Zur Pleißenburg in Leipzig

Great pub, there's always a fat lady there when you're hungry/or too drunk.

Small restaurant in a good location, simple but efficient service. Local food with excellent value for money

Discovered by chance and it was clear to us that we would go there again on our next visit to Leipzig. Tasty food at absolutely top prices. The portions are really really good! Normally the kitchen is open until 5:00 a.m. as the service staff told us, but due to a lack of staff "only" until 2:00 a.m.... but that alone is amazing! We sat well outside, but we only saw it briefly when we went to the toilet, so it was bad for us. We felt comfortable outside. I really liked the good woman who looked after us. A little advanced in age, but on the ball as can be! Many young talents can learn a lot from this! If I didn't miscount there were 14 outside! Tables of different sizes. Nothing was written down or typed into state-of-the-art equipment. You ordered, it was registered and a few minutes later the things were there.....great! For the hard-boiled, the “Krabbeldewandenuff” to digest afterwards. Ouch but cool :-) We'll definitely be back!

Discovered during my visit to Leipzig, we would love to come back and won't just drink one 🍺.

Food not delicious but eatable, I was waiting like 45 for dish and no amother customwrs around orderd food....

Very tasty and also inexpensive. Quaint restaurant also with outdoor seating. We were there for lunch. German cuisine, clear recommendation.

We ate a Jägerschnitzel and a schnitzel au four here today. Both dishes were very plentiful and very tasty. I was particularly pleased that the schnitzel au four included vegetables. That's rare. The landlady was very nice and we can only thank you for the good dinner.

We were there today, the service was friendly. If a visually impaired person comes in, they will definitely get help.

Nice pub, long opening hours with warm food in the evening

Somewhat slightly overwhelmed staff. My cauliflower was only briefly kissed by hollandaise sauce, while the same dish at the table next to it was just swimming. Noodles still too salty.

A lovely little restaurant with a very cozy atmosphere in a side street next to the New Town Hall. The waitress was not very helpful, but overall ok.

Whenever I'm in Leipzig, I have to eat here at least once. Always very nice and good service. Fantastic value for money and there is hot food until late at night I can recommend it to everyone! :)

The concept of “feeding like mothers” is completely true, there are simple, delicious dishes, the price is right, and the atmosphere is absolutely rustic and cozy

The beer was hot Low quantity of food, compared to the price They serve no bread Most of the beers were not available But most of all: the water was totally unkind and rude. While talking to her, she run away several times without even listening to the order. This was a terrible experience, I won't come here anymore

If I had to rate rudeness I would give 5 stars. Absolutely not recommended.

The Pleißenburg is a pub like no other in the city center of Leipzig. But you have to take it as it is. It looks like it comes from another, long-time vegan era. People still smoke there, and heavily. But you notice that when you go in and the lush blue haze blows towards you. If you stay in there for a while, you will take the scent home with you. If you accept that, you can experience a rustic pub with good beer and home-style cooking for reasonable prices.

Feed like mothers. Good food, tasty and cheap, highly recommended

slow service, mean waitress, expensive drinks

Here you get what you expect. Good beer and hearty food. Gladly again.

We ate delicious schnitzel here. Very nice that you can smoke inside ♥️ Will definitely come back.

Quaint smoking bar. Eat home-style so you'll feel full and at reasonable prices in the middle of the city. Outdoor seating a bit cramped but still comfortable

In principle, the food is good, plentiful and cheap. The kitchen should make sure that the fried potatoes are not burnt and if they are, as in our case, the service should not serve the food to the guests.

Good home cooking at great prices for Leipzig. Fast service in a rustic atmosphere.

Smoking bar! This wasn't excellent, but you could smell it straight away when you walked in! We were pointed out somewhat rudely when we entered because we had a small child with us. We then sat outside. Despite there being little activity, we were ignored for about 10 minutes. The waitress was at the neighboring table several times, but didn't give us a menu or ask us about drinks. The menu in Google looked promising, also in terms of price. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to test it.

There were 2 waitress ladies that were in a different race. They were trying to win who can make the guests more uncomfortable and unwanted. I picked the lady with darker hair for repeating my friends complain in funny voice and then saying “oh, god!” and leaving. Don’t even bother, food was also not great at all.

Rude staff. Don’t go if you don’t know German as they won’t serve you. They need to take a course on how to be an employee in service and hospitality as they were freaking hostile to every tourist. Also the food is extremely mediocre.

At first we spent quite a while waiting to be served and no one took us into account. But after a few minutes the waitress arrived and was quite friendly. Prices are low compared to other places downtown and the food is good, although not great. Yes, the portions are huge. Good variety of beers to choose from.

Our “regular pub” for more than 20 years. Always good conversations with regulars and random guests over a nice beer and good, regional food. Bad luck, if the long-standing "head of service" doesn't like you (for whatever reason??), then you have to respect that and look for alternatives, which, thank God, there are plenty of in Leipzig.

The waitress outside was so unfriendly and unprofessional, I've never experienced anything like that in my life. Overwhelm or not, but as a guest you don't have to be told why you didn't bring in the previous guests' glasses. After the third unfriendly statement, we got up and left.

I have rarely been treated so unkindly in a restaurant. At the beginning there were two waitresses, but at some point there was only one alone. And of course I understand that it may take a little longer. At some point we were no longer paid attention to, other guests simply left because they weren't served. When we wanted the bill we were told that we had to pay for it because she didn't know what we had. Once inside, we observed another unpleasant behavior towards other guests. It was really unpleasant and had nothing to do with good service. No thank you, no please, no smile. We've never experienced anything like this before. Unfortunately there was no tip either.

Super cool the woman and of course her pub. And the heart is in the right place. Very open communication. Attends to her guests. Clean toilets and a generally great atmosphere. Would love to come back. 😃🍺

Very good service, fine food, spicy schnapps 😀

Cozy pub where FRESH food is prepared even late in the evening. Very rare, very good. Recommended!!!

An absolute recommendation and insider tip in Leipzig! Great cuisine like your mother's home! Very nice ambience and great service!!! We'll be happy to come back!!!

Charges 4 Euro for 40ml of not particularly cold water served in a glass

Great restaurant that you can always go back to for home cooking because it's open for a very long time. Very inexpensive and charming waitresses.

We were very hungry and needed something good to eat on the way. I'll put it this way: you could eat everyone else's food (steak or four) and it was good. However, my food (schnitzel and asparagus) was very poor. Unfortunately, I had to give my food back after it came to our place. The asparagus was absolutely woody and not cooked through and hard. On the second try, the asparagus was a little softer but still very woody. With the toilets you could make sure that the door is functional and can be locked!

Not necessarily with food (hamburger schnitzel), the H. schnitzel was a bit tough. We cannot evaluate anything else.

We really liked it here - you immediately felt welcome in this rustic restaurant...everything was right, the service - thanks to the girls! , the food - thanks to the kitchen! We're definitely thinking about coming back - we promise!

The waitress was alone and visibly overwhelmed. The chicken fricasse was supposed to be with rice, we got potatoes. The cocktail wasn't beautifully made and had to be returned because there was no cream. Unfortunately I have to say that it is not recommended. It's a shame, it used to be better.

22 hours of warm, inexpensive food and fast service. Enjoy your meal

Very well located restaurant with an international audience. Seating inside and outside, unfortunately a smoking place that is not clearly marked enough. We sat outside because of it, but we still became passive smokers. The food is okay, even if you have to wait longer. The service is quick and friendly. The portions are sufficient and reasonably priced.

Unfortunately I can't give 0 stars because this restaurant more than deserves it. On a Friday evening, four of us young ladies (not drunk!) wanted to eat something and enjoy a beer after work. Unfortunately we were greeted very unfriendly by the waitress and it was immediately made clear to us that we were unwelcome. After we politely asked for a free table (there was one available) we were "thrown out". It's a shame, people in the restaurant don't seem to want to take care of their guests. I personally have never been treated so badly. I will avoid the place!

Unfortunately, we didn't manage to eat in the restaurant because the waitress didn't even go out to the garden to see if there were any customers for over 15 minutes. Wanting something to eat, we finally went inside and asked if we could order. The waitress was standing with a phone at the bar and in a dismissive tone replied that she didn't speak English, still looking at the phone.

Smoking bar in the city center. The prices are great. The food was mediocre, but came quite quickly. The waiters left some cheeky comments. There are no vegetarian dishes.

Absolute top address in Leipzig. Service, food, ambience - everything fits together here. We discovered this pearl on our first visit to Leipzig and are happy to come back every time. Absolute recommendation for the steak au four, super tasty.

Wonderfully rustic pub, a dream. Hate tastes good.

Exciting atmosphere, delicious food. Beware of liquid tests of courage recommended 😀

Fast and friendly service that makes you feel very comfortable. The presentation of the tartar was impeccable.

A small pub, East German style, with an outdoor area - for non-smokers. German cuisine with an Eastern twist, no kebabs, sushi, tortellini or anything like that. Just like it used to be. Highly recommended!!!

Completely overrated! Rostbrätl consists only of gristly, sinewy, barely edible meat. Too few fried potatoes. Glasses are dirty and smell/taste like beer. The whole place smells of cigarette smoke, and people are smoking happily while food is being served. I can well imagine that many people had to wait forever for their food or for their orders to be taken, as it is very important to the waitress to have long, detailed conversations with individual guests about their health problems. Absolutely not recommended! I would be interested to know who and why gave this cute shop 5 stars.

I am always happy to come to you again

Nice and cozy every time. We would love to come back.

Great👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 always nice with you🥰

Service and food were very good

It's good, but as long as no one smokes nearby...it's a smoking bar=(

Very flavorful I love eating there

Delicious food but they smoke inside

We only drank beer 🍺. But a quaint pub with a strange ambience, which is worth seeing. The other guests' food looked delicious and was also praised. A next visit is planned.

Food is delicious, nice old smoking bar

A nice old German pub. Service friendly, not nicely dressed. Eat good 👍 Opening times very good, open every day, great.

Pub in the heart of Leipzig, lots of history, memorabilia. Rustic but honest service. Nice.

Cozy restaurant with delicious food. We ordered schnitzel and beer 🍺 the food is delicious and draft beer too, basically like most in Germany, one of the best in Europe 🔥

Cool location. Super tasty food, friendly service, reasonable prices. Nostalgic flair.

Uriges Ambiente. Bedienung nett. Essen lecker. Es ging alles zügig hinter einander weg und der Preis war unschlagbar.

Was here today for an appointment in Leipzig. The restaurant is awesome, with a lot of things from back in the day. Small but nice. The fried potatoes are awesome. I ate solyanka, very tasty and very hot. Then Steak Four, the peas were unfortunately very bland and tasted without butter. The meat from the neck/neck (pork) was very mixed. Which is unfortunately not on the menu and unfortunately too raw. But I would still come back because the atmosphere here is just great.

Nettes Caffee, ich fand die Einrichtung außergewöhnlich. Das Essen war super.

Eine tolle Kneipe/Restaurant. Lecker Essen und nicht zu teuer. Die Kellnerin war auch sehr freundlich.

Ottimo da consigliare! Locale autentico, piatti squisiti e abbondanti è ottima birra. Prezzi onestissimi

Uriges kleines RAUCHER Kneipchen. Lecker essen. Günstige Preise.

Ein absolutes Muss in Leipzig!!! Super Personal und tolles Ambiente. Auch die Speisen sind einfach und doch Klasse. Da kommen wir wieder her.

The female staff was very sweet to us. It was nice place and it made us so happy.

Unbedingt besuchen, wenn man in Leipzig ist. Essen ist Super und Preisgünstig. Schnelle Zubereitung und Bedienung. Alt Deutsches Rustikales Restaurant, siehe Fotos. Wir waren zweimal da, am 23 und 24. 12.2023.

Das ist noch eine richtige deutsche Kneipe mit bodenstöndiger Küche und gutem Preis-Leistungsverhältnis

Sehr nettes Personal und leckeres Essen

Immer wieder ein besuch wert. Eine richtig urige kneipe. Ganz toll

Urige gemütliche Raucherkneipe mit gutbürgerlicher deutsche Küche! Die Portionen sind groß und deftig! Preis- Leistungsverhältnis ist 1A! Wir kommen wieder!!!!!

Sehr gemütlich, tolle Bedienung und sehr leckeres Essen.Echte Hausmannskost so wie man sie von Mutter kennt.

Wahnsinns Lokal Sehr freundlicher Service, gutes Essen mit lecker Bierche. Man hat uns hier sehr nett willkommen geheißen. Jeder der lecker essen möchte sollte hier einkehren.

Amazing place which work all night. Amazing food, snitzel especially! Lady who works there is very nice and kind! Danke!

Das ist DIE Empfehlung für jeden der es urig mag!!!!

Essen ist verbesserungswürdig......lauwarm, Kartoffeln noch hart.... Charakter einer Kneipe, wo in den Räumlichkeiten geraucht wird. Das war leider für uns zum Essen nicht angenehm.

Unfortunately I have to take some stars away. The waitresses are always a bit German and rude, but it’s part of the ambience. Recently they have a new waitress who has ruined the tavern. She refuses to allow anyone to pay with credit cards, but every other waitress does. And she pockets the cash in her own wallet. Forces you to order all of your food and drink up front and pay so you can’t order more. Other than her it’s a darn good little German tavern with outdoor seating. Good food, good beer. Be aware how many people will be smoking outside though.

Besucht am 11.10.23 17 Uhr Das Essen hat uns und unseren Kindern super geschmeckt. Die Bedienung war mega freundlich und wir haben uns gut aufgehoben gefühlt. Wer Lust auf lecker deutsche Küche hat ist hier richtig.

Food was ok, service was absolutely appalling. The server made us feel unwanted the entire time. First said we could only see on a pub bench, while other, smaller tables were available. (Would then happily serve others who would take the free tables) Then would take forever to give us menus or take our order while ignoring any of our attempts to speak to her. When I asked the server if the food contained lactose she answered that the kitchen has better things to do than answering my questions. Food was passable at best, schnitzel was dry and chewy. Definitely wouldn’t return nor recommend.

Schöne Location, richtig leckeres deutsches Essen mit ordentlichen Portionen und sehr netter Service Nur zu empfehlen selten so begeistert

Super Bedienung, nettes Ambiente... reichhaltiges und gute deutsche Küche!!!

Tolles Lokal und nette Bedienung... Das Essen ist gut und die Auswahl ist ausreichend... Öffnungszeiten sind super...

Schöne DDR Gaststätte und gutre bediehnung tolles essen immer eine empfehlungs wehrt Beautiful GDR restaurant and good service, great food, always a recommendation

Sehr nette Bedienung und Preis Leistung ist super

At 1 Am. Hungry as Hell. You find this gem where you get snitchel with potatoes And two beers for under 20 euros….enough said.

Wie immer, auch bei einem nur "2 Bier Besuch", einfach nur spitze! Urig, angenehm und stetig "wir kommen gerne wieder" behaftet.