Restaurant KARLS im Arcadeon in Hagen

Fine dining with a nice selection of dishes on the menu. The service and the rest of the staff are admirably attentive and overall sensational. The seating is very comfortable. However, the room seems a bit cool, possibly due to the height.

A lavish price (€28.90) for a Viennese veal schnitzel that took the detour via the convection oven... It was suspicious how quickly the schnitzel (2 pieces) came... My expectations for this price: freshly fried in clarified butter and then crispy on the plate with a golden yellow color. What came was a rather greasy, dark gray, slightly tough piece of meat in moist, dark breading. The highlight was the lemon, because it was wrapped in a press-friendly bag. The warm potato salad was ok, even if the onions were incorporated in a puree form. The specially ordered small side salad came from the bag mix with the country's typical yoghurt dressing. Well at least the bread that was served beforehand was crispy and very fresh; The two spreads in a supercooled state could only be spread on top. Conclusion: unfortunately a little very “convenience” and not worth the money.

The restaurant's menu sounded really great, which is why we, as hotel guests, decided to visit it. Unfortunately, as a vegetarian/vegan you have very little choice, there was only one vegetarian main course. This was noodles with wok vegetables and "samosas" - the portion was small, the taste was boring and the fried dumplings, which were called samosas here but had little in common with the original, were full of fat and soggy. When I asked whether something else vegetarian could be prepared, I was offered a "large salad plate". A not-so-big plate came with a green salad and huge pieces of tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, so not very spectacular and what you could get as a salad in any kebab shop (except that they usually even have onions, olives or sheep's cheese, unfortunately not here). The whole thing cost €14.90 - an absolute disgrace for something that would have been worth €9 at most! Apart from that, despite the actually nice service, we somehow didn't feel comfortable in the rooms. Too bad.