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German, Seafood, European, Soups, Central European
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Reviewed 29 May 2022 via mobile

Friendly staff, nice location right at the sea, option to sit outside if the weather allows it. Choice of fish, pasta and salads. We had the bread basket as starter followed by sea bass and saccottini al pomodoro. Both servings were more than enough and...tasted quite good. Make sure to book a a table in time!More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 13 August 2020 via mobile

Top spot in Wilhelmshaven. Great dishes prepared with love. Service is quick and friendly. Make sure to reserve a table in time!

Date of visit: August 2020
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Reviewed 22 July 2020 via mobile

The staff were friendly and professional but I found the food to be quite expensive for the size of portion provided. Also I found my meal not to be as well presented as other meals were. My food tasted okay but to be honest was...a little boring in flavour. I was left feeling hungry afterwards which was annoying.More

Date of visit: June 2020
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Reviewed 10 October 2019

We loved the food here, Everyone was very kind and the beer was amazing. the service as well. The food was great

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 9 October 2019

The food was great (I tried the seafood), the service as well. I have also tried the desserts and I can only recommend the lava cake, it tasted great and was also elegantly served

Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed 26 July 2019 via mobile

Absolutely loved the food here!! Everyone was very kind and the beer was amazing!! Unfortunately could not take any pics! We will return for another meal for sure!!

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 3 May 2018 via mobile

On a cold weekend after a stroll along the dike we dropped into le Patron. We found the last free table with a beach alcove seat. We ordered tea and coffee and three lovely rhubarb cakes. Our visit was very pleasant, the service good, the...prices reasonable. We will be backMore

Date of visit: September 2017
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Reviewed 27 June 2017

Today's review will not be great. Our experience tonight was not "Ganz Ok". I come to Wilhelmshaven at least once a year to visit my mom. Every year, I want to go to Le Patron. We have visited this restaurant on more than one occasion...since it first opened. The restaurant location is gorgeous. There is a beautiful view of the Kaiser Wilhelm bridge at the front and the Jadebusen in the back. Additionally, there is outdoor seating and a lovely winter garden with typical "Strandkörbe" (beach baskets) used as part of the seating. Overall, the restaurant decor is quite nice. Now for the important part, the food. As I said, I really look forward to coming to #LePatron each summer. We arrived at Le Patron tonight about 7:20. It was fairly busy and the owner was greeting customers and made every effort to seat us quickly. No issues there. We ordered our food, which consisted of 3 entrees: 1. Champignon Rahm Schnitzel 2. The daily menu which consisted of a Krabben Soup, Rumpsteak "Caesar", and a Creme Brûlée 3. Fisch Teller, which consisted of 3 different fish, a shrimp, and potatoes, plus a dinner salad. My disappointment stems from a few things that I feel could be easily corrected should the owner pay attention to the concerns of his customers. As it was busy, I did not think too much that our food might take a while to be prepared. So, we were pleasantly surprised that the soup for the menu arrived shortly after ordering. As only one person ordered a first course, we thought that the rest of the food would begin to come out a bit after. The soup was great and once gone, we waited, and waited, and waited. This has never been the case at Le Patron before. We have had to wait a normal amount of time for things to be prepared but not 35 minutes from first course for one to main course for all three. Once the food arrived, it all looked lovely. The concern was with the seafood entree. The fish plate cost 18.95 (Euro), which considering the location, may be a bit on the high side but not extreme. My problem, which I noted last year (but apparently forgot) is that the fish portions are small and overcooked. The salmon looks like it took a trip to hell and back before reaching my plate. It resembled salmon that sits for hours on end at a bad buffet. The other fish was also overcooked, while the potatoes were not hot. NEXT: the salad that accompanied the dinner for the steak menu was a Caesar salad. To start with, the entire core (Salat Strunk) was left in the salad. This is not the part of lettuce that a customer wants to eat. To make matters worse, there was far too much dressing for a Caesar salad and it overpowered the salad. We did inform our waitress, who said that the salad core/stalk, should not have been in there. She offered us a coffee for our troubles, which we accepted. The waitress then asked if there was anything else that she could bring us. We said yes, the dessert that comes with the menu we ordered. She laughed and said, "oh yes! I will put that in for you." I had some of my coffee, thinking I would drink the rest with the dessert. That was at 8:45. We waited, and waited, and waited. While we were waiting we heard the table next to us also telling the waitress how dissatisfied they were with the food, to include the fish platter (the same one I ordered). Still waiting for the dessert, at 9, 9:10, 9:15...finally 35 minutes later, 35 MINUTES later, it arrived. I was beginning to wonder if they had gone to France to get the dessert. We were finally able to flag down the waitress. I felt bad for her at this point, taking the brunt of the complaints for what seems to be poor kitchen/staff management. We asked what took so long and she just kind of smiled and said she would pass on our comments. She offered to give us a liqueur as a gesture of good will. For 80 Euros, I would rather have a decent meal that comes out of the kitchen in a timely manner, with an attentive waitstaff that pays attention to detail. While a restaurant may bring in initial clientele based on its location, repeat customers do not come back if the food is mediocre and the service is so-so.More

Date of visit: June 2017
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Reviewed 7 April 2017 via mobile

Service was very good. Resturant sits right along the beach. Meal was good. Husband got spaghetti and I got the red fish. Both meals were very filling. We also got soup. Which also was good.

Date of visit: April 2017
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Reviewed 21 December 2016

The food is great, in summer you can have a nice view, friendly and adequate staff Unfortunately they do not accept Maestro cards from outside Germany!! Seems an issue in some German restaurants. So bring cash or credit card. It was already my third visit,...and for sure I come back on my next business trip.More

Date of visit: December 2016
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Reviewed 19 June 2016 via mobile

Food is great, nice view, friendly and adequate staff at least till the point of payment. Both our Dutch (maestro) bank cards were not accepted (generally accepted world wide) and our creditcard was not accepted because we were unable to give a pincode. Our offer...to transfer the money directly online was refused, so one of us had to walk 45 minutes to get the required cash. Bitter ending of an otherwise very enjoyable dinner. So for the Dutchies: Bring cash or creditcard. ;)More

Date of visit: June 2016
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Reviewed 16 June 2016 via mobile

We sat outside and had drinks and snacks. Even with a chill in the air, the ambiance was wonderful. The location is right next to the sea and the view makes a great setting for visiting and relaxation. I cannot say how the interior was.

Date of visit: May 2016
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Reviewed 26 July 2015

best place to get seated is the area in front of the Restaurant. Well covered with glas, whre the side Panels can slide upward to let the sea brize come in, if ist really warm outside.

Date of visit: July 2015
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Reviewed 8 June 2015 via mobile

We were staying one night in Wilhemshaven and jumped in a taxi and asked the driver to take us to a good restaurant. He dropped us at Patron where we had a lovely meal, the staff were excellent and the place is obviously popular with...locals and tourists alike as it was busy but that did not effect our experience . We had soup starters and fish mains, mmmm lovelyMore

Date of visit: June 2015
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Reviewed 13 January 2015

Great atmosphere, great service and excellent food- spent there the New years and it was really enjoyable

Date of visit: December 2014
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  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 4.5