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Where to eat Central European food in Calw: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Find out what Central European restaurants to try in Calw. Calw (German pronunciation: [ˈkalf]; locally [kʰalp]) is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital and largest town of the district Calw. It is located in the Northern Black Forest and is approximately 18 kilometres south of Pforzheim and 33 kilometres west of Stuttgart. It has the status of a große Kreisstadt.
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10. Bauernstuben im Hotel Ochsen Post
Overall Ratings
4 based on 114 reviews
Reviewed By JoachimBruxelles
It took me some 6 months to write this review. Can one write such a negative comment after we have been in the Bauernstuben for many years? We were for another family dinner out last weekend in the Pforzheim region and we avoided again going to this place, so I thought it is finally time to do it. Many of my co-contributors praise - rightly - the nice atmosphere of the Bauernstuben and the hotel Ochsen-Post. The atmosphere is still the same. Even the quality of the food has not changed. What has changed for old customers is that the Bauernstuben has reacted to the crisis as many others do (raise the prices and cut the costs).Let me tell you my story: We had reserved a table for 10 persons (incl. my small son and some elderly people) for a lunch on Saturday. We were on time and had the menu a la carte. We had aperitifs, with the starter a white wine and with the main course a red one plus mineral water. I was surprised to note at a certain moment that I was not asked whether the service should bring a new bottle, when the old one was finished, but simply a new bottle was opened (which was in both cases from the upper end of the price list). Not so surprising that the half full/empty bottles were taken away (and ended in the kitchen). Moreover, I had with a friend a Chateaubriand which came at some 60 Euros for 2 persons. It was a huge chunck of meat (well prepared, no doubt, but who wants to eat 300-400 gr of grilled meat per person?). When we had finished the service came and asked whether he could bring the second serving. I wanted to quit already, but my friend said that we would take another piece. We waited for this for some 30 minutes while my other guests had already finished their main course. So nobody got any decent dessert, as the service said when we had finally finished that the kitchen would now be closed (the owner/chef was sitting with other guests/friends and did not care). I left frustrated with a check of some 600 Euros - on which I found later that the second serving of the Chateaubriand was bllled with another 60 Euros. Die Kurzversion auch auf Deutsch: Die Bauernstuben sind nach wie vor ein sehr schönes Restaurant, aber die Krise hat auch hier Ihren Preis: hoch mit den Preisen und runter mit den Kosten. Für alte Stammgäste, die hier viele Familienfeste gefeiert haben, eine groÃe Enttäuschung. Nur ein Beispiel, das symptomatisch zeigt, was schief läuft: In der Karte wird ein Chateaubriand für 2 Personen für ca. 60 Euro angeboten. Ich teilte den Berg Fleisch mit einem Freund. Sobald wir fertig waren, tauchte der Kellner mit der Frage auf, ob er nun die zweite Lieferung bringen dürfe. Mein Freund sagte, er würde vielleicht noch eine Scheibe essen. Nach 30 Minuten Wartezeit kamen dann noch einmal 500 gr. Fleisch. Auf der Rechnung entdeckte ich später, dass auch ein zweites Mal 60 Euro abgebucht wurden. Auch alles drum herum sprach nur eine Sprache: Verkaufen, verkaufen, verkaufen - so viel und so teuer wie möglich. Damit hier keine Missverständnisse aufkommen: Wer gute Leistungen bietet, soll auch gut dafür bezahlt werden, aber das soll, wenn schon nicht mit Charme, dann zumindest redlich passieren.
9. Monbachtal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By Dreambunch
My first visit in 1952 with my school class has inspired my love for this place. I still come here every couple of years for over 60 years now. Heavy hand tp hand combat partisan fighting here during the final days of WW 2. Shady walk along a gurgling creek, the Monbach. Listen to the birds and hums of insects and butterflies. No uphill, leisurely stroll with plenty of benches to rest along the way. Stop at Bas Liebenzell afterwards an enjoy a concert in the park or coffee under the trees. Breathe in the fresh Black Forest air. Enjoy a round of golf at the nearby country club. An hours car ride to Baden Baden, casinos etc a place frequented by the former Shah of Persia and his first wife, Soraya, and Freudenstadt, great skiing in winter, hiking in summer etc. 2hours from Strassburg and the Alsace Lorraine region.
8. Bei Francesco
Overall Ratings
4 based on 94 reviews
Reviewed By Trent B
Excellent food, friendly and competent service, and great value for your money. Try the spaghetti Carbonara and home made gelato, then walk it off in the beautiful town. Bad Liebenzell is worth the trip from Stuttgart.And if you are visiting, this is the place to eat. It is usually full of locals, but if you can find a table, they will make you feel at home-and they speak excellent English!
7. Naturparkrestaurant Berlins Lamm
Overall Ratings
4 based on 50 reviews
Our regional Restaurant Lamm and the huge panorama terrace offer stunning fews over the black forest and our beautiful little village including the old castle ruin. Enjoy our homemade dishes and swabian speicalities like "Maultaschen", fresh trouts or "Zw
Reviewed By Trent B
The food was good, just not my favorite genre. Swabisch and Schwartzwald specialties. However, the wait staff and setting made the overall experience a wonderful one. The chef sent a complimentary tasting...wine was excellent...we will return.Dear Trent, thank you for your kind review. Great to hear that you enjoyed your time at our restaurant and that our friendly staff took well care of you. It was our pleasure serving you and we're already looking forward to welcome you again. Kind regardsElisabeth BerlinHotel Manager
6. Gourmetrestaurant Berlins Krone
Overall Ratings
4 based on 69 reviews
Outstanding fine dining restaurant. If you're looking for an extraordinary food and wine experience this is the place to be.
Reviewed By kentwaller
Have lived in this general area for years and have found this to be one of the best of the local cuisine restaurants. Outstanding food, friendly service, and teh views from the balcony are pure schwarwald! A great place to kick back after visiting the local burgruins. There is also a much more expensive sister restaurant in the older hotel across the street, which I have not tried, but I would imagine has similar quality.
5. Brauhaus Calw
Overall Ratings
3 based on 117 reviews
Reviewed By 97uweh
First thigh the menu is in German and English, and the translations make sense! Food as good as it gets in the region with fresh ingredients, very well presented and good flavor. Beer menu is ample and similar what I'm used from California micro breweries.
4. Rossle
Overall Ratings
4 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By Makaris
This hotel seems to feature on Tripadvisor as a restaurant but it actually is quite a large hotel with rooms on several floors. I stayed here for several days on a bed and breakfast basis and took most of my meals in the restaurant. My room was an odd mixture of minimalist modernism and a very ancient wooden wardrobe inscribed with its date of manufacture, 1793. The bathroom was very small but functional (shower only, from which it was easy to flood the floor). There were a couple of irritating features/deficiencies, like: no hairdryer. Curtains very thin, letting in street lighting at night and daylight early in the morning. Free wi-fi was provided but it did not work in the room. I had to sit in the corridor to take advantage of this facility.The restaurant was good, offering reasonably priced Schnitzel, beef, veal and fish dishes, plus the obligatory âMaultaschenâ, a type of stuffed pasta very popular in Swabia. The draught beer advertised outside was not available. There is a âcosyâ bar on the ground floor but it is not recommended to non-smokers as it is licensed for smoking (as many such German establishments still are) - and the regulars make full use of this facility.The breakfast was very disappointing, consisting mainly of thin slices of cheese and German sausage, cereals and fruit. The tea was so weak as to be undrinkable. And on Sunday, when I had to leave early, I was informed rather gruffly that breakfast would not be available before 8 am.
3. Zum Alten Calwer
Overall Ratings
4 based on 88 reviews
Was one of two recommended restaurants in the small town and we saw why. Very good.
Reviewed By folieske4
The owner of the hotel we stayed in referred us to this restaurant, and indeed, it was worthwhile: friendly staff, great food and wine, and the veggie-burger made of zucchini was really to die for!!! The frendly waiter was helpfull in offering the wine choises (my husband took red wine, which he never likes, but this wine he said tasted great, and so it was). Some will like the fact that light is scarse, but even our party existed of only both of us, I found it really dark inside. The next day we went back to have a desert (as I was too stuffed for such the evening before) at its outdoor seating, but sadly the restaurant was then closed. As we traveled on the next day I must do so in future. Really recommended this restaurant.
2. Hausbrauerrei Monchswasen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 130 reviews
Reviewed By abstinent
Gotta tell you about my experience here. Stumbled across the place on a trip through the northern Black Forest. A micro brewery with a full blown kitchen German style. The beer tasted great and was brewed as fresh as can be. One can watch the brewery whilst waiting for the food. Everything very German, efficient, stainless and inviting. The food was down-to-earth German Svabian style with Spaetzle being offered too. To my astonishment, the menu was packed with delicacies and they were really affordable. Canadian Buffalo (imported) topped the price range, but that protein must have been shipped here before one can dig in. Great salads too and a big outdoor dining terrace as well.
Calw Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Calw
1. Krabba-Nescht
Overall Ratings
4 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By TonyEBetts
Great traditional German food, luckily we were there in chanterelle season so there were lots of options for this.They have their own whisky distillery attached and samples were tatsted! The standard is really good but the single malt is far to rough.Very expensive to purchase a bottle to take home though
Most Popular German food in Calw, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
