Schlenkerla - Bamberg

When we were told in bamberg for the city tour about this pub with smoked beer. a friend I met on the river cruise came to me and it was certainly different. Not bad and I could get used to it. the atmosphere was. so dark and inconspicuous. we were warned by our leader that the service will be gruff, what it was.

This restaurant was high regarded on TripAdvisor. And indeed it was very crowded. The smoked beer was strange tasting at best. Me and my colleagues did not like it and the 6 local guys that we shared our table with had the same opinion ...it was not good. Food was average, nothing special, reasonably priced. Service was below average due to very long waiting time. After asking for a bill and waiting for 20 minutes, we had to go to find a waiter overselves. And there was a big unpleasant surprise for us cash payment only. My colleagues had no cash on him and it was a frustrating experience for him. I am expecting to warned in advance, before I order, that a business accepts cash only. Overall experience was below average, thus I have given this restaurant 2 stars. Would not go their again.

The brewery seems to be very famous. It even has its own Wikipedia page! It was quite packed on a Sunday night. The smoked beer was quite interesting. I would call a must try while visiting Bamberg. The Bamberg style onion was special, but tasted...rather average. Social distancing was not well followed at this restaurant.

I had dinner here, typical Bavarian pig meat with Sauerkraut. They serve Raucherbier, beer with a smoky taste, very special but nice. Around 6 pm, the place is packed outside, almost like in London. I enjoyed being here, 2 evenings in a row.

Amazing traditional German (bamberg) eating. they have produced many tips from beer in the house. a very special dark. in the center of the city, very historical location must be booked because is really busy restaurant. I was there on Tuesday and was 100%...full