Café Bar Trinkhalle — Restaurant in Baden-Baden

I would avoid booking Cafe Bar Trinkhalle for a private event. My wife and I booked an event for friends here on the night before our wedding in September. Upon making the booking, my wife, who is German and lived for several years in Baden-Baden, tried to determine what conditions there were to the booking, such as a deposit or minimum spend, and we were assured that neither of these applied. Several days before our wedding, however, we received a call from the manager to say there was in fact a minimum spend of several thousand euros. We can only assume this was an attempt to lock us in to the minimum spend at a time when it was too late to find another venue. As we were having our reception at Brenner's, there may have been an assumption that we would not question any additional cost. When we attempted to cancel, saying we would simply go somewhere else (which would have been impossible several days before), the minimum spend was reduced. When we continued to argue, so so-called mandatory minimum spend was reduced even further.

We carried through with the booking but were also disappointed to discover that on the night of our event the beer taps were out of order so only bottled beer could be served, most of which was imported non-German beer. As we had many international guests visiting Germany for the first time, this was not what...

Very rude and dishonest staff. They charged me twice and didn’t even bother to apologize. It felt like they just wanted to get rid of customers as quickly as possible. The service leaves a lot to be desired.

I ordered tea with pie — the tea was terrible. The water tasted stale and smelled strongly of chlorine. Definitely not what you expect when ordering something so basic.

Also, there are no facilities for families with small children — not even high chairs, which made the visit even more uncomfortable.

Would not recommend this place to anyone, especially if you’re with kids or expecting...

My first stop in Baden-Baden, Germany was the Trinkhalle (pump house) in the Kurhaus spa complex. The 90-metre arcade is lined with frescos and benches. The spa waters are said to have curative powers I stopped at the Tourist Information Desk in the Trinkhalle building. It is open from Mon-Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun + public holidays 2pm – 5pm. The 90-metre arcade is lined with frescos. I took lots of photos of the beautiful garden in front of the building and the paintings on...