I came to Germany for 10 days on business, Klon Eck was next to my hotel. The chef and bartender…read moremade me a surprise meal every night and the food was excellent. These guys made me feel like I was back in Iowa and part of the gang. Great place for a beer and dinner.

This hotel restaurant is just a block away from the Hemer Lung Clinic, the other most prominent…read more"business" in the immediate area. My wife and I have found the Akropolis quite a nice respite from the daily offerings of the hospital cafeteria, which isn't to say that the cafeteria food is blatant swill, (although the hospital coffee is diluted thinner than Donald Trump's hairline). The Akropolis seems to be very popular with the locals and if one is to be assured a table on the weekends, a reservation is a good idea. Smoking is allowed in the bar area which also has table seating for approx 30 to 40 people. I am pretty sure they have a non-smoking area as well, but that is of little interest to us. My wife may yet be overcome with the lung cancer she is battling here at the clinic, but she'll not go down without a cigarette in her mouth! Of that I can assure you. The menu is broad enough to please most everyone. Multiple meat and vegetable dishes are on offer, as well as a selection of fresh and delectable salad and appetizer entries. I have a particular fondness for the escargot and I have sampled the lightly breaded and fried zucchini, both of which I highly recommend. The steak menu is grounded in Argentinian sourced beef and the rumpsteak (sirloin) and filets are top notch. For those who prefer something other than beef, there is a selection of veal. pork and fish dishes to fill in the gap. Service is above average, though a bit sparse in the bar seating area on busy nights, a situation that we have overcome with above average tips on earlier visits. There are all manner of alcohol based spirits available and a broad selection of wines, though my wife's ongoing treatment regime preempts us from sampling from that menu. In short, the Akropolis is definitely one of the finer establishments my wife and I have had the pleasure of sampling during our ongoing visits to Hemer and I heartily recommend it to any hungry traveler looking for an upgrade from the plethora of pizza and doner (gyro) joints that blanket the German landscape. Enjoy.