Maximilians

We are American and visited this restaurant in Berlin and we were impressed! The food was delicious authentic German cuisine. The drinks were great. The service was wonderful and it's in a great location ! Definitely coming back here next time I am in Berlin. I had the veal meatballs and they were so delicious

Good place for a Bavarian beer hall type of meal. They get very crowded and busy at dinner so make sure you have reservations or arrive early. I was there before 6 and after 7 there was a huge line out the door.

I had the cucumber salad which was excellent and like my family from childhood. The pork roast with potato and bread dumplings was excellent. Everything went well with a beer. A lot of tourists here and the typical slower German service but overall a good experience.

It's a good place to experience Bravarian food, but I wasn't overwhelmed by the experience or the food. I had the sauteed ox with mash and carrots. It wasn't bad; decent sized portion for the price, but it was hyped up on my head and didn't wow me. My friend had the white sausage with white asparagus...it was ok.

Few more things to call out:

1) the place usually has a decent sized line (which is usually a good sign; just an FYI)

2) Service wasn't very good, but I will say it was fairly quick once the waitress came over

3) it appears they only serve Hacker Shorr beer (but it's every kind that they make so you have like 8 or 9 options. Never knew they had so many.)

I'm not saying don't go, but there's no need to go out of your way if there are other options near you.

We visited Maximillian's on our recent trip to Germany. We just sort of stumbled upon it while wandering around and decided to give it a try. The restaurant was pretty big inside and very comfortable. The service was great as well in fact it may have been some of the best we experienced on our entire trip. Our server was great with recommendations for us and checked on us frequently which we appreciated. For appetizers we started with the pretzels with butter and they were so good. Fresh and warm. For my meal I had the meatballs which were amazing. I didn't realize German meatballs were a thing before this trip but now that I do I'm definitely a fan. These were tender and flavorful. The potatoes they came with were wonderful also. For dessert I had some apricot dumplings and they were ok but not my favorite. They were very pretty though. My husband had the apple strudel and his was better. All in all if I get the chance I'd stop in again!

Americans visiting for Berlin marathon weekend. Walked in with no reservation, saw reserved tables so must be able to do so. Seated promptly. Service was good. Portions large. Staff wear traditional German dress.

We came in for dinner with no reservation on a Sunday.

The wait was less than 20 mins & we got seated right away-

Service was excellent, waiter was so attentive to our needs- considering it was our 1st time there-

Service/ Waiter: He fully explained their best/popular dishes, suggested the best beer/ wine that would go well with our meal.

We felt very comfortable & enjoyed ourselves.

Food: very humungous portion, full of flavor & cooked with perfections.

What made it very memorable was the way we were treated by the waiter- He was one the reason we truly enjoyed our visit! Thank you very much.... I wish we got this name!

This place is worth your money & time! Excellent in all aspects!!!

A classic (and old) beer-hall in Mitte
You come here for the beer, vast quantities of it, drunk with zest and fervor (and when you head to the men's room to let it out, there are convenient forehead rests on the wall strategically placed ).
The place is surprisingly clean and bright, which is either good or bad, depending on your point of view. The food, while good (and classic - specially the schweinshaxe) is expensive for the genre - but hey, that's probably cos you're paying for the name and location.
Anyhow, the bottom line is that it's well worth the visit , at least once...

The first time we went it was great. I loved my beer and it was reasonably priced! The spaetzle was really great as well. The potato dumplings were flavorful but dense/heavy. My mom liked her pretzel. The waiter, a male, was really nice. The second time we went back the waitress was so mean and rude and anti-Americans that we walked out and didn't finish placing our order. We went back again just to sit at the bar so I could have the beer and they were really nice.

Someone said this was a classic beer hall and I would agree. First stop on the trip and they took great care of us. Walked us through the menu, and the beers. Food and drinks came out very quickly, a plus, and they checked in on us multiple times. we got sausage and spatzel, both of which were delicious. Being tourists, we got a pretzel and I want to say this was the best pretzel of the trip.

Honestly nothing too special. Food was average, service was average, and I did not want to come back.