This is a wonderful place to be on a nice day. You have the choice of a fancy restaurant or the outdoor beer garden and food stands. This tip is primarily about the latter. It’s a convivial place with great scenery and shady relaxation. Don’t worry — you’ll find a place at one of the 7,000 seats in the beer garden. On some weekend afternoons, the pagoda doubles as a gazebo, and there’s live music.
The food is standard beer garden fare — good, but nothing special. If the “steckerlfisch” stand is open, try some mackerel on a stick — maybe with a pretzel or “pommes mit mayo.” The beer has recently switched from Löwenbräu to Münchener Hofbräu (the same beer served in the Hofbräuhaus). The new beer is much better, IMO.