Hirsch-Stüble in Aalen

Very good regional "home-style cooking" (meat quality at the highest level; the butcher shop has always had an excellent reputation). It's best to also pay attention to recommendations from the kitchen outside of the menu.

We had dinner at the Rössle today after our trip. It certainly won't be the last time! All the dishes were delicious, and the service was very friendly. We'll be back 🤗

The friendly service has unfortunately declined. We've eaten here several times with family, for big birthdays, and other private celebrations. Since then, we've always been treated very kindly, with or without reservations. Recently, however, we've been repeatedly turned away quite rudely by the lady behind the counter. Last time, we were told in a stressed, annoyed tone that 'the kitchen was already overloaded with the food we'd already ordered' – with this sentence, we were "waved away." The dining room was only half full...

I stumbled across this restaurant by chance while driving through. I immediately fell in love with the daily specials on the website. As I learned in the restaurant, this specials are only valid at lunchtime. This doesn't make it a daily special, but more of a lunch special. It's not really a problem, as the menu offers a wide variety of other interesting options. Unfortunately, I do have a few food intolerances. Instead of looking at my list in detail, they immediately told me the risk was too high and I couldn't eat there. I actually drove on to McDonald's, because this fast-food giant with a bad reputation actually offers full product labeling, so I know exactly what's in each product and what's not. So, if a fast-food giant offers more service, a one-star rating is definitely more than enough for a kitchen that claims to use fresh ingredients.

Maybe we just had a bad day today, and there was someone in the kitchen who just doesn't know how to make burgers. As we all know, you eat with your eyes. My eyes were shocked, though. It's a shame, because the burger was tasty, but the look of the food, or rather the burger, was completely off.