Roter Ochse - Nördlingen

After a nice greeting, I ordered roast potatoes with fried eggs. What a mistake was. 70 per cent was bacon, 10 per cent onions and only 20 per cent potatoes, which would actually be the main thing. In addition, the high price for my whole 4 part family was €56.

Location: The oldest inn in Nördlingen is the Red Ochse. The three-storey gable was built in the core around 1273 and renovated in 1682. One also found a wall in the building, which is part of the old city wall, which once formed the small protective ring around the city. Another sensation is that the building is a stone house, which was previously reserved only to rich people and the authority. The historic inn is located directly on the Baldinger Tor. Parking in front of the city wall is sufficient. Ambience: The rooms offer space for 70 people in a historic ambience. Tile flooring, a revolving bench, heavy upholstered chairs and pictures on the walls, make everything seem natural. On the tables blue middle blankets, salt and pepper shakers, beer lid and a vase with spring art flowers. The tables are already covered with paper napkins and cams. Service: We are greeted by strong boss or Chef des Gasthauses. The first orders are accepted by him, later the son of the house takes over. This does not wear specially selected clothes and is not very careful or even engaged. Food: There are plenty of good bourgeois dishes, which are offered daily on performers. The map has other regional specialities to offer from products from the region. Everyone finds something here. Salads or vegetables, wild from local forests, meat of animals from natural rearing, defensive bread times and smoked sausage. We ordered the following dishes on the advice of the boss. Pork roast with dumplings and sauce 10.90€ and pork chop from squirrel with herbal crust, potatoes and salad. There was a large piece of frying with tied sauce and a semmelknödel. The crust sometimes so hard that you couldn't eat it. All right. Unfortunately, the dumplings did not make themselves. The chop is big but the crust completely burned. The meat probably through the acorns is mostly very fat and dry in the middle. The potatoes are well cooked and tasting. Salad consisting of leaf salad, carrots, white herbs, peppers and onions. The Vinaigrette vinegar. The leaf salad probably from the bag, the white herb with a lot of cumin, the patrol with onion rings was also not to my taste. The carrots were fine. We were somewhat disappointed that not everything was on the plate without artificial aromas. Conclusion: Unfortunately for us no striking taste experience from the crater, as the advertising it offers

Very original German cooking with a great host! Cordon Bleu was not on the menu but made to order and was amazing!

My fiance and I stopped overnight in Nordlingen last year as we were riding up the Romantic Road and we were looking for a traditional German restaurant for dinner.We found Rotor Ochse on trip advisor and it was a short walk from our hotel.Walking in, we were initially concerned we had made a mistake as we were the only customers, the decor seemed a little dated and the waiter was in a football shirt!Our concerns were totally unfounded however as the waiter, the owner/chef's son, was very friendly and happy to explain the specials in English (English version of main menu provided).I ordered Bauernpfanne mit kartoffelspalten, wurst and about 6 other ingredients I could not understand..lol Basically roast pork, three different types of sausage, roast potatoes, stuffed pasta parcels all pan fried with a load of bacon, cabbage and onion.Put simply this was the best meal of our trip bar none. It really was fantastic. If there was one complaint it would be there was too much of it! I could not stop until it was all gone so I was completely stuffed!We are in the area again this summer but we won't be staying in Nordlingen however, if I get the chance I will be swinging by Rotor Ochse for another delicious meal!

I just made it and I rely on the recommendation of the house. the friendly service matched the good and rich food.