Haxenhaus in Köln

This is on the river front, so it's an excellent venue when weather is good. They serve German delicacies and we like the Meter of Beer!

Last night, I visited the restaurant "Haxenhaus Köln" with my American guests. I had already read some positive reviews about the restaurant as a travel guide. I was extremely shocked and cannot understand the reviews at all. The service was extremely unpleasant. The server was rude and dismissive, the food served took a long time to prepare, and the salad was not fresh. Furthermore, the server charged 10% of the price as a service charge. Unknowingly, we also paid the server a 5% tip. She barely responded to our question and disappeared. I would definitely not recommend the restaurant. Hopefully, the owner will hire more competent staff in the future.

The male waiter was very friendly and the beer while looking at the river was the best. The sausage on the platter was too spicy and hard to eat, but I think it was an experience.

Everything was wonderful! I highly recommend it! Nice and kind staff!

Great food. The staff was not very polite, as usual for Germany. Mostly of them couldn't speak other languages than German very well. There was no English menu. The beer was great.

The house of the shin! Truly excellent. Welcoming atmosphere as well as the waiters. We will be back

The service was very friendly and the food was delicious! We will definitely come back

Great time! Busy evening, yet staff accommodated our large Viking group very well. Thank you! Food was great! Kölsh beer a treat!

Very tasty food, rustic, cozy atmosphere and delicious Kölsch! Very positive, you can really get a lot of things on the menu here that are gluten-free. However, the Haxenhaus does not advertise this. That's why, in my opinion, it's a little insider tip in Cologne's old town, for everyone who has to eat gluten-free. We have been here several times and will definitely come back. On the weekend, however, nothing works here without a reservation.

Food was very good, but also quite expensive. The cheapest pork knuckle dish is around 24 euros! The atmosphere in the Haxenhaus is rustic, cozy and you have a beautiful view of the Rhine. The toilets were pretty dirty though! An absolute no-go, especially for such an expensive place!

Very nice terrace, with views of the river. Very friendly, accurate recommendations and good food!

ORGANIC HAXE: I haven't found this on any menu, not even the crispy crust strips. Great! Look at the pictures. What you see here is achieved 100% in terms of taste. A delight for every knuckle lover.

It's very nice to sit here. The service is super nice and friendly.

Really great Kölsch brewery. Great knuckles and delicious beers. Very nice service and great location.

The outdoor seats are overcrowded. Good selection of hearty dishes. Very loud.

We were in the city 4 days and came here everyday the staff were friendly and kind food was nice with big portions, 100% recommended this place if your going to Köln

The location is very good. The staff friendly. I had asparagus. My portion was really small though. 4 thin asparagus with a tiny turkey schnitzel. Also the food wasn't really warm. All this for €25

Loud, good food but nothing special.

We were served very nicely there for a drik.

You really get something for your money. Nobody leaves there hungry 👍

Great food (had a Viennese veal schnitzel), super tasty Service was nice, but there weren't enough service staff for the number of guests, which meant longer waiting times. Top location on the Rhine There was also a vegetarian selection

The service was okay, but here too there could certainly be more, but overall it was certainly good. The service was certainly to blame for a problem: two wrong dishes came to our table. There were already questions about our order when service was sent to the kitchen, so we decided to just ask. Then our order took over an hour, even though the restaurant was at a maximum of 50% capacity. The ambience was nice and that's where I think the whole problem lies. The restaurant is in the first row in Cologne directly on the Rhine. She probably doesn't rely on regular customers. The majority of the money is certainly earned from transients. A Cologne resident probably won't go there.

The staff forgot about my order and I waited for it for 2 hours. The pork shank was overcooked. Food very expensive for pork shank around 30 euros.

Unfassbar enttäuschend. Beste Lage aber absolute touri Falle. Wir wollten nur etwas trinken gehen, und es dauerte ganze 20 Minuten, bis unsere Getränke kamen. Der Service war langsam und unaufmerksam. Wenn man nur auf ein schnelles Getränk aus ist, gibt es sicher bessere Optionen.

They specialise in schweinhaxe (in a gazillion ways) but we got the classic German dishes - sauerbraten and bratwurst. Both good, and the spritzes and kolsch were nice too. Lovely location by the river and great for people watching!

A very good brasserie with typical dishes. Shank with cheese and black pudding, strong for the evening but after a day of walking it's ok. The beer is very good.

Typical Cologne restaurant directly on the Rhine with various knuckle variations. I have never seen such a large selection of pork knuckles. The name of the restaurant says it all. But there are also other Cologne and German dishes. I had the Cologne-style knuckle with cheese gratin and Flönz (Rhine blood sausage). There could have been a little more of the black pudding, but it wasn't bad. There was also a nice Kölsch. It tasted excellent and the service was attentive and friendly. Gladly again.

Auténtico alemán junto al río BrewHaus Techos altos y decoración antigua con mucho espacio y aire. Algunos de los otros lugares que visitamos eran muy congestionados cuando entramos. Gran selección de vinos alemanes por copa. Wiener Schnitzel era bueno como lo era Goulash. El pudín de chocolate con coulis muy agradable pero incorrectamente traducido al inglés en el menú. Buena vista del río

According to the introduction, this is a century-old restaurant. We ordered its most famous pig's feet and handmade sausages. The skin of the pig's feet is very crispy and it is really delicious.

Good bar not far from the river

Nice on the water, we had a nice meal outside in nice weather. The food was good, but the service could have been better. Atmosphere not really a judgment but could be made more pleasant.

A charming place, both for its history and for the surrounding environment. Perfect to have a good time.

Knuckles in every possible and impossible variation. Not exactly cheap.

An excellent German hammer. All the kitchen is of the highest standard. And the beer by the meter is of superior quality. Great atmosphere and helpful waiters!

We were at the Haxenhaus with a group of 15 people. Positive: The waiters from Cologne are super friendly and competent. The ambiance is old and rustic, but functional. Even when it's full, the atmosphere is pleasant. The beer is delicious, and so is the food. Although the name might not suggest it, there are also some delicious vegetarian dishes here. Negative: We waited 1.5 hours for our food during the week. As a customer, I find that unacceptable, even if the beer is flowing nonstop. I probably won't eat here again.

Bastante sabroso, rápido y conveniente. Un lugar decente para tratar de tener tu primera idea deCocina de Colonia. A un precio relativamente razonable.

Without the young man in service I would have only given one star. Bad food and very bad organization. To expect something like that from your staff is really annoying and to expect something like that from your guests is an impudence and a rip-off. Never again Haxenhaus!

The food was good, knuckle. The prices correspond to Cologne's old town. The atmosphere is rustic. Unfortunately, 200 ml of the half liter of wheat beer somehow "evaporated".

Very nicely located on the Rhine promenade. Outdoor places in the sun 🌞

The simple knuckle of butter is excellent; you can skip the other stuff. You can get coarse bratwurst everywhere. But the schnitzel also comes highly recommended! The staff is super attentive, quick, and super friendly for Cologne!

Check your receipt~ After payment, I checked the receipt and found that a 10% service tip was charged without our agreement. 😡😡😡 After confirming that the service tip was paid, I requested a refund. I received a refund for the tip. It would have been better if it hadn't happened in the first place 🤔🤔🤔 The haksen was delicious., It was crispy on the outside and moist and delicious on the inside. The other foods were also good.

Very friendly staff, Limburg domestic pork was very tasty. Ambience right on the Rhine is very nice.

Very good experience. Food very good and tasty

A wonderful restaurant with German cuisine, I recommend visiting

Original, the menus are happy to be reprinted. Service excellent, prices okay.

Cozy, tasty, inexpensive, don't wait too long

Always recommended if you are in Cologne and want a crispy knuckle. Unfortunately this time there were no crispy rind sticks. But we have learned. This doesn't exist when there is a trade fair in Cologne. Haxe was very tasty and the waitresses were always on their toes and very friendly. PS: There is also wheat beer. Because Kölsch isn't for everyone ;-)

Despite the carnival, the best knuckle, nice service and Kölsch

wonderful restaurant, the service is not bad, the food is very tasty, I was very full, the food was delivered quite quickly today it was noisy, fun and atmospheric, I really liked it

Ribs were a 4/10, overall rather fatty and not particularly inexpensive. But hunger drives it in.

Not exactly cheap. Just Cologne. But nice atmosphere and very good quality. Service is very friendly and helpful.

Been there on a festival day. It was fun to be surroınded by joyful people in funny and colorful costumes. We had a goulach, German bread with chese along with dozen of cowboys, a bee, a ladybug, some couples from medieval era and some clowns. Nice day it was.

There are delicious knuckles here. Of course, a Kölsch is also included.

For those looking for typical German comfort food. Well-served dishes and tasty food. Friendly service, they made a point of saying "thank you" in Portuguese at the end. I recommend it!

Typically 'Kölsche' restaurant, super tasty knuckles, super friendly service, stylish ambience

Top beer, top food and lovely smiling staff! Recommend it! The atmosphere is great!

Absolutely wonderful experience. Me and my boyfriend were drawn to it's tradicional decor and good reviews. We were greeted with immense simpathy right when we entered the restaurant. The staff made us feel at ease and allowed us time to choose while they grabbed us something to drink. We had pork knuckles with sausage, leberkase and potatoes and the food was well seasoned and cooked perfectly. It is difficult to impress the Portuguese when it comes to serving pork (trust me, we eat every single part of the animal). The pork knuckle was to die for. It was succulent and the meat melted like butter in your mouth, the skin was so crunchy and golden that I didn't resist to running the knife over the skin just to hear it sing. The portion was so generous, I thought they would need to roll me out the door like a ball. My boyfriend had a couple of Gaffel Kölsch and loved it. The staff made us feel incredibly welcomed and relaxed, like old customers, it really made our day. All the best to all the team who work tiressly to make such a great restaurant.

Love it. Been going there for decades. Food is excellent! Great location and really friendly staff.

Aquí es casi obligatorio pedir el codillo que, todo sea dicho, está espectacular, aunque sea el plato básico. También (sorpresa!) hay una camarera que habla español.

La comida espectacular, estaba todo buenísimo, los platos grandes y no excesivamente caro para lo que te encuentras en Colonia. Además Xenia, no sólo habla español (que se agradece) sino que el trato con ella es maravilloso, majísima y muy simpática muy cercana y atenta.

You can enjoy delicious food there, bratwurst, hax ​​and schnitzels

Very stylish Old german Restaurant with a good choice of dishes.

Good restaurant in Colonia, very good knuckle and sausages and great service. Highly recommended.

And another wow... A fine restaurant...lives up to its name...that was the tastiest grilled knuckle we have ever eaten...the rind was super crispy...the meat was tender as butter...plus the mashed potatoes were mega creamy, the sauerkraut...amazing...a perfect dish with a wonderful young woman who served us lovingly...then I had a reliable conversation with the owner of the place...there really is a lot of love and experience in it... I'm already looking forward to the next time 🙏🏼 Damke

The portions are large, and the pork ribs and German pork knuckles are quite delicious.

The food tasted good, the knuckle was relatively small, the fried potatoes and the schnitzel were a bit small. Prices ok, some things a bit expensive for my taste. Service walks past the table several times, doesn't clear empty plates and doesn't ask if you'd like something else to drink, which was a bit of a shame.

Local place, delicious food, friendly service 👍

Muy buena comida. El plato del nombre del restaurante es una prueba obligada. Todavía extraño el plato. Su col agria también es buena. El plato es mejor que lo que tuve en el restaurante Paul encadenado. Solo espero que el camarero hubiera ayudado a mantener el ambiente de comer cuando hay clientes siendo muy ruidosos. Eran lo suficientemente fuertes como para hacernos sentar en la otra esquina de la habitación. Entonces algunos extraños hicieron lo mismo. Prefieren sentarse a nuestro lado cuando el restaurante está casi vacío. ¡Imagina que empujaron la privacidad y el espacio personal amantes de los hombres alemanes tan lejos!

Leckere Haxen, leider waren die Beilagen wie Gemüse und Summe oft nicht mehr die wärmsten als diese an den Tisch gebracht wurden. Ansonsten lecker, durch die Lage am Rhein und Altstadt nicht günstig jedoch in Ordnung.

The roasted pig's feet are fragrant and delicious, and they are full of flavor without dipping in sauce; the roasted ribs are also delicious. I ordered non-alcoholic beer, which tastes not bitter and delicious.

Everything was great! I loved the food, the beer, everything was perfect

Overall great address but a bit expensive for the amount you only get

Very good authentic German food and atmosphere. Service was fast and staff were friendly.

Very tasty and very plentiful. Nice staff.

Love this place and will be back! Best Schweinehaxe I have ever had! Service was also excellent!

Typical German atmosphere in this restaurant.

Incredible. The best haxe I had in my 2 weeks in Germany, I am still thinking about it a month later. I would come back to Köln just to come back here and try the different variations on their menu.

The Haxenhaus in Cologne's old town is an institution and I always enjoy going there. Great service with friendly, courteous service, good cuisine, delicious Gaffel Kölsch and loyal prices. Highly recommended!

Das Haxenhaus bietet eine hervorragende Auswahl an köstlichen Haxenvariationen, die perfekt zubereitet und mit traditionellen Beilagen serviert werden. Die rustikale Atmosphäre und der freundliche Service schaffen ein authentisches deutsches Esserlebnis. Ein absolutes Muss für Liebhaber deftiger, herzhafter Küche!

Loved having lunch here. Very authentic, best pork knuckle and mash potatoes I have ever had.

Typical German food! Delicious draft beer and tasty food. The pork knuckle was delicious.

Nice place and delicious pork knuckle, as well as beer. I recommend!

Das Haxenhaus ist eine schönes typisch deutsches Restaurant mit bester Lage am Rhein. Für eine Top Bewertung ist doch noch Luft nach oben. Der Service war ganz ok, wobei dieser dann doch stellenweise recht genervt rüber kamen. Die Speisekarte ist nicht überladen, was auch sehr gut ist. Unsere Mahlzeit kam nach der Bestellung recht fix an den Tisch. Geschmacklich war es jedoch nichts besonderes. An meiner Haxe und den Kartoffeln fehlte leider komplett die Würze, was sehr schade war. Ansonsten war die Biersoße sehr schmackhaft und die Haxe knusprig und saftig. Leider finde ich dann auch abschließend den Preis von 30€ für dieses Gericht dann doch recht hoch.

The food was terrible unfortunately . We ordered baked potatoes with spinach, mushroom sauce and salad. Its price is 18 euros. So we assumed it would be really good baked potatoes. However, we got disappointed. You could spend 18 euros much more better in different restaurant.

Probably the smallest and worst knuckle I've ever had. Dry, tasteless and as a side dish four counted potato wedges and salad in an indefinable sauce. We definitely won't be coming back.

Typical brewery where they serve the classic Codillo. Very juicy and a huge portion. Price a little high, but it is expected in Germany... Where they do go overboard is with the drinks (€7.50 for a bottle of water), which is why they don't have 5 stars. The staff very friendly and efficient. Clean, spacious premises with the typical charisma of a German brewery.

Típica cervecería donde sirven el clásico Codillo. Muy jugoso y una ración enorme. Precio un poco elevado, pero es lo esperado en Alemania... Donde sí que se pasan es con la bebida (7,50€ una botella de agua), motivo por el que no tienen 5 estrellas. El personal muy amable y eficiente. Local limpio, amplio y con el típico carisma de una cervecería alemana.

Wir waren zum 2 mal da. Ich liebe den Laden. Tolle Haxen. Das Kölsch schmeckt auch. Wir kommen jedes Jahr wieder. Danke an das Team Gruß Martin

It's strange to sit in a pub in the Rhineland that was made in Bavaria, which ultimately reminds you more of a Frankfurt Äbbelwoi tavern... Unfortunately, the food (ribs and 1/2 m bratwurst) wasn't as good as expected, service was okay, food came quickly

Preface: the food was great. Zero issues but they were out of a few things. No big deal. The big problem was the service. Mohamed was awful, to put it plainly. Sat us right away, but we were ignored almost the entire time we were there. After waiting about 15 minutes for the initial approach, we were finally able to order some water. We had adequate time to view the menu, so we ordered a couple of appetizers. There were also two different menus, which was confusing to say the least, since one of them was obviously out of date but we were left guessing which one. We waited about 20 minutes for the pork belly, which was very good, and seemed reasonable. We also ordered some bread and butter, which for some reason, took over 30 minutes to arrive. We were then just waiting, waiting, waiting for service to actually order dinner. Finally our server arrived, not asking how the food was so far, just seemingly rushing us for our order. We placed our order and then waited over 45 minutes for food to arrive. They weren't very busy, so it seemed off. Doubly strange since people who came in after us got their food very quickly, finished eating, and left before we got ours. Our main course finally arrived. Two different kinds of Haxe, which were both delicious. During the entire waiting period I had made eye contact with the waiter several times with an empty glass of water but he didn't come over or even ask if we needed more to drink. I finally got the opportunity to ask a different server for water, and he brought it nearly instantly after asking. We were finishing up and decided to order a dessert as a takeaway. We did so from another waiter because ours was missing the entire time. We also got a box from him and he came back with it straight away. Finally our waiter came back over to us and asked if we needed anything. I mentioned that we had ordered a cake, which he seemed to know nothing about. He said he would go check on it. Strangely, he was able to bring that back almost instantly. It seems like the dessert was just sitting in the back, waiting to be picked up. Luckily the rest of the food was hot and it didn't really affect the meal. I have 10 years of food and beverage experience. I've worked in kitchens and in the front of the house, and in management. If I had to guess, he just didn't care about us or his job. Honestly, it was some abysmal service. I wouldn't go back even if the food was good. Unfortunate because it really was delicious.

Food was good, priced at the top. The half meter of bratwurst is no longer half a meter after frying... you should consider that beforehand. Without a reservation it will be difficult with several people. Service was quick, except for one lady who everyone asked, what was she there for? Nice outdoor area with a view of the Rhine (and heated in winter). We would come back.

We visit every time we come to Cologne. Love the atmosphere and selection

Very nice location to sit. The food is not as refined as we would have liked, it is typical German cuisine. The ribs were very tender in terms of meat but were not really seasoned or marinated.

If you are looking for a local experience and good food, this place is recommended. You are simply seated at long tables, served with typical German portions, with the various Haxen as specialties. A visit to this restaurant is actually part of a visit to Cologne.

Cool German beer hall. Only go if you like pork knuckle, not much else on the menu

We were served by an extremely friendly person, who attended to us in Spanish and guided us about the food. Exceptional.

Super Have and delicious schnitzel, with 1m Kölsch...

Very pleasant restaurant, with friendly service. We ordered pork knuckle (Helena and the other with dark beer sauce) and they were delicious. But there was a lot of food and there was no room left for us to try dessert. You can make a reservation on the restaurant's website. The decor is very charming and the location is very good and easy to get to.

Very charming restaurant with amazing food. The menu is focused on German traditional dishes that were amazing. There were salads on the menu if pork or lamb is not your thing. The beer was nice and cold and the waitresses were very friendly and spoke perfect English. The restaurant is laid out as communal tables with cute candle centre pieces. Was a perfect meal after the Christmas Markets.

Were there last Sunday evening. Except for one thing, everything was great and (almost) flawless: beautiful, rustic furnishings, friendly, 90% attentive service, the drinks and food came extremely quickly (as an amateur cook, I was surprised that you can get a knuckle a la carte so quickly and can get it done perfectly to the point), everything clean... Had the onion knuckle and even the small vegetable cubes in the stock still had a light, perfect bite inside. Respect! The rind was crispy, the knuckle inside was juicy and extremely tasty. Unfortunately there are no fries. And even though it's a knucklehouse, two or three more vegetarian dishes on the menu wouldn't hurt in these times. The only thing that really bothered the three of us, which I count as "service", was the toilet attendant, who looked at you angrily, almost aggressively and said nothing more than a blunt "Hello" without twisting the corners of her mouth. On the other hand, the entire table from the sink in the men's toilet was full of water, which I only noticed when it had already seeped through my boxer shorts at the edge of the table, which is why I had dinner with one had to spend time in a wet spot in this region. It makes you wonder what the toilet attendant is there for. In addition, the restaurant was only about 70% full during our stay (terrace completely empty), but my friend still had to wait several minutes until she could use one due to the lack of toilets. She didn't want to find out what this situation would be like when the house was full. We would still like to come back. Everyone who reads this here wishes you all the best in life, stay positive and live a life of (self) love and gratitude 🙏🏼 Those who reach it in time: Merry, beautiful and contemplative Christmas and for the next year health, success and many beautiful moments, which will bring you everything you want for your life!