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Paulaner Brauhaus (Xintiandi)

PHONE: 6320 3935
ADDRESS: House 19-20, North Block Xintiandi,
Taicang Lu, near Madang Lu
太仓路，
新天地南座19-20号楼
AREA: Xintiandi
HOURS: Mon-Fri 5pm-12pm,
Sat 11:30am-2am,
Sun 11am-12pm
CARDS: Local and international cards accepted
PRICES: Lunch 40-70rmb,
Small lager at 60rmb
We tagged this venue with:
Xintiandi, Themed Restaurants, Paulaner, German,

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Last update July 16, 2008

Editor's Description

Paulaner is the most successful German restaurant chain in Shanghai and boasts three grandiose outlets on both sides of the Huangpu, including one in Xintiandi (although that one's mainly for tourists). All your standard German dishes are available herein –- schnitzels, sausage platters, et. al. -- as well as Paulaner's own brand of beer, which comes in wheat and lager. Paulaner is known for said beer and it's even available in selected convenience stores around town.

A good venue for larger groups, Paulaner turns into a good old fashion beer fest on the weekends with much drunken revelry and horrible dancing -- especially the one in Xintiandi, which hosts Filipino cover bands.

The outlets on Fenyang Lu and Pudong offer great outdoor seating, and the more standard German beer garden experience (patio seating at the Xintiandi outlet is pretty negligible).

Like all German restaurants, a meal at Paulaner isn't cheap, but if you're looking for dependable German food, good beer, and a good tipsy time, this Brauhaus is a safe bet.

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» Wed May 31st 2006 , chinaman
Don't eat at this place. Placed bread on the table, so I opened up a butter pack, what do I find? A used butter pack! So I figure, this is China, this stuff happens. So I open another packet, another half used butter pack with a bread crumb inside. This is the 3rd time this BS has happened to me when trying to eat at Xintiandi. I'll stick to the street food instead of that place....
» Thu Sep 15th 2005 , Anna88
What a disappoinment! Where is "the friendly service"? And the food is not only over priced but also... bad. You cannot even compare the schnizel to the one you get at Dan's; it's like comparing micro waved noodle soup with a candle light lobster dinner! Paulaner is just waste of money.
» Mon Nov 20th 2006 , Dawson
We went to Paulaner for Dinner and i was totally dissappointed! First of all, 68RMB for a beer is a mess!!! Besides, the service is anything but excellent and i dare say, i had the worst "Spaetzle" ever: cold and completely flavorless. The live band was quite nice, but that's it! What a pity...
» Fri Nov 16th 2007 , DerSpohni
I went there twice on business dinners, and had the pork knuckle twice. Being german, I know how a Schweinshaxe should taste, and theese ones were the best I ever had outside germany, and I had many. Crispy skin, jucy fat, tender meat. ( I didn´t say it´s good for your health, hehe ) the sides are so so, the texture of the kraut is like that of mashed potatos, and the potatos also could have been better too. The beer is like an average home brew, no comparison to the real stuff, but not bad either. Luckily, I never had to pay, coz I think it´s highly overpriced. I will never go there if I have to pay on my own, but if you really crave some pork, go there...

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