Schumann's American Bar - München

In consideration of some of the very negative assessments that speak about disgusting matters, I cannot share these experiences. in the opposite, I had an amazing evening. Although, the visit was very crowded and I think this is how the atmosphere is today. Drinks are magnificent and professionally served. Maybe. I had also been happy that my bartender celebrated her birthday.

Gerhard, a Moroccan, frankly refused to serve me at the bar because he said he didn't like me. then he said his boss, charles schumann (who never appeared), supported his decision. the lavish personal decisions of the bartender, who is served and...if it is a reason to avoid this facility. in the conservative Bavarians, this place unfortunately confirms that prejudices are alive and well in münich.

The worst cocktail experience ever!we sat at the bar and ordered two cocktails. David, the bartender, showed no interest whatsoever in serving us (foreigners and had the most disrespectful and unprofessional attitude while making cocktails. He poured alcohol from an unlabelled bottle and when I...showed him that from that he was also pouring a fly, without saying a word he started a new drink and walked away. Another colleague passed by and annoyed asked who left the drinks incomplete. Daniel mumbled something and let him do the rest of the work. Definitely a cocktail bar I cannot recommend to anyone (only to my worst enemy... !!

Bar was recently rated as a 43 bar in a list of the World Best bars 2019 completion, which made my curious checking it out. Interior is quite simple. Spacious huge common space, nice ambient music, not loud(yea, at 6pm, and still almost fully booked ...As for experience: Firstly, I had to draw waiter’s attention to get seated, more than once. Even that I came right at the opening time. When I finally got seated waiter kept acting condescendingly and acting as if being in a rush not letting me keep reading the menu trying to take it away. Had to repeat 3 4 times that I want to damn keep it. Ordered: potatoe soup(was tasty , mozzarella(served with pumpkins and greenery, very unusual and very tasty , fish(very simply decorated, tasted okay . At the end waiter changed(previous was a bald one, and now was served by an elderly person, very friendly and professional , so probably was just unlucky at first. As for the cocktails: menu so sister of a variety of signatures (along with classics, but who wants classics when it comes to a top notch bartender art? , so I ordered “journalist” and “white rissian”(yes, classic, yet got curious how would they prepare the one not listed in a menu both were Superb. I recommend this bar as cocktail paradise, however note it’s not much romantic, so probably it fits for a company or a solo visit.

We had a reservation upstairs at Les Fleurs du Mal. Two terrific and one very original cocktails (buttermilk margarita! ; a very knowledgeable bartender; very well done short menu for two; and, a very reasonable 65 Euro. We were at 7:30 and was just getting going....Very sophisticated and up-scale crowd it would be hopeless without a reservation. We were treated very professionally and warmly. Not for a large group.