Akram`s Alpenhof — Restaurant in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

This fancy restaurant seems a bit misplaced here since the town is more casual but I'm glad it's here. Even though reservations are recommended, we were able to walk in on a Friday afternoon without one. It serves Halal food, should you be looking for one, with a variety of Arabic, Indian and Pakistani dishes. The restaurant is owned by a Pakistani, with chefs from all across south Asia, the food is elite on its own offering taste buds something to relish. We dis order for a Kashmiri Lamb Biryani and some bread with a chicken butter masala. Both dishes were served hot without keeping us waiting for long. Though one might think Indian dishes to carry a lot of spice and brew hot chilli, the dishes were mild enough that our two year old could savour them with no problem. Service was surprisingly great! Let's be honest, German restaurants aren't known to have good service. A smile let alone a kind voice is rare here... But at this place, I truly felt like I was dining at the Ritz Carlton! Give it a try... the dishes might seem to be overpriced, but for the kind of service and ambience with Halal food I might...

I think this is the only "ethnic" restaurant in town. So if that's what you're craving then come here, as your choices are limited. Otherwise, try something else.

It's a "pan-Asian" restaurant, with almost every country in Asia represented, but it leans more towards Indian and Middle Eastern overall.

I rated this on a curve since we're not in a country known for its Asian food, and even still, it falls short. The food is below average and some of the dishes don't even pass close to the dish they're modeled after with some off flavors. The only dish that was decent were the fired spring rolls.

We also found that the staff were unstinting and a bit rude. Their responses were curt and when asked a question, our waitress had an attitude and acted like we were asking a stupid question. The only good thing was that when we returned a bad dish, they were kind enough to take it off our bill.

TL;DR - If you're really craving Asian flavors and can't wait until you're in a bigger town, then eat here. Otherwise, you're better off holding out for...

Very Disappointing Experience

I visited this restaurant with my family, excited to enjoy a good meal together. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a very disappointing experience.

The food we were served was undercooked, and when I pointed it out to the waiter, they took it back promising to fix it. We waited for 30 minutes, but no one came back. When I asked again, they simply said “sorry, we forgot.” and than finally they cooked my meal properly..

Later, we ordered tea hoping at least that would be served properly. we waited another 30 minutes, only to be told—once again—that they forgot our order. and the comment in german were 'Ich habe vergessen'

In the end, instead of any form of compensation or proper service recovery, we were just handed the bill.

Totally unprofessional and careless service. I would not recommend this place, especially if you’re expecting good food and...