Waldhaus Wilhelm: "Ultimate culinary Palatinate delights :-)" Top 5 Page for this destination Land Rheinland-Pfalz Restaurant Tip by Trekki

In the hotel section I have already described our delightful stay at Waldhaus Wilhelm and how much I liked the restaurant. It is time now to describe our culinary experience, which definitely exceeded all my expectations and which will bring me back to this hotel many times in the future.
On our first evening we arrived rather late and decided to eat in Waldhaus Wilhelm’s restaurant. I had a look on their website before we came. The dishes sounded good but from the site I had expected it to be expensive. What a pleasant surprise that this was not the case! On the first evening our decision was very quick: Lucy liked the chantarelles as much as I do and so we had chantarelles in creamy sauce with bread dumplings (14,50 Euro). It was a very much light meal, although this is usually not the case. But later we learned that Waldhaus Wilhelm’s kitchen has found a way to make dishes taste light! On our next evening originally we had planned to have our dinner in one of the many wine taverns on our way back from Dahn Castles and Castle Berwartstein. But it was raining very hard and Lucy suggested that we should go back to the hotel and eat there. Obviously she fell in love with the menu. So did I and we went back. This time we had more time to look through the menu. She liked the chantarelles so much that she decided to have a chantarelle risotto while I wanted to show her how the famous Palatinate dish Saumagen looks like and tastes. So I ordered their Saumagen in creamy sauerkraut and balsamico (10 Euro). Oh my ... what a culinary heaven! The sauerkraut tasted so light in the light creamy sauce, something I would never ever have expected. The same applied for the Saumagen pieces. I can easily say that this was the best Saumagen dish I ever had! We treated ourselves with desert this evening. Lucy had a parfait of rhubarb with minced strawberries in a light sweet-sour dressing (sugar and lime juice) and I had a sorbet of strawberries and lemons with fruit decorations (6 Euro). Oh my, what a perfect finish to an excellent meal. Since I didn’t have to drive, we could sample excellent Riesling wine, 5 Euro for half a litre.

I cannot repeat it enough: the dishes are heavenly! The staff is very nice and sweet too. All in all I am even convinced that Waldhaus Wilhelm’s cuisine is much better than the famous Deidesheimer Hof (the one where our ex chancellor brought all state visitors to).

I will be back! Definitely!

Opening hours:
from 11:30 to 14:30 and from 17:30 to midnight.
Kitchen is open from 12:00 - 14:00 and from 18:00 - 21.00.
Closed on Mondays.

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© Ingrid D., July 2011 (just in case, RickS or others come along and think they can steal texts).

Address: Kalmithöhenstraße 6, 67487 Maikammer / Pfalz
Comparison: less expensive than average
Directions: In Maikammer, take the road L515 direction Kalmit. The hotel is located a few metres after the forest begins. I think there is no bus up there, so taxi is the best in case you come without car.
Phone: +49 - 6321 - 58044
Price: US$11-20
Rating: 5
Theme: Local
Website: http://www.waldhaus-wilhelm.de/de/pub/restaurant/saisonkarte.php