Bakery Cafe Friedrich Schöbel — Restaurant in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

One would think that the romantic city, Rothenburg, would have a lot of good bakeries... Sadly this wasn't the case. We walked around in the city trying to find a nice cafe, unfortunately this seemed like an impossible task, so we finally decided on cafe Friedrich Schöbel. It was maybe our mistake for thinking that the breakfast couldn't be that bad, because it really was. We spent 55 € on 5 buns, 2 pretzelbuns, 3 cups of tea, 3 cups of coffee and two pieces of cake, so not at all cheap. We did get the buns with some nice butter and way too much marmelade that wasn't any good. The buns were very dry and without taste. The two pretzelbuns were so bad, that I couldn't even finish a half. When I entered the cafe I was generally hungry and ready for some food, but I came out with no appetite. The two very large pieces of raspberry tarte consisted of a lot of nice raspberries, but a bit too much gelatine for my taste, and a very dry pie base. Overall a bad experience. All though I have a lot of critique, there is generally potential for a good and nice cafe, because of the beautiful...

I usually only write positive reviews about places I like, but this experience was so different from what I usually met in the region..! Both the service and the served coffee was terrible, I really feel bad for myself and everyone else who get tricked by the cute outside looks of the place. It’s a shame it’s called a bakery - the cookies and sandwiches are oldschool (and again, old) to the extreme, not in the good way (so don’t misunderstand for “traditional”). Avoid...

This is our go-to bakery when we visit the Christmas Market in Rothenberg ob der Tauber. Our favorite cake with coffee is the Bienenstich. 😋 The service has always been friendly especially when we shine the smile first with a “Danke”. On this day the Bienenstich was gone so we tried the delicious Himbeere cake with coffee. The service was...