10/30/09

German Pubby Goodness

by Michael Fran

I'm not usually one for brief reviews but... brats, beers, beers IN brats, and waitresses in lederhosen. 'Nuff said. Sit in the patio with a crowd. Sit on the ground floor as a pair -- the piano man is a riot.

10/13/09

My favorite bar in L.A.

by Pilar74

This place never dissapoints, from the half yard German beers to the open air patio, and authentic German food that really hits the spot. I always like to sit out on the patio with friends and Iv'e never not had a good time at this place!

• Pros: Best German beer in town!
• Cons: none

10/09/09

I'd go back

by lisagentz

A bit smokey and dark inside, and sometimes it's hard to find a place to sit (or you can just hang out at the patio). I hate that I had to park almost 4 blocks away. But I'd go back for a drink. A good variety of beer, all very good. Hofbrau is probably my favorite.

Nice place to enjoy with some friends and drink some yummy beer!

• Pros: Beer
• Cons: parking

08/04/09

been there , done that

by antihipster

Red Lion used to be cool, in a neighborhood sort of way , even before the patio was there. Now its MTV cast off , look a-likes , "newbees" to the neighborhood and hipsters that have taken the cool factor to another level ! wanna be rockstars and loud chics screaming WOOOOO !! after every toast ! Gross ! no thanks, i'll sit home with the bong !

• Pros: bratwurst and bread
• Cons: bratwurst and bread

07/17/09

Good Service

by ingrid1

Authentic German food was excellent! We sampled the cold cuts meat tray and various beers. Dinner portions were plentiful and a real treat to the palate. Awesome fries. All was superb! Our waitress, Lydia was courteous and always served with a smile. Relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. We have eaten there many times and will always return when we visit LA.

• Pros: Service and Food
• Cons: parking

03/09/09

Red Lion Rocks

by 3nr1qu3

The RL Tavern is the kind of place that you walk into, get the crappiest servcie you can possibly imagine, and yet still walk out (sometimes stumble out) having the greatest time of your life. The beers are awesome, the Jager is cold and the food is great. I go there for my birthday every year and every year I have the time of my life. It does tend to get crowded during the weekend but what fun would a dead bar be?

Prost!

• Pros: The bad service is just awesome! Always cracks me up
• Cons: None

09/06/08

unique

by abrighteyedbabe

Haven't been in a few years now but always remember it because it's so unique you just gotta love the atmosphere! Different and refreshing.

08/14/08

Best German place in LA!

by Jenna1070899

We've gone through the German (or "German", as some proved to be!) restaurants in LA, and this is by far the best. The beer selection sports proper wei?bier, and the menu has some excellent German items - the potato salad was definitely something I'd recommend! We actually had a decent-sized surprise party here, with 17 people, and the management was excellent in organizing the room for us (which is cozy but has real character - perfect for groups under 20!). Our waitress was rude and useless at the beginning, but a quick word to the manager on duty and he fixed that extremely quickly! In fact, he came in off his break and helped her out, so all the guests had dinner in less than 20 minutes! The parking is extremely limited, which can be a problem on busy occasions, but we've always found parking on the street, so don't let this put you off. German food is great - if you're into good German beer and food (which we certainly are) then look no further than this in LA!

• Pros: Great selection of draft beers, and authentic German beers, food is really good, atmosphere is great, especially the beer garden upstairs!
• Cons: Not much restaurant parking, but have always found a spot on the road.

08/01/08

Awesome beer selection

by Goodfella021

It is exactly what I was looking for. German restaurants are known for great times. If you like beer, great home cooked food and tons of fun, Red Lion Tavern is a great place to go to. This restaurant has an amazing beer garden all the way in the back. If you are expecting top service, you wont get it here. Knowing German restaurants this is expected. There is nothing warm in a German accent. If someone tells you that there is this German restaurant with excelent service, odds are, it is not a German restaurant......believe me!

• Pros: Everything
• Cons: Literally nothing

11/20/07

Worst Service Ever

by like_eating_out

Now I didn't get a chance to eat or even get a drink so I can comment on that but I have never been treated so bad in a place (I call it place because I cant tell if its more bar or more restaurant.) To start be careful, the parking lot is very tiny. If you have the opportunity to park somewhere else I would take it, considering the only people coming out of this place have been drinking since 10am.

We walk in the fount door, stand there a second and nothing happens. A group of people sit in a dimly lit room watching Sunday sports, no one acknowledges our presents especially any waiting staff. This is our first time here so we see a sign that ways something like patio and restaurant. We meander our way up a flight of stairs to a large patio area where many people are eating and drinking. Still no acknowledgment, waiters and waitress walking right by. I explore the patio myself to see that there is no seating, wait a little longer and decide to go back down stairs where there was seating.

See this is when it gets good, we seat ourselves still with no service. I get up grab menus from the fount door at a station that looks like some type of hostess should be standing to great people coming in. We wait a little longer looking over the menu not knowing if they even serve food in this area of the bar. I decided to get up and ask the bar tender, an older germen woman, how we go about ordering food. She begins yelling at me about how shes busy and how she will get to me when shes got time. This was loud enough for my girlfriend to hear all the way on the other side of the room.

We had enough and left at this point, maybe I'm just spoiled in America when I'm not accosted by the service staff at a restaurant. You know maybe its normal in Germany to order some schnitzel with a side of bruised ribs, toughens you up a bit.

• Pros: none
• Cons: everything else