Farmer`s Steakhouse - Köln

Went here for lunch, was seated by a member of staff straight away who spoke perfect English. We were given the English translated menu and the waiters and waitresses were very patient as we tried to work out what it was we wanted. I had the beef broth to start which was amazing. I had the giant burger for mains which was juicy and served with loads of onions and my missus had a beef fillet and chips, equally good. For our lunch the bill came to about €60 including a tip. Would recommend

While out sightseeing, friends of mine (locals) took me here for a later afternoon lunch. They thought I would enjoy it because I'm American. Boy were they wrong!They bill themselves as an American style steakhouse. The steaks are hardly "American" style. Steaks are small European sized meat portions. I will say they cooked my steak very well. I like steaks blue-rare and that's what I got. It was most certainly a petit steak however. Probably no more than 6oz. A typical American steakhouse steak, depending on the cut would range between 10-16oz. Some places will go as large as 24oz (which is ridiculous unless it's for two). I have no problem eating like Europeans, I actually love doing what the locals do. But this place bills themselves as an "American" style steakhouse. They are not that at all. They are a European style steak restaurant. Baked potato was dried out too and over cooked. It was also tiny. The size of a seed potato. Overall the customer service was fine and speedy. Not stellar, but okay. The atmosphere was sort of combo New York City / Wild West thing. I know, friggin' weird, right!? I'm surprised they didn't through in a little Hollywood someplace. You know how Americans LOOK like tourist when they wear Lederhosen, even though Germans around then don't look totally natural wearing them? That's what this place reminded me of. It was a German trying to appear American and just not quite hitting the mark. Save the steakhouse experience for your next trip to the US. While in Europe just have the fillet-mignon and forget about the T-bone or rib eye!Afterwards we walked another block or two to a local pub/beer hall and had a great meal of hot Gulasch soup, crusty bread and a beer. THAT is visiting Germany! PROST !

In the last couple of years we have been here about 4 or 5 times. An der Rechtschuke is a 3 minute walk from the Dom but it is only getting worse here. Food is average and prices are okay. But that are the two plusses. There aren't any more. This last time also the toilettes where clogged. So nobody could go to the toilettes and in the end the air of urine was penetrating the restaurant.I had the small Grillteller (11,80 Euro) It was average, the fries were bad. There is no separate menu for the children.

We ate here two nights running because it was very convenient to the Top Hotel Koenigshof where we were staying. Both nights were exceedingly busy, but the friendly staff managed to squeeze us in. The food was good value for money and the chicken caesar salad delicious, as were the ribs and the steak with mushroom sauce. Portions were large and freshly cooked. We couldn't fault it on either occasion.

I was intending to go to this place for a long time, but to be honest I was pretty disappointed with their steaks. It was pretty average and I had to eat with some spicy sauce for some taste. I tried the pork ribs too. Not the best I had, but it had a really huge quantity for 12 euro. The baked potatoes were delicious and made up for the disappointing steak !