Good beer, beautiful building with friendly service. Enjoyed the flammkuchen

Awesome find of a place to stop and eat. We had no reservation on a Saturday evening but they managed to squeeze us in for a hour. Glad they did, cold local beer was very tasty and my schnitzel pictured with the pepper sauce was amazing. Wife had the goulash which was tasty and plentiful, she was unable to finish it. Great atmosphere as you would expect for a German restaurant on a Saturday night, loud and busy, just what we wanted. Highly recommend.

Great location on the square. They bring you 0.2lt beers continually, until you place your beer mat on top of your glass. Each time you have a beer, they put a pencil mark on your beer mat, so you can settle up when you leave.

Probably the nicest traditional brewery in Cologne. Love the decor

Touristenfalle. Ich hatte Cordon Bleu mit Pommes. Beides war zu lange in der Fritteuse und deshalb zu trocken und hart. Dar Köbes war nicht sehr motiviert und hat lange gebraucht um neues Bier zu bringen. Das ist man in Köln anders gewohnt. Gut genug für Touristen die hier nie wieder ein Fuß reinsetzten. Ich kann davon aber nur abraten.

A traditional kölsch pub with rather limited seating. The pub is in a typical Altstadt building, but the interior is held more modern and stylish with authentic carvings in lighter woods. They are a derivative of the top Kölsch brew pub Paeffgen and serve a very similarly tasting high quality Kölsch, which already justifies a walk in during a stroll through the Altstadt. Considering the rather touristy location at the corner of Heumarkt and Altstadt proper, the prices and the food quality are very good. Their Schweinshaxe is much better than the one at other brewpubs such as Früh, Peters, Malzmuehle, Sions, and others. It is very large, not over baked and dry as it is the case in most other places, and still has an extremely crunchy skin (which is often not the case). Other dishes like Schnitzel were large, crunchy, and not fatty. The Currywurst is gigantic, and delicious, too. Definitely a place to go to if you happen to get a table. As one of the younger and therefore less popular brew pubs in the Altstadt, one can get seated faster than in the larger brew pubs nearby in particular as a smaller group. Oh, the bathrooms are small, but modern and clean.

Angenehmes Brauhaus,freundliche köbese??? aber viel zu teuer Angebote an Speisen und Brauhausgerichten??? Ich habe mir es verkniffen dort zu essen!!! ???Schade.

So this place was very popular, lots of people queuing outside. The next day we went to visit when it looked quieter. Walked in through the main door, saw a couple of tables were free, so not too full or busy. Waited 20 seconds after walking in, and an older man working there just said “NO” and hand waved us away, as he abruptly walked off… so we left. Note. All of this happened with 1 minute of walking in.

Amazing food and beer. Despite not speaking German, managed to have a really enjoyable time. Would highly recommend this place as just next to the Christmas market. Had cordon bleu veal ( I think!) super tasty with amble fries and salad so keeping it healthy!! Downstairs toilets ambitious!!

Authentic German cuisine and flowing beer. They keep tabs on your coaster and when you’re finished put the coaster on top of the beers and you get your bill. Cash only

Amazing place typical of Köln style. The waiter was very friendly 👌, funny 😁, helpful and added to the experience 👍. Highly recomended!

Stares at you in bright orange on the Köln Heumarkt. A narrow, cozy, rustic pub that's well-lit and vibrant even on a grey rainy Monday in November. Very quiet and mellow inside with a good mix of tourists and Germans. Their Kölsch isn’t as good as the best versions in the city but it’s crisp and delicious. €2.30/0.2L in November 2023.

I offer 4 stars because of the interior, it’s old, i like old, these is the idea of the place, but you can renovate to give the old shine. The personal (employees) is very kind, do good their job, they don’t have many food on menu, but what they have taste great. The beer is also very good taste, the glasses for beer are too small.

Feels like an authentic place to eat German food! Nice interior even though a bit old and not much decor. The service was pretty fast, my friend asked for a dish without onion and it turns out there were there and the waitress sent it back to the kitchen to have another dish. The food was tasty so nothing to add on this point. One negative point that we didn’t understand is that you have to pay 50cents to go to the bathroom, we found it odd as it was the first time we saw that in a restaurant. Otherwise, I would recommend to try this place and the food. P.S: they have French menus

Brewery Pfaffen—dang was that fun! First things first: I went there with my partner who’s from NYC and my two best friends from New Zealand and London. We all live in Berlin and got sick and tired of a city filled with grumpy and moody people who all feel like they’re alone in the world and don’t need to mind their surroundings. So we wanted to explore areas where we believed people are fun and friendly, warm and welcoming and made it to the Rhine area. The brewery is such a neat establishment! The front is a small and beautiful facade. The inside has partially colored glass windows and loads of dark wood worked into the whole place—tables, walls, ceiling, bar. There’s loads of neat little accessories like metal poles—to help you keep your balance if you had a Kölsch or two too many—or the “Pfaffen” (sort of a guard/watchman) carved out of wood. In the end we sat down outside in sort of a publicly accessible backyard with a cute little fountain covered by a huge tree spending shade. This was also a plus because walking tours stopped there and we got a little Cologne history lesson for free with our stay. The “Köbes” (waiter) was so friendly, fun and chatty and really made our day! His service wasn’t the best, it took him some time to serve us beers and believe me when I say those 0.2 glasses of Kölsch are empty faster than you think. But he definitely made up for this by being the nicest and funniest waiter we had for a very long time! The food … hm … the food was great! We had the Cordon Bleau, the Ravioli and Spätzle. None of these dishes are the very classics for a Cologne brewery unlike Haxe (grilled pork knuckle) or stuff like this. But the kitchen did an amazing job (except the side salad was drowning in dressing and none of us really touched it…). So much taste and everything on point. Overall it was a really great experience and I can honestly recommend to check out this place for lunch, beers and good times! Prost!

We went there to drink beer, supposedly fresh every day. Money not very well spent. The beer is really nothing special, the food is expensive and not very good (14.90 for a currywurst with far too sweet sauce, the kind you buy in the supermarket); and the local is average at best.

Good atmosphere, good beer interesting choice of customer service - partner got plainly insulted by staff and to top it off you can't pay by card under €20 even though this was not at all made clear from commencement of service. The insult was unwarranted and yes I understand Germans have a shorter humour than Britain's but they also have SOME empathy (or at least you'd think so

Total local experience. Very cool building. Great food snd drink. Waitstaff is prompt and friendly.

Wonderful food in Cologne. I had the vegetarian currywurst for 13 euros and it was very tasty!

I came with backpacks and my dog and wanted to taste beer outside. The waiter drinking beer told me they are closed and didn't feel ashamed in front of all people. He said he isn't responsible for Google or something like that (he didn't speak English but nor German with me), which isn't obviously true as I told him and ask him to change it. I told him it's obvious that he just didn't like me. Then I walked away and found their website from where it was clear that they are open (and no, it wasn't too late, it was like 3 hours before closing hours). I walked back and first asked other people and they said it shouldn't be closed and that it was apparent that he didn't like me. Probably not worth for them but I'll for sure never come back with anyone. I confronted him inside and walked away. Probably my worst experience of this kind ever. Good bye and enjoy the review. A place like this should have higher score than 4.3, they're ruining it for their business. Not run by nice people. I'll come back to Köln to find better and honest places.

Great bar. Sat here for a couple of hours with Kolsch flowing and watching the evening go by. Waiters are very friendly and had a great time. A little hidden gem.

Not a very nice atmosphere. We tried to speak in German but I don’t think they appreciated it (admittedly we are terrible at German but we tried) we were only there for a scheller bier. Tried They then said when we tried to pay it was €20 minimum for card and then point us to a cash machine that charged €4 to take cash out. There are better places very close, go there instead

This is a beautiful place to sit and watch Köln go by. The beer is great and the food was great value and delicious. I wish I was there right now.

Wonderful food, stained glass decor wittily evoking the nearby cathedral, and warmth at this old brauhaus with an interesting history. The Haxe and the blood sausage were perfectly cooked, and our waiter was friendly, funny, and partook in the odd Kölsch with us. And the Kölsch just kept in flowing!

Just had beers here, sat with friends outside. The waiter was friendly and we had a good laugh. The beer was good and the place had a great atmosphere. Inside looked quite large too. Would go again.

I just love the way the beer just seems to appear in front of you here

Great beer! Warm welcome and amazing decor. The stained glass windows are superb.

Good Food and very nice Service.

Really cool place with fun chefs and hot food!

Best haxe I've had in Germany. Perfect crackling. The waiters were good too. Sometimes you face a wait for beer orders, here they are ready and waiting for you. Thanks to all the staff. Oh, and it's bloody lovely inside too.

We sat down but didn't order anything. Payment only in cash unless you spend at least 25 euro. Come on Brauerei Pfaffen, really?... You should learn from your neighbors and modernize your business a bit... Or face losing clients who prefer to pay by using a credit card

Nice food and ok price. The waiter was drunk, he was sharing rounds with a table next to us, chugging kolsch like he was partying instead of working. We order three times, he forgot we ordered and kept coming back to the table asking what we wanted to eat. The pork nuckle XXL, as the name hints is pretty big, but was really good.

Wir haben draußen gesessen, aber es lohnt sich den Dekor im Inneren anzuschauen. Es gibt such Tische auf der anderen Seite - bestimmt etwas ruhiger. Wir fanden das Essen sehr lecker (Himmel&Ääd und Spießbraten). Service war i.O., nichts außergewöhnliches.

Very nice, warm atmosphere, classic German restaurant, big portions....

We just had a beer here. While washing our hands in the WC (that we had to pay 50 cents for each even though we were patrons of the restaurant), we dropped a piece of paper towel - obviously by accident. Before we could even begin to pick it up, the bathroom attendant literally yelled at us and made a huge scene. She even followed us up the steps continuing to yell at us. It was totally over the top and completely unnecessary. Clearly something is wrong with this woman’s temperament. Do not go here. We definitely will not ever be back. Also editing to add that only women are forced to pay to use the WC here.

The worst service I have ever seen in my life in any country. Rude waiters. You don’t wanna spend your money in this environment.

There is only one type of beer in the offer. The personnel doesn't speak english, and it's hard to understand the menu.

Für uns ein super einladendes kölsches Ambiente, mit zünftiger Kost und einem super leckerem Kölsch! Freundliche, dem kölschen Köbes entsprechender Service. Mein Junggesellenabschied konnte besser nicht enden! Danke an das ganze Team (10.06.23 auf dem Balkon ;-)❤️)

Haxe war sehr gut gegart - aber noch ok. Nächstes mal würde ich aber was anderes nehmen... Keller war super aufmerksam und Bier kam schneller als man trinken kann - also perfekt😅 Kneipe urig - Plätze draußen toll. Immer was los

Das Pfaffen ist wie ein Schlauch, von der Ecke Salzgasse/ Heumarkt durch bis zum Platz am Ostermann Brunnen. Da kann man im Sommer schön draußen sitzen. Hier gibt's natürlich frisches Pfaffen Bier. Ziemlich lecker und schmeckt wie ein Kölsch, darf sich aber nicht so nennen. Auf einer Altstadttour auf jeden Fall mal probieren. Essen gibt's auch. Hatten wir aber keins. Dafür werden auch recht ordentliche Preise aufgerufen.

Preis Leistung gehen vollkommen klar. Es ist halt ein Brauhaus. Da ist es immer etwas lauter und hektisch. Essen war aber lecker unddas Kölsch war süffig.

Lovely drinks out in the square and amazing to see Cologne in action at night! Dominic a true gentleman and looked after us very kindly!

Die Brauerei Pfaffen in Köln ist ein gastfreundliches Lokal, das ich mit Vergnügen weiterempfehlen kann. Das Essen war generell schmackhaft und von guter Qualität, was für einen angenehmen Aufenthalt sorgte. Ein besonderes Highlight während meines Besuchs war die freundliche und humorvolle Bedienung durch einen jungen männlichen Mitarbeiter. Seine lebhafte Art und sein Charme trugen zur lockeren Atmosphäre bei und sorgten dafür, dass man sich rundum wohlfühlte. Aufmerksam und hilfsbereit sorgte er für einen reibungslosen Service. Insgesamt ist die Brauerei Pfaffen in Köln ein empfehlenswertes Lokal für diejenigen, die gutes Essen und einen angenehmen, unterhaltsamen Service schätzen. Dank der schmackhaften Speisen und der freundlichen Bedienung, insbesondere durch den jungen Mitarbeiter, ist es ein Ort, an den man gerne zurückkehrt.

Fabulous. Awesome brew and grub! I'll be back. 😀

Stunning brewery with a traditional food menu. We had Schnitzel and Spätzle. The waiters/ Köbes were alle extremely friendly and funny. Can only recommend if you want to get away from the bigger ones such as früh/ gaffel.

We stopped for a Kolsch bier. Tasted very good. We did not have any food.

Absolutely a terrible atmosphere in this place all run by rude men waiters who think they are above the customers. We arrived having passed it on the street and thought we’d give it a try. We were given a table by the main front entrance and noted a few others at tables. We were there quite a while and no menu was offered or were we asked to buy a drink so we managed to get the waiters attention passing who replied ohhh your eating? Lol. We were given the small traditional beers and not offered any kind of drinks list or food menu so we took a food menu off another table. Eventually they took our order abruptly. I felt odd in this place like they didn’t want our custom. Then a huge group of roaming tourists came in with a loud tour guide shouting about the history of the place and we were drowned out so I asked the main waiter (yes the very rude 1) if we could move tables to the rear dining area. He replied no it’s closed back there (noted it had people at tables already eating at the time).it was open. I must point out he did all he could to avoid any kind of customer service and continued to chat to a man he knew. We were about to get up and leave but we’d had 2 beers and the food was ordered then after about 5 minutes when it suited him he said do you want to move 2 tables down we took the offer and moved ourselves no help from the waiters. The food arrived and was ok and it’s a shame the waiters and man managing this place have no idea how to treat customers and only want to take tourists money as they know they will never return again. Ordering a glass of wine was hilarious they only have 1 wine to offer. At the end another rude waiter took our payment and yes wait for it only cash lol. I paid him and he did all he could to delay giving me my cash change. No payment receipt was offered. As you can imagine their tip was zero. Never again awful place those waiters have no idea. Fawlty Towers of Cologne. Dennis & Bertrand From UK & France

Wonderful food, great staff. Had such a great experience at this restaurant. Thanks for everything!!

Great place with great beer! Delicious food and good prices.

Nice German dinner, with typical stew (burgunderbraten) served with potato knodel. I also had the possibility to taste the pork cordinbleu and this was very nice (personally preferred to the burgunderbraten). The beers were nice and quite light. The menu is quite reduced, with no dessert unluckily. The place was very typical and the service was quite fast.

Leckere Haxe, gutes "Kölsch" und super Service

(Translated by Google) It's very cozy in the beer garden behind the Pfaffen brewery. The waiter is honest, that is very, very rare. He advises the customer very politely. The food is a little too expensive but that's the location. (Original) Im Biergarten hinter der Brauerei Pfaffen ist es sehr gemütlich. Der Kellner ist ehrlich das gibt es sehr sehr selten noch. Er beraten den Kunden sehr höflich. Das Essen ist weng zu teuer aber das ist auch die Lage.

(Translated by Google) good reasonable food, with reasonable prices. Beer a little too warm. (Original) gutes vernünftiges Essen, mit angemessenen Preisen. Bier etwas zu warm.

(Translated by Google) Typical Kölsche brewery. (Original) Typische Kölsche Brauerei.

(Translated by Google) Food was good, nice service and clean toilet. thumbs up (Original) Essen war gut, nette Bedienung und saubere Toilette. Daumen hoch

Good quality food at reasonable prices.

(Translated by Google) Great jager schnitzel (Original) Great jager schnitzel

(Translated by Google) We were served very nice and friendly and the food was really delicious (Original) Wir sind sehr Nett und freundlich bedient worden und das Essen war richtig lecker

(Translated by Google) Super delicious food, large portions, nice and attentive staff! (Original) Super leckeres Essen, große Portionen, nettes und aufmerksames Personal!

(Translated by Google) The Rhenish sauerbraten was brilliant and the Kölsch was always fresh on the table? (Original) Der rheinische Sauerbraten war genial und das Kölsch immer frisch auf dem Tisch?

(Translated by Google) Food and beer were both very tasty. The service was friendly and cheerful. Very satisfied. (Original) Eten en het bier waren beide erg lekker. De bediening was vriendelijk en vrolijk. Zeer tevreden.

(Translated by Google) Typical tourist shed in the old town. Food ? (Original) Typischer touristenschuppen in der Altstadt. Essen ?

Wir waren letzte Woche im Päffgen ,trotz Corona sehr gemütlich ,der Sauerbraten einfach super .Wir kommen wieder .Grüsse aus der Schweiz

(Translated by Google) Too good (Original) Trop bon

(Translated by Google) Always worth a visit (Original) Immer wieder ein Besuch wert

Hervorragend! Besser geht es nicht !

Terrible place, rude beer pushers. Can be an advantage when you like that. Also hearing its a local tradition. But still one could be more polite

Traditional local food and excellent Kölsch.

Great atmosphere especially during the Carnival. As long as you can put up with the watery beer :-)

Friendly atmosphere, interesting interior. Best Bratwurst so far in Köln. Make it part of your beer tour!

I had blood sausage for the first time here, it was simply one of the best things I've had so far. The staff however, as is common in Köln (Cologne) were quite rude; they asked me to go to the washroom when I asked for a glass of non-bottled water.

Best kolsch in Cologne?! At least top 2. This beer is seriously good. The food menu looks great but we didn't order anything, we were only there to drink. Our waitress was funny and helpful. Please check this place out!

Great service and a fantastic atmosphere. The pfaffen brew is sublime. Definitely one to visit!

Good place to get a knuckle of pork! I had the schnitzel with black peppercorn and congac sauce. Very delicious. No kids menu, and the sauce we got the kids tasted very funky (they did not like it at all). The staff are friendly, and the Kolsch keeps flowing always!

Good local food and beer at reasonable prices. Friendly atmosphere and staff

(Translated by Google) Pfaffen Kölsch is very easy to drink, but of course it is a bit more expensive due to the location. The food is good and also reasonably priced. Definitely recommended for tourists. (Original) Das Pfaffen Kölsch ist sehr süffig, aber Lage-bedingt natürlich etwas teurer. Das Essen ist gut und auch preislich in Ordnung. Für Touristen auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen.

stopped in for some beer, had a plate of Brats, Sauerkraut and mashed potatoes...it was delicious!

(Translated by Google) Class! (Original) Klasse!

Great beer , great stuff , great food

(Translated by Google) A great session with wonderful friends in a good mood (Original) Eine tolle Sitzung mit wunderbaren Freunden in bester Feierlaune

(Translated by Google) I joined a group here, otherwise I would have been out quickly. This was actually the first time that I had to pay for the toilet as a customer in a brewery. Is it legal at all? I have my doubts. The basement was pretty rugged and pushy. Said whether my Kölsch was just a decoration, since I didn't tip it down, as you would expect here. I preferred to eat elsewhere. (Original) Ich bin hier zu einer Gruppe dazugestossen, sonst wäre ich schnell wieder draußen gewesen. Das ist tatsächlich das erste Mal gewesen, das ich als Kunde in einer Brauerei für die Toilette bezahlen musste. Ist das überhaupt legal? Ich habe meine Zweifel. Der Keller war ziemlich schroff und aufdringlich. Meinte, ob mein Kölsch nur Deko sei, da ich es nicht runter gekippt habe, wie man es hier wohl erwartet. Gegessen habe ich dann lieber woanders.

(Translated by Google) Celebrated super carnival (Original) Super Karnevall gefeiert

(Translated by Google) I like the store. (Original) Ich mag den Laden.

(Translated by Google) Great music and a good atmosphere during the Cologne Carnival. Definitely another point of contact for bar hopping next year! (Original) Während des Kölner Karnevals super Musik und gute Stimmung. Nächstes Jahr auf jeden Fall wieder eine Anlaufstelle fürs Bar-Hopping!

(Translated by Google) Kölsch good, food ok. (Original) Kölsch gut, Essen ok.

(Translated by Google) Best kölsch (Original) Bestes kölsch

(Translated by Google) Good mood and great service! (Original) Gute Laune und Top Bedienung!

Very nice place.it's good city market and can see many diffrent faces around this area. Nice to visit here.

(Translated by Google) Nice brewery. (Original) Nettes Brauhaus.

(Translated by Google) Yesterday we had a wonderful evening at the Pfaffen Brauhaus nice staff good food delicious Kölsch what more could you want (Original) Einen wunderschönen Abend hatten wir gestern zum Pfaffen Brauhaus nettes Personal gutes Essen leckeres Kölsch was will man mehr

(Translated by Google) Super friendly service, a lot of fun. Food top beer great (Original) Super freundlicher Service, viel Spaß gehabt. Essen top Bier super

Great service!

(Translated by Google) Nice brewery, but only sat in the "anteroom" and therefore unfortunately cannot write much more than that the Kölsch was delicious! (Original) Nettes Brauhaus, habe aber lediglich im "Vorraum" gesessen und kann daher leider nicht viel mehr schreiben, als dass das Kölsch lecker war!

(Translated by Google) Worst service in years. We went on a day trip to Cologne. We walked through Cologne for a long time and chose this place to have a drink. The first round was brought quickly. Suddenly someone started clearing chairs, when he came back we asked and found out that they would close soon (around 7pm) We asked if we could get another round of Kölsch and we got it. Just like the tables next to us. Suddenly they started to close the awnings over our heads. Leaves and flowers fell on us and in our drinks. We were asked to pay. We suddenly no longer understood the world of Cologne. Everyone else was allowed to sit and the umbrellas above them remained open. We made them aware of this and were dealt with in just a few words. I would have understood that if we were drunk, but that was our first beer that night. That was a bad start when we visited colleagues in Cologne. (Original) Schlechtester Service seit Jahren. Wir waren auf einen Tagestrip nach Köln gefahren. Wir liefen lange durch Köln und entschieden uns für dieses Lokal um etwas zu trinken. Die erste Runde wurde schnell gebracht. Plötzlich fing einer an Stühle weg zu räumen, als er wieder kam fragten wir nach und erfuhren das sie bald schließen (ca 19uhr) Wir fragten nach ob wir noch eine Runde Kölsch bekommen und wir bekamen sie. Ebenso wie die Tische neben uns. Plötzlich fingen sie die Markisen über unseren Kopf zu schließen. Blätter und Blüten fielen auf uns herunter und in unsere Getränke. Wir wurden darum gebeten zu bezahlen. Wir verstanden die Welt von Köln aufeinmal nicht mehr. Alle anderen durften sitzen bleiben und die Schirme über ihnen blieben offen. Wir machten sie darauf aufmerksam und wurden nur mit wenigen Worten abgefertigt. Ich hätte es verstanden das wenn wir betrunken gewesen wären, aber das war unser erstes Bier an dem Abend. Das war ein schlechter Start bei unserem Besuch unter arebeitskollegen in Köln.

(Translated by Google) Light ? (Original) Lekka ?

(Translated by Google) Great food (Original) Super Essen

(Translated by Google) Sauber..nett (Original) Sauber..nett

(Translated by Google) Very good service (Original) Sehr gute Bedienung

(Translated by Google) Delicious food, delicious beer ... (Original) Lecker Essen lecker Bierchen...