Erika's Eck

This place is hard to review. The vibe and the atmosphere weree 4.5 *'s - as other reviewers have said, it's a pleasantly unpretentious place.

The food was about 2 *'s and it's definitely a case of quality over quantity. I got currywurst - the curry sauce tasted bottled, and the sausage wasn't well cooked. My kids got schnitzel and they said it was "mid". Honestly I think German food kind of caps out at 4 *'s - there's only so much you can do with boiled potatoes and kraut and sausages.

Friendly place, locals come here, great beer, tasty schnitzel - it's all you could ask for.

Erikas Eck is a true Hamburg original!
This place does not want to be hip or follow any trends they just focus on providing very good traditional (northern) german food. That's probably the only downside for me as I am vegetarian and they lack a bit in that department but I always get the "Bauernfrühstück" without the ham.
This is basically an Omelette with potatoes and pickled cucumbers on top and it taste just like I remember it from my childhood, so just for that I go there ... I am sure they even have more dishes that are vegetarian but I never tried.
The most special thing will be their opening hours as their kitchen is open all night long which makes the place also popular among party people also there is a table reserved for cab drivers.

This was my favorite meal the entire time we were in Hamburg!

Located in the trendy neighborhood of Sternschanze, this restaurant wants seemingly nothing to do with trends - it's a hole-in-the-wall bar on a quiet street with an archaic looking entrance. When you walk in, it's equally unassuming - old tables, old chairs, even an old bartender, who sings customers orders to himself while pouring various drinks and bringing out large trays full of plates effortlessly. I was concerned that this was just too small and local for us to enjoy it, but the bartender spoke perfect English and helped us through the menu. I ordered the cordon bleu schnitzel which, to my delight, was a thin and crispy-coated schnitzel stuffed with gooey Swiss cheese and thinly slice ham. It was decadent, unhealthy, and totally wonderful. The prices were amazingly reasonable and I would go back ALL the time if I lived in Germany.

After hearing great things about this restaurant from Yelp and my co-workers, I was keen to try it out. I tried booking at midday on a Saturday for that night but it was booked out so I booked for Sunday night instead.

When I arrived, I ordered a Jägerschnitzel. I was hoping for a great schnitzel and that's what I got. The schnitzel was tender and covered in a glorious crunchy batter and the gravy was so smooth. The meal also came with salad and plenty of potatoes. Altogether, it made a delicious and filling meal.

I am definitely planning to check it out again in the near future.

I read so many things about this place I had to come to check it out.
I was in town for business and convinced my boss to go there for dinner with me.
We took a taxi from our hotel and even the taxi driver said so many good things about this place I couldn't wait to get there!
We got there are 6:30pm the restaurant was busy but there were empty tables. We stood for while waiting for someone come talk to us. When the waitress came I said I wanted a table for two I don't speak German and she didn't speak English so she yelled at me saying "NO, No,no" pointing to the door. Everybody at the restaurant was looking at us. I've never felt so humiliated in my life! Just because I am not German or speak German it doesn't mean she had the right to treat me like that.
I was deeply disappointed!
So if you are not German or you don't speak German you better avoid this place unless you want to be mistreated.

We didn't reserve a table, but we got lucky and they were able to fit us in. A smile goes a long way.

As far as the food, it's so worth it/ You can get a huge meal for only 10 euros!

Yelp knows this place is good so I won't spend too much time on this review. The portion sizes are huge. Whereas I could devour a Chipotle burrito bowl without blinking, I could barely get through half of the meal I ordered. This is a nice gem that is far from tourist quarters - authentic food with true locals.

4 stars because the guy wasn't exactly friendly. Other reviews have suggested he speaks good-perfect English but that certainly wasn't the case this time. There was an actual visible and audible scoff when I asked for a to-go container and again when I asked if credit was accepted. He was lucky I had exact change in cash, but I certainly was not planning on tipping either. Service was slower than expected overall, but I am not sure what is entailed in making of a schnitzel so I won't take a star off for that.

Once at this place is probably good enough for me. YMMV depending on his mood I guess.

Service miserable.
We were a group of 8 people. They ignored us when we wanted to order, we had to wait for 15 minutes until we got the bill.
At the end, they told us a swear word before we went outside l.
Food was ok actually. But we won't come back.

For around only 10 Euro, you can get massive portions of schnitzel. I went with the Jägerschnitzel, and was impressed with how rich and delicious the mushroom sauce was. Schnitzel varieties can get a bit exotic as well, as one person in my group ordered a schnitzel that came with pineapple. Service was solid, once we were able to negotiate past the fact that a half empty restaurant was "reserved". Rattshern Brewery beer choices were also noteworthy. Avoid the pommes frites, as they are on the extra crispy/nearly hard side, and opt for the fried potatoes instead.