Bechsteins - Erkner

Actually I was pretty impressed when walking around the Erkner that there is this kind of fancy, stylish restaurant and it was also surprising for me that they have also English breakfast in the offer. I could not resist and I have entered to try to have a breakfast there. What really took my breath away was the design of interior, this is just fantastic, modern and luxury, I wish every restaurant would look like this one. Equipment also first-class. I ordered scrambled eggs with bacon, bread, home made (pressed) orange juice and coffee. First of all, coffee was served. I am sorry but the cappuccino should not look like and taste like that one (you can also check the picture). It tasted like cocoa diluted with water and the foam was unattractive and tasted similar. I have no idea why should I drink a coffee like this, when I have a top one at home! I want to have a better coffee than at home when having breakfast in fancy restaurant. The coffee was definitively made by coffee automatic machine and the result tasted exactly like that. Than came scrambled eggs. This part of the breakfast was better, eggs tasted good, salty enough, bacon nicely roasted, pastry was from the freezer and than baked, but shortcrust, yeah...ok. But again, actually I am able to make better scrambled eggs with vegetables, little bit of parmesan and balsamico, from fresh eggs. Yeah, I admit, it tasted ok, but ok is not enough for me and no, I am really not arrogant, I just want to have top price/performance services. So, the outcome, It is ok to eat at this restaurant because they try to do their best and they will finally make it but not now. The food quality, serving and flavor is just average with plenty of room for improvement. It can not be really compared with breakfast served for example in Munich, that was really a different kind if experience. Please work hard, focus on the ordinary food, make it better, improve it and this makes than extraordinary results and customers surprised that they get ordinary food, extraordinary served and tasty. It makes sometimes miracles. You have plenty of traditional food here in this region to come with something better, improved or even new. The interior of your restaurant is an evidence that it is possible.

We ended up coming to Bechstein's on an early Friday night. We ordered some food which was nice and more than enough. In fact it was more than needed, my wife was served two Schnitzels instead of one. Something we had already experienced before was the rather slow service. Even though only a guests were present, it took a while until we had our drinks and food. Something we found extremely disturbing were the TV's running. No need for that!