Zum Stift in Kempten (Allgäu)

We were here as part of the Kempten Jazz Spring. Great restaurant with a great atmosphere, a very diverse menu and, although everything was very busy, the service staff was attentive, quick and still very friendly. Thank you

Food was very good, it's a bit too loud in the rooms for me... but that's a matter of taste. Service quite friendly

Spontaneously got a table for 4 people in the evening. The service staff was very nice and attentive. The food we had was all very tasty, with decent portions and a very good price. Don't forget the beer, very drinkable :-) All in all, we liked both the ambience and the food at “Zum Stift” We would love to come back on our next visit to Kempten. All the best!

We were truly impressed by the food at Zum Stift — it was absolutely delicious! Generous portions, beautifully presented, and full of flavor. The staff was attentive and friendly, and the beer was outstanding. The place has a wonderful Bavarian atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Very tasty food and friendly service. But the Kaiserschmarren could have been a little crispier.

The food was very tasty, especially the Kaiserschmarrn. Very friendly service

We went today for a family gathering of 10 people; Young and old, there for lunch to celebrate three birthdays and an engagement. The ambience is very nice - the slight modernization makes me like the pen even better. Still an institution in Kempten. The tables are spaced far enough apart so that all guests have enough privacy and the new glass walls mean the noise level is much better. There's nothing worse than having to shout at each other across the table... The service was very friendly and on the ball. With so many people, everyone got their food at the same time, which is always very important to me. Now to eat: Luckily my sister was sitting next to me with the César salad with fried mushrooms - 😁sensational! The best César salad I have ever eaten (tried). The dressing, the super seasoned, crunchy mushrooms, the whole composition was excellent. There's a lot that can go wrong with this salad, which is why I rarely order it now... definitely next time! I had the asparagus with potatoes - it was OK. The others had schnitzel with fries and Kässpatzen. I was allowed to try these too - I found them so-so. The cheese wasn't spicy enough for me, but that's also a matter of taste. The fries were very good. Crunchy, crunchy, delicious. All in all, a great visit for the whole family - we'll be back again!

We actually like eating there, but what we experienced today wasn't possible at all. I think the waitress didn't have a good day today and since we also work in the catering industry, I know that the work isn't exactly easy at the moment. We both ordered roast knuckle, but unfortunately the skin was so hard that we couldn't eat it and it's the best thing about a knuckle. And after I made a suggestion for improvement to the waitress, it would be nicer if you were given 2 lemon cloths so you could put your hands down. I had to be taught how to eat a knuckle and that these cloths would only be available with the spare ribs. Just a moment, I'll get you some, would have been more charming. It's a shame, because we won't be back any time soon.

Good prices We just had a drink in the beer garden

We were here today for the first time after recently moving here. The atmosphere in the beer garden is great, there is also a good selection of food for lunch and the service is extremely friendly. We will definitely come here often :)

Nice large selection of dishes. There were also vegetarian and vegan alternatives. Service was super friendly and the ambience was in a beautiful, old traditional house, which has been modernized beautifully and in style. Were very satisfied. Main courses between 14 - 25 euros.

Very good home cooking in a historic brewery restaurant with a beautiful beer garden right next to the Lorenz Basilica. Whether for a snack or a feast, the monastery invites you to linger, the service is very friendly and accommodating. Tip: reservations should be made during peak times

A cozy and good restaurant with a beautiful beer garden in a central location. The menu is extensive.

We spontaneously got a place for 3 on Good Friday. Typical local menu, I could hardly decide. It was good value for money. We all liked the food, the service was quick, it was clean, I would eat there again on my next visit to Kepten!

Great food and friendly service. Best economy in Kempten. Always happy to stay here and can happily recommend it.

Always nice to eat or sit in the garden

I would like to express my personal criticism here in the hope that this will improve the quality of the restaurant. Well, first of all, I didn't think it was good that they simply asked people who wanted to make a reservation over the phone to come over without a reservation and then put them together with strangers who had exactly the same experience. Then I have to say that the far too high prices of the dishes do not match their quality. The dish (was on the daily menu) The one I wanted to order was already “sold out” early in the evening, very disappointing. The meat and the spaetzle were tasteless and the many dry onions on top didn't look nice either. The cabbage wraps tasted very doughy and the cabbage had no taste. I would prefer it if everything wasn't placed together on one plate, but served separately. It would look better and the taste wouldn't be such a mess. I liked the ambience. The partitions between the tables also reduced the noise level somewhat. I hope that it will help the restaurant “zum Stift” and the future guests here.

Unfortunately, the beers and food are becoming more and more expensive. Still a great atmosphere, especially when the weather is nice 😊

This is an excellent home-style eatery with great service.

Spectacular shin, impeccable table service

Highly recommended, delicious regional food in the ambience of a former brewery.

Waiters and waitresses are dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing.

I can only recommend it! Very tasty and rich food at very good prices. Gladly again !

Food quality is extremely good. Drinks and food came quickly, service was very friendly and attentive. The view of the pen is of course unbeatable. Highly recommended.

Very good food 👍🏻 Nice ambience, price-performance ratio fits

This is how we imagined our meal in a brewery, very hearty and tasty, uncomplicated and professional service and the prices were OK too. Gladly again!

Very tasty food with good quality. Friendly service, good pub atmosphere. Unique in shape in Kempten. Very nice beer garden. One of the most beautiful.

If nine of us have dinner at the monastery. Service and location were impeccable. The food is well prepared and tastes appealing, although overall there was a little bit of gravy in the dishes. Good home cooking, beautifully prepared in an attractive location. WYSIWYG

Delicious food, nice restaurant, very generous

Whenever I'm in the Allgäu, I always go here at least once. As usual, very good quality, service and ambience.

It was our first time here and we were really satisfied, the food was very tasty and came relatively quickly, considering it was very large and full, the service was also very nice despite the stress... the only thing that bothered us was the brutal volume and the neighboring table was outrageously loud without any consideration for others... but the house can't help it.

Great food, very nice team, great location

Pig's feet, ham and fried egg are really delicious. It's perfect for Korean tastes. It's not salty and I like it^^

Very delicious german food, good service and a quiet nice location.

It is a good place, it is better to reserve a table I paid 28 euros for 1 beer and 2 dishes

Super delicious food 😋 cozy atmosphere and modern Bavarian ambience 🤗 Very, very friendly service 🤩

Very tasty beers and friendly service.

As holidaymakers, we have enjoyed staying at the “Stift” in recent years; this week 3 (!) times. Unfortunately the visit on Friday was not good; The Caesar salad sauce was bitter and my wife left half of it. The waitress explained that this was the "house version" and there was nothing that could be done. A small note: in such a case, the offer of an espresso on the house is always a good idea. But leaving the guest sitting like that doesn't make sense in the long term. Since we also found the “Fasshalle” brewery in Kempten to be good, we will prefer to visit it on our next vacation.

Since the new owners, you can really eat well again.

Great restaurant, nice and friendly service. I really liked the look of it and the food was very tasty. I can only recommend it.

A good meal in a good atmosphere with friendly service at a reasonable price. That's exactly how you can describe it. We left satisfied and full. The large and high room of the restaurant initially made us worry that it might be loud, but that wasn't the case. On the contrary, there was a great feeling of space. The restaurant can be recommended, even if we had to wait a while for the food.

We all really enjoyed the food. It was Great service, the waiters were very friendly and accommodating. 100% recommendation.

Outstanding fare in a well-maintained and pleasant space. Very large, we had no trouble arranging for a party of six for lunch on a Saturday.

The atmosphere is very cozy and the food tastes excellent. Service staff sometimes seemed a bit listless.

The food came quickly, was delicious, and the portions were really generous. We got a table right away. The server was quick. We came on a recommendation, and honestly, if you're in Kempten, go eat there.

This restaurant is highly recommended. Food was a treat. Service is very friendly and accommodating. You sit comfortably. Sanitary facilities also very clean. A big compliment to the kitchen staff for the excellent food. Thank you for the successful evening. I would be happy to come back and recommend this location. Mario K.

Very fast and polite service, delicious food and allergies are treated very respectfully

Super friendly staff who are happy to help with recommendations. The food is absolutely delicious. Typically Bavarian ambience, Bavarian home cooking. Perfect all around. When we're back, we'll definitely come back!

Delicious and friendly. We really enjoyed eating there.

Beautiful inn with great service. The food was very good. Be careful, the portions are really big, you'll be happy to give away the leftovers. I'll definitely come back.

Bavarian, hearty and delicious.

Since my 1-star review was deleted, here it is again. The restaurant openly admits that it has had a service provider delete bad reviews - but at the same time claims that it is not about distorting the reviews. Strangely enough, it probably only affects the negative reviews, because of course 5 stars remain. Now to my experience: Food overpriced and nothing special, definitely not what the price promises. Service stressed, arrogant and not very hospitable, even though there were hardly any guests there. Criticism is ignored or deleted instead of dealing with it. In the end, this is nothing more than a tourist shed that wants to shine with an artificially clean Google rating. Anyone who lets themselves be deceived by the positive reviews will notice when they visit that the reality is different.

Price-performance ratio is absolutely right here! Friendly service and really delicious food!

Even in times of Corona, our monastery in Kempten is a model restaurant with very nice staff, excellent cuisine, delicious Allgäu beer, inexpensive and cozy. Many thanks to the entire pen team.

Always enjoy going to the monastery to eat. Crusty roast with potato dumplings is my favorite meal there. As a bedside table, the Kaiserschmarrn is simply a dream

The building is very reminiscent of the Munich Hofbräuhaus and probably dates from the same time. Mainly dishes from Bavarian and Allgäu cuisine as well as beer specialties from the Allgäu brewery. The price-performance ratio is right. Can only recommend the Altes Brauhaus.

Great restaurant. Highly recommended.

Many thanks to the landlady and her team and the guests for the quick organization of the emergency room and their touching care for me and my partner and the supply of drinks that we were not even allowed to pay for. We appreciate this very much, because this is no longer a given today. We'll have our planned meal after my broken ligament has healed. Thank you Petra

Yes very. I didn't know what the dish, beef liver, was. I was given a small piece to try. I liked it, but I ordered the pork knuckle.

Very nice gastronomy. Everything as it should be. Great beer 🍺

All in a very well-kept restaurant with a great atmosphere. The meal left both of us with a bit of an upset stomach afterward. Although it was very tasty on site. Therefore a little deduction when eating. But at least it tasted delicious and the service was a sensation. She darts through the hallways and pleases everyone.

Good German restaurant. Very friendly staff. The food tastes amazing and the pork knuckle is very big.

Historic brewery with a great lunch menu, cozy vault and great service.

I liked it, would definitely come back and eat something delicious

Very professional. Fast food and service.

Rustic restaurant, very centrally located

I go there at least once a month and so far I've always been happy when the service is friendly and the food tastes delicious, what more could you want

Everything was very tasty, food came quite quickly

We had dinner at this place a few days ago with my family and we were really enthusiastic about it! The environment is very clean and welcoming, perfect for spending a pleasant evening. Special thanks go to Silvana, the waitress who welcomed us with great kindness and served us professionally throughout the evening, even though our German was zero! One aspect that I particularly appreciated is the presence of a menu suitable for children, something that is not so obvious in Germany, at least in the places I have been to. The food was simply excellent: generous dishes, well presented and, above all, delicious. I chose a cheese soup that I still dream about, while the meat dishes were all delicious. To end on a high note, the dessert was truly amazing! An excellent choice from every point of view. If I were to return to Kempten, I have no doubts: I will definitely return!

The food was absolutely top but unfortunately the service was very unfriendly and constantly said stupid things to us Very rude to guests (she was a lady). It's a shame

Great food in a nice atmosphere

Friday is cheese spaetzle day is loved by me and all of Kempten for it. The other typical Bavarian dishes are also an absolute recommendation. We come here regularly and also like to come here with friends and recommend it especially to tourists who want to experience Bavaria the way it really tastes.

Sehr schöne bayerische Wirtshauskultur, tolle Karte, flotte und nette Bedienung, Essen gut und reichlich, nicht teuer, Lokal war voll.

Highly recommended, great food.

The sweet potato pan tasted amazing. Very nice staff. Spontaneous visits are also very welcome.

Great service despite the full house.

Authentic cuisine with incredibly motivated employees and the service lady “Bianca” is simply authentically great! We had our lunch here with thread soup and roast pork and were not disappointed. Meat perfect, red cabbage aromatic, dumplings delicious. In addition, the rustic building has been renovated with a modern touch and stylishly

I had the Safran Risotto and wasn't very good. The rice was overcooked and mushy. Service was good. The atmosphere is really nice. I would recommend it for someone who eats meat.

Very cozy brewery with TOP service staff.

Feiertag im Allgäu, wer nicht ausgebucht war, hatte geschlossen. Trotz später Anfrage wurde Testerfrank im Stift noch ein Tisch reserviert, das Abendessen dann war exzellent. Schon an der Pastinakencreme mit raffinierter Gemüsegarnitur war nichts auszusetzen, die resche Ente auf Blaukraut dann ein Highlight. An Getränken herrschte kein Mangel, ehrliche Weine und gepflegtes Bier. Trotz schmaler Besetzung und vollem Haus waren die Herren und Damen vom Service freundlich und immer um den Gast bemüht.

Very tasty duck with red cabbage and also the “Allgäuteller”. Nice atmosphere. Volume very pleasant.

Have been here twice and it was really great both times!

Very tasty food and large portions. Fast service

Ate super delicious! Absolutely recommended! Ambiance, quality and service...everything is top notch!

The three of us had lunch in the "Stift" today - roast pork, Kässpätzle, Maultaschen. Excellent cuisine, well-kept beers, very friendly service despite being busy, beautiful, very clean facilities - we were thrilled and would be happy to come back if the road takes us to Kempten. If you want to eat very good Bavarian-Swabian food, you can't avoid the "Pen". I would also like to give it a 6th star!

Bavarian tavern culture as it should be. Cuisine, beer, service, ambience and value for money are excellent.

We spent a very lovely evening with good food and a very kind service.

Very nice brewery with a very good menu. Good value for money. Big portions. Very nice service. Gladly again.

I have rarely eaten so well. Service was very friendly. I just think the ambience is great.

Here is a suggestion for your restaurant review: We visited this restaurant during the holidays and loved it! Despite the high volume, the service was excellent - friendly, attentive and well organized. The food was simply fantastic, everything fresh and tastefully prepared. We were particularly impressed by how the team managed the holiday stress without the quality or service suffering. We'll definitely be back! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was there again recently for dinner and all I can say or write is that the food was once again great. Go and try it out for yourself.

Very nice restaurant, great food, very friendly service

Yesterday we went to Kempten for our annual visit... the monastery is always a must! Very nice and funny service, food very tasty and atmosphere nice and clean! Warm Christmas greetings! The three ladies from Stuttgart

Super nice staff, a boss who steps in everywhere, food perfect, can only be recommended, thank you, keep it up,

Ein schönes altehrwürdiges Gewölbe ist es in dem man hier speist. Dennoch ist alles modern, sauber und gemütlich. Die freundlichen Bedienungen bringen einem nach kurzer Wartezeit vom Eingang zum Sitzplatz. Die Auswahl ist vielfältig und die Portionen sehr groß und schmackhaft bei moderaten Preisen. Der einzige Nachteil für gehbehinderte Personen ist, dass die Toiletten sich im Keller befinden und es führt nur eine Treppe nach unten.

It is a beautiful, time-honored vault where you can dine here. Nevertheless, everything is modern, clean and cozy. After a short wait, the friendly waitresses will take you from the entrance to your seat. The selection is varied and the portions are very large and tasty at moderate prices. The only disadvantage for people with walking difficulties is that the toilets are in the basement and there is only one staircase leading down.

Large restaurant where modern meets traditional. Service was impeccable, polite and loving. The food is delicious. Clear recommendation.

Yes, it was during the lead up to Christmas. Yes, it was quite busy, but a good restaurant should be able to cope with that. As it was, we often felt forgotten about, and the food, while tasty, arrived over quite a long time period. We'll give it another try at a less busy time.

Beautiful restaurant with modern, cozy furnishings. The service was super friendly and the food was brought out very quickly! The Kaiserschmarren tasted really good and the quantity was completely sufficient. Price/performance top!

12/12/24 Update: Still great. I like to go there when I'm in Kempten. Nice staff. Good home-style food. Delicious beer. Gladly again! Not the first time (meal) there. I really liked it again. Food great. Service was really great. Despite some special requests regarding table selection and food, everything was under control and super friendly and funny. I'll be back.