Aal- & Forellenräucherei Hoffmann GmbH in Damme

In any case. We had lunch there and then made reservations again for coffee and cake. All 6 people were completely satisfied. Really recommended.

Heard a lot of good things, unfortunately the service employee at the counter was probably quite overwhelmed today and therefore in a bad mood. What a shame!

All of our wishes were taken into account, even though we arrived at a completely inappropriate time and had not made a reservation as a group of 5 people. Breakfast, in our case the avocado sandwich, is always highly recommended!

I was here on March 26, 2025. I ordered redfish fillet. The service was nice. The ambience is ok. The food was served in a reasonable time. But, the redfish fillet smelled strongly of fish and the taste was the same. It tasted muddy. This is always a sign of heavily seasoned fish that should no longer be served in a seafood restaurant. Fried fish actually no longer smells strongly of fish, old fish stinks. The salad was ok. The fish and the roasted potatoes would have liked to have been in the pan for a few more minutes. The restaurant was only half full, there was enough time. I was here once last fall and the fish wasn't completely fried and the roasted potatoes were better too. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to the redfish. Edit April 18, 2025: Today, Good Friday, I had redfish fillet at my house. My children cooked for me. I bought the fish at the fish cart yesterday. After frying it no longer smelled like fish. The fish didn't taste oily either. Everything was perfect. I liked it much better than at Hoffmann's. I'm reducing my review to 2 stars, which is still too high. Just because of the nice service.

Luckily we reserved a table in advance. However, by the time we were able to place our drinks and food orders, guests who arrived after us had already received their food. When we asked if we could order, we were increasingly told “yes, right away”. At one dish we wanted to know what exactly was on the plate, and they said "the one in the picture". Well... Then unfortunately the wrong dish arrived. But the food was really delicious. We then reminded us several times about the payment process and asked for a separate invoice. The payment process then looked like this: we had to pay everything together and we were then told “one card is enough”. In order to separate the bill later, we then asked for an invoice. Answer "No, there isn't. You couldn't print the process. We could take a menu with us" Conclusion - very tasty food but the service definitely needs improvement.

You can eat very tasty fish there.

Everything excellent, will come again.

The best fish sandwiches in the world

Price performance ratio is right

Everything fine. The cake is amazing (it couldn't be better). Fish sandwiches at their finest. Eel is awesome. Pleases. Come again.

Absolute recommendation. A very elaborately designed restaurant with an ice cream parlor. Everything perfect.

The fish sandwiches were very sparsely topped, but they tasted good and were reasonably priced. But the ice cream there is very good

Not only is it very beautiful there, they also have a good selection of fish. Unfortunately, it's not exactly cheap. But what's cheap these days?

After an hour of waiting (when we asked, we were told that only a 50-person tour group was now being served) I received the wafer-thin, dry and tough end of a cod. This had nothing in common with the soft, aromatic fillet of cod. Disappointing and almost a disgrace when you look at the price. My wife's redfish fillet was significantly better. I guess I was unlucky. Still not a recommendation!

Very tasty and super fresh!! Despite the crowds, very friendly

It tasted absolutely delicious. A fantastic selection of fresh fish, smoked goods, and rolls! The food was superbly seasoned 👍 The interior design is fantastic, especially the staircase leading up to the restrooms is breathtaking! Accessible restrooms are available on the ground floor! Unfortunately, there are limited seating options—but in bad weather, indoors, and on a Sunday lunchtime, it's best to use them.

Best fish sandwich and ice cream

After a bike ride I stopped in and bought 2 fish sandwiches, All and Trout. Normal roll and the respective fish. Nothing else, not a leaf of lettuce. The fish was well topped but dry, not fresh. Price over €4. Next time I'll stop for the fish sandwiches.

Just stopped by for dinner. Super delicious. We'll be back again.

We ordered various fish sandwiches. They tasted very good. I wouldn't call the prices cheap, but they were okay. For dessert, we each had two scoops of ice cream. The ice cream was top-notch. Probably the best I've ever had. I'd happily go back.

The left-hand side of the restaurant was moderately busy, with most tables reserved. The right-hand side was less busy, with a few tables free. We weren't allowed to enter because dogs weren't allowed in that area. It's just the way it is, which is a shame, since the restaurant has a pleasant atmosphere. Oh well, we'll just go somewhere else.🙈🙈🙈🙈

We were there for the breakfast buffet over the weekend. It was incredibly delicious, and the selection was enormous. We'll definitely be back!

Delicious food and great service. Large crowds of customers are mastered with flying colors. 👌🏻

Located on Dümmer Lake, from the restaurant to the lake in 3 minutes. Beautiful, well-developed hiking trails. Little activity during the week.

All dishes are extremely tasty, and the ice cream for dessert was also good

Always worth a visit. If you like fish, this is the place for you.

Yes, great restaurant but always busy

I always enjoy going there to eat fish. It's a little more expensive but the food is worth it

We bought smoked eel fillets online. Very good taste, fast and well packaged delivery Recommended at any time and would be happy to come again.

Simply always great!!! Just one request: Please make it clear when exactly the work is over in the winter. We were at your place 1.5 hours before closing time - even though we were regular customers, we didn't get any more coffee or dessert. At that time you were still open for 1 hour. That was very sobering.

It was our first time here, but we will definitely come back. The “Mixed Fish Plate” was served with fried potatoes and salad. It was very tasty, the portion was large enough and nicely prepared.

The restaurant is excellent and I can highly recommend the breakfast buffet.

Great breakfast, lots of fish (eel, salmon, squid and much more) but also lots of other things. Just great ! Always happy 🌞

Best ever! Always friendly staff always in a good mood.🤩

This seafood restaurant is one of the best in the area. Already recommended to many people, everyone came back happy and full. We have been customers since a time when the whole store was a small wooden hut. Quality has rightly prevailed here.

The Hoffmann eel and fish smokehouse is worth recommending. The offer and service are really good Above all, it is very pleasant that the opening times are very reliable and the food on offer is available almost throughout the entire opening time. The “dual” concept between a restaurant and an upscale “snack offering” is also unique and well organized for me. Feel free to take a look! The right place for lovers of fish dishes!

We were there for the breakfast buffet with a group of 9 people. The selection and quality of the food was excellent. Everyone will find something here and the fish is really great. The service, in our case a very young woman, was very "taciturn" - no "hello" and no "goodbye" - maybe a little "improvement" here. Unfortunately, when it comes to the ambience, the restaurant is so good and therefore very busy, the coziness suffers somewhat. It was very crowded and since we sat further back, the delicacies were quickly sold out before we had the chance to grab them. It was always topped up, but unfortunately those sitting close were always first. Basically we were very satisfied, a decent price-performance ratio.

We come to Aal-Hoffmann from Münster every 2-3 months. This is the best fish we've ever eaten. Especially the eel and the char. But the fried herring is also sensational. Always my pleasure.

Very good breakfast buffet. Everything is added quickly. There is a good selection and the fish is very tasty. Unfortunately, it is very tight at the entrance, especially if you are a wheelchair user, as the restaurant is always very busy. The only minus is that you have to pay for the water, juices are included in the price. Otherwise the price-performance ratio is good.

Unfortunately too many people accepted

Great, delicious, freshly filled fish sandwiches. Cheaper than next door🙃. Fast great service!!

As always, good and friendly service

Very tasty smoked fish. The eel and trout were very tasty.

The breakfast was very good, but one of the waitresses was very annoyed with the children because they were too loud in the play area (if banging is too loud, I don't have a workbench in the play area). In addition, €9 is a lot of money for children aged 3 and over who hardly eat anything. We were also not told when we booked a table in advance that the table had to be vacated again from 12 p.m. Then we were told by an older waitress that we had to leave the table, but unfortunately the tone in which she said it was not right!!! It's a real shame, the younger service staff were very nice!

Zügig, gut und nett. Sehr gemütlich

Although the shop was very busy, the service didn't suffer, the food was excellent, warm, tasty and absolutely sufficient.

Well attended, very good homemade cakes. Fish is fried to perfection, fried potatoes are crispy and fresh. Nice atmosphere right on the Dümmer. Lots of parking spaces available

We ate here twice as part of our New Year's Eve vacation at Lake Dümmer, also in a larger group (9 people). Service and ambience are very good. The service staff are polite and attentive. The dishes are very tasty. There are also good alternatives to the fish dishes. We found the price/performance ratio to be very good.

Always happy to eat there. The smoked fish is also very tasty.

Great avenger fish, great selection of fish dishes

Inviting, spacious, comfortable, cross-generational, above-average location. Great portions, easy to digest and the eyes eat too. Specialties at a fixed price, what else could you be missing????? See you again, thank you.

I was there for the second time today. The smoked fish products are of top quality. Unfortunately the service is unfriendly, I would like to come back again but we should work on that.

Delicious food and drink, nice service. Always my pleasure.

After a walk we stopped here and found it very nice. The employees were all polite, the drinks and the ice cream tasted very good. The price-performance is absolutely great. The furnishings and decoration fit well and were not overloaded. Everything seemed very clean.

In September I was looking forward to a delicious fish sandwich with Bismarck herring at Lake Dümmer. But I only got a roll with some herring without any additions such as butter/remoulade and salad. I didn't expect that from this well-known address. The roll was prepared by the waitress in the next room and put in a bag. So I only saw the finished fish sandwich on the way. Very disappointing! Too bad! I expected more for the price.

I bought a fish sandwich (Matjes) to take away on September 23, 2024. When I unpacked it later, I was very disappointed. Dry roll without any decoration, just a small herring. Wasn't worth the money.

Delicious breakfast, fresh fish

Very tasty dishes and smoked fish served by very friendly staff. Would love to come back.

Cozy rustic, fast and very friendly service. Mix of counter sales, food to go or just sit down and eat.

We'll be back...everything was delicious...still took some fish to take home...the menu from the internet should be priced on average, eating 3€ more expensive per portion

Best ice cream, great fish and delicious dishes.

On my bike tour to Dümmer in Osterfeine, which is near Damme, I visited the Hoffmann restaurant. I was totally amazed by the ambience. You could get dishes in abundance here. The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. You came as a stranger and left as a friend. Everything was perfect inside and outside on the terrace. I can only recommend this restaurant.

Unexpectedly nice, neat place, looks cozy. Lots of choice. My wife had the fish dish which she really liked. I had the schnitzel, which was good but not exceptional. We found the menu online, but the prices on the menu in the store are much higher. It is still not expensive by Dutch standards. Probably the online map hasn't been updated yet. I think the service could have been a little friendlier. Definitely recommended.

1A smoked eel and great customer service!

Great fresh and smoked fish products as well as a delicious breakfast selection. Delicious cake and ice cream offer.

Wow - the smoked fish platter is delicious! The best sea buckthorn yoghurt ice cream ever eaten.

Fish was fresh and tasted very good, the selection of cakes was large. Prices are going up, like almost everywhere.

Once again the fish was a pleasure 🐟

Breakfast buffet very tasty. Finally, a short tour. Very informative and entertaining.

I wanted to buy two different fish rolls to take away. Unfortunately there was no display or no pictures of the selection, so you basically had to order them blindly. Then the somewhat taciturn waitress brought me a bag containing my rolls. I asked if she labeled each one so I could tell them apart. I was looked at very strangely. I waved him off and left. Then I wanted to order two more sundaes and had to wait 8 minutes for someone to serve me, even though there was a lot of staff bustling around. Only when I made myself known did someone come to serve me. It was very strange and it was a Monday afternoon and there wasn't much going on. The ice cream was extremely tasty. But the disappointment came when I unpacked the fish rolls. The fish was slapped very carelessly into the rolls. Without any side dishes. I was horrified. If I hadn't already left I would have let her go back. The fish itself was good. I am very disappointed and next time I would rather buy from Schomakers in the shop next door.

Was here again for dinner after a long time. Both the plate with various smoked fish and the fish plate with 3 different fish fillets were excellent. Gladly again and again.

Even though it was very busy, everything went well. 👍

Super nice service and great breakfast. Highly recommended.

From the outside the restaurant didn't look particularly inviting. At first glance you didn't realize that there was a restaurant inside. It's getting a bit old and the inside is being modernized in stages. Chairs look old, walls are new, toilet areas are completely new, the outside of the building is old... don't get me wrong, everything is clean ^^. But now to the most important thing: eating: If you like eating fish, this is the right place for you. I had baked potatoes with smoked salmon and that was to die for:), very satisfied. My four companions were all happy with their fish. Whether fried fish, fish platter, everything is great. There is also an ice cream parlor in the house. When we went out we picked up some ice cream which tasted delicious. Service was good.

Regardless of whether it's a breakfast buffet, lunch or ice cream, you can generally find what you're looking for here and at reasonable prices.

So basically worth a visit, but with restrictions. The pensioners steal a chair, pillow and blanket as soon as you look away. Unfortunately, fish is never cheap, which is why the prices are high. A wild rush when ordering. But the fish plate was tasty, although there were very small pieces of fish for the price.

Delicious smoked fish. Always happy again.

A great place to relax and enjoy delicious fish dishes or cakes. A subsequent walk along the Dümmer makes the trip perfect.

We are standing here with the motorhome and will also have fish sandwiches.

Unfortunately there are no options to charge the e-bike. There is no electricity on the sockets. Unfortunately there was no response to repeated requests. Very unfortunate.

Not a posh restaurant but a very good selection, especially of very good quality fish at fair prices. Very tasty cakes for dessert.

Family breakfast at the Aal & Forellenraucherei Hoffmann! Everything was really great: delicious, clean and friendly! Beware of the risk of addiction!

First-class fish specialties, small but very good non-fish menu. Day ticket. Own ice cream production. Outdoor seating. Also open in winter.

We were there for a family reunion/breakfast buffet. A very nice and tasty selection of rolls, cold cuts, fish etc... Coffee was always brought fresh to the table. The price-performance ratio is great. gladly again

As always, a great breakfast. Something for everyone. Everything is always refilled immediately. We'll be back

The tour of the smokehouse is highly recommended. Explanations and demonstrations from a professional, informative and funny. Then simply go to the attached restaurant to eat. Delicious fish dishes, but also a lot of other choices. Even if you don't like fish, you'll get your money's worth. And really delicious ice cream!!! Book a tour and table in advance and it will be a great day trip.

The portions are large, tasty, but what they prepared for us was not what we ordered.

It should be served outside to give people with walking difficulties, who are alone, the opportunity to eat.

We have been there very often since 2001, even at different times of the year, and can say: always the same good quality and well-maintained.

Super tasty, good value for money. Table reservation recommended

Always great there, the fish was A1...we'll be back soon!!!

Great breakfast buffet, great smoked fish

It's more of a snack bar. Self-service with beeper notification. The food was good overall.

Best ice cream ☺️👍🏼 super tasty varieties

Highly recommended, always happy, LG Elisabeth Schäfersmann

Yes, the smoked eel looked very good, high crowds.

Good food and price-performance ratio

Great selection of fresh and smoked fish

Good selection and quality at reasonable prices. Super friendly service that keeps its nerve even when there is a high volume of guests/customers. For non-fish eaters, there are also meat dishes on the menu. When the weather is nice, there is a large guest garden. There are sufficient parking spaces available. The Dümmer cycle path leads directly past the restaurant. For me, a stop at Hoffmann's is a must when visiting the Dümmer.

We cycled around Lake Dümmer and fortified ourselves at Aal Hoffmann. In the north of the lake, about half way around, there is an excellent location with many fish dishes on offer. You can also go there by car. It tastes delicious, I can recommend a visit 😀.