This is Mortiz restaurant in Wangen, which gave us our introduction to eating out in Germany. The food was delicious and the waitstaff was very helpful, since the menu was in German. And, there are several differences in restaurants in Germany and the US. A 19% tip is automatically added to your bill, once your food is delivered you are not checked on mid-meal to see if you need anything, and when you are done with your meal you don’t receive the bill for at least 15 minutes (probably longer, because we usually asked for the check about that time) – there is no rushing you out the door!
When you ask for water you will receive sparkling water, unless you specifically ask for water without gas. It took several meals before I remembered to specify without gas. One day I tried to have lunch in a small village and found that the restaurants were closed after 12:30 because the owners were at home having lunch with their families. It looked liked the schools close for a couple of hours at lunch time so that everyone went home for lunch. I remembered how tricky it was for my kids when they went to Middle School trying to line up, get lunch, and eat lunch in 20 minutes!
One day I had lunch at Andechs Monastery. They are noted as having the best beer in Germany, and I believe it! Their dark beer is amazing. What was interesting was that I got there about 11:30, so decided to eat first before I looked around the Monastery, itself. When I went into the dining area there were already at least 100 people there, and everyone had a stein of beer in front of them! That day I had pig knuckle (very tender and juicy), a large pretzel and dark beer. One of the best meals I had. The monastery was cool, too! John and I went back our last day in Germany and he reported that there was a breathalyzer outside the men’s bathroom, so you check to see if you were legal to drive.
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