Indy Tour: Rathskeller
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Rathskeller (317) 636-0396 http://www.rathskeller.com/
401 E. Michigan Street Indianapolis Indiana United States 46204
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Rathskeller
Good based on 15 ratings
Type: Restaurant

401 E. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana United States 46204 [ print map ]
(317) 636-0396
http://www.rathskeller.com/

Hours: 3pm - ?


Taps: 12
Bottles: 50



WiFi
Children
Patio
Seasonals
Real Ales
Proper Glassware
Beer To Go/Growlers
BYO 6-Pack/Singles
Available At This Location (arranged by most recent)
Kulmbacher Mönchshof Schwarzbier 82

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15 reviews for Rathskeller
 Ambiance 89%
 Service 71%
 Selection 74%
 Food 73%
 Value 11%
 Overall 74%
 Rating 64%
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bhops (34), Dallas, Texas
  52   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/54/106/15 7/10 3/1011/20

August 22, 2009
decent place. really cool buiding, beer selection is okay... mostly german, naturally, but you can’t be too critical when they serve orval.server was a bit grumpy at first but warmed up considerably. praobably a really fun place in tbe evevings. biergarten cool

BiddleBrau (33), Midland Park, New Jersey
  68   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/57/1011/15 7/10 5/1013/20

August 12, 2009
Cool building and layout especially the Kellerbar. A bit pricey but the food was good. Beer selection decent but not over the top, they have what you need. I just thought it was a cool find on a trip recently.

sigma23 (10), , Maine
  84   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/58/1013/15 7/10 7/1016/20

April 4, 2009
great place to go hang out, have some good german food and some good beer. beer garden is fantastic and just an all around great place to hang out

kseecs16 (145), Naperville, Illinois
  66   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/57/1010/15 6/10N/A11/20

September 18, 2008
Visited on a Tuesday evening and sat at the bar. Big place with multiple dining areas. Cool old bar area with high ceilings with german and beer flags on the wall. Bar is a bit small. Beer selection focuses on Germans and is entirely european save the swill. Some good beers but nothing rare. They did have 5 organics available if that’s your thing. Beer prices are not cheap. Food consists of the usual german menu suspects with more traditional american fare. Food quite pricey for what it is and while not bad the german items I had were not amazing.

hotstuff (32), Indiana
  92   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/59/1014/15 10/10N/A19/20

April 4, 2008
Have been here numerous times and always a good time. Very good beer selection, fantastic German food, attentive, prompt service, fun bartenders, relaxing atmosphere, and definitely worthy of a visit even if German food isn’t your kind of food.Just go for the beer.

StFun (11), Indiana
  50   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
2/52/1012/15 3/10N/A9/20

January 30, 2008
Eh...too trendy a place for me, really. I hate crowds, and this place is PACKED on the weekends, even the outside area (on a cool night you will still be sweating buckets from the body heat alone). Outrageous prices, so-so food, terrible service every time I go. They also charge my credit card a tip every time I go. I don’t mind tipping, but don’t appreciate a 25% tip automatically charged to me when my party is only two people. They have some really really good beers on tap, but everything else ruins it, especially when I belong to the private bar across the street.

DWestrick (7), Ft Wayne, Indiana
does not count - explanation
  100   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/510/1015/15 10/10N/A20/20

January 22, 2008
My kind of place...easily my favorite bar/restaurant. Greatest beer on tap (Spaten Optimator) - Unbelieveable food, authentic feel and very charming. The gem of Indianapolis. Someday/Somehow my brother and I plan to buy this place...but I won’t change a thing!

Tmoney99 (256), Cincinnati, Ohio
  76   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/57/1011/15N/AN/A15/20

June 8, 2007
Corner building with street parking in front and lot parking in back. Clean older brick building with bar on on the lowwe level with the bar on the left and tables on the right for food and beverages. Large beer patio area in back with a stage. German beer list of bottles and on tap. All were solid drinkable brews. Freindly bartender. Did not eat, but the menu of German foods looked very good. Good location and I will stop again.

Aurelius (89), Tallahassee, Florida
  70   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/57/107/15 7/10N/A16/20

May 17, 2007
What an unusual stop. It’s like the basement of an old high school or church. I went there on a Monday night, so it was kinda slow, but my guide, Ali, indicated that it turned into a meat market at other times. Just had one beer, but the biergarten was second only to the Penn Brewery in Pitt. The cold sausage sampler with cheese was killer - the braunschweiger is tremendous. My buddy got the hot sausage sampler - which I bludged from - and the franks were stellar. Highly recommended. I did have to give the barkeep a hard time about getting a real beer glass to take out onto the biergarten. He said something about ’no glass’ and I pointed out that the bottle that I was going to be pouring from was glass -- he let me slip after his intellectual dishonesty was manifest -- I guess the owners are kinda stingy with regards to their glassware.

Optigon (41), Bloomington, Indiana
  82   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
5/57/1013/15 8/10N/A16/20

January 21, 2007
Very excellent German restaurant. The Faust-themed fireplace makes for a fun and interesting atmosphere. Good selection of beer. Excellent food.

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Scene
Beergarden with a stage

Noise
quiet inside, until late

Staff
Friendly

Music
live

Food
Great German fare

Parking
difficult