Koln - Ludwig Museum Restaurant and Cafe - Great lunch deal!

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.

http://www.ludwig-im-museum.de/

Koln - Brauhaus Fruh - German brewery classics

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. 

http://www.frueh-am-dom.de/brauhaus.html

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.

http://dentol.nl/

ABC American Buffet Corner, Velp, Netherlands

Crazy buffet combination of 9 buffets: grill house offering everything from steak to spare ribs, fish grill with all kinds of fresh sea food, Chinese wok and buffet, Sushi buffet, Salad bar, Soup bar, Bread counter, Italian buffet with fresh pasta and pizzas and a seriously huge sweets corner with cakes, ice cream, fresh fruit, pancakes and waffles made to order and even cotton candy.
This is especially suitable of large groups where there's no agreement or compromise possible between the different tastes. Here you can keep both vegetarians and carnivores content. Meat and potato people can dine next to the adventurous types who don't scare away from sushi. Beware of sugar-induced hyperactivity when you bring along kids. They will usually entrench themselves in the dessert section alongside sweet-toothed adults.
You do need to reserve. All you can eat including non-alcoholic beverages is about 26 euros.
http://www.abcrestaurants.nl/

Khan, Mongolian - Chinese Wok and Buffet in Goch, Germany

Large selection of meat, fish and vegetables as well as Chinese dishes. Includes special items such as kangaroo and scallops. Very affordable. All you can eat for 14.90 euro per person. Drinks are charged separately.

I posted this earlier without a photo. This evening after enjoying yet another dinner with friends, I finally remembered to take a photo. The buffet on the left features Chinese dishes, dim sum, fruit and dessert. The buffet on the right offers a huge selection of fresh vegetables, seafood and meat for the Mongolian grill at the far end. This is the fresh wok buffet which allows you to heap a plate with your favorite vegetables and seafood/meat topped off with your choice of seasoning (freshly chopped garlic, ginger, red peppers and a choice of sauces). When you're finished assembling your wok plate, you simply hand it over to the wok chef standing at the grill. Moments later, the sizzling hot wok meal is brought over to your table.

http://www.khan-goch.de/