End of the "Wirtshaus Wiesn": landlords draw positive balance - waitress gives gloomy outlook for the Oktoberfest 2021

The "Wirtshaus Wiesn" ends this year.

The operators of the restaurants are satisfied.

Nevertheless, there are also gloomy prospects for the next Oktoberfest.

• Due to the corona pandemic, the WirtshausWiesn in Munich * was heavily debated from the start.

• The tightening of the rules * announced by OB Reiter now confronts restaurateurs with complicated tasks.

• The first partial cancellations have since been announced.

Update from October 4th, 1:20 p.m .:

and traditional costume: Even if the Oktoberfest was

this year

-

there was still

a little

in Munich.

In a good 50 restaurants and beer gardens, hosts invited to the

with

at the start.

This ends today, Sunday, after two weeks and three weekends - as the

would have done.

According to the spokesman for the

inns'

association

, Gregor Lemke, the "Wirtshaus Wiesn" was well received.

"

, for something that also gives courage," said Lemke on Sunday in Munich.

Balance of the “Wirtshaus Wiesn” in Munich: Inner city hosts satisfied

The guests adhered to the

and celebrated peacefully.

Although the "Wirtshaus Wiesn" had taken

a big damper in the meantime

due to the increasing number of

in the Bavarian capital.

"The people were

about the

decorated inns and enjoyed the typical Oktoberfest delicacies," said co-Oktoberfest spokesman Christian Schottenhamel.

In order to prevent wild

with a high risk of infection, the city had imposed an alcohol ban at the start of the campaign on Theresienwiese, where millions of liters of beer usually flow at Oktoberfest.

Waitresses meet for a “sweep” on the Theresienwiese - and give a bitter view

, a few

met

on the

on Sunday

, who

would normally

celebrate

the

this Sunday

in the shadow of the

.

Despite the efforts it takes to be a Oktoberfest waitress - they all missed it.

However, not everyone believes that they will be able to pursue their strenuous “hobby” again next year.

Waitress Jil Wegener, who actually works in the health sector, believes it will take

some time until there is a

against the

and everyone has been vaccinated.

Update from September 24th, 6.25 a.m.:

Politicians have to plan more reliably and with foresight, said the second Wiesnwirt spokesman and

the German press agency.

“We have been talking about a second wave for months.

It would be nice if the state government had informed us beforehand what is planned for this case. "

According to the cabinet decision, if 50 new infections are exceeded in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants, among other things, only five people may be together in public.

On Wednesday evening, Munich

announced

a corresponding

decree in view of the value exceeded according to the city's figures

.

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This means that only five people can sit together.

Schottenhamel has

already

canceled the

for his ballroom with around 450 seats (see original notification).

"If we had known beforehand that it could happen that we could only seat five people at a table, we would have responded beforehand and only accepted reservations for five people at the table," explains the Nockherberg boss.

"It would be nice, predictive and predictable

to get, that allow us to change according to time in our plants, the structures", also the spokesman for the city hosts and chief said the

,

.

It's about reservation management.

But also for new distances, smaller units for only five people, partition walls and the training of the staff in advance.

WirtshausWiesn before Corona-Aus?

New rules let organizers rage: "Madness, affects the entire industry"

Update from September 22, 6:20 p.m.:

The

is

due to the increasing restrictions in the city.

A

severe blow

for

.

“After months of stagnation, you want to finally make a difference,

” says the Oktoberfest host and host spokesman, “and then you get whistled back all the time!” With all the stress you ask yourself at some point, he said Host goes on, "what you do the whole thing for".

Now the program in the large ballroom is no longer available.

Festive host Christian Schottenhamel explains: “We made a conscious decision

the entire event to the front of

.” This means that the city's hygiene requirements can continue to be complied with.

The protection of guests has top priority - even if the retrofitting is associated with enormous additional costs and effort.

“We actually wanted to

start

with

,” says Nockherberg co-boss Florian Lechner.

"Then we voluntarily reduced it to 480." The inn would now have

: "Organizational, emotional and of course economic madness that affects the entire industry." State tables of eight in the hall, guests can now expect tables of five in the tavern.

Corona in Munich: landlady foams due to restrictions - "preferably to throw everything away"

There is also criticism from other restaurateurs of the rapid political decisions.

For example,

says: “I feel like a plaything.

Today huh, tomorrow hott.

We plowed, planned and fought for months.

And what for ?! ”For three days - a ridiculous three days - the landlady emphasizes that the restaurateurs now have time

their

.

"I was just at the Bauhaus," reports the landlady -

to buy

.

"If our guests hadn't looked so damn happy at the weekend - I'd like to throw everything away!"

A thought that also

haunted

, spokesman for the Munich city center inns and

.

"The

just pouring down on us." Nevertheless, the landlord does not want to give up and continue fighting for his WirtshausWiesn.

With partition walls, enlarged spaces, "

with

".

So far everything has worked out wonderfully.

To see a bit of joie de vivre in the faces again, says Lemke, "it's worth the stress."

Corona in Munich: WirtshausWiesn no longer in the ballroom on the Nockherberg

First report from September 22nd:

Munich - bang on the

: Because the

are

severely affected by

the new

the

, they have decided to take a drastic step.

The

no longer take place

in the

from Wednesday (23 September).

Visits to the beer garden or tavern are still possible.

"The event must be canceled without replacement," says a

that

received who had previously reserved a table in the ballroom.

A corresponding note on the Corona * cancellation can also be found on the Nockherberg homepage.

Corona Munich: A bang at the WirtshausWiesn - Festsaal cancellation at Nockherberg

“Stricter measures to

against infection during the

decided

on Monday for the city of Munich

.

Under the new legal regulations, it is unfortunately no longer possible for us to

carry out

the planned

in our

, ”reads.

Damper for WirtshausWiesn: First restaurateur announces Corona cancellation

It is with a heavy heart that the guests have to be informed that

between September 23 and October 4 have become invalid.

“We ourselves are very concerned about the current

the number of

in

and saddened by the measures that have become

.

However, we would appreciate a

happy (in tavern or beer garden, d. Red.) From you.

Your safety and unadulterated enjoyment will be ensured on site, ”ends the statement signed by

,

and the Nockherberg team.

Most recently, an organizer had given the WirtshausWiesn against and responded to allegations from the town hall.

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