"May Holiday 2016 Day 1: Merlin in Heidelberg One wanted to go to Landau on our first joint holiday this year, the next day it should go to Oberstdorf (Allgäu) and before I wanted to sniff again Landacher Air, but my wife wanted to go to the Heidelberg Zoo because there were sensational youngsters in the Affenhaus. So eyes to and through. Of course, eyes on and in advance looking for a suitable location to avoid something. First breakfast and then go to the zoo and eat something on the afternoon? Or else? In Mannheim, we only have the possibility to search for lunch/ lunch table under Mannheimer Morgenweb. But what goes on in Heidelberg is hell. On the 15 different pages with an overview of recommended diocese and restaurants. We were also warned of our last year visit. With 30 35% of goods, many in Heidelberg do not take so accurately, beer prices up to 8 euros for half a liter are not rare. Google advertises with the entry: Who is looking for fresh culinary specialties and Mediterranean atmosphere is right in the MerlinCafebar and restaurant in Heidelberg – yes it is already Christmas today? No it is day 1 of our May holiday. Lunch table offers starting at 4,50Euro, which sounds too tempting. 4.50 Euro, this has also been given before light years at our tribe Greek Dimmi, there is now no more dish under 5 Euros. Take a look at TripAdvisor, the place will be 81 out of 443 from 443 Heidelberg restaurants – oh ever. But good, breakfast we did in the Heidelberg Zoo on the first day, for me there were two white beers 0.5, for my wife a juice choir and a zebra cake. We did not see the ape growth, the Orang Utan mother moved to stay in their own 4 walls, so my wife and I made a shortened tour around the enclosure and continue towards Bergheimer Straße gedüst. Bergheimer Straße is the centrally located East West axis of Bergheim. In the west it opens into the federal highway 656. She was a major trafficader in Heidelberg for a long time. From this you can reach the Heidelberg Bismarcksplatz directly from the Bergehim district. Some restaurants are here as well as some single-handed shops. Once arrived at Merlin we notice that there are no parking spaces for guests. First minus. So we return to Bergheim in the hope that the parking tickets are somewhat cheaper than in Heidelberg. Pustekuchen. We park 800 meters further and pay a Euro for 20 minutes. Why is there a cartel office in Deutschalnd? Parking an hour for 3 euros?? Are you okay? For 3 Euros I can park the car for 3 nights at the Mannheimer Collini Center ... We are not in the Collini Center but are in front of the Cafe Bierbrauerei Local Restaurant Bistro. Yeah, what is it now? The Heidelberger Gastroguide writes: The stylishly decorated Merlin is a café, restaurant and beer garden in one. On the map with a wide selection, vegetarians will also be happy: tasty snacks, salads, pasta, wraps, grilled, ... breakfasts can be visited here daily until 4 pm and under the week the popular lunch table with two changing dishes (one of them vegetarian). The multi-story estate, which is held top in shot, falls into our eye. What does the rent cost? Ahh is the Heidelberg brewery. So once ordered a yeast, ass, over 4 Euro (4,10 to be exact) is clearly under the belt line for a transversely subsidized local. My wife finds nothing on the lunch card, I look for the 4.50 dish: ahh understand, a soup .... nee, i or we are already hungry so we order the XL grill plate with grilled shrimp from the spits (with Mango Chutney), a juicy pig fillet Medailon, delicious grilled fire sausage as a companion there is an oven potato with quark for 9.90. Thought I had the feast before the somewhat inattentive operation put the plate, of course without cutlery – it has the advantage that everything on the plate can cool well before it is eaten. By the way, this is the case at every table. First the food is served, after 5 minutes the cutlery will come. We then wanted to order a second drink, but despite several Winkens, loud “Hello, we would like to order something” came nix. Do I have to forgive a star here? My wife and I were cunning from our dream, we looked at each other. Would you like to be a joke? Barbecue plate? Dear reader, please look at the picture of the grill plate (cellar). The 25 30 grams small Mini Schweinberg, is beautifully described with medallion in the map. The Obergau was the simply heated extremely low-salt pell potatoes. Cut and filled with Convenience Quark. It was as far away from a raw potato in the oven as Heidelberg from Hong Kong. I can't. It was not asked if it was right, we had no way to complain – we could have taken the plates directly and run into the kitchen, but the other plates looked similar to the tables. I don't think it's better here. Apparently, the uncle from Timpuktu was there today and tied up the chef's apron. The chef was happy with the well fieryly selected Chutney, which gave the TK shrimp the necessary pep so that I consider a star justified. We were so hungry that we devoured the rest (to the potato) but we are sure we will never return here again."
