Munich Kids

There are several biergartens in the English Garden, but we have spent time at only two of them, the Seehaus Biergarten and the Chinese Tower Biergarten.  The food on offer at both places is very similar - sausages, roast chicken, giant pretzels, obazda, etc.  Beer, soda, and wine are your basic drink choices.  Each biergarten has rows and rows of picnic tables.  It is permissable to bring your own food as well.  The view from the Seehaus is quite nice.  Most of the tables look onto the lake, and you can watch people gliding by in their rented rowboats and paddleboats.  The Chinese Tower is surrounded by trees so there is no real view.  However, the Chinese Tower often has musicians playing traditional German Oompa music while you enjoy your currywurst and Radler. 

The playground at the Seehaus is very small, and not at all useful if you have small children.  It is back in a corner (so you don’t get the view of the lake).  The primary play structure is in the shape of a boat’s hull. The children climb to the top, and it is quite steep and high for little ones.  Also, the entrance to the climbing part is hidden from view if you are sitting at one of the picnic tables, making it impossible to see how your child is doing as he climbs about on the play structure.  The playground at the Chinese Tower is much better and much larger.  In fact, there are several sections to it.  There are monkey bars, a teetertotter, slide, bridge, and overhead bars.  There is also a wonderful, old-fashioned carousel. Rides are about 1-2 EUR depending on how many tokens you buy.