Cool place The outside seating was very nice…read moreFood was excellent The waitress tried to appear nice Not the friendliest I've ever seen There was a party in one of the inside rooms and the food took forever Anyways all OK

Mainlust "Desche-Otto" is a small and cosy apple wine tavern with a lovely garden, run by Claudia…read moreand Louie - in walking distance from where I live in Frankfurt am Main. Claudia and Louie's motto is "hard-core Hessian". They strive for the "not so usual", with delicious local fare with a modern touch, over 100 brandies (Louie's passion) and a concert series during the summer months. In addition to the regular "Haus Schoppen" they have a second, special "Haus Schoppen" that changes when the barrel is drunk up. For more see: http://schiller-wine.blogspot.com/2013/03/mainlust-desche-otto-ultra-traditional.html

Nice place for dinner. The menu card is small but good…read more Service is very attentive.

On a recent visit with a friend and his daughter, my wife and my daughter (both children under 3 y…read moreold), we loved the interior, the food and the wine. Unfortunately, the service was about the worst thing that ever happened to us in Frankfurt or anywhere for that matter. Our children were not very loud and were flirting with the guests on the table nearby (who were flirting back). A few minutes into our stay, the waiter comes and asks us to "tune our children down" and to imagine we would be on a romantic dinner - "would you want to be disturbed by children's noise?" he asked. "And just to make it clear, nobody complained, I just want to make sure it stays like that." What should you say to that? Well, we tried our best and did stay calm. Until we (remember, all adults at our table had wine and a full meal) took out the drinking bottle for our daughter when the waiter came again with the words "I don't want to be annoying, but could you please be so kind and remove this drinking bottle from the table?" Sounds like this story is made up? That's what I would think, if I hadn't seen it. What is really sad about it is that we really liked the food, the prices and the restaurant, but like this, we sure enough won't come again.

A really nice way to take in the Frankfurt riverside night life. It's a moored boat right on the…read moresouth bank of the Main river, where the entire town seems to hang out when the weather is nice. We were introduced to what is apparently a local drink: brandy with an apricot dunked into it.

A great place to grab a refreshing Äppler right on the Main River. The food is typical Frankfurt…read moreand priced right.

Heard this was a bit of a gem in town and looked forward to eating there while i was in a Town…read morecloseby in business. Very short menu with typical german fare wich isnt a bad thing. I had the schnitzel with fried potatoes and was a bit put off when the waitress said "we dont have that" when i tryed to pimp my meat of veal with some herb butter...... Hmm i have had hundreds of schnitzels in Germany and have never not been able to get the chef to blend som butter with Spices even though its not on the menu. Maybe the waitress didnt know that herb butter consists of butter (normally in a restaurant kitchen) and herbs or and spices. On top of that the potatoes needed tons of salt and the schnitzel was crazydry. Not even the herb-butter or better service could have saved this meal. Decent beer and ok prices though.

To the three grubbers is a really true cider pub…read more Here the "Cider House rules" are in force. You expess to the waiter: "Noch Ena!", and you get one Schobbe more. Photo link: http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7497/dsc1598lw.jpg livver sausage with bread and mustard Photo link: http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/434/dsc1601hc.jpg handcheese-burger Nog ena kin! May God give you your daily Schobben, as well as to all other people! Möge Gott dir deinen täglichen Schobben geben, wie auch allen anderen Menschen!

A friend found this authentic Frankfurter place located off a little riding path and easy to miss…read more The staff was lovely (all told, they ate dinner there 3 out of 6 nights!) We didn't need a reservation, even during the Messe. Good for large parties. Let me first say, SAVE ROOM FOR THE FRIED APPLE RINGS!!! ie: even if the soup calls your name, do not order it! You won't have room for dessert. I warned you. Everything was delicious and traditional. I'm a fan of the standard Frankfurter Schnitzel with Grüne Soße (green sauce - which is made from 7 fresh herbs and blended with yogurt and sour cream. You can't get it anywhere but Frankfurt.) Every dessert we ordered was fabulous, but those fried apple slices with ice cream was like eating a not-too-sweet apple pie filling but with a whole apple slice, in a thick batter, then fried. I'm salivating just thinking about it again. No joke. If you don't mind getting away from Frankfurt city, this is an easy Uber/taxi ride. We went in the dead of winter, but it looks like it'd be amazing in nicer weather.

It's a local hidden gem, perfect for enjoying a cold beer and hanging out with friends. In the…read moresummer, it's great for outdoor drinks, and it's also an ideal spot for a Christmas party. The service is decent, but I'd recommend avoiding asking too many questions to the older guy working during the day. They offer a full menu with affordable prices, especially for locals. The Christmas decorations were fantastic and really captured the holiday spirit. I also loved their Frankfurter Schnitzel, and you can't go wrong with apple wine!