Paulaner Brauhaus

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Restaurant, Western Cape | Cape Town

A relaxed, family friendly brewery and restaurant, kitted out with tradidtional brass brewing kettles to provide a rustic German experience.

FUNCTIONS
We specialise in themed dinners for corporate functions and tour groups. We cater for parties of between
20 and 350 guests.

Should you wish to discuss your own Fest, please do not hesitate to call our Wirt (Manager).

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History
Evidence has been found confirming the existence of the Paulaner brewery since 1634. We owe our name to the Paulaner monks who established themselves in the Munich Kloster Neudeck (monastery) in the Au Valley at the request of the local Elector.

However, monastery life was pretty tough and hard work was a feature of the religious brothers' everyday existence. In order to give themselves strength during their strict fasts they brewed a strong, nourishing beer - later to be known as Salvator.

A divine idea: the monks gave all surplus beer that they had brewed to the poor or sold it at the monastery beer counter. But ecclesiastical competition soon became a thorn in the flesh for the private brewers of Munich and it wasn't long before they complained to the Munich City Council about the monastery beer counter.

Fortunately, the protest was in vain and to the joy of the citizens of Munich, the modest monks were granted an unrestricted license to brew in 1780 due to the outstanding quality of their beer.

Interestingly, the complaint manifesto of 1634 was the first document to mention the Paulaner brewery in Munich.

Directions
We are situated in the Clock Tower Precinct of Cape Town's Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Open times :
Monday & Sunday: 11h00 to 23h00