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.

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...

Had a lovely lunch her autumn of '15. Nice, reasonably price 3 courses on the patio. Fish was well cooked, nice wine to accompany it. Very relaxed atmosphere.

My partner and I made the mistake of eating out in Hamburg without a reservation on good Friday. We wanted to try a seafood restaurant as Hamburg was known for this. We went into this restaurant and were initially told it was full but then the waitress came after down the street and they had made a table up. The staff in there were friendly and attentive. The waitress was very informative and provided us with lots of information about the dishes and recommendations which was a nice personal touch. The food was very nice and fresh. I would definitely recommend the creme brûlée for desert one of the best I've had.

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.