Zum goldenen Anker, Stürzelberg in Dormagen

Nine of us went there for dinner this evening. Everyone was impressed by our waitress—a quick and cheerful waitress who, despite the restaurant's busy schedule, also had time for a joke. The food was plentiful and delicious. We're already looking forward to our next visit.

The beer garden is actually nice, but since the change of ownership the service and food have become subpar. Other guests' food is sometimes not cleared away for hours and ends up sitting around on the tables, and the service only brings some orders after repeated requests. Sorry, but that doesn't work at all.

The name "La Locanda" sounds Italian, but unfortunately only one waiter was of Italian origin. The music in the background was very old Italian songs. The items on the menu sound Italian, but our experiences were mixed. We ordered maccaroni arrabiata (original penne al'arrabiata). This is unusual, but not bad. However, the pasta was severely overcooked. On the plus side, it was spicy, but otherwise it was unseasoned and bland. We had to order the obligatory cheese separately. My steak with vegetables was also unconvincing. The steak was English fried the first time and too well done the second time. I wasn't asked how I would like my steak. The vegetables consisted of some small, overcooked, bland tasting broccoli florets, carrots and a quartered potato. Everything was unseasoned. Salt, pepper and olive oil were not served. The waitress was polite but awkward and unmotivated. We didn't feel welcome. The Italian atmosphere and friendliness we expected was completely missing. It's a shame that the restaurant couldn't live up to these expectations. The Italian soul was completely missing 😓

Das "Manes" ist ein Institution für das Essen im Neusser Süden/Dormagener Norden. Dahe haben wir für ein Famiiengeburtagsessen reserviert. Ein Platz fast Outdoor im Wintergarten. Optimal. Das Essen ist vom Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis unschlagbar. Dazu eigenes Bier.

Highly recommended, in my opinion the boss and at the same time the cook is the master of the sauces. You can order anything blindly, best quality and real enjoyment. There are also the really friendly waitresses who are the daughters of the house. I'm a regular there