We really enjoyed the ambiance, food, and music…read more Hovels dunkel was good. Wife had the Lubke's pannfisch (pan fried cod and pollock) with brat kartoffelen. I had kase spaetzle and a side of brat kartoffelen (I can't ever pass up brat kartoffelen). All were very good! Why this place only 3 stars is mysterious to me. Great location right on the Trave River (it was too cold, unfortunately, to eat outside), nice ambiance inside, good food. Can't ask for more.

I called an hour before we wanted a table for two and I was told that we might have to wait. When…read morewe arrived, the place was only half empty - and this didn't change much while we were there. The ambient is not as cosy as it used to be, but I guess they tried to change the concept to a more chic place. They were closed for a week for renovation, but we could not see any changes. In fact due to the the fact that they could not use the old name (they already order the lampshades with the old name on it) they just taped-up the old name with black tape, and similar for the menu, where they just taped the new name over the old one. All a bit chic and cheap... We ordered 2 Schnitzel (mine was completely salty and the other rather needed some, so they might have salted mine twice and the other not at all - the Bratkartoffeln were far to crisp and hard inside, and also the portion size was as small as the schnitzel itself...), 1 glass of wine and 2 small bier. The bill came to over €60! Despite the fact we didn't even got some bread as it is custom nowadays in restaurants of this price category... The service was nice and friendly, apart form the new headwaiter, who seemed to check all the waiters moves like they could not be trusted at all... OK, I think this was it so far for us, we might come back once they open the garden, and hopefully they will plant some bushes again, otherwise it will feel like sitting right on the close by busy road... Unfortunately I can not recommend this place, really sorry since it used to be such a great place in Volsdorf where I grew up, and we used to come here very often, but with the previous owners it used to be full - non-stop - and it was really hard to get a place, especially on a bank holiday weekend...

A bit touristy but good. Portions are large--consider sharing if you are not a big eater. They…read morehave arranged to seat people apart for social distancing which we appreciated. As with most all of Germany, you had to show your id and Covid vaccination status. For U.S. citizens, your CDC card and passport work just fine almost everywhere. I would give it 3.5 if Yelp allowed half stars.

This place is very popular for dinner, and all tables were reserved when I arrived at 5:45pm…read more However, since I was on my own and was just planning to have a light meal, the waitress kindly allowed me to sit at a table that was reserved for an hour later. I had the Lübecker fish soup, a cream soup made with smoked fish. It was savory and delicious, but be forewarned that it is quite a small portion in an appetizer-sized cup for 8 euros. It did come with bread on the side, and was fine for a light dinner. The main guild hall where I sat is extremely atmospheric, and the other rooms I saw were also attractive. Service was efficient and friendly.

This is not our first time to eat here, so we are well versed with the price abit high. We…read morecelebrate our Christmas family dinner here -- a choice we later on regret. The food came on time but it was all just "okey". For the asking price (higher than 35€ per plate but lower than 40€), we felt it did not match. The food portion is decent. The service was horrible as our lady server was extremely rude from start to finish. One of our guest who requested a "no sugar" for dessert had wait for nothing. Not even a "regret" notice & receive no apology either. We 'might' go back IF someone treats us there. Otherwise, no thank you & the long trip going there from Hamburg is not really worth it.