The German American Cultural Society

I was invited to the Oktoberfest event this year at the German American Culture society along with some friends. Being unfamiliar with German culture, I had no idea what to expect but everybody was very welcoming and friendly.

This being my first visit, I stuck to the basics, Oktoberfest beer, bratwurst, sauerkraut, and potato salad. It was all delicious and decently priced. They also had traditional dancing and various vendors in the upstairs hall.

My friend was looking desperately for the fresh made pretzels she had last year and couldn't find them; one of the members overheard our conversation and prepared soft pretzels for us right away and only charged us a very small amount. Kindness and service like that is almost impossible to find these days, but not at the German American Culture Society.

As other reviews have mentioned, you can tell operating the culture society is a labor of love, and the members and volunteers genuinely care about the establishment and its patrons. I look forward to visiting again!

I f'ng LOVE this place.  

Its that time of year, the weather is turning crisp, sunset starts in the late afternoon, and the mind turns the sweet and spicy flavor of Octoberfest.  The beer that is.  And, if you're going to have a pint, or a 1/2 liter being more to the point, this place should probably be on your list.

For some reason, Pawtucket is the home for a great number of Social Clubs. The Irish Social Club, the Polish Home, the Greek Social Club, the Portuguese Social Club, the Franco-American Club, the list goes on.  And a number of these clubs have an open door policy, and a bar, where a person can sit down, and relax, and have a drink.  But the German Club, they bring something different to the table.

Every Friday night, they open the basement door to the place, and serve great German beer, fresh on tap and in the bottle, along with a smattering of German food type specialties.  This time of year, there are a few more people in the crowd.  There is a German accordion player, who bangs out an occasional tune, and a number of the regulars chime in on Bavarian folksong standards.

The food is good, and cheap, the beer and company are outstanding.  Its a good place and a great time.

They open at 7pm and its cash only.

A+

I can't add much to this with the excpetion that my mom was from Germany and I have been there many times. This is one of the few AUTHENTIC German places in the US. Beer was good, service excellent, food. The food was the usual german beer garden fare - wurst, kraut, lieberkase, potato pancakes/salad and Amys delicious chocolate pudding and almond cookies. Folks were VERY friendly and we saw families with young kids - just like in Germany!!! We will def be back Accordian music was good, and a professional opera singer samg a few songs. Keg beer was imported from Germany and boy it shows! Go checkout the Ratskeller - you WILL be hooked.