Zum Laub - Pfinztal

Mein Bruder wohnte in Berghausen, weswegen meien Familie hier des Öfteren einkehrte. Schon von außen macht das Lokal einen tollen Eindruck : gelb gestrichen; grüne Fensterläden; sehr historisch angehaucht. Dies macht sich auch drinnen in der gemütlichen Stube bemerkbar. Es gibt hier hauptsächlich die gutbürgerliche Küche (Bratkartoffel, Spätzle, Rumpsteak, Kotelette) zu leicht gehobenen Preisen. Aber auch Salate, Fisch und Gemüse sind auf der Speisekarte vertreten. Das Essen hat uns hier immer sehr gut geschmeckt, die Bedienung ist freundlich, alles sauber. Ich war auch mit den Portionen immer zufrieden.

Mein Bruder wohnte in Berghausen, weswegen meien Familie hier des Öfteren einkehrte. Schon von außen macht das Lokal einen tollen Eindruck : gelb gestrichen; grüne Fensterläden; sehr historisch angehaucht. Dies macht sich auch drinnen in der gemütlichen Stube bemerkbar. Es gibt hier hauptsächlich die gutbürgerliche Küche (Bratkartoffel, Spätzle, Rumpsteak, Kotelette) zu leicht gehobenen Preisen. Aber auch Salate, Fisch und Gemüse sind auf der Speisekarte vertreten. Das Essen hat uns hier immer sehr gut geschmeckt, die Bedienung ist freundlich, alles sauber. Ich war auch mit den Portionen immer zufrieden.

It was a nice summer night, most restaurants were closed (don't know why) and we found this very old beer hall. To be honest we were a little sick of German food (NO MORE WURSTS) but with nothing else open we went in. Glad we did. German with a touch of Swiss and French. I had a steak au poivre that was great. The owner went out of her way to explain the German menu (no English) even though English was tough for her and our German is basically non-existent.

This restaurant was recommended to a work colleague and me by our German host. It was within easy walking distance (10-15 minutes) of the Hotel zur Linde, where we were staying. Note that the restaurant is closed on Mondays.The restaurant is in an historic old building with wonderful wooden beams and pillars. It claims to have been a family run inn since 1558.The restaurant is entered through a lovely old courtyard, which would be a cool dark oasis on a hot summer’s day. On arriving, we encountered a coach party leaving the restaurant so we timed our entrance just right.We noticed that several tables were reserved so it is obviously a popular restaurant. We managed to find a table and our order was taken. During the evening we saw no sign of any male workers – all the cooking and serving seemed to be done by three ladies who could have been from one family as we thought we could discern facial similarities. We were served by a middle-aged lady who, at first, seemed rather brusque with little knowledge of English. Therefore I quickly got out my trusty German phrase book and dictionary and proceeded to translate the menu and what to say. We’d been told the rump steak was excellent so we both chose that, ordering our steaks the way we liked best in our poorly pronounced German. However, we ensured our order was understood by pointing to the relevant words!Firstly, we had a salad dressed in an excellent vinaigrette. The rump steak came with fried onions and potatoes. It was extremely tasty and cooked to perfection. Very tender. It was washed down very well with a local red wine, full of fruit and with just enough body.We fancied a dessert and selected something we thought was black forest gateau. It was close but not quite gateau. On telling of our experience later, back in the UK, to a better German speaker it emerged that a better translation was black forest cup or goblet. Anyway, whatever it was was delicious. Lashings of cream covering a lot of black cherries and ice cream with copious quantities of liquor – seriously alcoholic!We were one of the last people to leave the restaurant and, we assume that by making the effort of trying to speak in German, were wished a very warm auf Wiedersehen by all the staff. The staff definitely had warmed to us during the evening.We staggered back to our hotel having enjoyed a wonderful last evening on our business trip.We both thoroughly recommend this restaurant, which also has a separate guesthouse with about 8 rooms. We will definitely be returning. The restaurant is a great alternative from those in Karslruhe itself. It is easy to get to this restaurant from Karlsruhe by tram (S5 line).

Excellent kitchen! Now in Corona times there are the dishes for pick up (you can park in the yard). The goose to St. Martin was delicious - like to offer more such special dishes, that was a highlight for us in this difficult time!