Hotel Restaurant Sächsische Schweiz "Lichtenhainer Wasserfall" in Sebnitz

It's not a miracle, but it's a pretty comfortable place to sit with a beer and a snack.

The waterfall isn't really very pretty. But it's quite amusing when the alarm sounds and (almost) everyone rushes to the waterfall.

We were here for lunch. The Müllerin-style trout is highly recommended. Very tasty 😋

An absolute “insider tip”: A visit to the Lichtenhain waterfall in winter, because that’s when the waterfall is at its most beautiful.

If you only go there because of the waterfall, you will probably be disappointed. If you combine this with a hike and a meal in a restaurant, then it's okay.

Located at the terminus of the Kirnitschtalbahn and is a magnet for visitors. Actually nothing special, just a small waterfall. The operator of the restaurant opens the inflow every half hour to make the waterfall appear larger. This is accompanied by dramatic music 🎶. If you don't expect too much it's ok 👌

A very nice place. The waterfall is very great, flows in a stronger gush every half hour.

It was a beautiful little waterfall. Every half hour, the dam is released, producing a larger flow of water. The waterfall is free to visit and can be easily combined with a hike to the "Kuhstall" (cowshed). The parking lot costs €7 for a day pass.

The waterfall is unspectacular and not worth visiting, but it is a good starting point for hiking trails.

Waterfall ok. The restaurant had delicious food and the waitresses were nice. Good start to get to the cowshed.

So the waterfall itself is not that spectacular 🙈 The surroundings and the inn are even more so. Taking the old tram up and down for €10 and having a good meal at the top of the waterfall is definitely worth it!

Good starting point for the cowshed.

The tap is turned on every half hour.

A great tour from and to the waterfall. Have a great time with kids ages 4 and up.

The train ride was quite nice but that was it. Local to toilets as well as the waterfall, well if I tip over a bucket of water in the garden there is more action all in all disappointing!

The parking machines don't really work and don't want to give change. And they are not cleared even in winter, so you have to hope to get away again by car.

Very beautiful natural spectacle, unfortunately the restaurant and the rafting climb were not open due to the January weather, understandable but a shame!

Nice little waterfall. You can hike there or take the tram directly from Bad Schandau. The waterfall is right next to the inn on the road.

Finally water again. During my last visit only drops came out... now I really like the waterfall

Not worth mentioning. Inconspicuously hidden behind the inn.

It looks much better in the pictures than in reality. It's actually hidden in the back of a bar...

A big thank you from Koitaboch-Musi from Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Bavaria!

Nice location! However, no chair porter came for us 😅🤣

Not a highlight as a waterfall, but okay as a short rest if it's not too crowded. The food there was okay.

On November 2nd, 2024 I had lunch in the restaurant. Sauerbraten, red cabbage and dumplings. Super! I haven't eaten so well in a restaurant for a long time. Real home cooking! Rustic restaurant, cozy and clean. Modern toilets. When the weather is nice, outdoor seating right by the waterfall. Attentive, friendly staff. Short waiting time for food and drinks. I recommend the restaurant and will come back. Thanks for a nice day.

Very nice modern rooms, cleverly decorated, great breakfast and hospitable. We'll be back!

The food was very tasty. Had game. It was very tender. Really great! And the service is really nice.

It was 5 great days in the Kirnitzschtal. The rooms have been lovingly renovated and furnished. The mattresses are a dream. The food as part of the half board was great. Fresh fruit salad and egg dishes for breakfast. The sausage and cheese platter was varied and lovingly designed. Even the vegetarians among us got their money's worth at dinner. Various hiking routes start right outside the door and the tram to Bad Schandau runs every 30 minutes. The WLAN and the internet are not quite as powerful, but you don't need it given the many impressions.

Cozy restaurant at the end of the Kirnitzschtalbahn route. Outside there is a beer garden with a small restaurant (Thüringer Rost Bratwurst for €4.50/as of October 2024) and inside, delicious food and drinks await the hikers. The Lichtenhain waterfall can be admired right next door.

Nice staff, fast service, child-friendly and most importantly, everything was very tasty. We had trout, spicy meat, wild goulash & pork steak! We went there and back by train

I took the Kirnitzschtalbahn from Bad Schandau to the final stop at Lichtenhainer Wasserfall. The restaurant is also located right next to the bus stop. Seating inside and outside, although outside was already limited due to the season. The guest room is comfortably furnished. The toilet has recently been modernized. Everything still looked very new and clean. There is a machine for charging mobile phones in the anteroom of the toilets. The food was very good! The service was also very good! I was only a day tourist and therefore cannot rate the rooms.

The food was really great I would never have thought that someone would cook with such heart and mind... keep it up

If I could give stars, I would give one! Were here for dinner! Pork steak baked with cheese and spiced meat! Absolutely delicious 😋

The sauerbraten was very tasty. After a nice tour, the perfect stop... And keep it up 😃👍

A very atmospheric place located at the last station of the historical railway, right next to the waterfall. The cuisine is very tasty, many vegetarian dishes, a large selection of desserts. The service in Polish was a pleasant surprise - fortunately, because the card was only in German :)

Very nice and good food. Good service and staff

We were here for dinner. Excellent food and top service. Gladly again.

Great hotel and definitely worth the money for the price. We stayed here one evening while walking the Malerweg. There is a bus from the end point of day 4 back to this hotel so you can easily end here (and start again the next day). It is a nice, authentic hotel. The room had recently been renovated and looked fantastic. In the evening the guests leave the restaurant and it is wonderfully quiet here. The food tasted fantastic and the staff was friendly. Highly recommended, especially with all the nature in the area.

An interesting tourist destination in Saxony Switzerland

Very nice staff and the food was very tasty.

Very friendly staff, very good, hearty cuisine and clean, nice rooms. I had to spontaneously stop by today with my nephew and luckily we got a room from the friendly owner. We'd love to come back!

Very good food, nice service and clean and modern rooms. Don't be fooled by the exterior, as the building dates back to the 1850s.

We ordered something outside the serving window - the food was delicious, but the lady was noticeably unfriendly.

Nice restaurant and friendly staff. We were here for lunch. The roast pork with dumplings was very tasty. Here you can take smoked trout to take home. Unfortunately, the waterfall next to it was destroyed by a storm. But there are numerous trails for hiking from here.

After you say what you want to drink, the staff leaves again. You wait over half an hour for the food and then it's too salty and without ketchup or mayo.

Restaurant very friendly and helpful. Food very good

We are always thrilled with the restaurant and the hotel. Have been here very often. It's all true! Good food, nice and courteous staff, great, renovated rooms and all in a fantastic area of ​​Saxon Switzerland! What more do you want !

Extremely unfriendly staff in the restaurant area, you'd better move on straight away.

We were lunch guests in the restaurant. Kudos for the smoked trout. Great dish! The meat from the sauerbraten was also ok, but the red cabbage and dumplings weren't convincing. The service was nice, the attention to the guest had room for improvement.

Super clean double room with modern bathroom. Comfortable clean double bed. Room was very pleasant. Breakfast was great, something for everyone. Very friendly and helpful staff. Bus stop and Kirnitzschtalbahn only 60m away. vs. an ice cream machine. Beautiful nature/area. There are 5 free parking spaces on site for hotel guests. Fine. Even a place to charge electric cars.

Went there for lunch today. The food was really delicious. It was also very nicely prepared and the portion size was good enough to fill you up. Ambience also very appealing and cozy. Staff really very friendly and attentive. All in all very recommendable.

Fish sandwiches for €4.50 with dry old bread rolls. Impudence! When I complained about it, the lady claimed that it had been freshly made...

Very friendly service, delicious food, newly restored rooms, garage for the motorcycle, what more could you want

We only had a drink here... The friendliness of the lady at the bar leaves a lot to be desired and the price of drinks - especially considering that this is self-service - is too high. There is also a construction site outside right now (July 2024...

I wasn't a customer of this cafe, but we parked nearby and the parking meter took our money but didn't give us any proof of payment. We went to this restaurant to ask for help and without missing a beat the staff were so helpful. After our hike, we had a delicious beer before heading home. The location and the restaurant itself are beautiful. If you want to take a break during or after a hike, don't miss this gem!

The food tasted good, only the schnitzel was really tiny. Since I wasn't full, I ordered a dessert, which was also a very small portion. 23€ is quite hefty.

Always beautiful and delicious!!

A great accommodation on the Malerweg! Very lovingly furnished and well-renovated rooms. Very nice staff and tasty food. I am completely satisfied! 👍

Perfectly located and very nice staff

Nice service and staff as well as a nice rustic atmosphere. I highly recommend it. The waterfall is also great. After the restoration, I think it will be better to visit again. Will definitely come back. LG from Freiberg

The food from the snack bar was good, but the staff was annoyed and the toilet couldn't be opened despite inserting a coin.

Great hotel and restaurant. Family run, rich in history and very friendly staff. Would definitely recommend staying here, especially if you’re into hiking as it’s in a great location for it!

Very rude handling straight from DDR. So rude it's funny. It reminds me of Honeker's times.

Excellent Solianka with chickpeas and vegetables, fortified with meat, additionally enriched the wonderful time in Saxon Switzerland. It was still open after 5 p.m. Thank you for the service and knowledge about the dishes.

After a hike we stopped there to have something to drink and, if necessary, eat. We first waited in front of the outside service window and unfortunately we weren't served. Then went in to order. When you arrived inside you weren't greeted very warmly. We then placed our drink order and asked if we could take the drinks outside, which was possible. We paid straight away because we wanted to get out and even gave a tip. Up to this point everything was okay apart from the unfriendly greeting. Unfortunately, after a few minutes it started to rain outside, so we went back inside. We were greeted there with the words “Didn’t you want to sit outside?” in an unfriendly tone. When we sat inside, the waitress never came to us to ask for further orders. (We would have eaten and drank something else.) At a restaurant that advertises family tradition for over 120 years in the restaurant and even on the website, you expect at least friendly service. Apparently there is no need to earn money here anymore. Afterwards we would not recommend the restaurant and will not come here again.

Short stop after the train ride, the children had rice pudding and drinks. The rice pudding was well received and we had a lovely sit outside by the stream in the beer garden.

We were there one night. A very nice room with a nice view of the river. Very comfortable bed and everything very clean. The rooms are also fairly newly renovated and the bathroom was very nice and clean. The dinner and breakfast were also very tasty. The only thing that can be improved is the WiFi in the room. There was practically no reception in our room. But there was a great reception in the dining room and outside. We'll definitely come back. 👍

Cozy restaurant on the Kirnitzschtalbahn with a waterfall next to it. Food and beer were great. The operating robot is a nice gimmick.

We ate very tasty cake and delicious ice cream here

For hiking, as a starting or finishing point. Very nice area.

Delicious food, nice staff and a super committed boss. All the best for 2024

Hi dear travelers, Some time has passed now, but since I can't get this unpleasant encounter out of my head, I would like to share my thoughts with you. A few weeks ago I went to Saxon Switzerland for a weekend trip with a friend. Arrived at the train station in Bad Schandau, took the ferry over to the city center and took the beautiful cultural train to the Lichtenhain waterfall. Highly recommended. I'll leave the visit to the local restaurant up to you. I have previously been overwhelmed by the helpfulness and tolerance of travelers in France and Spain. In my experience, Germany unfortunately regularly disappoints me in this regard. The control over the wilderness in Germany is unique. Even a small waterfall is made as difficult to access as possible. So there is no place to draw water. Now I ventured into the restaurant. After a proper greeting on my part, I politely asked if I could fill up my bottles with tap water in the toilet and the person in charge at the restaurant then told me that this would cost 50 cents per bottle. Joar short shock and the message from me that I don't have any cash with me (it's supposed to happen) and I'm asking my friend if she has any in her pocket. In front of the restaurant I processed what I heard and I just couldn't believe it and left it at that. It's water after all. The source of life. In Germany we pay around 0.2 cents per liter for water. So I'd rather save myself the bills for this. In restaurants of this type and age, it is not uncommon for there to be a spring water connection somewhere from which water can be drawn, but that is purely a guess on my part and will hopefully not be true. That would add the crown of disgust to the whole thing. I hope that this message reaches this person, because economics or not, from a purely human perspective it is really just sad and shocking in my eyes. It doesn't matter how many travelers ask for (tap) water! The next day we took the bus past and from the outside the restaurant looked very full. I would suggest that you first reflect on how blessed you are to have a restaurant of this size in a tourist area surrounded by wonderful nature. You seem to me to be a little confused with pampering. All the best, you poor soul!

I ate here years ago. Unfortunately, when I was there with my brother in October, I noticed that the menu was different. The food was good, but unfortunately my favorite dish was no longer on the menu. Service was very good despite the large crowd.

We ate here with a small child. Without asking, the children's menu and children's cutlery were immediately brought to us. The portion sizes were more than sufficient for all family members, extremely tasty and very appetizing. The waitresses were always friendly and asked several times if everything was OK. The sanitary facilities were bright and clean. Rarely eaten so well! thanks for that

Called ahead and reserved a table. Got a cozy corner. The smoked trout arrived quickly and was very tasty. The team was also very nice. We'll definitely come back.

Mega good. Are completely satisfied.

Great restaurant, with friendly staff and good food!

The perfect end to a wonderful hike to the cowshed and along the Kirnitzsch... big praise for the successful wild boar steak straight from the grill... absolutely comfortable spending the time here in the beer garden in the sunshine

Wir sind das 2.Jahr in dieser wunderbaren Gegend und haben bereits mehrfach in diesem Restaurant gespeist, und jedesmal war es ein wahrer Genuss. Das Essen ist einfach lecker. Der Service ist einfach toll und sehr, sehr freundlich. Wir kommen gerne wieder nächstes Jahr.

Wir waren mit einer größeren Gruppe essen. Der Gastraum ist gemütlich eingerichtet, die Toiletten trotz Hochbetrieb sauber und ordentlich. Für später bestellt war es dennoch kein Problem eine Stunde eher unsere Plätze einzunehmen. Das Personal war bemüht alle Wünsche freundlich zu berücksichtigen und auch bemüht alle 20 Essen zeitgleich zu bringen…leider ist das bei der Menge unterschiedlicher Essen so gut wie unmöglich auch alles perfekt zu haben. So waren die überbackenen Sachen schon etwas trocken und das Kinderessen kam ganz zum Schluss und ziemlich knusprig. Geschmeckt hat alles sehr gut. Die Preise sind für diese Lage sehr human.