Block House AG is a restaurant chain based in Hamburg, Germany. Block House restaurants specialize in steaks.
The chain was founded in 1968[1] by Eugen Block and his sister Marlies Head. It owns 53 restaurants in Europe; 42 of which are in Germany, and the others are Franchise partners in Portugal, Spain and Austria.[2] The chain is part of the Block Gruppe (Eugen Block Holding GmbH), which has a total number of 2,600 employees.[3]
History
The first restaurant opened on September 28, 1968, on Dorotheenstraße in Hamburg-Winterhude. In 1973 Block founded his own butcher's shop. In 1985 Block established the 5 star hotel Elysée in Hamburg-Rotherbaum, which was renovated and enlarged in 2006 and operates today under the name Grand Elysée.