FIRE&FOOD Restaurant Recommendation: Kalieber BBQ-Base

Base camp for barbecue enthusiasts! Located in the northwest of Germany, in the heart of the Oldenburger Münsterland, lies the municipality of Lastrup – the home of Kalieber. Founded in 2015 by third-generation master butcher and entrepreneur Sarah Dhem and her husband Mirko Dhem. Over the past few years, the two have managed to develop Kalieber into a premium BBQ brand: from meat and sausage products sourced from animal-friendly farming and traditional butchery to an online shop, a physical specialty grill store, a BBQ academy, and a restaurant with lunch service, everything here revolves around high-quality grilling and barbecue.

It is about 6 p.m. when FIRE&FOOD arrives at the Kalieber BBQ-Base in Lastrup. The restaurant is not too crowded yet, so the friendly staff are happy to answer our questions and join in for a bit of shop talk. We opt for the rib platter and are served a delicious meal with well-balanced flavors. Anyone looking for purist, authentic barbecue will not be disappointed at the BBQ-Base. In addition to classics like pulled pork and spare ribs from the smoker, there are juicy burger creations including smashed burgers, as well as various steak cuts grilled over charcoal. Using high-quality Kalieber meat from Bunte Bentheimer pigs, active-pen-raised pigs, and pasture-raised beef, the dishes will make your mouth water. With their company, Sarah and Mirko are committed to preserving traditional livestock breeds and animal-friendly husbandry, even without organic certification – the meat sold over the counter determines the menu in the restaurant. However, if you are expecting grilled vegetables or even vegan grill specialties, you have come to the wrong place. Vegetables exist at best as a side dish. From Tuesday to Saturday, there is a dedicated lunch menu and a weekly changing lunch special; from Thursday to Saturday, it’s BBQ time starting at 5 p.m. It is particularly worth making the trip on Saturdays: first, get information and shop in the grill specialty store, then stock up your cooler with meat and sausage from the Kalieber range for your own next grill evening, and finally satisfy the hunger and thirst that is guaranteed to follow at the BBQ-Base.

KALIEBER BBQ-BASE
Dillen 2 | 49688 Lastrup
Phone: 04472 9508710
Email: stuetzpunkt@kalieber.de
www.kalieber.de/vor-ort/bbq-base/

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