feierabend

great place for a beer with friends. i have been to feierabend more times than i can remember, and have never been disappointed. the beer selection is amazing, and much fun is always had with tasting each other's choices. the food is solid -- the pork leg in particular is so amazing that even the vegetarian has to have a bite.

this place gets busy during bar hours, so plan ahead!

with service like this, feierabend will soon say "tschuss!". i gave feierabend two stars instead of one because the beer selection is good and makes for a reasonable happy hour option.

however, my fiancee and i went to feierabend last night for drinks and dinner and received some of the worst service we've ever gotten in seattle.

we were seated at a table with friends, waited for over 20 minutes for a server, and eventually had to take the menu up to the bar to order food. after waiting another 5 minutes at the bar, i gave the order to our server (who had finally appeared), and instead of apologizing for ignoring us, she huffed and rolled her eyes, etc., apparently annoyed that i wasn't willing to wait another 20 minutes for her to make another round.

a few minutes later, this same server (short haired blonde woman, in case you decide to make a visit) was taking orders from an adjacent table, and suddenly reached between the friends at our table to grab the drink menu--while we were actively looking at it. i held on to the menu as it started to slide away, and she kept pulling at it. when i asked her if we could hold on to the menu (since we were about to actually order more drinks), she squeezed her eyes shut and gritted her teeth as if it were everything she could do not to punch me. this is our server. no "sure, no problem, i'll be right back to take your order"--no, just a tug-of-war and a scowl that would curdle milk. it was unbelievable.

needless to say, we watched her closely when she picked up our food and drinks from the bar and brought them to us. she was actually pretty nice, in a schizophrenic sort of way, at that point, as if her other personality had realized that her tip from our large table of patrons (about 12) might actually depend on her treatment of us. so that's the service.

as for the food, my fiancee ordered a chicken salad that she couldn't start, much less finish. i tried a bite of the chicken and had to put it in a napkin. horrible (not spoiled, mind you, just horrible). i ordered a burger, and it was fine. we also had the pretzel with three mustards, and it was good. but overall, this food is not "good," in a way that makes you want to come back. if you're really craving a schnitzel sandwich, then i suppose feierabend is one of the few seattle options, but those occasions for me are limited.

as i said, a good beer selection makes this an option for happy hour, but i'd steer clear for any other occasion.

friendly and delicious. stopped in on a monday night for a beer and a bite and was pleasantly surprised. the beer list is great and the menu offers a solid variety of choices. the place wasn't full but had a good sized crowd and there only seemed to be one server, but he was excellent. it looked like he was cheecking in with each table pretty frequently and before our first beers had even run out he was back to offer up more. the food was delicious and obviously freshly prepared. wonderful experience.

we needed some carbs after attending a festival for a few hours. we’d decided earlier to check out feierabend, a german pub and restaurant, for their happy hour specials. we dropped in on an early saturday evening (around 5:30pm) and it wasn’t busy inside. a couple picnic tables outside were occupied. service was friendly and our waiter came by several times to check up on us.

just wanted to do a quick review that the staff was extremely rude to me and the email i got back when asking for a little more respect. 
 
from kessler-"lastly, i pride myself on the quality of our staff.  they are good people and hard workers, who have all been employed with us for years, and i respectfully disagree with your assessment." 
 
just because people work hard doesnt mean they can be rude to me or my staff!!! i would be careful before going here.. they are a place that seems to take pride in treating people whoever they want.. good or bad

semmelknoedel. tasty mushroom and bacon gravy smothering two hearty german rolls.

good german food. great place for anyone looking for some german fare. i've been for lunch a couple of times and if you beat the rush the service is fine. it fills up fast after work too. they source their meats from bavarian meats. i'm not a beer girl, but they have a large variety including cocktails. all with a german bent. they have bratwurst, kraut, schnitzel sandwich, apple slaw, pomme frites. all good.

awesome food and what beer! great wine selection too. check out their happy hour specials starting at 3 pm everyday. insane food and nice value. will not disappoint. best german in seattle area.

rude service! the beer is great and so is the food, but the service is so rude! l

good food, beer and prices, but service sucks!. that's pretty much it.

i checked out feierabend last night. the food i had was tasty, the prices were right and i liked the small pub atmosphere. that being said, the service could only have been worse had they walked up to me, spit in my food, handed it to me and said "you're velcome". one party that sat next to me almost walked out (there were literally standing outside the door trying to figure out where to go instead) after being ignored and treated badly and only came back in after the one employee who seemed to have sense went out and got them.

i would absolutely love the place, except for the service. i won't ever be back and i can't recommend it to anybody else based on the service. it's a shame...

no children allowed - must be 21.

a german brouwers. yes, there are many differences, but feierabend is a (not really) sister restaurant to brouwer's in freemont. while not the same owners or natioal origin, the food is similar--the result of national cuisine--as is the gestalt. i only had the vegetable kielbasa soop and salad and both were excellent: i look forward to returning sometime for dinner.

fun setting, disappointing food. great beer, fun environment, clean, easy access, friendly staff, prompt service, enjoyable atmosphere. the tall, long community tables were more comfortable to share with strangers than the standard height 4-person tables. the food, while not terrible, was just not all that good. potato pancake was crispy but tasted overly-fried & otherwise flavorless. the chicken on my sandwich & pork in my husband's wiener schnitzel was dry. fries were fine, conventional but crispy and hot, and the curry ketchup was interesting. decent neighborhood place for a drink or a game but i won't go back for the food.

when i am in seattle this is one of those places i have to stop at. can't beat the selection of outstanding german beers on draft here. the food is delicious, especially the pretzels served with the spicy mustard and cheese! as far as beer goes i can't say no to the optimator! fans of weisse beers will love the hackor schorr weisse! highly recommended!

great beer!. love the different types of beer and each type is served in a different type of glass. the type of glass it is supposed to be served in. food was good too and great happy hour prices.