Archive for January, 2019
Nonexistent service but good snacks: Café Wester (2. September 2018)
If you are done sightseeing for the day and have been close to the Anne Frank house, I can definitely recommend you to do a quick stop at the Café Wester. The tables are all not really stable as they are located kind of on a hill but despite the moving setup, the place offers […]
Lovely location with interesting drinks: Tunes Bar (1. September 2018)
I found the ‘Tunes Bar’ randomly on Google Maps and it was ranked quite high so I decided to give it a shot. The “Shisha Sense (Zacapa 23y rum, cherry herring, fig puree, fresh lemon juice, homemade dates syrup, shisha cherry smoke)” (EUR 21.50) is a rather intense experience. And surprisingly enough, it actually kind […]
Lovely place but unsatisfactory kitchen offering: Brasserie Keyzer (1. September 2018)
The Brasserie Keyzer looked very promising – nice little Brasserie style restaurant, lovely tablecloth, friendly service, and a menu which was really offering potential. However, there was one little issue. After having spent some time looking at the menu and picking something tasty, I tried to place the order with the waiter which let me […]
Amazing location for a lovely wedding dinner: Restaurant Friedheim (31. August 2018)
The lovely thing about wedding dinners is that they are always luscious and you can be kind of sure that the food is great. The Restaurant Friedheim is not entirely easy to find but worth the short ride up the hills of Lake Lucerne. The dinner started with an “amuse bouche” which was great to […]
Despite its reputation – good but not great: Restaurant Mama Inés (29. August 2018)
The Mama Inés was recommended to me by a friend from Bahrain who had recently visited Cuba. And I must say it was one of the more pleasant food experiences in Cuba. However, it is far from anything extraordinary in any way. I went for the “gambas en ajilo” (14.00 CUC) as a starter and […]
Massively disappointing breakfast – like the rest of the hotel: Restaurant Don Quijote @ FourPoints by Sheraton (29. August 2018)
The breakfast is – like the whole hotel – really a disappointment. I mean, of course there is food but there is not really anything left when you are not there in the very beginning. The view is a rather sad one … … and the quality of the bread is anything but lovely … […]
Definitely not worth visiting: Restaurant El Olivo @ Four Points by Sheraton Havana (28. August 2018)
Frankly, my food experience at the Four Points by Sheraton Havana in the Restaurant Olivo was truly disappointing. The “Lobby Bar Burger (bacon, cheese, french fries, slaw)” (5.25 CUC) was far from great. The bun was sloppy, the meat was rather stale but at least the chips were okay. The atmosphere isn’t too appealing either. […]
Decent dishes but lack of atmosphere and over-AC’ed: Restaurant Habana 61 (28. August 2018)
The “taro root cream soup” (3.50 CUC) was a good starter countering the weather in Havana at the time. It was rainy, cold, windy. So, a taro root cream soup is the ideal basis to warm up. And also helps countering the rather strong AC in the restaurant. The “ropa vieja (beef shredded, Cuban style) […]
