Ratsstuben - Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Ratsstube reminds me of an old up kept hunting lodge restaurant. The restaurant has charm. It 's perfect for the manly man in me, -ugh, ugh, ugh, hunt meat-. It will put vile thoughts into vegans and animal activist. I am a proponent of a healthier body and animal rights/humaneness. But if you have any persona of Tim The Toolman Taylor from the show Home Improvement in you, you will like this restaurant. That sets the theme in eating here. There 's half a dozen antlers hanging on the wall. The menu has an image of what 's look like a cougar or a lioness on it. Yum, roast cougar/lioness. I 'm from New York City. I can 't walk into any Bordega and say yo give me half a pound of deer . Of course venison meat can be fount in NYC but I digress. So that 's what I order: Hirschgulasch, Venison Meat. It 's not delightful but it was good. I hope it wasn 't hit by a car and humanely put out. Sorry, it was on the menu and it was a choice seldom available in my diet or meat I seek out. It 's a very flavorful dish, I could taste the spices, the wine, the meat itself and enjoyed it. However, it was a bit chewy, not so tender, is deer meat suppose to have a lack of tenderness? It was also accompanied by coffee and a side of round potato dumplings that were very good. My hats off to the chef. Our waiter was polite as can be, we left a decent tip. I asked him how customary is it to tip in Germany as I asked another waiter in a different restaurant and both told me the same, it 's up to the patron. Not like America where one is now force to pay 20% tip in some restaurants for bad service. Great service, cool dining environment and good food, good going Ratsstube! They also have some decent dessert and coffee. And the beer selection is about a handful of regional beers from Germany. You 're not finding Budweiser here, which is what makes it authentically classic old world. The restroom is, well the men 's restroom, is small. If you see your male friend go to the restroom and you are a man then you might want to wait to avoid a sausage fest. There is also a cigarette vending machine in the back for that terrible habit.

This place is located in the heart of the market square and we stopped in for a light lunch. While they have heavier and richer meals. We got the French onion soup which was fantastic! 4 Stars! We also got a house salad and that was super yummy too! 4 stars. We were actually going to pay and leave after lunch, but when we went to use our card they said that there is a 20 euro minimum to use a card so beware of that if you are planning to pay with card. So to make our bill 20 euro we ordered dessert which was the apple strudel and it was fantastic! It came with whip cream and vanilla ice cream that was delicious! 4 stars The stay was friendly, but very busy so it was hard to get something if you needed it. If I were staying in this town even with the 20 euro expectation to use a credit card to pay I would eat here again!

Lunch special. Enjoy indoor or outdoor seating. We had the Brat special w/ Potato soup and chicken salad. It is perfectly located in the city center.

Ratstube reminds me of an old upright preserved jagdhaus restaurant. the restaurant has charme. It's perfect for the male man in me, ugh, ugh, ugh, jag meat.

Day special. enjoy indoor or outdoor seats. we had the brat special w/ kartoffel soup and chicken salad. it is perfectly located in the city center.