Zum Lantern

★★★★★ 4.1 422 reviews

Kessel dumpling house · ₥₥₥₥ Moderate · 53 Ostra Square, Kessel

Zum Lantern

About

Zum Lantern is a large room of 122 seats on Ostra Square, Kessel. Tables for parties are kept at the back. The dumplings are rolled by hand before the doors open, and there are never enough on Saturdays. Children are welcome at lunch.

The kitchen is run by Anton Deichen.

Price
₥₥₥₥ Moderate
Typical main course
100 marka
Seats
122
Closing day
Mondays and Tuesdays
Open since
1998

Opening hours

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday12:00–14:30, 18:00–22:00
Thursday12:00–14:30, 18:00–22:00
Friday12:00–14:30, 18:00–23:00
Saturday12:00–14:30, 18:00–23:00
Sunday12:00–14:30, 18:00–22:00

On Declaration Day the kitchen opens at noon. Last orders thirty minutes before closing.

Reviews

4.1

★★★★★

422 reviews from diners who were seated

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Food
3.8
Service
4.1
Ambience
4.4
Value
4.1

Emma Hottol

Kessel · Family meal · visited August 2026

★★★★★ 14 September 2026

Worth the journey

Everything came hot and nothing came late. We have eaten here 4 times and it has not changed, which is the point.

Ordered: Liver dumplings with onions and mashed potato

Milo Brenn

Tarnmoor · Business lunch · visited November 2025

★★★★★ 24 November 2025

Fine

The food was fine, the room was cold and the service was brisk.

Ordered: Beef goulash with bread dumplings

Stefan Hochmar

Sudmund · Dinner for two · visited January 2025

★★★★★ 20 January 2025

Recommended

Solid, honest food. The wine by the glass was better than we expected.

Ordered: Beef goulash with bread dumplings

Andrea Brack

Tarnmoor · Business lunch · visited December 2024

★★★★★ 15 January 2025

Very good

A reliable place. The table by the window is worth asking for.

Ordered: Kessel dumplings with smoked meat and sauerkraut