Gaia Restaurant in München

Unfortunately not good value for money, food unloving and overpriced, service inattentive and slow

Completely overpriced. Benefits solely from the location to the HP8. Service neutral to unfriendly. Tiny tiramisu for 10 euros - a joke. There are plenty of better restaurants in the corner.

A dream for every hipster, but a nightmare for everyone else. As an "Italian restaurant" not even having pasta classics, but only offering some hipster variants and pizza only in the evening, is an absolute disgrace. The “service” in general has never been looked up in the dictionary. Next time, I'll order something from McDonald's to the door before the concert!

You should either update your menu or stop charging people for what is not on the menu! I ordered red wine which you had only!!!! Wrote the price for 0.1 for 6 euro something on the menu...then you charge me for double because you bring me 0.2 which is not even showing on the menu? Come on...there are better ways to do business.

Terrible experience. A waitress by the door could not speak english, so she let me sit down. After 10 minutes of waiting came another waiter with a menu. While reading the menu, he came back to ask me if I had a reservation, which I had not. He kicked me out of the nearly empty restaurant! Never again. The best part is when I met my two colegues, who came into the very same restaurant 10 minutes after me without reservation and were normally served!!!

Unfortunately, a waiter caught our attention very unpleasantly due to his rude demeanor. The rest of the staff, on the other hand, were extremely helpful and friendly and the food was extremely delicious!

Unfortunately, the offerings at the Gaia Bar and the snack bar in Gasteig HP 8 are not good at all and are overpriced. The sandwiches are flabby and taste like nothing, the wine is way too expensive and warm, the cappuccino with H milk. It's a shame, the Vhs participants and lecturers are there every week and would unanimously want a better, cheaper offer.

I can only rate the small café in HP8 and not the restaurant itself. But nice service, who also let me take my coffee and other goodies with me to my learning spot, even though I had their dishes etc. I also got a tray so I can carry everything as comfortably as possible. Sandwiches were great and were a positive surprise.

Unfortunately not recommended! Mass processing! Bad food, bad service!

I actually didn't want to be influenced by the bad reviews and see for myself. Unfortunately we were obviously very unlucky with our waiter. Although the restaurant was still almost empty when we arrived at 5:40 p.m. and it only filled up after 6 p.m., we received the starter late and didn't get the pizza at all! We pointed this out to the waiter several times and asked how it was possible that all subsequent guests received the pizza before us. The answer was no apology, but rather “we would have had a starter”. After 60 minutes of waiting and the announcement that we would probably have to cancel if the food didn't arrive within the next 10 minutes, he said we should just cancel. We did that and went to the Philharmonic hungry. Unfortunately, the sandwiches offered there weren't tasty at all! It's a shame that such a poorly run restaurant has such a great atmosphere. Although the waitress who served our next table was quick and friendly. The guests at the next table left the restaurant satisfied after a complete meal followed by coffee, just as we received our starter.

A bit very hectic, if the restaurant manager hadn't intervened, we would never have gotten anything to eat

The food was delicious, as on our previous visit. Unfortunately we had to wait a very long time for our food. Apparently the kitchen didn't process the receipts for pizzas in the original order, so one table was clearly late and ordered two pizzas, as we did, but was already finished eating before we got our pizzas (over 40 minutes after ordering). . Even friendly service can't save it if the organization in the kitchen isn't quite right.

Unfriendly waiters very expensive

Service was great, although the waiter himself seemed to struggle with the narrow seating and seemed to have problems getting to the tables. The prices are rather high, the proximity to the HP8 is probably used, but the restaurant is fine for this purpose.

Great location, inviting, very friendly waiters, food great! We'd love to come back!

dirty glasses, except for one young colleague, unfriendly staff with chewing gum in their mouths, food for 4 people comes so far apart that the first portions are already cold or eaten, 2 years ago the atmosphere was much more comfortable

Good gastro in itself, only one minus point: it's a bit outrageous to sell the finished Aperol Spritz from the bottle in the HP8, to which only a small piece of orange is added, for 8.80 euros! 5 euros would be enough too!

We don't understand the negative reviews from previous guests at all. The service was friendly and accommodating & the food was OUTSTANDING! Of course we will come back! Grazie Mille!

We were warmly welcomed and felt comfortable from the start. The food was delicious, the prices are okay for Munich standards. The TasteTwelve voucher book was accepted without any problems and the cheaper dish was free. The Grappe on the house at the end rounded off the evening nicely. Recommended!

Very good food and extremely hospitable team

The most delicious pizza, super-friendly and competent service, especially from waiter Nello, and a cozy atmosphere make a visit here a wonderful experience!

Before an event I had a very good meal with my girlfriend.

The proximity to the HP8 is practical. However, the shift manager in service yesterday was so rude that his behavior overshadowed the entire visit and we will never visit this restaurant again. Despite a reservation, my family and three adults were seated at a table that would have been very small for two people. The group of three directly after us got the larger table we had reserved. In general, the tables are placed extremely close to each other. Later, a friendly service person accidentally misunderstood an order from our table and the wrong pizza was brought to our table. Unfortunately, when the shift manager discovered the wrong pizza at our table, he was extremely rude and unprofessional and didn't apologize for it. There were apologies from the service employee who had misunderstood the order and the correct pizza was also delivered. The outrageous behavior of the shift manager is absolutely unjustifiable and we won't be coming back, there are plenty of pleasant alternatives near the HP8.

Sorry, but I was very disappointed that the restaurant was overcrowded, extremely loud, the waiters were overwhelmed and in the end no card payment was possible. Never come back.

Great pizza. Service friendly, but overwhelmed by the number of guests.

Excited from the first minute. Super friendly welcome, beautiful, simply elegant atmosphere. Even our dog was specially greeted by the boss 😍. Absolutely friendly staff, short waiting time and rarely had such good pizza. Come again.

The waitress was constantly chewing gum and waited 20 minutes just to order drinks despite the restaurant being almost empty. Tables full of used dishes and glasses, and incredibly noisy there.

The price is for luxurious dishes, and the portion is for a baby, but the pasta is hard.

Great food as part of the beef menu

Service disaster. A lady throws everything. But everyone is deeply relaxed and chats with guests for several minutes, even though the finished pins were left on the counter for 15 minutes and got cold. No parallelization whatsoever. We were also not allowed to get menus while we were cashing in with lots of musing. Even though it wasn't busy anymore, we didn't see our food until 70 minutes after we were seated. Taste ok. Reasonable price-performance ratio with Groupon promotion.

cozy and romantic attractions, Italian, very pleasant, I felt comfortable. Friendly👍 Thank you! We'd love to come back!

Juice shop! Extremely bad service, you wait over half an hour for a drink at peak times, not to mention food! Completely unstructured and overwhelmed, not recommended! Totally unprofessional! No excuse if you complain! Never again!

Super friendly even when there is a lot going on. Always happy again.

We had reserved for 6 p.m. and then had to wait in line for about 15 minutes. Then two ladies who had just had their cappuccino were asked to clear their table for us in front of us. Then the four of us were seated on this table for two. We did not receive extra chairs from service but from other guests. Food was actually quite good. The service neither apologized nor feigned regret. Once is enough…

The menu is very well designed. The dishes are exceptional and taste good. Despite the restaurant being full, we didn't have to wait long for our order. But the staff is obviously overwhelmed with the restaurant being full. We would have to wait an eternity for the bill, despite the many people waiting on the table outside. That was strange😬 Unfortunately it's also very loud inside and it's difficult to have a conversation there.

There is still room for improvement here. Food was OK - but a bit tasteless. The young waiter tried very hard, but unfortunately his colleagues were damaged in other ways.

Unfortunately, the service here is overwhelmed when the restaurant is full before a concert in the Isarphilharmonie. You have to call the waitress over and over again to order drinks and food. If you order wine that is priced at 0.1l on the menu, 0.2l will simply be brought and charged without asking. The side salad was served 5 minutes after the main course. We were put off several times when paying and then spontaneously cashed in at two other tables on the way to us. No one asked whether the food was tasty. It's not good to sit on the benches. These are uncomfortable and far too low. The taste of the food was okay, the pizza was better than the burger. I would have expected more from the homemade bread roll.

Despite reservations, unfriendly request to leave. We had booked a table for 2 people at 6:00 p.m. The reservation was confirmed by the restaurant for the period 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. At 6:45 p.m. we were very rudely asked to leave because several people were waiting for a table. I understand that you want to increase sales before the concert at HP8, but then you can't throw out guests with a reservation for 1.5 hours after 45 minutes, or you have to fundamentally rethink the reservation system.

Modern restaurant with mostly older guests who want to eat something before an event at HP8. Higher-priced Italian dishes are served. My wife and I chose a Pizza Diavola (with chili, Spianata Calabrese, Nduja) and Pizza Capricciosa. Both were well baked, had plenty of toppings and the Diavola was really spicy. The non-alcoholic Codrino spritz was pretty good too. Be careful with the open wine: the prices for 0.1 liters are shown on the menu. However, if you order a glass, you will receive 0.2 l. (The service probably doesn't always indicate this.) The "Gaia Restaurant" isn't bad, but we didn't really get excited about it.

Terrible restaurant, fully empty at 7pm and they had a total of 5 mains available (one of which is pasta with butter). Their excuse was we don’t have a pizza maker at the moment. Perhaps a good idea is to add a few extra main dishes or communicate this ahead of time! We had ordered drinks before being told anything about the kitchen situation. Crazy over priced 25€ for 2 drinks and a lemonade

I visited the Gaia restaurant last night and absolutely loved it! We received a warm welcome as soon as we entered, and the service was first class throughout the evening - attentive, friendly and unobtrusive. The atmosphere is cozy and stylish at the same time, so you immediately feel at home. The selection of food and drinks is varied, and the quality of the ingredients is evident in every bite. The prices are absolutely fair for the high quality that is offered. Overall, a thoroughly successful evening. I highly recommend Gaia and will definitely be coming back soon!

Starter platter and pasta as a main course were ok. For the Köseplatte, slices of cheese were crumbled onto the plate🙈

Hello everyone, Now I have to stand up for Gaia... we were there yesterday before the Vicky Leandros concert, we had reserved and it was very full. We had very nice, friendly and courteous service, delicious food and the payment was quick. We were even given a drink because they thought it would have taken a little longer... but we're only talking about 5 minutes. So, all in all, a successful event and a nice experience. We'd love to come back ☺️

Big disappointment. The pizza was good, the Vitello Tonnato too, and the antipasto (cold meats) was manageably small. The Tafelspitz main course was not good. Tough as leather, it's almost a good thing that this portion was so manageably small. The waitress just shrugged that the food wasn't good. The salad was totally frozen, inedible. Since we didn't see a waiter anymore (there was no replenishment of water and the cleaning of the kitchen was noisy in progress (shortly after 2100), we got up and paid at the bar. The service was no longer visible at the table, after dessert was brought.

It can't get any worse. Let Aperol Sprizz go back 3 times because of dirt and insects in the glass. Glass was exchanged, but the drink was only spilled. The cocktail tomatoes on the pizza tasted old and fermented. With the pizza we got chili oil with a deceased wasp in a jar. The waiter reacted extremely unfriendly to our complaints. We were there with a Groupon voucher, the meal had already been paid for, otherwise we would have left before the meal.

Very unfriendly! Food is good, but poor service and arrogant employees

There were two people waiting and they both had the Black Tiger prawns on a summer salad. Was served quite quickly, the three prawns were cold. The salad was more like a side salad. In my opinion the sauce was cocktail sauce from a bottle and there was way too much of it. In the salad, which obviously came directly from the cutting machine to the plate, there were several pieces of lettuce that were still tightly attached to each other and had to be pulled apart first. When I found the third stalk of lettuce, I stopped eating. The “pizza bread with garlic” only came when we asked; the waiter apparently didn’t realize that this was part of the dish. To charge €23.90 for this impudence is Munich satire. The service itself was otherwise fine. The salad with the lettuce stalks was not charged. However, I won't go to this store again.

Ordered the Black Tiger Prawns on summer salad for lunch. Sounds great! Got a side salad with shrimp. 23.90 euros 😂😂😂 Garlic bread was a few small rolls with a little oil...garlic? My wife had the linguine, which was cold. Maybe the pizza is good, good luck🤞🏻

Unfortunately it was not open despite a reservation confirmed in writing; four other guests had also made reservations. Nobody available.

Were there as part of a closed party of around 90 people. The ambience is nice, but the service is poor and, with a few exceptions, the staff is unfriendly and unprofessional. Despite the fact that the number of guests and food preferences were clear months in advance, some guests had to wait 1.5 hours for the main course and were then informed (already after 10 p.m.) that the dish they had ordered in advance was no longer available. Not recommended for holding birthday parties and similar (closed) parties.

Unfortunately really not good. Not only were the prices high, but so was our food. Service was very abrupt and annoyed even though there were not 5 tables occupied. That's too little overall! As a guest, I don't want to be a burden to anyone and therefore forego another visit.

We had reserved a table before a concert. The staff was clearly overwhelmed, we had trouble getting a drink, and we were able to order food but didn't get anything. It was over 90 minutes!! That does not work like this!!

Are you even perceived as a guest here? We left after 20 minutes and no one came

Completely empty restaurant in the morning, but they don’t allow me to sit down for a coffee, saying seats outside is for eating. But there was NOBODY at all

Location with a terrace very pleasant to sit on, ideal before the concert. Prices a bit overpriced. Absolute minus points: extremely unfriendly waiter (for the umpteenth time).

Beautiful restaurant with an exceptional selection. We had a delicious apero spritz, the HP8 pizza with goat cheese, radicchio, honey and pomegranate and the signature pizza with salmon, buffalo mozzarella,... For dessert, an unusual, very tasty tiramisu. Worth a visit.

After half an hour we received the menu and after another 20 minutes our drinks. The food came after a total of 1 hour 20 minutes, but only after I announced that I didn't want to eat anymore and that I wanted to pay. Our food was, thank God, very good (risotto and pizza), and as compensation we were given an espresso. Conclusion: Food was very good, but overpriced (pizza €16.80, risotto around €20), service was terrible, and it was very loud in the restaurant. Risk of recurrence: 0%

Food not recommended. Some of the fries were still hard (probably frozen goods) and the food was generally cold. Card payment was not possible, and unfortunately there was no indication of this. Under no circumstances will I dine here again.

Unfortunately the service was very bad and even the drinks weren't ok. After we sat on the almost empty terrace for 20 minutes and no staff came, I came into the empty restaurant and asked for service. I was then answered snippily that the terrace was closed and that we were also sitting in the “self-service area”. Tip for owners: Post signs outside to identify this. I ordered drinks at normal prices (despite self-service) and stood at the bar like an idiot, watching the barman pour the drinks in the empty bar and carrying the drinks to the table myself. I had the feeling that I was disturbing the staff by standing around. We then decided not to eat on site. The €4.90 house lemonade (according to the menu basil, ginger, lime, soda) consisted of a glass of Almdudler with a piece of ginger. When I asked if this was really the lemonade, I was told that they had forgotten the basil leaf. Great. The shandy was also poorly mixed. Unfortunately nothing fits here. We won't be coming back.

Yesterday during the salsa party, the deposit money for plastic cups was simply thrown at me with a nasty, annoyed look instead of being handed to me. Reason: I didn't have an EC card and just wanted cash. After I asked the young woman at the checkout why she did it, she said annoyed that she didn't have any change. I told her that it's not my fault if she runs out of money and treating me like that isn't good parenting either. The discussion became more heated because she didn't realize that her behavior towards me wasn't right. So I asked about boss and she said she didn't have a boss. I looked up the boss and went with him, the same employee at the checkout this time told the boss that she hadn't thrown away the money and had never said that she was bossless. The boss then apologized to me, but didn't believe me. His comment: I have never seen her (the employee) behave badly. After the strange comment, I thanked him and said goodbye and I hope they both understood that they didn't treat me right. My evening was over and I asked myself, what's so bad about just apologizing for inappropriate behavior? Nobody can do that these days??? Then people are surprised and tell you "not with that tone" when you rebel and don't agree to being treated badly and with arrogance for no reason. I reacted accordingly, which was borderline, was provoked and simply lied to straight to my face. I can not stand that.

Very unfriendly staff and poor service. The food was of poor quality and arrived cold after over 30 minutes. Warmed up in the microwave? Card payment was not possible and there was no invoice. Under no circumstances go there!!

Unfortunately there was a lack of staff and or the employees were new. Had to ask several times if we could order something. The old gentleman said the colleague should come to this table. We didn't see any. Someone else came, but we couldn't order from him either. A third gentleman with a white shirt, who appears to be the boss, came to our table and we were finally able to order from him. The drinks had more spritz than alcohol, the food was good. When we wanted to pay we had to say 3 different ones. The waitress finally came and said we can only pay with a card inside. When we were inside she didn't find our table, we were supposed to say what we had eaten and drank, but she didn't find it that way either. So we were able to list what was there again without a table number and pay that way. Unfortunately. Gladly because of the food and ambience, but not with this kind of service.

Very friendly and delicious pizza.

Food great, waiter great, Recommended

Good place, unfortunately service is not at the same level.

Super good pizzas, extremely friendly, courteous waiter Highly Recommended We'd love to come back

White wine spritzer on the menu 5.50 and the owner received 9.00. So never again. I would rather say be careful!

Bad service, very rude, unfriendly, tiramisu was a porridge that I gave back. The main thing is sales in the peak period between 1730 and 1930. Not recommended.

Incredibly unfriendly service, bad food, for too much money. 1.5 mini spears of white asparagus and 3 small green asparagus spears with 5 pale, undercooked potatoes for 20 euros. Plus the most terrible waiter who sent us fleeing in less than an hour. Never again

Mega delicious pizza, we had little time and were served super friendly on time. Nice restaurant

A nice, clean restaurant, pleasant, there is also a nice terrace. The waiter was very friendly, polite, nice and accommodating. The pizzas were very, very good. Definitely, highly recommended The only drawback...Difficult to get a parking space.

The food was extremely little, you definitely won't get full, especially it wasn't cheap at all, it's not worth going!

... at rush hour before the concert, the “service” is inattentive and hard to catch; The mixed salad for €13.50 is not exactly lavish, not very diverse, a green salad, some radicchio, a few tomatoes, and a bit limp from the dressing. €8.50 for a wine spritzer is decent, but unfortunately it's also a bit flabby. The price/performance ratio wasn't right at all today; Pity …

Very chaotic - service completely overwhelmed

Really bad service. Stuff extremely unfriendly!!

The food was good, but the portions (pasta/risotto) were really small. We weren't full. We would have ordered something else, but unfortunately we ran out of time thanks to the lack of service. Second attempt after the concert failed completely. After waiting half an hour we didn't even have the card. It then became a cheese sandwich... at home. Certainly not again.

overprized and quality not very high. wine was good, cost around 10-11 Euro for 0.2 L. Pizza was not very good.

The kidneys in a down-to-earth but still fine atmosphere. The perfect start to a beautiful musical evening

Very nice spacious wooden benches and tables on the terrace, with good and big sunshades. We had pizza and aperitif cocktails, both were fine. The menu also had different pasta dishes and other options like salads or fish. The service staff was kind and relaxed. We enjoyed our stay. Toilet amenities were clean.

Reserved for my birthday. Unfortunately, it wasn't announced beforehand that the pizza oven wouldn't work.

Although the restaurant was (and remained) empty, we were assigned a seat at the entrance. Other space apparently not possible due to reservation. It was cold at the window. Pizza a disaster. The cheese is baked together hard and the topping is almost non-existent. The pear slices on my pizza were sliced ​​so thin that you almost couldn't see them. The walnut topping consisted of about a quarter of a walnut. Then she was cold too. I asked to warm it up again, after 1 minute it came She returns just as cold. Apparently it was in the oven. There was no apology, the waitress was annoyed that I asked if the pizza could be reheated. Service was very unfriendly anyway.

Horrified what a rude, disrespectful and unfriendly waitress works here. Rarely have I heard such a tone and experienced such manners. It's a shame, because the restaurant looks inviting - but I can't recommend coming here. Unfortunately, you lose all desire and appetite. We took our things with us and just fled. The taste of the Limonata is ok.

It was great! And they adjusted the pizza to my wants, thanks A LOT!

First of all: the dishes were all delicious, not exactly cheap, but worth the price. Otherwise the entire visit was a failure and was certainly our last in this restaurant. Apparently no one expected that on a Sunday after a wonderful concert matinée with hundreds of visitors (at HP 8) the restaurant right next door would suddenly become full. The service staff was completely overwhelmed and therefore in a bad mood. They had to wait for three quarters of an hour sitting in front of the empty table until a waiter who was not intended for this, after repeated inquiries, agreed to take the order. And wait again until the drinks and then the food came. In the same time we could have driven to Lake Chiemsee to enjoy our lunch in a country inn... We give one star for the service because we didn't starve and managed to catch our train, but for the organization of the operation it's a big minus!

Gaia is the caterer for the gasteig hp8! From a gastronomic perspective, this restaurant makes a visit to the gasteig a disaster. Of the 3 bars, 1 with two cash registers is open to 2,000 visitors. Which usually results in you having to down your drink if you get it at all. I hope that someone else will take care of the service soon. This situation has existed since gasteig hp8 opened!

Super nice restaurant! Excellent service and fantastic ambience! Simply recommended! Breakfast excellent! The restaurant is also fully barrier-free with a large disabled toilet! will definitely come back :) Joana and Yan☺️

The pizzas are great and the selection is also very interesting. We ordered a pizza and it came after 5 minutes and was very tasty and nicely prepared. The owner is very nice. Yes, things can get a little more stressful before concerts and one or two more waiters might not hurt, but overall we had a great visit there.

Food was very good. Very nice waitress who remained friendly despite the enormous chaos with an incredible number of guests. There was a commotion when paying because everyone wanted to go to the concert. Everyone suddenly got up and paid at the cash register instead of at the table, which made the whole place very, very uneasy. You should think about another option here, because it was very uncomfortable and spoiled what was otherwise a very nice evening.

As in Venice, you get the menu and decide immediately. You didn't even have 2 minutes to spare, then the food wasn't available and you immediately decided on a replacement. My order was on the card with €13.50 on the bill but was charged €19.80 so never again.

Very nicely located restaurant with a good menu. We were extremely satisfied!

Fully glazed room close to the temporary philharmonic hall. This could have been made into a great restaurant. It could have been beautiful and exciting... but... The furniture is wildly put together. In the inner circle there are ugly metal chairs and tables. Outside benches in orange and black metal. Mismatched chairs made of brown wood. Completely tasteless. The card was only brought when requested, and the candle at the table was only lit when requested. The food was good, but not outstanding. Service was not always attentive even though the restaurant was empty. We had to walk to the bar to order drinks. Overall: a no. Not again.

I absolutely cannot agree with the critical comments. I had dinner there with my aunt before a concert and had the following experience: Pleasant atmosphere, nice service and excellent food. Say “thank you” warmly and look forward to coming back.

Unfortunately the service was very stressed 😕

My friend had ordered a table for two at 6 p.m., we wanted to have enough time for dinner before the concert. There were few tables occupied at the time and drinks were brought quickly. The food order was taken around 6:30 p.m. and the small salad and breadsticks were brought at 6:45 p.m. All tables are now occupied and there is a queue at the door. The waiters seemed very disorganized and stressed and when we asked half an hour later when the main course would be served or whether it had been forgotten, there was no information😂 it was ignored. At 7:30 p.m., after repeated requests, we received the bill and paid 43 euros for 2 glasses of Lugana, 1 water, a mini salad and 6 breadsticks! The standard in this restaurant has become poor, service is uninterested, unprofessional and disorganized and if the kitchen doesn't manage the offer, the menu has to be reduced or only pizza is offered (it was ordered at almost every table and it went quickly). Unfortunately it was the second time with us that a main course was forgotten... no apology or offer to bring an espresso etc. As subscribers to the Philharmonic, we will have to look for another restaurant!

Pizza was great, but the service somehow didn't write down our groups' orders correctly, two of us had to wait forever

nice pizzaria behind the new gasteig. Were there before the event. We were served quickly and got a seat despite the rush due to the show. Better reserve! The pizzas were really tasty. we are happy to recommend

The food was quite decent, except for the pizza (which was ruined by greasy salami on what should've been a Pizza Capricciosa) and a somewhat weird bruschetta. Gaia's atmosphere is quite nice, not too noisy and slightly elegant. But the service was somewhat grumpy and uncooperative (including the reservation process). Also a bit on the slow side with the food, albeit very quick and pushy about taking orders.

We were there on New Year's Eve before the concert. There was a very tasty menu. The staff was very attentive and everything was perfect. We had a wonderful evening

Sehr gute Pizzas und Antipasto, schöne Ambiente, es lohnt sich

Trotz Massenandrang nach Konzert zügig unser Essen bekommen. Pizza sehr lecker, Fisch gut aber zu übersichtlich.