Lemkes Spezialit�tenbrauerei, Berlinback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Supped a few pints in here again on 28th September. Set up is the same as it always was, but the food 'push' cited in rpadam's review seemed more obvious. Like a lot of bars on the continent, the feel is becoming more of a restaurant serving beer rather than the UK model a pub serving food . Still, like other Berlin brewhouses such as Mitte, non-diners tend to be accommodated around the bar.
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Modern brew-pub under the railway arches. Four different brews on, including the tasty Original (quite a dark brown lager). Not bad, but I didn't find the waiter very helpful once it was established that the menu wasn't required.
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Made pilgrimage to this brewpub during autumn break in Berlin. The pub appears to have been extended since my last visit, but otherwise the brews and food menu is unchanged. Could not believe I was recognised again after three years! The pils was excellent and so was Original. Enjoyed the special brew for Oktoberfest. There was only room to sit at the bar on my arrival suggesting the brewpub must be doing something right. Food recommendation: try the N�rnberg sausages with sauerkraut and "bratkartoffel" (fried potato pieces with onion). Delicious, and goes well with the "Original"
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This one, I think, provided the most expensive beer of our stay in Berlin, at 4.20 euros for 500ml. It is, however, one that must be visited, east of the S-Bahn station and within two minutes walk. They have made very pleasant spaces under their two arches, and the loos are cunningly placed in the space in between. Our Croatian waiter spoke apparently fluent German and very good English. The time to visit Lemke is Mon - Fri 12:00 - 15:00 when they do a high quality buffet (eat all you can) at 6.80, which at this moment is under a fiver. See their website for details of their other branch.
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Right under the line to Hackischer Markt line,this spacious but busy place has everything you could want in a brew pub. The food is very good, the beer is excellent and the staff are really friendly and helpful even if your German is as terrible as mine. As for the beer, the porter was excellent but the wheat was probably my favourite.
Despite being in Berlin for just a few days we found ourselves coming back more than once.
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Visited on 27/09/2006 during my recent stay to photograph the pub for this site, so I simply had to re-acquaint myself with the nectareous hoppy haze that is Lemkes Pils. It was even nicer to be recognised after only having visited the brewpub twice before, the last time a year ago.
Drinkers will be pleased to know that the pub has not changed at all.
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Having visited with a friend on 28/09/2005, I can now confirm that the food is excellent. Try the German sausage with red cabbage and bratkartoffeln - Mmmmmm!
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A brew pub established in 1999 with up to four home-brewed German styled beers on at any time. Lemke is in easy reach of the vibrant Hackischer Markt area, and accessible by S-bahn, U-bahn and tram services which run till after midnight.
I visited this pub on recommendation and was not disappointed. The pub is spacious, the staff are very friendly and some English is spoken. On tap regularly are ORIGINAL, a traditional brown ale, PILS which is hoppy and excellent plus an Weiss beer and seasonal beer (Mei-Bock), which was also good. Standard issue metric pints served here (500ml) but in practice you get a generous 550ml, more like "our" pint.
Food is available mainly in the evening session. The quality looked good (no chance to taste during short visits) and the portions are generous.
In conclusion, a brew-pub well worth finding, 10/10.
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