Altstadt - Nordrhein-Westfalen

I haven’t eaten delicious steak anywhere like here. Beer was so good.

The six of us were only in Düsseldorf for one night; we needed to eat and had heard of the Altstadt as being a good traditional German restaurant and it is. We hadn't booked; it took an age to find it after leaving the U-Bahn station and the restaurant was busy but a table was secured inside and the service from the English speaking local was first class. The beer was good; the food was better! Two drinks and a main course cost around €25 and it was well worth it. I cheekily asked for a discount for cash but unsurprisingly didn't get one but a nice surprise was a complimentary glass of schnapps to round off an excellent evening.

We chanced on this place one Saturday night. It didn't disappoint, we had the house sharing platter which consisted of what seemed to be half a pig, a kilo of fried potatoes and a years ration of sauerkraut! Was a really hearty meal but very well cooked meat, the knuckle was excellent as was the wurst. We washed it all down with a few Altbier and left very satisfied and a few kilos heavier for the experience!

Good restaurant. Good service but you need to share a dish. We had pork knuckle and one helping was sufficient for 2 people.

We stopped here for lunch. I had the local beer with the Altstadt teller (a mixed grill with bratkattoffel and roasted vegetables). My other half had a Croatian white wine with Gulasch soup. Service was excellent. Price was reasonable.