Never mind the interior, what strikes you on most days is how full and bustling the place is. The entrance area is usually packed with people waiting at the counter for their takeaway meals with more waiting at the bar for a table to free up. Sometimes the wait for a table can be as long as half an hour. And that is not surprising when you see the assortment of mouth-watering schnitzels they have with every imaginable topping. Every time I come here for a quick meal, I am torn between ordering their tasty spare ribs and one of their schnitzels, like the wild mushroom cream sauce schnitzel which is a personal favourite. A serving of spareribs goes for just over 7 euros and the schnitzels range from 5 to 7 euros for the small ones. And believe me, their small-size schnitzel would be considered large elsewhere. I never had the courage to take on one of their large schnitzels. Fries, potatoes and a side salad or cooked vegetables all cost extra but only a few more euros. Even when it's busy, the meal you eventually get is very much worth the wait.
Immer Gut Essen - Good Food Discovered by Satoko & friends.
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Terschlusen - Schnitzels, spareribs and more, Goch, Germany
This family establishment has been around for decades. Friends of mine who grew up in Goch who are now in their fifties remember eating here when they were kids. The place itself is like a seventies time capsule with furnishings which seriously date back to that era.
Friday, 3 October 2014
Ludwig Museum Restaurant and Cafe, Koln, Germany
Just around the corner from the central station, this restaurant café of the Ludwig Museum offers a surprising lunch deal. For under 10 euros, we enjoyed roast pork with lashings of sweet savoury sauce served with delicious roast potatoes. The meal even included one non-alcoholic beverage. On a sunny summer day, diners can sit out on the terrace which is tucked away in the back of the museum. Despite the proximity to the station and the heavy traffic, the restaurant provides an oasis of tranquillity. You don’t need to pay museum entrance fees to lunch here.
Brauhaus Fruh, Koln, Germany
This is a great place to hunker down for down-to-earth traditional German cooking. My favourite is the formidable eisbein, boiled pork shank served with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. They also have specialities such as herring (seasonal dish) or raw tartar steak served with fried onions, cream cheese and herbs, And of course they have a number of dishes featuring sausages. A good warm meal costs between 10 to 15 euros. Since I’m not a beer drinker, I can’t say much about their main product. Yet judging from the litres being consumed by other guests, I think their beer is also excellent. On a personal note, I forgot to photograph my eisbein. By the time I remembered, all that was a left on my plate was the bone. I did take photos of the salad with herring and the steak tartar with fried onions...but the photos don't quite convey how good these two dishes were. If you're in the area of Koln and the cathedral, just give this place a try.
Den Tol, Velp, Netherlands
Forget regular pancakes with melted butter and maple syrup. This restaurant redefines pancakes as fine dining in a beautifully styled setting. Den Tol serves savoury and sweet pancakes in candlelit ambiance.
The pancake I was served had a delicious crispy crust and was filled with pork loin chunks in pepper cream sauce. All their speciality pancakes like the one shown here are served with a side salad.
Prices were also reasonable with simple sweet or savoury pancakes in the 10 euro range and speciality pancakes in the 15 euro range. They are also located in Beuningen and Plasmolen, both near Nijmegen.
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