Food and wine good, Service forgot the bread which we ordered, ambiance good. Not worth the priceread more

My favorite of the Michelin Star restaurants in Stuttgart!…read more What is not to love about having a nice dinner in a castle?! I made my reservation with ease for dinner on a Saturday night at 6:30 PM (2030 if you're European) and was the first to arrive to the restaurant. I had the whole place to myself for over 45 minutes until other people started showing up. I was promptly greeted with a smile and warm welcome from the hostess at the front reception area. My coat was taken, and I was escorted down the hallway to the main dining room which was filled with mirrors, a fireplace, and elegant lighting. The mood was very relaxing and lounge-like. My German is still limited, but I am learning, but that didn't matter since my server was fluent in English. I was offered some sparkling wine that's local to the region and the menu. You could order ANYTHING off the menu as long as you ordered 4-8 courses. I roll big, so I rolled with 8 courses this evening. I had a selection of appetizers, meats, vegetables, and of course desserts. Everything is seasonal, but I really enjoyed the Icelandic cod, the venison, and all the desserts. The chef provides little tasting throughout the meal in between courses and a small sampling of chocolates at the end. I never had to wait for my drinks to be refilled, the staff was top notch and catered to me and the other guests throughout the experience. I had such a great experience, my wife made reservations so she could join me two weeks later. Again, we had a lovely evening out at the castle. I recommend this restaurant 100%!!!

The Schwarzwald region is sort of the gourmet capital of Germany. There are more three Michelin…read morestar restaurants in this region than, all the major cities in Germany combined. This restaurant however, is a two Michelin starred place and, we had booked here for dinner tonight, as part of staying at the hotel. Jörg Sackmann is the owner / chef at this restaurant and, it's located in the ground floor of the hotel. The decor is very classic and elegant however, feels like it is stuck in the 70's. It's he type of restaurant that would attract an older crowd. It's small and seats about 25 people, at the most. There is not enough isolation between the various restaurants at this hotel to make it that extra special. You could hear the noises from the other restaurants, from where we were sitting. They have a small 5 course tasting menu, or a 7-8 course tasting menu. They also have a fully vegetarian tasting menu which is very nice. We have eaten in three of the two Michelin restaurants in Germany and this place would rank number 3 on our list. The start of this menu was superb as was the end, however, the middle (main courses) were too sweet for my liking and of course the feeling was mutual also for my dinner guest. The service here is good but missing the finer touches of a restaurant of this caliber. The staff were not great with recommendations and to their credit were extremely helpful when asked. Some nice special touches were our names on the table and our names on the butter dish. I have never experienced that in any top end restaurant to date. I would give the service 4 stars. I was a bit mixed on the flavours and hence the four stars. The intensity of flavours in some of the courses was amazing however, some of them were not so great. When I compare it to other places that have two stars, the wow factor was lacking a bit. The chef was generous but, not as generous as other places, we have been to. The sweet tray at the end looked fabulous but, failed to wow me. The coffee was also ordinary. I would give the food 4 stars. The wine list is extensive and I loved it. They also have an excellent selection of local wine, which is great. We had a fantastic red from the Wûrttemburg area and I absolutely loved it. The Reisling Spätlese for dessert from Mosel region was also fabulous. I would happily give the wine list a 5 stars. This restaurant can be way more than it is right now. I would not give it two Michelin stars but, would more than happily give it one. Maybe even 1.5. Since Michelin have no halves this place has two ;-)) overall experience here for me would be 3.5-4 Yelp stars ;-)) Would I come back here again ? Probably not. It's not edgy enough for me and, given the choice available across the country, I would go back to other places before I came here again. Having said that I enjoyed my meal enough to give it 4 stars.

From the owner: Im lichtdurchfluteten Wintergarten und auf der malerischen Parkterrasse zur Lichtentaler Allee…read moretreffen kulinarische Brenners-Klassiker auf zeitgenössische Spitzenküche. Das Küchenteam des Restaurant Wintergarten verbindet die Genussregion Baden mit französischen Einflüssen und komponiert mit ausgesuchten und regionalen Produkten eine Grande Cuisine mit modernen Akzenten.

Stayed here for one night before our trip to Berlin. The host was nice, kind and very helpful. He…read moregreeted us at the reception area and offered us drinks while we filled out paperwork for our room. The room was clean, the hotel is quiet and in a very nice neighborhood of Baden-Baden. He also recommended the restaurant "restaurant Elias" where hotel guests received 20% off food. The restaurant was very nice and their food was authentic Greek food. Would highly recommend staying at Athos and eating at restaurant Elias.