Cafe-Restaurant de Deich Graf - Kalkar

The small picturesque hanseatic town of Grieth with charter of 1250 was our destination for a short visit to the lower Rhine area near the Dutch border. Really nice village for half a day visit and then eat clearly in the dike count is a must. Great view of the Rhine river from the terrace, we enjoyed lunch here. The food was very good and the service was very friendly and attentive. Our choice was the carving that was super, very well prepared and delicious. But the blueberry pancake we shared for dessert was the best, extra class, just fantastic... we wish we could get the recipe:

I have been to the Deichgraf on a few occasions and have never been disappointed. The menu offers a variety of classic (seasonal) German dishes and some Mediterranean inspired dishes. The interior is traditional and the view over the rive Rhine is beautiful. I absolutely love the steak with peppercorn sauce. Recommended!

Came over this beautiful hotel/cafe while we were looking for somewhere for lunch, where we could both see the Rhine and enjoy a bite to eat. The SatNav found it OK, which was good, as it was well hidden at the back of a pretty village. Food was good / reasonable and service was friendly... well worth the stop!

If you are cycling the Rhine Route (or just passing through) you might do well to avoid this place. After 55 minutes wait, we enquirer if our food was coming and was told in 10 minutes we said we weren 't prepared to wait any longer and, miraculously, it would be ready in 1 minute! When it arrived it was very mediocre. As we were keen to be on our way, we asked for the bill euro 38 and I gave euro 40 over. To my astonishment the waitress offered no change; when I asked where the change was, it was grudgingly handed over. Avoid!

The small picturesque hanseatic city of Grieth with charter of 1250 was our destination for a short visit to the lower Rhine area close to the Dutch border. Really nice village for a half day's visit and then clearly eating at the Deich Graf is a must. Great view overlooking the Rhine river from the terrace, we enjoyed lunch here. The food was very good and the service very friendly and attentive. Our choice was the schnitzel which was great, very well prepared and delicious. But the blueberry pancake we shared for dessert was the best, extra class, just awesome... wish we could get the recipe :-)