Radegast Hall & Biergarten

06/23/2008 Posted by K21212213

This place is EXPENSIVE and full of hipsters and wanna-be hipsters. The waitress tried to tack on $20 worth of drinks we didn't order. I won't be going back. IT'S NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE OF GETTING ALL THE WAY OUT TO BKLYN!

Pros: Good (but expensive) beer, the one dish I could afford was ok

Cons: Too crowded, hipsters everywhere, music too loud to talk, too costly, deceptive waitress

06/08/2008 Posted by mateoxcz

Hey guys... It's not German, but Czech... "Radegast" is an old czech pagan god and Pilsner Urquell is brewed in Pilsner (czech "Plzen"), in west of Czech Republic. :)

05/21/2008 Posted by twinbeers

Generally a great idea but too many bumps and flows. Service is slow as Mississipi summer afternoon and bartenders seem to enjoy their personal time in the corner. Stuff absolutely doesn't seem to cope with pressure, even on weekdays. Food is on the bright side but garden grill is simply ruining expensive sausages by drying them on fire to death. More of garden, noise level sometimes beats rock band and arched ceiling adds to it. After all the above, great beer selection and well drinks are seriously overpriced for place with concrete floors and sluggish service. So far, rather mess than miss but needs improvement. Sad.. once again, idea is great

Pros: beer selection, restaurant food, old world decor

Cons: clueless, not to say ignorant, service. messy appearance

02/13/2008 Posted by aannnnaa

A great place to go at night in Brooklyn. Everything was excelent. Delicious food (I had some pork loin with plum and beer sauce and the best stake tartar I've ever had). They have a great selection of beers (mostly German and Belgian, but what else do you want), I had a great Tripel Karmeliet. The place is beautiful, decorated as a real German hall with big tables.The music was mainly Kusturika's and some other balkan and german folk brass bands and the waitress was dressed in one of those traditional German dresses (A very nice detail), she was very very nice and beatiful. Perfect place. Perfect food. Perfect beer. Perfect staff. Perfect service. Perfect music. Perfect decoration. Just amazing. I love this place.

Pros: everything

02/13/2008 Posted by ngret

I went here this past weekend and was so happ that I did. The scene was crazy! Giant beers glanging off one another. It was just so much fun. The place was packed and everyonr was friendly. Great wheat beer and great crowd. It was like a huge party and it almost felt like we were outside. I guess we will have to wait til the summer to actually drink outside. I heard the roof retracts! Anyway, the picture does no justice thois place needs to be seen!!!!

01/25/2008 Posted by DesBrooklyn

Beware that placing your order may offend one of the bartenders there. So much so that he may call you names that include "vegetarian c*nt." My friend ordered the wiener schnitzel and asked for the mashed potatoes to be on the side (I was going to share). Bartender said, no problem. So then the dish comes and of course, the wiener schnitzel is covering the mashed potatoes. So my friend reminded the bartender that she had asked for the mashed potatoes to be on the side. Then he in a puff said, "Does the meat offend you? Fine, I'll get you a side of them." I then came in and said, "No, don't worry about it. It's fine. It's not a big deal." Then he still went and got a side. So we finish eating, and then my friend asks for a Jack and Diet Coke. Then we see the bartender pouring her Maker's Mark. And so when he drops it off, she tells him she asked for Jack Daniel's. He angrily says, "We don't have Jack. This is the same." And then she said no that she didn't like Maker's Mark and that it tastes different. Once again, the bartender berated her. She then said she didn't want it and asked for a glass of Riesling. Then he really started berating her saying, "Are you sure?! Are you completely sure?! Do you want to taste it first?! Because I want you to be totally sure." Then she responded by saying, "I've been sure about everything. I've never changed my order. You have brought me what I didn't order." Then he pretty much started yelling at her, and then that's when I stepped in and said, "No! Nevermind. Don't get us anything any more!" After that, I asked to get for the tab, and also let him know he was very rude. And at this he screamed, "No! You are rude! I've never in 20 years had customers like you two! He then continued to yell at us, and finally I stopped it by saying, "Wow. You're a d*ck." Then he screamed, "No! You're a c*nt!" So then I said, "ha. That's fine." Then he screamed, "A VEGETARIAN C*NT!" And with that, I paid my bill and walked out.

Pros: Good beer selection, heated outdoors

Cons: Worst service ever, high costs.

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01/21/2008 Posted by inagirl75

This place has everything to be a good addition to Wlmbg. The garden is nice, the beer selection is vast, but... it's DIRTY! I'm not talking about sticky tables and chairs, I'm talking about rodents climbing the walls while the place is packed on a Saturday evening! YES, you heard taht right. If these rodents are so audacious to come out and play with the crowd, I don't want to know what goes on in the kitchen! I am deceived... we were so looking forward to a nice winter/summer bar...

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01/13/2008 Posted by game7

First if you want to sit in the restaurant part,they don't take reservations-thats cool,but they don't take your name for a table-it's every man for themselves,which could get a little crazy.Basically you have to hover over people who are finishing up.We went at 9pm on a saturday,I wouldn't recommend that.The food is pretty good.The beer is also pretty good.The garden serves grilled food and has communal tables with a good crowd.The music isn't all that,but the bar scene is pretty lively.It's expensive,beers are like $7,burgers at the grill like $10, but it's a cool spot.

Pros: nice crowd

Cons: expensive,music stinks

12/22/2007 Posted by dfslone

I'm too tired and sated to do this place justice just now (after all, I've just been to Radegast!), but, in short: Going to Radegast is like taking a vacation in Eastern Europe, without having to leave my neighborhood. It's gorgeous and overflowing with Gemütlichkeit (Google it!). The owner, Ivan, introduced himself to me in a most delightful way; dispensing with the usual pleasantries (what's in a name?), he instead shoved a hunk of sausage in my mouth. A week later, we had our first conversation and exchanged names. As an heterosexual man, this was new for me, but I liked it! The music is great. They almost always play something Balkan. It doesn't have the crazed, sweaty, meat-market-on-slivovitz energy of Bulgarian Bar, but, for an old man like me, that's just swell. The beer is not inexpensive, but it's good beer, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than a plane ticket.

Pros: Transporting, friendly & beautiful.

Cons: WWI veterans may find the portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm and Emperor Franz Joseph to be in poor taste.

12/20/2007 Posted by joachbrown

The bar is overdone. Prices are very high, service is (there is a service??!!) terrible and slow, grill is o.k. I didn't have a chance to taste regular menu. Very unfriendly owner( or least one). and so many people. I can't believe it people wants to pay $7 for pint...CRAZY. Well if you like to wait 20-30 min for beer then it's a perfect place for you. If you have extra cash go spend it! Recommend to go once and thats about it.!

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