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!

Location is 5 stars. On a warm day you can sit here and sip an Aperolspritz and people watch for…read morehours. Lots of outdoor seating but, very little inside seating here. It proved to be a problem when it was raining and not all people sitting outside, could fit inside. The menu is Italian with some odd bits thrown in like burgers. Service is a bit slow and they were slightly disorganized. The Italian down the road servers much better food in my opinion.

Ordered burger and fries and to be honest I was a bit apprehensive as burgers tend to be overcooked…read morebut it was perfect. Salad came with fresh homemade bread. Nice change from just Germans food. Agree with the other reviewer that the menus is a bit of a miss mash but they seem to get it right so no complaints Recommended

Everything here is great! Very nice interior and comfortable. Food is well made and the daily…read morelunch special is a very good value. The service is friendly and prompt but you are not rushed.

Visiting our family and Went here with about 25 family members. Large menu with German and…read moreSerbo-Croatian food. Good service and a great house made Schnapps! Kid and Senior portions available. Vielen Dank für Speis und Trank!

My German relatives live in Heigenbrücken so I've visited this place many times. The food is great…read moreand the people are friendly. If you're a non-smoker and planning to travel to Germany, you'll be happy to know that beginning 01/01/2008, all restaurants in Bayern (Bavaria) will be required to have separate non-smoking sections. Some restaurants may go completely non-smoking. The smoking part was the only thing that bothered me when I ate here and at other restaurants in Germany. Heigenbrücken is about 1hr by train from Frankfurt.

Stopping at this place when going to or coming from visiting our parents has become such a…read moretradition that the car seems to swerve in all by itself! The restaurant, such as it is, serves food cafeteria-style. I've only ever had a Frikadelle mit Brot, ketchup costing an extra ten cents... But it was mighty tasty!

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.

This review is for the restaurant. We stayed at the hotel which was a very nice stay…read more The food here is amazing. They have so many choices of game and everything is wonderfully tasty. We usually like to try different restaurants in an area but once we are here we decided to come back again and again.