Cafe Elb Wein — Restaurant in Hamburg

We went here for brunch and several of us had the "Grosses Frühstück". It was not bad as such, but we could have gotten an identical brunch if we had gone to the baker's and the deli counter - and that would have easily been less than 1/3rd of the price per person. There was nothing of what was served to us that felt unique or made-to-order, and as such 15 Euros is really not good value for money.

That being said, maybe their other things are good - that I can obviously not say. The service was quite ok and the place is relatively cozy. Did not prevent me feeling disappointed after our visit, though.

EDIT after reply from owner, 3 stars - 1 star. Here is the owner's arrogant reply: "Scheinbar ist Ihnen die aktuelle Kostensituation in der Gastronomie nicht bewusst… Alle unsere Preise basieren auf einer gesunden kaufmännischen Kalkulation. Wareneinsatz ist jedoch nicht der einzige Kostenfaktor. Personalkosten, Miete, Strom, Versicherung, Instandhaltung, Steuern und noch diverse weite kleine Positionen machen die Kalkulation aus. Wenn Sie nicht bereit sind für eine gute Leistung, von fair bezahlten Mitarbeitern in einer schönen Atmosphäre den geforderten Preis zu bezahlen, schlage ich vor, daß Sie zukünftig Ihr Frühstück in einer, für Sie bezahlbareren Lokalität einzunehmen. Über konstruktive Kritik freue ich mich jedoch auch weiterhin…"

Here is my reply to that (since there doesn't seem to be another reply function: Why should I need to know about any "cost situations" in your business? Do the bakeries and butchers not pay rent, wages or tax? I'm happy on behalf of your staff that you (at least think that you) pay them fairly - that has absolutely nothing to do with me. If I go out to eat somewhere, I do expect to get something which I would not have gotten at home, either by better cooking than my own or by some other means. In this case, I could easily just buy these things myself - it was just some cheese and ham on a plate and some bread in a basket. The "big" breakfast was not even that big, my wife could finish it and she doesn't eat very much. Perhaps if scrambled eggs and/or something else was also included in that price, one would start to approach an ok value.

As I originally said, it was not at all bad but it was too little to be worth the money. This is my opinion and you as a business owner should be more humble towards your customers. It's not like my review was garbled nonsense, I clearly expressed what I was not happy with. With your arrogant reply, I will make sure never to visit your establishment again, and will also recommend others...

Went there for breakfast and i had disappointing experience. You can go there if you are looking for a place where you can empty your wallet without filling your belly. First of all the place is quite expensive, maybe the high prices are backed in terms of quality for the main courses available for lunch and dinner but NOT for breakfast. Coffee was bad. Reminded me of the one I can get in a coffee machine at an airport or something like that. Only a few options available for breakfast. All too expensive and fairly simple. A bit of bread, a croissant, jam, salami and cheese. Thats what you for the full breakfast menu. No egg included. That comes as an extra. At least the atmosphere is OK

The bathroom is located downstairs so in case you are a person with mobility constrains it be an issue

I would...

Stopped by to get a dessert & espresso before walking back, I saw they had a chocolate molten cake online. Very cute restaurant, nice atmosphere, the servers were busy and it was crowded but I got a table fairly quickly.

Was disappointed molten chocolate cake wasnt on menu so I ordered the warm chocolate muffin instead with a espresso. Espresso was good my dessert was over cooked, unedible & hard as a rock, I couldn't even eat it. I mentioned it to the waiter who simply apologized, but made no offer to replace it with something else or remove it from my bill. So I paid and left, probably wouldn't go back.

Also they did not accept my US Visa this is the first place in Hamburg that wouldn't accept my...