Tysons Biergarten

How does this place not get 5 stars from every single visitor? I've been to a lot of beer joints (perhaps more than my share, but somebody's got to represent) and this is hands down my favorite anywhere. They. Know. Their. Beer. And they know their customers. Go for the suds, stay for the fun atmosphere. You can even bring your kids and your pets.

The only thing is problem, the availability of restrooms, their beer options and atmosphere is awesome

Had been here before over the summer & had a good time, so we came back after a show at Capital One. Got there about 10p. Totally opposite experience. We ordered loaded fries & wings from TBG. Young lady at the register didn't say a word & could care less. One employee just stayed on his phone. After 20 minutes we asked where the food was. Some other employee appeared and JUST started the order. The kid on the phone told us to pick the food up across the way. Wrong! He also said he didn't work there. Then why was he behind the counter? When we asked for the manager to cancel the order & refund, once again cashier girl STILL didn't speak and just pointed . The manager spoke in whispers (we saw he got his food ). Funny, he went and spoke to the kid who said he didn't work there. As we were leaving we got a text saying our food was ready....when it wasn't. S*#t show.

This past summer, I found myself visiting the Tysons Biergarten a few times. Once because I had a training session in the area and stopped in to wait out traffic, and on a couple of other occasions I made the painful trek down Route 7 because I have friends who work at one of the many nearby consulting firms, and they seem to like this place.However, you wanna know what Tysons Biergarten really is? It is an attempt to recapture the nostalgia and youth of being your 20's, all while trying to escape the soul crushing reality of being an office drone in the corporate dystopia that is Tyson's Corner. Tysons Biergarten tries so hard to remind people that even if you have to wear an off the rack drab suit, that you can still be cool and hip by hanging out and drinking beer on picnic tables, all while using plastic tokens to pay for drinks - since using cash or credit cards is so early 2000's. There are plenty of other reviews explaining how the token system works, but I am in the majority of reviewers who think it's dumb and gimmicky.The only thing more abhorrent, is the food ordering system...followed closely by the cuisine itself. There seems to be a belief that people only want to interact with kiosks and tablets for services, since talking to a live human to order food is a concept again...from the early 2000's. So walk into the kitchen and then place your order on the tablet hanging on the wall, and wait for the food. Look, I've been to Austria and Switzerland so I have a pretty good idea of what Bavarian cuisine associated with Biergarten's should taste like. The food here, is an insult and not an homage to true European biergartens. The TBG loaded fries are advertised as "fresh fries topped with two different cheese, onions, scallions, and special sauce." Well these fries might be "freshly" defrosted out of a freezer since they were extremely soggy and the special sauce tasted like diluted thousand island. The various sausage platters I've tried aren't terrible, but also nothing special. If you have to order some food, I'd recommend either the jalapeno cheddarwurst or the Kielbasa. Both of these sausages have a familiar flavor to most people, and can be dressed up with some mustard on the side.When I was last here in late August since it was god-awful hot in DC this summer, I was sitting there around 6pm strategically camped under an umbrella for shade, and I watched as legions of folks were walking around with their lanyards from places like CVENT, KPMG, and Booz Allen, just to name a few. I get it. Everyone wants the nice six-figure salary associated with being a H.P.C. (aka Highly Paid Consultant) but not the hours or "golden handcuffs" that accompany that line of work.So in that regard, I give Tysons Biergarten a star for at least TRYING to provide some sort of respite to people after logging a long day at the office. Another star also because after flagging down a bartender at either the upper or downstairs (I recommend the downstairs) bar, the beer selection is actually decent, and at Happy Hour, the prices are really good for Tysons.BTW - forget about parking anywhere near the place. Follow the signs to the parking garage about a 3-5 minute walk away; just remember to bring your parking ticket so it can get validated on your way out.

This place is not bad to have a drink and catch up with friends butttt if it's full or you want to watch a game, be prepared to hold your credit card and the bartender ignore you while time passes by. We went to watch a game and it wasn't too bad, nice summer night with not many people on a Thursday night. We sat at the table and the tv kept glitching so we had to move. We had order a beer and wings but the wings were more bones than meat. The fries were not bad and the beer was pretty good. Our second visit, the bar was full and you could barely order a drink. We went to the outside window thinking this would be easier but 10 minutes later no one helped us. This place needs better service as well as more bartenders. Music not bad at all except if you want to have a conversation, I suggest you don't sit next to dj booth as you will barely hear yourself.

Parking is pretty limited, but convenient if you take the metro here. The bar is a short 1 minute walk from the Greensboro Metro Station. The bar is located at the end of a construction zone surrounded by high rises. It's a little confusing and hectic at first. Show your ID at the front door and purchase tokens near the entrance. Each token is $8.48/each. All tokens are the same value for 1 beer/wine/cocktail/food item. They accept credit card via Square. Don't purchase too many tokens, since you cannot return them. U can always buy more throughout the evening. If you want food, get some red tokens. Every item is a red token. Get a menu and a pencil. Check what you want on the paper menu, and then give the menu and tokens to the kitchen staff... they do not bring you the food, you have to keep going back to check.All the beer was fantastic. I would recommend getting a flight. I got a margarita and it was very good. The downstairs had a nice dimly lit ambiance with plenty of bench seating. This is a pretty interesting and different type of place. I would recommend it.

We decided to try the Comedy show at this place wasn't funny at all, rude. Beer bar was good, we sat outside for a bit luckily they had warm propane lamps to keep us warm.I'll definitely will go back for beer and outside entertainment.

Great place for happy hour on a warm nice day. Happy hour is only from 3-9pm on the weekdays for certain beers/ciders. I like the set-up outdoors and indoors. There's plenty of space. We were lucky and came when it wasn't busy but I heard it's usually really busy during the summer. Parking is a little annoying but the garage is only like 1-2 minute walk from the place. They validate the parking at least.I actually don't like the token/chip system. It's annoying and some things are not worth the token price. I don't think everything is equal like $8.48. Happy hour drinks are only $5 tho. The German pretzel was good but not amazing. It's not as fluffy/buttery as I like it. The Curry Wurst was pretty good. I really enjoyed that. The sauce was more like a tomato bbq sauce. Almost curry but not exactly. The Black Pepper Meatballs were good too. It's a little more sweet since it's a black pepper cider sauce. Very saucy. There were live performances so that was nice. They were doing covers of popular songs, and were really good!!

A first visit to this place on a Friday night with a close friend of mine. It was totally packed by 6:00 PM! Parking was a total mess right near the restaurant/bar area. Had to drive around to a nearby garage, which frickin' cost $13 after 2 hours or so! Ridiculous! Besides that, you had to purchase tokens, which were like $8+ each and that was the only way to get Beer or Food items...We each tried a couple of different Beers, which were pretty good. The food menu items were alright, nothing too special. Got some sliders with fries and a pretzel. Didn't really like the sliders too much, since it was a bit undercooked and chewy. The pretzel was cold and stale, so don't know what happened there. The view outside was nice and liked the beer. But overall, it was a so-so kind of experience.

This is definitely one of the cooler drinking spots in NOVA where you forget that you're surrounded by office buildings. My review is only for the beer since I haven't partaken in the food. There's a wide selection of German beers on tap and they're all the same price ($8).The payment system with chips is interesting, but apparently it's similar to what you do in Germany. You purchase your chips at the entrance (and have the option of adding tip if paying with credit card) and each color is for a different item and all cost $8. They also never expire so you can always come back with them! There's also mugs throughout the bar for cash tips as well. In addition to several tables with picnic style seating, there's also a few games such as Connect 4, cornhole, beer pong and big Jenga that you can play with your group.The parking situation isn't ideal since there's a shared lot with 20 or so spaces but there's also a garage about a 5 minute walk away with plentiful parking. Bring your ticket with you so it can be validated.