Die EX Vertretung - Köln

Just stopped in here for a beer and a coffee. The coffee was awful. We told the waiter when paying the bill, he made an excuse but charged us anyway. When we queried this he said he would have to bring out the "chef'. We didn't want a big scene about a cup of coffee so we paid and left.

Stopped here for an Aperol Spritz and snack and found the first waiter attentive but follow up staff not as much. The menu had plenty of variety and for reasonable prices compared to most in the old town. Nice to be outside on a warm late summer afternoon for people watching near the river.

Ate and drank here several times over the period of our visit to Cologne. Great outdoor seating by the river and perfect for people watching. Good food and wine at reasonable prices and great attentive service. Would highly recommend

We drank some Kölsch, and ate Schnitzels with Bratkartoffeln - not fine dining but very tasty typical pub fare. Service very friendly and good banter with the wait staff - maybe just a tad slow, but this was a busy August evening so par for the course. We sat outside but the interior is fascination with lots of political portraits, well worth a look. The location on the edge of the Fish market square and facing the Rhine is hard to beat.

We enjoyed a very nice pork dinner with fried potatoes, eating outside on the terrace with lovely views over the Rhine and looking up at St Martins Church. Service was fairly good and the place was busy considering it was a Monday evening.