The food is great, the patio is happening - if you're in Soest, check this place out. We had some…read moreof the "German specialties," which were great. Many people around us were eating the pizzas - we have trust issues around German pizza, so we didn't go there - but they looked like they would have been ok :). Staff was working hard, but they were as prompt as they could be. We would definitely go here again. Make a reservation if you can, they were very busy.

One of a kind very old brewery in the heart of Soest. Very nice and friendly service. Old and cosy…read moreatmosphere. Large menu with local and international dishes. Superb dessert.

Sit in the beer garden out back overlooking the river. Order a few Pils and choose the sausage and…read morepotatoes from the butcher's specialties section of the menu. You'll have the meal of a lifetime!

Amazing visit to a relatively unknown town in Germany. Spent a week here at a conference and was…read morelucky to be able to visit here twice. Once for a Rotary Club meeting and once for a late lunch. Amazing both times. The chicken dish was sublime, local Westphalian regional dishes were delicious, the waitstaff wonderful and a wonderful ambiance. This amazing restaurant is one more reason to visit this wonderful town!

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 :)

We loved this space and enjoyed our dinner. We had their famous onion soup as our appetizer, I had…read moreSchnitzel in a dark beer sauce with fries, and my husband had Schnitzel with mushrooms and cream sauce. The soup was excellent, but my Schnitzel was kind of plain, I'd order something else if I went back. But the food was well prepared and the service was friendly and quick. The salads that came with meal were beautiful and fresh too!

This is the kind of restaurant that American tourists, if they were to visit Soest, would flock to:…read moregreat ambience, traditional German food (meaning hearty) and huge plates! I no longer live in Soest, but when I come back home, I make it a point to come by here and enjoy the Westfalian culture. I prefer sitting at the bar as you get to hang out with the locals.

We had a great meal here - it's summer, so we ate on the covered patio with everybody else, it was…read morelovely :). I had pork medallions with mushrooms and hollandaise, my husband had schnitzel with pommes, which came with sauteed vegetables covered in a mayonnaise sauce. I took away a star because the salad bar items weren't covered, and there were some fruit flies. But our meal was delicious, we'd eat here again.