Hafen Schnecke in Varel

The perfect place to unwind with delicious food (very good selection) and cool drinks when the weather is nice! The crab soup is especially delicious! There's nothing to complain about! The long-time waiter is very attentive and does a great job! I wish the Hafenschnecke team a great time, a relaxing winter and I'm already looking forward to next spring! Stay healthy! Many, many thanks to the team for the wonderful hours we were able to spend in the harbor snail!

Today we were in a snail 🐌. By fortunate circumstances we went to this beautiful, very small restaurant and ate there as a group of four. What can I say, the portions are very good and tasty. The service is competent and relaxed. It's a shame that we only just got to know this place Conclusion, better late than never. I'm really looking forward to the next time Greetings Joachim 🐊

We were spontaneously in the mood today and totally thrilled. The service was relaxed, funny and courteous - the food was delicious! We'll definitely be back 🫶🐊

Very nice atmosphere right on the water. Very quiet location. The food is very tasty. The fish platter is recommended

For us the find of the holiday trip... We wanted to eat fish, but we couldn't get a table around the corner. So: try it out and see what works. Very attentive service, excellent food. The fish was absolutely fantastic, the children had schnitzel and tarte flambée. First of all, an excellent salad. As parents, we had crabs with scrambled eggs, jacket potatoes with crabs, fried fish with fried potatoes and the Varel fish platter. Everything was superbly prepared, compliments to the cooks. We drove to the holiday apartment satisfied and full. The ambience is strong, located directly on the water, partly indoors, partly outside. We were more than satisfied. The nice gentleman who served us also communicated very nicely with the children.

Rustic ambience...a place to unwind. Super nice service! Always happy!

This is by far the best thing I have experienced in terms of friendliness from restaurant staff in this category. The ambience is simply amazing. The food...my mussels in white wine stock with fresh vegetables were delicious. Full marks! Keep it up...you're great!!!

We went there today because of the great reviews. And it smelled very good! The service was new, but very nice. The food, however... completely without salt or seasoning. Starting from the salad dressing to the fried potatoes (which were also delicious) and the fish. It was very fresh, but unsalted. I had a salad that was more boring than any I've had in a long time. Tomatoes that didn't taste like tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, carrots and at least peppers. No cabbage, no potato, no beetroot salad. And above all, an absolutely tasteless salad dressing. Too bad. And because the spout of the teapot and the teapot were dirty, the tea only tasted half as good. So probably not again. Oh, and not recommended for vegetarians.

Thank you very much for the wonderful hours with great food (especially the mussels), warm service and a cozy atmosphere. We felt very comfortable and will definitely come back as Vareler regular customers.

Ate the perfect fish platter. A pleasure!! It wasn't the last time I was here.

Ambiance: Great. Uncomfortable, places right on the water, just beautiful! Service: Very friendly, joking and attentive. Drinks: Cool, fresh, delicious. Food: Incredibly tasty, fresh and beautifully prepared! Prices: Completely ok and reasonable. Thank you very much, we would love to come back 😀

What was served to us from the kitchen to the table is second to none! The conclusion is very good and rounds off everything else more than just positively. Undoubtedly, anyone who would like to dine with the finest crystal glass at a gold-rimmed marble table is in the wrong place on this cozy patio right on the harbor canal. Plain, with a “natural patina” is created artificially elsewhere, but here it was wonderfully normal. Some people may not like the fact that the service occasionally swam a bit (not in the canal). We found the operation to be completely fine and the fact that it sometimes takes a little longer is completely understandable. We didn't come in a hurry and to experience perfection, but to have dinner in peace and quiet in a relaxed atmosphere. Ambiance: great Service: absolutely ok Offer: great Quality: very, very good!!! We would love to come back and can only recommend this location!

We were here for the first time today. This restaurant is a MUST if you want friendly and very quick service, excellent food in a beautiful setting and just want to sit and relax right by the water. We will definitely sit here more often right by the canal and end a hectic day in peace. This restaurant is therefore highly recommended!

Great restaurant right at the harbor with a rustic, cozy beer garden, very nice staff and really delicious food. We like coming here. Again today with home-baked plum cake and coffee. Delicious!! Update, September 1, 2022 I've now taken the trouble to read all the reviews. You might think that some people get paid for their bad reviews. I don't know how many times we've been to Franzi's. But we never experienced any unfriendliness or extremely long waiting times. Always in order and not: here I come... And anyone who complains about missing fries etc., it's their own fault and doesn't have to mention it in the review. You are asked whether everything is good or something is missing. It's that simple. We love coming to Hafenschnecke, the food is delicious, homemade and beautifully presented. Of course, the boss cooks herself. A cozy atmosphere makes the food taste even better. What more could you want? And above all, you can still get something in the evening when others have left the kitchen cold. That had to be said. Kind regards from the Lower Rhine Update August 29, 2024 In the meantime, I've been here several times and went back today to eat a boatman's salad. Simply delicious and very cozy again 😋😋😋🤩

We had a delicious meal, sat right by the water and really enjoyed the little break. Food good, service friendly and very funny, atmosphere very nice. Everything fits!

The food was very good, it took a while, but it was always freshly prepared, because it takes time, which many people don't understand, but the waiter did it perfectly, we'll be back, and the view was perfect, with a view of the water and harbor

Great location, food and service.

That was probably nothing!!!! Two adults and a child wanted to have a nightcap in Varel - it was 6:00 p.m.!!! Very unfriendly, we sat at the table for 15 minutes and exchanged experiences with the people sitting next to us and there was no service in sight. Then the service was spoken to several times. We just wanted to drink a cocktail and not eat, so they said the colleague would do it and he was probably very overwhelmed. After we asked again, we got a very nice answer as to whether we had time; Something like this has never happened to us in a holiday region. We'd rather spend our money elsewhere. Thank you

Wonderful place to enjoy excellent fish

We probably had a not so good time on July 31, 2024 around 1630. We arrived, very nice atmosphere and we got a great place right on the water. The female waiter who took our order was very friendly! The non-alcoholic Krombacher Weizen was a great and delicious refreshment, but then... "the male waiter must have had a VERY bad day" because not only the tone towards us but also towards his colleague was very unpleasant and unfriendly. In my case, the kitchen "didn't deserve any laurels" either... I had specifically ordered an "Emdener matjes with rolls WITHOUT ONIONS, SALAD AND SAUCE". (I want to taste the fish and not the onion or the salad) That's exactly how my order was taken and went into the kitchen. A “normal Emdener Matjes roll with ONIONS AND SALAD” arrived. When I complained about it as "I didn't order it like that", the male waitress wordlessly took "MY NOT ORDERED" and brought it back to the kitchen. What was brought to me from the kitchen a few minutes later was OUTRAGEOUS! The Majtes tasted more like onion than fish!! What was done in the kitchen, lettuce and onion taken out of the roll and ready. There wasn't even any new paper in which the roll was put, parts of the onions were still in there. :-( "I would have expected a new Emdener Matjes roll that had not come into contact with onions, (because everyone knows that once something has come into contact with onions, it can no longer get rid of that taste or smell. I think we just really had a bad time (even though there weren't that many guests there yet) and I also know that it's currently. It's difficult to get good staff, but in my opinion "unfriendly or unworthy staff" is not the solution either.

Mit unserem Fahrradclub sind hier eingekehrt. Die männliche Servicekräfte war locker und schlagfertig. Die bestellten Speisen hatten nach längerer Zubereitung eine gute Qualität.

Nice environment... and that's about it. We actually wanted to eat something, but the ambitious prices on the menu didn't match the shabby interior (shabby tables with a hodgepodge of loveless decorations, more than dead plants in various windows). We were served friendly, but the only thing left was the drink.

Perfect food, perfect place on a perfect day!

Very child friendly. Fresh cuisine. Additional children's menu. Easily accessible by bike. Staff provided a lot of information. Great destination

When the sun is shining and you can sit right by the water... 🥰

Wir waren gestern mit Hund und Zwei Kindern vor Ort. Ambiente ist toll, Stühle naja tun schon weh beim längeren Sitzen. Der Kaffee und der Kuchen (drei verschiedene probiert, reichlich Auswahl, alles selbstgebacken) waren sehr lecker. Allerdings die Begrüßung der Gastwirtin und die Antwort auf die Frage ob es Laktosefreie Milch gebe(was heutzutage ja kein Thema mehr sein sollte) war sehr sehr frech (ich verkaufe nur Sachen hinter denen ich stehe und die schmecken) hätten uns eigtl. gleich wieder gehen lassen sollen. Auch die männliche Bedienung war sehr unfreundlich! Alles in allem eine schöne Location, welche wir aufgrund des Services nicht mehr besuchen wollen.

We were there yesterday with our dog and two children. Ambiance is great, chairs hurt when sitting for long periods of time. The coffee and cake (tried three different ones, plenty of choice, all homemade) were very tasty. However, the innkeeper's greeting and the answer to the question of whether there was lactose-free milk (which shouldn't be an issue these days) was very, very cheeky (I only sell things that I stand behind and that taste good) and we would have had to leave straight away should let. The male waitress was also very unfriendly! All in all, a nice location that we no longer want to visit because of the service.

Great food and really nice staff - even a conversation about potatoes 🥔 came about 💯

Top for years, now also with a really large menu! Definitely recommended, gladly again!

Great location, very friendly service

We were greeted very friendly, the atmosphere is cozy, right on the water, very rustic. We had two fish sandwiches, which were freshly prepared and met our expectations. We can recommend it to anyone who loves Frisian cosiness.

Beautiful spot, delicious food and nice service with Frisian humor

Loving and delicious! The apple pie was homemade and incredibly good! The café is beautifully located right on the water. Absolute insider tip!

A place that shouldn't be mentioned out loud. You have to enjoy this place alone. Very nice, quiet place.

Full 5***** - Got the tip by chance.

Eaten so well! The kibbelings are awesome. Very cozy place and not so pretentious.

The harbor pinto is an absolute must when we are here on vacation!!!! We have been coming here for many years and always feel comfortable and welcome. We can also highly recommend cake and kibbeling! We're looking forward to next time..... :)

Just beautiful. Delicious food. Great staff. Great boss.

We had very tasty homemade strawberry cake. It's very nice to sit by the water.

Waren zum Kaffeetrinken gekommen .Auch um 17:30 Uhr am Sonntag gab es noch selbstgebackenen Kuchen. Sehr lecker. Man sitzt dort sehr gemütlich am Wasser. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich.

It's a cute little "restaurant". There is only one outdoor area. Food tastes fantastic, but portions are a bit small for my taste. But you will definitely be full.

Super quiet place with nice ambience. Very tasty fried fish with a garlic sauce where you can taste the garlic very well. Matjes rolls are delicious but there is too much on them for my taste... I love it rather simple. But it was delicious. We will definitely come back

Very friendly service/great ambience/food was really tasty 😋😋

They are basically regular guests and take advantage of every good weather to come here. It's simple and rustic but with amazingly good, high quality food. Last year the staff wasn't as good as the year before, but still ok. When it's full it takes a little longer but we're patient. We are looking forward to this year and good food and cold drinks in what we consider to be an idyllic place to relax.

Sehr leckere Muscheln, guter Wein und eine tolle Bedienung = gelungener Abend! Das Essen springt quasi vom Meer auf den Tisch. Der Blick ist fantastisch und das ganz ohne Chichi.

If you want to eat good and fresh fish you should go there. Simple atmosphere but located right on the water and super tasty 👍👍👍

The direct hit on the first visit: mussels in cream sauce! Freshly prepared with soup greens. It's a shame that the Hafen Schnecke closes for the winter at the end of October.

The staff is super nice and accommodating. The food is freshly cooked and everything is homemade. Were very surprised because the atmosphere isn't that nice. But we'll definitely come back. Staff and food was so amazing.

An absolute must when you are in Varel. Very, very comfortable and beautifully furnished. The food and especially the selection is simply gigantic. Very very tasty We spent a lovely evening. Awesome👍👍👍🍻

The food was very authentic and tasty, but unfortunately it took a long time. The ambience, right on the water and away from the tourist rush, is very, very nice. But incomprehensibly one of the waitresses was very unfriendly to us and always insulted us when we asked about something.

The service is very friendly and accommodating. The mussels in tomato sauce are simply incredibly good. If you like mussels, you have to eat this. The ambience is great and invites you to linger. Dogs are allowed. Definitely come here again.

We were there for the first time yesterday. The service was super friendly. The food was plentiful and super tasty. The place is also very suitable for dog owners and is warmly welcomed. We'll definitely be back.

We were here today for the first time - but definitely not the last - and enjoyed the autumn sunshine in the garden. We ate very tasty food! Very nice service - everything fits perfectly!

Famoses Essen, schönes Ambiente, Preis-/Leistung top

Sehr schönes nostalgisches Restaurant direkt am Wasser mit freundlicher Bedienung .

Sehr leckeres Essen bei schönen Ambiente. Kibberlinge sehr zu empfehlen !

Sehr schön, tolle Lage und nette Mitarbeiter. Coole Location

Schöne Lokation, gutes Essen zu fairen Preisen

Ich kann Das Restaurant nur empfehlen. Es wird alles frisch und lecker zubereitet, wenn viel los ist kann es deswegen auch mal dauern. Aber da die Location sehr idyllisch an dem Hafenkanal liegt und die Atmosphäre stimmt, vergeht die Wartezeit schnell. Tolles Restaurant, nette Bedienungen, schönes Ambiente am Wasser für viele Einheimische und Gäste. Der Geheimtipp am Vareler Hafen.

Super Service und tolles regionales Essen! Absoluter Geheimtipp:) Gerne wieder!

Super super toll Das Essen ist sehr gut und das Personal super nett. Wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder :)

Tote Fliege in der Schüssel kann einmal übersehen werden, aber frisches Brot würde ich frisch und frisch geschnitten anbieten. Das war ein KO-Kriterium, obwohl die Fischauswahl lecker und gut war. Die Preise sind insgesamt dezent zu hoch; möglicherweise geht es bei einigen Gerichten über 20 Euro doch noch, die 'Schallmauer nicht durchbrechen' zu lassen?!

Mir hat diese Einrichtung wirklich gut gefallen! Obwohl er ging es regnete, fanden sie für uns einen Platz unter dem Vordach und wir waren trocken. Alle Kellner waren freundlich. Und das Essen ist sehr lecker! Wir kommen gerne wieder!

War nun zum vierten Male innerhalb von 6 Jahren hier. Die kleine Hafen Schnecke sehr zum positiven entwickelt. Wenn ihr in Varel seit dann müsst ihr unbedingt dahin. Das Preis Leistung Verhältnis ist echt der Hammer. Alles frisch zubereitet. Gegessen hatten wir Friesen Carpacio ( Currywurst ) mit Pommes, Kibbeling, Backfisch und Apfelkuchen mit Sahne. War alles lecker. Ich würde sogar sagen 5 Sterne mit einem Sternchen extra. Weiter so. Komme wieder wenn dort bin.

Die Lage ist Traumhaft, der Service nett und flott und das Essen war ganz Hervorragend. Sehr zu empfehlen.

Sehr leckeres Essen, wunderschönes Ambiente und toller Service.

Nettes rustikales Ambiente, ausreichend Sitzmöglichkeiten direkt am Wasser. Gefühlt was das Essen hausgemacht und wirklich lecker. Zugegeben, hätte ich nur nach dem äußerem Schein der Lokalität entschieden, wäre ich dran vorbeigegangen.

Leckeres Essen. Freundliches Personal. Entspannende Atmosphäre. 😊

Essen war sehr frisch und schon serviert. Der Service war auch sehr und es wird auch gefragt,wenn man friert ob man eine Decke will bzw braucht. Kommen gerne wieder.

Sehr nettes Lokal im Garten direkt am Wasser. Freundliche und schnelle Bedienung und gutes Essen. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

Sehr lecker Fisch und Kaffee. Chef und Personal super. Am Wochenende Sehr ruhig da kaum Verkehr durch Hafen und Industrie

Ein kleines Lokal mit großem Garten am Hafen. Sehr freundlich empfangen worden und wir waren sehr zufrieden mit allem gerne wieder .

Sehr schmackhaftes Essen (wir hatten Kibbelinge mit Pommes und Kräutersoße, Ofenkartoffel mit Krabben und Steinbeißerfilet mit Bratkartoffeln). Zudem ist die Atmosphäre am Vareler Hafen direkt am Wasser besonders. Das alles garniert mit einem sehr netten Service. Sehr zu empfehlen.

Essen top Personal top Ambiente sowieso

Immer wieder toll: klein, fein und lecker!

Wir haben dort am Wasser gesessen und das war sehr schön.

Die bratkartoffeln waren teilweise schwarz und der kibeling war auch nicht meins

Ein ursprüngliches Ambiente direkt am Wasser. Sehr gemütlich. Familienfreundlich. Toller Service. Eine sehr gute Küche mit frischen Zutaten! Absolute Empfehlung!