Brauhaus Zum Alten Dessauer in Dessau-Roßlau

The beer here is very drinkable and good - the unfiltered pale ale was extremely tasty. We took two swing-top bottles with us to take home! But the food was also very good. The butter-tender roast pork with dumplings and sauerkraut is highly recommended. It's very cozy in the brewery and the service is friendly, so we'll definitely be back.

We were there at the beginning of February and it was great. We hadn't yet sat at our table when we were already brought water for our dog. I love gestures like that. And the greatest thing was, when we got our food, our dog got a bowl full of dog food. So we could eat in peace. We were completely overwhelmed by so much friendliness. The service is top and the price-performance ratio is perfectly fine. The food was super tasty. If you are in Dessau, you have to eat at the brewery. It's always a pleasure.

Recommended 👍🏻Nice service, good food and delicious beer. We were very satisfied.

Nice ambiance. The food tastes very good. Unfortunately, the waiters are very unfriendly and hectic. "The customer is king" doesn't apply here! Unfortunately, for this reason, the restaurant cannot be recommended!

There once every month. KITCHEN 1 A. Always happy. And special greetings to all the waitresses and waiters!!

A nice restaurant that we visit every time we are in Dessau. Whether inside or outside in the beer garden, both are comfortable. The staff is very nice. The most important thing, of course, is the food. Delicious and freshly prepared, attractively presented. The Dessauer Zwickel beer also tastes great. Recommendation. March 2025: It was very nice and delicious again.

A wonderful place full of hospitality and a very motivated team. Compliments to the busy service staff who always keep an eye on us guests 😃. My “drebber bread schnitzel” was delicious. The alcohol-free gusset is highly recommended. In my opinion the first non-alcoholic beer that doesn't taste "boring". Very good job, dear brewers. The house has an elevator, which gives people with walking difficulties the opportunity to reach the upper floor.

A really nice location, The food was very tasty and the service was very nice and friendly.

Unfortunately, the food is still not at the same level as before! I ordered three types of meat in beer sauce with fried potatoes. The meat was prepared like goulash and the fried potatoes were briefly tossed past the pan. It was carelessly arranged. For over 20 euros I expect more!

We always enjoyed eating at the brewery, but unfortunately the service here was very poor. The waiter was unfriendly, the food for one person only came from the table after we had asked twice and everyone else had already finished. At the end of the evening we were fobbed off for a beer shower (unintentionally of course) with the words that we are all just human, there was no further excuse for that... We probably won't visit the restaurant again for this reason.

The offer in the brewery convinced us. And the staff was extremely committed and accommodating to us. And what was offered was delicious.

Alles besten - sehr aufmerksame Bedienung - gutes Preis-Leistung-Verhältnis. Es ist schön, dass es noch solche Traditionsgastronomie gibt!

Very tasty food at fair prices. We'll be back.

We reserved a table for 6 people last Saturday. We arrived about 10 minutes before time and were brought to the table by the friendly staff. The restaurant was very well attended. Drinks and food were ordered quickly. Everyone quickly had something to drink in front of them. After an hour of waiting, the waitress informed us that the food would take some time because there were some larger groups of guests in the house. Our actual two-hour time slot would have been completed, so we didn't have to worry about that. After another 30 minutes we gave a deadline of 10 minutes to provide the food. If this passed, we would pay for our drinks and leave. Unfortunately, that's exactly how it happened. We were looking forward to delicious food in the brewery and were disappointed. We felt sorry for the nice waitress because she had to put up with our displeasure, even though she certainly couldn't help it.

I only tried the beer. So much for the wheat and the Christmas beer. Quality good. I grew up in Bavaria. A slightly different style, but totally fine. There is another update for light and dark. Service is friendly and helpful. Light and dark are okay. Stable

Online reservation 👍 Very friendly staff 👍 Dog friendly 👍 Food and drinks 👍

Very nice atmosphere. The food was good. The beer is highly recommended, especially the Zwickel🍺😋

Very tasty beer and good food in a pleasant location.😀

Been there for Christmas...it was solid.

We had dinner with the family on Christmas Day and were thrilled with half the duck with kale and dumplings. In the hope that this dish will also be offered next year, we immediately made a reservation again. Thank you for the great food and the nice service.

Despite the full house, we organized a small table for our spontaneous visit today. The ambience always invites you to linger. Service is very important here. Despite the stress, you take the time to have a quick chat. Like a second family. The food is only recommended for both small and large guests. Always happy

I would like to thank you for the very good service in the brewery. I can only recommend this restaurant. My visit was delayed due to one problem accident on the highway... even though the kitchen was already closed... we still got something to eat for the child. Thank you for that.

Beautiful old "Brauhaus" building and restaurant. They have one vegan main dish. It was quite delicious. You get an appetizer (bread with lard), which is not vegan. The waitress also said their beer is not vegan (?!) The atmosphere was nice.

The beer is ok, tasty and at a good price. The service guy is a DISASTER! I have never experienced such arrogant service. The gentleman was rude and had no ability to talk to the customer. Avoid. It's a waste of time. There are other places nearby. The food was average, so I can't recommend it. P.S. not for Auslanders.

Were there at 8:30 p.m. and received a very unfriendly welcome. Please choose a meal quickly because the kitchen wants to finish work. In principle, a note is completely fine, but you can also convey it in a friendly manner. Service itself was quick, the home-brewed beer tasted very tasty, we had the dark Zwickel and a Christmas beer. In addition, the ambience is really appealing due to the large cauldrons. The fried potatoes, on the other hand, were unfortunately not good, tasted anything but delicious and the schnitzel cannot be classified in the tender and mega delicious category either. But it was still ok. Another positive thing to note is that there was a bread basket with fresh bread and good-tasting lard. All in all, unfortunately just an average experience.

Recession brewery Here is a statement about today's visit to the Brauhaus Dessau. We were visiting Dessau, first at the Christmas market and then we wanted to have lunch at the brewery again. When we walked into the restaurant we saw a waitress standing at the counter. At first glance, some tables were occupied. As usual in most restaurants, we waited to be seated. After a while, the calm-looking waitress asked as she passed how she could help us. She said we could choose a table. After we sat down I observed the situation. I still only saw one waitress. Since we both come from the catering industry, we immediately noticed that something was going wrong here. One waitress for at least 8 occupied tables!! The waitress came to us, brought us the cards and apologized that she was alone. You could tell that she was overwhelmed. The restaurant was filling up more and more, with even larger groups arriving who had apparently made reservations and were seated. For us, a reason to get up and leave the restaurant. We absolutely do not blame the waitress for the situation. Hats off to her performance!!! But if we tolerate such situations, we shouldn't be surprised that German gastronomy is slowly dying out. We all know the personnel situation. The management then has to react and pull the ripcord and shorten the opening times and not exploit the few good employees and leave them alone. If the staff shortage occurred at short notice, the boss has to take action herself. We ended up in another location where the service concept is lived. Here the boss pitched in, even though there were several waiters on site...it wasn't a German restaurant! It's a shame for German gastronomy.

We ate here on Monday with 14 adults and 2 small children. As always, the atmosphere was very nice, everything was well maintained and clean. Our waitress was quick and attentive. After the respective orders were taken, the drinks and later the food were brought promptly. Overall, almost everyone was satisfied with their food. Those who had fried potatoes in their menu, i.e. my wife and I, were unlucky: lukewarm and completely without anything. That means no spring onions, no spices, just bland. I had brawn with fried potatoes, theoretically you can't go wrong. But even the tartar sauce didn't deserve the name. Any vegetables drowned in yogurt, done. Not my thing. When I went to the toilet there was a sign saying "Chef wanted", aha maybe that was why. There was no service upstairs either, everything was dark. We learned that there were not enough operating staff. Let everyone think for themselves, I was incredibly disappointed because I've eaten much better here this year, fried potatoes and brawn by the way...

Solid gastronomy. Beer is really good but there are weaknesses in the food (dumplings and nasty sauce for the duck that are forgettable) Service was tried but you have to like/be able to deal with the regional approach)

Nice, fast service in a sober brewery atmosphere. Spent bread and greaves, a nice welcome gesture from the kitchen. Both very tasty. Home-brewed beers are very tasty and highly recommended. There is still potential for improvement in the main courses. Schnitzel should be freshly prepared and the breading is also cross, unfortunately that wasn't the case. Potato wedges are the way you want them, peas and carrots can use more pep. Cauliflower with a slight bite, not cooked to death, praiseworthy. Chicken schnitzel, steak four not recommended to be fried to death, season the mushroom sauce a little bolder. I'd love to come back. For a nice evening with friends, recommended despite the small tips.

It looks like you can eat meat such as geese and deer if it matches the hunting season. Because it was the right season, I ordered goose thigh meat, red cabbage, and potatoes. The goose was very similar to duck meat, but it was cooked well and was really delicious, and the red cabbage was the kick! JMT (The man spoke English very well, so ordering was very convenient)

The food was just average. But the beer is definitely recommended. The service was okay, but a bit snippy in some places. I don't think I'll come again.

We had dinner here with the family. The ambience is really beautifully done, you feel comfortable. Our waitress was pretty funky and on the ball, even though her expression told otherwise. Nevertheless, we were looking forward to our meal. However, we were quite disappointed. Kale, which was quite salty, after pointing this out we were told we were the only ones who saw it that way. “Fried potatoes” that were a mess and that I can buy exactly like that in a plastic bag in the supermarket and have absolutely nothing to do with fried potatoes. Different sized side salads, no one knows why.

Absolutely recommended! In addition to super delicious food, also excellent service! I'd love to come back. 🌟

Rarely have we eaten so well. Large, varied portion. If you are in the area you should definitely go to the brewery. The service was really nice despite the stress. We felt very, very comfortable. It's a shame that we live almost 500 km away

It looks quite like a historic place and its charme is the diminishing culture of East German cuisine. Their focus point is obviously a kind of place to have a good meal, good beer, but first of all to create an atmosphere of event gastronomy with all sorts of facettes. So don't expect too much quality of food but rather a good time in a relaxed atmosphere.

Beautiful old "Brauhaus" building and restaurant. They have one vegan main dish. It was quite delicious. You get an appetizer (bread with lard), which is not vegan. The waitress also said their beer is not vegan (?!) The atmosphere was nice.

Service, food and beer were super good😉

Delicious food and friendly staff. Also quiet enough to have a good conversation!

The beer was delicious. The fried Leberkäs with fried potatoes was not a revelation of beer house cuisine, but it was ok. The ambience is okay so far, you sit there next to the yeast in a very original way - is it really still brewing there when the guest can get to the kettle?

Very good food, very good beer. The ambience inside is better than outside, but that doesn't stop us from visiting again.

Very good food and nice staff. Prices in higher range Come again

Surrounded by lost places, the Zum Alten Dessauer is a restaurant in the typical brewery style with a pleasant atmosphere. The food is rustic. The prices are OK. The beer - we tried the Helle Zwickel and the Weizen - is delicious and should be the reason to visit the brewery.

Three of us were here today! Great dining on several floors and outdoor seating. Super tasty food and generous portions (1/2 duck and grilled knuckle). The home-brewed Hefeweizen was exactly my drink, for my other two companions it was the home-brewed Pilsner. The service also left nothing to be desired, we will be back!!!! Thank you for the lovely evening.

Delicious food, friendly service

The food was very good and well-portioned, the house and seasonal beers on offer were varied and tasty, and the ambience was fine. Very good service, reasonably priced (although tending to be expensive)

Very nice, shady beer garden, friendly and quick service. The meals were freshly prepared and tasty.

Super hyggeligt sted, men betjeningen var meget arrogant. Vi følte nærmest at vi var til besvær. Vi skyndte os at spise vores mad, og vi kommer nok ikke igen.

Weil es mir am 1. Abend so gut gefallen hat, bin ich insgesamt 3 mal dort gewesen. Es herrscht eine angenehme, entspannte Atmosphäre, der Gastgarten ist sehr schön, schattig und ruhig gelegen. Das Bier ist lecker, erstaunlichweise insb das alkoholfreie Zwickel, das Essen ist gut und reichlich und wo gibt es noch Schmalz und Brot als kleine Vorspeise. Hervorzuheben ist der Service: aufmerksam, zügig und einfach nett und wohl mit Spaß bei der Sache. Punktabzug gibt's dafür, dass das Essen echt zu schnell kam, dadurch war die Soljanka nicht richtig heiß und die Bratkartoffeln schienen durchaus selbstgemacht, aber auf Vorrat zubereitet und dadurch labbrig.

As always, plentiful and delicious. Always my pleasure.

A beautiful place to enjoy! Great ambience and a nice beer garden. Food is very tasty, German home cooking. Your own house beer tastes great! The staff is always friendly and helpful. Possibility to reserve a table online, great! We are regulars!

nice ambience, nice service, my meal was a joke for a main course. some salmon on 2 small potato pancakes (from the ready-made package) with horseradish cream, half a plate full of salad (wasn't on the menu) for just under 20.00 euros, visually the amount of a starter. We chose the restaurant assuming that cooking would still be done here. Price performance wasn't right. A pity -

Very good selection of food and drinks, great ambience and friendly service.

Nice beer garden, delicious beer, average food

I was warmly welcomed, served very nicely and the food was beautifully prepared and very tasty. Service and kitchen 👍 Warm greetings from Bremen 🫶 Michael Stuewer

Very tasty food, just completely satisfied

Nice brewery, friendly service. Unfortunately, the Mephisto schnitzel was - to put it mildly - not at all good and absolutely inedible.

“Enjoy home” Another nice visit to the brewery. Delicious food, as always. A big compliment to the kitchen, but the service ladies also do a super friendly top job! Today we tried, among other things, the pulled pork burger and the chanterelle platter. It was very good! Thank you for one of many beautiful and very tasty evenings. Keep it up ! See you soon.

After making a reservation about 20 times in the restaurant. What's going on???? Prices adjusted very (too) high!!! Less staff. Waited 20 minutes for drinks, 65 minutes for food. Then came a knuckle that was completely dry on the outside - too old, not fresh! kept warm improperly for too long - dumplings, sauce and sauerkraut OK. 4 hours later nausea and severe diarrhea. Since no other food was eaten, the knuckle probably had a “sting”! It's a shame, we've eaten so well there so many times! Now first a very long break to the brewery! A pity! We come from Berlin and are totally spoiled when it comes to gastronomy. Price-performance is no longer right here. Unfortunately, I think of the word “rip-off”!

As always, the food was very good, you'll definitely get full here. Beer tastes very good. The waiter was very nice and you could tell he was having fun at work. Unfortunately I can't sit inside for more than an hour, the acoustics are exhausting and it echoes.

Unfortunately we were very disappointed this time. The waitress was very nice but the food was very disappointing. A lot of frozen goods and every meal was missing salt and pepper. It just didn't taste like anything. We actually know it differently. And unfortunately for a birthday dinner 👎

Wir schlemmten regionaltypische Gerichte im lauschigen Biergarten. Service war sehr zuvorkommend. Preis - Leistung stimmt total.

Very nice beer garden. Super Service. 😊

Always nice here. Very attentive and nice staff...food great and prices are also very good...definitely recommended. Thank you for the relaxing evening

We were here for lunch on Sunday to celebrate grandma's birthday. The table was reserved in advance and beautifully set. The ambience is great, the waiter was great! Totally friendly and accommodating, that's how it should be, an extra thank you for that. The food was very tasty, the menu offers a large selection of dishes at fair prices. We would love to come back here.

Hamnade här när vi gick och strosade i kvarteren. Riktig bra och vällagad tyskmat Trevligt eget ölsortiment i klassiska smaker. Plus för den lummiga trädgården för att avnjuta mat och dryck i.

Nice evening !! Friendly and always joking staff! Food delicious drinks anyway!!! Had fun ! And always happy! Thank you for the lovely evening ! !

Very nice brewery and very nice service. Everything neat and clean. You will be served quickly. The Schnitzel Mephisto isn't spicy, which I thought was good, but it wasn't really anything special that would knock your socks off. You should definitely try the house beer, and the shandy is also great.

Best brewery food, good beer and quick service. Prices moderate. I'll be back👍

Great location, very tasty food and very nice service! I can only recommend!!

At the end of the sightseeing tour through Dessau we stopped at the “Brauhaus Zum alten Dessauer”. There was baked meatloaf with a fried egg and great fried potatoes for the wife and a spent grain bread schnitzel with 2 fried eggs and coleslaw for me, plus delicious home-brewed Dessauer Zwickelbier. First of all, there was delicious bread from the house with a pot of lard - great! The staff was super friendly and everything went quickly - there's nothing to complain about! The prices are - compared to the current general level - okay, although not cheap. We would like to come again!

The food was great. The service was very quick and very attentive.

Hearty food and delicious Zwickelbier in a pleasant atmosphere. The service is very friendly. We have never had to wait long for food and drinks. Reservations are recommended on weekends. We were there unannounced on January 27th, 2018 and were only lucky enough to get a table. The brewery is a clear recommendation and certainly no longer an insider tip in Dessau.

A great restoration! Ideal with a beautiful beer garden and great types of beer! Food is very tasty and freshly prepared!

Quiet and nice beer garden with good food and very good beer.

Staff very good, food not so much. My wife had schnitzel with asparagus. The schnitzel was so good, the asparagus could have been in the pot for a while, it was still very raw.

Always beautiful! I also recommend taking part in the “Brauhaus Gelage”.

Today we were in the brewery again for a long time and were extremely satisfied. The ambience is historical and informative, and the space optimization through the gallery is also worth highlighting. The restaurant is clean and welcoming and has an elevator. There are plenty of parking options in the nearby area and are free from 7 p.m. The service staff were all very friendly, polite and accommodating, quick and attentive, and special requests were also received very friendly and fulfilled without any problems. We were very satisfied with the service as well as the food, it was plentiful and hot and of course extremely tasty. We'll definitely be back, because after the lovely dinner we enjoyed a short walk through the adjacent market square and a mini stroll through the town hall center.

When you come in you will find a very nicely decorated restaurant. The food was very tasty Grichiches Schnitzel with Tatziki and olives Grichichen shepherd's cheese and Pom it too keep it up staff very good 👍 👍

The food is great, it was hard to decide. BUT the friendliness had a very bland aftertaste. We hadn't reserved a table at the beginning of the week. That was a mistake. Although there were still a few tables free and without "Reserved" signs, our question about a table was answered succinctly with "no". I, astonished, asked again and there was a stupid saying that it was always full. Sorry, but full looks completely different to me. I apologized for thinking I could get a spot at the beginning of the week without a reservation. We were then offered a table where someone had just paid. We gladly accepted that. Another couple unexpectedly left the restaurant again. Afterwards two gentlemen who knew the gentleman behind the bar came and were allowed to sit down. So popularity apparently also plays a role here. Drinks and food came quickly and were very tasty. But being more friendly and less snippy would definitely be good for the restaurant. Maybe a little more openness too.

The worse restaurant in Dessau, a lady that served us was so rude and ignored English speaking person. I asked about allergens and she did not help just said look in the menu and then when I asked where is the sign for gluten free she said oh if many doesn’t have it then it’s not there . And spoke badly about me to my German speaking partner . The worse place to go to

Great restaurant, quickly reserved 1.5 hours in advance, everything went smoothly. After almost an hour all tables were occupied, which really speaks for itself. The beer is good, the dishes are a real treat for the palate, the service is friendly and quick and the atmosphere is simply priceless.

Nice brewery, food okay, prices a little higher but still okay, service is nice.

Visit on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Great atmosphere, but quite unfriendly waitress. The pork neck steak was tough. A piece of wild garlic pesto and cold. The salad with shrimps we ordered wasn't really fresh either. The two shrimps are more like crabs. The price-performance ratio was burdened. At least on this day and with this meal.

Despite not having a reservation, we got a table. The service was friendly and helpful. The food was delicious and filling. We'd love to come back.

Went there on a Friday at 8:40 p.m. and were sent away again because the kitchen was no longer open. The manner was correspondingly unfriendly! Unfortunately we weren't able to try the food, but given the service it's not worth it!

I liked that very much. Feel free to come back.

Das Schnitzel war versalzen und dazu gab es lapprige Bratkartoffeln. Nach meinem Hinweis bekam ich als Entschädigung eine heiße Schokolade und den Hinweis aus der Küche, dass das Schnitzel nicht versalzen sei. Ein Umgang mit Gästen sieht anders aus. Zum 1. Mal bin ich enttäuscht vom Brauhaus.

Ate a pork schnitzel with cheese gratin there in the evening (Mephisto). Didn't taste good. Cartilage included. The breading came off everywhere. Plus soggy and over-salted fried potatoes. 22.5 euros for this according to the card is far too expensive. The beer is very good though. The food used to be better.

Lekker huisbier, goeie soep, heerlijke en originele schnitzel (met gefruite again en boontjes en patatjes met groentemengeling. Vlotte en vriendelijke bediening en mooi interieur.

Good food, good house beer, smooth service, nice interior

Very nicely decorated restaurant in a rustic atmosphere. The service is friendly, the menu is extensive and very tasty. The prices are in the higher segment - but appropriate for the quality. There are enough parking spaces available. Card payment is possible.

We went there for a family celebration today. The ambience is very nicely done. The service was friendly and attentive. The food was very good and plentiful. The portions are very large. We had absolutely nothing to complain about.

Very nice place to eat comfortably and be together. Super friendly service and very good food, thumbs up!

Divine food, great beers, friendly and fast service. An iconic place, I can only recommend it.

It was so full in the evening that guests even had to be turned away. Reservation is therefore recommended. That gave us culinary hope. The ambience is good and the service was nice, but unfortunately the quality of the food suffered: the bread from the burger was still cold (defrosted too recently?) and the salad had apparently been ready in the fridge for several hours, and the chicken on it was bland definitely fried from the frozen food. The prices are definitely too high for that (17€) and you actually want to enjoy yourself in the restaurant. A pity. We'll try out the competition in the area again.

Nice brewery with corresponding kitchen. Mondays are pork day! The own beer is delicious. Personally, I would like a brewery to brew beers other than light, dark and wheat more often. The guests would certainly be happy to try a new brew every two months. Just try it!! The two employees at our table were very friendly and attentive. Zwickelbierbrand!!😘

Starter was mega. Main course as expected. The service was very nice and attentive

Very good food here at the brewery. Gladly again, really top👍

Sehr nettes Personal, Essen und Bier sehr lecker!!! Immer Saisonale Angebote.

Wir waren am Freitag zum Mittag das erste mal im Brauhaus und ich bin mehr als enttäuscht. Das Ambiente war ganz ok, doch der Service ließ zu wünschen übrig. Nachdem man von einer sehr unhöflichen Kellnerin gefragt wurde was man essen möchte und man ein Menü aus der Mittagskarte nannte, entnahm sie einem die Karte und fragte ob wir denn auch was anderes essen wollen. Dazu fragte sie woher wir die Karte hätten (die auf dem Tisch lag) und machte uns darauf aufmerksam dass diese Karte nur von Montag bis Freitag gültig ist. Ja schön und gut, es war Freitag… Des Weiteren schien die Dame oftmals sehr überfordert und gereizt. Das Essen war dafür ganz gut und schön angerichtet. Zum Ende bediente uns eine andere Kellnerin, der ich mein größtes Lob aussprechen möchte. Sehr freundlich, humorvoll und ambitioniert. Dennoch werde ich kein zweites Mal da Essen gehen.