The food is good, and there's a wide variety, from Hausmacherwurst to Schnitzel to salads and…read morestuffed jalapenos. The portions are generous, and the staff is competent and pleasant. The atmosphere is rustic German and comfortable, and there's outdoor seating in good weather. The prices are very reasonable.

From the owner: Hauseigene Kelterei, Apfelwein, Apfelsecco, Apfelzider (eine Art Sherry) Wir kochen gerne mit…read moreÄpfeln & Apfelwein z.B. Apfelwein-Zwiebelsuppe, Rinderbraten mit Apfelweinsoße, Medaillons mit Edelbrennersoße, wir verwenden zum Kochen regionale Produkte, Kuchen und Torten aus eigener Herstellung, Hotel mit Themenzimmer (Apfelzimmer und Rosenzimmer), Apfelwein-Boutique...

Stopped of here on our Odenwald tour on New Year's day. The midday meal we had was well cooked and…read morepresented, tasty and plentiful. I highly recommend a visit.

The castle (="Veste" in German) itself has been described enough I guess. I can not add anything…read moremore. Though the restaurant Burgschänke (="castle tavern") has not been described yet. I went there with my tiny family (wife and son), when we visited our parents. A trip to the white turnip (the donjon is painted white, as it has always(!) been; funny) seemed to be a great idea due to the perfectly nice weather and my junior got hungry when we arrived there, of course. A great opportunity to check out the tavern. As we were told the former innkeeper quit and a couple from the area took over the restaurant - including renovation, update of the menu and lowering of prices. I am so glad I lived long enough to see that happen! The tavern presents itself in unobtrusive colours and is very down-to-earth/rustic; understandable, as this is the former house of the commanding officer of this castle (we participated in the guided tour there, so be aware of spoilers^^). The food was very down-home and is nearly exclusively made of fresh ingredients from the area; I personally can highly recommend the home made ramson-spaetzle! It was delicious and the little one sat in one of the available child seats and ate like a big one. The portions were completely adequate and cheap compared to what you receive - our family wallet was happy. I love that this is a non-smoking restaurant, what to me as a person is totally important. Smokers can smoke outside, if they want to! Additional info on the menu and the tavern can be found here (German): http://www.rolf-tilly.de/veste/schaenke/index.htm We were told, that there is a beer garden by now, located in the former herb garden. We couldn't check this one out yet, but we will sure do the next time we get there. I will insist on that!