El Chido in Lörrach

The food is delicious, but...the lady with the Swiss accent is very arrogant. Even though it's quiet, you have to wait at the sign, but no one comes. People prefer chatting to working. And the restaurant isn't so exclusive that you have to wait in line like you would at a fancy restaurant. Then you should come to us in Munich.

The food was amazing! I asked for a vegan menu, and they conjured up an excellent dish. My parents had meat and fish, and both were equally impressed. Very nice atmosphere and decor! We'd love to come back :)

Fine food, generous portions, very good service

Were guests at the weekend. Room and breakfast were good. There are no complaints. Reception and staff friendly and helpful. Very satisfied.

We had booked the hotel as an overnight stop for the return trip from a motorcycle trip from Italy to Germany. Upon checking in, the hotel's namesake/owner wasn't very friendly. It seems to be her way of appearing somewhat grumpy, without really meaning to be, but it leaves a somewhat unpleasant impression. She showed us our rooms and pointed out that the entrance to the hotel/dining area would be closed in the morning and that we would have to leave the hotel via a kind of covered terrace on an outside staircase through the beer garden. My room wasn't large: a double bed, a wardrobe with eight hangers, no two of which were alike, a bedside table, a small table on the wall, and a chair. There was no room for anything more. The window faced the beer garden. It's in line with the price range. The towels were okay; they were freshly laundered and smelled pleasant. The bed was more comfortable than it looked, but the duvet was too warm for the weather (so I didn't use it), and the pillows were much too big and thick. In the bathroom, the water was standing in a large, wide puddle, half a centimeter deep by the shower tray. I considered sacrificing my towels and drying it myself, but decided against it, got dressed again, and went downstairs to "Bianca" to ask her to take care of it. It took a moment for her to understand what I wanted and explained that the cleaning lady had cleaned the room... so she grabbed a mop and mopped up the water. A little moisture remained, but it quickly dried with the window open. The shower is quite narrow; if you turn around in it, you adjust the water temperature. The shower head is huge and heavy; it probably once had a hundred settings, but it lost the battle against limescale. After I finished showering, I discovered that the shower wasn't leaking; the floor was dry... I didn't use the hairdryer, whose power cord was loosely placed over the door frame and then ended in an electrical outlet. The roller blind on the window was broken, and the winding spindle was lying on the windowsill. To open the window, I had to carry the blind onto the small table. The plastic box containing the roller blind's belt winding reel was only hanging by a single screw, so I didn't use the blind as a precaution. The next morning, after showering, a piece of sewing thread fell out of the towel. I picked it up and threw it into the small trash can in the bathroom. I noticed that it hadn't been emptied, but was actually half full. So much for "The cleaning lady really cleaned it!" The beer garden is located in the building's rear courtyard. That's no big deal, after all, the hotel is located on a main road. The courtyard is shady and pleasant with lots of greenery and a few large umbrellas. The tables and chairs are fine. However, the surrounding area looks unkempt, very dated, and in some places simply rotten. The cook stands in the kitchen with the door open, dressed in civilian clothes (jeans, T-shirt), preparing food, without gloves or a hat. When he's idle, he sits in the same clothes with his friends in the beer garden. My side salad was simple but fresh. A few lettuce leaves, plenty of the hard lettuce center, two slices of cucumber, and half a tomato. The "Jägerschnitzel mit Spätzle (large portion)" consisted of two schnitzels and noodles that were curled and short, thus resembling Spätzle. The schnitzels weren't breaded! I left the second schnitzel almost entirely; the piece was stringy and gristly. My first drink, a large Coke, was nice and cold. All the other soft drinks I had were at room temperature and had to be chilled with ice cubes. A restaurant only has one glass of cold Coke on a warm Friday night! Conclusion: Truly only for hardy and undemanding overnight guests.