OB’s Brau Haus

Excellent restaurant. Went there with 6 people and all 6 loved their meals. I highly recommend the Pork Shank. I had mine with German potatoes and red cabbage. Both were excellent. Other members of my party raved about the Goulash, while others thoroughly enjoyed the Wiener Schnitzel. The giant beers were a hit, as they always are with us. I highly recommend the Octoberfest. Also try one of their signature shots. It tasted like apple strudel and was a great desert drink. The staff was very pleasant and a lot of fun. The knew we were from out of town and could not have been nicer. All 6 of us would definitely go back to this restaurant.

Didn’t eat here, only visited the bar. We were astonished at the $ 11 per drink price tag considering they were not specialty drinks. Our servers response.” That’s downtown Appleton prices”. Young lady, I lived near downtown Appleton for almost a decade until 2 years ago and return often for the downtown fine dining. I have also had the opportunity to eat and drink in downtown Memphis, New Orleans, Chicago, and Milwaukee in the past 8 months and nowhere was I charged $ 11 for rail whiskey and club. If the price was not insulting enough her quick assumption that I’m some out of town, out of touch yokel will keep me away. Besides, with her attitude, I’d rather drink with the salt of the earth; they have better manners.

Have loved this place through all of it’s moves and changes in location. We’re very happy that they have decided to move back to downtown Appleton. We were looking for a different place for Friday fish fry and remembered that we had not yet gone to OB’s at the College Ave location. Staff was welcoming and accommodating — while we had a reservation for 6:30 (not really needed though because the crowd was light this evening) we decided to sit at the bar for starters.
The bartender was very friendly and let my hubby sample their s microbrews to figure out which one he wanted before settling on the delicious OB lager. We ordered from the bar and then were seating when our food was ready. Although I had really wanted fish fry, I was lured by the interesting German selections and chose the Wild Boar Hocks — YUMMMMMMY. Hubby got the perch which was sweet and flavorful. Spaetzle and gravy also tasty and my potato croquettes were the perfect compliment.
We will definitely be going back again.

I spent a year living in Germany and until this day, I have not found any German food in the U.S. that compares. Today I did. Excellent!

I had dinner here a little over a week ago, prior to the Hal Holbrook show at the arts center. The only things that prevent this from being a 5-​star review were the frosty reception by the hostess when I walked in (got no greeting at all, other than a stare, and then she was walking back and forth checking tables or something, but she never said boo to me. I think her bun was too tight. Maybe it loosened up because I saw her smiling at other patrons as I was leaving the restaurant), and the side salad that costs $ 4. Some of the veggies were turning brown and they dress it with balsamic vinaigrette and ranch dressing. Really weird. When I ordered it, it was kind of loud in the bar area and I couldn’t hear everything my server said about it, so I’ll take part of the blame for that.
Other than that, the Wiener schnitzel was perfect. Pounded out nice and thin, very tender with a light breading. The spaetzle was delicious as well. That is one of my favorite comfort food meals. I also had a very nice glass of Riesling. All in it was $ 24.35 before tip, so not bad at all on pricing. My server was Samantha and she was really friendly and took good care of me. She was also very efficient with the check when I mentioned I was going to the 7:30 show. There was also a young man walking around making sure everyone was happy. If I had to guess I would think he’s part of the family that owns this place. He was very nice, and behind me in the main dining area I could hear lots of laughter. That’s always a good sign.
They had a great beer selection which I look forward to trying the next time I’m in town. Overall I’d look forward to a return visit any time.

I went here on a Groupon. It took 3 tries because they were closed each time (an afternoon and a Monday were the first attempts). I ended up getting the large portion of perch fish fry (around $ 25). It was decent and breaded. The gf got some beef dish with gravy and red cabbage (cabbage was actually pretty good). Overall we liked it and would probably go back again. Just make sure you look at their hours.

Great beer and great German food. We went for a change of pace and had a wonderful meal. The schnitzel was fantastic and the pork shank appetizer was off the charts good.

New name for Old Bavarian Inn. It was my birthday today, and drove to Appleton to go to what wwas in my opinion one of the best restaurants in the Valley. Greatly disappointed that all or nearly all the German items were removed– looks now just like any night club/​restaurant. «Greeted» by a hostess not in German attire but rather in a almost goth outfit and when asked when we would approx. be seated was told she had no time frame– no estimate. She was not very friendly and we walked out– without a word or emotion from this lady. Will need to drive to Milwaukee for my German restaurants and will have fond memories of the old Bavarian inn

We walked in not knowing anything about German food. Mariah was awesome and made the experience perfect. She explained all the dishes and took very good care of us. This restaurant has been owned by three generations. If you like German food or want something different with awesome service, go here and make sure you sit in Mariahs section, you won’t regret it.

This restaurant surprise me. From the outside I had no idea of the experience my party and I were about to have. The waitress and bartender were very welcoming they even let a sample some of the food that we weren’t sure about. They laughed with us and they served us with smiles on faces. The food was amazing! We were really full after our main entrées but we push ourselves to eat dessert and we were not disappointed. This is a definite recommendation if you are in the Appleton Wisconsin area!

Excellent custom brews, over the top friendly service, comfortable, food was authentic and delicious. Our favorites were the cordon bleu bites, cheese curds, jaeger schnitzel, goulash and the beignets. Really good German food and drink that I would recommend to anyone.

I love this place!

Delicious German food! Go for the jaeger schnitzel, though I wish the spatzle were a little creamier and tastier. Also, love the fact that the place has some of its own beer. I tried both the hefeweizen and the doppelbock.
Be sure to play a round of hammerschlagen before you leave!

I was confounded when I came here, but I quite enjoyed myself!
The last time I was here, it was still the original Old Bavarian. This most recent trip to A-​Town though, had a friend declaring that she wanted to DAAAANCE. I assumed we’d be going to The Bar or Anduzzi’s or *shudder* Park Central (does that still exist?). Then she announced «Let’s go to Brau Haus!»
The name suggests a cozy pub where you drink copious amounts of craft beer. Not a dance club. And apparently, by day, Brau Haus *is* in fact a gastro-​pub. But by night, my friends… it’s where you go to cut a rug! The first DJ of the night was great, played some good songs. A second one took over at some point and seemed obsessed with rap/​hip-​hop «ballads» and Miley Cyrus.
The beer from Old Bavarian is what’s on tap. And on this night it was $ 5 All-​You-​Can-​Drink rails, tap beer and Miller from 10pm-​2am. WHAT??? That’s NUTZ. ($ 5 for ladies, $ 10 for gents… rails costing about $ 4 a piece… you can certainly get your money’s worth!)
There is also a «bar game» called Hammer Schlagen there. The object of which is to hammer a nail into a stump with the claw end of a hammer. Perhaps a fun pub game… but it seemed like a wildly stupid idea to have a game involving nails and a real hammer, that is not connected to anything, that one needs to swing around, at a bar with a $ 5 All-​You-​Can-​Drink special…

Best German food in northeast Wisconsin. Wonderful friendly staff and a great selection of beers especially the Tanjanator… best double bock around. The schnitzel will melt in your mouth and the pork shanks are so tender they fall off the bone. great atmosphere and good music. Friday night fish more than a hearty appetite can eat. Highly recommend.

Family run, German food, German beer home brewed, everything made from scratch in a smaller shop downtown. They have separate half for catered parties including weddings.
Food was excellent, portions were larger than normal, cost was $$, the wait staff was attentive and friendly.
While I can’t say that in general I’m a big fan of German food, I can’t wait to go back for their German food. I believe the owner/​operators are German and brought all the receipies with them when they came over. DELICIOUS!