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For my birthday, my other half booked us a trip to Munich during Oktoberfest.
After a bit of googling, I'm still not sure whether to book the beer tents before we get there or just turn up on the day. Also, we'll be heading there during the week so I'm not sure if it's less busy.
Anyone had any experiences? What do you folks recommend?
I'd avoid the book tents and go straight to the beer tents instead
🙂 Noted.
I've only been a couple of times, all organised by a friend who lived in Munich, and she would always book a table well in advance. Think we were in the Hofbrau and Lowenbrau ones.
Admittedly it was at a weekend but given how full it was you'd never have got a table in the big tents on the door.
I would avoid and go to the Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart. Same thing, very near as big, but nothing like as commercialised. Pls no Antipodeans and tourists. Probably how the Oktoberfest used to be
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannstatter_Volksfest
As above, I'd avoid it. Sorry.
Go at another time, early summer perhaps, and bask in the beery glow of the Englischer Garten devoid of drunk Antipodeans and Americans.
As above and above above, its rubbish. Have a good birthday though!
Cannstatt wassen is ace, but if you can book a table for Munich.
if it's just 2 of you, mid week - it shouldn't be a problem getting space at a table - just ask politely if there is space at a table of the people sitting there.
When i've looked - most tent owners are only interested in taking reservations for a whole table (and a reservation is apparently a table and a pre-booking of being served 2 beers and a chicken per person. and tables generally hold 6-10 people)
section 16,17 and 28 of this guide may help:
http://www.oktoberfest-insider.com/oktoberfest-faq.htm