Phone: +4943136847,+4943190896715
Address: Kanalstr. 63, 24159 Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
City: Kiel
Menu Dishes: 12
Reviews: 2439
"We met as a group of six friends and neighbours for supper at the recently opened Hafenwirtschaft near the Quayside in Kiel-Holtenau. Our reservation was admirably handled by the assistant manager Daniel Michel and our table was by one of the rather smallish windows with limited views to the sailing ships moored at the quay and over the entrance to the Kiel Canal beyond.We did not wait long to place our orders, taken by a rather hesitant young man who clearly had not been long in his job, but he was polite and attentive. The choice of dishes is quite extensive, for what is basically a German restaurant. Meat and fish dishes are available, as well as pasta and children's’ portions.Disappointing! Why? Because the much vaunted Roast Beef, served in my case with purée potatoes and not with fried ‘bratkartoffeln’, was almost conspicuous by its absence. In other words, the portion of roast beef, although appetising enough, was miniscule. Two extremely small and thin slices of meat.If, like me, you are used to a carvery in the UK or the USA, you will find the portions minute here in Germany. Roast beef is an expensive item here, but nowhere have I been served so little. If I say that the roast beef is served in small (4 x 3 inch) uniform slabs, but thin, you may be reminded of the corned beef slices that come out of cans. British carveries serve huge, whole slices of beef, not miserable quantities clearly not carved from a joint of beef.Our fellow diners hesitated to say how they felt about their portions and said even less about the standard of the cuisine. Enough said.Prices were about average, but the proposed boar was overpriced, leading to my decision to take the slightly less-expensive beef.We did not take a dessert, but did take a coffee. With one glass of red wine each, the bill for my wife and me came to just under €50. I gather that our fellow diners paid about the same sum.The interior of the old Packhaus Restaurant, newly opened as the Hafenwirtschaft, is much as it always was, comfortable without being extravagant. It is cosy and has a newly refurbished bar/lounge area, where they serve Gin Cocktails and other beverages.Not my first choice of restaurant in Holtenau; it needs to improve its offering."
All prices are estimates on menu.