Der Braumeister Restaurant & Deli

I used to frequent this restaurant in years past when I worked in the area. So I stopped in for a quick beer. Happy I did so, ended up having German potatoe pancakes along with a knock wurst sandwich. Wonderful! The service was great the server friendly and helpful. If you like German this is your place.

One of the best for German beer selection and Authentic German Food. Wish the girls would wear Dirndl’s all the time.

Stopped in for lunch on my way out of Cleveland. Parking is sparse here, mainly behind the restaurant along an alley.
It was an off time, between lunch and dinner. There did not seem to be too many patrons inside the restaurant.
Since it was sort of early, I chose not to have a beer.
I selected a few pierogi and the beet salad. The sauerkraut and the potato pierogi were good but I did not like the cheese. The cheese was too sweet. The beet salad was delicious.
This is a very clean and well kept place. Kinda old school interior which is just fine with me as long as it’s well maintained.

Nice and warm German style restaurant. The beer selection is the best part! They have a nice selection of European old style beers.
The food is a different story. Overall it is way over priced for the portion size and authenticity of German food. I grew up in Germany, and the only proper plate are the veal schnitzels.
The rest of the menu is overpriced with bad exicution. Most people do not know the difference of authentic German food. I was really disappointed by the land jäger plate, which was a little cheese crackers and a uneven bad tasting sausage for 9 $.
I can honestly say I will never eat there again. But the beer is great !

I really like this place. We started with appetizers and ordered sauerkraut balls, German potato salad, and potato pancakes. They were all freshly prepared to perfection. My favorite was the sauerkraut balls, but I could easily eat the warm German potato salad for a week (breakfast lunch and dinner) straight.
We also had the Weiner Schnitzel for an entrée with Spätzle and red cabbage. This kitchen is clearly a scratch kitchen and they are dang good at it. If I was a drinker, I would be in an imported beer smörgåsbord as they carry at least 50 varieties. Our server was Hannah. She was very courteous and efficient. Great food, service and atmosphere at this gem of a family restaurant!

Great German food. Schnitzel, red cabbage, spätzle. Excellent Lager selection, although the price for non-​alcoholic beer is fucking astronomical.
Prices are on-​par with the level of cuisine.
I have had good and bad service, so I have mixed feelings about how the business is run.
The décor is outdated, but that is part of the charm. The patio is nice, as is the building’s exterior design.

Every now and then you’ve gotta stop in there and get some schnitzel, I like it breaded with with the bacon onion gravy on the side. Spetzel’s were good but far from hot when the meal was deliveried. Sauerkraut was really sour, tasted kinda weird, I wish I would have ordered the red cabbage instead.
Non-​alcohol beer, $ 4.00, pricey !
Server was friendly, asked me as she was darting into another room, «taste good» too bad she didn’t stick around for my answer. Waited awhile for her to clear my plate and take my money but that never happened. Had to pay my bill at the bar.

Not as good as it used to be. Space inside is very limited. It seams they rely on a big bar business. The food is decent but the portions are very small and the price tag does not match. The staff is not as friendly as they used to be. the have a little store off the side that is not worth the trouble. Prices are high.

Pretty good German food — pretty good wursts, and whatnot. Nothing to rave about but good beer list for sure. 3*

Service was lackluster. The restaurant wasn’t busy when I went. My pork tasted like ham but my husband’s schnitzel was reeally good. I was jealous. I like the old world feel as well.

Found this place doing a internet search, was not in the least disappointed. Small parking lot in the rear, enter thru the bar was a bit dis enchanting but the dining room more than makes up for it. Great old time décor, wood paneling and antiques throughout. Great menu with many choices. Large beer and wine menu. If you have never had kwok it’s a must try.
Food is fantastic, portions were perfect. The sauerbraten is so good, best I’ve had in years. Red cabbage and spatzel perfect. Must try the potato pancakes also. Schnitzel was lightly breaded, perfectly cooked and the sauce spot on.
Service impeccable, waitress (Katrina) not only knew the menu but explained it and shared her favorites. Wil be returning for sure.

A Saturday night meal here was comfortable, quiet, and quaint. With a very large selection of beers, some even specially imported here, the price was moderate with some of their fruit lambic beers being a bit to expensive for my taste. We got fried oysters (which were delicious but a bit expensive for five pieces) and pierogies, which my friends said were delicious, for appetizers. I ended up getting the veal oscar, which was lightly breaded veal topped with crab meat and my boyfriend got Hungarian Style Goulash that was Tender Pieces of Beef simmered with Green Pepper, Tomato and Onion in a Thick Gravy and served over Spaetzle. I’m not going to lie, the prices threw me a bit but the portions were quite large. The veal was very tender as was the goulash so props to them for getting the meat just rice. My only gripe about my dish was that the crab pieces were definetly imitation crab:(, which was a bit disappointing. The red cabbage, which was pickled I believe, had a soft and good flavor. The potatoes were good maybe needed a bit more seasoning but a solid four for this establishment. The waitress really knew her stuff and gave us a good description of each food and beer, I just wasn’t blown away by the food, though my boyfriend thoroughly enjoyed his beer. Parking here was a bit rough as well. Hopefully you get lucky and find a parking spot on the street. Overall a great experience with some good olé German food.

I love their Wiener Schnitzel vom Schwein & Spätzle. It’s the best!!! I’m never let down, including tonight.

Stopped in with some buds on a cold night to grab some beers. The place has a ton of character and warms you up instantly. Great bottle beer selection and become a beer club member if you drink all 50.
Happy hour from 4 – 7? Has some decent $ 5 items. We had the fried oysters to start, which were on point. Then Had the infamous potato pancake turkey Reuben for my entrée. It was good and filling but I won’t be getting it again (German potato salad was fantastic). The menu is on the smaller side, which I think works great for Der Braumeister!
Can’t wait to come back for some schnitzel and live music

It’s a good special occasion place, especially if your family has any inkling of German ancestry. The inside dining area is nice enough where you wouldn’t be out of place dressed up, although I was casual enough to be at the bar.
The German food I had wasn’t bland, it was pretty standard German food (a culture that cares more about it’s beer than food in some cases). The sauerkraut balls were a fantastic sharing appetizer.
The price was a few dollars higher per person than expected. Coming out to a $ 16 average per plate. Not sure if that’s due to the «better than most on Lorain Ave.» interior décor, or just that the portions are on the large side.
Parking was not ample, barely squeezed into the spot by a grease dumpster out back.

Krompus Rompus was on Friday, ¹²⁄₂₇.
It was a blast! Der Braumeister pulled out all stops. The draft beer menu was STELLAR! Hands-​down THE best seasonal beer menu in CLEVELAND. Check it out as it will blow your mind!
The Chardon Polka Band was performing. They got the entire restaurant rocking. KROMPUS arrived too! They had 3 different flavors of KROMPUS too. With cowbells attached to the smalls of their backs, they were getting jiggy a la krewking. It was a lot of FUN!
The had a few drink and dinner specials marking the event. They had this wicked tasty, high octane mulled wine w/​151 rum. It gets light to create a carmelized flavor. The flames were light behind the bar, not table-​side (too crowded). The alcohol content was not compromised as the flaming was short lived.
We started out with sauerkraut balls. I just love saying «balls» when ordering — it cracks me up (yes, I have a 10 year old mentality). I was sad to know they revamped their recipe. It was as though they pulverized the sauerkraut in the food processor until it was a purée. The texture was sooooo weird, I did not care for it.
Our table had a variety of entrees ordered: chicken paprikas with spatzel, potato pancakes, sausages, traditional pork schnitzel, veal schnitzel w/​egg over easy, anchovies and capers, German style potato salad, red cabbage and sauerkraut. Due to the prices, it was a bit odd that the entrees do not include bread on the table nor some sort of starter, like a small cup of soup. The food was good but not for the price. They need to drop their prices a few dollars.
Considering how packed the joint was combined with the awkward lay-​out, the service was good. Our server was extremely bubbly and accommodating without being annoying. It was refreshing.
The positives out-​weighed the food. I will definitely return for the beer. I will look forward to any future events that Der Braumeister throws!

Best bar in Cleveland! Great beer selection and drinks. This is the real deal folks. Locals are very welcoming and the food is not only great, but priced right. Go here.

Well, we got invited to a Unilocal Elite Event at Der Braumeister, and, as always, we were not disappointed.
We started off just going to hob nob a bit and sample some of the snacks they had there (I was a bit disappointed, as I couldn’t sample their fine ales, but I had to work later that night, so, just food for me thanks:) We got to sample sauerkraut balls, pâté’ and their great potato pancakes, but we couldn’t just stop there; we stayed and had a full dinner too.
Der Braumeister is located off of Lorain Road and is a nice little German departure from the outside world on a cold evening. The place is warm, woody and cozy, with good food and really great service (A shout out to Julia, our waitress, who was absolutely amazing:) My wife sampled their ales, and she enjoyed them immensely. For myself, the schnitzel was tasty, the German potato salad was great and a piece of their apple strudel topped things off nicely:) The bar at the front was impressive, and overall, you felt like you could have been somewhere in the mountains enjoying some native fare.
I think the only difficulty here… not enough parking. The restaurant has very tiny back row of spaces, and most of the rest is either street or side-​street parking, so get there early if you want to partake of their tasty treats.
So, if you are looking for a bit of Germany… in Cleveland and you want a great place for good food, good drinks and a place that’s relaxing, I say YA! to Der Braumeister!
BTW, just another shout out to Cara and the ladies who did a great job with the event!

Der Braumeister is a Cleveland gem. Located in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood, this place is one part German restaurant/​beer hall and one part deli and market. Did I mention they also have a killer patio (never mind the loud Lorain Avenue traffic; after a few German brews you won’t even notice)?
After moving back home to Cleveland after a four-​year absence I was looking forward to tapping (no pun intended) back into the bar/​restaurant scene. What a way to start things off. This place sated my inner beer geek with a beer list that’s heavy on the Deutschland brews — as it should be and a large rotating selection of taps. On the eve of our visit I sampled two selections from La Chouffe (La Chouffe Blonde and Houblon Chouffe), a lovely De Koninck Belgian amber and a few others I can’t seem to remember right now. For some reason, it’s all a bit fuzzy. The bottom line with Der Braumeister’s beer selection is that it’s undeniably German and it’s good. If you can’t pronounce it that’s all the more reason to try it. Be not afraid, der bier ist gud.
Now for the food. We started our meal with the Landjager platter. This is essentially a German take on charcuterie. Give me some cured smoked meat, cheese, mustard and horseradish and I’m one happy guy.
Since I’m from good German stock (sometime way back when anyway) I’ve always had a soft spot for schnitzel and potato salad. But one thing I’d been craving for years has been chicken paprikash. The problem? It’s pretty damn hard to find any restaurant that even knows what it is let alone how to make it right. Well slap my leiderhosen-​laden ass and call me Hans, Der Braumeister nails it. They make one of the best chicken paprikash dishes I’ve ever tasted (sorry grandma) and the this includes the spaetzel. Tender, juicy, hearty and full of love, it didn’t matter that it was nearly 90 degrees outside, I downed the entire thing.
My wife went with the Bavarian pretzel sandwich — warm Bavarian ham, slightly sweet and salty, Swiss cheese, pungent and nutty, a schmear of seedy German mustard, and fresh lettuce and tomato. The only downside of this dish was a logistical one. Whereas most would assume this was served on a pretzel bun, most would be wrong. The Der Braumeister version is served on an actual pretzel. This makes it a tad difficult to eat as things keep wanting to slip out of the big holes. A challenge, but one well worth undertaking.
As if all that weren’t enough, we actually had room for dessert. We opted for the apple strudel with vanilla ice cream. Sure, they had some other things on the menu like tiramisu cheesecake and some kind of torte, but if you’re doing the German thing you’ve gotta go strudel. The pastry was warm, flaky and cooked a gleaming golden brown and the apples inside were soft and sweet. A perfect ending to our meal, wunderbar!
I can’t wait to get myself back to Der Braumeister to try some fried sauerkraut balls and a potato pancake reuben sandwich. With friendly service that respects your wont to take your time and German food that’s as good as any you’ll find outside of Dusseldorf, it’s no wonder Der Braumeister was named one of the Top 20 Beer Bars in the US by Men’s Health magazine. So the next time you’re craving some kummelweck or you’ve got a hankerin’ for some Hungarian goulash, head over to Der Braumeister. knee slapping and oompah optional.

I think I’ve forgotten everything I learned in my one year of German language in college. Oops? I realized this because Der Braumeister brings out all the lacking German in me… I heard smatterings around the bar and I even felt silly ordering «HB». (Oops, that’s HaufBrau).
But that is the key to an authentic German restaurant. It feels very European and I was especially excited about all the ethnic beers. I didn’t order food but will be sure to return, even if just for the Sauerkraut Balls.
Sure, maybe it’s on a stretch of Lorain that I don’t often visit, but maybe I need to be changing that around.