A couple weeks back, a friend from Singapore dropped by. I introduced Steemit to him, but he has yet to come onboard :( Maybe I need to up those spokesperson skills!

Anyway, since he was in Germany after a family vacation through Northern Europe, we had to feed his belly some German culture.

When in Germany, one should eat like a German

Like good hosts, we brought him to sample the delights of proper German food. One popular German meal item is the Schnitzel — a pounded, breaded, and deep-fried meat cutlet that originated in its neighbour-country Austria.

We brought him to. . .

Tennis Club Rot-Weiss Düsseldorf in the Gerresheim district of Düsseldorf.

On the Tennis Club grounds stands an unassuming restaurant that makes a comforting, heavily-pounded-right-before-cooking Jägerschnitzel (hunter's schnitzel, served with mushroom and bacon gravy). :)

The service can be a little slow. Waiting times for the food can go up to an hour if you’re not the first table that places its order, simply because the Lady of the House prepares and cooks all the dishes while the men run the floor.

It’s a family-run restaurant!

If you didn't already catch the 'Lady of the House' statement above, you'll realise you're in a family business once you enter the restaurant.

The servers, bartender, and cook all look like they were manufactured in the same factory. They've all got similar facial features, body build, and even a trademark set of coloured teeth, :)

We got a table by the window.

We placed our drink orders immediately. Visitors to Düsseldorf who enjoy a glass of beer should definitely try its local brew — Düsseldorf alt (€1.80).

It has hints of a toasty and nutty aroma, and tastes and smells a little like dark ‘breadiness' blended with a brown ale. It’s also a little astringent and comes with a bitter aftertaste.

I am not a beer drinker. I ordered my usual tea. As always, I was delighted to get a biscuit served on the side of my Rooibos Vanilla tea (€1.50). :))

We also ordered. . .

2 Jägerschnitzels (€11.90 each)
1 Pepper Schnitzel (€11.90)
2 Salads (€2.50 each)

The four of us would share three mains. Would it be enough?

The Wait Time was punctuated by Tennis Balls smashing into Hard Sand Court

Our ears were soon entertained by the loud banging sounds that told us our schnitzels were getting pounded thin. The wait for our food had begun!

The wait time is not such a big problem in the summer, since dining patrons get to while the time away being spectators to the many spirited games of tennis in the sand courts in front of the restaurant (in the winter, the courts are often empty…waiting can get a little mundane and tiresome then). Our eyes zoomed in on the welcome distraction of two on-going tennis matches.

After about 15 minutes, the salads arrived.

Two big platesful of Jägerschnitzels arrived in another 20 minutes or so. We were very glad that we didn’t order one main per person! Two large semi-stacked pieces of pork cutlet covered in a heap of fresh mushrooms in a creamy, bacon-ey sauce..

As if that was not enough, the schnitzels were flanked by a mini mountain of Bratkartoffeln (pan-fried potatoes). I could see quite a lot of nicely caramelised edges. How promising! :)

The Mann’s Pepper Schnitzel was the final dish to be served. It didn’t look as attractive as the Jägerschnitzels to me, but it's always good to diversify the order. . . as @whatisnew reminded me about in a comment recently! :)

Yummy or Crummy?

We really enjoyed the Jägerschnitzels. The meat cutlets were not too thick, so there was a good ratio of crumb to meat going on (this is important for me, a person who tires easily of too much meat). The mushroom sauce ladled on top is rich, hearty, and creamy — the perfect accompaniment to the freshly-fried juicy pork cutlets. :) The pan-fried potatoes were gorgeously well-seasoned and coated with delightful bacon drippings. Yumm

The pepper sauce was passable, but I would just stick to the Jägerschnitzels in future! ;)

Have you had a Jägerschnitzel before?

Address:
Tennis Club Rot-Weiss Düsseldorf
Lenaustraße 14
40470 Düsseldorf, Germany
Open:
Mon: Closed
Tue - Fri: 11:00 - 22:00
Sat, Sun: 12:00 22:00
Contact: 0211 6277233012

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