Hexenhäusle in Nürnberg

Good schnitzel! (Visited in 2015)

I ate there today and was unfortunately very disappointed. I ordered the Schäufele, which is advertised as a “tip of the house” on the menu. Unfortunately, the meat was extremely dry and hard, sometimes black - so much so that I showed it to the service staff. Since I was very hungry, I at least ate the dumpling and the cabbage. I returned my almost untouched plate and made it clear that the dish was not edible. The waiter's reaction? A curt “Oh, okay” and the offer of an espresso – no apology, no accommodation. I was all the more surprised when the Schäufele was still fully calculated. It's a shame, I expected a lot more here.

Absolutely recommended. Franconian cuisine, very good. 😋 Attentive hospitality and very friendly and fast. Will happily eat there again.

One of the best restaurants in Nuremberg for typical Franconian cuisine and specialties. Always a great experience coming here. Quaint, rustic atmosphere with a very good selection of regional Franconian dishes. Good product quality and attentive service. I can only recommend the Hexenhäusle to everyone.

Very rustic atmosphere, super nice landlady, very good home-style cuisine, something for vegetarians too. Were there in December and can't rate the beer garden, but it's certainly very nice in the summer. Any time

We always enjoy coming here when we are in Nuremberg. Not as crowded as the other tourist places. Schäufele was delicious, as was the beer. The only disadvantage is that it drafts like hell in the cozy but old place.

Very tasty and really good. But really at the highest price in terms of price.

The restaurant has a really romantic atmosphere with some very nice seating areas. The food was excellent, the service was very attentive and the price level was more than acceptable for Nuremberg. So a clear recommendation from me. We'll be back in the summer to enjoy the beautiful guest garden.

Came here for a quick drink and snack after visiting the Kaiserburg. Friendly service, cosy restaurant in witch house theme. Big beer garten. But was closed since it was winter. I bet it's nice in summer!

A special experience. If you like it rustic with a medieval character, this is the place for you. Totally cute restaurant with absolutely nice and friendly service. Be careful, there are real candles on the table, they burned my menu. Food is very well cooked. It's definitely worth a visit. In summer there is a very large garden to sit in.

Four of us were there on the 2nd Advent. Location very quiet and the food was pleasant. Only the service was unfriendly, rude, disrespectful and his body odor was not okay with the guests. It's a shame that the boss wasn't there. Once there we'll never come back. Very sad

Tried to get some food here at 20h30 on a friday night during peak winter season. Bad attitude from the staff and a "closed kitchen". Can't believe it.

Great ambience. The food delicious.

The food was very tasty, both the Schäuferle, the Pulled Schäuferle and the Kässpätzle

Nice, rustic restaurant, nice service, delicious food.

Nice at first glance, but then cramped and hectic - designed for high throughput. And you can tell that in the food. It is not possible for a good cook to prepare sensible dishes in 10 minutes. You have to use a lot of chemistry to help. Unfortunately, it gave me and my wife an evening of stomach cramps and diarrhea. Never again !

Lovely and cozy place, we loved it. Excellent location. We had the pork shoulder (Schäufele) literally the meat was falling off the bone, the celery soup was also nice but the bread wasn’t fresh, the apple strudel is a must. The service was good, friendly staff, willing to help but they forgot about us and we had to wait more than 10 minutes to order and to pay the bill.

Staff very unfriendly and overwhelmed.

The staff are amazing; great lads, cannot recommend this place enough. Great food and a better atmosphere. 10/10

I had sauerbraten. The meat was dry and hard. So inedible. Dumpling, sauce and blue cabbage were very tasty. Therefore only 2 stars. Service and ambience were perfect. Too bad. I would have liked to give 5 stars. But I had to give the meat back.

A nice restaurant with nice, tasty things to eat and is a nice restaurant in a really cozy room

Nice and cool place . Kindly suggested. Staff very friendly.

A nice place great service delicious food keep it up

Quaint and cheap restaurant right on the castle wall

Super nice service, a great ambience and a huge Schäufele :) everything was great, keep it up.

Incredibly beautiful ambience and perfect service

Here’s to a Schäuferle in the Hexenhäusle, delicious, delicious 😃

A not very big restaurant, placed just outside of Kaiserburg castle walls. Nice arranged, in a rustic style.

Well how should I say? A real witch's house couldn't be better.

Great restaurant at the back of the Kaiserburg I went to this restaurant for dinner with my girlfriend during a holiday in Nuremberg. The venue is located at the back of the Kaiserburg at the end of the Vestnertorbrücke. Outside there is a large garden with numerous outdoor tables. The inside is quite large but dining outside is much more impressive. I had the Nuremberg sausages with sauerkraut accompanied by a medium local beer. I found everything very tasty and substantial. The service is fast and the prices are honest. Recommended for the excellent typical Bavarian products.

Very nice, rustic inn right next to the imperial castle. The service was great and very quick. We had the bratwurst trilogy, the price was more than reasonable, the food was beautifully presented and we enjoyed it very much. There is also a great selection of draft and bottled beers.

Place to be when u are in Nürnberg. Great atmosphere. So worth it

The food is excellent, the staff very friendly and helpful

This is no longer what it used to be

Rude and unprofessional staff. Beer at room temperature on a 33°C summer day is unthinkable, especially for a country like Germany that knows beer much better than many others. I point out to the very arrogant waiter that my beer isn't fresh enough... he touches my beer mug, takes a look and says to me: "You've drunk almost half, I don't care... it is." no reason to change it.” What???? Admittedly, I only took one sip and it made me gross because it was really warm and all the foam had disappeared by now, leaving my glass feeling like three quarters. He turned around and walked away ignoring me. In my house they say: “The only thing worse than a warm beer is a cold woman.”🤭 Even if I had been given it as a gift, I wouldn't have drunk it, let alone if I had to pay €5 for it. I went to the bar and asked for another one, preferably a cold one, and the nice thing was that I ended up with 2️⃣ beers on mine Billed, a hot one, which I had never had before, and a cold one. Madhouse stuff!!! However, never again! Very poor service and no respect for customers.

Nice beer garden with a small menu. Prices are reasonable, especially considering the exposed location at the bus parking lot. Very friendly service.

In itself a very nice and well-located beer garden at the foot of the castle. Very nicely done. Only the food and the price-performance ratio are not particularly convincing. You pay €16 for a plate of bread dumplings with chanterelles and there are two tiny, golf ball-sized dumplings on top. You definitely won't get enough of it and for €16. The Schäufele costs €20 and comes with a (!) slightly larger dumpling. The sauces from the Schäufele and the roast were so salty that we could hardly eat them. When the sun went down it was dark at the table and you could hardly see your food. Light couldn't be turned on because it was broken. All in all, it would actually be a very nice beer garden if the food and the surroundings were right. I think I won't go there again.

It's perfect for watching the castle, sitting down, resting, eating snacks, and enjoying a beer. When you sit down, a waiter comes and asks about the menu. You can try Nuremberg sausages.

Very cozy beer garden with typical Franconian dishes

Great restaurant with a nice atmosphere. Service really excellent.

Unfortunately the visit was more than disappointing. After our 45 minute journey and the attempts to reach someone, which unfortunately wasn't possible. We got a table there and waited 30 minutes for the menu after we got it, another 20 minutes to order, 10 minutes later the cellar came and said the kitchen wasn't making any more food. The kitchen closes according to the opening times stated on the internet at 8:30 p.m. We ordered at 8:00 p.m. Unfortunately not recommended and very disappointing!

We were there with 7 people. -The ambience was beautiful and quiet, unfortunately there was no lighting at a late hour and we had to eat with cell phone light. -Service was great, courteous, funny and really on point. -Food was so-so, 5 dishes out of 7 were brought early and people were already finished when the rest came. Unfortunately, the portion of two dishes resembled a children's meal and all the dishes with a sauce were too salty. Potential is there.

Everything great! We were satisfied, nice staff and delicious food.

Great atmosphere with a view of the castle. Very nice, committed service. Always happy and highly recommended.

Tourism trap. Food came lukewarm and tasted bordering on bad canteen food. The witches' feast was completely soaked in the bag of dressing. Roasted dumplings and aioli are missing. Staff overwhelmed, everything took forever. The boss can neither greet nor deal with criticism. Never again. In addition, prices are completely unrealistic. It's a shame, because it's a very nice beer garden.

Food very tasty and great service

Was exactly as I expected. The store is full, the food and drink is great. Service quick and attentive. Completely successful. Gladly again .

Super fast service - bread dumplings with chanterelles have never been served so quickly. Ok, there were only a manageable number of chanterelles with two bread dumplings and a (presumably ready-made) sauce that wasn't really seasoned. The three homemade Obadzer balls according to the card turn out to be two quite large balls. The complaint to the service then produced a plate with three balls and three slices of bread. Homemade doesn't really mean seasoned here. Kind of bland. The card contains the note: “WITCH tip: Please count the sausages when handing them over - later complaints cannot be taken into account” - as noted, this also applies to the Obadzder.

The food is okay but not good… overpriced… We even paid for a glass of water 3.50 EUR. Schade.

I read cheese spaetzle with HOMEMADE fried onions in the menu online, mmmh I thought, my meal! When they came I already saw a few burnt threads that tasted cold, rubbery and disgusting. AND we counted, there were 14 threads of charred onion. Asking the waiter (possibly a student) they are so with us!!!!!!!! Thanks, that's it! You can deal with the tourists like that, but I won't pay 15 euros for a dish like that! My family and I won't be coming anymore! It's a shame I didn't take a photo and send something like that out! And then the waiter tells me, that’s how they are with us! Unbelievable!

Delicious food and friendly service

If you pass through Nuremberg you can't help but come here to eat or even just for a beer. On the threshold of the city walls, stellar staff, excellent food (I recommend the typical Nuremberg sausages) and exceptional drink. Highly recommended for individuals, couples, families and companies.

Totally unfriendly service. There were free seats in the restaurant, but because it was 7 p.m. on a Sunday (the kitchen is open until 8 p.m.) and the waiter didn't want to work anymore, he canceled in a very rude manner, even though I was a very respectful visitor. .. Disappointment!

Pretty beer garden right next to the castle. Fast and very friendly service, tasty and moderate prices

It was a really cozy evening in a really rustic beer garden and delicious food

Celebrated my birthday there last night. Everything was great: food, ambience and, above all, the highly efficient service with Jannice. It was perfect!!

My local pub in Nuremberg, simply brilliantly located by the castle and a bit away from the tourist mainstream. But this time there were many and the best tables with a view of the castle could not be selected (why?) and the obligatory Schäufele was oversalted 🙈 I got a delicious schnapps as compensation for that 😀 We'll still come back

The older waitress with glasses really looks like a witch... was completely overwhelmed and didn't serve us for an hour, we left hungry... unbelievable!

Not a second time. Unfortunately, after waiting for over 2 hours, we still had no food on the table. Our questions to the staff went unanswered and no one was interested. We even had to point out several times whether we wanted new drinks and it wasn't until 3 or 4 times later that someone finally came and picked up drinks for which we then had to wait another 30 minutes. There wasn't much going on in the beer garden at the time. After more than 2 hours we wanted to pay and no one even remotely asked what about the food we ordered. Nobody was interested. Definitely won't come again.

Very nice beer garden near the castle. The Schäufele was very good except for the crust, which was almost impossible to cut with a normal knife. Unfortunately, the bread and pretzels with me were not fresh. Service was very nice, but there are very few waitresses. Bie could be a little cooler.

Quaint, small inn with good food and very friendly service.

Very cozy beer garden. Service and quality okay.

We were there with a large group. I would have ordered cheese spaetzle and got spaetzle with a pinch of gouda... The other dishes weren't particularly well received either. Unfortunately, it wasn't until after we had eaten that we were asked if we liked it...

A visit is always a pleasure, regardless of whether you just want to drink something or also eat one of the dishes. It is brilliantly designed inside and out So far I can't make any negative comments about the food - everything I ate there was fresh and delicious

We went to this restaurant on 28/07/2024 and got food poisoning. There were 3 of us, we ordered 3 different dishes, and all of us got food poisoning. I was the first to feel sick, I spent the whole night in the bathroom with severe cramps. Shortly after, my husband, who even fainted, got sick, and my 70-year-old mother-in-law was the most affected of all. She was sick for 3 days, had to go to the hospital, receive IV fluids, and this consultation cost 230€! In short, it was a traumatic experience. I don't know what happened in the kitchen, but I read other comments about that day and I am sure it happened here. In short, an immense irresponsibility of the restaurant. The waitress was super nice, the place was beautiful, but the food 🤮 And the salad was the most desgusting things I ever had, it’s some kind of pickled salad, really awful.

Nice beer garden, nice service. I would just be careful about ordering a spit roast. It is fried on both sides. I haven't had anything like that before. When I asked, it was explained to me that there was only room for Schäufele in the oven and that this was the only way to ensure that the spit roast was warm. Of course the spit roast was more than dead. I don't understand the argument here. If you don't have enough capacity in the oven, you should simply take the spit roast off the menu. Probably no one will notice and you won't serve such nonsense.

Me and my girlfriend were on the lookout for some authentic German food and we stumbled across this beautiful beer garden at the base of the castle. The food was so good at a really affordable price compared to other restaurants in similar locations. Service was prompt and one of the male staff was especially fun bringing a great vibe to the whole place. Of course joined by great German beer I would say this is a must visit when in town.

Only had something to drink but the Rsseb looked good

Very nice beer garden, food delicious, service perfect.

The ambience and service was really great... Problem we (all 3 visitors) have had a flat stomach since the visit... We had Schäufele (there's aioli in it, which could possibly be it).

The food was not good. The fried potatoes were replaced by cubes of dumplings. Inedible.

A place you come across while walking along the fortifications of the imperial palace in Nuremberg: in summer the shaded Biergarten is a true paradise of quiet. Kind and friendly staff, quick and attentive service, tasty dishes: in addition to the regional and city classics, the house specialty is a fantastic alcoholic digestive made with plums. The cake with cherries is very good and not cloying. Clean bathrooms, divided for men and women.

I personally wanted to increase my reservation from 2 people to 4 people and was treated like an annoying insect by an older woman behind the bar. Friendliness towards guests is definitely different. So I canceled my reservation.

Everything fits there, good food, nice service, very nice to sit and enjoy.

Beer garden always totally overloaded. The service makes an effort but is overwhelmed. Food is Franconian delicious. Always happy to come back

Ate delicious food and drank good beer. Service more than friendly. Rustic atmosphere.

Was there yesterday (July 18th). The food was delicious, I had a snack and the ambience was great. Unfortunately the service was a bit over-motivated that day. Spilled the leftover plates over my pants while clearing away. A quick sorry and that was it. Could the solution be different, especially nicer and better?

The place is not a big number. It reminds me a bit of N-eosin in Pécs. The castle is built on a wall. The food is a bit tasteless. The beers are the average Nuremberg ones. The service is fast. 17 of us came, but everything came in 15-20 minutes. The waiters are spinning.

The service is overwhelmed, everything takes a long time. Too many places for too few staff. There were 30 of us at different tables. There were 2 hours between the first order and the last. Some orders never arrived at all. The ambience itself is nice, the toilet facilities are dingy, smelly and dirty, no towels to dry your hands.

The location is great. The service miserable. If you are hungry or thirsty, you should bring something with you. The food .......ok small but not fine.

We had the 6 Nürnberger sausages, pretzel with butter and radish, and Nürnberger Biergulash. I liked the pretzel combo a lot and the specialty sausages were good!

Traditional German food at fair prices. The beer garden is a vibe too, everyone is happy 😊 — excellent service even though it was busy.

Incredibly quaint! We were just here for a drink, so I can't give any information about the kitchen. However, the location itself is worth a visit! The service was friendly and quick.

They served poorly, and to be sure, they did not serve at all, they ordered beer and brought it to us, when they came to them, they said "okay" "okay" and greeted them with the words "go, go"

The food was amazing and beer was great. Nice views while sitting outside

They threw me and my wife out in the middle of thunderstorm as they are fully booked and are not allowing people to have a beer at their garden in order tk wait the storm to pass. I have called few minutes to the restaurant to make.a "reservation" just to proove me, that indeed they were not fully booked and the waiter was wrong. You should be ashamed of yourself!!!!

Very tasty Schäufele, incredibly fast service, very friendly staff.

I was really very positively surprised. The food was very good. The service was also excellent, friendly and attentive. Dogs are welcome. Beer garden character. Prices totally okay! All in all a great place to stay.

Simply quaint there. Recommended for a trip to stop for a break

The service is unhurried, there are not many people during the day because... Groups of tourists enter through the entrance to the fortress next to the cafe. When it's hot, you can sit down and drink local beer.

Nice beer garden on outskirts of castle grounds. Good German food with vegan option too.

The best Schäuferlers far and wide. Friendly service, rustic atmosphere!

Very nice atmosphere, right next to the castle The food is also very good

A rather mixed visit to the Hexenhäusle and a seemingly somewhat overwhelmed service. The beer garden itself is beautiful, idyllic and has a top location. However, the wrong food was brought to the table several times. Others forgot a drink. Cutlery only upon request. Everyone shook their heads that day wondering what was going on in the Hexenhäusle. That can certainly be done better.

You can have a meal and drink beer there very well

I can, in good conscience, give everything here 5 stars without exaggerating it. We were there with our regular group (14 people) and were able to make reservations without any problems. In addition, there were questions and they were always answered very quickly. The cakes are from a local, small bakery not a stone's throw away and are always extremely delicious. All dishes received great praise and our regular table was extremely satisfied. Excellent cuisine, great staff and a really great location. We will definitely come by again and again. And yes: you can also order gravy with the schnitzel :) And for the Franconians among us: The Hexenschmaus, i.e. the Schäufele, deserves a good 9 out of 10 with a Schäufele capital star.

Eder was really very tasty, the service was also very good and the location in summer was also great - what more could you want?

Cozy beer garden with lots of greenery.

Food comes very quickly, good beers

DRINK: I took homemade lemonade and personally, I would give that drink a 2 star only. I didn’t like it. It felt only very little lemon has been squeezed into a lot of water. So, it tasted very bland and weird. MAIN COURSE: I ordered a classic dish from them: knuspriges schäufele mit dinkelbiersoße. It was VERY delicious. The knodel was also so good. The meat was soooo well cooked, it was crispy and yet soft on the inside. Oh 😍. I would highly recommend it. The sauce was complimenting the meat really well and so was the sauerkraut. The knodel was soft and spongy. I really enjoyed the food! 🤤 DESSERT: I ordered Apfelstrudel with vanilla sauce and it was also very tasty. Not too sweet - just as I like it. It had raisins in it too which was giving it a good taste. Soft. Also recommended. 😃 LOCATION: Definitely worth it to visit and enjoy the atmosphere. It was Awesome!!!