Gasthaus Wotschofska in Lübbenau/Spreewald

Great location, right on the water. Not accessible by car. There is plenty of boat parking available. We were here before midday and it was still pleasantly empty. There is a self-service area and an area where you are served at the table. We were in the self-service area, Latte M. and a piece of poppy seed cake for just under €10 is a bit pricey, fish rolls €5.60 aren't exactly cheap either. Despite everything, you should stop by, it's rustic and cozy.

One of the most famous excursion restaurants in the heart of the Spreewald. Reachable on foot and by bike (which you then have to carry over a few bridges), by paddle boat and easily by boat, e.g. from Lübbenau. Playgrounds for the children, souvenirs for tourists, food and drinks for hungry and thirsty visitors. Always worth a trip.

Very friendly service, cherry plinse was very tasty. But the music in the beer garden doesn't have to be there.

Had lunch there during the boat trip, it was very tasty. Service was very good and quick.

A nice restaurant. A bit crowded in high season. Prices are apparently ok for the holiday region, but for me that's a point deducted for that reason, but that's my personal opinion. We'll still come back. 😉

Idyllic and harmonious, the food was great 👍

It's always included on the route when paddling... and beautiful in every season

Rustic gastronomic point of contact during a hike in the nature of the Spreewald. Various food and drinks are offered at acceptable prices.

After a nice boat trip, the inn invites you to linger with its food and drinks. Thanks.

Rustic atmosphere, original Spreewald food. Fast and tasty

Nice destination, quite expensive

Cozy guest house in the middle of the forest in a beautiful setting. A walk or bike ride there is always worthwhile for nature lovers.

Very nicely located, very cozy even in autumn, everything was beautifully decorated, both inside and outside. Service was great, food was great too. We'd love to come back.

The Alder Island is within walking distance and is a highlight in both summer and winter.

Excursion restaurant worth seeing. Went by bike in bad weather and found a friendly atmosphere with consistently nice staff and good food. Fast service, but was only moderately busy due to the poor weather.

Very nice old rustic house in the middle of the forest. Very well located and also well attended. 👍 The range of food and drinks is good and tasty. The price-performance ratio doesn't quite match. 😒 A bit too high in my opinion. The staff is very quick, nice and friendly. 👍👍 All in all, recommended. Can be reached by boat, bike 🚴‍♂️ or on foot, beautiful hiking trail from Lübbenau. 👍

It's always a pleasure to come back here. 😊👍 Great beer garden that can only be reached by foot, bike or boat. Very friendly service, who always have a smile despite the hard work. Thank you for your great work!! 👍👍👍

A great place with very good food, fast and friendly service. Price performance is right, easy to reach by bike

We stopped there after a hike in the Spreewald and actually just wanted to take a short break. Unfortunately the snack area was closed so we went to the inn. The staff was very friendly, the atmosphere was cozy and the food was delicious. We had pasta with chanterelles and game goulash. The prices were not low, but acceptable for an inn where there is no competition or alternative in the larger area.

The lentils were very tasty. The service was very friendly. The outdoor area is lovingly designed and decorated.

Great restaurant in beautiful surroundings. We stopped here during our paddling tour. Unfortunately you cannot pay with an EC card. Menu with regional products and specialties.

Great service and very tasty food

Very tasty food, very fast service, big thank you until next time.

We had drinks here after hiking. I didn't like the beer. The location is nice and pleasant.

By 5 p.m. there is no more food

Everything so far so good, the only drawback was that the self-service area was closed due to a lack of staff. I just wanted a bockwurst with salad or another little something. So I had to sit down and “make do” with a full meal. Of course it was also a cost issue.

An absolute must. Cannot be reached by car. 4 km on foot, bike & boat ride. Very good service and absolutely nice staff. Gladly again.

The way there is too highly recommended. The toilets were very well maintained. Unfortunately the food was a bit burnt.

Clearly touristy but still worth seeing. If you are hiking by boat you should take a break here.

A friendly place to relax with a cold drink after kayaking...or during a trip. A place worth recommending.

Super great location, really fantastic. Staff friendly. Food looked good, but we didn't eat anything because the prices were extremely exorbitant. I would even call it cheeky... It's a shame, otherwise everything is great.

Food was good but too expensive. The scenery is great, it's very crowded at lunchtime and it's best to reserve a table as many boats stop here. Unfortunately, only cash payment is possible, as there is no internet here, nor is it mobile.

Very tasty, fast service and beautiful scenery - highly recommended

Very crowded. Staff was very friendly. Food was very overpriced, but it wasn't really good. Comparable to a canteen. Except that for that money you could probably eat in the canteen every day for a week. In 2024 we discussed digitalization around the world and unfortunately it is not possible to pay by card there!?!

It's a shame that you can't pay with an EC card in the restaurant these days 😓 I found everything a bit overpriced there....

Unfriendly and incompetent service. The food is below average and overpriced. The location is completely exploited, there is nowhere else to go. ADVICE: Take food with you so you don't have to rely on this rip-off. One star is still too many! ! !

There is a small selection of dishes. Unfortunately, no card payment is accepted. The beer garden was closed.

Food was good, but due to the location they seem to want to make a lot of profit here. The only thing that is far above average here is the prices. The food really isn't bad, but a schnitzel for €20 is absurd.

Flair and charm play a big role here. You will find a very well-kept restaurant with an idyllic beer garden. The waiters are on the ball and very accommodating. The food selection is large and very tasty.

This beautifully located inn is located in the middle of the Spreewald. The four of us were there 15 minutes before closing time and were still able to order everything. The Plins with applesauce or cherry compote are highly recommended. The ice cream sundaes were also super tasty. We'd love to come back.

Enjoy your meal. Lots of hustle and bustle in the season. Prices normal. If you come by boat one hour time.

Historic log cabin with a good harbor, also for canoeists. Great location towards Hochwald. But it can get crowded around lunchtime, as the vehicles reserve a lot of tables.

As many have already mentioned: only cash payment possible. The waiter was nice. The price-performance ratio for food, however, is poor. Of course, given the location, it is to be expected that the prices will be slightly higher. But the business here goes beyond the mark. It is estimated that the prices are 30 to 40% higher than what you would pay for comparable food in Berlin. I think that's excessive, as the quality of the food was just average. The location isn't worth that much after all. In addition, the toilets cost extra and the toilet paper was missing. What really bothered me were the many smokers on the terrace. It would be nice if there were areas with tables for smokers that were a little further away from the non-smoking tables.

A must in the Spreewald. What the Hofbräuhaus is in Munich is the Wotschowska in the Spreewald.

Rowed in the boat and was pleasantly surprised by the great atmosphere. The lentils were also really highly recommended

€12.50 for pasta with tomato sauce is pretty cheeky. There's also +1€ for cheese and then there are three crumbs of cheese on top. Not recommended, just take your own food with you!

Nice place but all the dishes that we have ordered were super bland and expensive. Nice to have a beer but don't order any food!

Take a boat trip and sail there. Good food and drink in the Spreewald.

Was there again as part of Rock in Wotschofska. It was my first concert there. I really thought it was great, the scenery was great, and the supplies were okay. Otherwise I've often been there and had a bite to eat. Everything was great and I can highly recommend it.

We always enjoy coming here when we are in the Spreewald.

Very nice gastronomy, friendly staff

Very busy but still good service

Pleasant location and nice decor but the food needs improvement.

Fast and friendly service. Delicious food

Great place, service slow but due to the number of guests. Food was good, but unfortunately not very good. Still a nice memory.

Super tasty food, delivered quickly. Unfortunately no card payment possible. Because you should pay more contactless.

Few vegan dishes and one that was marked as vegan was not vegan when asked.

Great food and atmosphere. What business in the year 2024 is cash only??? And no, a sign not in English is not enough for a tourist restaurant. I had to make a wire transfer in order to pay, since I only found that out in the end of the meal. Ridiculous.

It's good to arrive a little before 12pm to easily get a seat. From 12 p.m. the larger boats come for lunch. You cannot bring your own food here and picnics are not permitted. Toilet available and clean. The food is averagely priced and the portions are filling but not huge.

Quite good, but a bit overpriced. 4 cucumbers and some bread for 10 euros. But the cucumbers are delicious.

Very nicely located, great food, very friendly and courteous staff

Beautifully located inn with a large outdoor area also with a large sun and rain protection roof. Right on the water

The economy is wonderful, but the bike path there is a disaster.

Although this is a restaurant with a really large number of seats (you can quickly have one or two prejudices about it🤪) I would like to express my unconditional recommendation. We were served very quickly and the food came to the table quickly and hot. The menu was adequate and manageable. The prices are very fair. Everyone at the table had a really tasty meal and the portions were generous. I would particularly like to highlight the great service staff. Very active (work was recognized immediately) and extremely friendly. You rarely find something like this! We will be back definitely! The only fly in the ointment: It would be great if there was a notice on the website that only cash payment is possible. We would have liked to eat more, but unfortunately paying by card was not possible.

Excellent food, great service (we understood each other in Slovak). We were repeatedly on bikes and canoes. I recommend the local specialty cucumber soup.

Very nice restaurant with a beer garden. As always, I'd love to come back. But…. Dear Wotschofska team. But today it was a bit too much of a good thing. The “Wotschofska Farmer’s Feast”. A meal that can be served, but not for €22.30!!! 3 warmed slices of meat with cold crackers. It was tasty, but you can get the same thing at the local butcher every lunchtime for €8.90. That's €15.80 because we're in the Spreewald and that's good. It's also a shame that despite the request, the restaurant manager didn't dare to accept the constructive criticism himself. It’s not every day that the question “did it taste good” can be answered with “good”.

Great place right on the river, so easily accessible by boat and bike.

An incredibly beautiful authentic place with excellent cuisine.

Drinks ice cream and service top

I can highly recommend it, the food is very tasty and the service is very friendly, a must if you are in the Spreewald

A really nice place to take a break.

We had coffee and sausage there Thank you very much for your efforts 🍀 🍀 🍀 Swhr friendly staff

A must if you visit the Spreewald. Unfortunately the prices are really pretty steep :(

Beautiful, romantically located excursion restaurant

Good food, good organized service, can only be recommended

A good stop if you spend a day on the water. Food is great and delicious.

What a hiding place. Relatively inconspicuous, but super tasty, fair prices and super nice service. Great, the thumbs up.

Great, beautiful surroundings..greatly laid out and maintained..with a perfect solution for mooring the boats!And a big compliment for the professionalism!!With the huge number of visitors, the food was very good, the staff were very friendly and very diligent and a really pleasant one Visit !!! We came to your place often and it was always great! Thank you very much for that!

We were guests at a wedding reception. At 31 degrees, the employees were friendly, approachable and professional in the best sense of the word. The buffet was extremely tasty. The hall was finely decorated. The outside area is so clean. Thank you very much for this experience.

The location is worth five stars 🌟 otherwise there is no star. We asked the service staff twice if they would bring us drinks, and the answer was "a colleague is coming soon" and it stayed that way!

Very nice atmosphere, food very good and inexpensive, friendly staff

Service okay, the location is of course great and perfect for a detour on the boat trip. We had the beef roulade with red cabbage and potatoes and pasta with tomato sauce. The roulade was super tender and very well seasoned, and the red cabbage was definitely homemade too. Overall very tasty and definitely a recommendation. However, the noodles are not recommended, there was only a mini blob of sauce on the noodles, the taste was good but there was far too little sauce and therefore dry.

Nicely located. But the lunch prices blew me away. Portion of goulash e.g. from 20 euros. Drinks and ice cream sundaes, however, were OK. Beer 5.40 and ice cream sundae. Approximately 8 euros. So good stop but better without lunch.

A must if you are in the Spreewald. Stopped here on our canoe route and had a drink. Friendly service. Food also looked very good. It is advisable to make a reservation as the inn is and is quite busy.

Der Spreewald ist ein wahres Naturerlebnis. Hier erwartet man, dass Sensibilisierung für die Umwelt eingesetzt hat. Von wegen. Im Selbstbedienungsbereich werden Kaffee und Speisen in/auf Pappe serviert und es werden Einwegbestecke ausgehändigt. Traurig. Die selbst zu zapfende Apfelschorle war schal...eine wahre Erfrischung. Nicht einmal die Basics werden hier beherrscht. Das Schlimmste an der ganzen Location ist die Tatsache, dass der Gast als halbwegs debil behandelt wird. Überall Schilder mit Verboten und Anweisungen, wie man sich zu verhalten hat. Peinlich und absolut abwegig. Der Sozialismus, wo die Menschen gegängelt wurden, ist schon lange vorbei. Hier hat keine Weiterentwicklung stattgefunden. Die Zeit ist wahrhaftig stehengeblieben. Zum Negativen. Ach ja, dass hier keine Kartenzahlungen angenommen werden, ist auch so richtig daneben. Selbstverständlich wird in Deutschland noch Bargeld akzeptiert. Leider gehört es nicht mehr zum Mainstream. Es wäre doch phantastisch, wenn sich die Crew endlich auf den Gast fokussieren würde, der sich auf gute Getränke und Speisen freuen würde, der neben dem Bargeld auch gerne seine Kartenzahlung zücken würde und der sich meistens adäquat verhält und den man nicht an jeder Ecke belehren muss. Bis dahin bleiben wir dieser Gaststätte endgültig fern und raten allen Paddlern und Radfahrern, dasselbe zu tun. Qualität und adäquates Verhalten von Gastronomen kann man durch Wegbleiben deutlich beeinflussen.

Great location and great service.

Beautifully located inn. Very crowded at lunchtime. After 2 p.m. things get a little more relaxed. The menu is clear. The service is very friendly. Unfortunately no card payment possible.

Nice rest house in the middle of the Spreewald

Wir waren heute während einer Radtour im Wotschofska. Dieses Restaurant mitten im Spreewald ist nur zu Fuß, mit dem Rad oder per Kanu erreichbar. Dort wurden einige Szenen der bekannten Spreewaldkrimireihe gedreht. Das wollten wir uns mal anschauen. Aufgrund vieler kritischer Bewertungen hinsichtlich der Speisequalität und Serviceunfreundlichkeit wollten wir dort eigentlich nicht einkehren, aber der wunderschöne, direkt am Wasser liegenden Biergarten mit Bedienung (!!!) bewegte uns dann doch, eine Kleinigkeit zu essen. Wir bestellten die Spreewälder Fischsuppe, die sehr lecker schmeckte und wirklich genug Fischstückchen enthielt, woran man ja gut sparen könnte, wenn es dem Wirt nur auf Touristenabzocke ankäme. Dem ist ganz offensichtlich nicht so. Im Laufe unseres Aufenthalts hatten wir mit drei verschiedenen Kellnern zu tun. Nicht einer von ihnen war auch nur minimal unfreundlich. Im Gegenteil: Jeder war freundlich und zugewandt. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und kommen gerne wieder.

We ate in the restaurant there and were very impressed by the quality and price-performance ratio combined with the wonderful location in the Spreewald. The service was also very nice and quick. We had goulash and a platter of sauerkraut, dumplings, sausage and smoked pork - all very tasty and well cooked. Unfortunately, we were too full for dessert afterwards... We're looking forward to the next time!

Can't make a judgment. After the waitress successfully ignored us for 25 minutes and after several attempts to order, we drove to Polenzschänke. We were well looked after there.

A special ambience in the middle of the Spreewald. The food is very good, just that Pensioner portions...

A rustic Spreewald restoration Super quick staff and very friendly too The prices are moderate because the portions are also very large

You should definitely eat the cucumber soup here. :-)

We were there at rush hour. We still found a table and had a delicious meal! Very friendly service and the food was served hot!!

In the 21st century only cash payment possible! Absolutely no go! We also found the food to be very overpriced. We continued riding (bicycles).

So Wotschofska is always worth a visit. Given the prices and the quality of the food, it should be clear to everyone that this is a tourist hotspot. I think that 5.90 euros for a meatball roll is simply too much. But it's up to each person to decide whether they "treat themselves" to it.

The restaurant is a good place for lunch and offers two sections: self-service and on-site dining. The food is okay, but not particularly outstanding. The space is large but quite crowded so it can be difficult to find a spot, especially if you have a kayak with you. It is not possible to pay by card, which should be taken into account.

👍👍👍👍👍 ...still interesting in 2024

Very pleasantly surprised - we arrived on Saturday afternoon at 3.30 p.m. with great weather, the beer garden was well attended but not overcrowded. We were served very friendly and had a delicious dessert. So I definitely can't confirm bad reviews! Gladly again.