"In many clubs it is a sign that it has already made a considerable increase and development if the clubhouse can also call a gastronomic operation itself. In the next phase, this is even intended for the entire public and thus develops into a famous restaurant. The Corona pandemic, however, probably led in this division to the gates being closed. Not only did the clientele fall outside the club, but also because of the insecure contact restrictions for the club activities you could not even be sure that the visits of your own members. It is all the more pleasant that the boathouse of Lübecker Ruder Gesellschaft e.V., founded in 1885, persisted and kept the doors open again for all guests. Logisch has a great tradition of rowing sports in Lübeck, characterized by the Trave and the emerging channels. It would have been so sad that the many enthusiastic rowers would lose their club restaurant. So the boat house moved into my focus on the ongoing exploration of the Lübecker Gastro landscape and was my starting point for a lunch table. Outside view. The location and presentation of the restaurant will certainly explain to a large extent with the club. It goes without saying that the boathouse with a large glass front offers an undisturbed view of the waters of Lübeck, in this case on the eastern arm of the Trave, on which the rowers also regularly drive through the view of the guests and protrude the towers in the background. View from the guest room on the Trave with the towers of the Cathedral in the background. Directly after the entrance, you will first be the bar /thek, whose length you could already measure on the rudder leaves over it; The counter. Apart from this, however, the interior was rather reserved and not overloaded with club objects. A few chickens and pictures, as well as of course the cup collection in a glass cabinet call again the belonging of the restaurant in memory, while tables and chairs in good, albeit not state-of-the-art condition on wood-colored floor between white walls otherwise offer a pleasant, though not impressively reminiscent atmosphere. Retro music supported this traditional impression that the age of my guests also adapted. However, the ambience cannot be called a muffy, dusty atmosphere. There is also nothing to complain about the condition in the cleanliness of the sanitary rooms. Inside. But of course you can also see this positively that you can devote yourself to driving on the water in front of the restaurant. There is also a terrace with additional seating, where guests can also enjoy a sometimes lively breeze around their ears. Terrace with additional outdoor seating. On the day of my arrival, I was very kindly greeted by an older lady who was also responsible for the entire service during this lunchtime, to which I was a great outlier among the guests regarding the average age. As with older regulars, she also seemed to me with cordiality and sympathy, light restriction. It was also open to a North German “taste”. It goes without saying that the intervening issue of satisfaction has not fallen. With regard to the food supply, on the one hand, a fixed card is available which offers a small selection in all generally popular categories. In addition to Carpaccio and a soup, there are also salads for appetizers, while in fish and meat, North German classics such as Labskaus, Backfisch, Matjes, Sauerfleisch and Roastbeef dominate, among which other petty-bourgeois dishes such as carvings, peasant breakfast, Burger and Currywurst. There are also 4 flame cake variants. Two main dishes are also offered for vegetarians and 4 desserts fulfill the sweet tooth. With a price range of €522, this sounds like a claim to a very fresh preparation and less industrial convenience, so the offer of even interesting creative dishes such as roasted chicken according to "carage" type or salmon fillet with corn pepper cookies and teriyaki cream. It's not bad for me. In addition, there is also a weekly changing lunch offer, which is always up to date on the homepage and Facebook appearance. It was also this offer that lured me into the boathouse this day because I personally did not attract the fixed standard offer so much. The following dishes were available for lunch this week: Lunch KW10 2022. My appetite and taste was most likely the “Fritten trout fillet with salt potatoes, dill sauce and cucumber salad” for €10,9, so I immediately placed this order in operation. After an appealing waiting period of 20 minutes, the following record was presented to me. From the current lunch offer of the week: “Forellenfilet fried, with salt potatoes, dill sauce and cucumber salad”. In an alternative, unfolded form, the trout fillet already served a good crunchyness when brushing with the knife over the skin. From the current lunch of the week: “Forellenfilet fried, with salt potatoes, dill sauce and cucumber salad” detail fish. Among these, the well cooked white meat was then naked, which was still juicy. In addition to the classic lemon, the skin had already been provided with some salt grains, so that the absence of salt and pepper on the table was felt as problem-free, because nothing could be improved for me. Already here it became clear that the classic craft is routinely dominated in the kitchen and the hoped freshness is actually lived. The dill sauce underlined this impression with a creamy homogeneity. For me as a dill lover, his aroma could have been even more intense, but perhaps also because the sauce unfortunately came somewhat too cool (although not because of heated plates). It is not necessary to mention an explanatory word about the known decorative tomato halves. Cucumber salad for “Forellenfilet fried, with salt potatoes, dill sauce and cucumber salad” from the current lunch of the week. The cucumber salad, which was added to a small bowl, consisted of the often found thin, beautifully crunchy slices, which for me were plissing not drowned with cream, but were made with visible fresh dill and a brew. This was also well puffed if it could only have a little more acidity for my personal taste. As usual, I would like to summarize my impressions of this restaurant visit in the boathouse. Due to its somewhat earlier simplicity, the ambience certainly does not appeal to the rise of enthusiasm, but nevertheless presents itself in good quality and by no means overloaded. Thanks to the interesting views of the Trave and the Old Town, an appealing atmosphere is created, which is definitely very far from a clubhouse that has come in the years. The performance of the service is fully appreciated with natural quality, cordiality and attention. The trout I chose from the lunch offer of the week also convinced in presentation and taste up to minimal smears. In view of the above quality, the price required for this part can be regarded as suitable for such a lunch offer. Summa Summarum thus leads to a good to very/good as a final note. With a return for a lunch meal you do nothing wrong here if you only put your expectations on a less surprising but qualitatively good kitchen. More wants and must not be offered here."
Lübeck
