Restaurant Parlament Hamburg in Hamburg

Something special in this old building

I mean, yeah, it is what it pretends to be. It doesn't pretend to be a Michelin star restaurant, it doesn't pretend to be a cosy quiet place, and it doesn't pretend to have to best service in town. It's food for those who can truly appreciate the German classics I guess.

We reserved a room there for a company party. First of all, the service staff are top. Attentive, friendly and quick. The ambience was quite ok so far. It was just really dark. In the meantime you would feel the need to use a flashlight. The salad as a starter was really good. Unfortunately, the main course isn't there at all. Had medallions made of beef and pork. Unfortunately, you weren't asked whether you wanted it completely cooked or half raw, but everyone got the same thing. The pork medallion was borderline, but it was almost done. The beef medallion was raw on the inside. If you like it, it's definitely great. But for me it was not edible and unfortunately remained untouched.

Traditional cuisine, exotic setting

Nice restaurant for a social gathering Attentive service and good food

Beautiful keller and god schnitzel.☺️

Been there twice in two days. 1x sauerbraten (9/10) and 1 x Hamburger pan fish (10+) and eel starter (10+). Friendly and fast staff, very nice vaulted cellar with wooden paneling. You have to have been there!! Recommendation !!!!!

We ate in the “Parliament” and were very impressed by the ambience and the really delicious food. The waitresses were very friendly and professional. We recommend making a reservation as the restaurant is in high demand.

Restaurant in the cellar vault of the town hall. After renovation and furnishing with modern furniture, the former council wine cellar has lost some of its atmosphere. The Remter is cozy, but is rarely open. Cheap lunch, friendly service.

A very good restaurant. The food was delicious and special requests were implemented without any problems. The service staff was also very friendly and accommodating. Gladly again.

Everything was good at a fair price.

Super. Great food. Nice service. Fair price. But.....the ships on the ceiling are missing.

Good food, at acceptable prices. The atmosphere in the Ratskeller is very nice. Unfortunately, our waiter had a bad day and was noticeably annoyed by his own cooking.

Very nice rustic upscale atmosphere. Waiters know their craft. We didn't eat. I would want local beer in a store like this.

Absolute racist here. They told me there was no table, but two white guys behind me could have a table for walk-in. Ridiculous.

Great ambience and good service, but the price-performance ratio isn't right. Wine prices overpriced.

It was again very delicious, the service was extremely nice. Always worth a visit, never disappointed.

Fast and polite service. Delicious food and good atmosphere.

Delicious food and great ambience in the vaults of the town hall. Services could be a little more attentive.

Completely satisfied, very nice service, very nice ambience and very fast and friendly service.

Very nice German restaurant with delicious food and cold beer. The staff is very nicely dressed and service minded 👍

Solid address for large groups, fast service and delicious beer.

Dine within the historic walls of Hamburg City Hall. There are Hamburg specialties and much more to discover here. Highly recommended!

Beautiful building and restaurant which makes me think of a Gentleman’s Club. Good service and delicious food - Flammkuchen, Schnitzel and Fish were all excellent

This atmosphere is really mine and what a great restaurant!

Particular place on the lower floor of the town hall, wooden furniture and German dishes. I had fish, the backfisch burger, served with chips and salad, a complete dish. Service a little slow but courteous.

Fast service, friendly and competent.

We came across the town hall to have a drink. The restaurant was virtually empty. We were told to sit at the bar. After I emphasized several times that we would only be staying for a short time, we were assigned one of the many empty tables. A waiter came and lectured us quite rudely about all the extra work we had done to him because we hadn't immediately told us that we just wanted something to drink. He then probably had to clear away the cutlery. The drinks arrived and my companion's cocktail (€12.90) had unwashed food residue stuck to the glass that had dried out in the dishwasher and a drowned fruit fly was swimming under a slice of orange.

Locale particolare al piano inferiore del municipio, arredamento in legno e piatti tedeschi. Ho preso pesce, l' hamburger backfisch, servito con patatine ed insalata, un piatto completo. Servizio un po' lento ma cortese. Prezzi medi (una bottiglia d'acqua 7€).

Nice building, could only see it from the outside.

Note that the entrance is not inside the main building; it's a door that faces the street. We had the curry sausage, which was very good but might be spicy for some. The spice is in the sprinkle and the sauce, so you can easily avoid it by mainly just eating the sausage. It comes with enough chips/fries to feed an army. It also came with an appetizer of bread.

Very nice restaurant for dinner! The food is ok but the place is very nice!

I try to be fair when it comes to reviews, but believe me when I say I don't have a positive point to report here. A buffet, for which we paid €72 per person, was prepared with frozen products. Really bad. The service wasn't good either, and what can I say about the location? It is literally the basement of the town hall. There is no uglier floor in the building. Simply 0 out of 10.

Great ambience, food was very good. With 13 people, everything went well. Tried it for the first time with my colleague Labskaus and it was really tasty.

We were here for the crime diner and had a wonderful evening! The performed piece was exciting and as an involuntary participant I was allowed to take part twice! 🫣 So be careful when choosing your seat! 🤣 The atmosphere in the basement of Hamburg City Hall is unique! There are probably few who can come close!

Ich durfte im Rahmen eines festlichen Abendessens (200 Gäste im großen Keller) die Küche des "Parlaments" genießen und küsste dem Koch später die Hände. Ich bin schon etwas in der Welt herumgekommen (über 500 Auslandsreisen in 180 Ländern) und habe auch einige gute Restaurants besucht und "Gala-Dinner" erlebt, aber noch nie habe ich so ein Kalbsmedaillon (mit Kräuterhaube, Kartoffel-Erbsen-Püree und zweierlei Spargel) gegessen. Vorspeise: Schaumsüppchen aus gelber und roter Paprika mit gebackenem Blumenkohl - ebenfalls hervorragend! Der Service war flott und sehr kundenfreundlich, Getränke und Weine waren ordentlich. Beim nächsten Hamburg-Besuch schaue ich hier privat vorbei, um IRGENDETWAS aus dieser Küche zu verkosten.

Good food, good service. Everything was great

We visited the PARLAMENT restaurant in Hamburg's town hall on Große Johannisstraße during an ABI ball. There were around 250 guests present. The organizer organized everything well in these historic rooms, the food tasted good and the service team was friendly.

You can find a place here even without a reservation. Why? Because the service is very fast. Does this affect the quality of the food? No. The only thing I didn't like was sitting next to guest, but if you're sociable and don't have secret table conversations, parliament is for you.

The location is beautifully staged! It is a vaulted cellar with a free-standing bar, visually really successful! The waiter was absolutely good and would rather have him in my company! A successful dinner! Thank you very much and see you soon!

Hello, are currently in parliament for the graduation ball. Several hundred people are invited and there are ONLY two lines for the buffet. Very bad and unprofessional. There is hardly any progress. Some high school graduates are supposed to come outside for a group photo and haven't been to the buffet yet. Badly organized. There are several balls held here, so I would like things to be better organized. It's a shame for such an important evening. There are some long faces to be seen. Beautiful location for celebrations of this kind. Bad organizer.

Really great location. Just right on hot days to cool down in a subdued atmosphere. Highly recommended Labskaus

Great atmosphere and very tasty food

As part of a conference, we reserved the cornerstone cellar for 150 people one evening. The entire agreement and coordination in advance went smoothly. The room was very well prepared and the reception of guests that evening was professional and pleasant. Food and service at dinner absolutely positive. We had many guests from abroad who were all extremely enthusiastic about the location. Therefore, absolute recommendation from me.

Bad service on the terrace. Had to ask 3 waitresses to pay, the answer was invariably Kollege kommt.

The curry sausage is recommended

Not as good as it used to be. Smart but sterile, I just had a beer that was good and the service was pleasant.

Super nice service, food good and tasty

We had dinner there this evening. Absolutely great. The food was very good, very tastefully prepared and the service was extremely friendly

I have been very disappointed by my experience in this restaurant. I was actually looking forward to eating there for quite a long time and eventually could go for a business dinner just recently. Service was very poor, food less than average and drinks were poorly prepared and of low quality. The only thing that I found nice was the decoration and the place. I highly disrecommend this restaurant.

Gezellige zaak. Goede en vriendelijke bediening. Alles ging redelijk vlot maar ook weer niet te snel. Het voorgerecht en het hoofdgerecht waren goed van smaak en schappelijke porties. Ook voor de prijs hoef je niet te laten. Verder is het centrum van Hamburg in de restaurants erg druk en erg vol gedurende de etenstijden. Deze zaak was ook vol maar bleef gezellig.

We ate at “Parliament” for the first time on Thursday. The food was great: fresh ingredients, deliciously prepared and lovingly presented. But what made the evening special was the service. Our waitress was extremely attentive but never intrusive. The only thing I could complain about was the noise level in the restaurant, but that is certainly due to the location itself and that cannot be changed by the restaurant. We were completely satisfied.

Old cellar vault in an exciting restaurant location. The service is very attentive and the food came quickly (less than 10 minutes) and was delicious. We were there without a reservation and on a Friday.

Beautiful restaurant in a beautiful historic building of Hamburg . Strong and nice German speciality . Price are more than OK.

Small selection of dishes - unfortunately not the right one for me, but this is a matter of taste.

Classic tourist spot right next to the town hall in downtown Hamburg. Food is average - the schnitzel actually only tasted like breading. The Königsbergers tasted like a ready meal. All in all, nothing special.

Great service, I felt very comfortable. The food was delicious and the restaurant also looks very nice

In Parliament there is no chatter, but enjoyment

too much meat, and an extremely modest selection of vegetarian dishes, i.e. simply too little... and embarrassing for an "upscale" restaurant in 2024.

Food good, but expensive. Solid atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Actually at most 1 star because the food was extremely bad! The 2 small meat roulades were totally dry, had probably been warmed up for ages, the red cabbage had probably been in the pot for days and was extremely bad, red cabbage can't taste bad! I would fire the chef on the spot, without mercy! Such an extremely bad meal in this house...it really couldn't be more embarrassing! The 3 stars only because the waiter was very friendly, attentive and very nice! The waiter, a Vietnamese man, really knows something about his work, many waiters can learn something from him! My express thanks to the great waiter! Result.....the chef knows nothing about his job! BUT... .the waiter, to whom I wish all the best! It's interesting that in this house, town hall, people treat themselves to such a very bad cook, which is incomprehensible, the sales must first be in the basement before you react! Don't even eat the food for free, it's better to avoid it!!!

The food was okay, the schnitzel could have been tastier. The atmosphere is good, nice environment to eat in. Staff was friendly when we were there.

The waiter service is terrible. They take a long time between dishes. You see people who have arrived later and leave before you. They forgot the main courses, also the desserts, we saw how they served people who had arrived later. At the next table, 5 people, they serve soup to one, then drinks for everyone, and the first course for the rest... everyone looking at the waiters to see what was happening. Anyway, our opinion, a disaster...

Ich liebe dieses Restaurant! DAs essen ist traditionell, die Bedienung freundlich und auf zack und das Ambiente ist fantastisch! Für die Lage und das, was man bekommt sind die Preise moderat!

We stopped in for a drink, but it's weird they didn't know how to make traditional Martini. The pink drink in the photos is there Martini.

A restaurant that scores points primarily with its ambience. The food is solid in every respect and you certainly can't go wrong here. It gets a little louder after 8 p.m., but overall the noise level is acceptable. Service friendly and professional.

Fantastic meal. Good service and super friendly staff. Good food at a good price.

Very negative experience. Rudeness of the maitre who rejected our request for a table and asked us to go out. Nothing like this has ever happened

A place worth seeing in the basement of the impressive Hamburg town hall. The lighting makes the hall cozy. Solid ambience, very correct, friendly and attentive service at reasonable prices. Traditional dishes such as smelt are on the menu - but I would rather serve this with garlic mayonnaise than with herb quark.

The food is - in a very nice atmosphere - satisfactory to good. Not very good. Beef liver was quite good, the fried potatoes ordered with it were lukewarm and absolutely not crispy. The waiter from Vietnam was extremely friendly, competent and very fast. It is a fantastic business card for the restaurant.

We enjoy being here, great atmosphere, very good food, special requests are easily accommodated. The only negative point lately is that you should check the billing, especially with a waiter who still doesn't seem to know the prices. Otherwise recommended.

Good down-to-earth food, great location

Very good and inexpensive lunch. The food was super tasty. The ambience in the historic restaurant under the town hall invites you to linger. Excellent and fast service. We recommend.

Discovered by chance in the afternoon. Have a quick meal in the evening. I find the prices very reasonable. Great ambience. Old Ratskeller. Staff very attentive. And the food was A1 (Panfisch & Königsberger)

Real good food with an exclusive cellar atmosphere

We were there for 4 person. I tried the whole friend fish (forget the name) and it was flat no flavor no taste unless you put the salt by yourself. The service was dry and cold also, he wasn't nicely answering my question, my friends said that's typical of Germany 🤣

A very nice and traditional top class restaurant. Everything was perfect.

The interior makes a “dark” impression.

Der Service war gut,das essen schmeckte wunderbar und die Location ist etwas ganz besonderes.empfehle dieses Restaurant

A very pleasant different place for a quick meal, but with local colors and traditional recipes. The staff are ready to guide you with efficiency and a smile 😃

Beautiful ambience, fast & nice service Food: Schnitzel, farmer's breakfast, tuna schnitzel a bit dry, fried potatoes don't look crispy, Farmer's breakfast good, tuna good, just a little over-fried. But not worth a second visit.

The portions were very small. The Wienerschnitzel was hard and dry, the fried potatoes were soaked in oil and not crispy at all. The tuna was well done. Not recommended at all in terms of food. By the way, a glass of Graubrugunder 0.2 costs 10 euros!

There were 5 of us. 2x burgers, 1 matjes, pan fish and fried fish. So far everyone was happy, unfortunately the fried fish was dry and the fries were kind of rubbery. But the other dishes were good. Service Attentive

Food was great. Had the Finkenwerder plaice. It was really tasty. Personally, I find prices quite high. Were there with 6 people. Left €220 there.

Food was OK. Services was truly awful. First we came in and asked for a table and were told they were fully booked. A few hours later we just gave a call to ask again, and suddenly there were tables available. When we arrived the place was literally half empty and remained as such. The food was OK but overpriced for what you got served I think you can find better in Hamburg. The waiter left us waiting almost 30 minutes for a bottle of wine and didn’t even bother to stop with some water in the meantime not until we asked him. When we finished and asked for the card o look at desserts he essentially forgot us and left us waiting another 20 minutes. When we paid and didn’t provide a tip because of bad services he started behaving rudely, aggressive moving things off our table and even cursing at us in his own language (which unfortunately for him one of us spoke too and understood). Overall would recommend stay awa

Good lunch at reasonable prices, very friendly service and a nice atmosphere. The business lunch is recommended.

Great food in a rustic setting...

Unfortunately we were late for lunch. In the end we just had a drink. Service already set the tables for the evening. However, we received friendly and prompt service!

Unfortunately we weren't served and left after 15 minutes. The waiter ignored us or didn't want to. It's a shame actually...

Very beautiful restaurant inside. The service is very good, we were served in 15 minutes on a Saturday evening. The food is excellent and in sufficient quantity. Better to book in advance.

Service very nice. Food good too. A little more expensive but very reasonable. Only the volume can be a little annoying.

Good food but as an Asian I find it a bit boring.

Actually, I just had to poop, so I spotted a small bar in the basement with no people - that promised a well-attended meeting... all the greater was my surprise that behind this small bar there was a decent restaurant with lots of tables and chairs. There was a decent menu that was inexpensive and delicious. I also enjoyed my time on the throne and left satisfied😊

Nice restaurant, good food. Great Lunch Options

Friendly and attentive service. In the quiet and dignified atmosphere we were able to escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy the food! 👍

Nice restaurant under the historic townhall of Hamburg, with excellent acoustics great for dinner with many people so you can hear each other without screaming.

Quite nice, but not affordable for everyone!

Excellent food, and stunning building. However I was charged €31 for Weiner Schnitzel which I questioned as I thought it was incorrect. I was told that was the price. I checked the menu outside and it said €21 not €31. I didn't go back in as I didn't want to make a fuss. I have since checked the restaurant website and it shows €24. So, be aware it could be 21, 24 or 31 Euros!!!

Beautiful restaurant in the cellar of the Rathaus. I looked at the menu outside and decided to have wiener schnitzel, which was lovely. However, when the bill came I was charged €31 which I didn't think was the price I'd seen outside. I questioned the waiter, but he assured me it was the correct price, so I paid. When I left the restaurant, I checked the menu outside, and it clearly stated, €21!!! I didn't go back in as I didn't want to make a fuss, but this restaurant needs to make sure the menus all show the same price.

The food quality was good. The staff were friendly. Lunchtime prices were moderate. More importantly this is a historical place and you can get that feeling when entering into the building. Directly in the city center and on site of city hall.