Rusticus Witzhelden in Leichlingen (Rhld.)

We had a very good meal there. The aioli with the fresh bread is divine, but the main course is always very plentiful and simply delicious. We also love the atmosphere in the beer garden in summer. Everything is very relaxed and the service is very attentive. It was recommended to us, and we will continue to recommend it.

A very nice atmosphere! We sat outside and enjoyed a delicious meal!

Everything is just right here! Okay, we're not in a Michelin-starred restaurant. The restaurant doesn't claim to be one either! But the food and drinks served are good! The prices are absolutely commendable for the value! However, the service is... first-class!!! Top-notch organization, you're greeted in a friendly manner, asked if you have any requests, asked if everything is okay, and come to your table uninvited to ask if you'd like to order anything else – completely unobtrusive! This should really be the norm. The fact that this is specifically mentioned here is a testament to the fact that, unfortunately, it's not the norm these days in our beautiful country. And we say this, as we haven't visited the Rusticus in at least 8-9 years. Back then, it simply wasn't as good as previously described. But now, we're thrilled. The atmosphere is also extremely relaxing, both inside and out! Everyone comes here – families with children and older people too. Everyone feels at home here, and you can tell!

Our friend invited us to dinner for his birthday. The service was super friendly. Drinks came quickly. There were 10 of us. The food arrived at the same time. The dishes were delicious. Highly recommended 👍

Friendly service, good selection of food and drinks. Very nice ambiance. We'll definitely be back.

A beautifully situated, nature-oriented place to stop after hikes, etc., or with children. Unfortunately, the children's portions are so small that they're only enough for a four-year-old at most. The quality of the dishes also varies widely, from a delicious lentil curry to a somewhat drab salad that causes stomach upsets. The value for money is also not entirely convincing in some cases.

Well, we ate here twice. The first time was solid and good, but the second time, at a party, was a disaster. A juicy burger was burnt only in the middle, and the piece, about 5 DM in size, was edible. After complaining to the waiter, he brought it to the kitchen. The chef said he wouldn't accept the complaint. But he didn't dare go to the table to speak to his colleague. By the way, I had schnitzel, which was dry and with tendons, not enjoyable. The sauce was okay, just standard. The fries come straight from the bag into the fryer, so you can't go wrong. So, for us, this was our last visit. Hospitality is a different story for us.

Great restaurant Everything just works here. You can sit comfortably outside, and the staff creates a friendly, family-like atmosphere. Despite the restaurant being full, the food came quickly and was delicious for everyone.

Reheated roast pork and sour barley soup. I can't recommend it. Visited 2 years ago.

Best beer garden ever. Top-notch service, super friendly. Top-notch location, it couldn't be better. The cheese shop and flower shop are superb. You feel at home here. Regards, Michael

Lunch. The schnitzels were delicious. Nothing to complain about. The service was attentive. It's worth going.

Very tasty food. Generous portions and very friendly staff. Great beer garden with plenty of shade – I can only recommend it 👍

The food and atmosphere are great. Lovely outdoor area, including a play area for the kids. Prices are on the high end, in my opinion. It could be a bit cheaper...

Oh yes, we were at your wedding dinner yesterday. Amazing service. Amazing food. Highly recommended. 5 stars. Greetings, DerMasder. Chris

A family-run hotel in a beautiful, rural setting. There's a small farm shop right next door (where you can buy cheese and various products directly from the farmer). The breakfast buffet was okay. A la carte offers a nice selection, including seasonal dishes. In the afternoon, there's a great selection of cakes and waffles 👍🏻 The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and helpful! A definite recommendation for a pleasant evening with friends in a rustic atmosphere.

Delicious schnitzel and homemade fries at a reasonable price. There are also a few games for the kids. We'll definitely be back.

Lovely ambiance, home-style cooking, beef from our own cattle. Super friendly people 😁👍

The food and atmosphere are good. The beer garden is nice and large. However, the water is sparkling (Purezza). I think €5.90 for 0.75L is way too much for regular tap water. Especially since Purezza itself advertises savings on its website.

Lovely place to have a very good traditional german lunch..

Beautiful beer garden, delicious food

For a while it was a bit difficult with the service due to the general staff angels, but this is now top again

Even though I gave this place 5 stars because we had a delicious meal here on June 20, 2025, and the service was excellent, I'd like to point out that things were different for us on the previous day of the holiday. When we asked if there was anything else available besides the corn-fried chicken, the response was: Chicken with what? They could have explained it briefly by referring to the menu, or was it too warm or too hectic? When I see a double waffle with plenty of strawberries in the photos from three years ago, and I only get a waffle with a hint of an ice cream scoop and counted cherries (sadly, I didn't take a photo) for €6, I wonder if they're cutting corners. Well, the visit on June 21, 2025, made up for everything. Delicious food, attentive staff at all times, and a lovely atmosphere.

Very good restaurant, very friendly staff, family friendly with outdoor children's area..

Beautiful beer garden, delicious food made from regional products.

You shouldn't be quite so picky about the food. But the beer garden is a blast.

Our impression was limited: Apparently, there was a change in service or even the kitchen. The previous rating was one or two stars higher. The asparagus quich was a bit light on asparagus, but the egg mixture was plentiful. We expected something different from a quiche. Unfortunately, the taste was unsatisfactory, more like adequate. The ox cheeks seemed a bit oily, with a very high fat content. The accompanying loaf-shaped bread dumplings seemed a bit strange in appearance, but the taste didn't improve the impression. The potato pancakes with salmon are very tasty, with a large salmon portion, and the potato pancakes are a bit under-presented. Reorders of the potato pancakes are possible, but the price is too high. Due to the somewhat low temperatures, we sat inside. Reservations are recommended.

Absolute favorite restaurant, just makes you feel good!

So if you like cilantro (lots and lots of cilantro), the "Hawaiian Poke Bowl" might taste good, but all in all, it was very disappointing for us. When we asked about it (the bowl was inedible), we were dismissed with the words "that's a matter of taste." We would have expected a bit more understanding and/or consideration (a new dressing, perhaps, or an alternative, etc.). Well, the schnitzel also seemed to have been fried several times, and the sauce was from a bucket (?). We followed the previous good recommendations, but according to the waitress, it seemed to be our fault—not bad either.

Seit ca. 20 Jahren besuchen wir jeden Freitag das Restaurant Rusticus. Unsere Beurteilung auf Grund der Erfahrung in der Vergangenheit, war gut und empfehlenswert. In den letzten Wochen haben wir im Biergarten vergeblich auf eine Bedienung geartet und sind schon wie in den Vorwochen ohne Verzehr gegangen. In der Zukunft werden wir uns ein anderes Lokal besuchen und Bekannten und Freunden, von einem Besuch abraten. Wolfgang Neeff

Nice way to celebrate outside. Delicious food 100%! Nice atmosphere.

Very nice coffee with delicious waffles and homemade ice cream. Very nice service😄

A nice place to eat delicious and cozy. Since there are several rooms on the ground floor and upper floor, you can sit very comfortably and undisturbed. The service is super friendly and fast. The rhubarb tiramisu is a hit!

Very, very good food at Rusticus. Very nice service. Veal schnitzel simply perfect.

Cozy restaurant. Delicious food, seasonal menu. Friendly service. Dogs welcome.

The ambience is very nice. Small and quaint. The food is super delicious!!!!! Very fresh and regional. The service is very friendly, but sometimes a bit forgetful.

Delicious schnitzel, very friendly and helpful staff, and a cozy restaurant – all the ingredients for a successful visit to Rusticus Witzhelden. It was our first time there, but certainly not our last.

I'm actually very disappointed. Burger is great but Aiol with 🍋 doesn't work at all and pasta with shrimp was a disaster, even with lemon 🍋. It's a shame And you had to wait for drinks so there was only one drink the whole evening

Yes I can, very friendly and very good food

The staff were all good, but there was one who was great compared to the others. I think his name was Ram, great man. I would definitely recommend this to you

Nicest service in a long time and the best ox cheeks. The schnitzel buffet also looked great. Gladly again

A very good excursion restaurant in a beautiful location. Also very suitable for dinner. Good cuisine. Everything natural and delicious (own production). Nice service.

Großartig! Lecker und professionell gekocht! Tolle Produkte vom Hof! Netter Service! Tolles Ambiente! Einfach grandios!

The food was very good with a good selection. Connected to a farm shop

Today we once again had a very nice evening at Rusticus with delicious food and drinks. Thank you

I can only recommend this restaurant!

Cozy atmosphere, good service and the food was excellent. No matter whether the ox cheeks with red cabbage and pretzel dumplings. The goose breast or the veal schnitzel. And the country beer is really tasty. You definitely have to make a reservation in advance. The farm restaurant was well attended. There is also a farm shop next door and a cheese dairy. We'll take a look at that next time during the day.

I had the ox cheeks and they were a dream. Nicely prepared and well cooked. This and attentive and fast service made the stop a perfect culinary restaurant experience. Thank you!

Cozy, rural. Medium level of food and drinks as well as prices. Service (attention) not always sufficient. Please secure the parking space! Pre-ordering makes sense.

Very nice little restaurant with friendly service and delicious food. It is idyllically located in Witzhelden and also has two farm shops on site. We spent a lovely Sunday afternoon/evening there and it was very relaxed. I can highly recommend the sauerbraten and the homemade ice cream. We'll definitely come back. By the way, there is a beautiful beer garden in summer.

Everything was very tasty and great. It was my first time there, but I will eat there more often now.

Went there for brunch at a party. The staff seemed to be short staffed, so the service was slow and inattentive. I found the breakfast delicious with a good selection. The food on offer at brunch was far too much, and you felt rushed as there was always a lot of remodeling and food being taken away/new ones being brought in. The latte macchiato we ordered for breakfast arrived after 15 minutes and was already only lukewarm. Unfortunately not the first experience we have had here with the poor service.

My friend and I ate with you and we were completely happy and satisfied! The food tasted so delicious and the waiters and waitresses were also incredibly friendly, attentive and open in their nature. It makes an incredible difference when you feel that dem Work is fun ☺️we felt very comfortable, thank you very much!

Ich kann die negativen Bewertungen nur unterstreichen. Wir waren mit einer Gruppe von 12 Personen vor Ort zum Jahresauftaktessen. Das Interieur nicht besonders einladend - Tische stark abgenutzt und Stühle sehr unbequem. Bei der Vorspeise fehlte ein wenig Pepp, das Hauptgericht Gulasch mit Spätzle und Rotkohl mit einem undefinierbaren Nachgeschmack. Fleisch war zäh, die Spätzle lauwarm. Änderungen der Beilagen nur gegen Aufpreis - offensichtlich geht es der Gastronomie noch ziemlich gut, dass man auf einem derart hohen Ross sitzen kann. Gür mich ein Reinfall - und ganz bestimmt kein zweiter Besuch.

Whether waffles, meat and fish dishes or even vegan dishes (for example jackfruit burgers), everything tastes fantastic here! Big compliments to the kitchen. The rustic atmosphere is cozy and the service is friendly and attentive. We keep coming back!

2nd Christmas Day, everything beautifully decorated for Christmas, a good Christmas card, of course not without the wonderful year-round in-house "standards" such as sauerbraten and ox cheeks. Simply a pleasure.

Super tasty, lots of choice, service attentive, toilet very clean even in the evening!

A great cozy country house restaurant with delicious food and an outdoor area. Always friendly service that tries to make things pleasant for the guest, even when there is a big rush. I would love to come back.

Very nice and friendly service. The food is more than good in terms of price, quality and quantity. There is also plenty of parking space, which is also a plus.

Unfortunately it was very loud in the restaurant. It was difficult to have a conversation. The request for another table was rejected (even though there were still free seats). It's a shame...

70th birthday breakfast buffet on December 15th, 2024, 12 adults and 4 children! We were able to sit together in a cozy room on the first floor that was just for us. The breakfast buffet wasn't that extensive, but it was appropriate for the price! In addition, the breakfast buffet wasn't just for us, there were a few other guests who were allowed to help themselves there too! Included was filter coffee and table water, everything else has to be paid extra! All in all, a nice atmosphere and friendly staff!

Great restaurant and perfect price-performance ratio

A nice, cozy restaurant in a half-timbered house with an adjacent farm shop and a beautiful starting point for the fruit hiking trail. The food is great at fair prices. The service is very friendly. In summer, a large beer garden invites you to linger. We felt very comfortable. Thank you very much!

Super tasty waffles and fries. Very child friendly. Would love to come back

Food and ambience were good. When we got the menu for dessert at 4:40 p.m. (6 people) and the waitress didn't take our order until 5:04 p.m. and then came with the information: waffles only until 5:00 p.m., we weren't very enthusiastic. Above all, the gingerbread waffles (even to go) are posted on boards, but with no time limit. It's a shame, that's a bad thing. given aftertaste.

Nice ambience, delicious food and very nice and polite staff

The ambience and service was A+, we went there specifically because of the ox cheeks. They were probably very good too, but they're not for me.

As always, a very tasty meal, we were there as a group of 10 people, including a small child. All wishes were taken into account, it was a lovely evening

We spent a very nice Sunday lunch at Rusticus. The food was very tasty and the service was very friendly and quick.

Simply excellent, mostly local food, in a very nice atmosphere with friendly, very personal service.

A wonderful place to eat, shop and enjoy.

A bit like the older aunt at the somewhat wobbly table, the Rusticus team manages to create a warm and almost family atmosphere, which makes it possible to sit together casually and laugh out loud. The food looks good and probably tastes great too. Unfortunately, without KH there wasn't much on the menu and the prices quoted are appropriate for the excellent ingredients. All in all, a clear recommendation for a meeting with friends.

First of all, I have no complaints about the food. It was solid, but I miss the innovation, the surprise at the top. The service was attentive and friendly. The ambience inside is a bit loveless and dusty.

After hiking, we always like to stop off for refreshments!!

A great restaurant with charm, super friendly service and great food. Rustically furnished with outdoor dining. It's great to sit under trees. Even though the tables were pretty full, service was always friendly at the table quickly. Only recommended.

The portion sizes were generous, which was positive. However, the quality of the food left something to be desired and only reached an average level. We were kindly informed of the increased waiting time of 45-60 minutes right at the beginning. The service staff seemed overwhelmed by the increasing number of guests. At the beginning the service was quite accommodating, but the friendliness noticeably decreased over the course of the stay. It would have been desirable if the staff had communicated more discreetly regarding the guests to avoid guests overhearing the staff's private opinions about the guests. Overall, dealing with the guests seemed a bit tense and could be made more professional in the future. After paying we asked for packaging for our leftovers. It was explained to us that each package costs 80 cents, which came as a surprise, but ok. However, the packaging was then slapped onto the table without any further words and the staff immediately left.

A café and restaurant, rustic with farm charm and lots of cosiness. In the warm months you can also drink coffee in the orchard, enjoy delicious fresh waffles or drink a wine or beer. The adjacent farm shop also offers a wide range of fresh ice cream from the farm as well as wonderful cheese specialties from our own cheese dairy.

Rustic atmosphere, super friendly service staff, very tasty food at very fair prices. Ideal for families. There is also a good farm shop and everything that is not available there can be bought from a fruit and vegetable dealer on site.

Good food and fast service, gladly again

We have been at Rusticus to eat in the evening, just my wife and me. The restaurant is very rustic, clean and cosy. Service was superb, very motivated young staff - drinks came within 1 minute of order to the table! Unfortunately, food was not that great. My wife had a vegetarian burger that was cold inside. We returned and same burger came back 2 min later, heated up in the microwave - inside hot, bun soggy, fell apart instantly. My food was good, fresh and tasty mushroom with Knödel, portion good. A bit of greens or herbs would have been nice. Desert was tasty,however Espresso was a fail - a tiny strong coffee tasting like warmed up filter coffee-urgh. All in all a country-side restaurant possibly for meat eaters of medium quality.

Exceptionally nice staff, food and spot. Thank you so much! 🙂

The Rusticus is a very cozy farm restaurant with a very nice beer garden and tasteful interior design. The service was very attentive and friendly, the food was delicious and the menu varied. There is also a well-stocked farm shop with our own products, such as cheese, vegetables and flowers.

Very cozy beer garden Food very tasty Service super friendly

Friendly service, delicious food.

We held a small family reunion there. Super great location. The service staff were all super nice and in a good mood. The food was very tasty.

We were here on Friday. We had easily reserved a table the day before. If the weather is good, you should still take a little time with you, but it's worth it :)

Nice place. Very large, beautiful beer garden. Staff very friendly. The food is very tasty. The prices are normal. We will come again, see you next time.

Megaaaaa is all I’m saying. Super tasty, great service and great ambience. I'd love to come back 🍀

Delicious food. Very nice atmosphere. I've been there several times now and it's always nice.

Super nice atmosphere. Staff is very friendly. Our meal was delicious, exceptional combination of ingredients =) We will definitely come back.

Delicious 😋 homemade 🍨 ice cream

The vegan burger is really good 🤩

Delicious food with a nice ambience. Particularly worth mentioning is the very friendly service, which is very friendly despite the house being full! Selection of children's food and very tasty too! We'll be back!

An incredibly good restaurant with an outdoor area. We haven't had such good and tasty food in such a good price range for a long time. We can only recommend everyone ❤️ to eat here.

Was there for dinner 2 days ago with a group (27 people). Menu selection was discussed in advance; In the evening everything went perfectly; Food was very tasty, service was very attentive without being intrusive and all guests were satisfied. Many thanks to the kitchen and service team!

Beautiful beer garden and fun and variety for the children. Very cozy and delicious food.

In short: Great restaurant & beer garden, delicious food. Parking spaces free of charge.

We had a great time sitting in the beer garden and were very happy with the food and the service.

The chef René and the service were first class, the quantity of dishes was completely sufficient, and the service was very attentive. Sufficient parking space, everything ok. Unfortunately we don't live nearby, it's a shame..

In the course of the tasting, the menu that was given to me in advance was given a new lease of life: change in the description including the price: price jump by €7.50! The card given to me was apparently no longer valid. - The espresso served receives the “Coffee+” classification. Addendum 8.7.: Getting to know the menu immediately before enjoying it

We went there on a recommendation. The heifer steak was supposed to be medium rare and was fried to death and smeared with an indefinable paste. Instead of crispy fried potatoes, there were pale potato slices dripping with oil. I left almost everything on the plate. The employee asked if it was tasty, he wasn't prepared for a no, but there was no further response. The staff seemed overwhelmed That was our first and last time