For those with potty-minds, it’s not what you’re thinking. Hummer is the German word for Lobster. During some grueling meetings at the Holiday Inn in Walldorf this week, I noticed that this time a year they have an all-you-can-eat Lobster buffet. For 44 Euros per person, you can stuff yourself to your heart’s content on this delectable crustacean and its little cousin the shrimp.
Now, any fool knows one should not head out to a Holiday Inn looking for fine dining. We were mildly amused to see folks dressed to the nines having dinner there. Some couples looked like they might have been celebrating their anniversary.
After having eaten at least 2 kilos of crustacean, I can offer no more than a tepid endorsement for this outing. Some of the shrimp and lobster seemed fresh, some did not. For that kind of dough (fairly expensive for this area), one can do much better in terms of quality if not quantity. The carpaccio looked like it had been cut with a chainsaw. To the Mrs. and me, carpaccio aficionados that were are, carpaccio that you literally can’t read through is not fit for consumption. I ate a little anyway. As they say: live and learn.
By the way, I noticed that the Holiday Inn site says that it’s 3.5 kilometers from the old city (Altstadt). They’re not clear about which Altstadt, but rest assured it’s not Heidelberg’s. Weird exaggeration, no?
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