"the winter is sunny and warm this year (until now). there is a great time to go to the forest. it doesn't always have to be a Christmas market. rather well-known visit and then on the spot to the Rhine. and fresh air makes appetite known – that is a local for an afternoon break. the gas house is very close to the ferry station to Leverkusen. the place was right for us. the offer is wide: restaurant, bistro, bar, cafe, ice cream. The self-explaining is: “Italian and German feed in a modern place with window front and veranda overlooking the Rhine.” important for motorists: own parking directly next to the road with a chain separated. ambiente 4* the house appears very large at first glance. we haven't looked around everywhere, but only looked at the area that was close to our seats. we noticed: stylish Christmas decoration, a large screen with campfire, put many tables, cozy light as lighting, a large window in front of the Rhine. the room seemed like a big bistro: tables of dark wood, mostly two places. we sat near the bar or tresen. Cleanliness 4* did not notice anything, seemed well maintained. Sanitary 4* is the wc plant in the basement. There is also a changing room and a disabled person. So there should be one, but we took the stairs. the toilets have enough space to move. the area with the sink is spacious. Hand dryers and hand disinfectants are remarkable. Dyson Airblade Dryers blow your hands dry in about seven seconds. This is exemplary in my eyes. Service 3* after entering the local we were offered by the service that was in the middle. We asked if we could sit on the window front. this was denied because there were places for larger groups – several tables were already reserved and equipped with small pieces. but the table next to the counter was also fine for us. various waiters took care of the guests. with three powers we had contacted ourselves – there are probably no fixed areas. all were friendly and correct, but not very fast. the map(s): Offers for the whole day: Breakfast; snacks, appetizers, salads, pasta, pizza, dishes, pork, turkey, fish, dessert, eggs, waffles; Drinks. that was quite extensive. the caffeine card is ready on every table that also calls the ice dishes. There is also an out-of-home map: This folding card is also a separate card (with slightly reduced trips in the ice for example – but the other dishes seem to be the same. The tasting 3* was already in the afternoon and slowly began dawning, but the Rhine was still good to see. We just wanted to bite. on the table stood the caffeine card. They already offered almost 10 variations – that was enough for us. We chose: once coffeine scrub without saw 4,00 € and a hot cocoa 2,80 € and once vanilla water with saws and ice 5,00 € and also cocoa. all waffles are probably Belgian models. the thick squares you know. this ground caffeine with deep pattern is then served with various ingredients. in literature two types of Belgian waffles: fried waffles and lütticher waffeln. brittle waffles consist of a soft, edgy, while the Liège waffles are called thick, sugar sweet and butter pain. in Liège waffles hail sugar is added to the dough. both types of caffeine are consumed hot. according to this description brittle models are produced here. in flour oyster is probably always used vanilla. they were both soft and “just normal” in taste. we could not notice our own handwriting. they tasted neatly 3* therefore. We couldn't remember anything special about the screams. probably from the “glass” brand “shadow moral”. I would also like to call the taste “normal”: they were hot and I did not notice any special taste – 3* also. vanille eis seemed to be a decent factory ice cream – it had no special cream or looseness as we know it from our own ice cream – 3* are good. We found it honest to call the hot drink “coa” on the map – often we find locals who call their product “chocolate” and only process powder. the kakao was fine and had seen beside milk. he was really delicious for us. we would drink him again 3.5*. We wouldn't try a new visit. the used ice did not starve in other ways. but the card gives many other positions. hot dishes for lunch or dinner are market-like at first sight: Pizza margherita 7,50€ as entrance and 13 Euro for apartments, noodles from 8.00 to 12,00 Euro. a bratwurst costs 4,90 € with pommes 6,90 €. Price-performance ratio 3* is not vulnerable, but also not awfully high. Conclusion 3 – if it results. You sit well, you can talk well, meet with friends, recover something and eat a little bit of bite or drink – you don't have to venture these again. (1 – certainly not again, 2 – hardly again, 3 – when it comes back, 4 – again happy, 5 – absolutely – after “Kuechenreise” date of the visit: 22.12.2015 – two people – after the afternoon – from the café area"