Restaurant & Bringdienst »Das Ding« in Hannover

Such a lovely place. The rotisserie grill in the dining room is the highlight. The food still tastes as good as it has for years.

I've been a regular customer for ages. First on Goethestrasse and now on Wöhlerstrasse. In fact, even after all this time, you can still rely on the same, excellent quality. 😋 The steaks, the burgers, and the potatoes are delicious, but the herb quark cream is simply the best for me. (I hope to get the recipe someday ;)) I recommend simply eating your way through the entire menu. The team is very good, the service always friendly and competent. The location is very cozy; in the summer, we also enjoy sitting in the garden.

It was really nice again. Good food and service.

Super delicious food and very friendly service! We'll definitely be back!

The food is okay, albeit a bit overpriced. Paying there is a real problem. Only 2 of the 8 people in our group accepted cards. That's simply unacceptable. I certainly won't be coming back.

Rustic and cozy. Delicious steaks from the rotisserie grill, but the other dishes are also delicious. Very friendly owners and service. The price/performance ratio is good enough to fill you up, as bread is served before the main course. We would recommend this place.

Good food, with a smoky flavor, as it should be. Friendly staff, you feel at home. Special requests were handled smoothly.

Simply consistently excellent food. A cozy atmosphere and super friendly staff.

Very friendly staff, excellent food, and a wonderful atmosphere. Highly recommended.

I have loved this thing for decades and have been coming back for more than 45 years

I love the meat grilled over the fire. So cozy and authentic! Highly recommended!

That wasn't good... Absolutely not... NO!!! The food was incredibly delicious!! I haven't had such a good steak in a long time!! Perfectly cooked. It couldn't be better. The service was very friendly and attentive. I'll definitely be back!!

Good food, fast service and friendly staff.

The service was truly exceptional! The restaurant was very busy, but the staff still took their time! They were especially friendly to people with allergies! The food was also beyond excellent. Highly recommended!

Friendly staff, very good menus, pleasant atmosphere both inside and out.

I'd go back anytime. I've been eating there every now and then for decades and have never been disappointed by the food or the friendly staff.

I think if you're a big meat fan, you should definitely check out this steakhouse. The steaks and burgers are not only delicious, but also of excellent quality. The only criticism is that there isn't enough space at times to really enjoy a comfortable meal (it's at the very back of the restaurant).

Everything was perfect, I'll be back. Best wishes from the Eifel.

Great restaurant with a good selection of dishes. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the value for money is good.

Visually, it's a great restaurant, both inside and out, where you feel at home. The service was very good, and the prices were reasonable. Unfortunately, the salad wasn't fresh and had noticeable brown spots around the edges. It's suspected that it wasn't freshly cut, but came from a bag. Some of the side dishes and starters also rely on convenience products. This is very unfortunate and diminishes the quality of the food.

A really good restaurant, American style. The meat dishes were excellent. Grilled on the rotisserie in the open fireplace.

Highly recommended! The food was excellent. The staff were super friendly and very family-friendly with small children. We'll definitely be back!

I've known this restaurant since the 1970s. I hadn't been there for a while until last week. The pork steak "Das Ding" doesn't taste as good anymore. There was way too much paprika powder on it, which overpowered the actual flavor. What a shame! Things used to taste better.

Simply great, we would love to come back

Five stars, and there's a reason for that. First, the building, with its beer garden, is very well-maintained from the outside. Inside, the impression continues in style, with a very unique touch. Angie's service impresses with genuine friendliness, assistance with any questions that arise, and expertise. The menu is clearly structured and demonstrates that a business idea has become a successful model. After ordering with Angie, a man quietly approaches the grill who knows exactly what he's doing. With calmness and poise, coupled with enormous expertise, every piece of meat is cooked to perfection. It's Kajen, the grill master from Sri Lanka, a true magician on the grill. No matter how many orders are in, he remains calm, keeps an overview, and always has an open ear and time for guests' photo requests. The quality and flavor of the meat speaks for itself and is a true culinary delight. I did find one drawback, though: the restaurant is unfortunately 56 km from where I live... I'm already looking forward to my next visit in December and thank you for the pleasant stay at your restaurant. Sincerely, Fritz Maiwald

Good food, prices still acceptable.

Even after 30 years, the quality is always the same. You know what you're getting. Simply delicious!

A very unusually decorated restaurant with delicious food. It's simple, and the meat has a wonderful flavor from the wood it's grilled over. We really enjoyed it and would gladly return!

Steak, ribs, burgers, all very good here.

We were served much too late; other guests who arrived after us got their food earlier. It felt like the waiters (two of them) were overwhelmed by the small number of customers. But it was okay. About the food: My roast beef was seasoned with paprika and was very hard to chew. My wife's ribs tasted similar, also oddly seasoned, and my daughter's chicken wings were from the freezer. We've never eaten such bad meat. Charging such prices for this quality is, of course, ridiculous.

The restaurant itself seems very friendly and well-designed. It reminds me of the old days, when people would go out to eat with their grandma or relatives. But now we had another very bad experience. We waited over an hour for our food, and on top of that, they brought us the wrong food. And as if that wasn't enough, only two of the seven meals were delivered, and the others only arrived after 10 minutes. On top of that, the side dishes were completely forgotten. The service was uppity, very poor, and unfriendly. The meat was basically just seasoned with smoked paprika; nothing else. I would have preferred that the meat not be seasoned at all, and that, if the meat was good quality, you could simply season it with salt and pepper, but even that wasn't offered to us. No salt at the table, no pepper at the table, no ketchup. We had to serve ourselves. Very, very bad compared to the old days, when things weren't so uppity.

I ate a perfect, beautiful and delicious rump steak there; the smell and taste of the meat from the beechwood fire was impressive

Unique meat, juicy and aromatic, cooked over an open fire. Excellent bread, warm, with an original pesto. A truly unique selling point! Sometimes you sit a bit too dark, and the red wax tablecloths are rather uncharming. Outside, however, there's a lovely, cool beer garden. We were there again today: The pork fillet is superb! Juicy, tender, lean, and smoky.

This restaurant is showing its age. In February, it was still decorated for Christmas. The food was plentiful, but everything was too dry. The staff was friendly, but unfortunately overwhelmed. The restaurant needs a breath of fresh air.

Simple, good food. The meat was really flavorful, the bread was fresh, and the green sauce went very well with the bread. The meat is grilled over an open fire. The aroma alone makes your mouth water. There's comfortable seating both inside and outside in a peaceful setting. The staff is very friendly. The only minor issue...the plastic covers inside. But that's just my personal taste. Otherwise, highly recommended for anyone who enjoys well-seasoned meat.

Always great there...We'll be back.

Finally, a restaurant visit where everything was just right: food, service, and the beautiful terrace. I've known "Das Ding" since the 1980s. Even though we don't live directly in Hanover anymore, we're happy to make the drive. It's always worth it! If only for the unbeatable herb quark with the baked potato. A "secret recipe" even back then 😉 And it's a good thing that the ambiance has hardly changed at all, so it remains quaint and unique!

We were very satisfied with the ambiance, service, and food. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The food arrived quickly and was very tasty. The hygiene was also very good. We would be happy to come back.

A fun restaurant with a unique style. The food is good and reasonably priced. Unfortunately, the service was less than excellent, and card payments weren't accepted, which was communicated in an unfriendly manner. Such an unnecessary discussion about money can really ruin your entire evening.

Super delicious food, always happy again

Always delicious food with very friendly service

I was back today for the first time in about 15 years. It was still as good as ever and I highly recommend it.

All of Vahrenwald and List have to endure your stench. Furthermore, you claim to have lived here since 1969. That's a blatant lie. My home, and the home of my friends, was the Weinloch List until it burned down around 1985, with Hajo and Micha serving and Angelika as owner.

I have been a regular customer since 1971 and apart from one occasion I have never had anything to complain about when it comes to the food. I always enjoy coming here.

The food IN the restaurant was delicious, cooked to perfection, and really well prepared. But out of the restaurant, it was the complete opposite: mozzarella sticks were quite short instead of extra long, and the dip was missing. Nuggets could have come from Mecces, and wedges were overcooked. Mushrooms in a cream sauce tasted like ready-made powder. No information about gluten was available. The value for money out of the restaurant was absolutely terrible. If it weren't so far, we would have brought it back. It's a disgrace to then charge the same price as in the restaurant.

This place has been around for a long time; I've known it since the 80s. The food is still delicious, and the atmosphere, now with a large outdoor area, is fantastic. I'll definitely come back, even though it's a long journey.

This restaurant, established in 1969, specializes in meat dishes grilled over an open fire. Many regulars speak for themselves. I like the decor, but not everyone. I enjoyed the food. Highly recommended for connoisseurs of rustic cuisine.

All in all, a great stay. The prices are a bit higher, but you get very good quality. The service and ambiance are excellent. Only the side dishes could be improved. I wish they were more creative there. Not every steak goes well with white and red cabbage. Be a bit more creative and dare to try something a bit more. The bread for the starter is good, but even then, it tastes too bland for a restaurant like this, which offers such a variety of meat dishes.

Always delicious, great service.

The food and ambience is great. The swivel grill is super visible and worth an eye-catcher. The meat was cooked to perfection

Today I was in the restaurant again after many years. The grilled meat tasted just as good as before. What I find absolutely impossible these days is that no credit cards are accepted. Unfortunately, this information is incorrectly displayed on Google Maps. We also repeatedly observed difficulties in assigning guests to their tables in terms of payment. Numbers or any other unique characters are simply missing here. I would like to highlight the service staff: we were served quickly and attentively.

We've definitely been coming to the "Ding" for over 20 years and have taken the shop to our hearts. It's just that at some points the restaurant needs to move with the times. Unfortunately, ready-made patties with glitter decorations on the burgers are no longer up to date, and the plastic tablecloth no longer really fits in with the times. If you were to change something about the ambience and also give the kitchen a little more gas in some places, it would be an absolutely fine shop!

Super cozy, great service and the food is delicious, freshly prepared and nicely presented. Price/performance is absolutely given and we like to come back again and again

There's a lot of great food and you'll feel full, but the lighting in the room is very dark

So there were 4 of us in Das Ding. 2 had The Third Thing. And to be honest, 30 euros for it without any side dishes is outrageous 🤨. A little paprika powder on it and you're done. Everything tasted the same and I was super disappointed 😞. It didn't taste fresh at all. The service was very nice and the ambience was OK. But unfortunately the price/performance ratio wasn't right here at all. I get a lot more for my money elsewhere.

Super cozy restaurant with an open fire/grill. The steak was super tasty!

I had ribs with a baked potato. Everything was fine, but I personally found the ribs a bit too dry.

Fast service, enough food, parking spaces are scarce. Average restaurant

The meat was dry and too spicy. Baked potatoes from the supermarket probably. I'm disappointed.

We were here for dinner. A small menu, but delicious food; quality instead of mass. The food came quickly and the meat was super tasty. The salad with it was crunchy and the fries were crispy. The waitresses were attentive and on point. The atmosphere is cozy and invites you to linger. In summer you can also sit outside on the terrace. I can recommend it without batting an eyelid!

Very pleasant atmosphere and a friendly welcome. The meat 🍖 tastes fantastic 😊 We will definitely come back 😎

Super. Great food and great service. Better reserve a table. Is always full.

Only accepts cash or literally EC card NO credit or debt card - made me walk to a bank for 10 min one way and didn‘t trust me - so had to leave passport behind. Food was ok, but more quantity than quality and beer wasn’t as fresh as I had expected

I deducted a star, it was better. The meat was overly seasoned and as a result everything had the same taste. We were there with nine people and at least four dishes or drinks we ordered were wrong. Let's see if we can go again......

We know DasDing from before and were very disappointed - the meat was very dry and difficult to cut. The beef steaks were also dusted with a lot of paprika powder, which masked the taste of the meat. As a result, everything tasted the same but was difficult to chew. It's a shame, the atmosphere and service were friendly and good. But that's not enough to make you want to repeat it. We won't come back

Everything was good, but quite crowded, so the staff was too busy.

The meat and fries were very tasty.

Honest food from the open grill, rich and delicious

Sunday, late afternoon. Hunger, desire for food in Hanover. Craving steak from an open fire. “DAS DING”, the selected location. Already very well attended. Hardly any free places. Met a charming, friendly employee at reception and was given a free table. Rump steak chosen. The best meat, grilled to perfection, as well as sauces and other side dishes can be enjoyed in a rustic atmosphere. That was worth it. That was a thing. Therefore, 5 stars for a particularly good piece of traditional Lister gastronomy.

We got a table straight away without making a reservation, super tasty and a big enough portion. Everything great.

Unfortunately, you can get more for the price elsewhere, and unfortunately, the taste is worse. We're out because the price/performance ratio here isn't right.

The food was quite good, and the service was very friendly! For my taste, the wait to take my drink order was a bit too long, and the food was cleared too quickly, even though they did ask if it was okay to clear my plate while I was still chewing the last bite. Nevertheless, I'd be happy to come back!

I've known "Das Ding" since my childhood, back then it was still on Goethestr. I was impressed by the food back then and still am. The pork steaks, the warm bread, the herb quark and the coleslaw are simply delicious, the service is always good. The only thing that doesn't really excite me is the decoration in the restaurant, but it doesn't matter, I go there to eat and not to look.

Super great restaurant, steak was great, the salad was amazing The service was the best 👍🏻 Unfortunately it was already 2 years ago when I happened to be there but I had to google it to find the restaurant and didn't know what it was called 😂 but the steaks on an open flame from the grill in the middle of the room are unmistakable.

It's a recommendation! But you have to like the charm. It's more rustic.

After 20 years I was back in my old homeland and had dinner in the thing again 😋😋😋 I immediately felt at home again and the food and service were great. Everything as usual 👍👍

Great restaurant with delicious food. Super friendly staff. Highly recommended 👍🏻

Nice western style restaurant. Nice service, food is great.

The store has a lot of tradition and actually has potential, the diner theme with a swivel grill promises a lot. The burger is all the more disappointing: Instead of a fresh flame-grilled patty, there is a frozen patty from the wholesaler. Appearance, texture and taste approx. Pressed cardboard. Fries and coleslaw are delicious, but that doesn't help with the patty. In addition: Children's portion of fries is charged more expensive than adult fries on the menu - unfair.

Unfortunately, the ribs weren't as I imagined them, they didn't fall off the bone as you would expect. Otherwise everything was good.

Always! Been going to this thing for over 40 years!!!

Wow! The thing, a steak house with a difference. American cuisine, American interior. Open fire on the grill, a wide selection of burgers, steaks and of course the classic spare ribs with fries. I recommend the spare ribs. The mozzarella sticks are also delicious as a starter. But you don't actually need it because the portion of spare ribs is more than filling. Finger licking! The waiters are very nice and friendly and open to culinary questions. The food comes without a long wait. The drinks at the front too. And looking at the interesting interior decoration shortens the waiting time. The toilet facilities are clean and well maintained. Car parking can be found in the nearby area. A great restaurant. I can only recommend it.

Regular guest since 1993... Always my pleasure..

I've been eating my steak here for over 40 years, which is cooked over an open fire on a swivel grill. I haven't noticed any fluctuations in quality so far.

Very tasty, the meat had the desired cooking point and a great taste thanks to the beech wood. Plus freshly baked bread, dips, herb quark and salads. I can only recommend the restaurant.

I've been coming here for about 20 years and have never been disappointed, if meat is in Hanover, then here, the mix of thirds is my clear recommendation, the green sauce and the quark are a poem, no man needs more, kind regards to Tessi from Sven.

I've been coming here for years, a regular destination when I'm in town for a two-day seminar, and I've spent many lovely social evenings here, especially with groups. The grilled food has a pleasantly smoky aroma from the open fire, which can be seen from many places. The menu hasn't changed in years, and that's a good thing. Highly recommended ☺️👌

In fact, today for the first time we were not satisfied with the otherwise always very nice and friendly service staff. Weeks ago I ordered a table for 4 people for our annual meeting and, despite many free tables, I received the last cat table, not really suitable and far too narrow for 4 portly adults. After we asked for a different table, the waitress offered us an even narrower table, no people, that's not ok. The food was always delicious, but you also want to feel good, which unfortunately dampened our mood. Why do I order a table weeks in advance? In the past, coleslaw was not “lined” with lettuce leaves, and prices were higher again.

Mega tasty no matter what you order! And unique. A place by the fireplace with a swivel grill is romantic and warm. The decoration is also incomparable.

The steak was super tasty and the salad was great. First there was fresh bread with two different dips. Simply 😋 😋 😋 I'm already looking forward to my next visit. But you should reserve a table. Unfortunately there is a shortage of parking spaces.

The barbecue seasoning is a little sweet, and the flavor of spices can also be tasted. It is more to my liking, and it is very cost-effective. The Brotkorb in Vorspeise can be eaten by two or three people, and the dipping sauce is very fragrant. A perfect pairing for drinking.

not modern, but an authentic ambience. very nice service. absolutely strong food!! really very tasty. ...meat is grilled over an open fire (beech wood). The wood alone smells great

Super restaurant, cozy atmosphere and very nice staff with excellent food!

There is something for everyone, super delicious grilled specialties on the open grill but everything else, especially the ribs, are worth a sin. Price-performance ratio is great, super friendly, super nice, always happy.

Everything is great. We'd love to come back. Delicious food, great ambience and top service. 🙂

It was very full, so you should make a reservation, at least on the weekend, I can't judge during the week. Food was great, everything was great in terms of quantity, quality and price.

The burgers aren't that great. Steaks are cooked perfectly to perfection, no matter what cooking level you want, but unfortunately they are far too spicy and the spicy seasoning is not mentioned on the menu. Service and friendliness couldn't be better. The open flame in the dining room on which the meat is cooked is an experience.

Service was good except for a small oversight when ordering. The ambience seems a bit wildly put together. A special highlight was the grill above the fireplace. Unfortunately the burger was just ok. That was due to the frozen meat and the ready-made sauce. This can be done better with little effort.

Always thrilled. Even spontaneously got a table for 6 people.

The “thing” is still unique. And I've been going to the restaurant in various locations for almost 50 years.