Restaurant Merkurstüble in Baden-Baden

We wanted to have a drink at the Merkurstüble today. All the seats were taken except for a table for 6. We sat down there and waited for a while for the waiter. When he finally came and asked what we wanted, he told us straight away in no uncertain terms that if we only wanted a drink, we should sit in the sun at a table for 2 that had just been free. However, since we had specifically booked the only free table in the shade, we didn't want to sit in the sun in the almost 30°C heat. He then said we were taking someone else's seat. We wouldn't have minded if someone had sat down next to us. And we wouldn't have sat there long for a spudel and espresso either. We left and will not be visiting this place again. You can't advertise there when the atmosphere is this rude.

Based on other reviews here, we were very skeptical. We had two salads and the vegetable side plate. Actually, everything was fine.

Incredible location. We took the funicular up, and it was the perfect place to have a snack and take in the magnificent views. Highly recommended.

The restaurant is charming. It has a very German atmosphere. Fast service and decent food. Being the only restaurant at the top, you have to wait for a table, especially during peak hours (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM). We had a Paneer Steak and a Linseneintopf with Spätzle. The price was reasonable: €46.40 for two people.

It's wonderful to sit on the terrace when the weather is nice. However, the wait time for service with food and drinks is far too long.

It's nice out but unfortunately they don't open the umbrellas even in the sun at certain tables where the view is the most beautiful, with the excuse that within 5 minutes there will be a 13 km/h wind. Unfortunately, after waiting for 30 minutes, I didn't even feel a little breeze. The food I ordered from the menu and what was served was not the same. I've eaten it several times already, that's why I know that it can only be prepared in 3 ways, and when I mentioned this to the waiter, he still said to me that it was prepared exactly that way. He didn't even acknowledge it when I showed him the food left on my plate.

The only restaurant and cafe almost at the top Orders: Blueberry Cake: Excellent Chocolate Cake: Very delicious and the dessert was balanced 👌 Of course, there are alcohol-based varieties. 2 Espressos 👌 Checklist: 18 Euros Overall Rating: 8.5/10 Of course, the employee's manners were great. I don't know who upset him. He was supposed to be happy with the atmosphere and the view. 👌 It seems he's from that nationality or has roots there. 😬 Overall, we didn't mind him. We ordered, had dessert, drank coffee, and were so pleased with the view that we got angry with him. 😬

Great cafe bar with incredibly hard working, engaging and attentive staff. Lovely place atop the hill overlooking the town. Good beer and broad and very well priced menu. Cakes were popular. Nice atmosphere. Exceeded expectations.

Solid restaurant with a café I was only there for a coffee and a beer, but the view was impressive. €3.20 is also a really good price for a coffee in this location.

Beautiful, absolutely stunning views of the valley. Fast and friendly service. Highly recommended.

We wanted to have lunch there. We immediately noticed that there wasn't much emphasis on cleanliness. The high chair was really dirty, so we had to give it a thorough cleaning, and even then, we didn't want to put our daughter in it. The menu was very sticky. When we asked if we could get two Maultaschen for our 1-year-old daughter, the answer was "No"... Since they serve Maultaschen salad, I wonder why that's not possible. When we asked, the answer was that they could only serve Maultaschen salad. The waiter spoke so quietly and unclearly that we could barely understand anything. We canceled our order and left.

Here's an email I sent to the restaurant. I'm very disappointed; I didn't expect such a welcome!! I came to your restaurant yesterday before 12:45 p.m. with my children. I was greeted very unpleasantly by one of your servers who, without even looking at me, told me that they were no longer serving meals at that time (12:45 p.m.) and that only drinks were left! In a contemptuous tone, even though I spoke to him respectfully and even with a smile. I think other people arrived afterward and were served (meal and drink). A little later, around 2:00 p.m., I wanted to sit down with my children to have a drink. There were three servers walking back and forth on the terrace without even paying any attention to us. After almost 30 minutes, I asked a server for a drink menu, and he curtly replied, "Wait, please!!" » I'm truly disappointed with the welcome at your restaurant, especially since your website clearly states: "In our restaurant 'Merkurst-ble,' a comfortable atmosphere meets a magnificent view. Let our team pamper you. Take a look at our menu. We are happy to answer any questions you may have. We look forward to your visit." It doesn't mention that you stop serving meals at 1 p.m.! We didn't come to a comfortable atmosphere; on the contrary, we weren't welcome, we weren't pampered, and our questions were answered curtly and with dislike. I'm glad I didn't give money for such disrespect!

Unpleasant service. You're immediately sent outside at the entrance... "normal people" are only served outside...

Today, we went to the Merkur restaurant for lunch with 100 Horb seniors. Excellent service, a friendly welcome, and pre-ordered, selected dishes and drinks were very tasty, wholesome, and delicious. Reasonably priced, with large portions—you'll never be full! We'll be back!

Everything was great, the food was delicious and the service was very nice.

Unfortunately, it was a complete disappointment. My visit to Merkurstüble was a bitter disappointment. The dish, advertised as an "Argentinian steak," didn't even remotely resemble the quality or taste of real Argentinian steaks – tough, poorly seasoned, and overall barely edible. The turkey steak was also very dry and completely tasteless. It came with a "Coke" that was obviously a cheap imitation – no comparison to real Coca-Cola, barely drinkable. Even the beer was of extremely poor quality. As if that weren't enough, even the fries were soggy and bland – McDonald's is a gourmet temple by comparison. €140 for nothing. All in all: a restaurant that has absolutely nothing to do with quality. Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend it.

Amazing food and view once i could get served. They couid of charged twice what they did and i would of been happy.

My fiancé and I came here for the panoramic views. He enjoyed a cappuccino and I enjoyed Johannisbeerschorle. The restaurant has a very rustic mountain‑hut feel. In interior is cozy with velvet chairs. Then there’s a terrace, which is perfect on sunny days. Overall, if you’re seeking a restaurant with unforgettable views and a relaxed alpine vibe, check out Merkurstüble.

Excellent service, and the food exceeded our expectations. Excellent value for money.

I didn't use the food offer, so I can't rate the food. We stopped for something to drink - the selection was okay, the drinks were tasty. The service was quick and polite, you can pay by card on site, which is convenient. An additional advantage is the access to a free toilet right next door. A nice place for a short stop during a walk or trip.

We were up there yesterday in stormy weather and stopped off at the Merkurstüble for dinner. It wasn't busy, so we were served quickly. Our two portions of sausage salad with fried potatoes also arrived quickly. However, the fried potatoes were very greasy, and there was quite a bit of oil on the plate. The sausage was more from a discount store than a good butcher. The price wasn't right, though; it's more for premium sausage. Otherwise, it's a very nice place to enjoy the sunset.

After the funicular, we stopped for lunch at this restaurant with a beautiful view and fast service. We really enjoyed our break at the Merkurstüble. The view from the terrace is truly superb, with a magnificent panorama of the Black Forest. It's a perfect spot after a walk or the funicular ride. The service was fast and efficient, perhaps also because it wasn't too busy that day. The dishes are simple but good, in the spirit of mountain inns. A great place to enjoy the setting, relax, and eat well without too much waiting.

The food was too salty for my taste and the taste was not convincing. I thought it was a bit of a shame given the price. But it's nice that people asked twice how it tasted. Maybe the feedback will be implemented.

Nice restaurant and friendly service. Only used for coffee stops at the top of the mountain in bad weather. Delicious coffee with milk. Great view.

I can only agree with the bad reviews, unfortunately.

The service is terrible. If you want to take your food with you, you have to pack it yourself - they only bring you a box. The behavior is simply disgusting.

Splendid viewpoint over Baden-Baden. Simple but correct cuisine. Payment by VISA card possible 🙏

Very nice view. Coffee and cake very tasty, fairly priced.

Nice restaurant with good food, we try the goulas soup, the spaetzle with chees and spaetzle with ragu sauce. Also, the traditional desert apple strudel. The service was good and the palce is very nice.

We had reserved three tables in the Merkustüble but when we arrived without delay, one of the tables had been given to other guests even though there were still enough free. The food is ok but nothing more. In my opinion, a restaurant called Stüble des Baden-Baden's local mountain deserves decent Baden cuisine. As a guest with extensive experience in gastronomy, from snack bars to star-rated cuisine, I don't like to speak badly of service staff because it is a very strenuous job and there are always guests who cannot be satisfied at all. But what I was able to experience in this restaurant destroys any reputation of a restaurant, apart from the food, premises, etc. When you are yelled at at the entrance that this is not self-service just because you stand briefly at the counter to make room for other guests who want to walk past. When you are “ordered” in a harsh tone by the waitress to wait with your food order until she completes the drink order and runs away again. (Not everything fits on one piece of paper, I assume) If you don't feel welcome overall, then management should give it some thought. But I assume that due to the constant influx of visitors and tourists, the people in charge don't have to make any effort, which is a shame because it's not rocket science to be a good host. The cherry on the cake is that...ATTENTION...even though this is clearly a tourist magnet (the mountain) CARD PAYMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE. Apparently time passes more slowly in the Stüble than elsewhere and the 21st century has not yet been reached. This would also explain why the tenants Google, TripAdvisor and co. do not know and unfortunately the situation in this restaurant will not change for the time being. Conclusion: OK for a cold beer on the terrace thanks to the beautiful view, but only if you have enough cash ;)

0 stars because there was also 0 food. “Due to overload” operations were simply stopped and the guests were chased away!!! And that at the excessive price level. You simply don't need it anymore! An affront to all the poor restaurateurs whose existence was taken away during Corona and those who are also having a very difficult time these days because of the immense costs in this country....

Magnificent view from the terrace. The service is very friendly and attentive.

Very nice view from the terrace over Baden Baden. The inside is also very nicely decorated. Food was good. Portions are right. Price/performance fits. Staff friendly and quick. Easily accessible by cable car. Children's playground nearby at the Merkur Tower.

Very friendly welcome from a smiling young man who took very good care of us. The meal was very good, the terrace and the view are magnificent: to do again!!!!

Totally recommended! Large portions at acceptable prices and very, very tasty. In addition, friendly service and a cozy atmosphere. We would come back!

Went to the Merkurstüble restaurant today. We have never found a mini cappuccino like this for €4.20 anywhere. Catastrophic price-performance ratio. The staff was also quite disorganized. Otherwise the restaurant is nice.

I have now had 3 larger celebrations in the Merkurstüble: department celebration, team celebration and the day before yesterday Christmas dinner with family. It was very good every time: Friendly staff Large selection Fair prices and above all: very tasty. Thank you Mario Jung

View is great, food is good too. Unfortunately the service is very inattentive and rude.

You should fire the old waiter that is bullying people, otherwise it would be a fantastic place.

Great place great coffee but you can't get anything to go unless you have a seat. You can't even get a coffee at the bar.

Only place when you arrive at the top of the funicular. The setting is very beautiful, everything is made of wood. However, a regrettably neglected service, the waiter was very dismissive. It seems that the house differs in its treatment of the head, (and color?) of its clientele.

Very beautiful place. On the other hand, very disappointed with the Black Forest which had the very dry cream…

Our orders: No. 16 and 17 of the menu Salmon with lemon And beef steak The food is delicious and worth the experience 👌🏼

Cozy with living room character. A good opportunity to take a break high up on Mercury. The coffee was good and the price was okay.

We “only” had coffee and apple strudel with vanilla ice cream. Delicious would be an understatement.

Cakes are from the shopping center or industrial food transformation. The site seeing is wonderful. The prices are for home made high quality cakes.

Portions a bit small, but good Service friendly...quite quick. View sensational

Super nice experience arriving at the top of the funicular! As it's a very touristy place, and it's the only restaurant, we were a little hesitant, thinking that the quality might not be there. Well it’s quite the opposite! The dishes were generous, tasty, really well prepared. Our son loved the salmon with butter and lemon sauce. This is also my first experience of Apfelstrudel, and really great. There is the choice between being outside with a magnificent view or inside. A little further on, there is also a small children's play area, much appreciated by our son after the meal. On the reception side, I saw the other opinions concerning the sometimes neglectful or cold contact. Generally speaking, we did sometimes notice coldness during our stay in Germany, including in this restaurant, but that in no way took away the pleasure of eating there.

Is my second husband in this restaurant. And everything here is very good and everything is very friendly.

The cakes and coffee are very good. The service is an absolute disaster. Three service staff try their best, the cleaning lady doesn't understand a word and does everything half-heartedly. We asked for the bill when the food came and still had to wait 30 minutes.

At the end of the day we took a lunch break here on the Merkur. Very tasty and good portions. We really liked it.

Very tasty Black Forest cherry cake, good wine and also beer. Nice view when the sun shines. Centrally located next to the mountain railway

The food came quickly and was tasty, the service was friendly. The decor is cozy and the view is great!

Really good food, amazing views. The staff don't speak English but are super friendly and helpful.

The food is decent but you really come here for the view, which is stunning! Waiters were kind and helped us get a table out of the sun and under an umbrella. A lovely place to spend the evening or just grab a drink.

From the terrace I had a wonderful view of Baden-Baden and the Upper Rhine Graben. I then ordered a regional dish: lentils, wienerle and homemade spaetzle. What a disappointment! The red lentils were swimming in a sauce that reminded me of English white beans in tomato sauce (canned). The spaetzle glowed an intense yellow, which made me wonder where this color came from! All in all, not a bit unimaginatively arranged! Too expensive for the asking price of 17.50!

€1.50 extra for ketchup or mayo… works for you!

Food was good, but ordered a special that was diluted with water. I've never experienced anything like that, how can you offer that to your customers?

A fantastic spot to relax with a drink and some food, the views are breathtaking and watching the paragliders was great fun. They take card payments now and the prices were cheaper than i expected them to be.

So far I've only eaten the goulash soup there and it was great. The service is also ok. But what tops everything is the magnificent view! That alone makes it worth going there.

It's an experience! We had fun, but of course the service is a little behind because of the busyness. But our waiter was very friendly, so everything was fine

The location and view are the best thing here, ideally as a starting point for hikes or for sunset. Tables dingy, menus worn out, toilets almost unreasonable. As a precaution, I didn't eat anything. Very unfortunate.

Good meal, nice, attentive service, great view!

So far I haven't found the service here that good, which is why I haven't been here for a long time. Today it was very tasty and we were served very nicely. A good development...Therefore a new review.

Nice restaurant with a great view of Baden-Baden from the terrace. We also dined in the restaurant in winter and had fried potatoes and salad. Very generous portions, you'll definitely be full! My husband had the schnitzel, also very tasty.

We celebrated our golden wedding anniversary and 75th birthday with 25 people It was very nice, great food, great service even though the restaurant was full, nice atmosphere Everything was great and I can only recommend it

I didn't eat here, just drank something. Spectacular view, very nice staff, very clean sanitary facilities... if you are in Baden-Baden you should definitely visit it.

We left quite angry because they charged us for tap water. We ordered a couple of somewhat expensive beers as well, but the issue of small glasses of tap water (20 cl) at 3.50 euros each glass seemed like a real scam to us. The views of Baden Baden from the mountain, however, are beautiful. But we will never return to that restaurant.

Super nice view, but the restaurant is a total rip off. We ordered drinks, including a 0.5l bottle of still water (€4.50). A self-filled bottle arrived with its own almost detached label. My wife then poured herself a drink of water and tried it. It tasted like tap water. When we asked the waiter, the boss came and confirmed that the water was from the tap and ran through a filter system. This also happens with other sparkling water. This is carbonated. It's a disgrace to offer the customer something like that and to charge such a horrendous price. Rip-off and stay away from table water...

First of all, the service was great, nice employees. Unfortunately there isn't much positive to say about the food. I had a turkey steak with fries and some herb butter. You can't go wrong with this. My companion had sliced ​​turkey with spaetzle. The portion was a joke and the spaetzle tasted like nothing at all and unfortunately the sauce was just over it. Possibly a finished product given the thickness of the sauce? For dessert we had a piece of cheesecake that was way too watery and an apple strudel with “vanilla” ice cream that behaved like Kinetic Sand. Well, I think unfortunately you only pay for the view here. We have now paid almost €70 for that little bit + drinks. It was a shame that the price-performance ratio was better.

We spent a very nice time here. The view from the terrace is indescribable, the waiters were all very friendly and the food was tasty and fresh. We found the prices to be normal compared to other locations in a comparable location.

We had the mixed ice cream (balls) from Edeka. The good and cheap ice cream is significantly better. In addition, it is completely overpriced at 8 euros. Typical tourism prices. Great atmosphere, great food, unfortunately the rest was a flop.

BE CAREFUL OF THE PRICE €3.50 FOR A GLASS OF WATER....Very unpleasant welcome, you are not welcome, we make you feel that! Too bad because this restaurant has great potential.. in view of the other comments take a sandwich there are beautiful places to eat quietly with an incredible view, don't give your money to this restaurant...

Absolutely great view, no question about it, but the service was terrible. We had to wait almost 20 minutes for our drinks, the food arrived so late that the first one was already finished before the rest of us even got anything. The quality of the food was average to satisfactory. The side salad consisted of a leaf of lettuce and 2 tomatoes. The tip was only 2 euros, which was apparently not enough because we were then given a rather unfriendly farewell.

Fast, friendly and attentive service, Sauerbraten very good and sufficient, salad also great, Very nice view, lots of hiking opportunities

Most beautiful location in and around Baden Baden. Mega view and pure nature. Nicely laid out park but let's be honest... 5.80 euros for the smallest piece of Schwazwälder Torte and then from Coopen....& Wiese, you get a whole cake from . What a blatant rip-off and rip-off of consumers. Baden Baden unworthy!!! We are used to higher prices here but the quality was always appropriate and justified. They should be ashamed. Mercury always 5 stars Restaurant, no go!

Were there to enjoy the view from Merkurberg and wanted to eat there. At 2 p.m. there was no more hot food, only drinks and cake. It was a normal Friday after Father's Day and the kitchen there is actually open permanently. It's a shame - you would expect something different for a restaurant in this ambience.

Terrace really nice to sit on. There was only one young waiter who was nice. The others don't react at all to raising their hands or shouting, they just walk past. I also noticed that a couple to my left were being served very unfriendly by an older waiter. The prices are really very high. E.g. asparagus with potatoes and hollandaise sauce €25.50 and if you want ham with it a whopping €6.90+. I had a Maultaschen salad that was very oily. Children's schnitzel for €12.90 was just fine. A ketchup bag costs €1.50, that's really ridiculous. Water is your own water, probably carbonated by Soda Stream and is then extremely expensive. Cheesecake was dry and tasted old. It's a shame because it's so beautiful up there.

A meal in the Merkurstüble restaurant rounded off our fantastic trip. We had a fantastic spot outside with a view of the paragliders taking off and the fabulous view. The restaurant was very busy. As soon as a table became available, it was occupied by the next guests. The service was friendly and impeccable. We had several menus (schnitzel, rump steak, baked potato) and drinks. The food was brought to us at the same time, it was exactly as it should be. We'll definitely come back.

We had to turn away several times until a waiter came over to take an order. It took him at least 10 minutes to access even though it wasn't busy. Golash soup was delicious, apple cake on the other hand was served very cold, the tea was delicious. Average experience.

A very cozy restaurant with a fine selection of dishes, we would love to come back 👍🍀

Nice restaurant, with modern and cozy elements. Good service and an extensive menu. Great terrace and beautiful view 😎👍

The food is really good. The location and the view are worth seeing. Unfortunately we were here on a Sunday and the service wasn't good. After being put off 4 times by the waiter outside, we couldn't place an order. Our attempt to order inside also failed. At some point we sat down inside and were then greeted served promptly. The collection took a very long time. I always give a generous tip because I know how difficult it is to get skilled workers for the catering industry. Here I paid without a tip, it wasn't deserved. Sorry, see it as a suggestion for improvement, not just criticism. Somehow every waiter walks past the tables and doesn't notice you making your presence felt.

Since we didn't go paragliding yet, we had a coffee and ate some goulash soup. As always, very fast and friendly service. And goulash soup with lots of goulash. And afterwards there was also a nice paragliding flight. A successful Sunday.

Friendliness is overrated here. Unfortunately, you have to look in vain for service here. 4 waitresses, no one comes. Guests who arrived after us are served first. I can't comment on the food and drink because unfortunately we didn't manage to place an order. Since our money doesn't seem to be needed here, we'll enjoy our coffee somewhere else.

So from me there are the full 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can only say one thing no matter when I was here……….! It was always perfect, the waitresses were super nice, the food was absolutely top💯 again this evening... Everyone was thrilled with the New Year's Eve menu. They've just got it here☝🏻 and not to mention this incredible view of the city of Baden-Baden from up here👌🏼 is sensational...

Service absolutely unfriendly. We waited a very long time for coffee and just taking the order only took 10 minutes and asked twice. We waited another 10 minutes for three drinks even though there wasn't much going on. The apple spritzer was slightly stale and there was no plant-based milk either. Not recommendable.

Location in a beautiful location

Essen mittelmäßig, nicht schlecht auch nichts besonderes. Wein leicht überteuert. Deserts nicht immer vorhanden und die gebliebene mäßiger Qualität.

War echt gut 👍 wir werden wieder kommen

Bedienung kam nicht nach draußen, wir und andere Gäste sind nach 20 Min. Wartezeit wieder gehangen

Auf der Terrasse gab es keinen Service also haben wir drinnen nachgefragt und wurden schroff abgewiesen „es kommt jemand raus“. Hat dann ewig gedauert bis jemand kam und der Kellner hat uns nicht einmal angeschaut und war super unfreundlich.

22/10/2023 Aucun accueil, pas de sourire. Pas de considération du client. Impossible d'aller commander au bar directement, soit disant que quelqu'un viendra à notre table... 20 min d'attente sans jamais voir personne venir s'occuper de nous. Une honte. Heureusement que nous avions notre gourde. Fuyez ! Shame on you ! Das ist wirklich schlimm ; niemand kommt, um unsere bestellung zunehmen.

Kurzfristig eine Reservierung für 14 Personen bekommen .... sehr gut bedient und versorgt worden .... Kommen gerne wieder :-)

Food was average and overpriced. Service was very blasé and at times a little inappropriate. But, I have to say, the views are spectacular, breathtaking and I am glad we came up here for that very reason.

Entgegen der nicht so tollen Bewertungen haben wir als Familie hier ein sehr schmackhaftes Mittagessen und ein freundlichen und flotten Service vorgefunden. Der Preis ist aufgrund der Lage etwas teurer, aber das ist ja zu erwarten.

Scheinbar hat es hier einen Pächterwechsel gegeben. Das Essen ist sehr teuer, dafür sind die Portionen extrem übersichtlich. Von der Qualität her nur Mittelmaß. Der Service ist träge, am besten bestellt man die Getränke gleich, wenn die vorher bestellten gebracht werden. War die Bedienung einmal da, kommt sie freiwillig nicht mehr so schnell. Schade bei so einem Besuchermagnet.

Black forest cake is the best ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Das Essen schmeckte exzellent, dazu war der Service aufmerksam. Erwähnenswert ist auch die traumhafte Aussicht. Dieses Restaurant wird weiterhin besucht und ist empfehlenswert.

Top Atmosphäre und Aussicht. Personal war freundlich wirkte aber teilweise etwas verwirrt. Der Café war gut, nur die kalten Getränke waren leider sehr abgestanden. Preise sind etwas zu hoch.