four o'clock
But it is not until ten o'clock that he sits down to anything that can properly be called a meal . At one or half-past takes place his chief dinner . Of this he makes a business , sitting at it for a couple of hours . At four o'clock he goes to the cafe , and eats cakes and drinks chocolate . The evening he devotes to eating generally -- not a set meal , or rarely , but a series of snacks , -- a bottle of beer and a Belegete-semmel or two at seven , say ; another bottle of beer and an Aufschnitt at the theatre between the acts ; a small bottle of white wine and a Spiegeleier before going home ; then a piece of cheese or sausage , washed down by more beer , previous to turning in for the night . But he is no gourmet . French cooks and French prices are not the rule at his restaurant .