I have type 1 Diabetes and this is an Italian restaurant. I didn't want to eat pizza or anything…read morewith lots of carbs. I asked to eat schnitzel and was told that I couldn't because I was not a child... so I didn't eat. This was the first time that I was ever turned down for food. Don't really care if the food was good or not. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. If I knew before that I wouldn't be allowed to eat, I would have gone someplace else. I will never come to this place again. Ich habe Typ-1-Diabetes und dies ist ein italienisches Restaurant. Ich wollte keine Pizza essen oder so was mit vielen Kohlenhydraten. Ich bat darum, Schnitzel zu essen und mir wurde gesagt, dass ich es nicht konnte, weil ich kein Kind war ... also habe ich nicht gegessen. Es war das erste Mal, dass ich wegen Essen abgelehnt wurde. Es ist mir egal, ob das Essen gut war oder nicht. Ich würde dieses Hotel niemandem empfehlen. Wenn ich vorher gewusst hätte, dass ich nicht essen darf, wäre ich woanders hingegangen. Ich werde nie wieder an diesen Ort kommen.

I came here on a weekday night for a few drinks after coming from dinner. While we didn't have…read moreanything to eat, their drink selection was very impressive and the restaurant looks very nice. We tried the Manin rosé, Schweppes, and Riesling. The Russian Schweppes with wild berries was that hit of the and I highly recommend it. It has a refreshing taste with lightly sweet notes of currants and blackberries. It is very good!

Die Kartoffel is a corner restaurant in the old town part of Saarbrücken. We had lunch here with…read moresome friends, who encouraged us to try some of the traditional Saarland dishes. I was quite pleased with my dibbelabbes, a large pile of seasoned potato hash with a large side of applesauce. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/WSoi7t5DRTyPb9t7Yim9cQ My wife tried the hoorische, elongated potato dumplings with a bacon gravy, though she wasn't quite as excited as I was over my dibbelabbes. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/WSoi7t5DRTyPb9t7Yim9cQ?select=YO2OO7FEQc26NMaYiuZzZA Our friends got some chicken schnitzel & fries for the kids, and split a salad and some other dish for themselves. Staff was helpful (though I can't recall what the English proficiency was here for the non-German speaker). Yay for a good local traditional food experience!

I came here looking for the traditional German cuisine, but, at first, was a bit disappointed to…read morenot find it at Die Kartoffel. Instead, I found variations on the traditional dishes. I ordered the special of the day, Mix Grill, with grilled meats. The dish was simple, perhaps even conventional, but the quality of the ingredients and the preparation was indeed very good. The place is cozy and the decoration of good taste. Coupled with reasonable prices, Die Kartoffel is a pleasant choice. PS: just the owner spoke some English, so it really feels like Germany.