Hotel-Gasthof Goldener Greifen in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Rating for restaurant only, we were NOT hotel guests! From the staff to the atmosphere to the food - everything was absolutely convincing and made the evening a real pleasure! We felt very, very comfortable and went home satisfied and full. That's how it should be!

Top in Rothenburg ob der Tauber Are you making an overnight stop in Rothenburg on your journey to or from the south and want to have a delicious and cozy meal in the evening? My wife and I recommend: Hotel-Gasthof “Goldener Greifen”. Nine days ago, an extremely friendly and attentive service gave us an evening that we had never expected in an inn so close to the flood of tourists in Rothenburg's town hall market. The Greifen Dunkel, 0.5 l for €3.30, was malty and tasty and came at the right drinking temperature. With the goulash soup, not only the pot but also the contents were hot and tasted “spicy but not too spicy”. The beer beef melted in your mouth and the extraordinarily tasty beer sauce harmonized perfectly with the side dish spaetzle; a pleasure, also because the kitchen had served up a resolute portion. The selected back steak, which my wife ordered, was tender and juicy, the side fried potatoes were crispy as desired and not too fatty. Both went well with a very tasty beer sauce, which had a different flavor than my dish. Here the chef had shown imagination and good taste. And he loves his work. You could see this on his face. Plum, plum liqueur and sloe spirit at room temperature rounded off this excellent stay. Delicious... Been there in December 2023. All dishes as described above. Highlight: Sweden mug.

Really cool place, big spacious rooms.Staff was real kind. Very private. They did our laundry, very quick and inexpensive.

RUINED SCHNITZEL. Their courtyard 'biergarten' looks nice and the wine is not expensive, but that's about it. The schnitzel we were served smelled and was clearly out of date. We therefore sent it back. Other than taking it off the bill, we saw no compensation for the unpleasant experience. Instead, we were then completely ignored after we complained. Our advice is to definitely walk past it.

We hebben er gegeten. Hoewel de de locatie er leuk zag (binnenplaats - biergarten) raden we af om er te eten. De Wiener schnitzel was duidelijk over datum en niet te eten. Hij stonk. Die hebben we dus ook teruggestuurd. Behalve een stornering zat er verder geen tegemoetkoming in voor de onaangename ervaring. Verder werden we na ons beklag min of meer genegeerd door het personeel. Dus loop hier liever voorbij.

Traditional inn in Rothenburg ob der Tauber and located directly in the old town. The food was very rich, tasty and extremely fairly priced. We would love to come back!

Beautiful terrace but that's all. Very bad food for a high price. You have to order an extra salad, it costs no less than 5.60 extra for a small bowl of soggy salad. Schnitzel seems to come from the fryer: yuck. Fries fine. Service very unfriendly. Never again

The wild boar salad was maybe the worst dish I ever had. The snitzel was over cooked. Very nice place to sit though.

Only for the restaurant It was really incredibly tasty and everyone was very nice, I had the Swabian zwibelrostbraten and I thought it was so good that I have to leave a review

A beautiful place in a 15th-century building, in the very center of the old town. Delicious food in the restaurant. Very nice service. Beautiful town.

There is also a hotel with a medieval feel. The room is very comfortable. There is no air conditioning, but if you open the windows for a few nights, it will not get too hot at night. The location is near the center of the town.

The Hotel-Gasthof Goldener Greifen in Rothenburg od der Tauber, Germany, is highly recommended. This is a beautiful old hotel just off the main square in the old town section of Rothenburg. Viewing the art and architecture inside this hotel is as interesting as in any other part of the town. The hotel’s staff are friendly. Everyone we met spoke English very well. Wear your hiking boots when you visit. There were a lot of steps to our third floor room. A. Lot. of steps. The beautiful decor and old woodwork made up for that. Our room was spacious. It easily slept four adults. The toilet was in a small room without an exhaust fan but with a window high up on a wall and difficult to reach. Plan the order of your visits accordingly. The separate bathroom area was large with a big walk-in shower. Be careful - the floor was very slick when wet! There is no air conditioning in the rooms, but opening the windows and turning on the oscillating fan gave us a great night's sleep on a warm July evening. It helped that it rained. The beds are super comfortable with firm mattresses. I do not remember if breakfast was complimentary or if we paid for it when we booked online. The food was good. don't expect crisp American bacon! It was tasty, lower sodium, and quite wiggly. We checked out of our room in the morning, and the hotel staff allowed us to store our bags in a hidden room while we explored the town until it was time to catch our train. This is not related to the hotel, but if you're visiting the town, you're crazy if you don't go on the Night Watch Tour. It is fantastic, and well worth the 9 euro per person you'll spend for the English. Ask at the front desk and they’ll tell you about it.

We stayed here for two nights in this beautiful, historic inn. The rooms are quaint and very well maintained with a clean bathroom. Only the breakfast is a bit stuck in the eighties. But it was enough to fill me up in the morning. Dinner in the restaurant was great. Addendum July 25, 2024: After two years we were back in control. The food in the restaurant now has very little to do with Franconian cuisine; convenience and deep fryers predominate. The service does its job, nothing more. Tone sometimes inappropriate. A pity! We won't be coming back. The rooms themselves are still well maintained and the bathroom is clean.

Perfect location in the middle of the old town, parking right behind the house, nice beer garden, food very tasty in the evening, old house with history, rooms very clean, but not particularly comfortable. Breakfast was rich, scrambled eggs were very fluffy. I would leave out the pre-packaged small packs, they are no longer up to date. It's better to just have fresh things. Completely enough.

*Review for the restaurant only* Very traditional fare and located right in the middle of town. Had the brats with potatoes, was real yummy. The wife had spatzle with a roast and dark gravy… I also had some of that and it was great. Would recommend if you’re in town.

We went here for dinner at the restaurant at the end of a day trip. The food (Schäufele, Kässpätzle & Wiener Schnitzel) was very good to good. My query about allergies was answered in detail and competently. Food was at the table relatively quickly. Service top! Small points of criticism: Unfortunately, we didn't find it very comfortable in the beer garden, but even more so inside. The side salad could be a little better. All in all very good, especially for a Friday evening and a full house! Despite small things, 5 stars and recommendation!

Obwohl wir gefragt hatten, bevor wir uns am einen freien Tisch gesetzt haben, wurden wir von der Bedienung mehrfach übersehen. Kurz bevor wir wieder gehen wollten, erbarmte sich der Chef und nahm unsere Bestellung auf. Das Chef-Schnitzel war eher mittelmäßig. Die angeblich tolle Meerettich-Senf Panade und die offensichtlichen Spritz -Pommes waren nicht lecker. Interessant schmeckte alles nur nach Fritteuse. Die Schinken-Spätzle waren nur lauwarm, nicht wirklich gebraten und mit wenig Geschmack. Lichtblick war das dunkle Bier.

Very tasty food. Very friendly service. Highly recommended.

Food very good, service also highly recommended

Ongemotiveerd, onvriendelijk personeel. Eten laat ook te wensen over. Steak moest flink op gekauwd worden. Dit was eens maar nooit meer!

This is a review of the restaurant only. My husband and I had dinner at the Goldener Greifen on May 19. We had studied the menu in advance, and the selections were exactly what we were looking for. We were not disappointed! We had made reservations and were promptly seated. We really liked the atmosphere in the restaurant. My husband ordered the Greifendunkel beer which is a dark beer. He liked it a lot! For an appetizer, I ordered the Gulaschsuppe which was perfect. I ordered the pair of Frankische Bratwurst with salted potatoes. My husband ordered the pork schnitzel filled with Camembert and ham. For dessert my husband had the Apfelstrudel with vanilla sauce, and I had the Schokoladensouffle a la Marlene which was a warm, small cake with a chocolate filling. The dessert presentation was beautiful. The service was excellent! I highly recommend this restaurant, and we will eat there again when we return to Rothenburg. The location of the restaurant is right of the main square.

***This is a review of the restaurant only*** We're on vacation and wanted some traditional German fare before we left the city. This was one of the few locations open on a Monday. We started off with the potato soup, which was really good. Texture was a little mushy, which is fine, and the seasoning was pretty spot on. I had the weiner schnitzel, and my wife had the sausages. The sausages were seasoned perfectly and cooked with a great sear. The schnitzel was seasoned well, but the breading didn't have the desired consistency, nor did it want to stick to the pork. It was good, just not great. The fries were cooked very well, though. Service was really good considering how busy they were. I did see what the pork shoulder looked like, and if we were to go back, I'd probably get that over the schnitzel.

Good food, cozy atmosphere but Way to Long waiting time to get the food and to pay ( full House on the day), but could have Been faster to improve the experience

É um lugar icônico na cidade, hotel com restaurante. 1408. Os restaurantes geralmente apontados no TRIPADVISOR são muito procurados e nem sempre se consegue uma refeição sem reserva. Aqui não aconteceu isso. Restaurante tradicional, bem próxima ao centro da cidade, com decoração tradicionalista alemã baveriana e rústica. Estamos no mes do Natal então há pinheirinhos, soldados do Quebra Nozes, bolas de vidro coloridas. O cardápio tem a tradução alemã - ingles, só não se arrisque perguntar particularidades pois vai confundir tudo! Mas a comida é saborosa desde a sopa de abobora até os pratos com carne de porco com batats fritas. Foi o que escolhemos. Claro que teve cerveja local.

Unfortunately the food was very bad. The dumplings were really too salty. The chanterelle sauce thickened so much that it was more like pudding. The chef's style schnitzel was edible, but also way too salty in my opinion. Fries were good. The sauce for the spaetzle probably came from a bag... all in all, I wouldn't come back. At least the dish with dumplings and chanterelles was taken back without complaint. 2 stars for that.

My wife and I dropped in for dinner whilst out exploring Rothenburg. We opted to eat inside although there was a bier garden to the rear of the property. The service was quick and efficient and the food was well cooked and tasty and plenty of it .Good varied menu to choose from with all the traditional German fayre. The bier was vry good too with lots to choose from. Prices very reasonable. We would go there again when in Rothenburg.

The location is right on the corner of the huge town square, right on the way for us. In Franconia you have to eat a Schäuferle and that's why we came here.

Vi var tre i sällskapet som beställde olika huvudrätter, dryck och desserter. Servicen var dålig (långsam och beställningar glömdes bort). Maten var ok.

Unfortunately, shortly before 8 p.m. you have the feeling that you are no longer wanted. Everything is cleared away, you are no longer asked if you would like anything else and your hotel guests are only reluctantly given a beer in the beer garden. Until then we were completely satisfied.

We had dinner at the inn. Finally there wasn't just SchniPo there. We ordered the good home cooking there and it was very tasty. Reasonably priced. The staff was friendly and helpful.

The location of this hotel is stunning - one step out and you're on the main square! The building itself is like a small museum be it exteriors or the interior, it's just perfectly beautiful 14th century house. There's also a cute 9 and 3/4 room on the second floor. The staff was amazing at everything. They were extremely friendly, helpful, polite and nice. Firstly, me and my sister arrived at the city way before the check in starts and just wanted to leave our stuff at the luggage room but the we were told that we can actually check in right now. Secondly, we didn't have a kettle in the room but were welcomed to ask for hot water at the restaurant (it is on the first floor and is absolutely wonderful) which we did several evenings in a row. The restaurant staff never failed to please us - we had two meals here only because there were some restaurants that I picked months ago so didn't have to have dinner everyday at the same place, but we totally could do so at the Goldener Greifen. The breakfast is included in the price of the room and we've enjoyed every bite and sip of it. Our room was big enough for two people. It was warm even when the heating was turned off and it's a great thing in February. The mattresses and pillows were great, I had good sleep for all 4 nights we were staying here and even my bad neck wasn't hurting.

Again and again, I can't understand negative reviews. The hotel and restaurant were great. A very warm and competent welcome upon arrival. Reservation of a table for the evening is no problem. We used the waiter three times throughout the day (twice for drinks and once for dinner)😉 always polite and attentive. For dinner we had onion roast with spaetzle, absolutely delicious, the waiters, like the two times before, were always nice, polite and attentive. The breakfast and the breakfast fairy were a dream. Both thumbs up from me for your regional sausage, cheese and baked goods products. The location is great. Right in the middle, everything within walking distance. We really enjoyed our stay with you and would love to come back.

We can't share the negative reviews because we were completely satisfied, ok, the goulash soup could have been hotter, but it was tasty and spicy. The “Bert” schnitzel was very tasty and my “Chef” schnitzel with mustard and horseradish breading was also great!! They were also open to special requests and the price-performance ratio was great. We would be happy to come back. If you like my comment then please give me a 👍 (thumbs up) like!!

A very nice restaurant in the old town with a wonderful ambience, good food and very friendly staff. What more do you want

Two years ago as a hotel guest and this year only for dinner. Atmospheric romantic hotel. Will definitely come more often. Limited menu, but excellent price/quality ratio.

Was only there to eat. But I can't praise the kitchen. Especially when you want to pay, the waiter disappeared without a trace. That shouldn't be the case.

Were only at the inn to eat. Very tasty traditional cuisine. A tasty thing.

Beautiful inn with a perfect location in the center. Price performance is great. Delicious breakfast served at the table. Parking directly behind the building is available for a reasonable fee.

Delicious food, very good service. Can only be recommended.

Amazing stay here with my friend. Great location. The breakfast was good too. The building itself is beautiful. The staff were friendly and very helpful. Highly recommend :)

The restaurant is very good! Perfectly cooked and very good prices! Highly recommended!!

Great value small hotel in a fabulous location. Lovely breakfast included and very very quiet at night, great sleep. Rooms are plain but clean and comfortable.

Beautiful, old inn right in the center of Rothenburg!!! Just like the whole place, this house is also connected with a lot of history. And you can feel this as soon as you enter. Nevertheless, this restaurant has already arrived in modern times. I can't really report on the meals, as the reason for the visit was more about liquid food intake. 🍺😎 It was cozy and the light tasted great too. It was very busy, which was evident from the waiter. But nonetheless, he did a very good job. I strongly assume that it's worth reserving a table, otherwise you might have problems spontaneously finding a place for more than 2 people. Parking is rather difficult in the immediate vicinity, so I recommend finding a place to park outside the city gates. The distances are not too far.

This is a hotel with a restaurant. I only used the restaurant. Friendly service, beautiful garden area where you can have lunch or dinner. Good food with particularities of the area. Sweet a little dry but good. All for around twenty euros.

Nice restaurant with outdoor area, good food and nice service 🤗

Unfortunately I can't report on the hotel rooms. Sadly I have to share the negative feedback about the restaurant. The gentleman with the Engelbert Strauss jacket is still there. 🤣 Who was also very friendly. Traditional-style goulash soup looks different and tastes better. If my grandmother had been served such a soup as goulash soup, she definitely wouldn't have reacted enthusiastically. No meat and on the table within 2 minutes of ordering. The canned soup was at least garnished with parsley. The steak in Franconian beer sauce was ordered by my husband. Apparently the delicious beer sauce was empty and some of the goulash soup highlight was added. The sausage salad was also carelessly thrown onto 2 lettuce leaves. It was very unpleasant for us because we have never had food returned. We apologized several times to the nice Engelbertstrauss person and hope that this wonderful hotel inn can once again shine with traditional Franconian cuisine.

Very beautiful medieval town, the inn is in a wonderful central location and has a wonderful old flair.

Nice staff would be happy again

Very good food, herbs/spices an experience for the taste buds. Possible to sit outside. Fast friendly service. Reasonable prices for the quality.

We went for dinner and found a restaurant with reasonable prices. The staff was nice and accommodating. On the plates there was only what was on the menu, no frills. The ambience is a bit dark and unromantic.

The food (pangasius fillet & Schäufele) were good, value for money was good. The staff was friendly, but the focus was on private conversations on their cell phones. It's a shame actually. We cannot provide any information about the rooms.

We stopped in for dinner and were completely satisfied. The service is attentive and courteous. The food good. Best recommendation for Schäufele. Location is very rustic and cozy.

I like the overall arrangement very much, especially the meals. I like it very much and recommend it to travel expert Xiaoying.

German cuisine, the food came very quickly and the waitresses were very friendly 😊

Mixed... My wife had goulash soup, which she thought was very good. I had the onion roast, which, as written above, was rather mixed. All in all OK, but would probably go somewhere else next time.

Food and service very good, the review with “tourist trap” is completely fail. How can you write such nonsense! Everything was delicious and fresh.

Toilet clean, staff friendly, food was tasty too, what more could you want

The food was a disaster. The service was halfway okay, although I wonder why the service employees wear Engelbert Strauss jackets? Unfortunately you can't go there anymore.

In the middle of the old town, rustic Franconian restaurant. Top service and excellent food, which I honestly didn't expect in this tourist hotspot of Rothenburg. We had the Chef and Bert-Schnitzel. Buttery soft and super tasty. 5 Stars!!

Unfortunately, the food wasn't good. The schnitzel didn't taste good at all and smelled strange/rotten. But it was returned without charging. I've also eaten much better schnitzel. Salad was good but brown. Sauce was just greasy with no taste. Dumplings from the package, nothing special. Blaukraut tasted like dessert, very sweet and Christmassy. I found the prices to be quite high. I can't rate the room.

The service is great! Delicious meals 😋

Essen war okay aber nichts besonderes. Service war nicht besonders aufmerksam.

Gutes Restaurant und nettes Personal. Essen passt zum Preis.

Ich kehrte hier im späten nachmittag mit meiner Freundin zum Essen ein. Wir dachten uns " so ein altes geschichtsträchtiges Hotel/Restaurant wäre doch was"... Naja, weit gefehlt. Wie viele andere hier schon schrieben.. Touristenfalle.. Das war mein zweiter besuch in Rothenburg und ich wurde wieder maßlos enttäuscht vom Essen. Bestellt wurde eine Entenkäule mit Kartoffelknödel von meiner Freundin und Ich hatte einen Zwiebelrostbraten mit Spätzle und einen Beilagensalat. Beide Soßen waren versalzen, die Keule trocken, der Knödel war aus einer Fertigmischung. Die Spätzle waren auch Fertigprodukt und das Fleisch des Zwiebelrostbraten war Sehnig und wie gummi. Zum Service (gehört meiner Meinung nach) die nachfrage nach dem "Gargrad" des Fleisches. Dies fehlte und das Fleisch war Medium Rare bis Englisch.. zu Roh für meinen geschmack. Die Soße war ungenießbar und die Teller waren beide lieblos angerichtet. Für 25,50€ und 14€ für die halbe Portion Ente.. frech. Auf nachfrage vom Kellner ob alles zu unserer Zufriedenheit war, gaben wir beide an dass das Essen zu Salzig war. Daraufhin bekamen wir den Beilagensalat aufs Haus. Schonmal gut.. Der Kellner bekam hierfür etwas Trinkgeld.. Warum dieser aber in einer Engelbert Strauß Jack bediente und servierte verstanden wir nicht. Aber vermutlich weil es so Kalt im Lokal war dass er es im Hemd nicht machen konnte. Ich bin enttäuscht, Touristenfalle

Sehr sehr gute Küche, frisch zubereitet und angenehme Atmosphäre, sehr freundliches Personal. Preise sind ok, gerne wieder.

Kurzbesuch ! Sehr sehr gut , freundlich schnell. Essen heiß bestelltes schäufele wirklich lecker und viel. Kann die vorrangige Bewertung über das kleine Essen nicht bestätigen. Kommen bestimmt wieder. Keine touristenabzocke hier. Kommt rein macht euch selber ein Bild. Wir kommen gerne wieder

Best hotel in Rothenburg in a great location! Very traditional and quaint hotel. The rooms are very comfortable and well decorated. The restaurant is awesome! Fantastic food and wine selection. Try the “Chef’s Schnitzel”, a combination of escalope of pork with a mustard and horseradish sauce covered in dark bread crumbs. The staff is very friendly and professional.

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