This is a great bistro where you can sit and drink beer or have a glass of wine and eat yummy food…read morewhile looking out over the wine country. Your sitting in a gorgeous old ruin of a castle and the atmosphere is lovely.

Very cool and interesting decor. They have a keg chute that begs you to enter and slide down two…read morefloors. Otherwise walk down the winding stairs. They have copper kettles on -1 floor and horizontal maturation tanks on -2 floor. Dining area is a mix of indoor (lots of natural light) and outdoor; tables made of trees - you can see natural graining and knots. Since there were ample seating, you can find several that are smoke free (not no-smoking section). The Badisch Hell was delicious. My friend had the banana beer and was surprised at how delicious it was - not artificial banana flavor, but more like fresh, just ripe banana. I had the goulash with spaetzle. The dish was good except that their spaetzle was a bit firm/dry probably due to it being too flat. Do look up from where you sit to see the interesting architecture from the hotel next door.

They produce their own beer that is good and with nice prices. The food was OK. I loved the…read moreApfelstrudel. The restaurant is a good choice for big groups.