Originally Posted by
waffle
Just snacks, no proper meals. They usually have a soup, some sandwiches and a fruit salad as well as croissants in the morning. They're brought to your seat, but you have to ask, there's no menu. Make sure you sit in the first-class section of the lounge.
Fortunately enough, they seem to have enhanced the food selection (and quality) over the past years. In the first few years, the servings were more or less something to fill a bad tooth (as we say in german, "für nen hohlen Zahn"), but recently, particularly the breakfast is quite substantial, including bread rolls and croissants with jam - basically the same you'd receive in the restaurant car at a considerable price.
When entering the lounge(s), they might not direct you to the correct part of the lounge, as they will probably think you know your way (particularly in Frankfurt where you now have to scan your ticket or BahnCard like in an airport lounge).
In Munich, the F section is to the left of the reception counter (easily missed as there's some kind of divider only leaving a small gap to pass through), and in Frankfurt, the FCL is to the right (particularly tricky as you can already see the BahnComfort section from the front desk, but not the F part which is around the corner). Please be aware that there is only an F section at the central station, but not at the airport in Frankfurt.
Originally Posted by
waffle
For €10 I'd always do it. A seat reservation alone would cost you €4.50 in second class.
+1 on that. Depending on the time of day you'll travel, you might be annoyed by business monkeys constantly talking on the phone, but you'll receive a free seat reservation as well as free newspapers which will practically cover the 10 EUR surcharge.