Herman Ze German White City (Bar)

Top 10 things to know about Herman Ze German:

1) It’s a Friday night. The office lads want to head somewhere where they can mix beer and meat and engage in fun conversation. Thankfully you work extremely close to the MediaWorks Building in White City, so the decision is made easy.

2) As you get closer to the alfresco smattering of tables and chairs and hear the cocky, monotonous voice of Kanye West coming from inside, you suddenly feel a bit more alive. Shoppers fresh from the glitz of Westfield’s shopping mall down the road talk among a mass of fancy bags.

3) Welcome to Herman Ze German, the perfect place to try some authentic wurst (sausage), eat fries and mayo (the German way), and drink a shit-ton of beer. In fact, the first thing you notice are the Stein beer glasses. Huge Oktoberfest receptacles of amber liquid that promise you a loose Friday night.

4) Entering the restaurant, you feel at home amongst the wooden tables, chic wall art and hip décor. Sitting down, you take a look at the menu: bockwurst; bratwurst; currywurst; chilli wurst; with curry sauce or without; in a roll or lain next to bread and pickles.

5) You order currywurst with sauerkraut, cheesy fries with crispy onions and a stein of Herman’s unfiltered Black Forest Brew beer. A delicious option under £15 which fits your pre-payday wallet.

6) Germany’s pride in their beers isn’t without reason; 500 years of perfection is reason enough to celebrate its popularity every year. On this Friday night, you’re recognising all that hard work by drinking it down with the snap of tight, well-cooked wurst skin.

7) You squeeze mayo over the cheesy fries before dunking them in the tomatoey curry sauce, enjoying the mix of creamy pepperiness, returning constantly to the savoury wurst which you don’t want to end. Even though this is your first time here, it’s still damn good.

8) As night falls and the shoppers go home, you move outside and drink among the fairy lights, enjoying the night air.

9) More beers later, and it’s time for apple strudel ice cream sitting atop a huge, cinnamon-dusted waffle. The freshly-made apple ice cream cools your mouth and as it melts over the delicious carb-loading waffle, you sigh happily.

10) Throwing down your fork, you are done. Saying goodbye to the staff, you start the walk back to the tube praising Germany’s culinary talents....read more