Our Story
It all started as a discovery of a new world—German-born Joachim Gross, or Joe as he was known amongst friends, was a master chef who’d worked and travelled around the world. In 1986 he arrived in Namibia and upon his arrival, this nomad finally felt at home. A passion for travel, stories and food fused together when Joe’s Beerhouse opened its doors in October 1991. Joe’s started as a quaint little beer garden, but soon, due to its popularity and maybe also because Joe ran out of space to put all his treasures from the road, the restaurant moved to its current location at 160 Nelson Mandela Avenue.
If you’ve never been to Joe’s Beerhouse, “treasures from the road” might be a vague concept—but, from the very beginning, Joe decorated his Beerhouse with stories. As he travelled through the country, he collected items, items with history and character and every one of these items found a home in the Beerhouse. There’s the intertwined kudu horns, the mini on the roof, Joe’s Twak Truck, the largest ox horns you’ll (probably) ever see, enough Jägermeister bottles to hold a lake (this is yet to be proven), old rusty milk pails, petrol pumps, toilet seats as bar stools, lanterns, bottle caps, rusty anchors… we could go on, but you have to see it for yourself.
Where We Are Today
Joe has since retired and the new owners, Thomas and Carol-Jean Rechter stepped in in 2012 and elevated Joe’s to the wonderfully, slightly crazy place it is today. The Rechters have been in the restaurant industry for over three decades. Thomas Rechter is a Hamburg-trained chef—making him the architect behind Joe’s Beerhouse’s current legendary menu, while Carol-Jean ensures the business-side is taken care of.
Why we have the best gees
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Great place with lots of history. Fantastic atmosphere! The food was divine!
Heidi van Zyl
20 December 2023 -
The most interesting place I have been in a long time. I really enjoyed walking around and looking at all the different restaurants, bars and the decorations. The food was... read more
Liezel Cromhout
19 December 2023 -
Great atmosphere. The decor was fun. Food was good. We had a very good server, as well.
Allen Fisher
19 December 2023 -
Very Relaxing and enjoyable Place.
Eunice Carew
18 December 2023 -
Einfach top!
Karin Balanga
18 December 2023 -
Leuke inrichting, eten viel tegen. Porties zijn groot maar smaak viel tegen. We hadden o.a. de zebrasteak, medium. Hier was niets medium meer aan. Ook de cappucino was niet lekker,... read more
Saskia Driessen
15 December 2023 -
Open fresh spaciousness makes it worthwhile spending time at Joe's.
Johan Desconde
14 December 2023 -
El sitio es bonito y el personal que nos atendió atento. Sin embargo en la brocheta variada de cebra, kudu, orix, etc no habia cocodrilo y lo sustituyeron por una... read more
Juan Carlos Alvarez Campillo
13 December 2023 -
Could not fault this place in any area on our visit, awesome eatery food, quirky atmosphere and service from a very nice server who was articulate and happy to help... read more
B Ritchie
13 December 2023 -
Sehr leckeres , hochwertiges Essen und sehr gemütliches Ambiente!
Katharina Follmann
13 December 2023
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