John Barnett Schiffsrestaurant

This restaurant is a boat so you can eat and look over the amazing lake and scenery. We stopped here after a long cycle ride around the beautiful Potsdam. I had a beer and wiener schnitzel, absolutely delicious.

Four of us had lunch at this floating restaurant and it was very enjoyable. The food was great I had Labskaus which is a culinary speciality from Northern Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg. The main ingredients were salted meat (corned-beef but...not from a tin herring, beetroot, mashed potato, salad and a fried-egg. My wife had matjes herring with salad and both meals were delicious. The restaurant is a converted barge and would I imagine be a fantastic place to have a meal on the deck in summer. We visited on a very cold December day, but it was lovely and warm inside and we were instantly made to feel welcome (we had a dog with us) by the staff. I'd love to return in the summer and try some more of the fish items on the menu. It's not in the centre if Potsdam but well worth making a detour to visit.

An extra point for the location. The service was passable. We had a couple of beers and apple strudel and custard very tasty. The food coming out looked decent German traditional fare.

Having been visiting the restaurant a few days ago for an event, I have to say I wasn't impressed by the food. The quality was far from my expectation. The steak we ordered wasn't fresh anymore and smelled funny, also the green beans were swimming...in oil. On the positive site they didn't charge us and we got a free meal. Also the interior and atmosphere were not up to my liking.

Spent an evening on and in the M.S. John Barnett. We came without reservation and managed to get a table on the deck where we enjoyed local specialties for starters. A very sudden onset of thunderstorms forced everybody below decks (and off the lake) for...safety. The staff were very professional in reaccomodating all guests and apologetic about the unavoidable hiccups. We had very good main courses in the scenic dining room with great view over the lake through large portholes, and were able to enjoy equally good deserts on the main deck again after the storms had passed through the area. Overall a very enjoyable late dinner, surprised to see new guests arriving around PM for a full meal and being happily accomodated. I'd recommend it to my friends without hesitation.