Vellmar · Dinner for two · visited March 2026
Good food, slow service
Solid, honest food. The wine by the glass was better than we expected.
Ordered: The miner's plate: three dumplings, pork belly, sausage and sauerkraut
The Eel and Stake
- ★★★★★ 4.6
- 627 reviews
- Mains around 15 marka
- Kessel dumpling house
- Closed on Mondays
About
With 133 seats, The Eel and Stake is one of the larger rooms in Lindenmar. It has been on Well Street for 41 years. The dumplings are rolled by hand before the doors open, and there are never enough on Saturdays. Tables are held for fifteen minutes.
The kitchen is run by Monika Mesen.
- Cuisine
- Kessel dumpling house
- Price
- ₥₥₥₥ Inexpensive
- Typical main course
- 15 marka
- Seats
- 133
- Closing day
- Mondays
- Open since
- 1985
Opening hours
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12:00–14:30, 17:30–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00–14:30, 17:30–22:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00–14:30, 17:30–22:00 |
| Friday | 12:00–14:30, 17:30–23:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00–14:30, 17:30–23:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00–14:30, 17:30–22:00 |
On Declaration Day the kitchen opens at noon. Last orders thirty minutes before closing.
Reviews
4.6
★★★★★
627 reviews from diners who were seated
Lindenwick · Lunch · visited December 2025
Faultless from start to finish
The dining room was full and the service did not slow down. The waiter knew the menu without looking.
Ordered: Kessel dumplings with goose crackling and cabbage
Tarnmund · Family meal · visited November 2025
A proper dinner
Worth every marka. We ordered a second dessert to share and were not charged for the coffee.
Ordered: Bread dumplings with mushroom cream sauce
Sandfeld · Dinner for two · visited August 2025
Everything as it should be
We came for a birthday and the kitchen sent out a cake nobody had asked for. Faultless.
Ordered: Bread dumplings with mushroom cream sauce
Vellmar · Lunch · visited May 2025
Still the best in town
The waiter remembered us from last winter and the table we like. The food was as good as ever.
Ordered: The miner's plate: three dumplings, pork belly, sausage and sauerkraut
Eisenheim · Lunch · visited February 2025
Good, not great
A reliable place. The table by the window is worth asking for.
Ordered: Kessel dumplings with goose crackling and cabbage