Café Reitschule

This is the only place I've dined at (so far in 2 weeks) in Munich that has "requested" a tip during checkout. During a credit card checkout, my waiter paused and wouldn't set up the card reader (with the amount to be charged) and said "tip is not included" before waiting for my response. I felt very pressured and taken advantage of as I was dining alone and had accepted the English menu that they offered in the beginning.

Multiple friends who have lived in Munich for 3-5 years have also confirmed that they had never encountered a comment like that. They found the situation especially baffling as I had ordered 3 drinks (a water, an iced tea, and a glass of wine) in addition to a main course, at a restaurant that seemed very overpriced already. (Compared to other places in Munich, the food or service was not outstanding to me at all.)

I was fully aware that tips are optional and usually rounded up to the next Euro... I ended up tipping American style as a courtesy (and already regret it) but will not be visiting ever again.

Otherwise — the interior design was nice and the atmosphere was very fancy but relaxed. I was seated on the patio that seemed nice at first, but (bc there is a stable on their premises) ended up having to smell horse manure whenever the wind blew a certain way. There was also constantly flies everywhere, especially when main courses arrived... the table next to me was literally eating with flies on their plates, hands, and table simultaneously. The food (Milanese Risotto with saffron, brazilian peppertree, and burrata) was ok (singular flavor) but extremely hard to enjoy under the circumstances.

TL;DR Not worth the money. So many other options in Munich.