Mutter Ernst — Restaurant in Frankfurt

I randomly picked this restaurant for lunch after noticing the nice-looking food on the plates of people sitting outside. The weather was cloudy and a bit chilly that day, so I decided to grab a table inside. It was Saturday around 2 p.m., but the indoor restaurant area was half empty, so I picked a table I liked right next to the window. The waiter brought me a menu right away, but it was only in German. I asked for an English version, but she told me they didn’t have one, which was surprising. Her English was very bad, by the way. I asked her opinion about the most popular and delicious German food on the menu (which, by the way, was pretty big with many options),but she couldn’t understand what I meant and called another waitress to assist. The second lady spoke some English, but she also struggled to explain what I should order. In the end, I took her advice and ordered Green Sauce with Potatoes (Grüne Soße mit Kartoffeln), which she said was a classic Frankfurt specialty, along with a Wild Garlic Bratwurst (Bärlauchbratwurst). The food came out pretty quickly – about 10 minutes. Aesthetically, the plate looked nice and interesting. But not all of the tastes impressed me, unfortunately. The boiled potatoes were soft and pleasant to eat, and I appreciated the hard-boiled egg on the plate, which I always love. But the green sauce didn’t work for me – almost flavorless, with a grassy taste I didn’t like at all. I also hated that the sauce was served very cold. The garlic bratwurst had a decent taste, but it was slightly dry; I wished it had been softer and maybe juicier. For my drink I ordered an apple juice (Apfelsaft), which I really enjoyed. I don’t think I’ve ever had bad apple juice in Germany! :-) Price-wise, the restaurant is on the expensive side. The green sauce with potatoes cost me €14.50, which is way overpriced. The garlic bratwurst was €8.00, which was okay but still a bit more than it should be considering its medium size. And the biggest rip-off was €5.20 for one glass of apple juice! Come on! In total my bill was €27.70, and I found that too high for the overall quality and amount of food I got. From what I remember, most prices on the menu were quite high, so this restaurant is definitely not a cheap option for local German food. This business accepts all major credit cards and Apple Pay (many German restaurants in Frankfurt’s city center do not, asking for cash only, which is shocking). As for the restaurant in general, I liked its classic German vibe and the cozy atmosphere inside. The place looked nice and very clean. I also want to mention that the second waitress came to check on me several times; she was sweet, and I really appreciated that. Would I come back again? Yes, I’d give it another chance, mostly because of the nice vibe of the restaurant. Would I order the same dishes again? No, 100% not; I’d definitely try something else. Can I recommend this restaurant? I’d put it this way – go and check it out, but be careful...

Oh…I really don’t recommend if you’re asian to be honest, it’s really authentic German food so you might not be used to it if ur a foreigner, we tried sausages with potato salad and the Schnitzel with green sauce and potato salad, looking from the other reviews, potato salad is a bit overhyped lol.

It just has a strong taste of vinegar or something like that, but it shuts potato salad, the more you eat it, the flavor gets weird too, idk how u say it in english but in thai it’s “เลี่ยน“.

Other than the food, the atmosphere was extremely lively and loud, so not recommended if u actually wanna talk or have actual chill, private conversations lmao.

The waitress lazy was very nice tho! She was very sweet to us. But it’s also really hard to call people over because no one is ever looking and all the staff are just somewhere to be seen, even the bartenders won’t see u because they r too busy talking to each other. Also bread is served with MUSTARD PASTE😭 kind of funny but I...

This was the best meal I had in Frankfurt on my 5 day trip. The decor feels like a modern take on an old-style German restaurant, and the atmosphere was very nice. Clean too. The reasonable prices and large dining area make it great spot for families, tourists and local businesspeople alike. Our server was happy to make recommendations (she spoke English well too) and they did not disappoint.

If you want to try traditional German food and Frankfurt green sauce, this is the place to go. Our table had the pork schnitzel and meatloaf with fried egg and both were cooked to perfection. The fry on the schnitzel was hot and fresh and both meals were so savory. The potato salad was excellent too.

This is the first place I would recommend to anyone visiting Frankfurt who wants to try German food and I would return in...