What fantastic food and service, really clean and friendly. Food well priced and of exceptional…read morequality! Thank you!

This is a wonderful little restaurant/bar right near the lake in Bad Meinberg. We had visited…read moreanother restaurant for some "real German" food (Treffpunkt), but found that the size and intensity of their meals was not something we could do every day. Then our pension hostess recommended Kajute and it was perfect. We took notice of only the simplest part of the menu, but it was excellent. Apart from the obvious -- sausages in various combinations -- a really good bet there is the "Eintopf," a huge bowl of soup that contains pretty much everything; it's not a stew but a real soup; delicious and satisfying. A half liter of Detmolder Landbier tops off any good meal, and they have it on tap. The gentleman who might be the proprietor has enough good English to serve you.

We had a delicious dinner here of schnitzel, pork medallions, sauerkraut, potatoes. My husband…read moreenjoyed the beers and we had delicious lattes as well. Our waiter was the bar tender and he was friendly and easy to talk to despite our lack of German. The restaurant is comfortable and clean with a nice warm atmosphere.

We ate inside at a high table near the window as it was drizzling outside. We started with tomato…read moresoup which was flavorful with basil and parsley was very good. My ordered the spätzle with mountain cheese, leeks, and roasted onions. The roasted onions added so much good flavor to this dish. The salad was good with some oil and vinegar dressing. I ordered the ribs and as I'm from Texas, I was skeptical. They were delicious with the meat so tender and falling off the bone. I added French fries which were crispy and delicious. The sauerkraut coleslaw added so much to this dish. The service was good. We were in and out in about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

This restaurant was recommended to us by our Pension hostess as the place where we would find "real…read moreGerman food." We enjoyed our meals there very much, but it became clear that, as aging North Americans, we couldn't eat there every night and survive. The food is incredibly rich and the servings are huge -- and, it's all delicious! A visit to Germany wouldn't be complete without some fare like this. the service was excellent and tolerant of our bad German. (Try to have cash too pay; they have a credit card machine but are clearly not in the habit of using it.)