Gehrlein's Alte Mühle

Sto Castello

➤ Hauptstraße 62, 76870 Kandel, Germany

Pizza • Pasta • Fastfood • Mexikaner

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"It's been a while since I was a guest at the old Kandeler Greeks "Sto Castello". The reason for my longer abstinence was not the food or the ambience – because both clearly stand out from the usual Greek gastro unit gross – but the annoying kind of the Oberkellner, who texted me at the last visit with completely inappropriate, partly genuinely embarrassing comments, so that we rightly asked ourselves at the table if he still has all the cucumbers in the Tsatsiki. That's why our yesterday's spontaneous idea was accompanied by a somewhat inappropriate feeling in the forefront after sporting revival, but did not scare us to revise the traditional place centrally located in Kandel. And just in advance: our first bias was very quickly a real relief when we realized that the service manager was not present. It was pretty crowded this Saturday night, but this is not unusual for this restaurant. Some major societies (first Christmas celebrations) ensembled together table rows. We had to thankfully reject a place in the back of the local area, as we were just too much going on there. We were placed at a two table directly at the entrance, not necessarily the best location, as with the devastating smokers also dull cold air. The interior of the restaurant is comfortable despite the size. The front guest room with about 5 or 6 tables is followed by a long counter that follows a few tables with comfortable wall benches. Finally, there is the already mentioned rear area in which larger groups can also find room. The division of the premises is coherent and sensible. The noise is not particularly low here, but is channeled at least very well by this classification. It is largely dispensed with Greek style elements from Pappmaché and tries to keep people in the mood by warm lighting. It is best to achieve this in the niche-like “seating departments” compared to the edging area. After the consumption of our standard starter salad, we were destined to be thankful. The very friendly and attentively acting service had a look at our not just optimal place choice. The menu, as you know from Greek inns, is very rich. “Ob lamb, pig or beef – everything is grilled!” So the motto here too. Many spear variations are striking in the fleshy map. But also a lot of marine animals find their way to the chic Tellerovale, which with their slightly elevated edge are beautifully dressed from the kitchen. On the slate table with the recommendations of the day were grilled octopus or Dorade in the whole. For fish lovers definitely an alternative. In addition, there is an opulent starter offer (grilled peperoni, panned mussels, squid salad etc., which also offers guests a solid selection with a small hunger. Outstanding: the Castello shoot with pork ends, turkey and beef fillet (including a metaxa, pepper and cheese sauces for 17.90 euros). As with the other plate and plate variants, the supplements can also be assembled as desired. And a salad will come forward anyway. The portion sizes in the Sto Castello can be referred to as “orderly peppery”. Nobody's hungry. Neither do we. The Saloniki plate we ordered (32.80 euros for two starved badminton players had to offer grilled meat on their metal surface. This was also done with various sauces (fried sauce, Hollandaise and other calorie owners, some vegetables (brokkoli and cauliflower, which was still bite-resistant! and onions very tastefully dressed. The Mediterranean spiced bifteki were served with a slice of melted cheese, while on the two pickets of the lamb crown aromatic garlic rasps provided taste accents and rounded the perfectly grilled lamb adequately. The Gyros was placed in the middle as usual and so crisp and tasty that it even put the “Olympia” cult Greeks in the shade. I was more than positively surprised. The chicken breast fillets were impeccable. The cheese sauce (hollandaise went into the juice of freshly grilled, marinated meat pieces a really intense taste season. The frying potato chips covered with sheep cheese can be excellently pulled through. The juicy pork skewers were grilled to the point and harmonized well with the fruity tomato rice. I admit that I finally had my trouble with the pig steak, which was the already advanced degree of saturation. Quite contrary to the Udo-Jürgens classic, we donated Greek wine this evening. Instead, a few really well-mixed cyclists were emptied (with a bad hoepfner beer). Two ouzo for digestion rounded off this delicious Greek food. The accommodating operation made previous experiences forget at the same place. The next visit will therefore not be long awaited."

La Taverna

➤ Hauptstraße 61, 76870, Kandel, Germany

Pizza • Kebab • Mexikaner • Vegetarier

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"Wir waren an einem Feiertag mit 2 Erwachsenen und einem Kleinkind ohne Reservierung essen. Da wir recht früh nach Öffnung kamen, hatten wir keine Probleme einen Tisch zu bekommen. Auch ein Hochstuhl ist vorhanden.Die Toiletten sind frisch renoviert und es gibt auch einen Wickelraum.Wir hatten Torteloni und ein Rumpsteak. Beides war sehr gut zubereitet.Für unseren kleinen bekamen wir kostenfrei einen separarten Teller.Der Service ist freundlich und zuvorkommend. Wir kommen wieder :-)"

Krone

➤ Hauptstraße 62-64, 76863 Herxheim, Germany, Herxheim bei Landau (Pfalz)

Deutsch • Terrasse • Europäisch • Zeitgenössische Küche

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"we were logged into an announced birthday dinner. the reception was cool. the operation is more than inadequate. hectic driving throughout the region. we had not felt as welcoming. we were not even accepted. we just counted customers."

Pizzeria Da Salvatore

➤ Im Stadtkern 3, 76870 Kandel, Pfalz, Germany

Pizza • Sushi • Kebab • Mexikaner

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"corona and the corresponding hygiene regulations have not yet arrived in juli 2021. no collection of contact data tables will indicate without disinfecting at least level between the tables not at any point about the maximum number of persons on the toilets ... that eats or whether the hygiene rules in the kitchen are implemented in a similar manner with the rules for corona hygiene? for me, the native during the pandemic is no longer an option. my health is important to me, and there are Italians in candel who keep themselves controlled by the corona. it is surprising that local administration/local administration is close and is not traded (it has been observed in autumn 2020). open local and healthy guests should be in the interest of the operator. a critical gas"

Pizzeria Da Angelo Hatzenbühl

➤ Lindenstraße 1, 76770 Hatzenbühl, Germany

Pizza • Pizzeria • Italienisch • Spezialitäten

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"There are them or better said: there are them again. The Pizzeria Da Angelo in the South Palatinate tobacco village of Hatzenbühl. For 25 years, pizzen have been baked and pasta cooked in the rustic-ury atmosphere of a converted barn. And that even though Hausherr Angelo Muro and his family have acknowledged the service at the guest for reasons of age in August last year. With 37 years of gastronomics on the hump, no one has taken it, but in the area they were already worried about what would become of the iconic pizza mood. The new operators hired it smartly. In the transitional period, they looked closely at the processes and seemingly got very quickly pointed at what is happening in Hatzenbühl's best and only pizzeria. To continuity. With a completely new concept one would most likely have driven against the wall, for that there are just too much tribal clientele from which the store lives. So the proven recipes were taken along with the premises. An idea that seems to be quite good at the local utilisation. The guests have been coming from the South Palatinate for many years, some even from the Baden environment and have appreciated the pizzas with the slightly thicker soils, like and some even love. The pasta dishes have always been like this. Angelo finally came first to squeeze a juicy pizza. Or to enjoy an Italian salad, whose very special vinegar oil dressing was one of the best kept gastro secrets throughout Hatzenbühl. There is also a quarter of Lambrusco or a dark andezer from the barrel – more it does not need for the small moments of enjoyment in the cozy pizza shed. During our first visit under the new direction about two months ago, we were amazed at the fact that nothing had changed at the facility. The pizzeria with a variety of antiques still sprays its rural charm and acts on the guest in a timeless and laborious manner. In the guest house distributed on three floors, it is still loving-anachronistic and in so many lassy corner the candlelight is still flickering in the past. The old piano, the red telephone cell and the stone pizza ovens belong here to the interior as the three-wheeled scooter “Piaggio Ape” with which the old master Angelo Muro still conjures up the fragrant all-round baked goods from the oven on the gondola on some occasions. As far as prices are concerned, there have been no significant increases with the change of operator. The menu has been tightened. More than ever, the focus is on pizza and pasta. In the former, the Maxi version has set up a new “oversized” for “durationesser”, which now gives rise to the lush Italian pasta shops in four different sizes. Starting with the small Margherita for 4.80 euros up to the Frutti di Mare in a very large amount for 9 euros, the price level is rather moderate. In pastel dishes, the portions are still available in two sizes. The price difference is usually below one euro. The meat and fish offer is limited to fried Calamaris 8,10 Euro as well as fried schnitzel or Parmesan carvings 11 and 13 euros in the large version. The powerful portion of band noodles with salmon from previous days has disappeared. It's good that we had reserved a place by phone before our last arrival. On this Sunday evening something was very nice in the Hatzenbühler Italo-Scheune. In addition to the obligatory salad, it was as often as the pizza Frutti di Mare in large for 8.00 euros, which made me the decision easy. The anchovies were thrown out of the “cushion team” from the outset, on sharp peperoni or I forgot garlic as an extra wound this time. Only the squid rings should land on the pizza for nostalgia. The young blonde service briefly asked her boss who saw no problem in it. In shells and shrimps, the new operators rely on better quality, which is clearly good for the current Frutti di Mare. The slightly thicker floor was nicely fluffy and came well baked on the plate. In addition to the legendary seafood version, “Venezia” with mushrooms, salami, paprika and minced meat sauce as well as the classic “Angelo” with mushrooms, paprika, salami and ham with the predicate “especially delicious”. However, my accompaniment chose the middle “Tricolore” 7,90 Euro with Gorgonzola, broccoli and cherry tomatoes, which came a little pale. With her Veggie pizza, a little more material could have been found on it to give the name-giving “Tricolore” a visual honor. The large Italian salad iceberg salad with celery and carrot stripes, cheese, ham, tomatoes, green beans, egg, tomatoes and cucumber for 6.40 euros was divided as usual. The spicy-deliced vinegar oil dressing was almost a 1:1 copy of Angelo times. With a few extra slices of white bread to suck, we left an exemplary cleaned salad plate. The dark Andechser from the barrel, 0.4 l for 3 euros, and the slightly chilled Lambrusco, the area for 3.50 euros, was perfect for our defensive dishes. With a standard bill of just under 30 euros, we left the Hatzenbühler Kult-Pizzeria and enjoyed the fact that it tastes as good as Angelo Muro's times despite the change in the operator last year."