Being right next to Chinatown, Market Lane seems like an odd place to find a Bavarian beer house, but Hofbräuhaus has been around since 1968. In this venue, you'll be treated to hearty Bavarian fare and entertainment - live music builds a fun atmosphere during the busy evenings....
The large and boisterous Munich Brauhaus has started a new menu for winter. Before launching into the large proteins, there’s smoked trout and beetroot dip that goes nicely with the rye crisps, or you can snack on the Mac n Cheese Balls with blue cheese mayo, that thankfully for me, are not too strong on the blue cheese flavour....
It's Oktoberfest and celebrations are in full swing. Although I've been here before, I'm always surprised at just how large Munich Brauhaus is. We came in rather early on a Monday evening, and though I expected it to be quiet, there were already a number of patrons treating themselves to drinks, and as the night went on, quite a few large parties came in. We started with a five beer flight, and some pretzels. All the beers are made under the Bavarian Purity Law, so made using only hops,...
Munich Brauhaus has just turned one, and as part of its birthday celebrations they held a boat party over five nights. I was invited to join them on a Friday night, where we started with pre-drinks in their upstairs VIP area. We were soon ushered onto the boat, chartered from Melbourne River Cruises, when we then and cruised up and down the Yarra while enjoying drinks and delicious Bavarian food. The stand outs for me were the crispy, succulent pork belly with crackling, and the juicy and moreish BBQ...
We hadn’t had lunch and because of the limited choice of restaurant options we decided to have…lunner. The pub was quite popular for coffee and desserts, maybe because there wasn’t much else open. I had salmon cooked with olive oil, green beans and steamed potatoes (€13), mum had tagliatelle with salmon (€9.90) and dad had a dish containing ham knuckle, pork belly, sauerkraut, a long frankfurt-looking sausage and slices of a fatter sausage (€11.90). My potatoes didn’t taste like anything, but there was salt and pepper on the...