Zeitgeist

The Jolly Gardeners
Excellent modern informal refurbished local Gastropub. Simple menu of sharable plates, main meals, and deserts. To start we ordered the hummus, which was good, and the onion bhaji, which was great. For main meal we had the special menu item, the lamb noisette, which came with both broad and runner beans, and, new potatoes. The lamb was good quality and perfectly seasoned and lightly cooked. Great place to eat close to Lambeth Bridge in central London, or share a drink and some small plates with friends.

Took the Italian girlfriend for a true German experience - one of the best Germans in London, certainly better than the Bavarian Beerhouse or other "tourist traps". No fuss German Food and some of the best beers we have to offer - try the Tannenzäpfle (scares the hell out of anyone when said fast enough) and Tegernsee Hell (even hard to get in Germany) - Prost! Try the Currywurst or the Schweinsbraten, the dumplings are wunderbar

It seems slightly incongruous, a chocolate dark inside hidden away down Black Prince Road in Vauxhall within a barely rebranded frontage bearing the Jolly Gardener brand. We walked past it twice before realising where it was. Described as London's first German gastropub (a fairly safe claim) they offer 40 odd different beers. Some excellent choices, if a little pricy. DAB, a light and crisp easy drinker from Dortmund is a semi regular treat when bought from Oddbins, here it's over £4 a pint.

They offer a range of wurst (including the ubiquitous currywurst) alongside a selection of schnitzels, a more Austrian treat, but one known across both countries. On previous visits I've sampled these, and can particularly recommend the Schnitzel Kolsche Art, the traditional pan fried pork escalope coated in breadcrumbs, served in this instance with a black pudding and apple sauce mix. It isn't gourmet, but does as its makers intended and serves up a hearty filler to put a cap on the foamy lager you've just sculled.

Sadly they closed the kitchen an hour early that night so we had a beer and a cider and moved on

Typical German style bars.Friendly chef and waiter left me deep impression.I tasted beef,awesome.Sweet Tarte Flambee which including Apples, Cinnamon, Sugar, Raisins, Almonds & Vanilla Ice was awesome dessert.I enjoyed it.The only issue is too much for single since I had main course beef before.You should bring friend here to share it.

This is a good place for a quick bite to eat, serving German themed food. The food is fine, nothing special.

There are a few other places in London that serve better German food and better range of German beers etc.

Fantastic pub to watch german football matches, they have a big screen show all the games and you can reserve table to view a match. We love to go, have a couple nice german beers (my favorite: Warsteiner), Currywurst and Jaegerschnitzel with fries and enjoy a football game. Waiters are mostly German and some are British, so are the guests. We come all across London to this pub because it is simply the best for watching football.

This bar has a good location and is spacious with a small beer/smoking garden out the back. It's great for watching the German football on TV. I don't know what the food is like. When we went the bar service was terribly slow and the beer was actually not very nice.

What on earth is this bar doing in Kennington? This is a really really good, fairly unique bar..I would expect to find it somewhere more commercial. Still, maybe it's location helps as it would surely be packed solid in a busier location (probably is anyway on Friday and Saturday nightsand when the German football is on).


So this is a German place. We already know they do good beer. I meanit's not real ale, but there are so many beers, light and dark. My personal recommendation would be the Rauchbier (or bacon beer as I heard someone call it) but everyone should be able to find something they like. Just try going alphabetically down the menu (the Rauchbier is first :) )


There are two sides to the bar, one has lower more traditional tables, on the other side the tables are quite high..so high a few of my more vertically challenged chums started questioning just how tall the average German is.


What else is goodwell the food probably is but I haven't had chance to try it yet. I love German food and will update the review when I get to try it. There are also a few tables outside for a bit of sun and fresh air.


I once again have a German bar in London to love!

A few weeks ago I had the idea, that I could try some Schnitzels in London. I looked for some restaurants that serve proper Schnitzels and yesterday I began my Schnitzel journey through London at Zeitgeist near Vauxhall.


I ordered a real veal Wiener Schnitzel and expected perhaps a bit too much. What I got was a not too big (not as big as I expected based on their menu) Schnitzel with chips. It tasted okay, but not like something you will remember. Perhaps it was my fault to expect something as delicious as I got at Moldau restaurant in Stockholm (http://www.qype.co.uk/place/1976296-Moldau-Stockholm ) ...


Anyway, the Schnitzel was okay and the Grüner Veltliner white wine I had was really very good. If you're looking for German food, the menu offers a lot of dishes you you won't find at many other places in London.
No question, I'll go there again to try another dish from their menu!


And besides the food, Zeitgeist is definitely much more a pub than a restaurant.