restaurant was good, but our suggestion would be to do a blend of traditional German music and your other selections. The music did not fit with the German authenticity of your themed decor and food. We would have loved to hear a Bavarian flare in the genre of music....to us, that would have tied up the perfect package in a Big Bow! It was an excellent experience all the way around! We will definitely go back to 718 South Street, Philadelphia!

Excelent food an service. Beautiful place. Excelente. La comida y el servicio. El lugar es hermoso.

Great food, great beer