German Gymnasium

"We ate here on the terrace, during the first stage of the Great Release, on a warm, dry and sunny day. That may have caused me to over-rate the quality of the cooking, as this trip was more OK than great. To begin, the Black Forest ham was outstanding, as was the excellent bread in the supplied basket. My wife’s Wiener schnitzel was decent enough but nothing really special. I made the mistake of ordering one of my favourite “street foods” – currywurst – and was disappointed. OK they had “tarted it up a little” and it came with what was described as “triple-cooked chips” which were potato “logs” that struggled to convince me they had been cooked well once – never mind three times. On top was something by the name of “house sauce” which looked like the ubiquitous “special sauce” that a corporate burger behemoth puts in one of its burgers – only not as good. For dessert, the apple strudel and vanilla sauce was good but the Black Forest gateau that had wooed my wife on our first visit, proved to be rather dry and tasteless. All the wine and cocktails we had were OK apart from an anaemic Brandy Alexander. No creaminess, lots of foam and little actual brandy taste. Very disappointing. Service was prompt, friendly and efficient and the overall ambience was pretty good. While the overall cost was good and quality acceptable – we won’t be rushing back."