Dürkheimer Riesenfass

The Heidelberg experience, Part 2! The Pfalz region is world renowned for its Wines and all that accompanies this most enjoyable of beverages ! Naturally it needs to supersize things such as the Worlds Largest Barrel! (Attached is the full story) An idea of Fritz Keller that came to fruition in 1934, this Giant Barrel has become a tourist attraction of course! Unlike its little brother, the large Barrel at Schloss Heidelberg, this one was never filled with wines! It contains a function room on 2 levels! For the daily needs a Restaurant called the Bütt, is attached to its right side, serving very traditional Pfälzer (Palatinate) specialities! The food was pretty good, with the exception of th...

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Our greeting and service was fantastic! Call on to put your name on the list, and it could be fun to ask the wine barrel wall stand. We sat at an open table because the stalls were all full. Our server recommended the Rhineland Palatinate Sampler platter. It was delicious. We filled it with desserts of apple strudel with ice and Riesling wine sorbet.

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One of the best beirgartens in the area. I'm trying to come by every trip. Large sampler plate and definitely great carvings! Amazing ambience and location. Quiet area, good food. Remember that this place is definitely not smoke-free and depends on the breeze when the smoke is staying.

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Good food and decent prices. Cool atmosphere as well. Not the best staff though.

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I had a great meal here and the host and server were also friendly.

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