Das Seepferdchen - Hamburg

Had a 4 hour stop between trains in Hamburg and wanted something else than the c**p around the train station. Walked towards the harbour and though it can't be worse than McDonalds. Pleasantly surprised by this place. Simple food but very nice. I went for the suggestion of the day and it was a very nice fillet of Pike Perch with buttered vegetables. Simple, But exactly what I wanted. Extremely happy with myself for taking that walk and trusting my hungry tummy.

We went here on the recommendation of our concierge after our first choice was fully booked, and on asking around, the place seems to have a very good reputation in Hamburg. It is a modern-looking, relatively laid-back place with a focus on fish. The catch of the day is presented to you at the start of your meal for you to choose from. I had a very nice cod prepared without fancy sauces and such, allowing the fish to 'speak for itself' as it were. The staff were friendly and worked hard to translate the menu for us.All in all, recommended.

Being a "fish" city, it is not easy to select one or two good fish erstaurant, by nature Hamburg offers more. This one has a modern ambiente, excellent service and always fresh fish! Only dilemma is ; if you are frequent visitor, the menu dont change so often. More or less all the time same menu. Better for people who knows what they will get for what they pay. But fore adventureres; after a while it may be boring.Still worths a try!

Went to this lovely city for a few days break. Tried this place near the harbour. Its big and there is plenty of room on and between the tables. Its a comfortable friendly place with a nice relaxed atmosphere. Service is good. Bread is wonderful.My "foaming soup" with bacon was a bit one dimensional but was fine.But my expensive sea bass wasnt. Flavour was ok, but the texture was soft. Bass should be firmer. This was fresh fish and a restaurant specialising in fish couldnt get it to me in decent condition. Not ImpressedAnd when the bill arrived at 75 Euros per head I felt very let down.

Was there on a Friday evening, the friendly but highly unprofessional waitress nearly spoiled the evening for us: handed the menu to the men first, could not answer any questions about the food, served a a stale beer (after giving back the beer she generously mentioned that it would not appear on the bill). I ordered oysters as a starter and lobster as main course. After a while the waitress came back and explained the run out of loberster (which is sort of curious, taking into consideration that one of the larges suppliers of lobsters is next door to the restaurant). However, the food (in my case. just the oysters) was good. Taking the poor service into consideration the restaurant is clearly overpriced. Maybe you will have more luck, so I will look forward to future reviews of "Das Seepferchen". Up till then I'd rather go to my favorite Fish Restaurant just 100 meters westwards...