Went there today with family (12/21/25). Absolutely horrific…read moreexperience. Ordered "Special French Sardines) for 20€ as an appetizer. It took 90 !!! minutes for it to arrive. I received, and this is NOT a joke, a opened can of sardines with butter drenched bread with huge butter wedges on the side. 90 minutes Canned sardines seriously. Ordered a bottle of water, which took about half an hour to arrive. Waiter was bored ,disinterested, and never cleaned up any plates, baskets etc. Quite possibly one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had. I almost felt like I was on candid camera. Do not go there, they don't care about you , return the favor.

While visiting friends who live a few blocks away, we arrived in Germany the night before and opted…read moreto take these good folks to dinner at Vetro. We had been there 2 years earlier and had a really nice meal / experience. This visit was disappointing in comparison. There were six of us and we were sat outside (front) where we were assaulted by bugs during our two hour stay. There were lots of empty tables inside but somehow moving in wasn't an option for us. That said, the waiter spoke all of 10 words to us during our entire 2 hours stay, never greeting us, never checking on us - weird! He never even came back to offer us a bill; we had to finally go in and hunt him down to cash-out, just as we had to go in and ask for beverage refills earlier. The food was "ok", but 3 of the meals came out 5 minutes after the first 3 meals arrived at the table. Not sure why this was but it was awkward. All in all this will likely be the last visit to Vetro for us. It's a shame one bad service person (Fabio) can leave such a bad impression.

We had two excellent meals at the Pilgrimhaus! The food is delicious, beautifully executed German…read morespecialties with some East Asian-influenced choices thrown in for good measure. The staff is polite and friendly, and they have a lovely outdoor patio as well where you can eat in the summer. They have a great wine list with many excellent German wines as well as a few other European options. There are vegetarian and gluten-free choices as well. These were the best meals we had in Soest, I hope we get to return someday :)

Not all food on the menu is available. Schnitzel was overcooked and the frites were not tasty…read more Personel is very friendly.