November... in July
Café November – Husemannstr. 15, Prenzlauer Berg (Sunday buffet 7.50 euros)
http://www.cafe-november.de/
Please see our previous post for Café November: 8 Jan 2006
This Sunday we were wandering around (and trying to avoid a table or café directly on) Kollwitzplatz looking for brunch. It was, contrary to all of our good advice, unplanned, after 11am, and we had no reservations. Foolish.
But people do foolish things, don't we? It's all a part of our humanity, I think. We do them on purpose and we do them on accident, but what makes all foolish actions the same is that there is something in our consciousness that ticks away when it's happening to give us the 'I told you so' feeling.
Seven people wandering around Kollwitzplatz looking for a brunch buffet without reservations was one of those moments. Nonetheless we were happened upon by Chance or one of the Fates to the open door of November on Hussemannstr. Naturally there were no outside tables, but when you are seven you take what you can get. We did. And we ate. And while I hated to see the single staff member struggling with her very job - to make coffee drinks - it was worth the long wait for them (for which the lovely waiter, whose hair was trembling with the potentialities of a healthy Whiteboy's afro, apologised sincerely).
So go. Enjoy a bit of November this summer before the outside tables are shoved back inside again and we're forced to be watched from outside the windows instead of watching the city itself slide past us. - Heidi
Since I had not yet met Heidi and Roisin when they visited November the first time, this was my first foray there, and I was more than delighted. Not just with the hot waiter and big corner we snagged for our motley crew - the food was fantastic. I loved everything I tried. The salads were all so creative and delicious that I'd go back to this buffet, just to sample them again, and while it took a touch of patience, the make your own waffle option was so worth it. Yes, the drinks took forever, but they were definitely worth the wait. They were wonderful, and if my body could have handled the influx of caffeine, I would have ordered two or three other drinks off of their excellent, diverse menu. The restaurant was nice and laid back - considering the somewhat chaotic frenzy of brunching in the neighborhood, it was a minor miracle. So if you find yourself nearby, I recommend passing up all those other crowded places and heading over to November. You won't be sorry (and if you are, well, I can't help you) - Kelly Ann
http://www.cafe-november.de/
Please see our previous post for Café November: 8 Jan 2006
This Sunday we were wandering around (and trying to avoid a table or café directly on) Kollwitzplatz looking for brunch. It was, contrary to all of our good advice, unplanned, after 11am, and we had no reservations. Foolish.
But people do foolish things, don't we? It's all a part of our humanity, I think. We do them on purpose and we do them on accident, but what makes all foolish actions the same is that there is something in our consciousness that ticks away when it's happening to give us the 'I told you so' feeling.
Seven people wandering around Kollwitzplatz looking for a brunch buffet without reservations was one of those moments. Nonetheless we were happened upon by Chance or one of the Fates to the open door of November on Hussemannstr. Naturally there were no outside tables, but when you are seven you take what you can get. We did. And we ate. And while I hated to see the single staff member struggling with her very job - to make coffee drinks - it was worth the long wait for them (for which the lovely waiter, whose hair was trembling with the potentialities of a healthy Whiteboy's afro, apologised sincerely).
So go. Enjoy a bit of November this summer before the outside tables are shoved back inside again and we're forced to be watched from outside the windows instead of watching the city itself slide past us. - Heidi
Since I had not yet met Heidi and Roisin when they visited November the first time, this was my first foray there, and I was more than delighted. Not just with the hot waiter and big corner we snagged for our motley crew - the food was fantastic. I loved everything I tried. The salads were all so creative and delicious that I'd go back to this buffet, just to sample them again, and while it took a touch of patience, the make your own waffle option was so worth it. Yes, the drinks took forever, but they were definitely worth the wait. They were wonderful, and if my body could have handled the influx of caffeine, I would have ordered two or three other drinks off of their excellent, diverse menu. The restaurant was nice and laid back - considering the somewhat chaotic frenzy of brunching in the neighborhood, it was a minor miracle. So if you find yourself nearby, I recommend passing up all those other crowded places and heading over to November. You won't be sorry (and if you are, well, I can't help you) - Kelly Ann
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