Hirschgarten - Munich

This is a really great Beergarten to go to! It's huge, and generally very busy. It's expensive, but not as bad as many of the surrounding ones. The deer are a strange additon, but it is kind of funny to have dinner and then suddenly have a couple of the staring at you through the fence.

This is the largest beer garden in Bavaria with about 8000 seats. The huge park used to be the hunting grounds for the local royalty. During the summer months the park is full of people playing football and having BBQs. In the ber garden itself you grab a Maß glass from one of the tables, rinse it out yourself under the taps and go get a fill-up. You've a choice of Augustiner, Hofbraü and Kaltenberg beers which is quite unusual for a Munich beer garden as, like the bars, they often tend to be tied to one particular brewery. Nice place to go, drink the beer, eat the food and watch the deer playing in the adjoining park.

went there yesterday and as always the problem is you never get a full mass.if you take it back for them to top up.the staff get upset and cause a big scene.in future i shall stick to the augusterin beer garden in arnulfstr.

Why do you need to "take the Mass back" to get it topped up? Why not asked for it to be topped up immediately, as you take it from the "Ausschänk" and before you pay for it? If you take the Mass, pay for it, take it to your table, and only then decide that it's not full, well of course the staff will get upset. Maybe you really did "ask them immediately". But from the way you write your comment, the use of the words "take back" indicates taking it back later.

What does full mean? A mass is a liter and that means to the top of the circles in a mass glass, the rest is for foam. It's tradition, they aren't ripping you off.

exactly to the circle just above the handle, thats one liter.when i bought the mass i waited next to the till and waited for it to settle.thats why i got upset when he refused to top up after seeing it was not a full mass and only did so after i refused to take no for a answer.thats why i shall stick in future to theaugusterin beergarden in arnulfstr

Short measure beers are a big problem here. Less than one in ten of the beers I have bought there have been up to the mark where they should be. The schweinhaxen are cheap there but dry.

Best roast chicken in town - not dry and full of herbs. Cheap (ish) too! Beer cheaper than most biergarten in Munich and for shandies your pour your own limo. Not so full of tourists (if that's the way u like it).

No, the staff there get aggressive even if you complain straight away! The boss is a ratbag and it gets reflected in the staff. Hirschgarten Pros: Pleasant location. Open even in risky weather. Cons: Short measures. No play area. Smelly Deer.