Waldschänke Brückkanal in Wendelstein

If you love crowds, this is the place for you! A very beautiful, idyllically located beer garden that is unfortunately overcrowded. You have to get your own drinks and food, and there's a long line. It's understandable that service isn't possible given the crowds. It's comparable to a visit to an amusement park. The food is good, but not outstanding. Personally, it's not a place I'd want to visit again.

Very nice beer garden, good and plentiful food. If there were waitress service, I would, of course, give it 5 stars.

We regularly go on a bike tour to the Brückkanal. Top.

When the weather is nice and there is a big rush, there are long queues at the ticket offices. Could be better organized.

Best Franconian beer garden ever. It's worth avoiding the rest stop and driving the 5 minutes here.

Nice beer garden, good selection and the staff, unfortunately too few, make a great effort.

Food and drink were ok in terms of price and not overpriced. The food is freshly prepared and tasted very good.

A MUST, it is incredibly beautiful

Great location, a stop on a bike tour is definitely worth it. But you have to plan a lot of time because the queues (you have to queue at least twice) are enormous. You stand for 15 minutes or longer at a time. I wonder how the Austrians manage this in the ski resort. The throughput is usually even higher there, the selection is also huge and you only queue for a few minutes at self-service and then have food and drinks all at once.

I can recommend it to everyone, it's really great here

A nice beer garden My home. I grew up nearby and was here every day Always happy to come back The food is very good and you are right in the Schwarzachtal. Highly recommended

Unreservedly recommended! It could have been a little more sauce 😊

A self-service beer garden with standard food.

Food highly recommended, the schnitzel and the potato salad were very good. Gladly again.

Bratwursts dry and the slice of bread too.

Very nice atmosphere, in nature, nice location for family. Food was ok!

Price performance good Location is great, you're happy when you're on the A9 and don't have to stop at the rest stop

Good location and plenty of parking.

Beautiful restaurant in the forest with a huge beer garden and children's playground. It's self-service but it's very quick. Food is great. You can make reservations even in bad weather.

Super delicious food. Top team👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Very nicely located beer garden with good Franconian cuisine - the Schäufele tasted excellent and there are also delicious dishes for vegetarians. It's self-service in the beer garden! After a walk in the Schwarzachschlucht and/or the Brückkanal, a visit to the beer garden is definitely a good idea! We were definitely not here for the last time!

From this large beer garden you can start a varied circular route of approx. 7 km (shorter if necessary). At the beginning you go through a geotope Schwarzachklamm and you can return along the old Ludwig-Donau-Main Canal and end up back at the Waldschänke.

Top beer garden, actually! But in the best weather on Sunday, wait 30 minutes for drinks, no. Should you already get organized that fluidly.

Also this year - consistent quality. Prices are moderately adjusted - always a recommendation

Werner brought me dark beer (free of charge). Top!

Unfortunately, the taste and quality in the restaurant has deteriorated considerably. But a snack in the beer garden is always possible.

Very tasty food, well located. Nice beer garden with nearby excursion destinations

Everything great. There is nothing to add. We came here spontaneously and were very positively surprised😉

Always nice in summer after hiking in the Schwarzachtal, delicious beer and food :)

It's also beautifully situated between the Schwarzach River and the old Ludwig Canal, with delicious food and a place to relax, friendly guests and staff. The large parking lot is exclusively for guests; the motorcycle trip was worth it in March 2025.

Always a great stop after a tour through the Schwarzachklamm. Delicious beer, friendly hosts. I really enjoy coming here.

Great restaurant hidden in the forest. Friendly service and delicious food

Great atmosphere, very friendly staff, very good food at fair prices. The wonderful, delicious and homemade apple cake should be highlighted. Thank you for the hospitality.

We love being here in the summer and stopping off after hiking. This year we were at the winter solstice fire. It was a great pre-Christmas evening. We'll be back next year.

A beautiful restaurant with really great food. The landlady has her heart ❤️ in the right place. We will definitely be there more often.

An exceptionally beautiful beer garden. Definitely visit if you are in the area

Bit of a mess, but still delicious. You first have to manage to make guests happy for so many years. Yes, you have to like self-service, long queues at peak times too... But you will be rewarded with delicious food and drink. 😁 And a nice environment.

Beautiful beer garden with a great selection of food at great prices. Very cozy and certainly a very idyllic place to stay in the summer.

Always my pleasure. The food is delicious and cheap. The location is perfect for a trip. Whether after a visit to the gorge or a bike ride along the old canal - a stop is absolutely recommended.

Went there for lunch yesterday. Unfortunately it was only open outside, it was a bit "shady". But food was super tasty 😋.

Great beer garden and friendly staff. Would love to come back.

Nice beer garden with typical Franconian dishes. Self-service. You shouldn't expect star cuisine here. It can get pretty damn crowded here on weekends.

For a self-service beer garden, very good food and friendly staff.

Food mixed. The goose legs looked delicious, the cauliflower thaler was frozen food, served with slightly stale salad.

What else can I say about that? This is my second home.

Nicely located and easily accessible.

Great beer garden to stop off after hiking. Great team, always attentive.

A really nice beer garden with delicious food. Just always happy

The location is very nice, on the canal and right next to the forest. However, I can't understand why there aren't any fries there. Even the children have to eat potato salad with their schnitzel, there are no fries. Actually, it's standard to get at least fries in a beer garden and I'm sure that more people would come that way. The food itself is always very well seasoned, but sometimes too spicy.

Unfortunately there are always long queues when ordering food. Speaks for the food, but it's annoying.

Great food (schnitzel, potato salad and a vegan vegetable goulash), friendly and fast service, EC card payment and reasonable prices. Very pleasant atmosphere!

Self-service, but works well. The food is wonderful Franconian, real home cooking. Very large beer garden, plenty of parking spaces and a nice walk through the Schwarzachschlucht.

Nice, cozy beer garden where the food and drink doesn't cost the earth

Great beer garden with acceptable prices!

Very nice beer garden with nice staff and good food Schäuferla were very tasty.

Large and beautiful beer garden with fair prices. The food is good, middle-class - Franconian. Unfortunately, the classic currywurst with fries was missing from the menu. (There are no fries with any other dish) What I think is very good is that they serve regional beer. The beer garden is perfect for a stop after a hike in the Schwarzachklamm.

The area is beautiful and wonderful for walking, but the food here is very expensive for what you get and was nothing special. Everything is ready immediately. This is not cooking but a soup kitchen. The choice of beer and other drinks is okay. Do not come here to eat. very disappointing, it used to be much better

Great beer garden. Food is excellent. Prices OK. Any time .

Nice beer garden with good food and a variety of drinks. However, food prices have risen significantly compared to two years ago

A great beer garden that invites you to linger after a wonderful hike in this absolutely impressive area. The food surprised us positively. A large selection of Franconian dishes, as well as coffee and cake, leave nothing to be desired. The ladies in the kitchen are warm and always up for a joke, but above all they are hard-working and on their toes. The food comes within a few minutes and tastes really good. The young boys in the beer garden are also very attentive and quickly clear the dishes as soon as you're done. The cappuccino has the world's best milk foam...just to say the least. 😉 The prices are completely okay. When it comes to drinks, you get 0.5l for the price you pay for half elsewhere. All in all, the Waldschänke impressed us so much that we will come regularly in the future, even if we have to drive 60km. The only thing to complain about is the toilets. More cleanliness would be desirable there. But I've experienced worse there too. In any case, we give it 5 stars 🌟 because the overall concept is simply convincing. There is enough space and there are parking spaces nearby.

Beautiful beer garden with lots of shaded areas is highly recommended

Schäufele with dumpling is very, very tasty, I can only recommend it. Longer queue but quick preparation.

Great self-service beer garden. The food was delicious and plentiful. The beer was delicious.

Nice restaurant and beer garden with opportunities for hiking along the Old Canal or the Schwarzach Gorge. Good food and drinks with fair prices. Dessert; Blackberry cream puff cake is recommended.

Yes, stopped in after hiking, but you can get good food yourself.

Plates not clean, food just average, a shame

This beer garden with around 700 seats can be the starting point, destination or stopover on the Schwarzachklamm/Ludwigskanal circular hiking trail. Very friendly staff offer a surprising amount of self-service food and drinks at acceptable prices. An adjacent parking lot also offers enough space for guests traveling by car. Worth a visit.

Great, huge beer garden in a prime location. Quiet, located in the middle of the forest and with lots of different seating options. Down-to-earth food at reasonable prices. Also highly recommended with children - entry into the Schwarzachklamm hiking trail directly from the beer garden.

Very nice atmosphere, super quick food preparation, tastes very good and there is a large selection. Wasn't there the first time.

Delicious German food at very good prices. The service only gets 3 stars because it is self-service. Beautifully located on the canal and forest.

Just the right thing after a hike and the price is right

The Waldschänke is a popular place in the area. The food was very good and the prices too. Food must be ordered at the window and picked up.

Idyllically located, ideal for hikers or cyclists but even if you don't feel like cooking for everyone, large selection of dishes, no long waiting times because it's self-service

Beautiful beer garden with great service. Extremely friendly telephone contact.

Beer garden is very nice. Food great. Only the staff at the drinks were stressed and unfriendly.

Very nice beer garden and lots of shade 😎

Always good. Very nice beer garden, great service, good beer and good food

Super great beer garden! Neat, great value for money 🥰😍

The food is very tasty and the atmosphere is great.

Very nice beer garden. Shady spot and a delicious beer. What more could you want? For all cyclists like us (all beer gardens within 40 km) it was an oasis. The beer evaporated immediately.

Very nice beer garden with good food and a nice atmosphere

Nice beer garden that is worth a detour.

Great value for money! A great end to a pleasant hike!

Top prices, top beer garden, top food. However, you should come in good time, otherwise there will be long queues at the counter.

Service at the food counter was a bit rough.

Nice beer garden and really nice ambience, unfortunately the food wasn't that good. The bratwurst and pressack were totally over salted and the sauerkraut wasn't good either. The cake with 3 pieces of rhubarb, well what can I say? It was definitely my first and last visit here.

Food & service good - everything good!

Very nice beer garden with very tasty food, best Schäufele.

Unfortunately we only strengthened ourselves with a drink, but what we read and saw with the guests looked delicious 😋 Very nice people

Nice place, quick self service. Nit so expensive.

Went to the Schwarzachklamm today. We were completely lost, but a very nice local resident helped us find the right access to the gorge. Thanks again 😊. Then we parked at the Waldgasthof and ate there on the way back. Great atmosphere, great food, extremely nice staff and great prices. Thank you for the lovely afternoon 😘

Just great. Were there with a few friends. Great food. Good mood. Cyclists like to take a break here. Dogs are also welcome, which I think is great. Nobody argues, nobody shouts, everything is peaceful and clean. I would definitely like to come back. I have the feeling...the further away from Nuremberg...the more beautiful, better and quieter it is.

Nice beer garden, always busy when the weather is good!

A beautiful beer garden that invites you to linger under chestnuts and other trees. The majority of the pitches are in the shade. Large food and drink menu. Daily specials clearly visible on boards. I had salt knuckles with bread and my wife had “Strammen Max”. Both dishes were good and prepared quickly. Self-service applies to food and drinks. Clearing up, wiping the table and emptying the ashtray were all done very quickly by the service. Conclusion: very nice beer garden. We'd love to come back

Beautiful Franconian beer garden with a great atmosphere, delicious and absolutely inexpensive food and a nice staff. Gladly again!

Wonderful nature, very good food. Very friendly and fast service

Beautiful beer garden in great nature. Highly recommended.

Large selection of food and drinks. Pleasant beer garden feeling. When it's busy, there are long queues at the respective issue. I can't judge the service, you get everything yourself. We like to go there more often throughout the year. Prices absolutely okay.

Nice big beer garden, delicious food, big selection. Cozy location. Gladly again.

A beautiful forest tavern. For cozy hours in beautiful surroundings. That's fine.