I hate this place. I mean, I really really hate this place. I ate here all the time when I lived in…read morenearby Tüddern. I couldn't speak a lick of Deutsch, aber ich könnte Essen genauso wie ein Chef bestellen! The quality of Peter's schnitzel really set the bar stratospherically high. In so doing, it also set me up for a perpetual string of schnitzappointments. During all of my travels in Germany, Peter's has served me the best schnitzel I have ever eaten. Ever. Hands down. No contest.
I was addicted to their Schnitzel mit Champignons. Very lightly coated with flour. Extremely well seasoned. Tender yet crisp. Blanketed in a decadent cream sauce dappled with mushrooms. Mit pommes. MIT POMMES!! Möchtest du Mayo? Kein Problem!! Even the side salads were crazy lecker. Trust and believe!
And the service was bar none, a-number-one, aces, tops, uzw. A friend and I once stayed there well after closing, killing bottle after bottle of Riesling, and the owner/manager continued serving us! Very rude of us for sure, but the staff were quite gracious despite our appalling lack of manners. Hey, we've all been there, so don't judge too harshly. Peter's certainly didn't.
When I think of schnitzel, Peter's inevitably comes to mind, often times haunting me and taunting me in my dreams. And yet, no matter where I go -- even in Bayern where good food is the trademark, nothing comes close. Not even by a mile or a kilometer. And that's why I hate this place so soundly!
I pine for the day that I return to Höngen and eat my body weight in schnitzel. Peter's schnitzel!