Essighaus in Heidelberg

Sensational for good, hearty German food! Best Schni-Po-Sa!

It was just beautiful and also delicious. Not star-rated cuisine, of course, but good home-style cuisine with a somehow special flair. We'll definitely be back soon. Thank you for a very nice evening!

A beautiful, old inn like before. The food is home-style and good. The prices are absolutely reasonable, especially since soup of the day and salad are included with the main courses. The service was very nice, but it was very busy. So you shouldn't be in a hurry...

Restaurant where the locals come. Good food but service was a bit slow. You get soup with your main course.

A typical German restaurant with excellent service, both in English and German. We felt very comfortable and enjoyed the food!

Rustic restaurant with honest and inexpensive food, great service and nice people.

Was absolutely great. Although it was very full, we managed to get space for 7 people at short notice. Very friendly service, great food, what more could you want? Thank you!

Very nice inn with an authentic atmosphere. Not a tourist magnet, but very pleasant because you can have peace and quiet depending on the time. The sauerbraten with spaetzle and red cabbage is highly recommended. The wild boar roast that is currently on offer also tastes good, but at least for us it is a bit dry. Upon request, the slightly too fizzy spritzer was poured with juice, which I found very nice.

Rustically functionally furnished, good home-style German cuisine. We enjoyed it very much. Very good price/performance ratio.

Great old town restaurant with friendliness and good service.

We ended up in the vinegar house by chance and we were thrilled. Where else can you get a meal like that with soup of the day for that price? The food was consistently great, the soup had a lot of ingredients, a delicious and large salad and the main courses were all excellent and huge portions. But the very best thing is the service, super nice and accommodating, everything was served quickly, quickly and hot and even though the shop was packed, every guest was warmly welcomed and an attempt was made to offer everyone a seat. 5 stars are still not enough!!!!!!!!!

no longer THE vinegar house like before

Super delicious food. Great team, I would love to go back here. Keep it up GREAT.

Never again. After a few years of being away because of a different landlord, I heard from an acquaintance that the Essighaus had a new tenant who used to serve there. I lived in Heidelberh for decades, and also exactly opposite the Essighaus Pöck No. 56. We We ate there very often, but what we experienced on Saturday was enough to last forever. My wife, her sister and her husband and I ordered pork loin with onions. The best thing was the onions. Word probably didn't get around in the kitchen that pork loin went with the meat heard what was being fried. Each of us returned our plate, which was more than half full, because the meat was so tough and not chewable. Even the waitress felt sorry for us and probably noticed that there was no tip, which is always a matter of course for us, because I worked in the catering industry in the old town for years.

We were here with a larger group (30 people). The drinks were very good and the service was friendly. The food, on the other hand, was unfortunately very below average in my opinion. To me it seemed like the kitchen couldn't handle this amount of dishes. We waited over 70 minutes for the food (we were warned in advance that it might take a little longer). If you are looking for a place with the rustic ambience of an old inn and would like to stop in in smaller groups, you will certainly have a better experience ;)

Good home cooking. Schnitzel, rump steak, braised dishes. Always delicious.

Average food, questionable product quality. Bad service with long waiting times. We had to wait almost 30 minutes for the first beer. If the owner is unable to find enough staff (hint: increase hourly wages), he should close half of the store or immediately warn customers that they have no chance of receiving decent service.

Today I ate delicious Trout Müllerin with boiled potatoes and a side salad. The veal schnitzel with fries and side salad was also very good and the portions were very good.

If you want something good you need patience, but it's worth it, very nice service, delicious food, good

Very good food in a rustic restaurant and very nice service. An insider tip.

Unfortunately, absolutely no recommendation. The Cordon Bleu was completely black the first time and would be returned. The second star is only given because the waitress apologized and there was a new Cord Bleu. Unfortunately, this came with the same fries as the first Cordon Bleu. Unfortunately it was about 20 minutes old and just warmed up.

Actually quite good in and of itself! However, I had to wait a very long time for my food! And I only got it when I asked for it after about ten minutes... Already a sad service! The quality of the food was okay

UPDATE Today the second visit, Waiting time of a good hour would be announced immediately. After waiting for over 1.5 hours for the food, we admitted that we had forgotten our order. No go. We were not charged for the three drinks as well as the side salad and the soup of the day. We were here for the first time. It was a city festival and so it was very crowded. We were kindly informed that it could take a good hour for the order to arrive. I thought that was extremely fair; they could have simply let the guest die stupidly. The meal generally includes soup and a side salad. Everything tasted excellent and the price-performance ratio was absolutely there. The beer served there is also very tasty. We would love to come back when we are in Heidelberg.

Super friendly staff who work hand in hand and are really on their toes! Food is very tasty and a very reasonable price! Only to recommend

Simple restaurant for long-time residents of Heidelberg and those who want to become one. It's always surprising what you get to eat here... If you want something hearty and authentically German, you'll get what you're looking for here. Even those who want to be full get enough to eat. . The portions are quite large. It used to be really cheap... That's not quite the case anymore. Like everywhere.

The food was great. We had pork tenderloin with a pepper sauce. Beforehand there was a soup of the day that was part of the meal. We also had pork loin steak on toast with a mushroom sauce. Both were really good. The chef made a mistake with the pork tenderloin and made a rump steak instead. Was at no extra charge. The server was really nice and had a natural friendliness. I can really recommend this restaurant.

We thought it was great. Good food, friendly service and nice atmosphere

The “house-made” gravy tastes the same in every restaurant

Was here twice. On Mondays with Lucy and Anna as waitresses. Was great. Really awesome. On Tuesdays with some woke snot with blue fingernails who didn't check anything. So depending on the operation day or night. Otherwise really recommended...

The Essighaus in Heidelberg impresses with excellent cuisine and a well-stocked selection of drinks. The food is delicious and the portions are generous, so the price-performance ratio is absolutely right. A special highlight is the beer garden: cozy ambience and beautifully planted in the quiet inner courtyard, it is the ideal place to spend a relaxing evening. Unfortunately, the positive overall picture is clouded by the sometimes poor service. The service is often inattentive and slow, which detracts from the enjoyment of an otherwise lovely evening. Orders sometimes take longer than expected and the friendliness of the staff could also be improved. Despite the service that could be improved, the Essighaus remains worth recommending thanks to the excellent food, good prices and charming beer garden. If the service is raised to the level of the rest, it would be a real gem in Heidelberg.

Really nice and rustic and one of the few restaurants with typical, home-style dishes in Heidelberg and the surrounding area. Well attended, reservations are recommended. 100% worth it.

Very nice beer garden, friendly service and good food!

The schnitzels were good but the service was forgettable. You are used to Italy where hospitality is at home, but not in this place. Hurrying waitresses, not very attentive. We had placed ourselves in the beautiful courtyard. We had to go inside because it was full of wasps outside, among other things with two little girls... and the waitress advised me to use copper coins to ward off the dangerous insects. In the end I decide to bring everything into the room inside. Some waitress would have helped me. I had to do 5-6 laps to carry everything. I repeat, good food but service like this makes you go hungry. But I've noticed it's a widespread thing in the city

Very nice, we sat in the large courtyard. Food was delicious and the service was very friendly.

We had a lovely teacher trip here. Staff friendly and flexible.

The food is very good like it used to be at grandma's.👍

I ate here two days in a row. The food is very tasty and the staff is very friendly

Sauerbraten and goulash were excellent. I always like to come here if I have a craving for German cuisine

The best is the 200/400 g steak with onions! I never actually go out for a home-style meal, but I drag all my friends to the vinegar house. I also celebrated my 16 & 17 birthdays there a few years ago because the steak is just too wild 🤝🏽

Excellent dishes, excellent service and excellent environment. We could only pay in cash, I don't know if it's a rule or a temporary eventuality. We had a great time.

Beer garden looks okay but nothing special. Service was nice but the sluggishness was hard to beat - there were six of us and after the first dish was brought it took a solid 20 minutes until we all got our food. By the way, the starter salads only came after we had already finished the main course. Soup of the day has undercut the ready-made soups from Maggi and Knorr. Schnitzel and fried potatoes were okay. Lettuce was not fresh and set new standards of dryness. Gladly not again!

Very nice atmosphere, in the courtyard, friendly and attentive service. Dishes were nicely presented, but both the steak and the pork tenderloin were quite tough.

Excellent food. Good mood. Unfortunately, they do not accept credit cards. It costs a star.

The food e.g. fries and meat were cold. Three people in our group had problems afterwards. Service staff were in dirty clothes. Very high noise level

Good home cooking, fair prices, normal portions, outside terrace in the courtyard could be nicer, service is ok

Habe gestern den schlechtesten Service seit langem erlebt. Lange auf Karte und Getränke gewartet. Beim Servieren ist die Suppe vom Tablet gerutscht und 2 Personen hatten die komplette Suppe auf dem Rücken, den Jacken, Handtaschen und Stühlen. Auf die Entschuldigung des Kellners warten wir noch. Oder das nächste Getränk geht für ihre Unannehmlichkeit aufs Haus. Nichts. Als wir von der Säuberungsaktion wieder an den Platz kammen, waren die Linsen notdürftig zusammen gekehrt. Es war rutschig. Teller wurden, bis zum Gehen, nicht abgeräumt. Die verschüttete Suppe wurde nach dem Hauptgericht nachgereicht. Als falsch gebrachte Getränke (diese Größe nicht bestellt) zurück gegeben wurden, kam nicht, kommt gleich, sondern ein unzufriedenes Ahhh. Auf das Essen haben wir kaum noch geachtet. Der Service war so schlecht, er hat alles überlagert. Es waren 2 verschiedene Servicekräfte.

Cheese spaetzle is not recommended (Emmental and Gouda), unfortunately no mountain cheese. The steak is super class. Pasta with garlic and basil is also very tasty. Big portion. Only the prices are exaggerated. Spaghetti Bolognese 16€. Card payment is also not possible (no-go).

Excellent food! Hearty and good. However, the fact that the environment was very outdated and stuffy was bad. But the worst thing is that they don't tell you that they don't accept cards. Normally places that don't accept cards notify you in advance.

Catastrophe. We waited 20 minutes for the first drink and a whopping 90 minutes for brawn with fried potatoes. Never again!

We reserved a table and arrived on time. The staff however was not present so we sat ourselves. 15 minutes later we got menues.... Another 10 to order. After another 30!! We asked after our food and were told that it would take another 30 minutes. We got up and left. Do Not enter, unless you really don't mind waiting 90 minutes for your food.

It was a good address for us for many years, but not anymore the last few times. Our specific criticisms from last night (last time for now): one of the two salads had brown-colored leaves that didn't smell good; One schnitzel was still raw in parts (went back); the wine spritzer (Riesling; rosé not available) didn't taste good and smelled bad (we didn't recognize the wine bottle). The fried potatoes are more like boiled potatoes with lots of onions, but that's a matter of taste. It has also become expensive; or price and quality no longer match. A pity.

The food in the Essighaus was again flawless, the service was very friendly and tried to implement the guests' wishes. The portions are gigantic and the price-performance ratio is right, so if you create good portions, you've come to the right place. I was there for the second time with my friends from the Swabian Alb because they are always thrilled. Thank you for your commitment, keep it up.

The food is very good, meets my expectations. The homemade iced tea is delicious, as is the lentil soup, meatloaf with a fried egg and a small salad. The furnishings are a bit old-fashioned but ok. The service was friendly and quick. However, card payment is not possible, “unexpectedly” in 2024. I find the tile images particularly interesting. All in all highly recommended.

Good food, and good friendly service.

Rustic, cozy inn in the heart of Heidelberg. Here you feel comfortable, receive friendly service and can enjoy German cuisine at a very good price-performance ratio. Almost every main course was served with a starter soup, in our case a clear vegetable broth with noodles. It was tasty but unfortunately not quite as hot - it's a shame, the taste was great. The salad was freshly served with a delicious yogurt dressing and with homemade raw vegetable salads such as carrot, cabbage and red cabbage salad. The main courses were very, very tasty. The sauerbraten with hand-scraped spaetzle is a dream. The Cordon Bleu is also highly recommended with a delicious gravy. The 400g rump steak with fabulous crispy fried onions was very good. Why there is no 5 star because the soup was only lukewarm and the service was unfortunately a bit inattentive

Super delicious food Nice beer garden Price performance is completely okay.

Terrible service. Rude woman server. All locals served first. She didn’t put in our order and came back later to ask again. An hour wait from the time we arrive to food served. Food was good.

Fangen wir mit dem guten an. Der Service war freundlich. Das war es aber auch schon. Derselbe leider total überlastet. Die Tagessuppe, halt bei jedem Gericht dabei, erinnerte an die Kantine beim letzten Reha Aufenthalt. Sorry, die Kantine war deutlich besser. Die Hauptgerichte, bei 8 Personen sehr unterschiedlich. Mein Schnitzel vielleicht noch das Beste, mit sehr viel Wohlwollen ein Befriedigend. Alles andere eher ausreichend bis mangelhaft. Die Krönung war scheinbar die Spaghetti mit einem UNGENÜGEND. Soweit mit den Schulnoten:-) Unser Urteil: Der erste Abend in Heidelberg hätte kulinarisch nicht viel schlechter ausfallen können. Das Positive: Es kann nur besser werden...

I was here for the first time. Very cozy, home-style restaurant. Food was very tasty. Big portion. Price/performance ratio very good. Very friendly service, very attentive.

Traditional restaurant since 1880, good German cuisine. I can highly recommend it.

Nice Biergarten to enjoy the Sun with a nice beer. Prices are average. Staff is friendly and speaks English.

Food was good but Very slow... 30nin for a round of beer...

Very nice restaurant with nice service. Christiane served us very professionally and to our complete satisfaction. The home-style cuisine is open longer than some restaurants in the area. That's why you can eat quite well even at 9 p.m. The soup of the day was very tasty, but the main courses were also generous and delicious. Seasonal dishes - such as asparagus - are also offered. The prices are quite OK. You're almost in the old town. We would be happy to come back when we are in beautiful Heidelberg again.

Nice service, who also openly communicates that it takes a little longer! The food tasted good. One point deducted for the hollondaise. Nice old inn.

It was one of my favorite bars when I was a teenager. It has remained rustic and down-to-earth. Not the uniform and interchangeable tourist monotony...

Excellent Brats & soup!! Very good and no wait

The food was good and so was the drinking.

A great beer garden with charm. Unfortunately, the staff was completely overwhelmed that day. 20 minutes waiting time for the drinks. After about an hour the food arrived (but it was announced in advance), unfortunately only plate by plate. The first two were long finished when the last plate finally arrived. A salad was missing, the hollondaise sauce was cold. We probably won't come back.

The service was subpar. 3 waitresses for the beer garden, forever waiting, no smile, no friendliness. Guests had to get cards and cutlery themselves. My large salad with turkey strips took forever and ended up being a miserable mishmash of mismatched parts: beetroot, arugula, potato salad, iceberg lettuce with yoghurt dressing, oversalted mushrooms with fried onions and pepperoni and olives. All different dressings. Zero attention from service. Never again. It's a shame because the beer garden is nice.

Food super tasty. Where else do you automatically get a soup of the day right up front? Great prices. We recommend. Would love to come back.

The service was terrible, and after waiting for our order we were told there was no chef. 👎

We had to wait a long time for drinks and food Overcooked Kässpatzn were then presented with the comment, we're sorry that the Spätzle were overcooked It doesn't work at all And then to say we hope you visit us again

Even though it was busy, we were well served. Price and quality of the food is very good.

A really honest, great and good “traditional restaurant”. Far away from the tourist trap, you can find Heidelberg locals enjoying typical home cooking. During peak times it takes a little longer, but the guest is informed of this BEFORE ordering. Everyone can decide for themselves whether they would like to bridge the waiting time with beer, wine or other drinks. We go there often and every visit was GREAT! The starter, main course and salad are offered at reasonable prices. Definitely a recommendation!

At the beginning of the month I came up with the idea of ​​showing German cuisine to a foreign friend here. After all, the reviews are good 🤪. I can't understand that in retrospect. Many people write in the comments that this restaurant is ancient and one of the best in Heidelberg. That is absolutely no longer true today, I'm sorry. The food was expensive and mediocre at best (16€ for definitely not homemade spaetzle?), the cheese spaetzle tasted practically like nothing and the side salad was okay, just straight out of the box, like most people. Unfortunately, the service was unfriendly and served us almost reluctantly, not even bringing a smile to our faces. The only good thing was the one glass of wine we had. But let's be honest: you can't objectively call this a good place if the only thing that was good was the drink! I wouldn't come here to eat again, I was very disappointed.

Wonderful, rustic restaurant with home-style cuisine at reasonable prices. I had liver "Berlin style" with homemade mashed potatoes and it was very good! Tender well cooked liver!!! My friend's veal schnitzel was also great.

Unfortunately, you really have to wait a long time, well over an hour, for the food. The drinks also took over 30 minutes to reach the table. After the starter, the main course plates were simply squeezed between the empty plates. Nothing was cleared away. The food was OK to bad. Unfortunately, beer isn't really tasty either. The kitchen seemed overwhelmed and unfortunately so did the service staff. Some of the food at other tables was also returned and people asked how long it would take. Very unfortunate

Great food with an authentic atmosphere!

This is a truly hidden gem in Heidelberg. If you are looking for something that is not busy and packed with tourists, this is for you. Amazing sausages and exceptional wiener snichel. I undoubtedly recommend it if you are looking for something more traditional.

Room Too expensive for what it is...Breakfast not up to the price Not practical to access certain rooms with suitcases

Wir kommen immer wieder gerne hierher und freuen uns jetzt schon auf den gemütlichen Biergarten wenn es wärmer wird :-) Mein Rumpsteak war wieder sehr lecker und ich liebe das hausgemachte Salatdressing.

The service in the beer garden was great - relaxed, funny, cheerful and fast. Food and drinks delicious. That's how it should be!

You can sit wonderfully in the beer garden. I think this is very nicely designed. There are very different seating options; a barrel, a bench, garden tables. We have never discovered any unfriendliness among the staff. But sometimes you have to wait longer or shorter for the food. Depending on the crowd. We also think it's great that many dishes come with soup beforehand. We find the prices tend to be cheap for the region. We like to go there.

Beautiful traditional shop with delicious food. Clean and tidy

Very nice beer garden in the inner courtyard

Nice place, but they probably didn't have their best day

The food was quite good. The service is mediocre to poor. We waited 20 minutes for drinks and 45 minutes for food

The food was extremely delicious! The staff seemed very uncoordinated to me, a bit harsh with only about 10 tables. Nevertheless, the food is highly recommended. Special requests were also not an issue. Small but mighty

It was very delicious. Here we still cook properly without ready-made sauces. Personally, my liver was too cooked and too dry. But otherwise all dishes from soup, salad to main course were consistently good. The service was super nice and friendly. Price performance was also okay. We definitely won't be there for the last time.

Actually a cozy inn in the old style. Unfortunately, we all had the feeling that we were being trafficked through here and that the table should be freed up for the next guests as quickly as possible. Soup, then the salad and then the main course. The salad was good. The sauce from the sauerbraten had a burnt aroma, but unfortunately the pork medallions were not recognizable as such. Mixed, fried (???) and the sauce and spaetzle are not a delight. The service employee was very friendly. Maybe you should consider simply halving the very extensive menu and placing more emphasis on quality. And please think about whether this timing really has to be the case or whether you get around with guests who can enjoy their food in a timely manner, stay seated a little longer and drink a few rounds at the same time.

We had schnitzel with fried potatoes, as well as back steak with seasoned meat gratin and fries. There was also a salad plate and a soup each. Great food, prices, and service. Top!

Great ! Very tasty dishes! Environment with a family atmosphere! Smiling and helpful staff!

Rustic atmosphere, delicious food, friendly service, but only cash payment possible.

Food was okay, although I believe it was better in the past. Service was aweful, however, felt like on a pirate ship...

I know the vinegar house from the time I lived in Heidelberg. The special thing is that you can eat decently there for relatively little money. Today I love this restaurant because the food is still good and cheap, but served by super nice and nice people. Even though I only go once or twice a year, I am always warmly welcomed. Thank you for that.

Snitzel very good. Very nice service staff. recommendable

Slechte service en koude soep! Brood ook paar dagen oud I think? Geen aanrader sorry

Leider war mein Strammer Max etwas lieblos zubereitet. Rouladen und Kartoffelklöse waren gut. Personal war freundlich.

Bei meinem Besuch im Essighaus kann ich das Essen als durchschnittlich bewerten. Es erfüllte seinen Zweck, jedoch fehlte es an besonderen Geschmackserlebnissen oder kulinarischer Raffinesse. Die Bedienung war angemessen und erfüllte ihre Aufgaben ohne besondere Auffälligkeiten. Insgesamt war die Erfahrung zufriedenstellend, jedoch ohne herausragende Highlights.

Gute Hausmannskost. Hier wird noch selbst gekocht. Leider aber auch das "vegetarische Schnitzel" in Form von zwei schwerlich zu genießenden Bremsklötze (wie wärs mit einfachen Sellerieschnitzeln). Gulasch war dafür mit der Soße sensationell. Der Schankraum erscheint in OP Atmosphäre mit der Beleuchtung aber der Nebenraum hat angenehmes Ambiente. Nette Bedienung die mit dem Begriff Gastfreundschaft noch vertraut ist.