Pistenklause Pizzeria in Nürburg

Iconic place. Good food, kind staff and management. A place never to miss 😉

I cannot recommend this restaurant, Pistenklause, despite its convenient location within the Hotel Tiergarten am Nürburg. The food and service fell far below expectations, and the most concerning issue was the handling of the bill. It truly felt like we were being taken advantage of, and guests should be very cautious to avoid being overcharged. Overall, it was a disappointing experience, and I sincerely hope the restaurant takes steps to improve their transparency and honesty in the future.

Sehr gemütlich Essen war super kann ich nur empfehlen immer wenn ich mit meinem Sohn zum Nürburgring fahre kehren wir hier ein

ATTENTION RIP-OFF!!! Food is okay (hot stone) Ambience is also okay...BUT be careful when billing... we would be ripped off, as they say, and as I read here there are others who have eaten there and experienced the same thing. The employee simply billed us for the wrong meat, and by the time we noticed we were already halfway home. We all ordered the same meat on the hot stone, and were billed for the most expensive :( so in our case the employee charged each of them €5 more. What a shame!!!

Pizzeria with average, slightly overpriced food, the m.a.n. not worth a second visit.

Bucket list location. Everyone who comes to the Nürburgring should visit the Pistenklause at least once. The Italian restaurant is on the ground floor of Hotell Tiergarten (where Sabine Schmitz grew up) and is one of the "watering holes" at the Nürburgring. Whether for a meal or just a beer, you are in good hands in the hermitage. The atmosphere is pure petrolhead and the audience is very mixed. I really like it.

Disgusting. Never eaten so badly.

I have never experienced such bad air in a restaurant. One guest even fell over...

The place to go for motorsport fans ....so much history...so much on the menu to choose from.... Steak on the stone is a house speciality...but.... their other meat, pasta dishes, and salads are better.. and certainly good value. The pizza choice is also excellent...

Cool place with a lot of history. Not the greatest dining experience

Very tasty food, free pizza bread in advance. Very fair prices for the location so close to the Nürburgring. The ambience is of course unbeatable, retro, rustic, motorsport fans get their money's worth. Yes, when several steaks are served on lava stone it becomes smoky and smells accordingly...

Great experience! A must for every Nürburgring visitor. Had lunch here and the restaurant was empty! We had time and were able to look at the walls in peace. An experience and the journey of discovery is exciting. Service friendly and quick. Food was great, salad was very tasty, steak 🥩 on the hot stone to grill yourself. Simple and ingenious Definitely come back

Today I was in the legendary Pistenklause for the first time. Unfortunately, I was immediately disappointed and there probably won't be a second visit. There is no reasonable price/performance ratio. The portions for all of us at the table were like a child's portion. The lasagna, for example, for 12.00 euros was almost okay, a wheat beer for 5.50 euros was really expensive, but... The Cordon Bleu for €18.50 was almost outrageous, especially because it was clearly a frozen product from the deep fryer and the handful of fries that went with it matched the overall impression. Conclusion: There are far better restaurants around the Nordschleife, cult or not

It is essential to stop by here, the very friendly service and the brutal atmosphere!

Good place, great atmosphere, good 7/10.

Thank you for the wonderful and unforgettable time at the Nürburgring! The food was delicious and a trip to the Pistenklause was a must! See you soon 👋🏻 Stay healthy and cheerful!

2nd visit in 10 years but with a different group of friends. Good beer, iconic venue and of course the steak on a stone. Shouldn’t be missed if you’re in the area. It’s wise to book and nice to gawp at the cars parked outside.

The three of us ended a great day at the Nürburgring here. Here you get great food and very attentive and friendly service in an authentic atmosphere. An absolute place to be for hungry motorsport fans. Thank you very much - we'll be back!

you can make alone your steak to the hot stone.Nice cool place with good service.Everything was fine just need more fresh air from outside because of the kitchen.

Dingy dining room, the food is below average, and the staff is unfriendly. The prices on the bill are more expensive than stated in the menu and when asked why that is the case, they say that the prices have to be discussed with the boss. Incredibly rude and cheeky. Definitely not recommended. Never again.

NO recommendation!!! Worst snack bar in town. Dry rolls are provided, herb butter costs extra. Pizza toppings not edible. Steak drowns in sauce. Price information on the menu is incorrect!!! Altbier €2.50 according to the menu, the bill says €3.00. No complaint, no apology, just laughing at the guests.

Great place for, good food good service 🥳

The atmosphere is truly retro. Serving meat cooked on stones at the table is nice, but when 50 people cook meat at the table at the same time, we get incredibly smokey. Ventilation is poor.

Had a great meal on our last night at the ring, surreal atmosphere with all the motor sport memorabilia and history all over walls. Rocked up with no reservation and the boss organised a table for us. The vibe was buzzing with everyone there after TF, Porsche's lining the streets outside. Crazy Italian service and the steak on the hot stone was worth it. Ample parking down the road by the fire station.

Really good food. Very tender salmon and delicious pitza. The house was quite full but the service kept everything running [respect]. Pre-ordering on race weekends is recommended.

Were there again after the DTM race. Had a really good steak and the staff are all super friendly. 😀

Food and ambience very good. Service (waiter, Croatian origin) extremely unfriendly. Individual payments for groups are too complicated for him. Apparently afraid of not getting enough tips. That's why we "unfortunately" won't be going there anymore.

You can't miss having dinner at this place once you've finished on the track. The decoration is impressive since there is almost no free space on the wall without photos of pilots... It's like a museum 😎 I think it was the only place where we could have something decent for dinner, we ordered the meat on the stone and we got it right... Other pretty normal food. If you want to buy your red stickers with the letter N of the circuit, now is your time since next to the restaurant is the hotel where they are sold at the reception. Ahhhh and you can leave "your mark" by signing somewhere you can find on the walls 💪

The most delicious spaghetti carbonara ever. The price is also completely okay. Only the Lambruco didn't really suit my taste.

Disappointing experience despite a decent meal but with a very very unpleasant waiter from the moment we arrived until the time of payment. He ruined this moment which should have been magical like the rest of the day. It's a shame and this gentleman should change careers...

Der Kellner war total überfordert, er war unfreundlich, ungeduldig und hatte eindeutig keine Lust, uns zu bedienen. Wir konnten keine Fragen zu den Gerichten stellen und mussten die Getränke ohne Karte bestellen. Nach dem Essen mussten wir lange warten, wir mussten extra nach der Rechnung fragen, die er uns nur mit viel Stöhnen gab, Kartenzahlung war auch nicht erwünscht. Positiv war das gute, reichhaltige Esssen und die Dekoration im Saal, für die es sich lohnt, einige Minuten zu verwenden.

Legendary restaurant right on the Nordschleife. The menu is well filled with typical Italian dishes, if you like Italian you will always find something. Our personal highlight, however, is the steak served on the hot stone. The meat is of very high quality and tasted very good.

We really enjoyed our meal here. It was a very reasonable price and delicous. All of the motorsport memorabilia everywhere to look at was just the icing on the cake for us! After a long day of walking all day it was just what we needed. It's not fine dining, it's good, honest home cooking, I would call it. Very tasty and satisfying.

Really very tasty pizza. We haven't experienced anything like this in a long time; We wouldn't have expected it in Nürburg (tourist town). Fast, friendly staff even though the shop was packed after the NLS4 race! Absolutely recommended and definitely our go-to place if we are in the area again!

A place you have to stop to eat if you visit the Nurburgring, the meat is very tasty. Always full of people and a very healthy atmosphere.

Good quality food for a great price.

Overpriced and bad food. Drops a knife on my son without saying sorry. What an idiot.

Very busy, very noisy. A bit too touristy but otherwise ok.

ATTENTION RIP-OFF!! Despite the bad food, it was too much for us Offset. The noodles were way too cooked and there was almost no seasoning at all. The prices for this food are just too high. I don't even want to start with the unfriendly service. I would give 0 stars if possible, but unfortunately that's not possible

The waiter was super impolite and did not allow us to take a seat, was shouting at us. Immediately decided to go to another place. Not a good service at all.

The worst waiter ever (with beard,skinny). When I asked if I an join another table where is only one person and that person agreed, he literally shoured on me "this is my side, when I say you can't - you can't ". After that I asked him politely to talk with me in a different manner. Guess what? He shouted on me even more... People were looking at him. And yea, I left.... It was just horrible...

Had a lovely meal here, staff were very nice and helpful, food quality was great highly recommend

Very good food and lovely atmosphere.

The best food we had during our Germany trip.

Fast, attentive and friendly service… unfortunately the pizza was just average and nothing special

Great restaurant . My favorite place in the region.

Not recognizable on the Nürburgring. Eating just good

Good place for some quick food after a trip to the track🏍️🏍️

Bad service and unfriendly. Long waiting times for food and drinks, wrong food brought. If you pay separately, you will be overwhelmed, everyone has to do the calculations themselves, card payments are only possible from €25 onwards. Food ok. Not recommended.

A must for racing fans at the Nürburgring. Racing is lived and celebrated in the restaurant.

Mandatory stop for anyone visiting the Nurburgring for the first time, delicious food, attentive and friendly waiters, they even allowed us to sign the walls of the restaurant, excellent experience, I would return several times if possible. I recommend it to everyone!!!

Quaint pizzeria on the Nürburgring. We really enjoyed the pizzas and the owner was friendly. If there's an event at the Nürburgring, it's probably best to make a reservation as it was pretty busy there.

Very much enjoyed the pizza! Very busy, but we were seated quickly. Took a little while to get the check after we were done, but overall a nice place for food. Seems like a local favourite for race teams.

Beef steak was well done and tough as leather. Had to pay for the meal in full. Never again.

Brilliant. Truly brilliant. From the second we walked in, we were treated so well. Food was amazing and it was a dream to eat at the same venue as so many F1 drivers and crew.

Historic nurburgring experience must have a filetsteak on the stone at the pistenklause. Great atmosphere, great food. Love it

A decent place, no doubt but a bit overrated. Lots of other places better.

From the moment you walk in you don't know where to look. Motorsport memorabilia everywhere. Pictures of Famous racing drivers who have eaten there. The smell is fantastic. A must if you go the nurburgring

The signature 'hot stone steak' was good however the rest of the food was average. We went on a Saturday and the service was very poor. I had a prior reservation and it took quite some time to even be acknowledged by staff. It's extremely busy but does have a fairly good atmosphere.

Had Argentinian rumpsteak served on self cooking stone really good lots of cool Nurburgring racetrack memorabilia

Unfortunately, we cannot agree with most of the reviews. The service was more than marginal, friendly and attentive is something else. The quality of the food has more than deteriorated... dry bread carelessly slapped onto the table, salad with brown spots and edges, and the meat, which was not brought properly, was dry and inedible. Fried potatoes also half raw. It's actually a shame, but the atmosphere can't make things good and this is the second time we've experienced such a defeat, round three is out of the question for us. You should also check your bill carefully, as more is charged than was eaten and drunk. It's a shame actually, you can't expect more than a name.

Great atmosphere and a must visit in the local area, however the food was mainly alright. I got the hot stone filet steak, which was tasty, however as we were a larger group the sauces were only served between 9 of us and we ran out almost immediately. The side salad was tasty. Meat quality was good, the fries were okay. Service was fast and professional. Great experience overall.

Lack of friendliness for those behind the counter, lack of attention and desire to serve customers, the terrace employee wanted to charge us again for what we consumed. Pre-made and heated pizza. Bad, very bad.

Loved it. Friendly staff . Good food . Quick service . Iconic place .

Great restaurant. Our dog was also allowed to come along... you can feel the spirit of the Nürburgring...

2nd visit was amazing as last time

What do you expect from a legendary establishment, amazing environment with amazing staff. Everyone was friendly and helpful. The food was stunning and reasonably priced. The drinks were strong and flowing very well! If you don't go to PK you haven't been to the ring!

A must when I'm in the area. Great ambience, fantastic food at very fair prices and excellent service. So many thanks to the owner and his crew for the great time and the delicious food I've been able to enjoy in the Pistenklause so far

Really delicious there So after four years of abstinence it was still delicious, but I felt like at the train station the appetizer was hardly on the table, just when I started eating the salad, the pizza for the main course arrived and we also observed this at other tables

restaurant with various proposals, including meat and fish. in my experience, tasty dishes accompanied by pleasant beer. generally all dishes (unless specified in the menu) are accompanied by salad or chips. Good

Sehr enttäuschend, die Pizza verölt und durchweicht, geschmacklich lau, das Schweineschnitzel an sich ok gegrillt, aber mit Parmaschinken einer Scheibendicke von ca 1 mm belegt, die Bohnen roh, dafür die Kartoffeln zu Brei gekocht. Schade, war mal ein Kultlokal, jetzt Touristenfalle. Nie mehr wieder!

Be careful, trust the Tripadvisor reviews which are a scam on the bill, for me they added €12.50 extra, check your rating carefully!

Meh. A brilliant reputation, but struggling to live up to it. The service was slow and confused; and the food was ok. Returned 10/05/24. Still average, service even worse - now just rude.

The atmosphere can hardly be described in words, you have to experience it yourself. An absolute must for motorsport fans. The service is excellent and very friendly. Our little dog was also allowed into the restaurant. The food is very tasty and the portions are generous. The prices are also very moderate. All in all, the price/performance ratio is very good. We were here for the first time today but will definitely come back next time we visit the ring.

I am coming here since 2009. Patrizio is great ! This place is the history of Nurburgring ! A must to visit restaurant. I suggest the salmon or the fillet . The salmon for me is absolutely the best dish of the list! Portions are huge. Price correct

Food is really delicious. The staff is quite friendly, but everything has to be done in a hurry, so that's a shame.

This is just my experience. I could have guessed that the lasagna wouldn't be that good, but I didn't expect that there would be an abundance of cheese and toasted ham in the lasagne. I'm sorry to say this, but frozen lasagne is better. Service was good and ambience is lovely!

We were a team of 11. No sooner had we arrived than within 5 minutes we had 3 waiters taking turns asking us what we wanted to drink. We were waiting for 3 people and had to repeat 3 times in a short space of time that they would be arriving soon. No sooner had the starters arrived than 10 minutes later the main courses were served, without giving us time to finish or even clear our plates... I had the Rumpsteak with mushroom sauce. They didn't ask me how i wanted it cooked, it arrived being very overcooked the color was dull (gray) and my sauce was diluted by the water from the meat, a sign of being frozen... fries were average. My boyfriend had a steak on the stone and it had an aftertaste, you could tell it was starting to turn. And finally they started to clear up the table while some were still eating, that’s unacceptable. At the rate they're serving and clearing, you can feel that they just want to push you out the door. This isn't a good restaurant, it's a money-making venture. I don't recommend it, avoid it, save your money. Ps: I do believe it was a great spot but 10 years ago.. Cheers.

Nice place where many people go to eat after a visit to the Nürburgring. Their specialty is steak on a hot stone, which you are served raw and you have to roast it yourself. I had the skewer and it worked that way too. But there are also pizzas, pastas and schnitzel dishes on the menu. It was quite busy but the staff was friendly and attentive. We were there with people from the neighborhood, maybe that makes a difference.

We ate with our team, more than an hour of waiting for an inedible pizza

Ended up there through a recommendation and haven't regretted it. We sat nice and comfortably and ate wonderfully. We ordered the fillet skewer from the hot stone and were able to prepare the skewer ourselves at the table. It was very tasty and the staff and the boss were very friendly. We'd love to come back.

Went with friends who had never Been before Had the usual steak on the stone for most of the group Chip portions a lot smaller than what I remember And the other meal we had was swimming in sauce so the chips were soaked 3 different servers waiters and the usual waiter that’s been there for years barely cracked a smile Overall given the spend id give it a 4 out do 10 sadly Appeal the masses still for one time visitors Sad really

Great food, service and ambience. Especially with all of the motorsport memorabilia evoking great memories and conversations.

We were there on Car Friday. The service was just terrible The food was also absolutely greasy and the price/performance ratio wasn't right either. We ordered cordon bleu which was the size of the palm of our hand and after a long discussion the waiter/owner of the shop admitted that the cordon bleu was from Lidl and it wasn't his fault that it was so small!? Afterwards he simply brought the bill without asking if we wanted anything else. Actually, this restaurant didn't deserve a star. No more ……

Ambiance is nice. However, the air is very bad - it smells of smoke and grease! Unfortunately, the ambience cannot compensate for the poor service and poor food. At first glance the pizzas looked really tasty. They were OK, probably frozen dough. The Cordonblou I ordered was purchased and not even of high quality. After the meal we asked the waiter that the meat didn't justify the price of €18.50 - the "cordonblou" was thin and super small. He very quickly became rude and said while he was still at the table that it had just been bought from Aldi/Lidl. Unfortunately, that's what it looked and tasted like. That's an absolute nonsense to say that in front of paying guests. After a lot of back and forth it was offered that we didn't have to pay for the Cordonblou, when we said we had it twice, we both had to pay in full! The absolute biggest hit, however, was that people from our group joined us a little later and our table was simply taken away, like the motto get out of here, to put it nicely. Half of the table hadn't even ordered anything to drink at that point. Unfortunately I have to say that this was my first and last visit to this restaurant despite recommendations from friends!!! A pity

Mandatory visit if you come to Nur. Busy place and full of atmosphere!

As always, very clean and tidy. Only recommended. When I'm at the Ring, I only stay here overnight.

My visit tonight was for nothing else but “nostalgia” I visited a number of times 12/14 years ago with my son. This was my first visit since 2014, alone and it brought back a lot of memories of the good times we spent there, in a word “emotional” !.

Fantastic Food, Fantastic Atmosphere, Fantastic Pizza

The restaurant lives from its racing history. The food was ok, but nothing more. Probably a must for all racing enthusiasts.

Rien à redire sur le service et la nourriture. Par contre le patron a essayé de nous faire payer 80€ de plus pensant que nous avions trop bu. Fuyez juste pour cette malhonnêteté !

A bar that provides the entertainment at the Nurburgring, leader in this historic town, great steak on a stone super service and a must visit after being on the track!

Lots of choice in dishes. Very nice place at the Nürburgring. Fun for racing enthusiasts. Affordable

So I can't quite understand all the positive reviews... The pizza was "OK" and the house specialty we ordered (rump steak from the hot stone) wasn't "special" at all, it was just a piece of meat served with 3 sauces, the kind everyone has in the fridge, on a hot stone. What I can rate very highly, however, is the service, super friendly and committed.

The Pizzeria Pistenklause is simply fantastic! The atmosphere is perfect for motorsport fans like me. The ambience is unique and the attention to detail is reflected in every aspect. The pizzas are delicious and the service is outstanding. An absolute must for anyone who loves good food and motorsport!

Ich habe etwas getan was ich normalerweise nicht beim Italiener mache Schnitzel Pommes aber hier war das eine richtige Entscheidung war Super lecker 😋 gerne nochmal

The food is ok but it is usually overbooked and the staff will hover over you to let you know they’re ready for you to leave, which spoils the experience.

Ein Muss für alle am Ring 🥰 aber das weiß ja jeder 🤩 UND das BESTE: Steak vom heißen Stein! Auch alles andere ist sehr lecker 😋

Ambiente 100% motorsport, gran trato y buena comida, a escasos 2 minutos de la rotonda de acceso a Nordschleife.

Zu laut, zu voll, zu unpersönlich für mich. Essen war gut. Schneller Sercive.