Cafe-Restaurant Graupner - Bamberg

If you want a change from expensive hotel buffets, this is the place for you. A comprehensive menu of breakfasts for every taste, at reasonable prices and with pleasant and cheerful service, though nothing cooked apart from eggs in various forms. The pavement tables are pleasant, though one's coffee cools more quickly and the jam interests the local wasps, but all in all a very pleasant experience.

We went here again with our school group, tho this time, more people chose individual meals rather than the Daily menu, tho 4 of our group did get the Monday choice, which was the Turkey Curry with fruit and Rice, tho again they got 2 small pieces, bite sized, of cake with icing, so rather disappointing. I ordered the Wiener sausages with German potato salad, no mayo, which was good, tho I have had better at our local butcher. However, the curry meal was delicious, and the Mint Hot chocolate, for 3.50 Euros, was more spoon eating than drinking. Small cup, more espresso sized, but wonderful taste. I enjoyed this chocolate, but this place is not my favorite place.

This is much more a Coffee and Cake place than a place to eat a meal. While there breakfast menu looked varied, and their drink menu had lots of alcoholic and non-alcoholic, plus hot drinks and cold ones, the lunch menu is very limited. If you don't like meat, this isn't really the place, tho they do have some sandwiches, one of which was delicious, the Hawaii one. They have a Tages Menu each day, that changes but offers a main dish, coffee and kuchen. The 7 of us went there for lunch, and 6 ordered the Tages menu of Frikadelle, small hamburger patties with sauteed veggies and pan fried potatoes. The coffee that come with is the diner's choice, but the cake that is delivered is a slice of whatever they give you. So each person got a different flavored cake, but no one got to pick. Chocolate, apricot, Johhanis berry, raspberry, cheese cake and pineapple. The cake is based on a type of whip cream with fruit in it on a basic cake base. The cakes taste like birthday cake, a sort of bland taste, thot the fruit was good, according to the diners. My meal was good with toast bread, with ham slices, jam, pineapple slices and cheese melted on top. Overall, more a sweet shop then a restaurant. Comfortable firm seat cushions.

It was a cold, crisp day when we slipped in for afternoon tea and cake. What a fortunate choice. Service was friendly, tea was perfect and cakes were delectable. Bavarian hospitality and reasonably priced, too!

Our local guide recommended this cafe because she said the cakes were all made in-house, compared to other cafes where they bring them in from larger bakeries. Enjoyed our cake and coffee!