ニューミュンヘン ハーフェンブルク — Restaurant in Kobe

There are very rare times that I'm so unimpressed with the food that I don't take any pictures, and this was one of them. In terms of the location, this restaurant is situated in the heart of the very busy and colorful Kobe Harborland, but the decor of the restaurant and the food seems otherwise. The decor is old, with out-of-place and ghastly stone statues and faux flowers making it seem like your last supper. Tables and chairs are also straight from 20 years ago, not at all warm and inviting as a German-style restaurant is supposed to be. We ordered a mixed sausage plate, french fries, and a camembert cheese. Sausages were typical supermarket-bought, ok tasting. French fries were good, and the pizza was nothing special since the quality of the cheese used (both the mozzarella and the camembert) weren't good enough to be memorable, not to mention the cardboard-like pizza dough, which was also a frozen one I guess. The best thing was the view over Kobe Meriken Park and Harborland. The service was also pretty good, as with pretty much all restaurants you go to in Japan. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this place at all, unless you're really looking forward to seeing a...

Strange service experience here. When we were seated, we asked if the staff could speak a little English as we don't speak Japanese. She responded in English immediately then. However, throughout the rest of our time there, this same staff would only speak to us in Japanese. We could make out what she was asking through body language, but I don't know why she insisted on doing this. It feels passive-aggressive?? We are trying the best we can in the scraps of Japanese we know.

Anyhow, food was decent (average) but overpriced. Expected for a restaurant with harbour views. With the views and OK food, I might have rated this 4 stars if not for the strange service.

We got a mixed pizza (below average), chicken karaage (above average), and french fries (average(, as well as a large draft beer and a ginger ale. Bill came...

This place is trendy therefore gets very busy. There is enough parking space and there are enough seats to sit everyone. Would recommend not getting any extra ice cream or whipped cream to...