We had high expectations from brotzeit as our German friends had tried it before and were taking us there.

Initially we are all a bit embarassed as the waiters were very rude to us. "You should book a table one week in advance!" he said. Brotzeit has big european tables which are designed with the purpose of sharing among different parties but in Singapore, 2 people sit on each table of 4/6 and others have to wait for hours. The waiters really don't have to be so arrogant but then again, I think most service staff in Singapore is rude and untrained.

Fortunately, a bunch of Australians at another table basically let us take their table immediately after they left. After that the dinner was extremely pleasant.

We ordered the brezls which were warm and soft and went very well with the sweet German mustard. For mains, Brotzeit has so many wursts to choose from and the potatoes can be done to your liking - mashed, fries, wedges, whatever. Try the mashed potatoes - with their lovely buttery texture, they are simply a cut above the rest.

We had the garlic sausages (knoblauchwurst) - they are delicately flavoured so don't worry about garlic breath, the famous curry sausages (currywurst which is taking Germany by storm by the way), pork knuckles ( this is HUMONGOUS!) and the dish of the day (it was a lovely meatloaf with a side of creamed spinach). Every dish was sumptuous and unique and there were no leftovers. ;-)

This is again one of those few restaurants were the price, quantity and the quality are well-balanced and you leave feeling very satiated indeed. Brotzeit is certainly perfect for those days when you just gotta have a nice big piece of meat.

Given that the first reviewer gives a perfect 10 for all ratings and review that read more like an advertisement I have to go pay this place a visit (since my comments were deleted) and none better than today with a little time on hand in the late afternoon after some meetings.

Ambience while "chill out" looking will attract mostly Caucasians and it is just the case for the hour I was there. It is an open concept where there are no windows/partitions to keep the "super weak aircon" in. For a hot humid day, the place feels like an oven and I was just sweating while sitting there with my beer - not cool (literally). Perhaps it will be nicer when it rains but I can only imagine eating lunch on a humid day... not fun especially if you are the type that sweat in a shirt....worse if you have to meet clients later and you have two wet marks under the arm pits of your shirt...too vivid.... Anyhow there is no way this is a 10/10 ambience for me where the best looking things are the people walking outside and the worst looking things are the warm sticky looking people sitting inside.

Food & Beverage - Took a Dark beer Dunkel (if I remember right) $8.50. The beer was not cold enough when it came. I made a note to the bar tender whose best explanation is "dark beers tend to be less cold"... what??? Quickly drank half of the beer cos I was feeling really warm. The other half glass turned yucky in the warm environment so first time in my life, I am at this rather" atas" German beer place asking for ICE to add to my beer - damn bloody kopitiam uncle but between drinking "warm" beer and looking "uncle" I rather be the uncle - no contest, not even close. Ordered a mini cheese sausage as well which cost $9.50 for 5 finger thick and slightly longer than finger sized sausages. First look was oh god...so oily.... The sausage was glistening... tasted "ok" at best but I won't recommend it - really very greasy.

Value...1 beer and 1 sausage starter cost $21 is it a 10/10? You decide yourself.

Service good if you like to be asked multiple times to buy another beer when you hold on to an empty glass - gives you the opportunity to say NO a few times. Bad if you feel they are trying to chase you away. For me nothing there says a 10/10.

Will i go back? Maybe if I can take off my shirt and show off my pot belly =P or Singapore starts having an autumn. This place will be perfect during that time but not in ever humid Singapore. At least vivo got indoor aircon seating...

P.S: The service staff will offer you a "cooler" seat (don't think it makes a difference when the sun is hanging high) at the deepest end but that is like 2 tables and it is for 4 pax so being alone I settled for the ceiling fan....

Besides the great beer, the food here is fabulous! The salads are real main course size. A rare find in S'pore. Fresh greens and lovely toppings. I like the salad that came with the roasted pork strips. Yummy! Worth every penny. Even a greenie like me can only manage half. So do share. Try their German open face sandwiches if u like dry bread with good quality hams, olives etc. The way food should taste. Simple and good! I love it! Must also try their German pizzas. Those pickled onions are addictive. And I think they use a healthy wholemeal dough. Not the usual white dough. Needless to say, the sausages and pretzels are great as well. Unlike a lot of local joints, they are very generous with the sauces and butter. Love this place. Great location. Fantastic service! Great lunch and dinner treat.