Elke Bavarian Restaurant

I presumed that none of our SLG friends would have yet been to this new restaurant in town, so that’s where I chose to go for my belated birthday dinner.  Several workmates had dined there the previous month when it first opened and had raved about the food – so that was good enough for me.

Elke Bavarian Restaurant

The menu was full of new and exciting meals and we all had fun choosing what to eat.  My melt in the mouth pork cooked in beer, and served with red cabbage and a dumpling was just delicious.  Others had snitzel, beef, or chicken, all cooked with a German flavour.  The waitresses, very prettily dressed in Bavarian style, were kept busy with a full restaurant of diners as they took food orders and served drinks.

The bar

The meals were huge and we all declared that we couldn’t possible manage dessert.  Famous last words, the menus came back out and all our good intentions disappeared.  The real German Apple Strudel was a little different to our Kiwi version, but still very tasty and once again, a very generous serve. 

There’s that Birthday Hat again

We provided some wine for the table, and the restaurant also stocked German beer, which some of the men decided to try. Most of us declared that we would certainly like to return again and sample some of the other options on the menu. 

The restaurant had a lovely ambiance and the staff were very welcoming.  There was a fire crackling away in the cosy seating area, and the lovely timber unit had all sorts of interesting nic naks on display.

Seating area in the front of the restaurant

After our meal we all returned home for coffee and birthday cake, and even more chat.  We had a lovely evening, enjoyed in the company of our SLG friends, some who had travelled quite a distance to attend this evening function with us.  Thanks everyone, for making this a great night.