Paulaner Bräuhaus
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Reviewed by Globetrotter from Virginia
3.35/5 rDev -3.7%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 2.5 | food: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -3.7%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4 | service: 3.5 | selection: 2.5 | food: 3.5
Located in the Pulkovskaya Hotel on Victory Square (can't miss the huge war memorial in the center) on the edge of the city, the Paulaner Bräuhaus is a great place to stop on your way out to the airport. The place is big (at least 200 people, probably more) and modern, with lots of vinyl boothes and metal tables surrounding the circular bar in the middle. The brew kettles are against the back wall, with pipes dropping down from the ceiling to the middle of the bar. The place does not at all feel either German or Bavarian or Munichespue, but rather is a bland rendtion of a modern watering hole. The waitstaff is dressed in dirndls and/or lederhosen, but our waitress spoke neither German nor English. The place looked and felt empty on a Thursday night at 10:00.
They brew their own, but served only two: helles and weizen. Both were decent renditions of the Paulaner recipe, served in fancy logo glasses. (But watch out - you break it, you bought it! ORM1 broke his liter-sized Weissbierglas, and was hit with a bill for over $30. Ouch!)) Both were fresh and served at the right temperature. The food was standard German and Russian fare, but the sauerkraut was the best I've had in Russia. The brewmaster is a friendly guy obviously quite excited about this new undertaking. We urged him to improve the variety. He acknowledged the need, but cautioned that he has to make what sells. That seems to pretty much sum up the whole experience here: catering to the masses, with little regard for a proper brewpub experience. Thanks, nonetheless, to ORM1 for dragging me out there.
Sep 27, 2004They brew their own, but served only two: helles and weizen. Both were decent renditions of the Paulaner recipe, served in fancy logo glasses. (But watch out - you break it, you bought it! ORM1 broke his liter-sized Weissbierglas, and was hit with a bill for over $30. Ouch!)) Both were fresh and served at the right temperature. The food was standard German and Russian fare, but the sauerkraut was the best I've had in Russia. The brewmaster is a friendly guy obviously quite excited about this new undertaking. We urged him to improve the variety. He acknowledged the need, but cautioned that he has to make what sells. That seems to pretty much sum up the whole experience here: catering to the masses, with little regard for a proper brewpub experience. Thanks, nonetheless, to ORM1 for dragging me out there.
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