What kind of food is served inside the Oktoberfest tents and at what price?

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Munich native again.

  1. Of course all tents serve typical Bavarian food. The food can be roughly divided into two categories: warm dishes and proper starters/desserts as served in any Bavarian restaurant and Brotzeit, a German/Bavarian classic consisting of bread or Brezn (pretzel) with various spreads, hearty toppings and often accompanied by some kind of radish. Many tents serve special dishes matching their motto. Such as different Ox dishes in the Ochsenbraterei, Steckerlfisch (fish on a stick) at Fischers Vroni, grilled ducks at the Entenbraterei and Knödel (dunmplings) at the Knödelei. Just to mention some of them. Besides those special dishes you should always get Hendl (grilled chicken) and Schweinsbraten (roast pork) as warm dishes.
  2. Prices vary by time of day: there are special deals for lunch, while dinner is certainly more expensive. For lunch you can calculate with deals starting at about 10€ while warm dinner ranges from 15 to 25 Euros. Brotzeit is also priced around 10€. Of course the sky is the limit and you'll also find dishes on the menu with significant higher prices.
  3. All tents do also serve vegetarian dishes often priced between 10 and 15 Euros. But the real Schmankerl (delicacies) are typically not vegetarian. You might instead want to try a sweet course as a main dish. The Austrian influence is strong in this area and results in great dishes.

Some menus from last year can be found here (not all containig prices and none in English):

And yes, the beer price has surpassed the 10€ barrier. A Bediengeld (the waitress share) is already included, but additional tipping is still expected!

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