Kessel · Dinner with friends · visited November 2025
The best meal of our trip
Worth every marka. We ordered a second dessert to share and were not charged for the coffee.
Ordered: Carp in black sauce with dumplings
The Old Star
- ★★★★★ 4.6
- 873 reviews
- Mains around 15 marka
- Marsh eel and fish
- Closed on Sundays
About
With 116 seats, The Old Star is one of the larger rooms in Weinwick. It has been on Chapel Street for 117 years. Eel comes in from the dykes in the morning and is on the menu by noon. The last orders are taken an hour before closing.
The kitchen is run by Andreas Steirut.
- Cuisine
- Marsh eel and fish
- Price
- ₥₥₥₥ Inexpensive
- Typical main course
- 15 marka
- Seats
- 116
- Closing day
- Sundays
- Open since
- 1909
Opening hours
| Monday | 11:30–14:30, 18:00–22:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:30–14:30, 18:00–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 11:30–14:30, 18:00–22:00 |
| Thursday | 11:30–14:30, 18:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 11:30–14:30, 18:00–23:00 |
| Saturday | 11:30–14:30, 18:00–23:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
On Declaration Day the kitchen opens at noon. Last orders thirty minutes before closing.
Reviews
4.6
★★★★★
873 reviews from diners who were seated
Vellmar · Lunch · visited November 2025
Worth the journey
We came for a birthday and the kitchen sent out a cake nobody had asked for. Faultless.
Ordered: Whole grilled zander with dill potatoes
Sudfurt · Business lunch · visited August 2025
Sound cooking, fair prices
A reliable place. The table by the window is worth asking for.
Ordered: Carp in black sauce with dumplings
Bruchau · Family meal · visited May 2025
Faultless from start to finish
The waiter remembered us from last winter and the table we like. The food was as good as ever.
Ordered: Whole grilled zander with dill potatoes