Meisenheimer Hof

Short version: The hotel rooms are modernized, basic, and clean, in beautiful Hof environment. Hotel reception, breakfast, and checkout are understaffed and overwhelmed. Restaurant service and ambiance are likewise not ready for prime time. The food is Michelin Star-worthy. So: go only in a small group, at least for now, and do not expect typical Michelin-level service or environment. Long version: The restaurant could not manage our party of 14 professionally, or at least to the same standard we have experienced in France, Spain, Denmark. They will not offer groups the full menu, so she first proposed we each individually order a different set of a different number of courses from the tasting menu, which seemed entirely impractical for both the kitchen and for us. After weeks of mis-read emails, a short, rude phone call, and 2x1.5-hour round trip drives to attempt to clarify the basic request, we agreed to a limited subset of the a la carte menu they would be willing to offer us, which we should be "grateful" for on a Sunday evening. (And this only after she realized, in spite of having been told several times, that most of us were staying the night at the hotel.) In retrospect we should have just booked several smaller tables and presumably received the standard treatment. On the night, the restaurant service itself was equally unprofessional. We had booked a Sekt reception to start, with foie gras Canapés, which the service staff seemed to have forgotten, and seated the party without it. (And seated them without the menu we had agreed to, but instead with an upsell menu with different, additional hors d'oevres, oysters, etc.) So the party stood up, confused, and the Sekt reception materialized, in fact held at the restaurant reception desk in the middle of waitstaff traffic from the kitchen and the service bar. We were placed in the way and could barely hear to make toasts. For dinner, although there was plenty of room to pull the long table out, it had been left next to the wall, so that the 6 people on that side could not be served correctly and were expected to stack and hand over plates. I had to notice and ask that the remaining Sekt we had purchased be offered to the guests. No sommelier service was offered, although I asked for recommendations. The staff periodically called out, "So, Who wants the Sauvignon Blanc? Who wants the Weissburgunder?" All in all, an inconsiderate Biergarten service experience, which of course made the food price (€100-€140 pp) then too high. The food itself was outstanding, and for us driving in from Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, etc, it is wonderful to have such creativity and exquisite execution so close, in beautiful Meisenheim. Not sure we will return individually, though, until the service matches it. Compare to Auberge Saint Walfrid.

We enjoyed our third stay in this absolute gem as much as before. The local kitchen from Chef Markus is fine and delicious, and the room is very comfortable. We keep coming back over and over again!

A truly special and memorable experience. Wonderful food and service.

We had a wonderful weekend with our dog here, including an outstanding surprise menu with corresponding wine pairing. Perfect wine selection and the food was just on another level. The adjacent cafe and wine store are also worth visiting!!!

Our first time here on the motorbike touring Europe and the room is lovely and clean, the staff welcoming and helpful but the food and wine are absolutely fantastic. Steak tartare, asparagus soup (that had me surreptiously licking the bowl) and then steak from a local herd. My husband had the salad starter but otherwise the same. It was all really excellent served in a lovely dining room and Markus the chef pops out to check everyone is ok. I also recommend the hotel's own gin. It feels like we've found somewhere really special.

Was there with my partner for dinner. Guest room with seats around the room, not bad just unusual. Service seemed to focus on guests well known to them and not very listening. Food was special and tasty. Total location has some history (well covered with glass and old cinema equipment) and is in the center of old city. |High potential if service is improved.|

Never seen a hotel like this before. It's located in a very old building in the town's center. They have different rooms with different characteristics, and all very luxurious. My room was enormous and with a clean modern bathroom sporting a nice rain shower. Breakfast was nice, with only local products. If you have the chance to eat at the restaurant: it's phenomenal.

There’s a small town in Germany that is hard not to love given it is named after a local bird: the Titmouse. Meisenheim uses the graphic outline of the bird is part of the town’s symbol that and ancient stone work and half timbering of many of the buildings contributes to its charm.||In the Meisenheimer Hof hotel and Restaurant they even have a bar named after the Blue Tit: Zur blauen Meise. The hotel enhances the local charm with characterful surroundings, quirky decor like the full size film projector on a first floor landing along with an old ticket booth and a row of seats that must have been salvaged from a local cinema. The rooms are modern and well kitted out and comfortable though there’s no desk in the room we had. There were apples and complimentary water in the room and available in the public sitting room as well. But there was a furnished library and sitting area next door that was available to all guests. We took advantage of this room to wait out a morning rain storm before we headed out for a long walk in search of Hildegarde and ancient local ecclesiastical ruins. ||Our welcome was warm and we found multi-tasking was the norm in the hotel. The same person checked us in, guided us to our room and served us dinner that night in the hotel’s courtyard. ||The inclusive breakfasts were generous with all the items usually found on German breakfast menus with the addition of smoked salmon and freshly cooked eggs of any variety. Once again served by the same wait staff that served dinner the previous evening. The hotel was full on both Friday and Saturday nights judging by the large turnout out at breakfast but by Sunday evening we were only one of two guests in the hotel which didn’t make our Monday morning breakfast any less generous. ||If you are seeking quiet and peace in a lovely small town with just enough amenities to keep you busy but also allow for solitary after dinner lat night walks around the Meisenheim Hof is an ideal place.||||||||We had two dinners at the Weisenheimer Hof restaurant. It was either eat in the hotel or take your chances at the local pizza place or sports bar which I”m sure are fine but not what we were looking for on our two nights in Meisenheim. Our first evening meal was on a lovely warm evening outside in what was formerly the building’s courtyard from the days when it was another kind of establishment. Now it is now used for outside dining when the weather is fine. Tables were set up, candle lit and a water feature added to the atmosphere of old and new.||The old is the surroundings of ancient stone work and a town that dates from 1315. The new is the style of the restaurants food, prepared with many local ingredients in what is mostly considered today’s standard for a good restaurant with a few exceptions. One thing to mention is when the butter appeared on what seems to be the obligatory slate it came in a small pot with a tin of Maldon Sea salt as an accompaniment, which seemed to me to be the perfect balance for those who prefer to choose salted butter with bread rolls and for those who don’t. Our first dinner was al la carte and worthy of an upmarket gastro pub. Food was fresh and well executed but not exceptional. Our second meal was the Menu Degustation which has changed since the week since we’ve been given the seasons have changed and there are no more late summer items on the menu. Though one word about the Cappuccino of Curry and Lemongrass that is part of the degustation. The evening we had it was delivered to our table it was so boiling hot we had to let it sit for a good six or seven minutes before it was cool enough not to burn our tongues. Not sure Chef Markus Pape would have approved of it being so hot. Chef Pape makes a point of greeting customers and chatting with diners which is very nice but while he’s doing that it means he’s not at the pass overseeing what comes out of the kitchen.||We did have an exceptional bottle of wine, an Odernheimer Montfort 2011 Spatburgunder Trocken from the Nahe region. Not sure why I’m telling you as there’s a very limited production and there are few bottles left but it does goes to my biased theory that the best wines are always found close to their home. ||The Meisenheimer Hof offers many different venues from a dining grotto for private dining to a generous wine Keller as well as The Blue Tit wine Bar. ||The town itself is nice and well worth a visit.

Excellent meal great service. Atmosphere was pleasing and wine was awesome. First time tasting sweet potato soup. I will definitely return to this restaurant and enjoy another excellent German meal