Zum gruenen Baum - Schwetzingen

A return visit, this time on my own and at about 7pm on a Saturday evening. Really busy, but they still found me somewhere to sit and eat - a fine schnitzel with good beer. No slow service either. I was made to feel very welcome and could have spent all evening there (if I hadn't had to come by car). Solid German fare, done well.

Lunch after visiting Schwetzigen Gardens and Palace. The pancake soup was ok and the Liver and Onions was tasty!! Could use an English translation menu. We enjoyed a nice salad.

Stopped here to visit with our German friends from Hanover. The best part of the dinner was their company and second was our server. The food was traditional German food and was solid but not outstanding. Our server was extremely friendly and helpful. Wen were fortunate to have a German couple with us for translation but our server surprised us by also being able to speak English - better than our German friends. The portions served were overly generous.

We were out cycling and stopped for lunch. I had asparagus crepes. She had Flamkuchen with leeks, asparagus, and ham. We sat outside and enjoyed the view of the palace and a glass, ok I admit, two glasses of Weißburgunder. Lovely place, great food, wonderful wine.

A group of us caught "Spargel" fever during "Spargelzeit" (end April to June 24) and dropped by zum Gruenen Baum to enjoy some. Schwetzingen's white asparagus is amongst the best in Germany, and the restaurant did justice to the delicate flavors of this royal vegetable in various forms - as a soup, in a salad, and boiled. Our "Spargel" feast included a choice of either cooked ham, schnitzel, Argentinian sirloin steak or pan-fried salmon filet - the portions were very generous!