With a BMW motorcycle hanging over the wall and a Porsche sports car rotating on the roof, you don't need to look closely, but the heavy car elements in the store are already fascinating. Opened in 2015, the 1886 car-themed German restaurant has been recognized for its unique car theme and excellent food quality, and has occupied the high popularity of German food in Shanghai in only two years.
Located on Hankou Road, the Bund 13 branch inherits the high-quality products of the main store, but also incorporates music elements, and the giant neon lighting and dry ice barrels at the entrance also give the store a strong bar style. In addition to the eye-catching motorcycles and upside-down sports cars, the backrests of the car seats are also very innovative, and even the seemingly plain vase on the table is made from the wheel and axle parts of the car, showing the owner's exquisite control of the car elements.
Germans generally advocate "eating meat in large pieces and drinking in large gulps", which makes the production of German food pay attention to the two elements of "strong flavor" and "quantity", which are reflected in dishes such as German roast pork knuckle and sausage platter. After the pork knuckle is cooked and served, the staff will continue to burn the pork skin, which is more crispy and fragrant, and the whole taste is oily but not greasy, and the sauerkraut served with the meal is more fragrant. The sausage platter is a combination of classic sausages such as Bavarian white sausage, pan-fried sausage and afternoon tea sausage. It should be noted that due to the large portions of some main dishes, it is recommended to ask the staff for details on the amount of dishes before ordering to avoid waste.
German beers, known for their high quality and wide variety of beers, are also available in the store, with nearly 50 bottled beers alone. The restaurant is best known for its home-brewed beer, which is fully equipped with a full range of brewing equipment from the German Caspary brand, serving dark, white, yellow and specialty beers. Due to the different tastes of various types of beer, the store also gives a detailed description of the taste and taste of each beer in the form of text, so that customers can choose their favorite flavor according to the instructions and the recommendations of the staff, and feel the unique charm of German liquor.
The line-up of singers in the store is also surprising, with four groups of artists performing each night to show different styles of songs, and singers such as Gao Tianni, Chen Bin and Liu Jinze are excellent representatives of the store, who have excellent interpretations of European and American pop, Hong Kong and Taiwanese pop and folk songs. Unlike most music restaurants, which only have a fixed repertoire, customers can also follow the store's official account to order songs online. The layout of the store is relatively compact, a large number of hall seats and booths are distributed in an orderly manner, and the singing stage is set in the corner near the left, making full use of the space. In terms of service, the staff can basically respond in a timely manner and answer all questions, but due to the large number of diners on weekdays, the manpower is a little insufficient during the peak dining period, so it is recommended that diners go at a staggered time.
It is worth noting that the brand will open branches on Binjiang Avenue and South Huangpi Road, so interested diners may wish to keep an eye out for the opening trend.
