Waldhaus zur alten Tram hosts company events, seminars, Christmas parties and weddings for up to 180 guests in its festival barn, with a further 150 in the main house and a side room for 10 to 50. The venue stands on about 35,000 square meters of grounds at Riedweg 41 in Straßlach, on the southern edge of the Grünwald forest, around 3 km south of the Munich city limit.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells business events alongside private ones: incentives, product presentations, seminars, company celebrations and Christmas parties all appear on its events page. A team can combine a working session indoors with time outside, for example a round of Bauerngolf, a farm-style golf game the venue offers to groups of colleagues. Catering and organization come as one package from a fully licensed restaurant, so a day can run from morning coffee to dinner with a single contact. Viewings and events are arranged by appointment, and inquiries are taken at any time of year.
Weddings and receptions
Couples can hold a non-religious ceremony outdoors beside the old tram under a spruce tree, or a civil ceremony in the side room for 10 to 50 guests, which has its own terrace and garden. Receptions move to the sunny terrace with its flower beds, for an aperitif or an afternoon coffee and cake table. The garden under chestnut trees is lit with fairy lights in the evening. Extras include an outdoor barbecue with a wooden beer barrel to tap, arrival by horse-drawn carriage on the gravel drive, and the tram itself as a photo backdrop.
Rooms and capacities
The Feststadel is a modernized historic barn for up to 180 guests. It has a festive entrance on the west side and a separate outdoor area to the east under trees, with weatherproof umbrellas, and decorations can hang from the ceiling beams. The main house, which holds the restaurant, takes up to 150 guests. The side room handles 10 to 50 guests and opens onto its own terrace and garden, which makes it the choice for small weddings and civil ceremonies.
Catering
The kitchen prepares set menus, buffets and barbecues, with vegetarian and vegan dishes on request, and offers packages that cover food and drinks. The restaurant serves Ayinger beer. Menu suggestions for events are published on the site, and the team also runs a catering service for business events and private celebrations held elsewhere.
History and setting
The site dates from 1927, when the association of Munich tram workers built a holiday home here for its members. The Nazi regime seized the property, and the association rebuilt the holiday home after the war. From the 1990s the house was leased to a series of restaurateurs. The main building and the Theaterstadl were largely preserved and renovated in 2015 and 2016, and the restaurant reopened in 2016. The Tschurtschenthaler family, who also run Waldhaus Deininger Weiher, later took over and gave the place its current name. A historic tram stands on the grounds as a showpiece, next to a memorial to tram workers who died in the First World War.
Getting there
Straßlach lies just south of Grünwald, about 3 km beyond the Munich city boundary, at the edge of the Grünwald forest. The restaurant is open Tuesday to Sunday, including public holidays. The venue is easiest to reach by road from Munich; ask the team about parking and group transfers when booking.
