Zur Hoell in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Ate dinner here on a recent trip to Rothenburg and would highly recommend to anyone thinking about it! The staff were so kind and made you feel like friends, instead of tourists. The atmosphere and decorations are charming, and the food was delicious! The fresh wild garlic soup is one of the best soups I’ve ever had, and the specials were amazing.

Enjoyed my dinner here with frienfly service from the staff.

A quaint restaurant with a lot of charm and a TOP kitchen and very friendly staff....gladly again...

Loved it, very authentic German food and a lovely service

Luckily we have reservations. Very tasty food, good wine, good ambience. Everything worked out wonderfully

Totally delicious food! Very personable and pleasant manager. It's important to call in advance because it can be very busy.

Very welcoming restaurant. Really good food and great value for money. The staff was very kind and helpful. I recommend it!

We were amazed by the food and the atmosphere!! The quality of the food is 10/10 !! The stuff was very kind and polite !! Recommended !!

Been there often, always satisfied. This time unfortunately I got food poisoning from the Obazda

Very nice restaurant in the very old Rothenburg style??

Great food, nice staff, quick preparation at any time, just make a reservation

Fantastic dinner. High quality and served with friendliness.

Excellent food. I recommend the roast pork shoulder.

Everyone is warmly welcomed here. A fire crackles in the oven. The mood is relaxed and happy. The food comes quickly and is extremely good. The beer is tasty and the service is first class. Everything wonderful!

We absolutely cannot understand the positive reviews about the food. It was simply not good - from reheated, hard fried potatoes to completely raw meat (medium would have been fine!). To us it looked and tasted like frozen food. Far from good! The service, on the other hand, was very attentive and really friendly. The atmosphere is rustic and cozy. Maybe we were just unlucky, but there is nothing worse than leaving a restaurant dissatisfied. Really a shame!

The service and the atmosphere are appealing and the waiters are very attentive. Unfortunately we found that the food was an absolute disaster. Despite being grilled several times, the meat (pork) was not cooked through, but was pink to raw. Even the beef wasn't cooked through, I wouldn't criticize that because I love it medium rare, but it was raw like it was on display and only seared on the outside. The fried potatoes were not seasoned and probably came from a bag. The price of €26.90 was not even remotely reasonable. It's a shame about the nice service!

A great restaurant in Rothenburg! Clocky medieval, very tasty and good service. The menu is very small, but there are always 2-3 daily specials that always change. If you want to increase your enthusiasm for the beautiful city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, you should dine here. Absolute recommendation: devil’s skewer!

Very friendly staff. Food super tasty. Ambience to simply feel good. If we lived nearby we would definitely be regular guests.

We had a delicious meal here and the staff is very attentive and friendly. It's worth making a reservation.

Great restaurant and super friendly service. We felt very comfortable and would love to come back 👍. The food was excellent 👍.

There's no need to say much, top food in one of the oldest houses in Rothenburg, we really enjoyed the evening, thank you.

I had an incredibly disappointing experience at this restaurant. From the moment we arrived it was clear that the staff didn't care about the customers at all. We were treated like just another table to be rushed past without any effort being made to make us feel welcome or valued. It felt like they just wanted our money and didn't bother to provide decent service. I specifically chose this place because their website and Google listing said they had vegetarian options. However, when I asked about it, I was simply offered fish - my dietary needs were completely ignored. No effort was made to accommodate me or even show interest, which was both frustrating and misleading. It felt like false advertising. The service was by far the worst. The staff was rushed, inattentive and completely uninterested in providing a good experience. They didn't bother to explain the menu or drinks, and when we asked questions we got curt, hasty answers, as if we were a burden to them. There was no friendliness, no engagement - just an obvious desire to get us in and out as quickly as possible. This place is nothing more than a typical tourist trap with no real charm or character. If you are looking for an authentic experience with great service, I would strongly recommend you avoid this place and go to Gurkloch 38 or Altfränkische Weinstube instead. Both offer a much better atmosphere, genuine hospitality and a dining experience that actually makes you feel valued. I would give this restaurant 0 stars, but the minimum you can choose is 1 star. I had an incredibly disappointing experience at this restaurant. From the moment we arrived, it was clear that the staff didn’t care about the customers at all. We were treated like just another table to rush through, with no effort to make us feel welcome or valued. It felt like they only wanted our money and couldn’t be bothered providing decent service. I specifically chose this place because their website and Google listing claimed they had vegetarian options. However, when I asked about them, I was simply offered fish—completely ignoring my dietary needs. There was no effort to accommodate me or even show any concern, which was both frustrating and misleading. It felt like false advertising. The service was by far the worst part. The staff were rushed, inattentive, and completely uninterested in providing a good experience. They didn’t bother explaining the menu or drinks, and when we asked questions, we got curt, rushed responses as if we were inconveniencing them. There was no friendliness, no engagement—just an obvious desire to get us in and out as quickly as possible. This place is nothing more than a generic tourist trap with no real charm or character. If you’re looking for an authentic experience with great service, I’d highly recommend skipping this place and heading to Gurkloch 38 or Altfraenkische Weinstube instead. Both offer a much better atmosphere, genuine hospitality, and a dining experience that actually makes you feel valued. I would give this restaurant 0 stars but the minimum you can select is 1 star.

A beautiful evening in a medieval parlor, very good food, staff very friendly. Reservation would be an advantage highly recommended

I ate here last night and the food was really good. The ambience was also very nice and pleasant, but the service from a certain lady was catastrophic, she was overwhelmed, took the wrong order and was rude. I don't have to have it a second time.

Were not that enthusiastic. Based on verbal recommendations from the service, we ordered grilled plates. Wasn't advertised or marked anywhere. It was mainly a red sausage and some meat with a few side dishes for ~€26 A bit expensive

Ate very well! Good regional cuisine in a rustic atmosphere. Very friendly service! The only drawback is that no card payment is possible.

Portion size and taste It should be generally acceptable to Asians The pumpkin soup is actually hot! ! ! You can drink smoking soup in Europe Not too salty and too happy🥹

Very authentic German meals and it was lovely. Very accommodating and magnificent food.

Quaint restaurant, the service is quick and friendly but one star is deducted, the prices for the food and small portions are not appropriate

An enchanting evening. The atmosphere is quiet, romantic and very charming thanks to the medieval decoration. The staff were very accommodating and we felt very well looked after. Such good internet and then most importantly the food was fabulous, I haven't tried such tasty German food for a long time.

We had made a reservation and were told we would be sitting in the “Löchle”. When I looked on the site I was really looking forward to the rustic room at the bottom of the restaurant. The disappointment was even greater when we arrived at the restaurant. It was then said that other guests really wanted the table and we were then simply seated somewhere else. Apparently I was called. But no call reached me. We traveled an extra 3 hours and I wanted to offer my colleagues something special. Unfortunately it didn't work. I think it's an absolute no go to simply give the reserved table to others. We wanted to sit in exactly the same room and had reserved it.

Fantastic little restaurant serving authentic German food in a 1000 year house. Restaurant is small so make sure you have a reservation. Service was exceptional, food generous in its portions but the setting and atmosphere the clear winner. Please note that they only accept cash.

Quaint restaurant, seems to be the oldest of its kind in Rothenburg, very friendly staff, multilingual. Food was great, price was “heavy” for tourists. Unfortunately not barrier-free. Highly recommended and definitely reserve!!

A culinary journey in a relaxed atmosphere We had the great pleasure of spending an evening at Restaurant Höll in Rottenburg-Opter-Tauber and it was simply fantastic! The service was not only attentive, but warm and super friendly - we felt welcome from the first moment. About the food: We ordered spare ribs, Schäufele and a grill platter, and every dish was an absolute highlight! The quality of the food was excellent – ​​tender meat, perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection. You can tell that people cook with passion here. The spare ribs were particularly delicious, and the Schäufele was so tender that it melted in your mouth. The portions were generous and the price-performance ratio was absolutely reasonable. Combined with the pleasant atmosphere and wonderful service, I can only warmly recommend Restaurant Höll. We'll definitely be back!

Great location, food super tasty, staff super nice and accommodating.

Koreans! Outback tastes better! The food was okay to eat. I visited this place after hearing rumors that it was a good restaurant in Rothenburg, but I wasn't convinced. The potatoes were hard and can you see the picture of the shrimp? They put cocktail shrimp on top and said they had shrimp on top, hahaha. The ribs were soft, but the taste wasn't impressive... What made me feel bad about this place was that it opened at 5 o'clock, so I waited at the entrance 10 minutes before, and a man who looked like the owner came in. So I waited, thinking it would open soon, but a little while later, another male employee came out, looked outside, and went in. So I thought they were just preparing to open, but a group of foreigners just walked in. So we went in and it was already open and a few tables were occupied… Haha, if you saw us waiting, maybe you would ask. I went in with the food slightly spoiled, but if you didn't make a reservation, you could eat it as long as you eat by 6 o'clock, so I said okay and sat down. I ordered almost immediately, but the food came out in about 30 minutes, and they told me to eat by 6, but they gave me the food this late? The pinto got bad the second time. But in between, they went to the table behind us and the table next to us and asked if we needed anything else, but they only passed our table haha. Is this discrimination against Asians? I am writing this review because it was my 3rd time getting damaged. It might be okay for those who aren't sensitive, but I paid for it and it wasn't a pleasant meal. I recommend looking into other restaurants.

We ate delicious food (Schäufele and Obatzter) and were looked after very attentively. Dumplings and cabbage were even added (house service!). The price was more than appropriate for the excellent quality. Reservations are definitely recommended as the inn is not too big. Only cash payment is possible, but this is pointed out when you make your reservation. We will definitely come back on our next visit to Rothenburg.

We had dinner at this highly rated place, honestly we were very disappointed by the quality of the food, poorly reheated and tasteless. The poor service so we didn't leave a tip, when we left the restaurant they didn't even greet us. The only positive thing is the location.

This is an amazing restaurant, with incredible, flavorful food, in a unique ambiance! We booked months in advance, and while here, heard them turn away tons of people, so I feel so fortunate that I booked in advance and was able to enjoy this fantastic experience!!

We ate the whole thing today, it was very, very tasty😋

Very nice place. Good food. Unfortunately they don't take cards.

A culinary experience that you should not miss when visiting Rothenburg. Quaint inn in one of the oldest buildings in town. We had four different dishes and all of them exceeded our expectations. But the highlight was the service staff/owners who gave us a great evening during our stay.

Great service, amazing food, and don’t be fooled by the small menu. They had 5 weekly specials and they were all seasonal and fresh. Would definitely eat here again if I ever come back! Also, we got to eat in the lowest part of hell! So cool.

We ate there last night and were very disappointed, goose breast and Schäufele with side dishes were swimming in a standard sauce and it was only lukewarm. In terms of taste, we certainly won't eat there again.

This is a 1000+ old tavern serving delicious German food. Yes it may seem like a popular tourist trap but the food is legit. Don't even bother if you don't have a reservation, this is a TINY place. You can email them via website ahead of time and you can request to stay in the cavern. It also seems like they may have next day reservations as well but I wouldn't chance it. All the meat was cooked well. I liked my venison steak which was not gamey. I also got to try the steak & pork skewer and the spare ribs. The red gluhwein was one of the best I've tried so far after being in 3 other German cities. My favorite thing I ventured and tried was the chesnut soup. It sounds odd but it was delicious; it's slightly sweet but not like a sugar broth. Staff are friendly and speak English.

Cozy evening, with good food and nice service, only the beer could have been colder.

Very nice and cozy inn. We were warmly welcomed and served. You feel welcome there and the food was delicious. We'd love to come back there! :)

I ordered local beer, spareribs, and wurst. It was very delicious.

I saw that it had a good score here so me and my wife decided to go to this restaurant. As we arrived there we saw that they only accept cash, I said ok we got cash so no problem although we have 2024 and people now use mainly cards. We got inside and we waited until our turn comes to sit on a table as it was full but I didn't mind. As I waited I went online here to see the menu and what would we order. The owner then came and gave us the menu which was like 7-8 pages with drinks and only 1 page with food in which the main dishes were not there and we were informed that we would get the disches spoken. That was a big dissapointment as I would like to taste specific disches which by the way they weren't available that day. Also the dishes were not exactly German as recipes and the prices of course were not on the menu. After some thought we ended up choosing a main dish and after talking with the owner he convinced us to try the pumpkin soup so we got 1 as well. The soup had smoked salmon in it, was nothing great but ok. The main dish had klos with red cabbage and a sause that was average in taste and for meat had goose which in general as a dish was nothing great but ok I guess, an average dish in total. The shock came afterwards with the bill that for these 3 dishes and 2 cokes was almost 75 euro. Extremely expensive for 3 average dishes. If all these were on the menu and we could see the prices we wouldn't have ordered anything. Paying almost 30 euro for such an average dish is crazy. The inside of the restaurant was nothing that great as well to justify such prices.

The food was very good. The lady who served us was very attentive, unfortunately the last round started before 9 p.m. We would have liked to have had a second glass of wine, after all it was the 60th birthday.

Small and fine restaurant. The food is very tasty and the service is very friendly. The old church pews alone are not made for long stays.

Definitely the most fairy-tale venue set in the most picturesque town on the Romantic Road, Rothenburg! In the historic center, the structure already appears cartoonish from the outside, while once inside you are greeted by a feeling of amazement at the type of furnishings and surrounding objects The dark wood dominates, it seems to be trapped inside a fairy tale, crazy The staff is very cheerful, you feel at home The menu is varied and features typical traditional Bavarian dishes All the dishes we had were delicious, especially the pork ribs and the shank, mouth-watering!!! We are now at the end of our journey along the Romantic Road, a grand finale, I highly recommend you come to this place if you pass through these parts Top!!!

Love the history and atmosphere of this place

Delicious, traditional German cuisine in a rustic atmosphere. Very courteous and friendly staff. Gladly again ❤️

What a great location in the oldest building in Rothenburg o.d.T. Empathetic, warm innkeepers, attentive, fast and courteous service, wonderful, tasty food and an ambience that is second to none. It doesn't get any better. Just great. Absolute recommendation!

The dish of the day wasn't good and I felt sick, just a tap of beer. Very small and busy space.

We arrived without reservation and they accepted to sit us for one hour. The daily menu is only spoken. The waitress presented the options. There is nowhere the price of those options. You need to ask orelse you will know it only by the time that you receive the bill. We ordered the fish of the day. The dish was small and did not have a good portion of rice. Also, have in mind that the price of the items in the menu does not consider the 19% of tax. We noticed that some items had a different price in the menu from the price that was in the bill, for example the soup was 7,50 in the menu that was outside of the restaurant and the bill charged 8,50. Last thing, this restaurant do not accept card. Cash only!

Great hidden restaurant... In a cave! You need reservations to eat here.. they have a hidden room with a giant baffle used as a table..

Traditional German restaurant The ambience and the food are excellent

Very good food, a pleasant atmosphere and wonderful people

Relaxed, nice service! Fantastic food! And a delicious Federweißer

Great service & delicious food - we can only recommend it. Home cooking, small menu - very good quality and fair prices. We had the sausage/cheese platter & grilled sausages with cabbage, Silvaner.

We were lucky enough to get the table in the vaulted cellar, the oldest in Rothenburg...the room was beautifully decorated, with candles in every corner. The table, which was an old bellows, was also lovingly prepared. While we were waiting, the owner (?) came to our table and told us something about the construction of the restaurant, very exciting... The service was more than good...the waitresses (two different people) kept asking if everything was good. While we were eating (we ordered the devil's skewer), the waitress offered to slide the meat from the skewer onto the plate and also explained to us what exactly was on the skewer. The food itself was also delicious, there is absolutely nothing to complain about... While we were eating the meat on the skewer, a waitress came again and took the remaining skewer with him so that it wouldn't get cold. Very attentive... I can definitely recommend a visit to "hell", it was a very nice evening :)

Unforgettable. Our brazilian friends will visit on next week and we are confident that the attendance and the exquisite food Willie tha same than our visit 11 years ago

Fine food, nice restaurant, nice service.

Very pleasant and cozy atmosphere. The service is top 👍 and the food is excellent 👍👍 I would love to come back!

Very, very good service, great food and a great Federweißer! Only recommended here!!

Traditional German restaurant that appears in all kinds of lists and is therefore frequently visited by tourists (just like the whole of Rothenburg, by the way). The food is good (not great) and a normal price. Great restaurant, but in my opinion it gets the better rating in TripAdvisor because of the ambiance. Beer was small by German standards.

Cosy enjoyable atmosphere for dinner- booking needed . Service was fast and friendly but menu was smaller than we expected.

Beautiful experience, the host was so kind and welcoming, the place was full but he let us inside and welcomed us in 2 small chairs, offering us a glass of fresh wine and explaining us the menu. Then we did sit and the place had so much a medieval style, very nice and stylish. Then the food came and it was very good, the host also offered me to have an extra kloße and brought some meat into the kitchen again so it could stay warm. The sweets are very good too and it has a very good price quality ratio

Very nice hospitality and atmosphere, the restaurant is recommended, we will be back.

I have to laugh over how bad this place was. Service was horrible. I ordered bread and butter and had to ask twice for it to be brought out only for it to come without butter and half through our meal. The steak was so small for the price and the lamb was dry and tasteless. Get a picture outside and find a much better spot to eat. We literally left and went to another restaurant.

Quaint restaurant in Rothenburg's oldest house. Mainly Franconian cuisine, so not for light food lovers. Our dishes (fish, boiled beef, cheese platter) were delicious (as were the wines) and beautifully served. The service is brisk. It could perhaps be a bit more cordial. This could be due to the swarm of tourists in Rothenburg. I've experienced this in other restaurants too.

It really is a quaint old restaurant. However, 4.10 euros for a 0.3l beer is simply too expensive!!!!!! There's really no reason to offer the drinks so expensive. Schäufele for 20 euros isn't exactly a bargain either. Price performance is simply not right!

A unique dining experience in Rothenburg. The place was super busy for a Tuesday night, but the staff and service was excellent. My wife had the meat on skewers which i highly recommend and i went with the sausages and mushroom gravy that was also very good. Just note they only take cash.

Good Franconian cuisine. Great and attentive service that doesn't seem intrusive. The side dishes were added a second time so that we had a warm product again. We had Schäuffele with dumplings and Bavarian cabbage - very, very tasty. The price/performance ratio was right.

After 2 weeks in Germany, this is my favorite spot! Food, service, atmosphere! All superb! As other reviews have stated- cash only. But they tell you multiple times and it's written on the menu in English and German. Food portions were plenty big enough and the price- while not "cheap" was more than fair for the amazing food we had! The service was hands down the best we've had!!

Great food, kind staff. CASH ONLY

Rude people, bad food and expensive bill (ONLY CASH). Tourist trap

Worst service ever! Don’t go! You can find a better restaurant.

I was there 20 years ago (before smart phones and easy reviews). Would recommend anyone go there if they want a genuinely cool experience. Good food, great atmosphere. Next time I come across the Atlantic, I'll be stopping here again. My brother and family are in Rottenburg now, and I told them to "Go to Hell" 😀

We were seduced by the great reviews that presented it as the must eat of Rottenmurg. No relation. Mediocre and overpriced food. €30 a schnitzel. I wouldn't recommend it.

Very nice place, awesome home made food. The only problem is that they don't take card only cash, but apart from that a highly recommended place.

Charming location, where our party of six was lucky enough to dine in the incredible old pottery room downstairs. The owners are so helpful and accommodating and the dinner menu, while on the smaller side, was carefully thought out and all of our dishes were presented beautifully. The recommended mushroom dishes off the seasonal menu were especially fantastic. Everything was of perfect temperature as well. Wonderful experience!

Absolutely recommended - please make a reservation as it is well known and popular - the ambience is historic and fantastic - the food is a poem - you even get seconds... service is very accommodating and friendly... you are welcome here and feel comfortable at any time :))

Went to the restaurant based on the good Google reviews and were unfortunately disappointed. The seasonal chanterelle schnitzel on offer for 29.50 euros consisted of a normal schnitzel cut in half. 1 bread dumpling was served with it, but at least you got another bread dumpling in addition. The portion was too small for me as a petite woman, I don't want to start with my husband... The salad that came with it was okay, occasionally there was a crunch in my teeth... It's a shame, a quaint restaurant but you get the feeling that you're a tourist is excluded... ATTENTION: Card payment not possible. Wouldn't recommend the restaurant.

Very typical German food and place. The food is nicely done even though not really transcendent. We had an unpleasant surprise at the end of the meal, they said they only accept cash when it's not indicated outside. We had to rush to an ATM to be able to pay for our meal. Be aware.

Great place! We ordered one dish and were served divided on 2 plates. Very nice service. Best ribs ever!

Rustic and authentic drinking room with a feel-good character. The service staff are very friendly and in a good mood, even though it is busy. The food is very tasty and the portions are quite generous. Unfortunately I didn't finish all of my food. We'd love to come back!

Worst experience in Germany! We have reserved a table at 8pm, we arrived at 8:09 and they gave away the table in front of us! They treated us badly for being late! Incredible ..don’t go there.

My favorite restaurant we ate at in Germany! We had the best waiter I have ever had at any restaurant and the food was amazing!

The place is very beautiful. Unfortunately, while we came with high expectations due to the reviews, we were half an hour late to sit at the table while we had a reservation and the food was served too late. The staff approached us politely, but the service needs a lot of work and coordination. In conclusion, the food is good, expensive but average.

There are great, great, great spare ribs here 😁 Be sure to reserve in advance!

Nice little restaurant with very friendly staff and a cozy atmosphere in a quiet street. Especially delicious dishes from our own kitchen. These people enjoy their work and take good care of their customers.

The food itself was okay, but too expensive for the quality. I had veal which, in my opinion, could have been cooked longer. Unfortunately, I was not at all satisfied with the service. The man who helped us was very unfriendly. We were looked at angrily when we wanted to change something while taking the order, so we didn't do it. After dinner I went out to get some air and my friend got some money. I had left my half-skimmed wine behind, as well as my sunglasses, so they knew we weren't done yet. I even indicated that we would be back soon. When we return to our table, suddenly there are other people at the table and my wine has simply been thrown away. Never experienced anything like this before and we will definitely NOT return here!

We were able to get a drink on the way to the accommodation in the evening. It was very tasty and the staff was friendly. Price/performance good, great. We only sat outside, but the atmosphere was good.

Very good food and incredibly good service: attentive, quick, friendly - world class. Everything perfect. Thanks R.K.

The roasted pork ribs are tender and delicious, but the roasted pork shoulder for 20.5 euros is too dry and hard, not as delicious as the ones eaten in Nuremberg. The beer is cold and delicious, and the atmosphere of the restaurant is great

Awesome old style place. Food was excellent and the atmosphere was incredible.

Location is quaint, service is very polite and quick, but 2 main courses, 2 beers, a water and an Aperol for 75€ is definitely overpriced for the average quality. The price of €30.50 for a small, thin and somewhat dry schnitzel with sauce is simply €10-15 too expensive