"Nomen is not always (a bad omen. The often recommended Café Restaurant Sturmeck has almost been lifted up to the last because I had a stormy, windy, uncomfortable, fun place. On the day of my visit, however, it is completely windless and very mild. Almost the large, inviting outdoor terrace tempts to sit out, but my companions have already chosen places in the back area of the restaurant. The location of the Sturmeck fascinates me immediately: embedded and initially hidden between the sand dunes, only after a longer walk from the town center or after a bus ride to the stop BFA. A sandy Bohlenweg leads up to the local, along with some attractive holiday bungalows, which also belong to the owner Maike Renner. From the Sturmeck you have a wonderful, wide view of the Wadden Sea and the dunes. Enjoying the sunset at a glass of wine is certainly one of the special highlights. The interiors are rustic, furnished with a lot of bright wood, old black and white photographs hanging on the walls. High surrounding windows provide generous views of the dunes. In our case also on craftsmen, who just pull up a stone wall in front of our eyes. Well, it's still low season... The toilets are still tiled in old styles black white. Visitors who do not consume anything here may voluntarily place an obolus in a basket at the door. This should be okay on both sides, because in this coastal section it really lacks public toilets. Fourthly we order a colourful mixture, which is then also served quickly: frying rings with roast potatoes for very cheap 7,90 Euro Matjes with onions and salt potatoes for 9,90 Euro asparagus with boiled ham for 9,30 Euro, a peasant salad with sheep cheese and cooked egg for 10,90 Euro. The portions are partly very manageable – four bars of asparagus per person seem to me too lazy. You can only get hungry from the table. The peasant salad turns out to be completely taste-neutral, faded and watery. Even the black olives taste nothing. Unfortunately, the Matjes portion also does not get tired, but convinces (for the first time on Borkum! with enough onion rings. Should the insufficient portions, the missing aroma perhaps stimulate reorders? Coffee and cakes are also offered in any case, the latter one can choose from the counter, but due to lack of interest I only look at it briefly. All the drinks are okay, nothing is served too cold. A colourful straw is served at the sea buckthorn choir (3,80 Euros), which gives the arrangement the encouragement of a children's drink (maybe it?) . Both coffee (Pott for 3,10 Euro and tea (mug for 3,40 Euro after dinner are served quickly and without waiting time. The service is crisp and robust and not unfriendly. Apparently, this has been improved (see Jenome report . I like the unique location so well that I love even with a future stay in the associated beach bungalows. Only the dishes were disappointing for me. It seems to me that it is saved in quality, quantity and creativity. Our companions, who have been passing as food guests for years, also know that the quality of the dishes is very different. In any case, we still sneak hungry and unsatisfied from it and stay on the way home several times on the promenade to study the snacks there."
