German Club

Finally made it to the German Club for the first time since moving to Brissy last year. Why did I wait that long???
The food is truly authentic German, the selection of beer is superb, and the atmosphere ranges from Gaststube to Bierkeller with live music.
My recommendation: order the delicious Spätzle instead of the potato dumplings with the Sauerbraten.

Went here for the first time for the Oktoberfest festivities on a Saturday and the first thing I thought to myself was: Where has this place place been all my life?
Pork knuckle. Jugs of delicious Bavarian beer. Long tables so you can mingle with other people and a great beer garden in the back if you need a breather after spending too much time mingling inside.
I came for the beer but stayed for the food. On tap, you’ve got just about everything you need — weissbiers, dunkels, lagers. The typical stuff you’d find at Bavarian Bier Café or German Sausage Hut like Hofbrau, Erdinger and Lowenbrau were all available. However, once you take a look at the smattering of bottled choices, you’ll then begin to see how truly special this place is.
For food, I’ll leave you with my photo of the pork knuckle on sauerkraut and mash. The thing was bigger than my head! And the crackling and meet had just the right amount of crunch and succulent tender flavor. Needless to say, I couldn’t finish it. If were to do that again, I’d most likely share with someone else rather than risk exploding.
Overall, it was an awesome experience and I’m definitely keen to go back again. Anyone who likes German beers will need to make a trip over. Top tip: make a day of it and don’t have any plans after. You may find that the beer ends up making that decision for you!

Great atmosphere and great selection of Bavarian beers (both on tap and bottled).
Decided to become a member after just one visit.
Will definitely be a regular.

The Short: My new favourite place to go for German (sorry German Sausage Hut).
The Long: Was invited by my mates to experience the club (of which you need to either be a member of, or have any other reciprocal membership to enter). Started off the experience with a Budvar (original Czech Budweiser) which is on tap. I wasn’t disappointed and I don’t know of any other place where this particular beer is available as a draft option here in Brisbane.
For lunch, I chose from the burger board, and had a Pork Belly Burger. Sweet lord: one of the best burgers I’ve had. The pork belly was falling apart, the gravy was rich and meaty, the slaw was crunchy and fresh, the onion was caramelized to perfection, the bun was crusty and fresh. And the crackling. Oh the cracking. Thin and crisp, and not a skerrick of fat left on it. Just pig skin, done right.
If I was working closer to this place, it would be a very dangerous place for me.

Amazing place ! Very crowded but a great fun, family atmosphere with awesome food and beer … Pork knuckle is exceptional! The rissoles are huge and you can share as you get two and they are too much for one person .
Apple strudel is heavenly !!! Love this place !!

The best pork belly ever… The end!!! I first ordered the pork knuckle, which was awesome, but since ordering the pork belly I have never looked back. You most definitely won’t be disappointed. Cost is great too, about $ 27. Completely full afterwards. I have never seen a sad person at this place. Happiest place on earth!

Circa 1946… Not a great night out… But the food is plentiful… Comprehensive menu… Please any pallet… The pork knuckle of course is everyone’s fav… I always add red cabbage or spatzel… or sauerkraut or all of the above!!! Love the beers… Beer garden is roomy… Parking can be an issue…

There’s a few reasons why this place is a brilliant night out, but the beers alone would get me coming back even if the rest of the place was shit. They have a number of genuinely imported German beers on tap which are tasty, but mainly pilsners, although there’s a dunkel and wheat beer as well. Don’t be drawn by the shiny pumps though, the truly good stuff is in the half litre bottles imported from Germany. There’s a menu to help choose from the range of like 40 beers, which provides tasting tips, the bottles range from $ 10 – 15 each, which can get expensive, but it’s more than worth it. There’s a plethora of awesome beers so try as many as you can, there’s one which tastes like bacon… The food’s tasty, huge and cheap, and Andrew plays pop songs in a polka style. And they stop everything in the main hall every hour or so and sing Ein Prosit.

Well… After being invited for a birthday dinner I was a bit worried I wouldn’t like it… I have to say, the staff weren’t very friendly the décor is old but I can see what they are trying to do with it. Two of us order the special that should have come with mash potato but when it arrived it had chips and we were told with a very unfriendly face and no apology that the mash potato ran out a while ago. Had they bothered to mention this when we order we probably would have chosen something else since I personally don’t like chips at all, or maybe they could have offered us the roast potatoes instead.
Everyone generally loved there food, it was the service and luck of caring that made it a bad experience.

German Beer. Czech. German Food. Czech. Good times guaranteed? Czech.
I’m not a member here because my last name is German or because I live down the road. I’m a member because it’s always a good time and the beer gets me every time!

I had just returned home to Sysney from an amazing holiday in the US and Mexico when four days later I had to get back on a plane and head to Brisbane. Tired, over-​stimulated and broke… I dared Brisbane to «bring it… Go on… Try and make me have fun while all I want to do is lay still in my own bed and mourn the end of my holiday…»
My friend brought me to the German Club… I had a ball!
What a great venue for eating, drinking, dancing and laughing with new and old friends! People mingled across the room and even my daggiest dance moves felt welcome… It’s just a friendly, social, be yourself kind of place… So refreshing!
Food and beer was plentiful and delicious (in that German kind of way). Décor/​general vibe is pretty unspectacular… Which was totally fine… I don’t really choose my venues according to what’s on the walls. All of this aside, one of the standout features of this place is Andrew! Andrew the one man band… Hilarious and awesome! So much fun…

ARGH!
Here’s the thing. You queue up to get in. It’s super busy and super noisy. If you like that sort of thing, great. I don’t.
But it’s worth it. Yeah, there’s beers… I don’t drink beer, but go hard.
It’s the meals.
Everyone kept talking about the pork knuckle. I was skeptical, but I ended up ordering the pork knuckle. Well, it takes ages, but it’s worth the wait. MASSIVE. And yes, as the name suggests, there’s a lot of bone on your plate, but chances are there’s also more meat than you can shove down your gullet. I was the only person at my table to finish it.
I’m tossing up getting that again on the next visit, or going for the equally generous pork belly.
Parking is limited, and I wouldn’t even try when there’s a game on at the Gabba, but it’s also walking distance from the busway.

Although it is a bit pricey at the first sight (you have to pay $ 5 annually for the membership), overall it is a great place. Good location, delicious food. Love sausages for $ 16.9! And beeeeer!

Not a lot more to be said, German beer, relaxed atmosphere. Slightly pricey but you do get that good delicious beer. And who can say no to a pork knuckle? An old staple of the Brisbane drinking scene. Best enjoyed on non-​gabba event days and outside of the October fest period.

Well, the idea of a Review is to compliment the eatery and send business their way. I am almost of two minds about this. This place is just «too good», and I would hate for it to become too popular, and lose the «basic» touch that it has. But such are the risks that we have to take.
Location — Central — staggering distance from the Gabba Bus INterchange.
Décor — dated but interesting
Alcohol — mmmm, died and gone to beer heaven — more beers than you can imagine.
Food — good basic hearty german fare — you have to try the pork knuckle — starve yourself for a few days before hand — it is not for the faint-​hearted. I recall the staff mentioning that they serve something like 1500 of these a month — clearly one of their more popualr items.

When we walked in we signed up for a Social Membership $ 5, for that we get $ 5 off entry to Oktoberfest, so Win Win!
The food and service was great, everyone was really nice! We ordered our food (Pork Schnitzel and Sauerbraten). We found a nice table in a room near the back and sat down with our drinks. About 15 minutes later we had both meals, and they were delicious. Simple traditional German food! The prices were great too, under $ 35 for both!
If you are looking for a traditional environment for a date or a table for 20 or more, go try, it’s great. To make it even better the range of beer and ciders is fantastic.

Brisbane has an Oktoberfest every year at the RNA show grounds, but with it’s roughly $ 16 entry fee, I think you get much the same experience here at the German Club, but for better value. The German club has a huge range of European beers, a menu packed with delicious meals of schnitzels the size of your face, German sausages and other traditional German dishes. The German Club offers a nice sit-​down dining experience, or if you’d prefer just to have a couple of beers, there’s a good (often quite rowdy) atmosphere in the bars too. I really think the German Club is just as good as, if not better than Oktoberfest in Brisbane and you can have it all year round!

I don’t usually add to already heavily reviewed venues, but I can’t resist with the German Club. Like Meg I’ve been holding out on reviewing this favourite haunt of mine (hate me if you will but you’ll understand when you go).
To start with, just pay the $ 5 membership. It’s only $ 5 and you then get kudos when you take your mates there. Secondly, bring your eating pants — nay, bring your bib. That’s how much you’re gonna enjoy the food. Thirdly, if you don’t like beer this place will make you sad, if only because everyone else around you likes beer so much and they’re having such a great time with it.
Oh and leave any pretentions at the door, not welcome or necessary.

$ 5 to become an associate guest was the best decision any of my friends and I ever made. All beer needs to come in Steins. And all pork needs to be eaten as the knuckle variety. Bratwurst should be a side to every meal. Oh you clever Germans. I’m so impressed.
The function room here is the best part, if you need a place for an 18^th, 21^st, Buck’s Night, then have a look at the German Club for a venue. It’s a huge wide-​open room that throws back to the old school drinking halls of Munchen or Berlin.

Heaven does exist on earth. It’s just across the road from the Gabba. It’s called The German Club.
When you walk in, you’ll either need to become an associate member ($ 5) or bring an associate member with you so you can sign in as their ‘guest’.
Once you’re inside the club, you’ll see a full bar laid out in front of you, some pokies to the right, and a german beer hall to your left. Take a peek into the beer hall. It’s hall long lines of formally dressed tables and draped german flags just make you itch to get into a pair of lederhosen quick smart.
You’ll make your way to the bar. They have a small book like beer menu there. Be sure to read it, and select a beer that sounds like something you’d enjoy. Each beer on offer has quite a distinct character, and because the beers they give you are bigger than your head, you’d do well to do some research and ask some questions first. You do not want to struggle your way through a beer that you’re just not into.
Never mind about stuttering out the names of the beers if you’re not a German speaker. The staff are used to it. They’ll probably say the name back to you to make sure they’re going to get you the right one (and to show you how smart and how German they are).
Let’s move on to the food. Consider how hungry you are before you order. You might not need one meal. It might be a good idea to share. The servings are HUGE. As far as recommendations go, well, you just can’t go past the pork knuckle. Expect a lot of potato, meat, and sauerkraut.
While you’re there, make sure you look up towards the ceiling just above the dining area (in main bar). Take a look at those serious, stout, sexy looking Germans. (Really, this isn’t just something I’d enjoy– take a look).
The German Club is my personal idea of heaven. It has everything I love (beer AND meat AND potato) in offensively large quantities. Bliss!