Top 10 things everyone needs to know about the Hofbrauhaus:
1. This is a German beer garden.
2. This place will be loud. Very loud. (There is a quieter section which you can ask for, but why?)
3. The dining room is made up of huge tables, which means that unless you have about 8 in your party you will be sharing a table.
4. You will be encouraged to drink.
5. The food is mediocre.
6. The beer is outstanding (and I don't like lagers much!) , and the only size it's served in is liter (don't order one of those smaller sizes).
7. You may get paddled (sometimes to the point where your arse is black and blue the next morning).
8. You will need to stand on your table and participate in the singalongs.
9. Apple schnapps goes down very easy and has little alcohol.
10. You go here to have a raucous good time.
The only real downer is the service can be a tad slow, but only once (out of the 10 or so times I've been here) has it been overly bad.
(Closed circuit to the 45 people who said there was "No Alcohol" - Which Hofbrauhaus in a parallel universe were you going to?)