Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht — Restaurant in Bielefeld

My experience was very good here. Yes the pork knuckle is to be tried and it did not disappoint but boy is it rich. Gaviscon at the ready but hey the taste is worth it. I was part of a larger group booking on a business hospitality event. My point being we were a roudy lot visiting from the UK. This said the staff here showed patience and did not dampen our enthusiasm one bit during the evening and were attentive to our needs. Our visit incorporated an explanation of beer brewing which is done on site within view of the entrance and our young Brazilian host in that regard translated very well to us the technique. The food I found delicious and being my first visit to Germany in my 59 years has been met with a reward of a welcome extended to us by the German people I never imagined. The people who live and work in the towns and factories we visited were polite, friendly and open. To an English man the look and feel is very similar to the UK but I sensed a work ethic that I loved here and I will be back to experience more of Germany for sure. Thank you Brauhaus Bielfeld for adding to that positive feeling for this one evening that you made us feel very special and thank you to all the German people for your smiles and help during...

Not the best experience at all. We had booked a table to make sure to be able to have a nice German dinner on that night. After arriving we got asked to go upstairs and to ask the waitress for our table. We had to wait few minutes before a waitress finally appeared. The table we got, was the table right in front of the toilet door... even if the restaurant was more than half empty... never the best spot... first disappointment. Food was the second... I ordered a schnitzel... probably the most disgusting Schnitzel I ever had. It was extremely thick, texture was very strange and probably not fully cooked... and what to say about the mushroom sauce... simply totally disgusting something totally wrong with it. I informed the waitress about my disappointment with the food and especially with the sauce. She went away and when we asked for the bill, she informed that she had tried the sauce and it was normal... how normal can it be to taste like 3 weeks rotted sauce? And how unfair to treat customers like idiots who know nothing about food... Off course the next morning my stomach was upside down... So anyway, we tested it, we won't recommend it and won't go again. Their are many much better...

The food was tasty and well presented. The fries were of the bog-standard industrial type. The service was half-hearted. 50c for butter to go with your €3.50 bretzel, and €1 for a tablespoonful of mayonnaise for your fries (which wasn't made clear on the menu) - a disappointingly cynical pricing model. The beer (dunkle) was good. However I was drawn by the promise of craft beer served in a brewery. All I could see available were fruit beers and an IPA, but the staff weren't interested in talking about them, and I don't think the establishment has seen a live brewer in quite a while (the lovely copper brewing vessels looked a little forlorn.) The garden area is a lovely place to sit and enjoy your...