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Where to Eat in Geitau
Whenever someone asks me where to get a good meal in and around Bayrischzell, the Rote Wand is one of the three places I always name. We go there ourselves fairly often as a family, my wife, me, and our three kids, and so far it has hit the spot for everyone.
Hearty Bavarian home cooking, generous portions, honest quality, sauces made from scratch. All of it in a classic old coaching inn in Geitau, a quiet corner of the Bayrischzell community.
- Cuisine
- Bavarian, home-style
- Hot food served
- Thu to Mon, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Breakfast
- daily 7:30 to 10:00 a.m.
- Closed
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays
House-Made Sauces, Honest Cooking, and More Than Just Schnitzel
The sauces here don't come out of a packet, and you can taste it. Last time I had the Leberkäs with potato salad and a fried egg, solid and genuinely good. The meatloaf on the daily specials was a real treat. Schnitzel with fries is schnitzel with fries, but this is a good one. And if you're just stopping in during a bike ride, a Brotzeit or a small lunch portion is plenty.
What has stuck with us over the years is that the quality is dependable and the service is quick, even when the place is packed. You don't sit around waiting because someone got in over their head.
Alongside the classics, the menu regularly features seasonal, more elaborate dishes, in early summer, for instance, a strawberry and asparagus salad with char, plus starters that go well beyond the usual tavern lineup. If you're in the mood for more than schnitzel, you'll find more here than the word Postgasthof might suggest.
Classic or Modern, Both Dining Rooms in Everyday Use
Coming in, you walk past the reception and turn left into the restaurant. The hallway runs right along the kitchen, and if you like, you can glance in on your way past, a small touch you won't find in every place.
Most of the restaurant is done in the classic style, wood, an old Bavarian tavern feel, no designer concept. For me, that's the room where the food truly belongs.
Next to it is the Poststube, furnished more modernly but deliberately Bavarian, with a pared-down Alpine feel. It isn't a special room reserved for private parties, it's used just like the classic dining room. So if you prefer something a bit more contemporary, you can settle in there.
The Beer Garden Under the Chestnut Trees, My Favorite
The beer garden under the chestnut trees behind the house is exactly the spot I head for when I stop in during a bike ride. Big garden, a little playground for the kids, and a view of the surrounding mountains. When the weather cooperates, I'd rather sit out there than inside, and that suits the restaurant too, because outside nothing has to live up to the classic-dining-room expectation. You just sit and enjoy it.
Hotel Breakfast for Guests, Nicely Laid Out
The breakfast buffet is available to overnight guests daily from 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. What stands out about the spread is how generously it's sized for such a small corner of town, several kinds of bread, cold cuts and cheese platters, egg dishes, muesli, fresh fruit, and something warm. A classic hotel breakfast, done right, nothing put on.
Michael Gaukler, the Fourth Generation in the Kitchen
Running the kitchen these days is Michael Gaukler, the fourth generation of the family. He grew up a very good skier and originally dreamed of turning pro. In the end he chose what was in his blood all along: cooking.
That explains part of why it tastes so good, family cooking with no chain-restaurant blueprint, from someone who genuinely wants to do it. The family has run the place along this line since 1912.
Address, Phone, Getting There
Geitau 15, 83735 Bayrischzell, phone +49 8023 9050. Take the BRB regional train hourly from Munich Central Station to Geitau, and it's just a few minutes on foot from there.
Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays. During the Bavarian school holidays and from July through September, it's open Wednesdays from 5 p.m. Open on public holidays.
☎Geitau 15, 83735 Bayrischzell · Phone +49 8023 9050
