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Café Lotti | Maxvorstadt Café Lotti is a small restaurant on Schleißheimerstraße – not far from Stiglmaierplatz in Munich and my workplace. That's why I often go to Café Lotti for lunch, like today with my dear colleague. I've also had breakfast there with my companion and family. But let me start from the beginning…
Immediately upon entering Café Lotti, one feels comfortable and at ease: Pink painted walls with white lacquered wooden beams extending halfway up the room, simple white wooden furniture, a huge glittering chandelier above the tables, floral curtains at the windows and matching napkins on the tables, light brown parquet floors throughout the premises, almost floor-to-ceiling bright windows overlooking the street and benches directly in front of the windows, plants in the corner, a gold-framed mirror on the wall, the menu on a blackboard on the walls, and many other lovingly coordinated details that together create a very warm and cozy atmosphere.
It's easy to take a seat, linger, and feel a bit like being in your own living room. Two white armchairs with small round tables and matching floral cushions further enhance the cozy atmosphere and create a welcoming ambiance. Small cards in acrylic holders on the tables display current offers for teas, cakes, and other items. Baby blue and light pink cushions on the benches and chairs, along with a white wooden shelf integrated into the wall and adorned with carefully chosen decorative elements, complete the picture. Upon entering, the small, white counter immediately catches the eye. It houses the cash register and a small display of cakes, and above it hangs another small chandelier with plenty of sparkle. Overall, Café Lotti boasts a very harmonious and well-rounded design.
Café Lotti doesn't offer a huge number of seats; the tables are relatively close together, but the café itself is no larger than about 30 square meters. Around ten tables of varying sizes – seating two to ten – are set up in Café Lotti, suitable for both a quick lunch and a leisurely – and not exactly inexpensive – breakfast. In the summer, there are also three or four small tables with vases of roses, floral napkins, and green wool blankets on the chairs outside the café. Even from the outside, it's almost impossible to pass by without wanting to peek through the large windows into this charming café.
The menu is relatively concise. Breakfast is served at Lotti's daily from 10 am to 2 pm. They offer a variety of breakfast options, differing in price and quantity. For example, yogurt with fresh fruit and raspberry sauce costs €5.90, a pair of Weisswurst (Bavarian white sausage) with a pretzel and mustard is €6.80, or the vegetarian breakfast with bread rolls, egg, butter, homemade jam, various cheeses, and fruit is just under €10. The "Hungry Lotti" breakfast is available for a hefty €30, as is the "Love Lotti" breakfast. I ordered both – the Hungry Lotti and the Love Lotti – for breakfast with four people. For €60, you naturally expect pretty much everything a breakfast could possibly offer. We weren't disappointed; on the contrary, it was delicious, but overall, it was still too expensive. We had to pay extra for additional bread, and there was nothing particularly special about it: rolls, croissants, soft-boiled eggs, jam, butter, salami, ham, organic cheeses, smoked salmon, tomato and mozzarella, fruit, two glasses of Prosecco and two glasses of orange juice for Lotti, who was hungry for breakfast, and similar items plus scrambled eggs, muesli with yogurt, and raspberry juice for Lotti, who was in love. You can see the breakfast in my photo. As I said, it was delicious, but not worth the money. For a total of 85 euros – we also ordered cappuccino, a Diet Coke, water, and then a cake – I would have expected a bit more. On top of that, the waitress – who is also the owner – came across as somewhat, well, let's say, stressed and irritable, which, in my opinion, shouldn't be the case in such a small café, even if it's doing well. I wouldn't have such an elaborate breakfast there again – maybe I'll try a smaller breakfast option sometime. Extras for breakfast can be ordered from 1 to 5.20 euros – from a bread roll to scrambled eggs with smoked salmon.
Lunch menus are available until 2 pm, and from Monday to Friday there's a €2 discount on every dish. The menu includes ham and noodles, turkey strips, homemade bread dumplings, spinach dumplings, cheese spaetzle, a large salad with bread dumpling strips, and another salad. Main courses cost €8 or €9. Snacks include homemade pancakes (depending on the topping) ranging from €4.50 to €7.20, as well as potato pancakes or bread rolls with various toppings. A soup that changes weekly is also available. I've had the cheese spaetzle twice already – very delicious and a good-sized portion. They're not typical Bavarian spaetzle, more like elongated spaetzle, usually served with gravy and meat, but still very tasty, served in simple white dishes.
Today the service was a bit brusque. Although all the tables were occupied at lunchtime and the waitress seemed stressed, simply throwing the menu at me was unacceptable. Ordering and paying were much friendlier. I had a delicious chai tea with vanilla flavoring, my colleague had the Käsespätzle (cheese spaetzle) and a juice spritzer – we paid €15 including tip. I would definitely come back for lunch or even just for a simple breakfast, as the atmosphere is very pleasant and the food is tasty. It's not cheap, though, and quite noisy around lunchtime – lots of mothers with kids.
I would definitely recommend trying Café Lotti, even if it's just for a coffee or a small snack – you certainly won't go wrong. Maybe avoid going right at lunchtime. Card payments are accepted at Café Lotti. Give it a try and let me know what you think. You can get there by taking the U1 subway line (Stiglmaierplatz station). Enjoy!.
I'll be back: Yes. Even if the service is a bit pushy and the food a bit expensive.
Place visited: Café Lotti
Address: Schleißheimer Straße 13, 80333 Munich
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