Classificação do local: 2 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen
Ein Freund hat mich versetzt und statt vor verschlossener Tür auf ihn zu warten, gehe ich lieber ins Café gegenüber. Das hätte ich mir lieber sparen sollen. So unspektakulär wie es aussieht, schmeckt es auch. Wiedermal verfluche ich den EuGH für seine Entscheidung in der Sache bake-off und stelle dabei fest, dass ich die Entscheidung im Rahmen meiner Ausbildung dringend mal wieder lesen sollte. Ja, tut mir leid. Ich schreibe wirr. Ich bin verkatert. Ich wollte Kaffee. Aber nicht mal den machen sie hier selbst. Kommt alles aus einem dieser Tschibo Automaten. Der Kuchen ist klebrig und abartig süß und schmeckt nach nichts als … naja … süß eben. Ich möchte das nicht. Andere scheinbar schon. Ist ganz gut besucht hier. Ständig kommen Leute rein. Muss am schönen Wetter liegen. Oh man … gerade weht eine Mülltüte an mir vorbei. Willkommen im wilden Westen.
Natalye R.
Classificação do local: 2 Berlin, Germany
Now don’t get me wrong, because I love bakeries, but truth-be-told, Backparadies is entirely unspectacular. Here, one can purchase a variety of baked goods, such as pastries(sweet and savory) and loaves of bread. There are plenty of typical German breads, but there are also Turkish specialties. Not only that, but there are sandwiches available. I suppose the main problem for me(aside from most offerings including dairy, thus eliminating them from my options) is that nothing is made fresh on-site. Instead, everything is delivered, put on display, and then reheated when ordered. Of course, this is how many or most bakeries function, favoring convenience over quality. Additionally, the coffee is uninspired — it comes from a machine that operates at the push of a button, and costs more than I think something this simple and lacking in taste should be. But oh well. As students at the nearby Volkshochschule, Backparadies often becomes one of the only options for eating during breaks. But after my first experience of taking a course at VHS, I have simply learned to bring my own lunch, thus eliminating what I refer to as the Backparadies predicament: settling for the lackluster option because it seems to be the only one around. Instead, my suggestion is just to avoid the place altogether. Two stars, however, because the lady who works here daily is friendly and does put up with long lines of students stammering out half-assed German in their orders.