Die EX Vertretung - Köln

We drank some Kölsch, and ate Schnitzels with Bratkartoffeln - not fine dining but very tasty typical pub fare. Service very friendly and good banter with the wait staff - maybe just a tad slow, but this was a busy August evening so par for the course. We sat outside but the interior is fascination with lots of political portraits, well worth a look. The location on the edge of the Fish market square and facing the Rhine is hard to beat.

Just stopped in here for a beer and a coffee. The coffee was awful. We told the waiter when paying the bill, he made an excuse but charged us anyway. When we queried this he said he would have to bring out the "chef'. We didn't want a big scene about a cup of coffee so we paid and left.

We enjoyed a very nice pork dinner with fried potatoes, eating outside on the terrace with lovely views over the Rhine and looking up at St Martins Church. Service was fairly good and the place was busy considering it was a Monday evening.

We called here for a snack and ordered some pretzels, breads and a cheese sandwich. All the breads were very tasty. It was a build your own cheese sandwich and the amount of cheese I wouldn't eat in a month!!!

Ate and drank here several times over the period of our visit to Cologne. Great outdoor seating by the river and perfect for people watching. Good food and wine at reasonable prices and great attentive service. Would highly recommend