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Oktoberfest 2025: Record prices for meatloaf and steaks cause excitement!
Experience the price developments for food and beer at Oktoberfest 2025: From half chicken to tomahawk steaks.
Oktoberfest 2025: Record prices for meatloaf and steaks cause excitement!
Oktoberfest 2025 in Munich is just around the corner and the first menus have just been published. The prices for Oktoberfest dishes are already causing excitement and a bit of dissatisfaction among visitors. As Merkur reports, the dishes on the festival grounds will range from single-digit to three-digit prices. For the popular half chicken this year, guests pay between 17.20 euros in the Augustiner festival hall and up to 24.90 euros in the Paulaner festival tent.
The price range also extends to the other classic Oktoberfest dishes: half a pork knuckle costs between 22.90 euros and 27.80 euros, while the cheese spaetzle costs around 20 euros. If you want to treat yourself to a portion of Obazda, you have to expect prices between 14.90 euros and 17.80 euros. A highlight of the menu is the tomahawk steak, which costs an impressive 179 euros. The extravagant truffle edition of this steak costs 229 euros - the most expensive dish at the festival.
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Not only are food prices going up, it's also getting expensive for beer lovers. In 2025, a beer will cost over 15 euros in most large tents. In the Armbrustschützen-Festzelt 15.50 euros and in the Augustiner-Festhalle only 14.50 euros are due. This represents an increase compared to previous years: in 2014, a beer cost less than 10 euros.
The reasons for these price increases are diverse. In Munich, an analysis of the economic framework shows that food prices have increased by 34% since 2020, while wage costs for staff increased by 13.9% in 2024. These factors put a strain on landlords' budgets and make price increases unavoidable.
Criticism from guests
The rising prices are met with mixed reactions. According to a survey by T-online, 91.5% of the more than 23,000 participants find the price increases to be unreasonable. Only a small proportion of 6.7% see the new prices as justified. The price-performance ratio is particularly critically examined, as a pint of beer costs an average of 15.25 euros.
The Oktoberfest 2025 is therefore not only a celebration of culinary delights, but also a reflection of the economic challenges that the catering industry and its guests are faced with. It will be important to keep an eye on costs, especially for those who want to sit at a table with friends and enjoy the ambience.
The full price overview and further details about the dishes will be announced by September 20, 2025. It remains to be seen whether and how visitors will react to the expensive offers - but the anticipation for the Oktoberfest remains unbroken.