Markgrafenkeller - Ettlingen

This restaurant takes pride in the food it offers. Local veg, wine and meat put together in lovely new combinations. The cook creates great modern plates without going too far with the tastes.Every time we have been it has been very tasty, the portions are very satisfying.In the mean time we would recommend anything on the menu. We've tried everything from rabbit, veal, beef, chicken, lamb, liver, trout, pike, salmon... The wild garlic noodles were a treat today! So was the rabbit wrapped in savoy cabbage ... and the oriental lamb on couscous... and on and on.All in all a highly recommendable restaurant with friendly staff and great interior displaying the past centuries.Germany at it's best, I would say.

This lovely small restaurant in the city center offers very good and german/regional style food. Very warm and friendly staff and very good quality meal for a reasonable price.

In autumn german restaurants start to offer wild deer meal. We ordered wild ragout in Markgrafenkeller and it was really really yummy! The meat was tender and the sauce is perfectly matched with the meat. Beside are Köndeln (dumplings) and pear with raspberry jam. The whole experience in this restaurant was awesome! This was one of the best meals I've eaten in Germany.

Lovely building- real character. Very attentive and charming staff. There were 3 of us and each chose a different meal- all 3 were excellent. Authentic German food cooked very well indeed. Very tasty. A happy evening.

The food from this region is very under rated in my opinion. We had excellent local pasta, pfifferlinge (a type of mushroom), and pork with a cream sauce. I like to cook this type of food myself and although it is not complicated, the secret lies in the quality of the ingredients and this could not be faulted. The menu is seasonal and the produce is all local. I thought the prices were very reasonable. It's located in the heart of the town and it's probably nicer to sit outside, weather permitting.Service is a bit hit and miss, but they aren't deliberately rude. Overall, if you are a tourist coming to the region, this is a very good place to eat good local food.