Biergarten Am alten Zoll — Restaurant in Bonn

This restaurant was a big disappointment. It looked so attractive and compelling (and the view is great), but the food was AWFUL. We ordered bruschetta, and it was actually laughable. The bread was thick, untoasted, no olive oil, and on top of it someone threw a big slice of tomato and a huge unappetizing blob of guacamole. Same for the salad I ordered - it was like one of those nasty pre-packaged salads at the airport. And I am not picky. Really, it was funny it was so bad. Also, when you order a beer, they make you pay immediately and charge you a deposit for the glasses (I guess they are afraid you'll walk off with them?).

If you want a nice beer on the river, just cross the bridge and go to Beuel. There are two lovely biergartens right...

The location is, of course, amazing! Directly besides the Rhein, a huge tree covers the seating area (which consists of typical beergarden wooden benches and tables), there are always people playing petonque right next to it and there is always something happening on the meadow. The food is good, the service is great (when it is very busy you sometimes need a little bit of patience, but it never takes too long). Because of the close proximity to the inner city, Rhein and university, a "must do" (preferably somewhere after 17.00 o'clock) when...

On warm/hot days it is not enough space for the many visitors (I was there at a 34°C day at around 7:30pm). Therefore the waiters are quite overwhelmed with the amount of orders what means they are stressed. But who can blame them? It was also quite loud and you can't sit alone when it is full like this. But the view on the rhine is great und the environment you sit in is beautiful. Just come a little befor the time or and with enough company and you get a proper seat (probably alone) and...