Augustiner am Platzl

Drop by the restaurant to have my fix of the haxn (Schweinshaxe) and beer. The atmosphere there was great, every bit Bavarian and there was a live music band next to the long table where I sat. The band included a harp, an accordion, and possibly a guitar. They played once in a while and was very pleasant to listen to, not loud or overwhelming, and you can continue to have a conversation. The haxn was superb, the crackling was crispy, the meat fell off the bone, a corner was slightly burnt and quite hard but that was the way haxn was everywhere in München - no complaint here. The beer was great - taste is a subjective matter and it was quite to my taste. The service was good. I mentioned I was there for haxn and beer at the door and that's all. Haven't been travelling for a while due to the pandemic, I forgot I did not need to "formally" get a menu and put in the order after sitting down, so I unnecessarily - probably caused a bit of annoyance - by enquiring if my order was in, lol. One disappointment though: when two men apparently on a business trip sat down right next to me on the long table, they were asked if they wanted "man size or lady size" beer. They were clearly taken aback by such mindset of the waiter and his using such toxic idea of male masculinity in an attempt to pressure them to get the larger, "man size" beer. Not to say the blatant disrespect of other patrons sitting at the same table. They didn't fall for it and ordered whatever they liked, good on them. I'd say I may give the restaurant a second chance but if I see that happen again, I will go for a different restaurant. So the waiter invited a cutdown to 2 stars for service due to such unpleasantry. Overall, I'd visit again but hope I'd not hear such outdated disrespectful words from the people working there.