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Mongo’s Restaurant Dusseldorf: “Great concept!”

29th December 2015 / / 0 Comments

Mongo’s is a concept restaurant nearby Medienhafen situated in a beautiful modern building with lots of glass. The concept is easy: you can go for the all you can eat option or just pay by weight. You choose the sauce you like, go to the buffet and help yourself to the ingredients you like in you dish which the cooks will wok for you. The buffet offers a diverse selection of meat and fish, with some exotic choices as kangaroo, ostrich or even camel. You can rest assured that everybody will find something to their liking. I also tried the meat soup, which was excellent. If you’re into trying something different, I can recommend the insect starter. Really good and great for taking pictures.

Mongo’s also offer a nice selection of cocktails and other beverages. We tried the rhabalaya, a drink from the Himalay with rhubarb nectar, wodka and vanilla. A tasty way to finish a meal.

Mongo’s Restaurant Dusseldorf, Zollhof 10 Im Medienhafen, 40221 Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.mongos.de/de/restaurant/duesseldorf.php
+49 211 4407270

Visited December 2015. You can find my review about Mongo’s Restaurant Dusseldorf also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 3/5, food 4/5.

Naniwa: “Cheap noodle soup”

29th December 2015 / / 0 Comments

We had to cue for a while to get seated in this Japanese noodle restaurant. It was hard to choose from the impressive range of noodle soups offered. I went for the champon ramen (with seafood). Being a ramen lover myself, I had great expectations. To be honest, those weren’t entirely met. The toppings were good (the porc was excellent and softly cooked), the noodles were ok, but the broth was disappointing. Not as tasty as in other noodle bars I’ve visited.

Naniwa offer really cheap food and the portions are huge. So if you’re looking for a cheap place to have lunch, you should go there.

Naniwa, Oststr. 55, 40211 Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
http://www.naniwa.de/n_uebernaniwa.php
+49 211 8302222

Visited December 2015. You can find my review about Naniwa also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 4/5, food 3/5.

Gut & Gerne Schokolade: “Superb hot chocolate”

29th December 2015 / / 0 Comments

Great place to have a lovely cup of hot chocolate. You can choose between white chocolate or 4 different kinds of ‘real’ chocolate. I went for the ‘Zartbitter’ with a cacao percentage of 72%. A great choice! The hot chocolate was served in a beautiful big cup and tasted heavenly. They also serve coffee and tea, but why would you even consider not ordering the lovely hot chocolate? Don’t miss out on this treat, chocoholics!

There aren’t many tables, so it is possible you’ll have to wait a while before you can get seated. Hard to resist buying chocolates form the shop next door, while waiting.

Gut & Gerne Schokolade, Burgplatz 3-5, 40213 Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
http://www.schokoladenfachgeschaeft.de/
+49 211 86399696

Visited December 2015. You can find my review about Gut & Gerne Schokolade also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 4/5, food 5/5.

Mongo’s Restaurant Dusseldorf: “Great concept!”

29th December 2015 / / 0 Comments

Mongo’s is a concept restaurant nearby Medienhafen situated in a beautiful modern building with lots of glass. The concept is easy: you can go for the all you can eat option or just pay by weight. You choose the sauce you like, go to the buffet and help yourself to the ingredients you like in you dish which the cooks will wok for you. The buffet offers a diverse selection of meat and fish, with some exotic choices as kangaroo, ostrich or even camel. You can rest assured that everybody will find something to their liking. I also tried the meat soup, which was excellent. If you’re into trying something different, I can recommend the insect starter. Really good and great for taking pictures.

Mongo’s also offer a nice selection of cocktails and other beverages. We tried the rhabalaya, a drink from the Himalay with rhubarb nectar, wodka and vanilla. A tasty way to finish a meal.

Mongo’s Restaurant Dusseldorf, Zollhof 10 Im Medienhafen, 40221 Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
https://www.mongos.de/de/restaurant/duesseldorf.php
+49 211 4407270

Visited December 2015. You can find my review about Mongo’s Restaurant Dusseldorf also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, service 3/5, food 4/5.

Altes Brauhaus Trier: “Authentic German restaurant”

26th January 2014 / / 0 Comments

Zum alten Brauhaus is a great place to eat traditional German food in Trier. The restaurant is located somewhat out of the city center, but it was close to our hotel. The restaurant is split in a smoking and a non-smoking part. Naturally we preferred to sit in the non-smoking area, which is a little less cosy than the smoking area.

The dishes on the menu are mostly typical German food, although I found it (as a non-german speaker) hard to read the hand written menu. Staff was very helpful in explaining the dishes, so that wasn’t to big of a problem.

I had the snales (schnecken) as a starter and porc fillets with spicy tomato sauce as a main dish. Both the dishes were very tasty and were served with a nice salad. Service was excellent. We saw them carrying around some drinks which lots of German customers ordered. So when we asked what it was (apple wine), we got to taste half a pint for free. Very thoughtful.

Pricing in this restaurant is excellent. We paid 58,5 euro for two courses for two persons, drinks included.

If you’re looking for some typical local cuisine, this is the place to be. Do try the apple wine.

Altes Brauhaus Trier, Bernhardstr. 60, 54295 Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
https://facebook.com/altesbrauhaustrier?rf=137713769610191
+49 4965 199144466

Visited January 2014. You can find my review about Altes Brauhaus Trier also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 5/5, atmosphere 3/5, service 5/5, food 4/5.

Hotel Villa Hugel: “Lovely classic hotel with great wellness facilities”

26th January 2014 / / 0 Comments

Top hotel in Trier! We enjoyed every moment of our stay here. Staff is very friendly and helpful. We felt very welcome. The hotel is located somewhat out of the city center (1,5 km). If you travel by car, you can park your car for free as long as needed.

We stayed in the Meran room (a junior suite) which was excellent. The room was very spacious with lots of room to hang your clothes and some very comfy sofa’s. The bathroom was super clean, with a nice big bath and an excellent shower.

What makes this hotel really stand out are the wellness facilities. Two sauna rooms, one steam room and two nice rooms to relax (one with wather beds!). Really enjoyed the ice which was freely available to cool down. The wellness facility was very clean and calm, since it is only open for hotel guests.

Slept like a baby after enjoying a nice evening in the sauna. Beds were very comfortable. Only minus: the (free) wifi isn’t all that fast and I had to reconnect and re-enter my password several times.

I took a nice dip in the (small) swimming pool before breakfast. Breakfast was absolutely delicious. So many dishes to taste from, combined with a nice glass of Sekt. Lovely! Bread was freshly baked and my poached egg with musterd sauce was just perfect. Loved the fresh fruit and the rice pudding.

Prices are a bit high, but if you want a weekend away to relax and enjoy, this is definitely the place to be. We will be back!

Hotel Villa Hugel, Bernhardstr. 14, 54295 Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Stayed January 2014. You can find my review about Hotel Villa Hugel also on TripAdvisor. My scores: value 4/5, location 3/5, sleep quality 5/5, rooms 5/5, cleanliness 5/5, service 5/5.

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