Reception area was clean; staff speaks good English. The room is well maintained with towels and…read moretoiletries well stocked. The bed is standard European (firm, which is what I like) but the pillows were too soft. The breakfast is great, lots of selection and wait staff is very accommodating.

I enjoyed watching people while drinking my sparkling water. The proper German woman made it…read moreabundantly clear there would be no food service for 15 minutes. That was fine with me. Just needed a place to sit for a bit. I was definitely intrigued by the drill they used to raise the umbrellas.

Located along the boarder of the market square & directly in front of the church, Oberkirch…read moreHotel-Restaurant-Weinstube was a wonderful dinner to welcome us to Freiburg We were seated in a nice quiet room upstairs, the place was still bustling w/ lots of dinner guests from local to tourist. We knew we were in for a treat! Appetizers for all included the Asparagus Soup - this was a very creamy soup w/ little hunks of asparagus. Slight spice but the cream & asparagus flavors took center stage. Delish! The Mr & I chose the Gnocchi w/ Cream Sauce & Asparagus - perfectly cooked white asparagus spears & little pillows were tender, w/ just a bit of chew but not doughy. Delish! Dad chose the Whole Baked Trout w/ mixed Salad & said it was flaky & moist & cooked just perfectly Mom chose the Veal Medallions in a creamy mushroom sauce w/ Spaetzle - she said the beef was super tender & she loved the tender spaetzle that soaked up all the sauce Desserts included the Elderberry Sorbet for Dad - very pungent & flavorful. Dad said it was completely refreshing & hit the spot Mon chose the Assorted Chocolate Mousse - white, dark & milk chocolate mousses paired w/ a raspberry coulis. She loved it & wouldn't even think to share - and this was saying something! The Mr chose the Semolina Pudding served in a small glass w/ a raspberry coulis on top - said it was custardy & delish This was a fantastic welcome to Freiburg & a perfect cap on another perfect day touring Germany

This review deals with the Colombi restaurant…read more The Colombi restaurant is probably Freiburg's best dining venue, and it has defended its Michelin star for years now. The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the Colombi hotel and is decorated in the traditional Southern German style. It divides into several different smaller, interconnected rooms that are named after their distinctive decoration items ("Falkenstube", "Arvenstube", "Thomastube"). The place itself is quite spacious, and especially in winter times, having a spot next to one of the tile stoves makes the experience all the more rememberable). Food is inspired by the French cuisine, and the kitchen often uses traditional regional Badenese ingredients and serves them in a more refined way. The menu contains lunchtime offers priced between 30 and 50 EUR, and the tasting menu comes to about 100 EUR. The wine list is quite extensive and contains a great variety of German wines (Freiburg itself is located in the Kaiserstuhl wine region). Personnel is sometimes a bit uptight, and the local staff seems to have been told to hide their local accent which seems a bit pretentious (like wearing dinner suits for serving at lunchtime). However, they are always very friendly and knowledgeable. I have been to the Colombi restaurant on many occasions during the last years and have never been disappointed. If you like a refined approach to local Southern German cuisine, then this is a place I would highly recommend. Although you will also find the classic dishes that are expected to be served in Michelin-starred restaurants (foie gras, dishes using exotic fish or lobster, beef fillet), this restaurant is at its best when using local produce. And it is even great value for money !

Quite possibly the worst dining experience. I don't know what happened to the chef that cooked for…read moreall the people giving praises to this place (was he out today?) but most hospital cafeterias have way better food than this horror show. Salad was totally inedible with so much vinegar poured on that you would cry. Steak was some rubbery substance with noodles. They never asked how I wanted steak done (!) and it would have been medium, judging by color, except it didn't really taste like meat. Shockingly bad

I'm not a fan of Black Forest but supposedly this was the place that it was made from. I came here…read moreand sat with a beer and didn't even order the Black Forrest since I didn't really feel like eating cake. But service was good and the servers asked if I needed anything extra and also checked up on me. The lake is quite pretty even though I went during the winter time. Not that many tourist as what I expected but maybe because I went during off season. I loved this small little place with a few things but the lake was marvelous especially when the sun was setting. I still have that in my memory and I'm glad I just sat down and enjoyed my nice beer.

Let's be honest, there's not a ton of amazing food options in view of the lake. You have a handful…read moreof hotel restaurants, one or two takeaway joints and an avalanche of mediocre restaurants. Sadly, this is one of the mediocre places. I only had dessert, but even that was just average. Coffee was coffee, and the Black Forest cake was forgettable. It wasn't evil or anything, but the best I can say about it is that it could serve as a benchmark for other cakes while traveling around the Black Forest.