Nuernberg Brauhaus

Wow, we walked out of here so stuffed. I got the Jagerschnitzel with a potato dumpling. The schnitzel was awesome. The potato dumpling by itself was bland, but with a little salt and some mushroom gravy it was da bomb, I loved the texture of it. I finished the meal with a walnut cream cake… delish. I am sorry to see the owners go, though. Hopefully the new owners will have good food too.

I’ve been here several times and I’ve never been disappointed.
The Good: I always get the schnitzel so I can’t speak for the brats but I love the schnitzel. My favorite is the paprika schnitzel, it’s a tomato based sauce full of red, green, and yellow peppers. Very tasty. The pork has never been tough and the breading is always crisp and not overly saturated with grease. They have a reasonable selection of German beers to enjoy with your meal.
The Bad: NO! The last time I was there they had a sign on their door saying they would be closing in mid December! I fear I’m going to go into schnitzel withdrawal! I’m REALLY going to miss this place!
The indifferent: The dinning area is fairly small so I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a wait on Friday and Saturday evenings but I’ve never tried so I’m just guessing.

I went to the Brauhaus on recommendation of a friend, who explained that he’d been to Germany, and this was the closest thing to authentic German food that we had in Pflugerville. After going, I believe he’s right — there are no other real German restaurants in Pflugerville, therefore this hole wins the award for Most Authentic German Food In Pflugerville™.
I went there a Friday night around 7:30. The place wasn’t particularly packed, though there were some guys smoking and chugging on cigars outside. They had a schnitzel special with spaetzle that I figured would be worth a try, and, wow, baked brie!
Well, not so much. The Brie was fried, not baked, and was a glorified version of fried mozzarella sticks. The special, they were out of. And they had no spaetzle for me to try. They were out of that, too. I wish I could remember what I did end up ordering, but it was truly forgettable. I do remember the mashed potatoes though, because those were rancid.
If you’re into beer selection, they’ve got it. Alcoholics rejoice.
If you need a pretzel, theirs are as good as the ones from CostCo, which is to say, better than anything myself or my two friends had.
This restaurant only makes me lament the loss of Alpenhaus in the Houston area even more. That was authentic. Real German restaurants don’t run out of spaetzle. Real German restaurants will give you a kaeseplatte or sausages as an appetizer. Real German restaurants will have large, hearty servings that you can’t finish. This is not a real German restaurant. Or even a good restaurant, full stop.
Unilocalers in Pflugerville so far have rated lots of local places extremely well, in spite of them being mediocre at best, horrible at worst. Now that I’m in the area, I’ll strive to honestly represent what I find. This is the first of many coming Pflugerville Reviews. :)

I think the food was ok, I would like to try dinner because lunch was a little small and my potatoes didn’t have much taste unless I dipped them in sauce. But the other things were pretty good that I tried. Like I said I would like to go again.

What a charming restaurant filled will very nice people and decorated with cheap chatskis. For some reason, it actually works here, making the place feel like you are walking into your grandmother’s home.
The German food was very good. The weiner schnitzel and bratwurst were well prepared. I also had Schweinebraten mit Seidenknoedel. The crispy pork came with the entire shin — with skin and bone. The skin was perfect – crispy and better than the actually meat according to my 7-​yr old. The potato dumplings and gravy complimented the dry pork. The potato dumpling has a great texture.
The restaurant has a small patio with picnic tables. Although not much to look at, when you are drinking 1.2L draft beers for $ 5.50, does it matter? We came with Tony, Catherine, and Quani to enjoy their Octoberfest menu. Great conversations, good food, lots of beer, and our very own beer stein holding contest. A very good afternoon indeed.

Yes it is not like the food from Germany.
But it is fairly close.
I love pretty much everything on the menu. The currywurst, schnitzels, and all the delicious cakes they have.
Get yourself a radler, potato dumplings, pork loins, and a slice of butter cream cake… and you are as close to Germany as you will get!

This is the best German place I’ve been to around Austin. It’s so authentic because the owner was previously an owner of a restaurant in Germany. Does it get any better than that? I have NEVER tasted better sauerkraut in my life. The beer/​cola mix was surprisingly good and the beers on draft are great and probably hard to find in town. I want to go back and try the bratwurst again. My only complaint is that the deserts were not fresh and the cheesecake was inedible. The food was so great that I practically forgot though. They still deserve 5 stars because I cannot give 4.5.

I have a German exchange student and we have been looking forward to going here for months. That being said… the service was AWFUL! Our student wanted to order in German and the waitress was rude about it.
I have a specific complaint: My teenage German student was looking at one of the wait staff. After the ordering was done I asked the waitress how old the young man was because my student is only 16. The response i got was «I NOT TELL YOU THAT!!» in a very rude way. The only thing I can figure is she thought I was asking for myself– I’m obviously in my 30’s and am there with my husband and family!!!
We will NEVER go back!

Blah blah blah… been to Germany many times.
Blah blah blah… know REAL German food.
Blah blah blah… grew up in Germany.
Blah blah blah… really? What’s with all the whining? This is as good as it gets for German food in the Austin area. Is it 100% authentic? No… but it’s pretty freaking close. The schnitzels are perfectly cooked with a crisp exterior and juicy interior. The variety of styles are basic and all delicious. The bratwurst is fresh and more the Rotwurst style with a snappy casing and a mildly spicy taste. The bratwurst tartar, only available Wed and Sat, should not be missed. Subtle spice and perfect texture make this dish a standout on the menu. The décor is reminiscent of the Gaststaetten from my youth. Simple and unassuming. The service is spot on. They practice the European style of service here. They don’t rush you or bother you. In typical European style, they wait for you to let THEM know you need something. This is the famed German efficiency! The dining experience is just that… an experience. If you’re in that big of a hurry, consider other dining options.
So here is the obligatory justification for this review.
I DID grow up in Germany.
I HAVE lived there for the majority of my life.
I STILL have friends and family there.
I DO know German food quite well.
When I’m feeling homesick, Nuernburg Brauhaus is my passport home.

I’ve been here several times, each occasion for the musical stylings of Shaun Davenport.
But the food is tasty, too. I always get the bratwurst served with sauerkraut and either plain potatoes or fries. The potatoes tend to be bland, so I often opt for fries. Others rave over the currywurst, so I recommend that on behalf of the satisfied appetites of others.
I find the staff to be full of spunk and charm. The dolls in the back corner freak me out.
All-​in-​all, it’s decent German food, but not somewhere I’d frequent if not for the talent.

Oh Mein Gott, this is the absolute BEST German food I’ve had in Texas, hands down. Waaaaay better than Scholz Garden in Austin.
The beer (or should I say «bier» :) selection is awesome. The jaegerSchnitzel was out of this world, and the sauerkraut was the best I have ever had in my life. It tastes home-​fermented (that’s a very good thing) and they cook it with pork bits and perhaps even pork stock. Holy Cow. DEE-​LISH-​OUS.
I tried some of My friends’ dishes and they were equally as wonderful. Oh my god, the gulash soup! … you can’t find any other German food anywhere near this good anywhere near central Texas.
I went on my birthday, which happened to be a Thursday, and the place was PACKED with regulars because it’s their import-​beer-​special night. The waitress apologized profusely that they were so busy, and that service was a little slow. I was just happy to see them doing so well. Several years ago, there was a really good little German restaurant in Georgetown called «G-​Town» that had to close due to lack of patronage. I don’t see that happening here any time soon.
I’ve seen other Unilocalers complain that the service was a little slow, and that you’re served all your dishes at once. While that may be true, (and is something the place can work to improve,) you just simply can’t beat the food and drink. (And the atmosphere is really cool too) I thought the staff was very friendly, and I LOVED my experience there.

I will totally agree that the service here is a bit spotty. We were able to order quickly and our food came out at a decent hour but checking out took for-​ev-​er.
Brats were fantastic. Personally, have been to Germany 7 times, I’m not jumping up and down about the sourkraut with the pork. Too much mush, not enough punch. The German potato salad was nice but nothing to write home about. My sides and my s.o.‘s sides tasted luke warm and we felt like they had been sitting for a while. So was my weissbeir.
We spotted the cakes but didn’t order since our waitress forgot to remember us. Get here early on Fri, Sat nights — place gets packed!

My daughter’s German Club from CRHS had a meet-​up at this small restaurant with children from Austria. It was a great experience for them all to have an opportunity to get to know one another.
There were, at least, 120 people and the staff handled it amazingly well. The food was delicious, the beer was great and the ambiance was like you had walked in to a grandmother’s house for a family reunion with all your distant cousins.

I love me some German food! The Wurst, the Schnitzel, the effin Potatoes! Oh, and don’t forget the badass German Bier! It’s just all so damn good. I used to live up in Canada South (Minnesota), where there are plenty of German places around. Here in Austin… not so much. So I had to try Nuernberg because it is basically our only option, and I was craving that German goodness.
I have had better German food in Fredricksburg, but Nuernberg gets the job done for a place that is a lot closer to my house. It’s still quite a trek up to Floogirville, but I had to satiate the German part of my brain so we packed in for a mini road trip.
I will tell you this. If you go, get the Goulash. This stuff is as simple as Jessica Simpson’s brain (it only has three components), but it is as tasty as any other soup I have had. The pork was super tender, and the broth was yummy. It was delectable. I also love a good sausage, and the Bratwurst here didn’t disappoint. The side dishes were just ‘okay’.
Service was a bit on the slow side, but there was only one employee in the place. She was working the bar and waiting tables, like a champ. She had a handful of tables and a half full bar, which is a lot for one person to manage. She still managed to be chipper and pleasant the entire time too. She was very friendly, and very German. A+ for service, even if it was a bit slow.
This place isn’t near the best German food I have had, but If you have a craving for it and you don’t want to travel TOO far, Nuernberg is a good option (well, lets be honest… it’s the ONLY option).
Pros: It’s German Food Closer than Fredricksburg, Beer Selection is Great, Service was Friendly and Pleasant, Food is Good (but not GREAT)
Cons: It’s a Bit of a Drive

Great german food… weiner schnitzel was great!

I had the bratwurst mit sauerkraut. Simply prepared with care and with authenticity. Recommended.
What struck me first about this restaurant is the ambiance. Classic wood tables and chairs, wood paneling, simple authentic décor, and large family parties dining with true appreciation for the genuine experience. I got a sense that this is a real family business frequented by German expats.
The bratwurst was juicy and thick, with a slight crisp on the outside. I have eaten some bratwurst in the past and it’s not a terribly flavorful sausage, but it’s complemented well by mustard, which was included. The mustard was a bit spicy and not the standard yellow. The sauerkraut was succulent with chunks of pork. The potatoes on the side were tender without being mushy.

Husband and I went there last night for the first time and loved it! He used to live in Germany and we both went back to visit a couple years ago. Since then we’ve been trying to find good, authentic German food around here.
We started with the brie and sourdough, which was great. Had a ton of cheese left over – little brie goes a long way – so the waitress brought us some more warm bread. SO good. Then I had the currywurst and he had the german pattis – loved both, cabbage was a little on the pasty side but still good and mashed potatoes were REALLY mashed in true german style.
Portions were perfect (which is nice, considering the density of what we ordered, prevented us from leaving completely hating ourselves), price was great ($ 23 after tax), family owners were really nice and had great corner bar/​restaurant ambiance. We’ll def be going back.
Now if only they could add doners, pastries and good german mustard to the menu, we’d be there every day!

We were thrilled to see a German place so close to our home — we love the Eastern European Bistro in P-​ville but were looking for something a bit more low-​key this evening. We got it, but not in a good way.
We arrived and were immediately almost blasted back out the door by the karaōke singer. Persevering, we seated ourselves and proceeded to wait about 5 – 10 minutes before we even got menus. It was another 5 – 10 minutes before a waitress came to take our drink order. I ordered cider and some water — Hubby ordered a beer. She barked a correction of his German to him (keep in mind we are yelling to be heard over the «music») and then abruptly asked for the rest of our order. Fortunately, we were ready to order.
I ordered the cucumber salad to start (and I said it that way — «I’d like to start with…») and a schnitzel entrée. Hubby ordered brats.
In the interim, another waitress asked if we had gotten menus yet. Another 10 or so minutes — Hubby got his beer. A minute later — I got my cider. No water. Waited on my salad to arrive — when Waitress #2 brought the salad, I asked for water, which finally did arrive. She plunked the salad between the two of us (assuming — wrongly — that we meant to share the seven small slices of cucumber and three slices of onion with a bunch of salad dressing on it which tasted like something I could buy at the grocery store.) Thirty seconds later, our entrees arrived.
Keep in mind here that Hubby and I could not converse at all because of the noise of the karaōke. There were also lots of loud people at the bar who consistently distracted the waitresses. There was cigarette smoke wafting in from the patio area outside.
The food was adequate. I’ve had better schnitzel in cheesy biergarten places in tourist trap German towns (in TX and WI). Their style of German potato salad is not my favorite, but that’s a personal taste thing. Hubby said the brats were nothing special and the sauercraut was acceptable. His beer was good and my cider was great.
After our food was delivered, no one — NO ONE! — came by our table to ask how things were. No one came and asked if we wanted anymore to drink. No one asked if we wanted dessert.
Hubby and I finished eating and we sat and sat and sat — again — I couldn’t even catch someone’s eye because they were not paying any attention at all to our part of the restaurant (it’s not a big place). The patio and the bar seemed to get the attention. I finally, after about 15 minutes after finishing, got up and went to the waitress stand to ask for a box and a check. She was standing there rolling silverware (as opposed to checking on her tables, for instance.) The waitress told me I had to clear my plate before we left. (Clearly — she was joking — but it was lost on me by that time and also lost in all the noise.) I told her that we needed our check, please.
She said that she would take care of it, and so I returned to my seat. She then proceeded to have a nice long chat with the bartender with our box and our check in her hand — about 5 minutes later she brought them over, but not without stopping at the table next to ours to see if they needed anything.
I had to return to the waitress stand to pay (no one told me this) which is not a big deal, but tell your customers this so they aren’t left wondering. Waitress #2 was at the stand and started taking care of the check. She had to enter the handwritten check into a computer system three times before she got it entered in correctly — finally got my card swiped and ticket printed.
All of this with the backdrop of poorly-​sung music which was turned up much too loud — it did not add up to a good experience for us at all. Disappointing, since we prefer to support family businesses.

BEST GERMAN FOOD I HAVE TASTED — it is family owned and operated — you should try it out.
Large portions and but a little greasy.
I will return

Let me just clarify, that this bad review has nothing to do with my BF flirting with the waitress the entire time we were there.
So my BF and I get there at exactly 5PM and except for the help, no one was there. We get our pick of seats.
The décor is nothing fancy. Posters of Germany, about a dozen plain tables. Chairs were comfortable enough. The bar is the focal point, set up right in the middle. they do have a small outside area o eat and drink.
So with no other customers in there the waitress shows up promptly. We ask about the different beers on special and I have to admit she was very knowledgable. We both order the Germany dark beer and a glass of water. We continue reading the menu. I knew already I wanted the Weiner Schnitzel but was debating on the chicken or pork. My BF decided on the Jarger Schnitzel.
The waitress comes back with our beers but no water. We reminder her and tell her we are ready to order. I go with the chicken and ask about the sides. She recommends the german potato salad and the kraut. I go with her suggestions with a minor change, I want the brutkraut (red cabbage and sweeter). BF orders the jaeger and the same sides.
Then the wait begins. A man shows up and asks where to set up. Every worker in the restaurant starts moving tables around. It seems they will have live music on Friday nights and the man was the musician. He was over an hour early so hence the chaos moving the tables. After they moved the tables, someone thought they were too close. So they move the tables again. BTW still no water.
Then the musician needs an outlet to plug in the equipment. The one next to where he will be playing doesn’t work. So the bartender gets in on the action now. There is an outlet above our table that works. Out comes the ladder, Oh, it’s not tall enough to reach unless we get our table moved. BF and I look at the extension cord they plan on using to reach the outlet above our table. No way is it going to reach. Oh, and still no water.
The food arrives and ask for water again. I’m not upset with the wait as homemade food takes time. The potato salad was so good. Not too much vineger, seasoned well, but no bacon. The Brutkraut was also very good. Slight sweetness with a touch of tart.
The Chicken schnitzel was another story. It wasn’t pounded thinner, like I am used to. It was moist when I cut into the thin end. Iate only a third of it. the crust fell off as soon as you cut it. It was served with one thin slice of lemon. I like more lemon on mine.
But at this point we still haven’t received our water so I didn’t want to wait for more lemon.
She drops the check at our table and flirts with BF some more. We decide on some dessert. We order the crepes to split. We ask what it comes with and she says anything we want. Duh, so I clearly ask what are our options. She rattles so fast in her german accent that all I caught was nutella and ice cream. Some more waiting without water, guy still not playing music. Two more tables get occupied.
The crepes with nutella and ice cream is a good finish to dinner. BF picks up the check and notices there are no pricing on it. Okay, call back the waitress to get check with prices and a to-​go box. At this point, I give up on ever getting the water. More waiting.
We pay and leave. Next day I go to heat up the leftovers for lunch. I cut the chicken in small pieces and I am floored. It was NOT cooked in the center. Raw chicken is not acceptable. That is why you pound out the chicken before cooking.
So the raw chicken, no water and thinking of putting up a ladder right behind me while I am eating are the reasons for this not so good review.

It was nice to find some authentic German food without driving an hour and a half to enjoy it. Most places that are considered German restaurants simply apply country fried steak batter to pork, calls it schnitzel and rely on selling a lot beer to authenticate themselves.
One bite into the Jäger Schnitzel and it was easy to see that Nuernberg Brauhaus is serious about serving up true German cuisine. The schnitzel was nice and crunchy but not overdone and had several flavors in the breading, which made it obvious that the chef spent some time preparing it.
There were six of us and I don’t think we weren’t expecting much since it is in a strip mall just outside of downtown Plugerville. The atmosphere inside was quaint and there is small beer garden out front that adds a little bit of ambiance. I could also see myself sitting at the bar for lunch, if I lived anywhere near Plugerville. Nothing to really to brag about though.
All of us ordered something different and the theme at the table quickly became, «you gotta try this». We started with the Potato Pancakes. They were very greasy but very very good. I was particularly impressed because I have always tried to make these things myself and can never come close getting right. Apparently, and according to our server, the chef brought all of her pots and pans with her from Germany and that’s what makes the difference. We later found out that she brought her sausage making skills with her too.
We ordered the plain schnitzel, paprika schnitzel, jäger schnitzel, sausage with kraut and tomato soup. I already covered the schnitzel but didn’t cover the fact that it is only $ 12 compared to $ 20 at some other authentic places. The tomato soup was good enough to love even if you hate tomatoes. The sausage is homemade and the difference was more than noticeable. The sides were all obviously made from scratch too and although they were good, nothing really stood out as extraordinary. The cabbage is worth trying since it is well prepaired and something that you can’t find on an everyday menu.
I didn’t have room for dessert but took a bite of what I think was pecan cake (I wasn’t paying attention when they ordered it) and the crepes. Both were very good however I don’t eat dessert often so there’s not much for me to compare it to.
The tap only had four beers but they were all more than worthy German beers and the bottle selection was better than average.
All and all, the atmosphere was ok but the food was something they clearly put a lot of work into and that has to be appreciated. The next time I am in Plugerville I’ve got to stop by again and try the goulash soup that our server was so enthusiastic about. That’s another thing, traditionally goulash is a soup, not a stew. Props for defying 95% of American restaurants.