The Tiroler Hut Restaurant

wow! i mean wow! this place was so awesome! the food was great! i especially liked that cowbell dude! if you are visiting london, come by here and have some great food as well as fine entertainment!

Our main course was absolutely delicious! My wife and I started off with the bread and butter. The bread basket wasn’t fantastic, but the main course was so good, I’m not docking it any stars. We had the chicken schnitzel & stuffed cabbage rolls. The portions are good and we could have each eaten two plates! Best German food we’ve ever had! The restaurant is small and we were one of the first ones in the restaurant for the day and as a result we had the pleasure of being serenaded by the accordion player who played a low-​key playlist and personable as can be. Highly recommended!

For those of you who enjoy a German beer hall or octoberfest, this is the awesome Austrian version. This place serves beer I steins (£10 a pop), good hearty cuisine, I had the trout while my table mates hate wienershnitzels, and even delivered a decent Apple schnapps. Left here with a good buzz going.
But what really rocks this place is the love band. They bring a great mix of octoberfest sing along songs along with the sound of music soundtrack. Then the bell show occurs. What an event. A man comes out and plays a few tunes using a range of bells. Highly entertaining. Sing along gets rowdy by the time the third stein hits the table.
Overall a fun night, especially if you don’t make it to Germany in October.

If i could, i would give this place 50 stars!
You have to know where you’re going to find this place, it has a small entrance and it goes straight to a basement, but the food was incredible, the quality was like no other! You have to try everything, it’s all delicious.
Huge compliments for their wine list, we tried 3 different bottles (2 Austrian, 1 French) and they were all smooth and full of flavour.
Big Hugs and kisses to the cow bell ringer who asked me to help him play Edelweiss. ;)

I thought I was in southern Germany, not London! Unbelievably authentic Austrian/​German cuisine from the Apfelkorn to the rotkohl with dumplings and schnitzel… prices were fair for the quality and portions. The service is excellent and my waiter, Joska, was so attentive and personable. I loved the atmosphere and when the musician arrived with beautiful German melodies, I was transported back to the wonderful beauties of Austria and Germany. Definitely a great choice if in London and tired of pub food, plus only a few blocks from the Baywater tube stop.

Such a cute little place in the basement of a building. You feel like you have been transported to Austria with the outfits and atmosphere. The singer is great and our waiter was one of the friendliest people in all of the UK.
We enjoyed the food and beer and lively music.

Great time! Great service, food and entertainment! They took me in like family. The owner is always there and wants to ensure you are having a good time. It’s a must! Any American would love it!

The best London dinner entertainment! You will not be disappointed!
Delicious food, good service, smiles all around!
Sang some «bohemian rhapsody» with the crowd! Fun! You have got to go!

Our group of 7 stumbled upon the Tiroler Hut late one night while visiting London. We weren’t familiar with anything on the menu but were all hungry and our choices were limited. GREAT surprise find. One of those you hope you experience. The atmosphere is fun and we were welcomed immediately. Our waiter, Joska, was very funny and incredibly attentive, the food was fantastic, and the music brought it all together. Even our teenagers, who were hoping for pizza, loved it. We will definitely come here again when back in London.

This is one of the best restaurants I have ever been to! Its an Austrian restaurant. The entire place is setup to look authentic, even waiters/​waitresses are in costume. The food is amazing and has a few typical austrian delicacies on the menu. Dont be fooled by the slightly offputting stairs at the entrance or the low ceiling. One of our party has trouble with stairs and another is very tall. His head touched the ceiling so right from the start the staff and all of us were having a laugh and everyone had a really good night. We really enjoyed the live music as well as the waiters entertaining us. One girl was kind enough to translate a phrase for us :-) :-)
It was an amazing night all round and we couldnt have asked for a better send off :-)

Had a fantastic night here, great fun for large groups with huge Steins, brilliant atmosphere and towards the end of the night a mass sing along to Queen!
Loved it!

Really great atmosphere, make sure you book as it is always booked out! So make sure you book.
It is always a great night to spend with friends, don’t expect it to be a quiet night, fantastic music and drinks. The food is good but don’t expect gourmet but good hearty sausages and sauerkraut!

The food is really mediocre, a true disappointment. I went there relying mainly on the food, so that I could somehow stand a kitch ambient and Schlager music made of Toto Cutugno and so on… but I had a mix of sausages, not so good, and they make us pay for some olives (very bad) and we ended up spending 26 pound with a single beer. Disappointing

Pros:
The owner plays Edelweiss on cowbells. Among other things.
The bratwurst is served with a huge pile of sauerkraut.
They serve beer in steins that need to be picked up with two hands.
Cons:
The music can be a bit loud, so don’t expect to have that serious convo with your mum here.
It can get busy. I might have been lucky showing up there on a Friday at about 9:30 and able to find a table for two. When we called ahead to reserve they said to just show up cause it’s easier to find tables for two since its group heavy mostly in here.
It can be a tight squeeze. Low ceilings and close tables. Do not come here if claustrophobic.
Goin back for the fondue. And cowbells.

My dinner at the Austrian restaurant Tiroler Hut between Paddington and Notting Hill Gate was one of the most enjoyable meals in recent months. It is a busy place, and I wanted to eat there before and could not get a table. But finally I managed to get in and it was a pleasure.
I do not know why, but everybody, guests and staff alike, seemed to be smiling and happy. For all I can tell, the nice little restaurant Tiroler Hut simply sports a great vibe. Most servers also speak German, so if you would like to buy your schnitzel in German, you can even do that.
Starting with some bread and butter, my meal began rather average. Unfortunately, I was not in a wine mood that evening, but the wine list read quite promising. I will definitely get an Austrian white the next time I go there. For the main, I went off menu. I asked for a Wiener Schnitzel with spaetzle — you could probably describe it as a special kind of pasta — and gravy. When I ordered, I was a bit disappointed that they only serve pork an no veal. Anyway, it was worth going off menu. My main was really delicious. A good escalope, a delicate gravy and tasty spaetzle. You could argue that the spaetzle were a bit small, but I won’t. They were good. That’s it.
Of course I could not skip the dessert. Continuing with the Austrian theme, I went for the Apfelstrudel. And what should I say, it was heavenly.
Altogether, I had very good food and just a great time at Tiroler Hut. No doubt, I will come back. So far, this is probably the best German or Austrian restaurant I know in London.

Austrian sing-​a-​long cowbell bar? Yes please! We had no idea what we were truly walking in to…
Our first steps in we were greeted by a costumed waitress who sat us at a community table. A man behind the music booth was ringing his cowbells while the entire restaurant sang along to Edelweiss. We quickly stepped in line with our own huge hefeweizens and cheese fondue. The rest of the night was filled with many more libations and lots of singing. My favorite moment was the full out Bohemian Rapsody sung by every single person in the place! Classic.
This is a «when in Rome» moment people! Don’t be the Ebenezer in the corner refusing to sing.
Cheesy, crazy and only for the seriously fun people of the world.

Austrian Gemutlitschkeit
Zunächst einen großen Dank an eine gute Münchner Freundin, die mir den Tipp zum Tiroler Hut gab.
Ich habe schon fast ein schlechtes Gewissen, hier jetzt einen Geheimtipp vorzustellen. Das Restaurant liegt im gediegenen Bayswater und wie man sich eine Almhütte vorstellt, hat man die Lokalität in einem Keller auf einige Räume eingerichtet. Der Laden ist klasse. Jedes germanische Klischee wird erfüllt, vom alten Holzmobiliar und weiß-​rote Tischdecken.
(Siehe Foto unten)
Hüttnmusi wird gespielt, dazu die an diesem Abend ausschließlichen männlichen Bedienungen in Tracht mit kariertem Hemd, kurzer Lederhose und Wad’lstrümpfen. Aber auch wenn Show zum Programm gehört, man bemerkt, dass dieser Laden von gebürtigen Österreichern geführt wird. Die Londoner scheinen den Laden zu lieben, sinnigerweise ist dies keine Touristenfalle sondern ein Restaurant für üppige alpenländische Hausmannskost.
Von Schweinsbraten bis zur Grillplatte, mit Sauerkraut und Leberknödeln das Essen überzeugte auf jeden Fall. Natürlich darf deutsches Brot als Appetit nicht fehlen, selbstgebackenes Schwarz– und Graubrot. Wie in Deutschland ein italienisches Restaurant gerne mit Klischees spielt, so macht es das auch der Tiroler Hut. Dies aber sehr liebevoll und mit einer wirklich authentischen Küche.
Einen besonderen Dank an die Crew: Alle waren sehr aufmerksam und hatten ihren Spaß, sich auch mit uns auf Deutsch zu unterhalten.
(Editierung 11.06.2012: Wiederherstellung der Formatierung des Betrags)

New Years Eve at the Tiroler Hut is determinately the best NYE I have ever had. I wasn’t expecting much as many of the London restaurants have done a fine job of letting my husband and I down but the Tiroler Hut exceeded all expectations. On top of it, they did not allow anyone in the restaurant without a reservation. This kept the tiny restaurant open for people to dance and move around.
Our table reservation was set for 8:30 and by reservation, I mean that was our table for the entire evening. The menu was set and while it wasn’t sausages and potatoes as we had hoped, the food was good and was very filling. We will definitely return to try their standard menu.
The service was great. The entertainment was even greater. My husband and I thought that we would eat dinner and leave about 10pm but the staff served the courses so slowly, we had only had our starter by 10pm. Usually I would bock at slow service but it was nice because there was so much food and the staff wanted you to stay, «get drunk slowly» and take in all the crazy entertainment.
The restaurant is in a basement and the ceilings are extremely low. Anyone who has issues with small places will have a difficult time here. I felt like I was back at Oktoberfest with all the clanking of the glasses and sing alongs. I’d describe the entertainment as half lounge singing half karaōke. The lounge singer has been working at Tiroler Hut for over 50 years and then the karaōke singers that would take over while the lounge singer was on break seemed to be regulars. Like the «Ricardo» who was of Asian decent but claimed he was Italian and sang American songs.
The crowd is mixed — young, old, and all of different cultures. The sing alongs to American songs and the Sound of Music soundtrack may seem corny to anyone who has not been to a true German bier garten or Oktoberfest but this is really how it is at Oktoberfest.
My only regret is that I did not come dressed in a dirndl. It seemed as though half of the crowd was dressed in traditional German attire and I was jealous of them!
The restaurant is kind of divided into two halves. The bar, small dining room, and toilets are on one half (the half you enter after coming down the stairs) and the other half is the main dining room. You will want to sit in the main dining room as this is where all the action takes place.
Oh, and the coat check is free!

Tiroler –fest

OK, corny as hell but certainly a memorable experience!
We spent a ridiculously long time trying to find this place (damn you American smart phones not working in the UK) but once we did it was a definite highlight of our time in London.
Go down a steep flight of stairs and through a doorway and suddenly you’re transported to… somebody’s basement? Yeah, this place is Austrian themed, but presumably executed by a bored housewife that was a bit too inspired by reruns of TLC decorating shows. It’s like Austria threw up all over the walls.
We go to the bar and get giant steins, of what type of beer I can’t recall. We quickly tire of the bar as it’s obvious all of the action is in the other room. We sat at a table, which didn’t make the server happy — it would take us a while to work through those steins we payed for at the bar.
What’s that you say? Oompah band karaōke night? A boisterous, international crowd singing songs old and new? An Italian man of Asian descent singing German pop? How’s THAT for a melting pot of cultures? We clang our beers, we dance with strangers, we have a blast!
Up until now I was going to give this place a 4 star review. Then I remembered that the DJ played a medley of Boney M’s greatest hits. That, my little Austrian friend, just earned you a 5^th star.

mein anlaufplatz als ich in meinen 6 jahren london lust auf ein gutes schnitzel hatte… kaiserschmarrn ist auch sehr lecker sowie das fondue. immer tolle stimmung hier, der wirt setzt sich jeden abend ans akkordeon und trällert liedchen. meist wird getanzt-​auf der tanzfläche oder direkt am platz :) ganz billig ist es nicht, aber einen besuch wert!

Okay, now I am not still drunk I can write a full review. (Note: I do not encourage drunk Unilocaling!)
Never before have I sat though a meal of liquid cheese and witnessed a full grown man in lederhos’n yodel the soundtrack to The Sound of Music. First with a Yamaha keyboard accompanying and later a saxophone. It was like I had been transported into a dream world and there was no escape.
This is not German, it’s Austrian, and it’s pretty damn authentic too. I can’t say enough good things about this place, I want to live here and bask in the glow of happiness it brings. You can’t come here and not have a good night, bring a sense of humour, and it will be the best night of your life.

This is the place for fun as well as food. The apmosphere is brilliant !
The food was nice enough. i had the peasant sausage which was all the different meats with a potato ball and sour krout [sic] Very traditional and filling. The Steine of beer was heavy to lift but went down easily.
We had a singalong to The sound of Music tracks which was in the middle of the diners where the owner/​singer/​is perched in his booth This is all about the apmosphere, when you walk in the tiny entrance its low ceilings and straight away it feels different. staff are dressed in traditional outfits. Friendly, happy, family business. The owner told us he has been there since 1967 and pointed out photos on the walls of his younger days and his daughters.
I dont think you could come here and not have a great time. I loved it and cant wait for my next visit.