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Spending the week in windswept Wilhelmshaven has been an interesting adventure. The cuisine here is so different from Southern Germany. Fish, fish, everywhere! My mother and I celebrated her birthday at the An Bord this week and I have to say that it was quite...good! The outside of the building is welcoming, with the menu posted outside the door. Inside the bar that is situated in the middle of the room is in the shape of a ship's bow, complete with the ornamental topless woman. The entire restaurant is decorated tastefully in an understated nautical theme. The menu was large but not overwhelming. We decided to start the evening with an appetizer to share. We chose the shrimp in garlic butter. Before the appetizer was served, we were brought a small welcome from the kitchen. Not being a food critic, I am not sure what the proper name of the dish would be called...but it had the consistency of panna cotta, but was made with Kohlrabi (German turnip) and had a small dollop of chili sauce on top. It was quite flavorful and we both enjoyed it. We were then served our shrimp skewers. Although we were splitting an appetizer, the kitchen tastefully put one skewer and a small salad on two seperate plates for us. The shrimp and garlic butter were great, not overcooked, and had a nice flavor. The salad was crisp and the DRESSING was fantastic! We then ordered the Fish Platter for two. It was enormous! We were served four different types of fish (Zander, Salmon, Rotbarsch, and sadly I cannot remember the last) along with large prawns and two miniature lobsters. Along with this was a medley of steamed vegetables and fried potatoes. There were three sauces that came with the platter for the fish (and veggies too, I suppose which were a Mustard Dill sauce, a Hollandaise sauce, and then a red sauce (which resembled a ketchup mayo mix). I liked everything except the red dipping sauce. It was really just bland and had no particular flavor. I think if they put a dash of chili sauce in it, it would be great! For dessert I had the Creme Brulee, which had been prepared ahead of time and tasted fine. The price for our entire meal, including beers, house wine (a Merlot that tasted fine), a Mineral Water, and a Cuppucino came to Euro. This is a great restaurant for the town of Wilhelmshaven. I really enjoyed myself and liked the food!

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I tried the An Bord based on a previous reveiw and I was curious about the nautical theme it mentioned. The dining area is one big area with a central island bar shaped like a boat. Nautical themed restaurants I've been at in the past...usually have nets and all other form of antique relics and artifacts from the sea faring world. However, everything in the An Bord is brand new and the Nautical decorations are minimal. So on a cold March evening, the ambience was not cozy. Based on the previous review, I went for the fiserman platter (can't remember the exact name), with a lobster soup to start. Soup was excellent Fisherman's platter was very HUGE in size. A large square plate that was packed very full. When you get a plate like that it's hard not to react.....wow!! The fisherman's platter was tasty, but greasy. Where I expected fish to be grilled, it was either fried by itself or fried in batter. What happens to greassy food?......it gets limp and mushy over the course of your meal. note, I did experience greasy fish meals at other restaurants while in Wilhelmshaven, so this style of cooking could be typical of the region. Service was very efficient.

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In a seaport town, you have to have a restaurant that does seafood in a way that utilizes the local food selection properly--that is what An Bord does. We had a Fish soup with bread with several types of fish, vegetables and herbs, and it...tasted amazing. Then we followed it up with types of fish grilled crispy on top and soft underneath--just perfect. The fish dish also came with fried potatoes mixed with green and white diced onions. There were other items on the menu, but I came to sample the seafood and it was delicious--thanks!

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We saw this restaurant on the internet, and decided to visit. It was just as described in their pictures. Interesting menu, mostly fish, and we three all had something different, and all were delicious. Local speciality is Labskaus, so I had that. Manager was very...pleasant and helpful.

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Traveling to Germany's historic harbor city we wanted get a taste of local seafood. An Bord gave us a great taste of it. We had plaice and it was delicious!

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