Very delicious meat (Mr.Rumpsteak) Service good, personnel was kind and friendly warm.read more

I had lunch there, the food was ok. The staff were friendly, but they were pushing things to you. I…read moretold her I do not want water and yet she brought it and charge me for it!

Being in town from America for business meetings, I happened see Barvarium walking by. I love…read moreGerman food and this place screamed great food. It's obliviously been here for a while. I Was not disappointed, it's a place frequented by locals and visitors alike. Not having much German in my vocabulary, the spoke more English than I speak German. Service was quick and portions plentiful. I had jagged schnitzel it came with fries a small salad and mushroom gravy. It was excellent. I ordered some red cabbage it was delicious. The atmosphere is casual old style. If you want solid local food do yourself a favor and come here

Wow! I love this place! I already have so many places I love in Hannover, and now I have to add…read morethis to the list! I walked by here a few times, and planned to come and check it out, but there are so many other places I want to eat in Hannover that I kept putting it off. Finally, one evening, as I walked around the city center, undecided as to where I wanted to eat, I walked by this place again, and this time, I opted to go in and see if I could get a table. While I wanted to sit in the Biergarten in the back, nothing was available, so I opted for a table in the front, next to an open window. I ordered a cold Hefeweizen and perused the menu. The waitress spoke good English and I washed her recommendations, and she said that the ribs were a favorite. I was ready for something different than German food for a change, and I know the Germans can make some good ribs, I took her advice and ordered the ribs- I asked if I could get them without their "barbecue sauce" and she said of course. And I am glad I did- German barbecue sauce is very different than American barbecue sauce! The ribs were spectacular! The fries hot and crispy! This place was so good that I came back the next day to meet friend for dinner. Now I have added yet another favorite restaurant to my Hannover list!

With the ubiquitous Italian restaurant practically on every corner, you'd think that Germany's star…read morecuisine would have to be a step above what you can find in America since they're so much closer to Italy! The reality of this is that most of these restaurants are lame stand-ins serving German-ized Italian fare which means my husband and I have been to our fare share of Italian restaurant flops in Hannover. Almost everything on the typical Italian menu around here comes "überbacken," which the Italians would probably translate into "melted cheese suicide." Exit the Italian wannabe stand-in, enter Fellini, a shrine to the famed director serving actual homemade pasta right in the Lister Meile in Hannover. It's a small space but brimming with hospitality and plates of honest good Italian food made with the attention to detail that the film director would have appreciated. The simple mixed salads that we ordered were already a preview of what was to come since they were basic lettuce, tomato, red onion and carrot arrangements, but nonetheless pleasingly arranged and plainly dressed with oil. They were super fresh and delicious. I didn't have to cut apart any iceberg lettuce 'icebergs' with a knife and fork to get it into my mouth. You could add your own salt, pepper and balsamic to taste with the extra condiments they brought to your table. The main dishes were earthy and satisfying. We had a few of the specials of the day including a steak dish with a coffee reduction sauce as well as the homemade salmon and spinach gnocchis in sage butter. The heady coffee reduction sauce and the gnocchi's unexpectedly heavenly texture with pieces of salmon and spinach incorporated into the dough itself had our taste buds asking for an encore but the portions were so generous we reluctantly had to decline dessert. At this point the curtains were already rolling down on this happy production but the smiling owner and head chef of the restaurant wouldn't let us leave without giving us a few hunks from a massive footstool-sized panettone they had gotten for the holidays. It was a Loison panettone and it was the freshest, moistest, most fragrant and absolutely the best panettone I have ever eaten in my life--a crowning finish to a stellar performance from an all star cast. I can't wait to go back to Fellini's to sample another act from this truly authentic culinary entertainer.

Nice ambiance and the food was great, lamb ragot was so yummy and the lentil soup is fantastic, you…read morewon't regret it, real worth it

From the outside, it seemed like a typical Italian place, but typical it is definetely not. I am so…read moreglad we didn't want to walk very far that night and decided to check out Loretta's. Best part about it: perfect alternative to restaurants in the Old Town if you're staying at the Courtyard. I ordered the shrimp entree that comes with tricolore sauces, which although they sound simple, were bursting with flavor and offered a great contrast ... pesto, chunky marinara, and something sour-cream based. I was impressed with how many pieces of shrimp were actually on the plate! Very generous - I was definitely stuffed. Oh and if that wasn't enough, the dish came with an equally delicious side salad and roasted baby potatoes. My coworkers got the special - which was a viener shnitzel in a creamy mushroom sauce (and even though I've had more shnitzel than I care to mention in Germany, but this gourmet version was absolutely fantastic). Bruschetta appetizer was a good classic and very fresh, as was the amuse bouche - a gazpacho variation. We had a wonderful bottle of white wine (can't remember the type), the setting and atmosphere were very cute and service attentive.

More of an outdoor terrace than a biergarten, Lorettas is a great place for an outdoor lunch or…read moreglass of wine. They have a nice selection of sandwiches and salads, and also serve breakfast until 6PM on weekends. The setting is quite nice too -- lots of greenery, fairly quiet. A good spot for people watching too