Augustiner Stammhaus

TLDR: waiters will demand that you tip them, and you must give a suitable amount. Terrible service especially from a bald, big-sized man (the lady waitress who was serving the adjacent tables seemed friendly)

It was an unfortunate experience at Augustiner Stammhaus. It seems that your experience here depends on who serves you. If you are served by a bald and big-sized man, you're down on your luck and should walk out immediately. I came with a group of 4 and we're all clearly not German - hell, not even European. Despite this (and me speaking to him in English first), he proceeded to speak to us in German for the entire time we were there. If I weren't able to speak German (which isn't very good hence why I didn't want to use it), we'd have had 0 clue what was happening.

The food was decent, although a little bit on the expensive side. I had the Schweinshaxe mit Knödel which was great, while my friends who all had Wieners weren't satisfied (they were nothing special in all honesty, felt like supermarket sausages). The beer was smooth and we enjoyed that.

Now came the infuriating part. When asked for the bill, the waiter asked me how much I would be tipping. This is such a weird behaviour as I understand from my German friends that it is not normal for waiters to ask you for it. Nevermind that, when I told him that we can tip 1€ (we're students and where we come from tipping is not a thing), he scoffed and said "only 1€? you ate 60€ worth". Then he proceeded to stare at me until I gave him a number he was satisfied with. Absolutely disgusting behaviour. If I've no choice in how much I'd like to tip, then include that in the price of the food on the menu. A tip should be a small token of appreciation, not money that's enough to buy me another beer.

This was my first meal in Germany, a country I've wanted to visit for a very long time. Yet this was the meal that I'd have to remember it by. Absolutely disappointing experience especially after such a good Schweinshaxe (which is the only reason for the extra star). I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND this restaurant to anyone because of the atrocious service.