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Die Insel

Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer 81, 30519 Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany (Südstadt)
0511 / 83 12 14
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Ranked #185 of 733 restaurants in Hannover
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Good for: Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Reservations
Neighbourhood: Südstadt
Description: Hotspot for gourmets! The restaurant has a stylish look with vanilla-coloured leather chairs and a dark wooden floor. Award-winning chef Norbert Schu offers imaginative dishes such as Côte de boeuf in a herb marrow crust served with pointed cabbage and baked potatoes ? top-notch! For sweet-tooths there is the crème brûlée which comes with three different kinds of parfait. In sunny weather you will love the terrace with its wonderful view of the Machsee. The staff are very well trained and politer and the wine list is exceptional with 1,950 varieties, including many French wines.
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Brugge
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77 reviews 77 reviews
43 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

This is not your average restaurant. I went here with my collegues for work, and I must say I seldom ate better asperagus. This is a stylish restaurant with delicately chosen menu's with seasonal products. True, it is quite expensive, but it has star-potential.

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Cupar, United Kingdom
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38 reviews 38 reviews
17 restaurant reviews
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

This is a resturant with one Michelin star and i have no doubt that it really deserves it. ! went with four colleagues and we all agreed that it was as good as it gets. The location on a lakeside and the ambience get everything off to a good start and the staff are excellent. The food was remarkably good... More

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Indianapolis, Indiana
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58 restaurant reviews
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2013 via mobile

Held a business dinner for seven on a busy Wednesday night. The food was good but not great. Prices were very high. Service was strange for a German restaurant. We felt pushed along through out the evening. Would not go back again.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2013 via mobile

I ate here on my own on a business trip and the waiter and maitre d couldn't have been more attentive. The food was really good and priced accordingly. However they offered an amuse bouche as well as a pre dessert dessert. The creme brûlée was awesome and the wine is pretty reasonable for a place like this. Single glasses... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2012

Amazing view on Maschsee. Nice welcome. Nice welcome appetizers. Good quality venison meat and bio dynamic salad. I disagree with somebody writing about not spectacular presentation of food. I have experienced some michelin star rated restaurants and it must not be mandatory choreographic presentations but most important quality of food in anyway a good presentation. Chinawares were anyway very nice!... More

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Dallas, Texas, United States
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012

The wine is way over priced and after a decent meal, their credit card machine had a problem reading our card. The owner, the chef, start insulating us for being America and Canadian and not having our passports in tow. The situation was very ugly. DON”T GO THERE. THIS BEHAVIOR CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED

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Hannover, Germany
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37 restaurant reviews
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65 helpful votes 65 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

One of the best we have in Hannover,but nothing for low budget dining.Excellent food,impressive winemenue.Great location

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013
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