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User Reviews on Lowenbrau
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Food 5 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 2 |
Value 3 |
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The place looks the part, you could be in Germany, long tables under a brick barrel vault, live German music, and staff in dressed in lederhosen, it has the vibe that it’s going to be fun. However, it dies a sorry death via starvation and dehydration.
The food was mixed, I had the pork Knuckle and it had crisp crackling on the outside and tender on the inside (I would recommend it from anywhere else), however, my sister had a very poor tasting grey goulash that looked a little like German industrial waste. The other around the table also had mixed reactions.
The service, it started when they had lost our reservation, and just got worse our drinks were not delivered for over 30 minutes and our mains came over a period of 10 minutes. I would not say the waiters were rude and abrupt only because this would have required one to interact with the table, you had to be loud to get ones attention and then they would be rude in response, if they even declined to stop.
There are places with just as much to recommend as Lowenbrau and are in the same price range and you know you will be fed and watered well, so look around and give this place a wide berth until the service improves.
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RJP -
See my reviews 6 , 30 June 2009
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Below Average |
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Food 3 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 3 |
Value 5 |
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Went there with my daughter for lunch a few months ago now. I had what they assured me was a mushroom goulash, had no trace of paprika in it so wouldn't qualify as a goulash in my books, accompanied by a dumpling. The sauce was very creamy (i.e. rich) and average, the mushrooms, not that many of them, were just sliced button mushrooms, a very average if not below average dish.
My daughter had roast pork with cabbage, again a very average dish. The most amazing thing was the rudeness of one of the waitresses, who refused to get us the lunch menu (and insisted for us to order from the breakfast menu, which we declined) because we were ~ 20 minutes too early, only for other staff to distribute the lunch menu to every table a few minutes later, what the ...? This place is only great for sausages and the beer on tap!
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amadeusm -
See my reviews 8, 13 June 2009
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Recommended |
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Food 7 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 8 |
Value 3 |
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I've never been to the Lowenbrau, but was recommended by some friends. Upon walking into the premises we were quite surprised and happy with the atmosphere, the 1L steins were fantastic altho a bit expensive. $20 for 1L when you can buy a $35 x 5L Mini Keg from the same place! The food was great, we all had the pork knuckle and were super full.
Altho it is quite expensive, our 'Boys' Night out started there and was a fantastic experience. I noticed a comment below regarding the food not being authentic!Sauerkraut and Pork Knuckle was fine for me. If you compare it to Germany itself then no it won't surprise you, however, for a great nite out it was really good.
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EatingPleasure -
See my reviews 12, 01 June 2009
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Food 2 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 2 |
Value 1 |
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Decided to eat here after returning from a 9 week European trip. Was extremely disappointing! The food was neither 'Authentic' nor good value. The service was abominable! I will never set foot in this restaurant again! Very sad as it has the perfect position for a great business, not somewhere to rip off the passing tourist!
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Snowbear33 -
See my reviews 4, 24 May 2009
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Food 3 |
Ambience 2 |
Service 3 |
Value 2 |
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Unless you went to Octoberfest as an 18 year old and want to rekindle some memories of stale beer and pass outs. Steer clear of this place like the plague. If you want authentic German food, find a German restaurant if you want to sample fine German beers then find a good Bier Cafe. Combine the two at Lowenbrau and you get terrible but expensive food and very poor service. In addition the large amount of people there intoxicated which isn't a pleasant night out.
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Chrisjay15 -
See my reviews 9, 28 April 2009
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Below Average |
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Food 3 |
Ambience 4 |
Service 3 |
Value 4 |
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Had my birthday here last Friday night and was extremely disappointed. Not sure where to start, but no Pork Knuckles or Bellies which we were told 20 - 30 minutes after placing our order. No warning when the booking was made, on arrival or anytime throughout the night that they were closing at 10 pm. I know the closure isn't their fault, but a little notice would've been nice.
There was a cake in their fridge which was quickly placed in front of me for a minute as my friends were almost literally pushed out the door, no time to cut it or thank anyone. Nor given any time to finish our drinks. Those who did receive the meals they wanted were mainly disappointed in them. A few people received things they did not order and were told they were wrong by the staff?
I hate when people complain and give all 0 ratings due to one incident so I'm trying to be honest, but this was one of the most disappointing experiences I've ever had.
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Lonx -
See my reviews 5, 14 April 2009
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Not Recommended |
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Food 3 |
Ambience 2 |
Service 1 |
Value 2 |
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Don't go there! My husband and I went for our 20th wedding anniversary in August. Despite the fact that we had a booking, they made us line up outside an opposite building behind a rope in the rain with a frowning bouncer pacing up and down. We grabbed the girl with the clipboard and told her we had a reservation and she couldn't find it. I was ready to storm off and then she found it. We had to push to the front of the line with dirty looks from other patrons.
When we entered the restaurant a stern bouncer stamped our hand with a smiley stamp. We felt pretty much like scum. We dined inside and the atmosphere was ok and we had a nice waiter and cheered up a little. The band was way too loud and we had to clear out early. We decided to give them another try tonight and took our kids. We had an outside table and ordered a few dishes and drinks as we had just been somewhere else.
The service was okay and the food satisfactory until we got the bill. They had charged us for a regular fish and chips $31 instead of kids size $12. We had originally asked for the regular but changed the order straight away to the kids but the waiter didn't register it. The meal looked like a kids meal to us. The waiter explained to my husband that we had eaten the regular meal and he thought that was what we asked for.
I came over and complained too and then the waiter spoke to the senior staff and the senior staff came over all intimidating as if he thought we were in the wrong. He was very insulting and insinuated that we must be stupid if we didn't know that it wasn't a kids meal. He then accused us of being cheap by saying we were trying to feed three kids on one kids meal. He had no intention of changing the bill and my husband got extremely angry.
I had to send my husband and kids outside to wait while they adjusted the bill at my insistence. It took 10 to 15 minutes to correct the bill on the register and put the credit card transaction through. When we checked the receipt later we realised they had still overcharged us by about $7. The senior staff sheepishly apologised for the delay but barely apologised for the mixup. I let him know that it was handled very badly and we will never go there again.
How disappointing. If run well it could be a fun place to go. It is run more like a nightclub than a restaurant now and the vibe is not nice at all.
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jasamy -
See my reviews 2, 30 March 2009
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Food 7 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 7 |
Value 8 |
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I went recently on a Monday night and had a pleasant experience. I suggest ordering the platter for $67 which can feed 3 people. The beer is great and the music is an honest attempt to have a good night. I read some of the comments and they are detailed and somewhat angry but I can tell you I have had worse meals elsewhere. Its an interesting building in a nice part of Sydney. I would disregard some of the comments where you only get 1 comment and they run for cover after a spray, if you want to get ripped off go to the Italian Forum in Leichhardt and tell me what you get for $70 and if its Italian its a bonus.
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Gundapi -
See my reviews 64, 10 March 2009
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Highly Recommended |
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Food 9 |
Ambience 9 |
Service 9 |
Value 8 |
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I have been with my Girls on Saturday for a hens night Dinner in the Lowenbrau. It was great fun and even as a non beer drinker I must say the so called "Lady" beers are yummi.
The food was good, I got a big Knuckle (too big for me), the crackling was awesome and the Apple strudel for dessert has made the dinner perfect. Over all I must say it's a great location and we had a lot of fun with the entertainment like the beer drinking competition. I would recommend it for every hens night.
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BettyBoo1380 -
See my reviews 1, 02 March 2009
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Not Recommended |
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Food 2 |
Ambience 2 |
Service 6 |
Value 1 |
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Ordered the veal medallion dish. Turned out to be a couple of thin slices of veal with some other kind of meat thrown in, on a massive amount of grated cheese. I'm not kidding, the bulk of the meal was cheese, and it was $29! I don't know how they get away with charging prices like that for so little quality.
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disco_dan -
See my reviews 6, 22 February 2009
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