Alexandros Restaurant — Restaurant in Kehl

Not the typical Greek restaurant as to my experience insofar as it matches neither the traditional tavernas found in Greece, nor the more touristic Greek restaurants found in both Greece and abroad. Instead, the restaurant seems to have chosen for a fancier look with more refined cuisine, smaller (yet still "German-size") than tourist-style plates, and a menu that includes plenty of not-so-well-know Greek dishes in addition to the standard "international favourites". The place seems very popular as well, with us having been lucky when we visited to find a table without reservation and too long a wait, whereas others that did make a reservation ended up having forfeited their spot by arriving 20 minutes late.

We left with mixed feelings, however, as our experience was not entirely a smooth ride. There's a lot of personnel at this place, and certain ones are more considerate than others. For one, we were pleasantly surprised that, after having been told that we could only still sit outside, we were proposed to wait a couple of minutes for a table to be cleared up after payment had been completed, so that we (and especially our 2.5-year-old son) could sit next to one of the terrace-heaters. For another that this table was then subsequently cleaned for us almost even before the previous patrons had left. Food did take somewhat long to arrive, though, even if our son was truly taken into account throughout the evening. When it did arrive, though, it was good, but not excellent: the grilled meats were tender and flavorful, but the suzuki so finely minced as to taste almost prefabricated; the fries were nice and big made out of real potatoes, but dry if you expected them to be French (or even Belgian) fries; the stewed lamb we had was good, but could have been better;... And returning to the personnel: some were totally unaware of your progress through the meal and simply did not pass on additional orders, whereas others almost seemed to compensate for this with timed checks as to how content we were...

All in all, we felt that the place had a lot of pluses and minuses that together average out to a good experience worth the money, but that is in no way a smooth and even ride. Still, worth a visit to try out...

As someone who has been to many restaurants in Asia and Europe and also loves Mediterranean and Greek cuisine, this is one of the restaurants that I say "I wish I hadn't gone to." My wife and I went there for a nice dinner after making a reservation, but unfortunately the main course never came :( When we asked, they used our already finished starters as an excuse. My advice to the friends responsible for the service is to check the status of the customers' plates, even if only out of the corner of their eyes, and serve the main courses when the plates are almost finished. This is done very well in Greece and on the Mediterranean coast. I hope this restaurant can reach this...

Wir hatten uns von den vielen guten Bewertungen verleiten lassen, während unseres Aufenthalts in Kehl zum Abendessen hier einzukehren. Leider war unser Besuch im Alexandros aber ein absoluter Reinfall. Wir hätten nach der unfreundlichen Begrüßung (viele freie Tische nicht reserviert, trotzdem keine freie Platzwahl) besser gleich wieder umkehren sollen. Der Service war absolut unterirdisch und unprofessionell, erst nach fast 30 Minuten haben wir zumindest mal die Speisekarte bekommen - das Lokal war bei weitem nicht voll und viel Servicepersonal unterwegs. Da wir nicht ohne einen Blick hineinzuwerfen gleich bestellt haben, wurden wir dann wieder ignoriert. Anderen ging es z.T. ebenso, wie wir bemerkten. Nachdem wir dann endlich bestellen konnten, dauerte es wieder eine halbe Ewigkeit, bis die Getränke gerade noch kamen, bevor wir verärgert das Lokal verlassen wollten. Die bestellten Gerichte ließen dann wieder sehr lange auf sich warten und waren von der Qualität wie auch der Portionsgröße mehr als enttäuschend. Der Grillteller, mit einem Preis von 21,90 Euro ohnehin hochpreisig - bestand aus ein paar Mini-Fleischstückchen, die zudem noch absolut trocken und nahezu ungewürzt waren, sowie einem Mini-Klecks Tsatsiki, der dem Namen nicht verdiente und ordinären Pommes. Allenfalls der Beilagensalat war ok. Das Zanderfilet war so klein, dass es mit drei Bissen weg war, das Gemüse lieblos und kaum gewürzt, das ganze dann von ein paar Kartoffeln, einfallsloser Dillsoße und Salat begleitet. So etwas haben wir bei einem Griechen noch nie erlebt... Und das Ambiente: Na ja, sehr steril, man möchte wohl auf Edel-Grieche machen, dem wird aber weder das Lokal, noch der Service oder die Essensqualität auch nur im entferntesten gerecht. Der schlechte und arrogante, unfreundliche Service hat dieses Bild perfekt abgerundet. Fazit: Leider absolut nicht...