Pommes Paul — Restaurant in Texel

Unbelievable!! We go here every time we are on Texel. The food is always great and a highlight of the trip. Unfortunately we came by today to continue our tradition.

The elderly woman at the counter had a bad day. Like always we ordered in german. That was never a problem. Because we ate at this diner every holiday , we knew the women speaks german, like almost every other shop on the island. So far that was no problem. This time it was a grave mistake. Firstly before even saying one word, the lady was gesturing like „what do you want, speak already!!“. Then we ordered. The grumpy and stubborn servicelady spoke her dutch, even after we answered in german. We already spoke german in front of her before ordering! After repeating herself 3 times she said in a not so friendly manner but german, that yes she speaks german but don’t want to speak it, when not asked beforehand. We were already half way gone, but finished ordering anyways. The food was really great, even if the menu changed for worse.

While we were eating, other germans ordered and there it wasn’t a problem, but yes, she did not seemed amused about the language.

I am sorry, but if you are living from the tourism you have to accept that people don’t always speak dutch!

I don’t know what her problem was, but she lost a regular customer with...

I had high expectations for this restaurant. I really wanted to visit Ordeland but unfortunately they do not allow dogs inside so their next door fry shop sounded like a nice option for a take-out night. The waiting time is long, which is something that wouldn't have a problem if the end result was worth it. We had Stew Loaded Fries. Nothing wrong with it but nothing special either. The fries were fine and the stew was good. The meat was tender but again nothing special or different in terms of flavour. We also had a cheeseburger - which they should rename Pickleburger - and here lies the issue. The cheese was barely there but there was an obscene amount of sour pickles. But the problem was the meat. It was dry and almost chewy. If felt disrespectful to the local products and the high standards they claim to have. We were disappointed and doubt we will try out the main restaurant...

Wir fahren seit 6 Jahren nach Texel und sind immer gerne zu Pommes Paul gegangen. Doch in diesem Jahr sind wir sehr enttäuscht. Wenn wir eine lange Schlange vor der Tür steht weißt ein Schild darauf hin das die Wartezeit 30 Minuten dauert das war auch immer schon so und ist auch in Ordnung. Gestern hatten wir nur 2Kunden vor uns und mussten 45 Minuten auf 2 Cheeseburger mit Pommes warten. Kunden die nach uns bekamen ihre Bestellung teilweise nach 10 Minuten. Auf Nachfrage wurden wir von 2 jungen Angestellten beschimpft hier würde alles der Reihe nach gehen., mehrere Gäste bestätigen die ihr Essen schon auf hatten bestätigten, das wir vor ihrem da waren das introvertiert dem Personal nicht. Zuhause bemerkten wir das wir einen Teimer von anderen Kunden in der Tüte hatten, die armen Leute werden auch wohl Stunden auf ihr Essen warten. Die Qualität der Speisen war leider auch sehr schlecht und lieblos zubereitet. Leider hat das Essen bei uns beiden als Abführmittel gedient. Wir werden in den nächsten Jahren einen großen Bogen um Pommes...