Oechsle Wein- & Fischhaus - Trier

This is a fish and wine shop and also a restaurant., frequented by locals and tourists. The menu changes everyday featuring a few choices of fresh fish. We went there two times during our stay and each time got perfect quality fish , well prepared with some tasty sauce. We would rather have prefeered to have some vegetables also, besides the potatoes. There is also a large choice of wines by the glass. You have to order and pay beforehand at the counter and take the drinks with you to the table. Prices in the restaurant are very affordable given the quality of the food. On the first floor there is a wineshop witb german and luxembourg wines, each wine features a large panel explaining the chracteristics of the wine and the producer. Most producers are only represented by one or two of thei wines in the affordable price range. Prices are the same as directly from the domain, as I experienced after a visit to one of the domains.

There was almost no service and the experience overall was very stressfull: we had to order inside but there were no menu’s at the table, when I asked for a menu the waitress responded irritated that she already told me we had to order inside. The menu was written on the wall and a lot of people were waiting behind us in line, therefore our food and wine choice had to be very quick. We had to pay directly, before we consumed anything and had to take our own drinks and cutlery to our table. When ordering two main dishes and a shrimp cocktail the waitress said angrily that we should have ‘reported that it is a starter’. The fish was delicious.

The Oechsle offers a good selection of well-presented regional wines,and offers a couple wine-tasting possibilities... All would be very good, but rather quickly one gets annoyed by very slow and unprofessional service... Das Oechsle bietet eine gute Auswahl an gut präsentierten regionalen Weinen und bietet auch ein paar Weinverkostungsmöglichkeiten ... Alles wäre sehr gut, aber ziemlich schnell ärgert man sich über sehr langsame und unprofessionelle Bedienung ...

Well. We were tempted here as we received a free glass if wine voucher at our hotel. On entering we asked for a table and was expected to sir were we wanted. Fine so far. There we sat expecting service when by chance I read a table notice advising to queue and order inside. No table menu, only on blackboards on the wall inside. German only. Not helpful if you have a food allergy and don't speak good German. However, we enjoyed the food when it arrived. The only improvement I could suggest would have been some green on the plate eg. peas. We finished with a very nice but curious cheeseboard which came complete with butter but no bread or biscuits. Weird! These quirks dropped my score from 4 to 3 which is a shame.

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